Mail Call a Daily Chore for Censor in Sheriff's Office
Mrs. Bonnie Allen, jail censor at the Potter County sheriff's office, reads about 50 letters daily between prisoners and their correspondents. She notes romances, disguises, and attempts to hide whereabouts with postal box use, while prison penmanship varies and obscenity trends differ by gender.
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Mail Call
Sheriff's Office
Troy Martin
Bonnie Allen
Potter County Sheriff's Office
Marian Martin Pattern 9304 Aims For Wardrobe Duo
Advert explains pattern 9304 for a cuffed princess dress in country form and a smart Mandarin bolero, with sizes 12 through 40 and yardage for size 16 dress and bolero. It invites readers to mail thirty cents for the pattern and twenty cents for the summer book, with full mailing details.
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Marian Martin
Amarillo Globe News
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Improve Sight With Surgery
In Detroit on July 17 surgeons grafted corneas from Lawrence Shannon, a 32 year old Detroit worker who died of a brain tumor, to Lena Campbell and William Lowe. Both patients are expected to have useful vision in one eye within two months after operations, with initial Sunday examination confirming success.
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Detroit
Lena Campbell
William Lowe
White Lake
Mich
Lawrence Shannon
Shannon
Campbell
Lowe
Medal Found On Captured Red in Korea
Florida sergeant George Pitts of Tampa says his World War II Bronze Star Medal, lost last December at the Changjin reservoir in North Korea, has turned up in the hands of a captured Chinese Red. He identified the medal after it was shown to him.
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Tokyo
Florida
George Pitts
Tampa
Fla
Korea
Changjin
North Korea
Pitts
Letter to a Pal in the Clink Endorsed with Hello Bonnie
A prisoner correspondence note includes a postscript addressed to Bonnie. The letter’s tone suggests a personal connection and ongoing contact with an incarcerated individual. Details are fragmentary but indicate friendly outreach from behind bars.
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Bonnie
Hits Proposed Tax On Pens and Pencils
Congressman Thomas E. Martin of Iowa rails against a proposed excise tax on writing instruments saying it targets school kids and would tax pens and pencils used by rich and poor alike. He argues the tax is misplaced, would curb literacy, and suggests a head tax on parents. The letter to Senator Tom Connally outlines his warning that unornamented writing instruments face a heavy tax.
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Washington
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa
Martin
Treasury
John W. Snyder
House
Ways and Means
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Snyder
Committee On Ways and Means
Water Use per Person Hits Thousand-Gallon Daily Benchmark
The country averages about one thousand gallons of water used per person each day for industrial and domestic purposes, highlighting national consumption levels and potential efficiency concerns.
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