Roman numeral question stamps New York library
Hal Boyle discusses readers confusing Roman numerals on cornerstone dates. He recalls Irishmen joking about the 1905 stone MOMIX and tests readers at the New York Public Library on MCDXLIV. The piece argues for clear literacy or standardized numbers to avoid civic confusion.
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Hal Boyle
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New World
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Momix
Congress
MCDIX
McDerliv
Gaul
Caesar
New York Public Library
Whistler
Jax
Manhattan
Boyle
Nine Amarillo men await jury duty payment checks
In Amarillo the county treasurer L. D. Heyser holds nine jury service pay checks totaling four dollars each for men who reported but did not serve. The checks, listed as L. E. Hunter, Preston Bryan, Jack L. Wood, H. Johnson, A. S. May, Roy Hendrickson, Ernest Janes, Bistita Cormads, and B. Ray, must be claimed before Jan. 1 else cancelled.
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Amarillo
L. D. Heyser
Mr. Heyser
L. E., Hunter
Preston Bryan
Jack L. Wood
H. ©. Johnson
A. S. May
Roy Hendrickson
Ernest Janes
Bistita Cormads
B. Ray
Infantry Reserve Officers Wanted for 90 Day Duty at Fort Sam Houston
Two reserve officers are needed for ninety days extended active duty with G-3 Plans and Training at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. Positions require a major and a lieutenant for a high executive post.
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Plans and Training Department
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Birthday triplets mark Tierney family lineage
In Boston W A, the Tierney family celebrates three birthdays in one note. Grandfather Lawrence Tierney, born Sept 3, 1889, Father Lawrence Tierney, born Sept 1, 1921, and Baby Lawrence Tierney, born Sept 1, 1948, are each recorded as born on September dates.
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Boston
W.A
Tierney
Lawrence Tierney
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