Diary of Mary Marie in Andersonville start
The opening diary excerpt introduces Mary Marie as she begins life with a famous astronomer father and a reserved mother, detailing family tensions and hints of a dual life. Mary describes her strange home, Aunt Jane, and lingering memories of Andersonville as she settles into Boston with her mother, observing a quiet, unsettled household.
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Mary Marie
Andersonville
Mary
Bern
Sus
Comromise
Viola
Abigail Jane
Sarah
Chapper I
West
Lu Har
Boston
Muther
Orta der TV
Marie
Louis
Calers
Observatory
Aunt Jane
Bec
Carrie Heywood
Mother
Grandfather Anderson
Father
Jane
California news items in brief summary
A digest of California happenings includes the second Pacific slope dairy show aligned with the Fresno district fair September 23 to 30. industry leaders such as William Burns Roberts of Standard Oil die. Estudillo House raided and liquor seized. notable deaths including D C Montgomery, Murray Vandall, Francis Fluno. a Sacramento fire injures a fireman and damages the Consumers Ice plant. Par- ent-Teacher conventions convene in Palo Alto. Ku Klux Klan raids in Los Angeles. various political, civic and crime notes across Oakland San Francisco Santa Barbara and other counties. drought and forest patrol updates. inheritance tax for Jared Torrance. church construction plans in Bakersfield. and a long list of regional economic and social items.
Byo Newspaper Succeeds Through Reader Patronage
The paper seeks continued support from readers and advertisers to keep publication thriving. It invites ads from those who value the paper and its role in the community, promising ongoing service in return.
Postal Improvement Week Notice Encourages Rural Shaping
Community urged to tidy rural mail boxes and improve post office presentation during POS TAL IMPROVEMENT WEEK from May 1 to May 6. Officials stress neatness boosts first impressions and may attract visiting benefactors to the area.
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Farmer
Stranger
Humanizing the Postal Service Says Every Worker Counts
Postmaster General Hubert Work stresses that no part of the postal service is unimportant and that success relies on human cooperation. He frames postal duties as accommodations for neighbors and friends, not mere work for an absentee employer.
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Hubert Work
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Eleanor H. Porter
R.h.livingstone
Orrsimenian
Feiber
Towas
California
Golden State
Pacific Slope
Fresno
William Burns Roberts
Standard Oil Company
Oakland
Transbay
San Leandro Road
D. C. Montgomery
San Francisco
Newman
Murray F. Vandall
California Pacific Title Insurance Company
Francis Jacob Fluno
Christian Science Church
George Godfrey
San Jose
Sacramento
Consumers’ Ice and Cold Storage Company
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
San Benito
Monterey
Palo Alto
Ku Klux Klan
Los Angeles
Woolwine
Harry G. Williams
The
Native Sons of the Golden West
Order
Santa Barbara
Adjutant General of the Army
9Th Corps Aero Headquarters
Army
J. Sub Johnson
Visalia
Arbuckle
California Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Associations
Petaluma
Harding
Muir Woods
Marin County
Quartermaster’s Department
Presidio of
United States Department of Agriculture
Gertrude Matthew
University of California
Cornell University
Mississippi River
Farm Bureaus
Willows
Glenn
Yolo
Yuba
Sutter
Lassen
Shasta
Tehama
California Farm Bureau Marketing Exchange
Golden Gate
Polk Springs
Chico
W. L. Slater
Campbellsville
Deer Creek Canyon
Slater
Jared Sidney Torrance
Pasadena
Bakersfield
Senate
Louis H. Schwaede
Calif
Hugh Montgomery
Trinity Episcopal Church
Menlo Park
Church of England
Stockton
William Gibbs McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Jesusita d’Agostini
Alameda
Arnold Postel
Charles Clegg
San Quentin
Leon B. Sherwood
Soledad
Salinas
R. Whitmore
Yolo County
County Farm Bureau
Aux. Gary
Southern California Fair Association
University of California At
Stephens
William H. Browning
Raymond Carmichael
McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary
Pete
Embarcadero
Peter Eirschen
Thomas Post
Riverside
Des Moines
Fay B. Lindquist
Broderick
Harry Williams
Woodland
William B. Jefferies
Williams
State Reclamation Board
Colusa
Butte
Sutter County
San Antonio
Port San Luis
M. B. Pratt
Washington, D. C
W. B. Greeley
United States Forester
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
East Bay
Richmond
Hayward
Water and Power Storage Act
Division of Engineering and Irrigation
Madera
Merced
Stanislaus
San Joaquin River
Miller & Lux
Los Banos
Mr. Marvin
Marvin Grocery
Golden State Butter
Marvins Grocery
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