Georgia Delegation at National Rural Letter Carriers’ Meet Denver
A Georgia delegation attended the National Rural Letter Carriers Association convention in Denver August 28 1934 with over 7 000 postal workers present. The Georgia group included 75 locals plus families and noted leaders such as George H Thompson principal delegate and district officers. Highlights featured Governor Johnson and Postmaster General Farley with Harllee Branch Day, a Cosmopolitan Hotel luncheon, and a strong Georgia presence praised for loyalty and attendance.
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Denver
Col
Atlanta Journal
National
Rural
Ice
Thomas A. Kennedy
Manassas
J. E B. Mobley
Bainbridge
J. M. Levie
Montezuma
Treasuer J. P. Howell
West Point
J. W. Timmerman
Stockton
Georgia Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Edwards
Dawson
Ladies’ Amiliary
W. R. Woods
J. A. Williams
M. L. Bush
J. L. Andrews
Eastman
Georgia
Tal Colorado Assoziation
Colorado
Johnson
Homer Rodeheaver
Mig
Peared
Farley
Mit
Fa Falls
Branch
Cosmopolitan Hotel
Harllee
U.S. A
America
Branches Official Notice On Carriers Pay Rulings
Official notice explains pay changes for rural carriers under Act of June 25 1934 with details on salaries for routes of varying lengths. It notes per mile allowances, tri weekly routing pay, and a savings clause limiting reductions for carriers meeting specific route criteria. Washington Postmaster General statement dated August 1 1934.
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Generaal
Comptroller General
Postal Bulletin
Washington
Civil Service Postal Advice Over Political Activity
The statement urges rural letter carriers and all civil service staff to avoid active participation in political campaigns while preserving suffrage rights. It warns against public displays or endorsements that could align with political candidates and stresses focusing instead on supporting the postal service and its rural branch during politically heated times.
Negro runs on Democratic ticket in Maryland
Josiah J. Henry Jr a Black attorney announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to the Maryland house of delegates from the fourth Baltimore district. Campaign activities include speeches across the district with attorney Henry M. Daniels and a planned appearance by Judge Edward Henry in Baltimore on August 24.
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Maryland
Josiah J. Henry
House of Delegates
Baltimore
Henry M. Daniels
Edward Henry
Philadelphia
What Does My Hand Tell About Nails and Temper
Discussion on fingernails as health signs. Features include nail shapes colors and what they indicate about circulation temperament and strength. Instructions offer a method to obtain a personal hand chart by mailing a handprint with name address stamps and a self addressed envelope to Alice Denton Jennings in Atlanta Georgia.
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Alice Denton Jennnings
Roswell Road
Atlanta, Ga
Two 80 Pound Pigs Net Farmer Five Cents
A United Press dispatch reports two 80 pound pigs at the Wichita Kansas livestock exchange sold for 96 cents to A T Crawford who had just lost his farm to foreclosure. After inspection yardage selling charges and bank fees totaling 82 cents he kept 15 cents and lost a nickel, missing the price of a five cent hamburger.
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United Press
Wichita, Kansas
Livestock Exchange
A. T. Crawford
Crawford
No title available for excerpt about community reputation
If you get ahead of your neighbor in some way in the eyes of the public it does not mean that your work will stand the test of time. This remark points to social perception vs lasting merit and cautions against overvaluing visible advantage.
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NBC
Columbia Broadcasting System
Ary
Harllee Branch
Alice Denton Jennings
Goodyear Speedway
Goodyear
Rublic
Butler, Ga
Goodyear Pathfinder
Ford
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