Christmas Spirit Prompts Giving To Weary Folk
A reflective Christmas piece urges readers to share joy with the poor and forgotten. It recalls childhood Santa memories and contrasts them with modern abundance, urging fruit, food, clothing, and small gifts for needy families in and around Atlanta, praising Lambdin Kay and Ernest Rogers for their charity efforts on WSB.
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Lambdin Kay
Ernest Rogers
WSB
UCG
Atlanta
America
Post Office Clerks Banquet Highlighted by Civil Service Talk
A Albany banquet hosted by local post office clerks featured Congressman Ramspeck, chair of the House civil service committee, discussing proposed legislation affecting postal workers. Attendees included Romes Sox Pace and W. J. Horner with many postmasters, rural carriers, and spouses. The event stressed the need for active group functions to discuss retirement acts and civil service concerns.
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Albany
Ramspeck
House Civil Service Committee
Ramapeck
Sox
Pace
W. J. Horner
Nashville
Tenn
Natural Federation of Post Office Clerks
Royal KE. Smith
Cordele
Georgia Association of City
J. 3. Mobley
P .P. Sutton
J. A. Chalkley
J. C. Smith
Deeran
L. M. Woodward
I. H. Casteleberry
Lumon
W. K. Cason
Postal Service
Civil Service
King Abdicates Throne as George VI Becomes Ruler
Edward VIII has abdicated and George VI becomes king in a quiet transition. The shift prompts minimal unrest worldwide, with Ireland likely to be the only area showing any stir. Britain’s monarchy is presented as liberal and largely ceremonial, while Edward begins life as a free private citizen focused on his future marriage. Funeral notice for W C Johnson of Oglethorpe accompanies the royal news.
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Tokins
Santa Claus
Edward VIII
England
Ireland
Great Britain
George VI
London
Ottawa
Edward
George
United States
Howard
Atlantic
Lloyd George
West Indies
Hach
House of Lords
Nobility and kindness in Alice Cary verse
The piece urges happiness through making others happy and doing daily good. It quotes Alice Cary on true worth in being and kindness, noting the season's spirit and the royal value of truth over youth fancies.
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Alice Cary
Curtain falls on a grand era in Savannah press words
The Savannah Press reflects on King Edward VIII and George VI, praising Edward while wishing George a long prosperous reign. The piece hints at Cupid and Hy Men and the loyalty of Britons as a curtain falls on a dramatic chapter in history.
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Edward
Cupid
Hymen
George VI
Savannah Press
Modernized Mother Goose on Edward Will abdication
Marvin Cox writes a Washington Herald piece titled Mother Goose (Modernized Version) about Edward Will seeking marriage to his chosen partner. The poem parodies British royalty with Britain’s king, queen, and Parliament confronting a king captured by a Baltimore girl amid political uproar and international tension.
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Edward Will
Mary
Marvin Cox
Llomer C. Parker
Georgia
Cox
Washington Herald
Mother Goose
Simpson
France
Queen Mary
Marlborough House
Duke of York
Britain
London
England
Great Britain
Baltimore
Preparation of whitewash mix for smoother finish
A historical note describes making whitewash by melting soap and combining 50 pounds hydrated lime 10 gallons water 10 pounds salt 2 pounds alum and fbar soap. After 24 hours add water to cream consistency. The mix adheres better and resists rain, can be sprayed or brushed, and colors may be added.
Inexpensive Wall Finish for Ceiled Walls
Corra Harris used this inexpensive finish on her ceiled bedroom walls. It costs less than paint while brightening ceilings. Substitute green or buff for blue to yield gray green or gray blue walls. requires blue ground pigment, white paint, turpentine, linseed oil, and a dryer.
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Corra Harris
Inexpensive Floor Finish For Old Wood Floors
An affordable home recipe for finishing bare or worn wood floors uses 1 gallon linseed oil 1 to 2 gallons turpentine and 1 ounce japan dryer. Boil oil in a double boiler remove from heat stir in turpentine and dryer apply hot to clean dry floor with a new brush wipe excess with cloth and clean with warm water for maintenance.
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Japan
Homemade Crack Filler Techniques from Historic Craft Notes
The article describes two methods for making crack fillers. First, a putty using whiting sand finseed oil with about ten percent dry white lead and coloring to match wood. Second, an alternative filler from cabinet glue melted with water, thickened with fine sawdust, and colored to suit the wood.
You Claim Easier Ways To Do It Than He Proved
A concise observation notes that it is simple to tell another how to proceed when you doubt his ability to show you could do better. The remark highlights the gap between instruction and proof of capability.
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Fred L. White
Buckhead
Steward Sisk
Lexington
T. R. Pender
South Carolina
Georgia
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R.L.C
Christ
Christ Child
God
Phillips Brooks
J. W. Kirk
Tiger, Ga
Mobile
Ala
Brother Kirk
Bro
Gaines C. Johnson
Oglethorpe, Ga
W. C. Johnson
Oglethorpe
Macon County
T. H. Tinsley Reynolds
Besse Johnson
Gaines
Marvin Cox's
H.zd. A. Notes
R. C. Rogers
Mauk, Ga
R. O. Rogers
Payne Motor Company
Butler, Georgia
Central of Georgia Railway
Pullman
The
North
West
Alabama
Florida
Seminole
Floridan
Birmingham
Columbus
Southland
Macon
F. J. Robinson
Savannah
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