Georgia RLC Column reports 1935 subscription change for members
The Georgia Rural Letter Carriers column notes that C C McDevitt publisher of the National Rural Letter Carrier says Georgia will accept the $1 annual subscription starting January 1 after the state convention voted to raise dues. Subscriptions must go through the state secretary for eligibility. It also shares a letter about a member’s heart and blood pressure treatment and mentions a carrier’s disability claim paid by Great Southern Life Insurance, with personal regards to Brother Purdom and Brother Beard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McDevitt
National Rural Letter Carrier
Washington, D. C
Denver
State Seciecy
M. Purdom
Patterson
Veterans’ Hospial
Atlanta
Furdom
Brother Kardom
Vetvans’ Hospital
Hall
Brethren
Purdom
Moultrie Purdom
Georgia
Robert W. Beard
Bluffton
Hiaute
Great South- Life Insurance Company
Mbers
Brother Beard
Brother Wall
Great Southern Life Insurance Company
Houston
Texas
Cuthbert
Savannah
Moultrie
R. W. Beard
Moultrie, Ga
Somebody Cares Poem and Letter From Weathered Carriers
A rural letter carrier recounts a harrowing blizzard night eight miles from home, tying it to the poem Somebody Cares by A C Bahr. He notes help from a farmer and contrasts northern hardship with warmer Georgia letters, praising the country and carriers while reflecting on faith and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
A. C. Bahr
Waseca, Minn
Fanny Stafford
Georgia Posts Office Leaders Attend Gainesville Event
Postmaster General Farley and Assistant Branch officials attended the cornerstone laying for the Gainesville Federal Building. The visit included talks with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs and a Georgia postal concerns briefing in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Branch
O'Vonnell
Federal
Gainesville
Georgia
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Thompson
Cannon
Department
Washington, D. C
Winter Easier For Us Than Northern States
The writer notes unusually light winter rains and mild cold, expressing gratitude that locals avoid the hardships faced by northern states during winter. The tone is thankful for milder conditions and the absence of severe weather impacts.
Children’s Bureau Highlights Under Labor Department
The article notes the U S Children’s Bureau under Labor Department supervision led by Kathrine F Lenroot. It praises the bureau’s work and mentions freely available literature and booklets for the public, with the leading title “In-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Labor Department
Washington, D. C
U.S Department of Labor
Kathrine F. Lenroot
Delicious Barbecue Supper for Group 3 in Third District
Group 3 of the Third District, consisting of Dodge Wilcox Pulaski and Houston counties, met November 28 at Hawkinsville for a social evening. Bro. C D Phillips of Eastman presided. Roy Carroll chaired. 33 active carriers and 40 guests attended a pork and chicken barbecue in the fairground basketball court. Secretary-treasurer Chas C Wall spoke on loyalty to the Rural Letter Carriers Association. next gathering set for February 21, 1985 in Eastman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Wilcox
Pulaski
Houston
Bro. C. D. Phillips
Eastman
Hawkinsville
Fair Grounds
Roy Carroll
Rural Letter Carriers Association
Chas. C. Wall
Wail
T. Carter Rogers
Special Train From Atlanta and Macon to Milledgeville Jan 2 1935
Special train from Atlanta and Macon to Milledgeville on January 2 departs Atlanta 1 50 p m central time and Macon 5 30 p m eastern time arriving Milledgeville 6 40 p m local. Extra coaches for students from Albany and Columbus join at Macon at 6 30 p m. Train stops at Griffin and flag stops elsewhere. Open to G S C W students and others. The rest promotes retail branding and ink use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Macon
Milledgeville
Illedgeville
Avia
Simple at home remedy recipe for chronic ailments
An ex miner Indian Scout claims a homemade vere recipe using herbs roots and barks cures stomach liver kidneys constipation biliousness bowels bladder indigestion. He says he lived to 103 without doctors or medicines and offers the recipe with no obligation for a 3 cent stamp and return of name and address.
Floyd Roose of Floyd Knobs Indiana
Brief notice mentions Floyd Roose of Floyd Knobs Indiana with a biblical quotation about leaves and medicine, reflecting a local community tone and era. The readable fragment centers on a person from Floyd Knobs and a scripture reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roose
Floyd Knobs, Indiana
Also Mentioned on This Page
R.L.C
C. c
Ellaville
Treas
National
Dear Bro. Wall
Brother Bahr
White House
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Burleson
Wilson
Perry, Ga
Vicks Cough
VIA
Central OF Georgia Railway
Milledgeville, GA
Kernaghan-Goodman, Inc
Ries & Armstrong Jewele
Cherry St
Stone
Ihe
M. T. Chapman Store
Butler, Georgia
A. B. Chapin
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