Galapagos Islands Region of Mystery
Washington reports two bodies found on Marehina Island in the Galapagos, a region famed for unique species and Darwinian evolution. The piece notes ancient treasure legends, volcanic origins, cold currents, and that giant tortoises can live 300 to 400 years, shaping remote island life and history.
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Washington
Marehina
Indloe
Galapagos
Ecuador
Pacific
Charles Darwin
William Beebe
National Geographic Society
Darwin
South America
Equator
Peru
Cape Blanco
Delaaware
Albemarle
Isabela
Long Island
New York
Pama Canal
Panama
Colon
Funchal
Madeiras
Archipelago
Lights of New York long promised future view
L L Stevenson imagines New York a century hence with taller towers and lighter parks integrated into skyscrapers. Terraced roofs bloom with trees while multi level streets and subways reduce congestion. Long–term prospects include a vast metropolitan area and air travel, though some landmarks like St John the Divine Cathedral may endure.
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New York
Hudson River
Canal
Los Angeles
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Youth Makes Dresses to Pay College Expenses
Pittsburg Kansas youth Don Riggs twenty two from Kansas City works through State Teachers College as a dressmaker. He appears as a football tackle type and dreams of Paris training to become an apprentice in a great salon there. He has set up shop in a small three room apartment to fund his education.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Don Riggs
Kansas City
State Teachers’ College
Riggs
Paris
Dogs Attend Wellesley College in Massachusetts
A Boston man has been engaged as instructor of blue blooded dogs sent to the college. Already twenty dogs have matriculated and the number is expected to grow as the pupils are taught all the fine points of dogdom.
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Wellesley Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
Boston
Mathews Elected President of Flint River Boy Scouts
R. M. Mathews, a prominent Thomas ton man, has been elected president of the Flint River Council, Boy Scouts of America, for 1985.
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R. M. Mathews
Thomaston
Flint River Council
Boy Scouts of America
Easy Pleasant Way To Lose Fat Adverts Kruschen Salts Claim
An advertisement promises rapid fat loss of up to 15 pounds in a month along with energy and health gains. It urges buyers to weigh themselves, take Kruschen Salts daily, and compare a cheap bottle to a high value weight loss claim, touting approval by leading druggists.
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America
Fenns Plan Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Mr and Mrs Henry Russell Fenn invite about 500 guests to mark their 50th wedding anniversary at their Vienna Georgia home. Descendants of two Dooly county pioneer families attend, with four of the original eight attendants joining in the ceremony. Their children Fannie Fenn L L Woodward Ray Fenn, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild present. old fashioned wedding feast to follow at Jarrells Store.
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Vienna
Ienry Russell Fenn
Dooly County
Sally Collier
C. &. Bazemore
Plant City
Fla
Augustus Tharpe
B. M. Wood
B. F. Forbes
Georgia Briefs Highlight 1934 Fire Losses and Local News
Macon and Albany report the lowest fire losses in 26 years with Albany at 4515 dollars and Macon at 80191.16. Farley gifts imperfect stamps valued by collectors at 80000 dollars. The Dionne quints teething, Ware county ends 1984 debt-free, Kaolin deposits eyed in Hangock county, and labor costs rise 1.8 percent June to November. Representative Stonewall Dyer seeks abolition of the court of appeals. Supreme Court deems NRA oil production clause unconstitutional. Carey Williams recovering from appendicitis in Atlanta. A Savannah Bible theft yields eight dollars. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not notes an egg with a needle laid by a hen owned by T A Smith. Roswell and Cumming elect new mayors. Nap Rucker heads Roswell.
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Georgia Newspaper Alliance
Macon
Albany
James A. Farley
Dr. Dafoe
Ware County
Hangock County
Labor Department
Stonewall Dyer
Coweta County
Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Carey Williams
Greensboro Herald-Journal
Atlanta
First Bryan Baptist Church
Savannah
Ripley
T. A. Smith
College Park
Roswell
Cumming
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn Club
R. P. Otwell
Forsyth County News
Important Farm Meet For This District Set For 18th At Thomaston
The Thomaston Production Credit Association serving Lamar, Pike, Taylor and Upson counties will hold its annual meeting January 18, 1935 at the courthouse in Thomaston at ten o clock a.m. All farmer borrowers and Class B stockholders are urged to attend, with Mr. Riley Summers inviting non members to learn about the credit services offered. Directors for the ensuing year will be elected. each member may cast one vote.
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Thomaston Production Credit Association
Lamar, Pike, Taylor and
Upson
Court House
Summers
Public Outcry Sale Of West Half Lot 318 Taylor County Ga
By power in a 1927 security deed O R Lucas to Mrs C L Smith the West half of lot 318 in the First District Taylor County Georgia will be sold at public outcry at the Taylor County courthouse for cash on February 5 1935. The debt of 754.00 is past due. Proceeds to pay the debt expenses of sale and any remainder to rightful recipients. Mrs C L Smith as attorney in fact for O R Lucas.
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Georgia
Taylor County
O. R. Lucas
C. L. Smith
Or. Lucas
Sheriff Sale of Rural Land in Taylor County Georgia
Sheriff sale to be held at the courthouse door in Taylor County on the first Tuesday in March 1935. The property is 101.25 acres, half of lot 284 in the 11th land district, levied to satisfy state and county tax executions for 1930 1931 1982 and 1933 against Coral Phelts. Levy by C. C. Cooper, L.C. on December 3 1934.
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Georgia
Taylor County
Court House
Coral Phelts
C. C. Cooper
L. C
R P. McGuffin
Meeting to discuss farm credit administration operations
A meeting will hear a full report of the association's year and will feature Hiram L. Gardner of the Production Credit Corporation of Washington outlining the Farm Credit Administration in the third district. He will explain the association's operating statement from organization through December 31, 1954 and discuss control and operation methods.
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Production Credit Corporation of Columbia
Hiram L. Gardner
Farm Credit Administration
Third District
Chilean Natural Nitrate Promotes Healthy Growth
An advertisement highlights the parallel between children and crops, urging vitamin balance and essential minerals. It promotes Chilean Natural Nitrate as a vital additive for growth, offering two varieties Champion and Old Style, both Chilean and containing key impurities for health and profitability.
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Region OF
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Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Museum of the City of
Broadway
Vanderhilt
Fifty-eighth Street
Fifth Avenue
Italy
William A. Clark
Sun
Central Park
RCA
Rockefeller Center
Praince
Manhattan
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Mr. and
Mrs. Fenn
Jarrell’s
Sherife’s Sale
Hotel Lanier
Macon, Georgia
Scientific American
Ralte
Chevrolet
Bedan
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