Trans Atlantic Air Mail Progress and Old Rescue Reflections
The piece recalls the Yankee Clipper’s 1930s era flight and frames May 1989 as a milestone for U S trans Atlantic air mail. It notes early trials from Key West to Havana by McCurdy and the dangers, plus the welcome Havana reception and evolving public interest in air mail service and rural carrier campaigns. It closes with a call for carrier wives participation in a membership contest led by Mrs C M Dupree, state secretary treasurer, Georgia.
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Bleriot
English Channel
Lord Beaverbrook
London Times
Key West
Fla
Havana
Cuba
McCurdy
United States Air Mail Service
Air Mail
Georgia Auxiliary Dues Contest With Texas Closes June 30
On June 7 the Georgia Auxiliary reports 422 members and the dues contest with Texas runs through June 30. All mailed memberships must be postmarked by that date to count. Members are urged to send dues promptly to the national secretary to ensure inclusion.
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Georgia
Texas
Letter for Georgia Juniors invites Savannah July meeting attendance
Mrs. W. R. Woods requests Georgia rural letter carriers junior members to confirm plans to attend the Savannah state meeting in July and to provide names and addresses for planning. The note promises entertainment and a business session with a candidate to represent Georgia Juniors at the Portland national convention in August. District reports show high membership.
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Georgia
Georgia Rural Letter Carriers
Savannah
Sarah Roberts
Atlanta
George
Portland
Oregon
W. R. Woods
Dawson, Ga
Rural Carrier Solon W. Ware Hospitalized After Major Operation
Solon W. Ware a rural carrier from Woodbury Georgia underwent a very serious operation on June 7 in U S hospital 48 Atlanta He is expected to remain in the hospital about 30 days and asks rural carriers of Georgia to send a letter or card for encouragement.
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Solon W. Ware
Woodbury
U. S
Atlanta
Ware
Georgia
Prison Officials Face Expansion of County Convict Contracts
Georgia prison authorities warn that counties will hand over all convicts to the state when highway board contracts expire on July 1. Some 105 counties engage the board to pay $1 per day per convict for road work, covering five to six thousand inmates and costing two to three million dollars annually.
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Atlanta
iGeorgia
State Highway Board
Highway “Board
Forestry Facts From Georgia Association Meeting
At the Georgia Forestry Association meeting President T G Woolford highlights county fire protection law, improved pulpwood cutting, CCC camps fire work, and growing nursery output. He notes education for Congress, rising gum farming, and hopes for continued forestry progress in Georgia.
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Georgia Forestry Association
T.G. Woolford
Georgia
Southern Pulp Wood Conservation Association
South
Southern Paper Mills
Naval Stores Research Laboratory
Naval Stores Industry
CCC
Congress
Division of Forestry
Dairy Cows Need Six Weeks Rest Before Calving
County Agent W F Bembry urges a dry period of at least six weeks before calving to rebuild fat and mineral reserves for higher annual milk production. He notes poor condition cows may need about two months rest and explains peak lactation drains nutrients, so stored fat helps sustain yield.
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W. F. Bembry
Ingredients of a Haggis Recipe Surfaces
Readable lines describe haggis components including chopped hearts of sheep and jinver or jivers, mixed with onions and herbs, all boiled inside a lamb’s stomach. The OCR notes resemble a traditional dish description and list main ingredients.
Early boll weevil control urged by county agent
Taylor county farmers are advised to kill boll weevils early to protect cotton. County Agent W F Bembry notes large numbers emerging from winter quarters after a rainy period. He recommends calcium arsenate dust or calcium arsenate mixed with sulfur and mentions three applications of sulfur dust for the cotton flea, with dusting rates per acre.
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Harry
Taylor County
W. F. Bembry
Bembry
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Trans-Atlantic Air Mail Service
Havana Harbor
iLast
North Carolina
C. M. Dupree
Sec.Treas
Oalsfield, Ga
The
Georgia — Auxiliary
Woolford
Emily Woodward
South Georgia
Herty
Bureau of Animal Industry
H. E
Buck) Allen
Butler, Ga
Westinghouse
Tech Football
Howard College
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Duke Kentucky
Peachtree
J. J. Page, Jr
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