Seed Magic At Hollow Tree School
Uncle Wiggily and Miss Mouse teach the children how seeds grow into flowers. The animals plant seeds in the school garden and await nature's magic of light heat and water. Two tiny leaves are expected as the first sign of growth.
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Hollow Tree
Baby Bunty
Buster
Custer
Uncle Wiggily
Fox
Wolf
Foxie
Hal
Rabbit
Uncle
Bunty
Miss Mouse
Hollow Tree School
King Anthony Hall Proclaims Himself Kaiser of Britain and Germany
Anthony Hall, a self styled king of England, declares himself Kaiser Anthony emperor of the western empire including Great Britain and Germany. He renounces the title once held by the German Kaiser and King George. A pamphlet with Tudor rose urges restoration of German colonies and reciprocal immigration rights for Britons and Germans.
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London
Anthony Hall
England
Kaiser Anthony
Great Britain
Germany
Anthony
George
Western Hemisphere
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A daily menu plan for a family of five—two adults and three children—outlines meals for about $12 weekly. The menus aim to provide balanced calories protein minerals and vitamins to support growth and energy.
Daily menu and price list from Cedar Rapids Gazette community nutrition
A detailed household menu lists stewed apricots creamed chipped beef and other dishes with quantities for a day. It includes daily milk and butter allowances, coffee portions, and a total daily cost of about $1.65. The notice invites readers to request Meta Given booklets and contact the Community Nutrition Service at dial 5515.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Dial
These Boys Return Lost Purses Without Opening Them
Ralph and Raymond Wilson ages 9 and 10 found a woman's purse at A avenue and Fifteenth Street NW Thursday evening. They took it to the police station without opening it. A library card showed the owner as neighbor Elizabeth Erbe of 230 Highland Drive W.
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Ralph and
Raymond Wilson
Highland Drive
Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Wilson
Apeat Erbe
Baby visits bring joy at grandfolks’ home
Edgar A. Guest recalls a baby’s trip to visit relatives. The scene unites grandma, smiling friends, and eager kin in a warm family welcome. A narrator, once blocked by adoring adults, finally holds the child and forgets his cares as the baby’s first adventure lights the day.
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Tyke
Vermonter Named Fidac Official as Italy Quits Group
Jack Crowley of Rutland Vermont was elected American vice president of FIDAC for 1939 40 by the American Legion national executive committee in Indianapolis Indiana The Italian section resigned from FIDAC amid the European crisis marking the first split in the 20 year history of the federation of eight million World War I veterans across eleven allied countries
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Indianapolis
Ind
INS
Jack Crowley
Rutland
FIDAC
American Legion
World Peace and Foreign Relations Committee
The
Legion
Darrell Lane
Washington, D. C
Lane
F. Whitney Godwin
Suffolk
Average Relief Worker Stays On WPA Rolls
Washington reports the Works Progress Administration shows the average relief worker remains on WPA rolls a little over a year and the overall worker age averages 39 years five months.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Freight loadings rise in week ended April 29
Revenue freight loadings totaled 586,015 cars, up 27,309 from the previous week. The gain outpaced the seasonal average and followed 558,706 cars the prior week, with 1938 and 1937 weeks at 543,089 and 777,827 cars respectively.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Jury Awards $1000 to Woman Over Taxi Kiss Attempt
A Dallas resident Eugenia Horlock won a $1000 verdict against a Houston taxi company after a driver allegedly tried to kiss her during a ride. The AP report notes the jury delivered the verdict Friday.
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Houston, Tex
Eugenia Horlock
Dallas
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