Bird lovers dream forested Tennessee basin sanctuary
Washington notes Dr Har Cour A Morgan of the Tennessee Valley Authority promotes a vast forested reserve in the Tennessee basin to protect bird life. His Knox ville estate features song birds and bird baths as part of a broader plan to cultivate diverse plantings and woodland beauty. The piece also touches on labeling politics and landmark acts, including debates on poster campaigns and the origins of major legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Har Cour A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Basin
Paradise
Utopic Morgan
University of Perineseee
Knoxville
Tenn
Love Story of Mos Pist and Flo Com to Close Mary
Hollywood, July 27 United Press reports a long rumored separation between Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks after 18 years of marriage. Despite public devotion, friction grew from money and temperament. Pickford remains at Pickfair while Fairbanks travels. a sale of the estate now looms as a divorce seems likely.
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Mos
Mary
Alanson Edwards
United Press
Hollywood
Calif
Screenland
Mary Pigktor
Touglas Fattbanks
Pickfair
Doug
Amberiba
Pod
John Fairbanks
Picture Company
Daessire
Pickford
Europe
Wong
South Seas
Arica
India
China
Wairbanks
New York
Dougs
Rabroad
Albuquerque
N. M
Hollywood Mar
Mary Waits
I Upe
Industrial Recovery Program Explained for Corry Firms
Local industries and firms must join the national recovery program as outlined by Hugh Johnson. Employers are urged to sign the agreement, mail it promptly, and display the blue eagle poster once in effect. Wages and hours rules apply to factory, shop, and clerical workers with minimums and weekly hour limits, plus child labor restrictions after August.
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Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Borah
Department of Labor
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Joe Sherman
Ohio
Walstead
Andrew Valstead
Minnesota
Volsteadt
House Judiciary Committee
Corry
Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
Post Office Birthday Marked as World’s Largest Business
The post office department celebrates its 188th birthday today as an early Continental Congress debate in September 1774 focused on mail conveyance. Benjamin Franklin led the Colonial post office under British rule prior to American independence.
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Post Office
Post Office Department
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Colonial Post Office
Early US Post Office History and Pony Express Milestone
Franklin served briefly as Postmaster General of the colonies and was followed by Richard Bache. The first line of posts ran from Massachusetts to Georgia, with many communities receiving postmasters. A major 1885 fire destroyed most records, leaving only a ledger of postal revenues. By 1860 sea routes and wagon travel dominated until the Pony Express linked St Joseph to San Francisco in eight days. The postal system has since evolved to use every form of transport.
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New Republic
Bree
Pranteln
Massachusetts
Georgia
Washington
Panama
St. Joseph
San Francisco
Hollywood War Heroes Portrayed By Film Celebrities
Hollywood guests discuss how stars relive wartime heroics through acting. Clive Bray Maj Brook at Vimy and Loos battles. Maurice Chevalier wounded early. Sir Guy Standing knighted for Admiralty service. Richard Arlen joined Royal Flying Corps. William Wellman fibbed to join Lafayette Escadrille.
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Hollywood
Galif
Clive Bray
Brook
Vimy
King George
Admiralty
Richard Arlen
Royal Flying Corps
William Wellman
Bath
Victor McLagren era military tale from local page
Fragmentary notes recall Jay Wellington commanding at Bagdad and Harrigan aiding a rescue during a World War I era battle. Mentions Battling Kopin of Titusville and Locy in the army. A trolley line built from Erie to Corry is referenced alongside postwar patriotism and a note about a calf feast.
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Victor McLagren
Jay Wellington
Bagdad
William
Harrigan
Kopin
Argonna Fortville
Frederic March
Lee ‘Tracy
Locy
Erie
Corry
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Wallace Ti
Lee
Tn Chambersburg
Prince Albert Tercem
ELEE
Quaker Maid
Groraia
Thecroe
Ealing
Cms
Atlantic & Pacific
Hollywood Film Shop
United Press Staff
Small
Jetus
Walter H. Ellis
Sane
North Center Street
Personal Finance Company OF Erie
Kessler
State St. Erie
Frank C. Chapin & Sons
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