Red Cross highway posts aid injured motorists
Red Cross first aid stations along highways report lifesaving results. James L Fleser cites over 1,000 posts in 47 states with plans to expand nationwide. Stations at fuel shops and rural departments provide trained volunteers and standard first aid gear. Mobile units will equip thousands of trucks and drivers. Reports from posts detail essential on-site care and lives saved.
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Red Cross
James L Fleser
America
Mr Fieser
Fleser
Rea Cross
Fieser
People of America
We Want A Post Office Named Wewanta
Readers recall curious tale from Pathfinder Magazine about the Lincoln county West Virginia post office named Wewanta after a petition for mail service. A later item notes an Administrators Sale of valued personal property from T. M. Harmon estate near Hillboro Ridgely, listing mares mules cows hogs and calves with sale set for November 30 1936.
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Wewanta
Lincoln County
West Virginia
Post Office Department
Pathfinder Magazine
Farm sale listing for household and farm implements
An auction notice lists items to be sold cash, including binders, cultivators, tractors, corn planter, tools, wheelbarrow, tomato baskets, saddle, beds, mattresses, chairs, tables, and more. The sale is conducted by administrators J As Temple and Geo Wo Beh as clerk, with Harman and Griefiein as organizers. The date, time, and place are given in the notice.
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Pyallon Cocker
Believed Writing Could Talk in 19th Century Hawaii
An odd belief prevailed in Hawaii in the early 19th century that writing could talk. As missionaries prepared a written language, natives believed that writing could speak, a notion noted by Collier's Weekly. The article surveys this linguistic myth and its cultural impact.
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Hawaii
Collier’s Weekly
Radio Stars and Babies Highlight Old Time Network Lineup
A nostalgic survey outlines diverse radio talent and family ties. David Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Hillard, and Ozzie Nelson are cited as a famous baby and parent duo, while Harry Von Zell headlines Voice Impressions on NBC. Agnes Moorehead receives praise for versatility on CBS and Agnes Moorehead is profiled as a rising actress with stage training. Peter Dixon hosts News of Youth on CBS as a child oriented program drawing adult listeners. Charles Martin presents Three Minute Thrills on NBC with a rotating guest format including a prize fighter and a railroad man.
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Agnes Moorehead
Comedienne
CBS
Phil Baker
Baker
Charles Martin
Leo Reisman
NBC
Bellaves
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Madrid
Nual
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J. M Harmon
Hillboro
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John Hammet
Daniel E. Burbank
Springfield
Masa
Woman’s Home Companion
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Los Angeles
Yuma
Arizona
Robert Urich
Newark
N. J
Helen Clark
Robert Watton Moore
State Department
Cordell Hull
Buenos Aires
Jas Temple
Geo Wo Beh
Atr F
Sedley Brown
Allie Love Miles
Robert Brown
Johnstown
Browns
Virginia Sims
Nils T. Granslund
Harriet Hilliard
Helen Marshall
Dorothy Lamour
New York
Chicago
Miss Sims
Kay Kyser
Columbia
David Ozzie Nelson
Harriet Hillard
Ozzie Nelson
David Ozzie
Harriet
Ozzie
Bob Ripley
Harry von Zell
Rado
von Zell
Vincent Lopes
Lopez
Graham McNamee
Don Voorhees
Ed Wynn
Wynn
McNamee
Peter Dixon
Peter Dizon
Dhe
All America
Knce
Chevrolet, Water Company
Detroit
Michigan
General
Chevrolet
N. Third Street Newspaperhit Dhive
Ake
E. H. Hirs
Denton, Md
Aga
Esskay
Saessikay
Legrande Food Stores
FE Grande
Legrande Food
Libby
Hurff’s
Campbell's
Hearn's Sweet Potatoes
Dromedary
Musselman's Apple
Musselman's
Musselman’s Cherries
LeGrande
Brazil
Kellong’s
Wheaties
Paz
Baker's
Astor Pepper
Ccriscco
Willard L. Swann
Denton
G. C. Cohee
Denton Harvey Fleetwood
T. L. Trice, Jr
Preston Arnie’s Cash Grocery
Preston
Milford Kline
Hillsboro
Harry Stedmen
Ridgely I
Calvin Butler
Greensboro
J. W. Sylvester
Goldsboro
J. F. Lane
H. A. Porter
Burrsville
R. H. Gibson
Queen Anne
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Harff
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