Delays and Old Wrongs Healed Across Generations
A series of human interest vignettes show long delays ending in diplomas, medals, refunds, or restored possessions. Elmer Nolte finally receives a high school diploma from Lewis Town PA though earned in 1889. George W. Austin secures a diploma 30 years after quitting school. A 94 year old seeks a silver gravy boat left in 1902. A New Rochelle woman’s ticket dated 1898 is honored for a trip. George Cain in Brisbane receives a long delayed army decoration. Charles Borell finally gains $163.20 in shipping payment after 16 years due to documentation.
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Elmer L. Nolte
Lewistown
Nolte
School of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
George W. Austin
Stamford
San Francisco
McAuliffe
New Rochelle
N. Y
New Haven
George Cain
Brisbane
Australia
Cain
Rhodesia
London War Office
Charles B. Borell
Champlain
U. S. Immigration Service
Belfast
Ireland
New York
Congress
Borell
California Bound: 92 Year Old Walker Reaches Mobile
George Howe, 92, completes a 504 mile trek from Savannah to Mobile in two months. He plans to reach Los Angeles by his next birthday on September 21, pulling a wagon labeled California Bound. He camped in an army pup tent, sleeping indoors only five times, and carries gear to cook his meals. His twofold aim is to test endurance and visit a grand nephew in Los Angeles.
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Mobile
Ala
George
Dad) Howe
Savannah
Los Angeles
California
Howe
Cowboy Now Rides Herd on Fur Coats
BERWICK, ME Clifford H. Wilson, a former Colorado cowboy, tends a herd of over 100 chinchillas valued at about 1000 dollars each. He brands on the right ear and uses imported animals to build a ranch begun three years ago with goats for milk.
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Berwick
Colorado
Clifford H. Wilson
South America
Wilson
Bane Lots of Johnsons In Northwest By Golly
Northwest residents reveal a census oddity as Johnsons outnumber other surnames. Veterans administration records show 9 680 Johnsons and 5 600 Andersons among the clan of 1 600 Joneses in the region, with Petersons and Smiths at 3 300 each.
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Bane
Johnsons
Golly
ST. Paul, Minn
Jones Boys
Northwest
Veterans’ Administration
Andersons
Petersons
Smiths
Stuffed Owl Brings Live Surprise to Chicago Tavern
A tavern owner in Chicago received a live owl to brighten a wall of stuffed birds. The bird perched on the cash register, then blinked and hooted, causing many patrons to flee. The owl was handed to the Anti Cruelty Society.
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Chicago
James Kromar
Kromar
Anti-Cruelty Society
Honest Man Testifies About Fairness at Denver Post Office
A blind Denver news stand operator, Melvin Wasson, recounts an incident where a man repaid a four dollar debt with a misrepresented dollar. Wasson praises people's honesty, saying most will do the right thing when trusted.
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Denver
Melvin Wasson
Wasson
Paralyzed Woman Cooks From Bed in Rhode Island Home
In Riverside Rhode Island 74 year old Mrs Elizabeth Doyle cooks from bed using strings to reach latches plugs and dial along with a small electric stove beside her. She preserves fruit while bedridden and attends to sewing crocheting and scrapbooks in the afternoons with a district nurse visiting every other day.
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Mrs. Doyle
Old Main at North Dakota’s UND doomed after 25 years
Grand Forks notes Old Main, the oldest college building at the University of North Dakota, condemned for decades, facing removal as the state plans a $365,000 new administration building to address space needs amid a record enrollment of 2,683 students.
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North Dakota
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks
N. D
Old Main
State Board of Higher Education
Swallowed Token Accepted as Fare in Bus Ruling
In Williamsport a woman who swallowed her transit token won a ruling by Dispatcher Peck Wurster that no extra fare could be charged. She testified she held the token between her lips while adjusting packages and gulped as the driver greeted her.
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Williamsport
Wurster
Food Bank Store Operates Like Bank in Memphis
A Memphis store runs a so called food bank under the Tennessee banking department. The shop uses bank style regulations and bonded tellers to manage frozen food deposits and withdrawals. Customers receive balance statements and accounts are tabulated like ordinary bank ledgers.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis ‘Food Bank
Tennessee Banking Department
Your Food Bank
Bank
Wifely Poke in Eye Improves Sight in Greensboro
Charles H. Doggett reports his wife lightly struck him in the eye during a friendly frolic and doctors say the blow dislodged a five year cataract. The incident improved his vision, though he cautions the treatment might not work again.
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Greensboro
N. C
Charles H. Doggett
Doggett
Bug Blitz Planned by Government for Next Summer
The department of agriculture mobilizes its pest control air force to combat crop and forest insects like the Japanese beetle and gypsy moth. At least 15 planes will spray from the air, supplemented by chartered aircraft and private airports. One plane can spray 1,000 acres daily, far faster than ground methods. Night lighting for small airports costs about 2,600 dollars with lights visible from 15 to 30 miles, while operating costs run around 15 cents per hour.
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Army
Navy
United Nations
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Department of Agriculture
Department
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Lafayette
Ind
Aretz
Seminole Dress and Customs Observed on Brighton Reservation
Washington writer reports on Seminole life at Brighton Florida, noting snake lore, ceremonial attire, and distinctive women’s skirts and hairdress. He describes modern trousers among men, elaborate bead work, the long skirt for Sam Huff, and the practical use of skirts in wet marshy conditions.
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Brighton
Fla
Sam Huff
Sam
Tepee
Hogan
Static suppression powder for car radio cure
The note claims a new powder can cure static in automobile radios from tires. It also mentions a wildlife census this month and a witty remark about aging a year-old turtle and women owning half of steel. A comment about Guatemalan honey substituted for sugar appears, ending with a worldly aside.
Making Slip Covers Successfully
Brighten your home with a 40 page guide on measuring fitting pinning cutting and finishing slip covers. Send 25 cents for the booklet to Weekly Newspaper Service 243 W 17th St New York NY 10011.
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W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
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WNU
U. S. Army
Shanghai
Dakota
Tennessee
America
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Everglades
Sunday Supplement
Boehmer
Florida
Points
Miss
Mrs. Seminole
Indiana
Bankhage
ABC
Kohler OF
Kohler Electric
Kohler
Farm Light & Service
Montana Avenue
Billings, Mont
Ata
O'Sullivan
Athens
Stes Oy
Ty Bean
Doans
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