Oldest Industrial Insurance Policy in America Found in Newark
Edna I. Biegle of 368 Clinton Avenue Newark cherishes contract No. 11 from the Prudential Friendly Society issued November 15 1875 as the oldest industrial life policy in force in the United States The $1.25 total payments over fifty years mark a sentimental tie to Prudential’s early era with founder John F Dryden and first director William F Drake.
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Edna I. Biegle
Clinton Avenue
Newark
N. J
America
Prudential Friendly Society
Friendly Society
Prudential Insurance Company of America
John F. Dryden
The
Prudential
William F. Drake
Miss Bleyle
Convention Echoes In Graham As Band Wins Prizes
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. King and son Beverly attended the Graham convention. DeMolay Band won first place in Mineral Wells. Miss Kathleen Criswell visited relatives and attended the convention. Miss Frances Miller became Miss Graham and Mrs. J. J. Akin Madam Graham in a gala crowning. Tea dances and galore receptions themed the sponsor event with Escorts Hamp ton and Akin.
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B. W. King and Son
Beverly
H. M. Smith
Mineral Wells
Kathleen Criswell
Mineral Well
Graham
Miss Frances Miller
Miss Graham
J. J. Akin
Madam Graham
Miss Miller
Mrs. Akin
C. Hampton
Morris FamilyVisits in Fort Worth and Mineral Wells
Dr and Mrs W A Morris and daughter Lucy visited a resort city last week and were greeted by Misses Martha Mae and Catherine T C U students in Fort Worth. Mrs Morris joined them for Mothers Day. Bladen Garrett enjoyed Mineral Wells during the convention. Phil Huey known as the Graham flapper drew attention in a seven mile parade impersonating a flapper.
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G. W. Miller
Bladen Garrett
Phil Huey
Graham
Seven Mile
Graham National Bank
Citizens push for better roads after overnight convention turnout
The letter notes many citizens returning home Tuesday night and Wednesday faced road difficulties with some abandoning cars in ditches until assistance arrived. It lists attendees at headquarters including Mayor A B Eddleman and several named couples among others, stressing a need for improved road infrastructure.
Gold Mines in a Desert Near Kalgoorlie
The Kalgoorlie mines lie in a waterless interior of Australia. Kalgoorlie and its surrounding cities with thousands rely on a coastal water supply pumped from Perth through 350 miles of steel pipes.
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Kalgoorie
Australia
Perth
Tax Cuts and Living Costs Stir Voter Frustration
Local commentary criticizes tax cuts and rising living costs ahead of the election. The writer argues politicians promised reductions but notes higher expenses and government needs. The piece attacks media as biased while predicting further tax slashes to come.
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Daily Hokus
Hotue
Obituary of Eld. D. J. E. Clark
Obituary recounts the life of Eld. D J E Clark born July 11 1849 in Denton County Texas. He joined the Confederate army at fourteen and preached for forty eight years including final sermon at Duran New Mexico in 1922. He died near Hale Center Texas on March 11 of this year with six living children present.
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Samuel Clark
Illinois
Father
Denton County
Texas
Parker County
Plains of
Curty Deuson
New Mexico
Mary L. Miller
James Bedford
J. T. Clark
Trinidad
Col
Vermado Canyon
Dawson
Cimerone
Colorado
Clear Fork
Duran
God
Plains
Hale Center
New Lives for Old war time secret service tale
Betty Compson stars in New Lives for Old a Paramount drama shown May 18 19 at the National Theatre. The film follows American and French troops amid intrigue with Compson shifting between a Norman peasant girl and Parisian dancer as tension builds to a dramatic climax.
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Betty Compson
Paramount
National Theatre
Betty
Life is not so short but there is always time for courtesy
A reflective quote attributed to Emerson about the value of courtesy and time, emphasizing politeness as a constant practice regardless of life’s length.
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Emerson
In the Sultan's Palace Lights Shine by Delco Light Plant
The palace of the Sultan of Selangor on the Malay Peninsula uses a Delco-Light plant from General Motors to furnish modern electric illumination.
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Palseé
Sultan of
Selangor
Malay Peninsula
General Motors
Marriage Licenses Granted to Local Couples
B C Crick and Bernice Hen son Esther Mae Gilmore and Robert Chumley Williams and Willie Bell Shaw are listed as marriage license pairs. The note questions a mistaken identity concerning a Seattle man, Addison Sims, recalling a ten year old $5 loan.
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Robert Chumley
Esther Mae Gilmore
R. A. Williams
Willie Bell Shaw
Not Working He Was Doomed to Failure
The passage recalls a man whose lifelong failures begin with a trivial act. A blunt employer rebukes him for whistling while at work, and the response reveals the young worker’s stubborn self perception and misfit attitude in his first job.
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Burlington Hawk-Eye
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Hattie P. Miller
C. W. Johnson
W. F. Schenck
Ludwell Reed
M. K. Graham
J. T. Rickman
T. R. Paden
J. G. Wootten
J. W. Henry
H. B. Street
W. D. Norman
W. H. Jarnagin
J. L. Hatchock
F. M. Burkett
R. E. Lynch
A. B. Eddleman
Lillian Widmayer
Lillian
Joe Harness
E. L. Gipson
M. C. Snoddy
Eld
D. J. E. Clark
Brother Fisher
Secret Service
Paris
Paris Tailors
C. C. Shamburger
North Grove Street
Craham, Texas
B. C. Crick
Miss Bernice Hen
Addison Sims
Seattle
Liberal
Edward McCullough
Lindy
Amos
Joe
Hussand
Her
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