Uncle Dan on Retirement Follies and Fences of Buckley Aid
Uncle Dan notes social security dreams and rural retirement, cites Congressman Buckley payrolls and back home fence work. He mocks political graft, mentions Ed Doolittle and a country store plan to self-serve purchases, and ends with a joke about orange words and a barn gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Doolittle
Charles Buckley
New York
Washington
Buckley
Fenex
The
Bronx
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Everbody
EA Doolittle
Dan
Grand Saline Band shines in Cotton Carnival Parade
A reader praises the Grand Saline High School Band for its standout performance in the Cotton Carnival Parade and notes the school’s shield logo. The letter also mentions a Doctorate awarded in San Diego and hometown pride shared by former residents Avis Brawner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf Roberson
Grand Saline
Texas
Alf
Grand’ Saline
San Diego
Grand Saliners
Avis Brawner
Tour of Mt Mitake Shows Quiet Japanese Country Life
A visitor describes a Mt Mitake excursion from Tokyo, detailing cable car ascent, hiking, a lunch with English menus, a centuries-old village, silk processing along the road, and remnants of traditional attire and customs. Children wear dark uniforms, and local life blends modernization with enduring practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mitake
Barger
Susie
Flying machine proposal by Army in 1907 for two men
Historical note recalls an Army Air Corps offer in 1907 for a two man flying craft capable of 40 mph. It also mentions the largest dinosaur, a brachiosaurus, reaching about 130,000th size with a leg bone found in Colorado. Gold placer work moved from Virginia and Southern states to California.
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Ime Vss
Army Omanal Corps
Colorado
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Ala Ama
California
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Roberson’s
Hiway
Chuck
Roberson
Winkk
Coolie
Alt
Roberson Sun
Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Campbel
Leroy
Leroy Sim
Ronnie T. SE
Tokyo
Japan
Holland
Main Street
Lord Lewis
Onaee Steel
Southwestern
Sourawesteen Electric Power Company
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