Marjorie pursues purchase of her parents’ house
Marjorie rapidly arranges cash support and legal help to buy back her father's house in Chicago. She meets with Mr Horgan and a Chicago attorney, networks for financing, and plans to secure the property before Christmas while keeping details private. Betty aids with errands as the house begins to feel like home.
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Brentwood
Mr. Gay
Jore
Mr Horgan
Marjorie
Mr. Horgan
Chicago
Betty
Wetherill
Mr. Melbourne
Celeago
Teo
Melbourne
William Bryant
Federal Trust Company
Hamilton, McIvor
Ted
Anther
Mr. Bryant
Detty
Aster Street
Campaign Against Erosion Underway Across Nation
The Soil Conservation Service launched a nationwide fight against man-made soil erosion in 1933. Over six years, 175 demonstration areas in 45 states and Puerto Rico, and work at 360 CCC camps. The program includes 12 million acres under 70,000 landowners and 40 million acres in 68 districts across 19 states.
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Soil Erosion Service
Soil Conservation Service
Puerto Rico
C.C.C
Santa Fe Trail and Early American Trading Expeditions
The article traces 18th and early 19th century trade between New Mexico and the United States and France. It covers the Santa Fe trade’s origins, pivotal explorer-led expeditions, and the Pike expedition near the Arkansas and Rio Grande regions as the U.S. expanded westward. It highlights barter economies, key figures like Purseley Purcell and Zebulon Pike, and the clash of Spanish and American interests in New Mexico.
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New Mexico
Taos
Chihuahua
Santa Fe
Mallet Brothers
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Platte
Pawnee
Kansas
Pike
New Orleans
Arkansas
Crescent City
Arkansas River
Amos Stoddard
Spain
Louis XV
France
Upper
Pueblo
Colorado
Havana
Rocky Mountains
United States
Daniel Boone
Mississippi River
Louisiana Purchase
William Morrison
Kaskaskia
St Louis
Baptiste la Lande
Platte River
James Pursely
Purcell
Bardstown
Kentucky
Desert Plains
Purseley
Colorado Mountains
Pursely
Red River
Canadian River
Rio del Norte
Rio Grande River
Natchitoches
Captain Pike
Rio Colorado
el Camino Real
San Antonio de Bexar
Texas
el Dorado
Don Facundo Melgares
Ships Use More Power When Moving In Shallow Water
Ships draw more water while underway than at anchor. It requires greater power to drive a vessel in shallow water than in deep water.
The Lost Egyptian Era Shoncascally Art
The phrase credits shoncascally as first used by Egyptians before becoming a lost art. No further context or details are provided about its practice or historical significance.
Electric fencing could cut farm costs, says Texas professor
Prof H A Nelson of Southwest Texas State Teachers College reports that about 80 percent of fencing costs can be eliminated by using electric fences. He notes electric fencing works for horses, hogs, and cattle, with wire height adjusted by animal type. Agriculture students are learning to build complete units.
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San Marcos
Texas
H. A. Nelson
Agriculture Department
Texas State Teachers College
Nelbén
Nelson
World Fair Exhibit Shows Vast Scale Model
The Hfelike Futurama display at the General Motors Highways and Horizons exhibit presents a moving chair view of a countryside section with about 500000 scale buildings and over 1000000 trees spanning 18 species.
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General Motors
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Harper Herad
First State Bank
of Harper
Aber
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Kerrville, Texas
Me. A.C
Wendel
Prep
Leon F. Zwiener
Optometrist
Fredericksburg
Dr. le Gear
A. C
Tendel, Prop
Dolph Stehling
Goodrich
Silvertown
Gulf
Eintracht
Herman
Jack
Nation
Bride
Albert C, Rose
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
American Road Builders
Feature Service
Ledala
E. E. Saenger Lumser Company
Patronize Herald Advertisers
H. Welgs
Woerner
Erwin Woerner
ANB Rangrers
Alex Mittendorf
Fredericksburg, Wexas
Aermotor Mills
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Fredericksburg, Texas
WM. Schroeder, JR
de Soto
Plymouth Sales and Service
Firestone Tires
Willard Batteries
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