Santa Claus, Ind. Postmark Boom Driven by Stamp Collectors
Santa Claus Ind. rose to postal prominence due to stamp collectors sending millions of letters and unique postmarks. In 1932 the Santa Claus post office boosted its status, upgrading to third class and handling vast mail volume. Postmaster James F. Martin, a Republican, preserved the tradition by canceling a Christmas Day cover for President Franklin D. Roosevelt with the Santa Claus postmark.
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NEA
Santa Claus
Sancta Claus
Hoosiers
Ind
Indiana
Santa Fe
Claus
Santaclaus
Los Angeles
James F. Martin
Yale
Martin
Harry New
New
Imost
F. R. Martin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Metoo
James Martin
Public Auction of Sallie Duggins Lot in Snow Park
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co substituted as trustee for Prudential Insurance and will sell at public auction in High Point North Carolina on December 26 1934 at 11 A M for cash the Sallie Duggins lot Lot No 6 Block 12 Snow Park described as starting on Cable Street with a 1911 deed chain and heirs including Addie King a minor at adjudication January 25 1927 to Roy C Welborn commissioner.
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Rhoda Peatross
Charles Sioner
Addie King
Co. T. Duggins
William King
Fannie Alice Duggine
Commercial National Bank of
High Point
N. C
Prudential Insurance Company of America
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Office of Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Cable Street
Commerce Street
Sallie Dugsins
June A. Johnson
C. B
Snow Park
A. KB. Frazier
C. T Duggine
Gallie Dugegins
James Dugegins
Neliie Myrick
Nannie Keever
Lucy McKinney
C. T. Duggins
Minnie Loftin
Roy C. Welborn
Wachovia Bank & Trust CO
Soviets Fail to Suppress Plots, Hearings Begin on Capitol Hill
Washington December 20 A new investigation into charges that Soviet Russia ordered groups under its control to seek the overthrow of the American government was opened on Capitol Hill today. William Green, president and others were to testify as inquiries proceed.
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Washington
Dec
Soviet Russia
Capital Hill
William Green
Free cure plan for rupture promoted by Captain Collings
Advertisement claims Captain Collings treated a double rupture after years bedridden and offers the full plan free to readers who send their name and address to Capt. W. A. Collings, Inc. in Watertown New Jersey. It asserts many have reported satisfactory results and urges prompt action before the period ends.
Radical agitators and deportation talk shadow 1930s hearings
McReynolds cites photographs to argue action against radical groups while Green and Woll insist communism ties persist from the Soviet Union. Lawmen plan a permanent committee to curb radical activity and consider deportation of revolution-minded aliens and possibly some naturalized Americans. Meanwhile park staff in Upper Michigan crafts wooden chairs from trunks, and the Latorra family of Chicago numbers 21 with ages 1 to 26.
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McReynolds
Green
House
Senate House
Upper Michigan
Latorra
Chicago
Accusations Mark Hearing On UnAmerican Activities
Matthew Woll of the American Federation of Labor testified before a House committee studying unAmerican activities. Navy commander W L Kirkman testified that Communist agitators including young women sought to incite disloyalty and rebellion by fraternizing with service members. Chairman McReynolds said he might ask the State Department if a Soviet pledge violated.
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Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
House
W. L. Kirkman
Navy
McReynolds
D-Tenn
House Foreign Affaires
Administrator’s Notice of Rufus D Bodenhammer Estate
Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of Rufus D Bodenhammer deceased of Guilford County North Carolina this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate to exhibit them to be signed at 212 Thurston street Point N C on or before November 15 1935 or this notice be pleaded in tar of their recovery All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment November 15 1934 A F Moore Administrator of the Estate of Rufus D Bodenhammer deceased 212 Thurston Street
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Rufus D. Bodenhammer
Guilford County
North Carolina
Thurston Street
Point, N
A. F. Moore
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Joseph Nathan Kane
Royal
Arecanum
France
U.S
Benjamin Franklin
Silas Deane
Arthur Lee
Count de Vergennes
P. Blake
New Haven
Conn
Congress
of the Treasury
Balmon P. Chase
Crosley
Crosley Radio
Toys Wheel Goods
Bargain Furniture Co
West End
The
American Bankers Association
Wachovia
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Salisbury
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