STORIES IN STAMPS AND OLD MESSAGES
A 1936 NEA Service feature recounts the Pony Express relay from St. Joseph to the west coast in 1860 1861 including the Wells Fargo takeover and the first transcontinental telegraph. It notes private stamps and a later 1869 United States stamp depicting the courier. The leaflet on ancient Rome and papyrus writing is described with images of catacombs artillery and Vestal Virgins and is offered free by mail with a stamped return envelope.
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Joseph
New York
Panama
Isthmus
San Francisco
St. Jo
Sacramento
West Coast
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Pony Express
United States
NEA Service, Inc
Egypt
Rome and the Olden Romans in Uncle Rays Corner
Dorothy Stueckle asks about Latin and how it entered English. The leaflet Rome and the Olden Romans explains Latin influence on English via Gaul and Norman French, noting long words of Latin origin and short words of Anglo Saxon. It describes Roman schooling and writing with wax tablets.
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Dorothy Stueckle
Rome
Gaul
France
Normany
English Channel
England
Guage
Request for Free Copy of Seven Wonders Leaflet
A reader writes to Uncle Ray at The Enterprise in High Point requesting a complimentary illustrated leaflet titled Seven Wonders of the World. The note includes a stamped return envelope and asks for distribution to the sender’s city or village, street or rural route, and state or province.
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Uncle Ray
High Point, N
New Strong Man and World of Clues Puzzle List
A puzzle page lists across and down clues from 1 to 53 with themes around strength government titles and various word hints. Entries include definitions for geography, anatomy, and objects such as insect, shell, and winged terms, plus crossword style references.
Court Convictions In State Decline
RALEIGH Oct 3 Oscar Pitts acting director of the penal division announced a check of court convictions in 18 counties permitting whisky sales showed 11 had increases from liquor charges last fiscal year versus 1934 35. Six counties Craven Greene Beaufort Halifax Moore Onslow had decreases and Warren county stood at 24 convictions each period. Statewide total convictions declined with some nonwet counties reporting increases in the same charges.
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Raleigh
Oscar Pitts
Craven
Greene
Beaufort
Halifax
Moore
Onslow
Warren County
Alleghany
Bladen
Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Cleveland
Cherokee
Camden
Forsyth
Haywood
Henderson
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Orange
Perquimans
Robeson
Rockingham
Sampson
Scotland
Wake
Yancey
Regional Meet Ay Associated Press Goldsboro
The American Red Cross will hold a regional conference next Tuesday. A cross fox is one with a dark line along the spine and any other across the shoulders. Fine specimens are worth an extra price to the trapper.
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Associated Press
Goldsboro
American Red Cross
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