Santa Claus Indiana and its mail mystique highlighted
A vintage Indy press piece recalls Santa Claus Indiana and postmaster Jim Martin handling thousands of letters yearly as the town grew famous. Claude Wolff first publicized the hamlet near Spencer County, with Lincoln City nearby and Evansville to the southwest, cementing the village on the map.
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Santa’ Claus
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Santa Claus
Indiana
Jimmy
Martin
Claude HL Wolff
Indianapolis
Hoosier
Spencer County
Ohio ‘River
Lincoln
Ohio River
Zion
Lincoln City
Telli City
Evansville
Illiana Hershel
Mae
Wolff
Attle Town
Ilroid
Italy urges use of rice in wartime meals
The Italian government seeks to popularize rice to safeguard wheat supplies. Rice appears in army rations with a higher share, and a nationwide campaign runs via radio, billboards, and a special issue of eat rice stamps to promote consumption.
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Italy
Rome
Harvesters Use Boats to Harvest Flooded Maize
In San Angelo Texas a two boat method harvested maize on a fifteen acre field flooded by rain near the city. George W Killen directed the boats to prevent ducks and geese from eating the grain.
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San Angelo
Texas
George W. Killen
Christmas at the White House through presidential ages
A quirky tour of White House Yuletides from Washington era to Theodore Roosevelt, recounting holiday scenes in the executive mansion. Andrew Jackson’s stocking surprise, Lincoln toy shopping, Taft’s carolers, and playful presidents frame a portrait of festive history.
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Andrew Jackson
Rachel
White House
Lincoln
New York Avenue
Willie
Tad
Roosevelt
Quentin
Archie
Taft
Reys
Adams
Hoover
Tad Lincoln
Roosevelt Boys
Nelson to Ship 2000 Turkeys From Blevins to New Orleans
M L Nelson of Blevins plans a Friday departure to New Orleans with about 1000 turkeys and a similar count of other poultry. The shipment, destined for Thanksgiving and Christmas markets, includes hens and roosters loaded in the same car. Many birds were raised in confinement, a method praised by some growers for its perceived benefits.
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New Orleans
M. L. Nelson
Blevins
Toad
Nelson & Company Dealing in Furs in Blevins
M L Nelson Co of Blevins runs a mercantile establishment and is a leading buyer of poultry and fur in the county. Saturday the firm purchased about 100 dollars worth of furs. Local trappers report they can obtain better prices from this company than from other fur dealers this season.
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M. L. Nelson& Co
Blevins
Squirrel hunt and social notes from Sweet Home area
Dense local items record a Wednesday squirrel hunt near Chester Yarberry with eleven taken, plus numerous visits and shopping trips in Prescott by Mrs. W. T. Yarberry, Mrs. S. A. Sewell, Mrs. Homer Brown, and others. Local basketball loss for the Sweet Home boys at Ross ton, plus multiple kin visits and hunting outings through the week in the Davis Carman and Yarberry communities.
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Chester Yarberry
Davis Carman
Elvin’ Campbell
W. T. Yarberry
S. A. Sewell
Prescott
Zack Brooks
Willie Stone
Homer Brown
Bearden
W. B.’ Campbell
Beatrice Salmons
Willie Whiteside
Lorene Hartless
Clifford Huskey
Robert Peachsy
J. A. Huskey
Taff Barr
Sweet Home Boys
Rosston
John Aglin
Dallas
Texas
W. R. Campbell
Cora, Hickoky
Carpentale
Tllinois
W. L. We- Danegard
Homer Kennedy
Little Rock
Bert Carman
Palm Leaves Rise as New Fertilizer Market
Havana reports palm leaves, long a tropical commodity, shown to be effective as fertilizer. American financier Russell Cunningham and botanist Clarence F. Hyrne discussed with Dr. Julio de Cardenas, head of Cuba’s Cupan laboratories, potential deposits exceeding 100000 tons in Santa Clara province and plans for a factory near the site and direct U.S. shipments.
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Havana
Tropics
Russell Cunningham
Clarence F. Hyrne
Julio de Cardenas
Cupan Department of Agriculture
Santa Clara
United States
Blevins Notes Local Residents And Family Events
Mrs H M Stephens Jr visited relatives in Nashville Sunday. Miss Adams Blevins High School teacher was ill three days last week and Lola Bruce carried on her classes. Lavelle Brute, ill for weeks, is improving steadily. Joe Bailey of Marlbrook was called to Royston Wednesday by the death of his grandson. A H Wade spent Saturday in Quan ch business.
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H. M. Stephens Jr
Nashville Stunday
Miss Adams
Blevins High School
Lola Bruce
Lavelle Brute
Joe Bailey
Marlbrook
I Royston
A. H. Wade
Quanch
Farm Dwellers Decrease Washington
The Agriculture Department estimates 900,000 fewer people are farming in America than last year. The decline reflects shifting rural habits and changes in agricultural employment across the country.
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Washington
Methodist Christmas Pageant At Blevins Planned
The Methodist church at Blevins is staging a Christmas pageant titled White Christmas. The impressive program features scenes centered on the nativity of Christ with carols interspersed. Gifts from Sunday school classes will be presented to the King, as 30 or more characters perform. The pageant will be held Sunday evening, December 21.
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Blevins
Christ
Henderson League Union Holds Meeting
The Henderson League Union groups from Belving Blevins Prescott Prescott Circuit Emmet Gordon and Okalana met at Belving Friday December 12 with district Epworth League secretary Drew Avance presiding. Chapters from Blevins Prescott Emmet and Gordon presented numbers. Delegations attended from these leagues and Midway church. Refreshments included sandwiches hot beverages and cake. The January meeting will be at Midway church.
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Herderson League Union
Epworth
Belving
Prescott
Emmet
Gordon
Okalana
Bleving
Drew Avance
Epworth League
Blevins
Belton Sunday School Activities and Local Happenings
The Belton area reports well attended Sunday School and B P U services with singing. A 10 year old John Roberts injured a finger when a dynamite cap exploded in his hand. Residents from Frost Texas moved here last week. Thanksgiving events included pecan hunts and picnics. Local social visits featured Lena Ray Mark Keeting Winnie Rhodes and Grant Oklahoma residents. Numerous guests attended church gatherings and an W M A meeting focused on aid in China. Others visiting relatives include W T Wheeless and children from Amherst. A birthday party for Carl Manning drew friends. A local ball game between Bellon and McCaskill drew a crowd but was a practice game due to McCaskill player absence.
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John Roberts
J. V. Hampton
Frost
Texas
Lena Ray
Mark Keeting
Winnie Rhodes
A. J. Rhodes
Grant
Oklahoma
W. T. Daniel
Oren Harvis
Prescott
China
Wi T. Wheeless
Amhurst
C. T. Dotson
J.A. Bley
Joe Wilson
McCaskill
J. P. Pickett
Gladys Webb
Adel Wilson
Bro
Mrz
Bolton
Holton
Mry
Truck Growers to Meet Soon After January 1
A meeting of the truck growers in the Blevins territory will be called shortly after January 1 to discuss the 1931 truck production. The Blevins trade area ships more truck than any other part of Southwest Arkansas. The feature crops are radishes and cantaloupe. This season about 0 car loads of these two crops were harvested.
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Blevins
Blevins Trade
Arkansas
First Business Woman Was Printer of Books in 1808
Washington reports that Pane Aitken, printing books in Philadelphia in 1808, is held as the first American businesswoman in ongoing federation research. Other early figures include Mrs. Elizabeth Timothy of Charleston who ran her husband's print shop in 1838 and Mrs. Hanna Cole who operated across the Missouri River.
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Washington
Pane Aitken
Philadelphia
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Elizabeth Timothy
Charleston
S. C
Hanna Cole
Missouri Rivers
Goose Keeps Longevity Record for Hudson Farmer
Old Goose Good Layer Hudson farmer John Robin claims state longevity record for geese with a 21 year old bird still laying about a dozen eggs annually.
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Hudson
Iowa
John Robinso
Duluth Elevators Stock Record 40 Million Bushels Planned
Duluth and Superior elevators will hold a record 40 million bushels this winter marking the largest supply ever. The massive stock aims to cover demand through the season as markets anticipate steady grain flow and storage capacity expands.
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Duluth. Minn
Duluth
Superior
Widow crops statistician breaks gender barriers in Chicago
CHICAGO. A feature profile spotlights Mrs. E H Miller, a widow and mother who compiles crop reports for James E. Bennett Co. She leads a bureau serving 3,000 grain dealers and 2,500 cotton ginners. Born near Memphis, she studied statistics after starting as a stenographer. She travels by train and car to gather field data and mails reports to clients under the byline Mr BE Hy Miller. Her rise mirrors Canada’s Mrs. Cora Hinds of Winnipeg.
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Chicago
Miller
Apple Butter Fund Drive For Church Surges
Women of the Carnesle Episcopal church organized a bake and fundraiser to finish a new $40,000 church. Large kettles boiled in a member’s yard as volunteers stirred tasted and heated. The result was gallons of home made apple butter sold with a simple label to raise funds.
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Fittsburgh
Carnesle Episcopal Church
Louisiana tests oat varieties for resilience in heat
Louisiana State University researchers test oats to find varieties that survive Louisiana heat and resist frost. The experimental staff seek forage crops suited to local climate conditions and aim to identify oat types with stronger drought tolerance and winter hardiness.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Experimental
Louisiana
Bottle Collecting Hobby on North Carolina Shores
Elizabeth City writer Earl Dean collects empty whisky bottles washed ashore along the outer banks. He preserves dozens of bottles and labels, some describing old contents, reflecting a curiosity about maritime waste and vintage labels.
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Elizabeth City
N, C
T. Earl Dean
Mason Receives Long‑Delayed Check for 1894 Rail Work
In Reidsville North Carolina Mason worked seven days in January 1894 on an extra railroad brakework for the Southern Railway. A 33 year lag ended when a four dollar twelve cent check arrived at Asheville by mistake then went to Washington and was finally rediscovered by Mason who inquired and obtained the payment.
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Reidsville
N, C
Wr—C
Mason
Southern Railay
Asheville
Washington
Cat Fosters Beagle Pup in Newhope Story
A venerable cat owned by Mrs. Allen Belcher in Newhope West Virginia has fostered a beagle pup since it was one day old. Now seven months old, the pup is larger than the cat, yet the pair remain inseparable with the cat acting as protector.
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Newhope
W. Va
Iupr
Allen Belcher
Poultry Trade Leader Stone Expands Mills and Gin
B G Stone operates a mercantile business and poultry trade in a territory near McCwelelll. He owns a modern cotton gin and plans a new facility. Reports say the gin may produce 403 bales of cotton by early stages, with additional shipments expected.
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B. G. Stone
Ogdts
He's My Pal comed y to be staged at Blevins High School
A school auditorium program titled He's My Pal will be presented Friday December 19 at 7 o clock. The cast features Blevins High School students directed by Mrs Glen Coke a teacher. Admission costs 25 and 15 cents with proceeds for basketball equipment for boys and girls. It is the first public entertainment of the current school year and a large crowd is expected.
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Bleyii
Atudents
Blevins High School
Glen Coke
Blevins
Seer Ues
Poultry Marketing Push Aims for Better Egg Quality Memphis Plan
A Memphis based effort by a group of producers under the Tri-State Poultry Association seeks to elevate egg quality and pricing through standardized grading and branding. The plan targets wholesale buyers with uniform, clean, fresh eggs and tight penalties for inferior stock, backed by state market officials and local retailers. The initiative aims to replicate successful models from New England and New Jersey, extending to broader markets once proven in Memphis.
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Tacisia
Naw Tngland Group
Lame Cooperative
Adt
New Jersey Poultrymen
Cig
NGBA
Atolen Nesta
Ferror
Memphis
Teno
Tri-State Poultry Association
al Bleyn
Medicarton
Popett
Will Bopatly
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