Farm Women and Electric Power in Rural America
An article describes how rural electrification transforms farm life by easing domestic labor. It highlights electric stoves refrigerators washing machines irons and water heaters as time savers and safety improvements enabling homemakers to cook laundry bathe and care for food more efficiently while freeing time for sewing neighborly duties and rest.
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Sun
Gromer
America
Nancy Hotika
Abe Lincoln
Dudgery
Taritia
Healthful electric refrigerators gain prominence for farm use
The piece extols electric refrigerators as crucial for health and food savings on farms. It notes their growing national impact, energy efficiency, and role in expanding menus, while acknowledging seasonal limits in extreme weather. Historical data show rising U.S. exports and preeminence in electric appliance sales since 1931.
REA speeds action on farm labor saving devices
A historical note describes the REA expediting project applications to bring drudgery-saving appliances such as vacuum cleaners and electric sewing machines to farm women who have long endured hard manual labor. The emphasis is on turnover and wider availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
REA
Efficient Refrigerators For Farm Households
The Iowa Engineering Experiment Station finds 1 to 15 cubic feet per person as a practical farm refrigerator size and notes energy use does not rise with capacity. A 6 to 7 cubic foot standard unit uses about 50 kWh monthly for a 4 or 5 person family. Proper use and cooling practices cut operating costs. missteps like leaving doors open raise bills, as an example from a village where air cooling with a kitchen fan lowered costs after a high initial bill.
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Iowa
Relatives and visitors in Blevins and Hope area
Miss Thalia Nolen of Texarkana visits her parents in Blevins while Miss Sue Fore of Prescott stays with the Wade family. Hunts, Bonds, and Carter families from Texarkana, Shreveport, and nearby towns appear as weekend guests and visitors. Geraldine Stone and J W Hardy wed Saturday night, joining Earl Stone’s household in Blevins.
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Thalia Nolen
Texarkana
H. E. Nolen
Sue Fore
Prescott
Johnnie Wade
H. E. Beauchamp
Houston
Blevins
Rey L. Bonds
Teressa Ann
Walton Bonds
Jack Bonds
Julia Chester Hospital
Hope
M. D. Wiliams
Gordon
Marlbrook Presbyterian Church
Howard Honea
Roy W. Bonds
Dale Bonds
Watt Bonds
Henderson State College
Aricadelphia
Andrew J. White
Jack
Waldo
Sid Mouser
Charlie Carter
Pearl Carter
Shreveport
Chas E. Brooks
Geraldine Stone
Earl Stone
J. W Hardy
Aubrey Stewart
Kay Brooks
Wade Huskey
Mary Ann
H. H. Huzkey
Harry C. Bonds
George W. Hunt
Gladys Hit
George W. Hunt Jr
Tom J. Stewart
Charline Stewart
Dwight Stewart
Doctor or coat buyer remark circles around leftovers
A brief comic exchange features a customer doubting a tailor by joking he may be a doctor if he retains body parts. The clerk insists the coat is the customer’s own, while noting the garment is too tight and short for wear.
Rural Electrification Push Aims at Farm Power Gaps
The Rural Electrification Administration seeks to boost farm power across regions where electrification lags, citing Western irrigation use and dense Northeast activity. It outlines lower line costs, reduced or eliminated extension contributions, simpler rates, and federal support via MEA loans, the Electric Home and Farm Authority, and FHA facilities to fund lines and appliances.
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Caroline
Hanover Counties
Virginia
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
Micetric Home and Farm Authority
Federal Housing Administration
Wedding Notice Is Mother’s Job
Engaged and wedding announcements are often handled by the bride’s mother. The article lists vital details for editors including full names, parents’ addresses, dates, locations, attendance, attire, receptions, and future living arrangements. It cautions to confirm spellings and accuracy and to write down information.
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Joan Durham
Society
Kees Alf
Nate
Ian
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