Ann's Little Fib Won Her a Job
In a 1941 tale set at Kingsboro Public Library, Ann Ward meets a tall, well-dressed stranger who pretends to be a reader of Harlow Kenton. After a mistaken belief about Kenton and a playful confession, the man reveals he is actually H. K. James Kenton, writer behind the pen name. He hires Ann as his secretary and invites her to dinner to discuss the job and his works.
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Kingsboro
Ann Ward
Harlow Kenton
Dutch West Indies
Ann
Questoner
Polly Phillips
Polly
H. K. James
Pleasart Lake
New York
Kenton
App
Mr. James
Signs of Decay Showing in Washington Monument
New York reports alarming signs of marble decay in the Washington monument. D W Kessler of the Bureau of Standards argues the spalling indicates natural decay, aggravated by air pollutants and load stress, with frost blamed less and tests not fully reflecting real weathering.
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New York
Washington Monument
D. W. Kessler
Bureau of Standards
Kessler
Freshmen at Ohio U Given New Deal
Ath ens Ohio freshmen, long the underdogs, are granted upper-class privileges by the junior senior governing board. The old green caps and vigilance committee rules are outlawed, and the board urges cooperative spirit and disbanding of the committee while extending equal treatment to all years.
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Ohio U
Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
British Census Takers to Hear True Ages
The census to be taken April 26 will require all women to reveal their ages. Penalties will be imposed for concealing the information. Some legislators are suspected of influencing the secrecy. Westminster reference works notably omit birth dates.
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London
Britain
Westminster
Spinach Can Fading Crops From Drought Hit 1981 Acres
U S kids happy says drought reduced spinach acreage for canning in 1981. California sees 7 027 acres planned for canning, down 16 percent from 8 270 in 1980. Maryland acreage depends on market price and is expected near 1 500 acres if weather broadens.
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U. S
Washington
California
Maryland
Stranger Blood Donation Saves Homeless Boy in Tennessee
A sixteen year old homeless orphan Edgar Chapman receives a pint of blood after a radio appeal. Doctors said a transfusion was essential following a difficult operation and BH D B Milligan of Chicago supplied the successful blood.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Edgar Chapman
D. B
Milligan
Chicago
Funds For Homes Supplied By Banks
A large portion of funds for home building has long been supplied by banks. They support national development with deposits and mortgage loan practices, offering clear terms and stable financing for both construction and home purchases. Bankers advise borrowers and adapt to local needs, aiding the home-building movement.
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Rome C. Stephenson
Vancoement
Farm Service by a Bank in Olympia Opens Cooperative Dept
A bank in Olympia Washington inaugurated a farm service department a year ago and appointed a farm advisor. Close cooperation with the state college extension service continues. Dairying work is done with the Dairy Herd Improvement Association. A pasture contest with four county banks awarded prizes totaling 100. Poultry work is done with the Cooperative Poultry Association. An economic conference for berry growers was aided. The bank farm advisor participates in the county Agricultural Council and Farmers' Market. Six hundred farm business analysis blanks were distributed along with farm account and poultry record books to help farmers start keeping records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Washington
State College Extension Service
Co-operative Poultry Association
Agricultural Council
Rochester Mills and Rossmoyne Society News
Local updates recount visits and weekend guests from Indiana Pittsburgh Altoona New Kensington and Ohio. Included are hospital progress for Leonard Elkin and community happenings at Punxsutawney Brockway and DuBois with multiple families noted and a moving fossil of mill upgrades and a joke about money in stock from a town dialogue.
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Rochester Mills
Ivan Miller
Rouland
Indiana
L. R. Wider
Ronald Richardson
Pittsburgh
Clark Richardson
M. CG. Gibson
Stella
Betty Gibson
Wiliam Jones
Ernest
William Gibson
John Ryen
Altoona
H. H. Ryen
J. P. Miller
Imogene
H. M. Wells
T. M. Dillpatrick
Punxsu
Leonard Elkin
Myr
G. H. Elkin
Punxaytawney Hospital
Norris Johnston
Curtis Oles
DuBois
Merley
Marshall
C. Thompson Marshall
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Pealer & Fell
Anna Gore Daugherty
George W. Daugherty
7Th St
Punxsutawney
Ed. Levey
Browns Hotel
Our
Water Street
Montgomery Ward & CO
Mahoning Street
Punxsutawney, Pa
Ross
DeGaetano Master Cleaners
Philadelphia Street
McClure Nawapaner Syndicate
Y Cwn
Stranger
R. Gc, Stephenson
THE
First National Bank of
Indiana, PA
Rossmoyne
Gladys
Gerlie
Msg
R.W. Webble & CO
Musceson
Daint
Devoe Paint
A. W. Mabon & Sons
Philadelphia St
Penna
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