Walt Mason Poet Dies in California at 77
San Diego Cal June 22 Walt Mason 77 humorist and poet died at his La Jolla home after weeks of illness He was born in Columbus Ontario May 4 1862 and came to the United States in 1880 His poems appeared in about 200 newspapers Mason survived by a daughter Mary and his wife died in 1936 His work spanned The Hornet Emporia Gazette and William Allen White's Gazette titled Uncle Walt He earned worldwide notice for The Little Green Tents The Journey and The Eyes of Lincoln.
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Walt Whitman Masonic Move Brightens Poet's Final Years
The passage recalls Walt Whitman’s school struggles with arithmetic and geography, his love of Gray's Elegy and poetry, and his success writing rhymed news and short poems syndicated to many papers. It notes his move with the Masons from Emporia to La Jolla in 1921 and his peaceful seaside Villa where he sent daily verse couriers to the world.
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Heinz Wife Suffered Wrist Gashes in Pasadena
Mrs Helen Clay Heinz 21 daughter in law of Pittsburgh pickle canner rushed to hospital after wrist wounds described by police as a personal safety incident. Officers quoted her saying she could not stand any longer. mother said she was having trouble with husband Rust Heinz. marriage had been a social event in May 1937.
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Grocer Leo Hirsch Tops 63 Question Test at National Meet
Kansas City June 22 Upi Leo Hirsch of Pueblo Colorado won a 63 question exam for grocers beating about 400 competitors at a National Association of Retail Grocers convention banquet attended by 3000. He correctly defined onions elvers mangos shaddocks and other terms while noting an elver is a young eel and a shaddock is a citrus fruit.
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Increase in receipts for U S farmers this year
American farmers earned a cash income of 2.829 billion dollars from produce sales and government benefit payments in the first five months of the year, the Bureau of Agricultural Economies reported.
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Income figures show shifts in marketed products and subsidies
The report notes a $47 million rise over last year in overall income. Marketed products yield $2.466 billion versus $2.57 billion the previous year. Government benefit payments rise to $363 million from $212 million. May income is $589 million with $81 million in subsidies, compared with April at $553 million and May last year at $554 million.
Mrs Roosevelt Advised to Attend to Her Own Knitting
Northampton Massachusetts June 22 Mayor William Feiker urges Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt to attend to her own knitting after she opposed a mayoral stance on wives working. He cites Grace Coolidge as a discreet example and asks the first lady to refrain from public advocacy. The Journal-World offers a vacation gift subscription at 40 cents a month.
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Tanlac Promises Clearer Skin and Health Boost
Advert reads Tanlac to improve sluggish stomach and bowels and clear pimples and muddy skin. Claims poisons in blood from wasted digestion cause skin problems and fatigue. Says Tanlac toning formula has helped millions for over 20 years and urges readers to ask a druggist for it.
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