Mayo sisters take over wallpaper hanging in Battle Creek
In Battle Creek Michigan Mayo sisters Alice and Nellie hang wallpaper from early morning to six at night. Both are married to brothers and have worked twenty years in the trade. They began in Nashville Michigan where neighbors helped. They raise families and say their work is a woman’s business, despite some male resistance.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Mayo
Alice
Nellie
Nashville
Green Sisters
Alice Mayo
OUT OUR WAY Cartoon Strip
Daily comic panel by J. R. Williams shows a lighthearted gag with a family scene and witty caption. The strip reflects mid‑century humor and everyday domestic life.
Cab Firm Enforces 30 MPH Limit With Governors
Billy Bob Watt, manager of a Fort Worth cab company, orders drivers not to exceed 30 miles per hour. He has installed speed governors that honk at 30 mph and cut the motor at 40 mph as part of a traffic safety campaign.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Billy Bob Watt
Farmers United in Dispute Over Oil in Benton Wisconsin
Franklin county farmers defend oil rights beneath their land amid a long legal battle with coal firms and oil operators. Deeds show coal only or coal plus minerals, while oil rights clash with trust claims. Court actions and restraining orders shape production as Revs Stalcup urges nonviolence in a tense Benton oil field with about 50 wells active and 50 more planned.
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Benton, WI
U.P
Franklin County
The
Coal Company
Oil Producers
Farmers’ Oil Protective Association
Chicago, Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co
E. 8
Adkins
Shell Oil Co
U. S. District Court
Henry B. Stalcup
Farmers’ Protective Association
Benton
Copperhead Beheading Incident In Seaford
Charles Collins clearing a road with a scythe in Seaford Del hears a hiss and discovers a decapitated copperhead snake under tall grass near his leg. The strike ends when the head is severed and the snake is found a foot away.
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Seaford
Del
Charles Collins
Steps in the Fog Chapter Twelve Confronts Espionage
Deborah learns Stephan was wounded while thwarting an overseas spy network. Hilton explains that Stephan intercepted papers and foiled a meeting with the European agent, but others escaped or were captured. The danger lingers as Hilton warns Deborah of ongoing covert risks and Stephan’s mission ahead.
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Stephan
Deborah
Hilton
Cape Cod
Finis
K. X
United States Defense
Mr. X
Wilhelm
Earth
von Thalmann
Jose Pastia
Mr. Hilton
Coast Guard
Washington
Ipren
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Linton
Correll Electric
Vincennes St
Paul Rice
Martinsville
Ind
Holt Monument Works
Bloomfield
Linton Ice &Locker Co
National Radio Institute
Dale's Radio Shop
S. W
Cravens Dry Cleaners
Indiana
Harbin
Mobil Service
St. N. E
Bloomfield Loan Company
Bloomfield State Bank
Linton Finance Company
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Wyatt
Dugger
Croft Bros
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Business Directory
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Switz City
Johnson
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Eads Hatchery
Elnora
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Lyons
Shutt’s
FLY Fisherman Headquarters
Red’s Sporting Goods
Linton Daily Citizen
First Street
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J. W. Porter
Sullivan Fertilizer Co
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Roy A. Borders
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Plymouth
Charles Criss
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Westinghouse
Harry Phillips
Tenth Street
Carl Roach
Oliver
Baird Bros
Lyons, Ind
McCormick Deering Binder
J. A. Sparks
Smith Plant Farm
J. R. Williams
NFA Service, Inc
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Stawams
Beheads
Copperhead
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Jose
Lot
Gaspar
Red Ryder
U.S
NEA Service
Fred Harman
Bridgie
NEA Service, Inc
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Conlon
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Cushing
Froeschke
Hixson
Sahm
Dearmin & Company
LUX
AX & Fry
Powell
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A St., N.E
Roper Ranges
Baxley Appliance Company
Main St
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Avery
Murray
Lester Packing CO
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Hamilton Drug CO
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