Boyle Studies Grits and Gals
Hal Boyle travels to Connley's Creek North Carolina to explore the two famous Southern charms in 1956. He reports on grits as corn ground and cooked with country ham and gravy and records contrasting views on Southern womanhood from locals, including opinions by two young women and an elderly Southerner. The piece blends humor with cultural stereotypes, concluding with a light note on the enduring mysteries of Southern life.
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Hal Boyle
Connley's Creek
N.C
Southland
Atlanta
Mary
Margie
Marge
State Fair To Seek Tall Corn Big Melons
Madison Wisconsin State Fair announces a new Best of Them All contest for pumpkins squash watermelons and a tall corn stalk category. Entries must reach Farm Crops Division Milwaukee by 1 p.m. August 17 with judging set for August 19. Dandelion greens note ends.
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Madison
Willard M. Masterson
S Mathisen
Farm Crops Division
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Orangeville Social Notes Reach Across Regions
Orangeville residents and relatives gather for visits at White Pines State Park and DeKalb. Families travel to Orlando Florida for a two week stay with Mrs Keuler's relatives. Attendees include the Babler, Bridge, Fowler, Hendrickson, Bostian, Dickinson, Zurbriggen and Reeser families, plus others from Orangeville and Rockford. Tulip festival attendees include Mrs James Reeser and Mrs Ralph Babor among others. Wayne Homan starts new job in Rockford and lives with sister Mrs Henry Vetterli. Judy Folgate travels for a cousin’s wedding and returns to Elmhurst College with her mother Mrs Victor Folgate and Joyce Folgate.
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Vernon Best
White Pines State Park
Harry Keuler
Glenn Keuler
Oscar Babler
Magnolia
John Babler
Emma Babler
Wayne Babler
St. Louis
Will Babler
Orlando
Florida
J. Milton Bostian
Virgil Dickinson
Orangeville
Herman P. Zurbriggen
DeKalb
Holland, Mich
Mmes
James Reeser
George Obert
Ralph Bab
Mary Reeser
Ray Dietmeier
Madison
Wayne Homan
Rockford
Henry Vetterli
Arline Avenue
Arthur Miller
Monticello
Guy Boyer
Judy Folgate
Noreen Zimmerman
McConnell
Judy
Elmhurst College
Victor Folgate
Joyce Folgate
Otto Folgate
Stanley Hill
Alvin
Tulip Festival Weekend Travel Report
Ketelhut of Freeport accompanied by Mr and Mrs Vernon Adieman Beloit to Holland Michigan for the Tulip Festival weekend. Lois Best Freeport and Mrs S M Jensen stayed with Marie and Dwight Hull during their parents absence. Mrs Emma Homan left for Springfield to attend the Illinois Nursing Home Board meeting.
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Ketelhut
Freeport
Vernon Adieman
Beloit
Holland
Mich
Lois Best
S. M. Jensen
Marie
Dwight Hull
Emma Homan
Springfield
Ilinois Nursing Home
Power use on Kentucky REA lines rises 1947 to 1954
Average power consumption on Rural Electrification Administration lines in Kentucky rose from 90 kWh in December 1947 to 205 kWh in December 1954, reflecting growing electric usage and expansion.
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Rural Electrification Administration
Kentucky
Water use curbed in nine British towns
Restrictions on water use were ordered in nine towns as Britain endures its driest spring since 1999. London officials said supplies are adequate for several weeks, but warned a drought declaration could follow if rain does not arrive by Saturday.
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London
Britain
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