Tennessee Engineer Discharged Over Nonrepayment Letter
Secretary Ickes dismissed Harry S. Berry public works engineer for Tennessee after Berry stated in a letter to civic groups that loans for nonfederal projects would not have to be repaid. Ickes said Berry’s circular on the Tennessee State Public Works Advisory Board letterhead misled municipalities and emphasized that Public Works Administration loans are loans to be repaid.
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Washington
Ickes
Harry S. Berry
State of
Tennessee
Berry
Tennessee State Public Works Advisory Board
Public Works Works Administration
Birthday Celebration in Johnson City Honors Mrs Werner
Mrs F J Werner of Johnson City celebrated her birthday at the home of Joe A Dietschke on Sunday November 5 A fine dinner and lunch were served Attending were Mr and Mrs F J Werner Mr and Mrs Robert Sommer Mr and Mrs Erwin Krischke Mr and Mrs Frank J Wick and children Miss Tonie Matula Mr and Mrs Raymond Olsovsky Mr and Mrs J J Mueller Mr and Mrs Adolf Ehler and children Mr and Mrs Rud A Haas and children Mr and Mrs Frank Dietschke and children Mr A J Elster and son Mr August Elster Sr Della Antrich Lorene Parma Annie Etlinger Clara Schoenfeld Alice Kaiser Lisette Winkenwaerder and Bessie Micalka Buster Etlinger Rudolph Micalka Johnny Mueller Rudie Steinacher Earl Kaiser and Harry Koester.
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F. J. Werner
Johnson City
Joe A. Dietschke
Robert Sommer
Schulenburg
Erwin Krischke
Frank J. Wick
Tonie Matula
Hallettsville
Raymond Olsovsky
Novohrad
J. J. Mueller
Adolf Ehler
Rud. A. Haas
Frank Dietschke
A. J. Elster
August Elster, Sr
Della Antrich
Lorene Parma
Annie Etlinger
Clara Schoenfeld
Alice Kaiser
Lisette Winkenwaerder
Bessie Micalka
Buster Etlinger
Rudolph Micalka
Johnny Mueller
Rudie Steinacher
Earl Kaiser
Harry Koester
Bridge Club Honors High Scorer With Casserole Prize
Mrs J T Jaeggli won the club prize after six games at the Bridge Club gathering hosted by Mrs F F Heger. Guest prize went to Mrs Elo Fehrenkamp. Refreshments included ham sandwiches saltines potato salad date nut squares pickles and hot coffee.
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F. F. Heger
Bridge Club
J. T. Jaeggli
Elo Fehrenkamp
Willie Wick Injured In Stalk Cutter Accident
Willie Wick of Victoria remains in Victoria hospital after breaking his leg at the hip when his team ran away. His daughter Lillie, formerly a Cuero hospital nurse, is at his bedside and he is progressing as well as could be expected.
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Willie Wick
Victoria
Lillie
Cuero Hospital
Jade Pagoda Replica Worth More Than Original
A four foot five inch jade pagoda carved from a single green jade block is valued at about 1,000,000 dollars, making it one of the world’s finest art pieces. The pagoda type originates in China and the Far East and carries sacred and relic-holding traditions. The term pagoda entered European usage via Portuguese traders from a Persian root, and the name also referred to a gold coin once used in southern India.
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China
India
Far East
The
Indies
Peacock Tail Color Explained By Tiny Rainbows
A writer explains that the peacock tail and butterfly wings show no dye colors. The color comes from countless tiny prisms on surfaces that split sunlight into spectrum colors. Individual perception varies, as no two people see exactly the same color pattern in a rainbow.
Origin of the Frankfurter Sausage Name
The article traces the origin of the term frankfurter to Frankfurt Germany where the sausages have been made for over 80 years. It notes Frankfurt's early practice of simmered sausages and claims the name stems from that city. It adds American frankfurters often include beef along with pork.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Frankfort
America
Bird as Cattle Guardian in Uruguay
The long legged teru teru, shown on the 1923 Uruguayan postal issue, protects cattle on the pampas. Each bird guards a cow or steer, eats pests and ticks, and defends its ward jealously, refusing to share with others.
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Uruguay
Pampas
Acadian Apple Trees and Evangeline Set in Nova Scotia
A fragment notes only a few authentic Acadian apple trees remain in the Annapolis valley Nova Scotia where a Normandy peasant-colonist planted the first North American trees. It mentions Longfellow's Evangeline poem immortalizing Acadian exile in 1755 forty five years after France lost Acadia to England.
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Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia
Normandy
France
North America
Longfellow
Evangeline
Acadia
Foods of Ancient Germans Ate Hazelnut Butter 2700 Years Ago
In Iron Age Germany around 800 B C archaeologists found a buried man with cremated remains and food urns. An urn contained hazelnut butter, preserved by cremation, suggesting diets included ground grains milk and hazelnut products. Dr Johannes Gruss of Berlin-Rahnsdorf led the study near Mainzbach Germany.
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Germany
Johannes Gruss
Berlin-Rahnsdorf
MaiNbach
Papacek Family Visit Noted in Cuero
Mrs R B Papacek and children Arnold and Marjorie visited in Cuero on Sunday.
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R. B. Papacek
Arnold and
Marjorie
Cuero
Mrs Hammon and Miss Meyer Visit Moulton Event
Mrs George Hammon and Miss Laura Meyer of Flatonia were in Moulton last week Wednesday for a local event, sharing social and community ties between towns.
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George Hamnon
Laura Meyer
Flatonia
Moulton
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Priate Et Ost Particulor
Mills Tekas
J McArts
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Brazil
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Texas, Ark
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Houston
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San Antonio
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New York
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