Gathered Evening at the Daylight Supper Table
Kathleen Norris presents a scene of family warmth after mourning, as Tony recalls the newsroom life and social circles. Brenda, Cliff, Aunt Meggy, and Tony reminisce about colleagues, editors, and the generous Mrs. Linda Flood who offers insider tips and encouragement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff
Brenda
Meggy
Tony
Dad
Clifford
Joe
Van
Spike Illgan
Sally
Harrison
Augusta Terry
Antoinette
Miss Bruce
Greeny
Linda Flood
Tahoe
Lovers of Work and Regard in a City Office
Brenda and Tony find fulfillment in work and love while navigating office dynamics. Brenda grows more confident and connected to the staff, as Tony supports her and their colleagues, including Betsy Ross and Bessie Saw It. The powerful manager Mr. Fitch watches over Miss Cutter’s unusual column and the evolving office romances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda
Margaret
Alison
Gay
Tony
Aunt Meggy
Jensen
Meggy
Big Call
Greeny
Mr. Fitch
Arch Slosser
Spike Illyan
Joe Burke
van Florence
Patty Perkins
Oakland
Annie
Magius
Betsy Ross
Bess Cutter
Bessie
Gavin Franklin Fitch
Miss Cutter
Pine Street
Mrs. Fitch
Jesno
Sacramento
Ony
Taft
Barney
Fitch
Ina Strawbridge
Ina Straw and a party plan loom over Tony’s choices
Tony debates a social invitation as Ina Straw’s New York success teases temptations. Fear, fatigue, and unwanted attention from society press Tony to seek comfort with Barney on a November night atop Twin Peaks, where she gathers the courage to ask him something crucial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isten
Ina Straw‘bridge
New York
Bessie Cutter
Tony
Bessie
Bush Street
Pete Loo
Ina
Joe Burke
Ambitious Tony Taft Joins San Francisco Newspaper
Antoinette Taft, 23, lives with her sister Brenda and brother Cliff in a drab San Francisco flat. She interviews Lawrence Bellamy, editor of the Journal of Commerce, but he has no place for a woman writer. Tony secures a society reporting job at the Call and enjoys the busy newspaper office life.
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Antoinette Taft
San Francisco
Brenda
Clif
Bruce
Meg
Lawrence Bellamy
The
Journal of Commerce
Barney Kerr
Cliff
Barney
Tony
Mr. Greenwood
Call
Joe Burke
Bellamy
Shelterbelt Planting Starts 1936 Across Six States
A $2,000,000 shelterbelt program will plant 22,500,000 trees along 1,424 miles across six states starting in Oklahoma and Texas. Nebraska will begin about April 1 with 3,250,000 trees over 200 miles, while Kansas, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas schedule additional plantings through spring. Wages reach $27 to $47 monthly for relief labor, with 1,500 workers at peak.
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Lincoln
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
John D. Jones
Jones
Heart of Dwarf Stars Holds Dense Cosmic Core
The heaviest substance in the universe may lie in the hearts of dwarf stars. Extreme heat strips electrons from atoms and immense pressure packs nuclei so tightly that a cubic inch weighs about 2000 pounds. Lifting even a grain of sand made from this substance would be nearly impossible.
Lincoln Nebraska highway department plans 1936 investment total
State officials announced about 10.95 million dollars for highways in 1936. Of this, 7.75 million funds construction and 3.2 million for maintenance. Available construction funds include 3.7 million unobligated relief, 1.7 million regular federal aid, 2.3 million state funds, and 50 thousand old federal aid balances. 1935 work, led by paving U S highway 30 Lincoln highway west of North Platte, completed the first coast to coast hard surfaced road. Tilley said 1935 work cost about 7.714 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska
U. S. Highway No. 30
North Platte
Tilley
Public Works Administration trims Nebraska project funds
The Public Works Administration revoked 94691 dollars in allotments to 10 Nebraska projects. Four projects received full allotments withdrawn or converted to other funding paths. six others saw loan reductions with private financing still in place. Changes include Loomis waterworks, Primrose auditorium gym, Clear water auditorium gym, Nenzel school, and others receiving grant only or reduced grants.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Nebraska
Brainard
Street
Graviton
Maxwell
Broadwater
Loomis
Primrose
Deposits Rise in Lincoln Nebraska State Banks
Lincoln Nebraska banks end 1935 with about 2.5 million more deposits than 1934. Dec 31 1935 reported total 69,421,376 though one small bank was not included, vs 66,927,384 at year end 1934. Banks increased to 300 from 309.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Banking Banking Department
Grand Island Special Election Rejects Overpass Bond
Voters in Grand Island rejected a proposed overpass bond 836 to 478. The defeat tied to precinct divides, with overpass location cited as a major factor. The bond was valued around 25 000 dollars and funded by state and federal money. Agriculture forecasts a heavy grasshopper year next summer across targeted regions.
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Grand Island
Nebraska winter cold records and January snow totals
Nebraska records show the 24 below zero near Norfolk and Gordon readings as among the coldest in state history. The all time low 45 below zero dates to 1912, with Lincoln's record at 29 below in 1892. January 1936 already exceeds January 1935 and 1934 snow totals, with Lincoln at 12.4 inches for the month.
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Norfolk
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
Gordon
Neb
Nenzel
Cherry County
Lincoln
Hay Springs
Harrison
Hartington
Nebraska farmstead tree planting gains momentum state wide
Scotts Bluff county took the lead away from Adams as Clarke McNary seedling and transplant applications rose sharply. Interest in Nebraska farmstead tree planting projects grew rapidly with indications of record tree distribution to farmers statewide.
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Scotts Bluff County
Adams
Nebraska
Gas tax receipts and Nebraska Supreme Court actions noted
State tax data shows December gasoline tax receipts totaling 837 109 with 167 422 allocated to relief and 1 926 to the aeronautics commission leaving 669 687 from the regular tax. Nebraska Supreme Court in 1935 reversed or modified 39 percent of district court reviews, adopting 296 opinions. 112 reversed or modified, 175 affirmed, with 312 cases filed that year.
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W. B. Banning
State Agricultural Department
State Aeronautics Commission
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Ice on Missouri River at Rula Reaches Unseen Thickness
Observers at Rula report a 22 inch ice layer on the Missouri River a record for 30 years. The ice has acted as a bridge for a week enabling all traffic between Nebraska and Missouri shores including cable hauled lumber. Residents recall 1905 when ice measured 24 inches.
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Missouri River
Rula
Nebraska
Missouri
Rule
Misouri River Work Continues Despite Ice
Capt. H. B. Loper of the U S war department district engineer at Omaha reports private firms are building land dikes at five points below Omaha while government crews work near Rule Weeping Water and Fargo Nebraska. Most private contracts are closed until spring.
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Missouri River
H. B. Loper
U. S. War Department
Omaha
Rule
Weeping Water
Fargo
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff County Steers Dominate Chicago Market
Scotts Bluff county Nebraska led the nation in top market steers sold at Chicago in 1935, topping the market 19 times. Mitchell stock man Fred M Attebery achieved high selling loads 15 of those times, with some sales at 16.25 dollars per hundred. Steers bred in Sioux County fed Nebraska to a third place among states in top price loads.
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Scotts Bluff County
Nebraska
Chicago
Fred M. Attebery
Mitchell Stockman
Sioux County
Why Is It So Difficult to Teach the Mrs to Drive
A humorous Troy Times-Record snippet mocks driving instruction with absurd gadget terms and the notion of teaching a wife to drive, framed in a jokey, period-appropriate voice.
Miss Kennedy Finds Relief With Cuticura Brand
Miss Ek Kennedy of Pasadena describes yearlong dandruff misery ending after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She says the treatment cleared flakes and itching and left hair looking fine. The ad promotes Cuticura products with free samples and department address for orders.
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Miss K
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Aiden Oyag
Kathleen Norris
Scopyright
W.N.U. Service
San Diego
Berkeley
Market Street
Twin Peaks
South
Kansas
A. C. Tilley
State News
Agriculture Department
Montana
Lower
Michigan
Department
Troy Times
Adierika
Adlerika
H.l.shoub
IOC
Doan
Doans
WNU
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