Rural Free Delivery Fifty Years In The Making
A look back at the Rural Free Delivery service born in 1896 when four men on horseback and a boy on a bicycle began a rural mail experiment. It grew into a $100 million enterprise by its 50th anniversary, financed by a $40 009 congressional appropriation, amid early doubts that the plan was socialist and ruinous to the nation. Representative John O Donnell introduced the first bill in 1892, while critics warned it would bankrupt the country.
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Jefferson County
W. Va
John O’donnell
Michigan
Congress
America
West Virginia
R.F.D
United States
Cleveland
Rural Free Delivery marks 50 years of service to farmers
The 50th anniversary of rural free delivery notes the program's growth from nine routes in 1889 to 32 161 routes now. It highlights farmers initial resistance, postmasters concerns, and the service's role in reducing rural isolation, speeding news, aiding emergencies, and sustaining mail delivery through varied transport.
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R.F.D
Antonito
Colo
Glenshaw
New York Post Office
Herodotus
Old Revolutionary Mine Found in New Jersey Arsenal
Dover New Jersey two arsenal guards found an abandoned iron mine in an unsurveyed Picatinny arsenal area. The mine may be the Copperas or Green Pond site once owned by Chester Iron company and used to supply cannon ball ore for Washingtons Continental army.
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Dover
N. J
Picatinny Arsenal
Arsenal
New Jersey
Morris
Warren
Sussex
Passaic
Arsenal Engineering Division
Chester Iron Company
Copperas
Green Pond
Cannon Balls
Washington
Continental Army
Miss Martha M Patterson Pedals at 82 in Hastings
Miss Martha M Patterson celebrated her 82nd birthday by riding her bicycle in Hastings Nebraska. She no longer pedals downtown due to traffic but still cycles for pleasure and small errands.
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Hastings
Neb
Martha M. Patterson
12000 G I s Abandon War Brides
New York report says at least 12,000 wartime marriages between American soldiers and foreign women have ended. R G Mastrude of the international migration service cites abandonment, false addresses, and bigamy as common outcomes after soldiers return home. He notes divorce laws complicate action and foreign wives may be unaware of divorces.
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New York
R. G. Mastrade
International Migration Service
United States
Europe
Mastrude
G.I
America
Peaceful Vermont town chosen as world model of peace
Pownal Center Vermont, population about 150, gains international notice after the United Nations Weekly Bulletin highlights its serenity. The town features a single church, schoolhouse, small stores, and a farming community ethos. Eleven servicemen and one woman served in World War II. all are home now.
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Pownal Center
United States
United Nations Weekly
U.N
Union Church
Virginia
Scientists Mark Bomb Anniversary At Chicago Event
The Atomic Age began December 2, 1942 when a Manhattan Project reactor operated at the University of Chicago. Maj. Gen. Groves calls it a milestone in science as Argonne laboratory and 25 universities plan a Chicago observance on December 2.
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Washington
Army
Stagg Field
University of Chicago
Manhattan Project
Leslie
Police Join Hub Cap Collector Craze in Baltimore
Police in Baltimore plan to collect a hub cap collector after noting locals increasingly seek items for their car related hoards. The latest case involved an individual taking eight hub caps in a single night as part of a broader trend in street side collecting.
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Baltimore
Christmas Club Fund Reaches Record Peak Figure
New York reports a record Christmas club payout of $124,557,464 from mutual savings banks this year. There are 1,761,377 depositors, up $13 million from 1945, with an average distribution of $70.72 per account.
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New York
Mutual Savings Banks
National Association of Mutual Savings Banks
Former combat fliers form Philadelphia pilots club and airports noted
Former combat fliers in the Philadelphia area form a pilots club to share aviation advances and hangar flying. Glenwood Iowa armory gains a painted sign with distances to nearest air facilities. Montrose Colorado builds a new eight-plane hangar from salvaged barracks. Clarinda Iowa FAA approved. 10 GI Bill students learn to fly. Sundance Wyoming opens a landmark air marker. Nevada Missouri dedicates a new airport hangar with an air circus. Clayton Myron and Pearl Westerman wed in a Lake Washington plane ceremony.
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Glenwood
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Montrose
Colo
Clarinda
Ray Schenck
Civil Aeronautics Commission
Sundance
Wyo
Wyoming
Nevada
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pretty Blouses For Every Suit Pattern No. 8078
Three blouse styles from the same pattern feature round or V necklines and choice of long or short sleeves. Fabrics include snowy white crepe or soft pastels with color accents like oversize ric rac. Sizes range from 12 to 42 with yardage listed for tab and ruffled blouses and a side closing noted in the dress description.
Christmas Smokers Gift Ideas Cleverly Marketed
Christmas shoppers are advised to consider smokers gifts such as Camel Cigarettes or Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco. Camel is shown in a 200 cigarette carton with holiday wrap and Prince Albert is available in one pound tins. The ad promotes these brands as highly respected by discriminating smokers and encourages readers to see them at dealers.
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Prince Albert
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