Site Chosen for Knoxville Post Office
Postmaster Howard Reichard announced the government selected a site known as the corner north of the square for the new Knoxville post office building. The project, estimated at 821,500 dollars, should begin early in the spring and include the erection of a brick structure on the old site. Red Cross data show rural accident deaths rising, urging rural adoption of proven safety measures.
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Howard Reichard
Red Cross
Farm work deaths outpace other industries in 1936
More people are killed on farm work than in any other occupation. Reid Cross reports reach Walter Brown, county agent, noting 4500 fatal agricultural accidents in 1936 versus 2800 in construction and 2300 in manufacturing.
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Reid Cross
Walter Brown
Californy Conditions Told to Uncle Abner by Uprye
Uncle Abner learns of farming conditions in Californy and Oregon era concerns. The speaker urges farmers to organize and fight for their rights, criticizing political quacks and stressing the hard labor and low butter prices. The message promotes collective action and self-reliance among rural workers.
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Abner
Californy
Oregon
Uels
Leone
Lee
George
Fragmented text from a local page item
Readable fragments show personal names and places but the rest is garbled. The snippet hints at a civic or community notice with unspecified actions or dates, leaving key entities and events unclear for a proper headline and summary.
Santa Claus Dolls Through the Ages in Dolls and War News
Readings on dolls reveal changes from cloth and china heads to durable plastics, with requests for lifelike features and repairable bodies, while references to the Panay attack report an American seaman Edgar W. G. Thillus among war casualties, marking four foreign deaths from the Sunday assault.
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Panay
Edgar W. G. Thillus
Canton
Wild
Sunda
Community Program Honors New Citizens in Des Moines
George Mahoney of Des Moines offered the main address at a citizenship program held at the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening December 5. The event highlighted the Legion’s citizenship aims and the Boys State project. Local groups including Hoy Scouts school orchestra under Ruby, pastors Frank De Jong and Jacob Prins, and the citizenship class contributed. O C Sutherland outlined the Adult Education WP A program aiding naturalization under which the class operates. Supt C Buerkens presented thirteen new citizens with certificates. an honor roll read by Mary Spencer named Marie De Penning Dorothy Pathoven Henrietta Sels William Van Maaren Alice Van Nimwegen and Nellie Ver Meer.
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George Mahoney
Des M
America Legion 1Trict
The
Legion
American Legion and Auxiliary
Hoy Scouts
Ruby
Frank de Jong
Jacob Prins
O. C. Sutherland
Works Progress Administration
Mary Spencer
Marie de Penning
Dorothy Pathoven
Henrietta Sels
William van Maaren
Alice van Nimwegen
Nellie Ver Meer
Town Banks Must Make Service Charge For Handling Checks
Regulation by DB Bates requires state banks to levy a service charge for handling checks. Henyales front headquarters enforces the rule across all state banks and new rules demand capital requirements, daily cash item records, and strict investment and appraisal standards for real estate securities. Banks must maintain safe practices and will face charges for violations.
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DB. W. Bates
Hen Yales
Danks
Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Venewa
Bam
Bates’ Rains
Baxter Youth Injured on Bombed Ship in Far East
Washington message misdirected to parents home reveals Charles Scott from Baxter was hurt when the U S S Panay was struck during the China war crisis. He joined the navy after Baxter high school graduation in 1923 and served multiple periods, most recently in China before the incident.
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Baxter
Far East
Zeta Sigma Pi Meeting At Home Of Miss Tysse ling
Zeta Sigma Pi central social science fraternity held its regular monthly meeting last Tuesday at Betty Rennink’s home. The event focused on initiation of new members with pledges writing papers on assigned topics before taking the oath, followed by refreshments prepared by Betty Ben.
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Zeta Sigma Pi
Central
Anna Feseling
Betty Rennink
Sientine
Damier Hospers
Carolyn, Dyhoren
Marcella Sikkink
Dennette Durgens
Joyce Huibrogtss
Harner Huninkveld
Wing
Lester Grandin
George Huisinkveld
Frank Smits
Meeting honors charter member and guests at event
Robert Renaud, a charter member, was a guest of honor at the meeting with Nink and Margaret Jansen also present.
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Nink
Margaret Jansen
Robert Renaud
Three Ounces of Whisky Makes a Drunken Driver
Dr Rollo N Harger of Indiana University told highway traffic experts that three ounces of whisky can render a driver unsafe by delaying reaction times and weakening muscle response. He advocates a new test to replace the policeman’s nose test and warns never to operate a car after any liquor. Alcohol and gasoline must be kept apart.
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Rollo N. Harger
Indiana University
National Safety Congress
Harger
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