Stamp Window Memories At The Post Office
Mollie Reisman recalls life behind the stamp window at the post office through memories of Carre Clifford widow of a 1898 postmaster. Clerks Gilbert Devine Saytie Nolai Ogden Ogden and others ran daily operations and customers bought stamps with friendly exchanges. Mrs Clifford served in multiple roles and declined a postmistress offer after Postmaster Clifford’s 1905 death.
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Mollie Reisman
Cms
Carre Clifford
Clifford
Carrie Gibert
Main Avenue High School
Miss Gilbert
Helen Devine
Lucy Saytie
Katie Nolai
Ida Ogden
Hollis Ogden
Apbut
Blood typing eyed to resolve old mixed baby case
Dr. Jack G Norrié of City Hospital suggested modern blood typing could determine the parents of Louise Madeline Pittman, a case that stirred two mothers 17 years ago. The girl, thought to be daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Garner of Macon, visited Mr. and Mrs. Pittman who won custody in the original dispute.
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Atlanta
Jack G.norrié
City Hospital
Louise Madeline PittnaWe
John Garner
Macon
Daniel K. Pittman
Texas Finds 25000 Skilled Jobless Report
Texas employment service told the Planning board that 42,000 skilled and about 15,000 semi skilled workers remained unemployed across the state. The report cites the Public Works Administration's failure to allocate funds due to a supposed shortage of skilled labor for finishing old projects and launching new ones in 1941.
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Austin
Texas Employment Service
Planning Board
Public Works Administration
Texas
Metaxas declares martial law to crush Communism in Greece
Premier Metaxas announces strict martial law to quell a general strike blamed on Communists. Cabinet reshuffle places him over army, navy, air and foreign affairs as he enforces measures to discipline the nation and establish social provisions. Reports say clashes occurred as workers and forces mobilized in the provinces.
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Athens
Greece
John Metaxas
George II
Pasltion
Bucharest
Local Soiree Notes and City Cast of Characters
A bustling jog through social figures and sightings in Dallas and nearby towns. FRANK Lago E K FERNANDEZ visits with the JONES SISTERS while d O LOFTIN tours for the Dallas show. WES ROBERTS faces theater attendance prizes, MALCOLM BARDWELL polishes his hair to ISHAM JONES tunes, and fan chatter on WOAI song titles runs amok. Plus letters, hats, many phones, and idle gossip about reporters, detectives, and local personalities.
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Frank Lago
E. K. Fernandez
Hawaiian Islands
Orient
Jones Sisters
D. O. Loftin
Kingaville
Dallas
Wes Tommy Roberts
Malcolm Bardwell
Isham Jones
Dizzy Questins
Woai
Cancer Threaten Humanity Warns Baylor Professor
In Denver this August at the midsummer radiological conference Dr J M L Martin of Baylor University warned cancer could wipe out the human race if unchecked. He cited the cancer death rate rising about two percent annually and said it may soon exceed heart disease as the leading cause of death.
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Denver
J. ML
Martin
Baylor. University
Major Edward Hayes to Speak at Sixth Senatorial Meeting
Maj Edward Hayes former national commander of the American Legion and Knox campaign manager will be principal speaker at the chairmen meeting at the Municipal auditorium in Knox ad party events during the Republican national convention week.
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Edward ‘T. Hayes
American Legion
Frank Knox
Global leaders in total tar dye production
Germany United States Great Britain Soviet Russia Japan Italy and France emerge as the world's leading producers of total tar dyes, signaling shifting industrial leadership across major nations.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Jaspan
Italy
France
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