Plans for 12-room addition at County Hospital
New P T A head in San Jose reports completion of plans to add 12 large rooms to the County Hospital for patients with communicable diseases. In San Francisco reports note a $30,000,000 issue for Pacific Gas and Electric. In Sacramento the Western Pacific Railroad employs more men than since 1929.
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San Jose
San Francisco
Pacific Gas and Electric
Sacramento
Western Pacific Railroad
Ends Army Career San Francisco
Charles I. Schott receives WPA employment upon receipt of bonus money, signaling the end of his army career in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Charles I. Schott
Brown and white pigeon found by Roseville resident
Mrs. Robert Porter on her ranch reports a brown and white pigeon to be exhausted. The bird carries a band marked 1425 A U 36 B R C, suggesting it may belong to its owner.
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Roseville
Robert Porter
First imperial valley cantaloupes sold in New York
The first carload of Imperial Valley 1936 cantaloupes sold in New York at ten dollars per crate for the jumbo size and eight dollars for standard crates. The sale marks a strong start for the season with notable demand in the eastern market.
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Imperial Valley
New York
Jefferson in a Life That Never Pits A Parson Job
A boy named Jefferson, five years old, imagines becoming a Methodist preacher after studying many careers. He grows through school, tries acting and politics, midlife changes, marries, and ends up back in his hometown running a family general store and two farms while eyeing future development. The piece satirically traces ambitions and social climbing through a single life arc.
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NCE
Jefferson
Yellow- Legs
Noone
Webster
Jetlie
Norval
Spartacus
Equity Association
Rome
Lincoln High
Court Square House
Ford
Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Carver
Flood Prevention Is Matter of Checking Soil Erosion
Government experts warn drastic floods stem from soil erosion and loss of vegetation. They cite massive topsoil loss, dust storms, and rising flood risk while urging wide soil conservation, reforestation, and crop rotation to restore soil porosity and absorb flood waters.
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Ishina
Morris L. Cooke
Mr. Cooke
Nebraska
Asia Minor
Tibet
Cooke
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Young Jefferson Aims for Gilded Stage Career
A 20 year old junior at a college seeks acting fame after joining a fraternity and catching the Dramatic Club's eye. His refined style and strong stage presence lead him to plan a career as a celebrated actor, while the local sheet hints at suppressed harsher details.
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Jefferson
Dramatic Club
Colorful Embroidery Picture for Your Wall
In honor of spring a colorful wall hanging depicts roses and lilacs. Beginners can make it with lazy daisy for lilacs and satin stitches for roses. Pattern 5527 includes transfer, color chart, materials, stitch illustrations, and directions. Send fifteen cents to The Sewing Circle.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Uncle Says Hidden Truths On Ambition And Happiness
A column of aphorisms contrasts success with self deception, urging focus on what one can control. It notes that public applause masks inner motives and that happiness remains a pursuit rather than an entitlement.
It's a Big Place Teacher Bobby
Miss Shaw asks about local population while Bobby states they have only lived there three years.
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Bobby
Miss Shaw
Gets Your Emotions John Why Were You Shedding Tears
Josephine explains tears at the movie as it was a moving picture.
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John
Josephine
Cramping His Style in Offbeat Exchange
In a playful exchange a child asks if an adult is an angel. The adult replies not an angel, and the child explains mother plans to clip the wings, framing a humorous household moment.
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Griffith Park
Los Angeles
Byron C. Gibson
Griffith Park Zoo
Townsend Probe
California
Charles Randall
Congressional
Townsend Old Age
Ths
Randall
Federal
P.T. A
Cn E. Weee
California Congress of Parents and Teachers
Paul 8. Malone
9Th Corps
California Brewers Institute
Bell Syndicate
George Ade
Demon Realtor
Santa Claus
van Ben
Miss Flirt
Sarah
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