Johnny Appleseed and the Father of Orchards in Ohio History
A nostalgic sketch recalls Johnny Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed. Born 1768 near Bunker Hill and died 1847 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He traveled year after year planting nurseries across the Ohio wilderness.
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Johnny Appleseed
Johnny Chapman
Ohio
Middle West
Johnny
John Chapman
Bunker Hill
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Bareheaded car ride at country school ends day
A youth tows several children after dismissing from a country schoolhouse when he offers rides. A preschooler notes this is the first time he rode in a bareheaded car. Mrs Caroline Miller of Baxley Ga wins the 1933 Pulitzer for Lamb in His Bosom, a first novel by a 30 year old mother of three with twin sons.
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Christian Science Monitor
Caroline Miller
Baxley
Kansas board rules Brinkley name on governor ballot
The Kansas contest board ruled unanimously that John R Brinkley appears on the governor ballot. Observers predict the men will face a heavy defeat this time.
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Kansas _ state contest board
John R Brinkley
Nebraska Seeks Voter Approval for One Chamber Legislature Amendment
The proposed amendment to Nebraska's Constitution would create a single legislative chamber from 1937 onwards and preserve voter power to propose laws and amend or repeal acts. It also redefines districting rules, sets a cap of fifty and a floor of thirty legislators, and outlines salaries, sessions, and procedural rules.
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Senate
House of Representatives
State OF
Harry R. Swanson
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