Memories Of The Past In Diller Echoes Of 40 Years Ago
A collector recalls sales of tickets to Odell on the Fourth of July forty years ago. Mrs Crockett of Kansas City visited her parents, the Morrises. Wheat harvest began with yields hoped at 20 to 26 bushels per acre. Merchants planned early closing at 6 30 P M daily except Saturday. A school bond election in Dist No 70 produced strong support, with 85 voters and two thirds needed to issue bonds. Fifty years ago a washout delayed No 16 by five hours, heat hit 100 degrees, and Roy Miller visited for the Fourth.
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Regicus
Liberty and Democracy Under the Stars and Stripes
A patriotic meditation on American liberty drawn from founding ideals. It contrasts freedom with oppression and asserts the nation will not yield to authoritarianism. The piece evokes Francis Scott Key and the flag as enduring symbols of democratic values.
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Francis Scott Key
America
Home Canning Sugar Rationing and Substitutes Guide
The article explains rationing for home canning sugar and urges sav ing a portion of each allotment for preserves. It suggests sugar stretching methods such as using corn syrup honey saccharin poker? and brown or maple sugars, and notes that sugarless preserves can be made for later jams and jellies.
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Jefferson County Abstract Office
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John Stafford Smith
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