Petticoat Officials Take Lead In Grass Lake Government
Grass Lake Michigan elected seven women in April forming the town's first all female local government. Miss Helen McCall becomes the first woman president in history, leading a slate that defeated a male ticket. The group, largely over 40, campaigned with posters and public outreach, promising to see what is needed and do their best. The new officials include Mae Riethmiller as clerk, Mabel Hagadon treasurer, Thelma Snodgrass as assessor, and Marjorie Foster with Iona Wright as trustees.
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Grass Lake
Mich
Iane Wright
Marjorie Foster
Helen McCall
Mabel Hagadon
Mae Riethmiller
Thelma Snodgrass
Miss McCall
Leon Lockwood
Iona Wright
Aviation Notes Airfield Plans and Wolf Hunting Flight News
Aviation notes cover Montana's first CAA airport project at Shelby with two gravel runways and a turf field, plus Fort Dodge Iowa voting $200000 for an airport bond. Other items include a Verona Missouri wolf hunting airline feat, a Flying Priest of the Rockies using a plane for parish duties, and a new jet P 80 B Shooting Star. A Civil Aeronautics engineer experiments with a segmented circle marking system for small airports.
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Chatter
Rochelle
Montana
CAA
Shelby
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Towa
J. A. Fergus
Wichita
Kas
Omaha
Verona
C. E. Atterberry
Glen Calhoun
Flying Ices
South Dakota
Jess Randall Ice
Inland - Western Airlines
Rapid City
Black Hills
Jess Ice
Clyde Ice
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Soldier Home Turns Tide in Lexington Drama
Betty Zane Watson and J D Davis reunite with Johnny and Kit facing a tangle of old grievances. After a hospital visit and a fatal shooting, Johnny contemplates a future with Kit while caring for his father and Jackie. Jennifer Martin seeks forgiveness as the town mourns J D Davis. The story continues.
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Johnny Davie
J. D
Torgether
Kit Willett
Johnny Ja
New
Jennifer Mardin
Johnny
Linda
Derry Murphy
Jennifer Martin
Kit
Martindale
Jerry Murphy
John Davis
Hand Looms Revived For Weaving Tweeds In Brownstown PA
In a remodeled 1855 grist mill on Conestoga Creek Brownstown Pennsylvania Walter Desager a native Swiss and ex mill operator restores centuries old hand loom weaving Five rooms built by Lane Easter carpenter operate with inexperienced laborers taught the craft The revival avoids sentimentality focusing on high quality fabric and rapid style changes Fabrics are tweed for men and women and the mill includes a Pennsylvania Dutch room for show and employee use
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Brownstown
Conestoga Creek
Walter Desager
Scotland
England
Lane Easter
Desager
Weak Heart Tale From Chattanooga Woman of 108
A Chattanooga story profiles a 108 year old woman who cites a family history of long lifespans including a father who died at 129 and a mother at 118. The piece centers on her claim of a “weak heart” requiring ongoing watchfulness.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Mattie Barrett
Oklahoma Extends Jury Duty to Women with Child Exemption
Oklahoma grants women the right to serve on juries, ending prior exclusion. The law allows exemption for mothers with children under 12, balancing civic duty with family duties.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jackie and Johnny Face Grief and a Wedding Plan
Johnny opens his old office after J. D.'s death and confesses exhaustion from grief. Kit urges him to stay, accept loss, and continue his duties, noting J. D.'s memory and the expectation to step in. Basil and his father travel home from Pennsylvania for the wedding date.
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J. D
Kit
Johnny
Basil
Jackie
Pennsylvania
Park
Lexington
Practical Home Repair and Care Tips from a Past Era
A collection of quick repair and housekeeping notes including repairing a drainboard with a copper strip, stretching sashcards before installation, choosing Corduroy fabric for interiors, pressing tips for met and chiffon, repurposing a discarded purse as a small cat first aid kit, using hammer leverage to twist a screwdriver, employing a vegetable brush for dishes, pairing draperies with wall patterns, and a bleach solution trick to erase ink marks with a matchstick.
Absolute pitch rarity among musicians 5 percent
The sense of absolute pitch, the ability to identify any tone sounded alone, is possessed by less than five percent of all musicians, singers, conductors and composers.
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Aviation
Scottsbluff
Neb
The
Rockies
Father Blase Schumaker
Vernal
Colo
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Betty Zane Watson
Jw. D
Dad
Hut
Moses
Clarion
Bee
McKinney
Murphy
Mrs. Murphy
Jerry
Brown's Hill
Murphy's
Mama
Jack
Johny
Charm Unlimited
Mt Aly Ri
Prine Conta
South Wells St
Chicago
America
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