Auctions Bring Cash to Ozarks Hillfolk in Fayetteville
In the Ozarks the hillfolk now favor cash over barter as auctions become daily events. Producers and defense workers sell household goods, with items like a wash boiler selling for 19 dollars and three lawn mowers for high prices. Neighbors bid eagerly, turning sales into social gatherings and reunions, while some farmers worry about meeting daily auction demands.
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Fayetteville, Ark
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Ozarks
Defense Industries
Ozark
Park Avenue
Stephentown Visit Highlights Local Guests
Stephentown reports Miss Alice L Smith stayed overnight with classmate Miss Thelma A Mercier at Mt Leban on. Nearby hosts Mr and Mrs Roland Peck and Mr and Mrs Albert Goodermote entertained guests including George Goodermote and Miss Gertrude Goodermote of Berlin Mrs Margaret Sauter and daughter Mrs Agnes Wiswald of Watervliet John Wiswald of New York and John Peck and son Howard of Pittsfield Mass Friends and neighbors gathered.
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Alice L. Smith
Thelma A. Mercier
Mt. Lebanon
Roland Peck
Albert Goodermote
George Goodermote
Gertrude Goodermote
Berlin
Margaret Sauter
Agnes Wiswald
Watervliet
John Wiswald
New York
John Peck
Howard
PittsGeld
Mass
Side Glances at Taconic Valley Grange Booster Night
The Taconic Valley Grange observed Booster Night with remarks from Alden Crandell of the Third War Loan drive in Rensselaer County and county agricultural agent Elton Hanks. Martha Tyde sang Sonny Boy, Addie Snow and Mae Cole presented a skit, Irma Graham read an essay on Grange in War Service, and the next meeting on October 4 will be Neighbors' Night with West Sand Lake Grange in chairs.
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Taconic Valley Grange
Albert Silvernail
Alden M. Crandell
Rensselaer County
Elton Hanks
Sonny Boy
Martha Tyde
Addie Snow
Mae Cole
Irma Graham
Grange
West Sand Lake Grange
Weather Bureau Still Helps Public Despite War
Weather Bureau continues to aid the public with practical forecasts despite censorship. U S meteorologist Ernest J Christy in Albany says 26 hour forecasts cover temperature changes precipitation prospects and wind velocity for farmers and manufacturers. Forecasts support pilots at Albany airport where all observational work is centralized. If war nears the United States published reports may be curtailed.
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Ernest J. Christy
U. S
Albany
Christy
Hartford
Holiday for Prisoners Arrives in Compiegne
German radio announces eight thousand former prisoners of war have arrived in Compiegne for a fortnight with their families. After the holiday they will return to work in Germany.
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London
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Compeigne
Germany
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