Christmas Party Notes From Local Society Scene
The P EO s held their annual Christmas party at Mrs Anna Taylor s home with guests exchanging gifts in Christmas packages. Out of town guest Mrs Jesse Callison of Jana attended. The Gifts of Mag were read by Mrs Fay Porter. Invitations and plans for dances, dinners, and events fill the social page, including birthdays and an out of town orchestra.
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P EO
Mra
Anna Taylor
Jesse Callison
Jana
Fay Porter
Administrator's Notice for Estate of William Mutenin Deceased
Public notice that letters of administration were granted December 16 1922 by the Probate Court of Putnam County Mississippi. All creditors must file claims within six months, else be barred. one year from letters end date. First insertion September 20 1099. John C Mullenix administrator. Attest T B Valentine Judge of Probate Court.
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William Mutenin
Edo
Pediate Court
Putnam County
Misseus
Queen Victoria Speech Recalls Royal Image at Perth Show
A Kansas City Star column recalls the late Queen Victoria with a Highland toast. The narrator praises her virtues and charisma while recounting a Perth Station sighting and a whimsical joke about widows and the Queen.
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Kansas
Argyle
Perth
Kansas City
On the Roof of the World Expedition Notes by Barcroft
The report covers high altitude observations from Peru by M Joseph Barcroft of Cambridge University. It notes cows producing milk up to 12 000 feet and diminishing above 15 000 feet, human adaptation at 11 000 feet, and communal living among climbers. It also describes a stump cutting device using a gasoline engine and a specialized saw for underground cutting.
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Peru
Joseph Barcroft
University
Cambridge
Andes
Mbeut
Jean Wan
Mechanica
Farm Hand Sees Steady Job Promise Frustrate
A farm hand who worked daily from dawn to late night asks about steady work at month end. He reveals three or four hours each night with nothing to do, prompting the farmer to realize no full shift promise exists. The worker declares he will leave due to idle periods.
Library for Every Ship Aims to Equip Merchant Vessels
During the war the American Library Association provided 250000 books for merchant marine crews. The books formed portable libraries and moved between vessels. The American Merchant Marine Library Association has been organized to continue this work under the slogan A Library for Every Ship.
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American Library Association
American Merchant Marine Library Association
Americans Drink More Milk Than Earlier Generations
The Department of Agriculture reports Americans today are heavy milk drinkers, consuming about twice as much as earlier generations. The average per person is estimated at 44 gallons annually, not counting cheese and other dairy products.
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Department of Agriculture
Beads and Fashion Boom Across the World
A polemic notes beads as a vast import for American women with South Sea shells fueling demand. It cites Beads from Europe, France, the Mediterranean, Judea, and the Far East, and claims bead imports run ahead of last year with a multi million dollar impact beyond cigarettes and coffee.
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Europe
France
Mediterranean
Judea
Far East
United States
New York Sun
South Sea
Lonely Isles
America
Mfe
Women in Various Trades Reach New York State
The article notes increasing female participation in trades across New York state. Women work as carpenters electricians glaziers plumbers plasterers and stone cutters among others. It cites 2 670 in lumber and furniture work 302 in semi skilled steel and iron tasks 8 217 in other trades and 1 107 in clay stone or glass.
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New York State
Beast
Husband’s Gum Clue Sparks Oregon Divorce Plot
In Portincinn Port Oregon a wife testified her husband was unfaithful. She found a gob of gum with a fatal red hair, traced to a red-headed woman, and watched the couple. The husband’s visits led to a rapid divorce, a sharp turn in a local mystery.
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Atd Hisulngy
Red-Head
Starler
Portinnod Oregonion
Miniature Locomotive Built From Scrap Iron
A Buenos Aires craftsman spent eleven years constructing a working mini locomotive from scrap iron. The model, about six feet long and 170 pounds, runs under its own power via compressed air and required over 1800 screws and 2000 rivets. A coal tender and passenger coach complete the set, modeled after British railroad practice.
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Buenos Ayres
Corncobs Converted Into Fuels and Goods
Corncobs are being transformed into automobile fuel and a hard rubber substitute for phonograph records pipe stems varnish buttons and electrical parts in this ongoing commercial process.
Agricultural Education Opens to Young Men Today
The new program expands opportunities in agriculture inviting young men to enroll. It emphasizes modern farming methods and hands on training to prepare the next generation for agricultural careers at the institution.
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Fuller Lumber Co
C. N. Martin
Society Notes
W T Altes
John Haynes
Haynes
J G Morgan
Sorosik
Mre H Wentworth
Mre
Wynn
Miow Hare Bennett
Junior Stuckey
Ladies’Civic League
Mr and Mix
H Stuckey
Ina Stuckey
Bixler Hall
Mra L
FOR
Wassiece
John C Mullenix
iReal
T B Valentine
Mapleton
Button School
Orval Newman
Tom
Wess Timmons
Zita
Repub
Andes Mountains
Man
Ruth Shoe Store
Merry Christmas
W. A. Shelton
Farmers’ Bank of
Unionville
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