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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1938
Page
4
Readable fragment indicates the entry relates to mail handling at the Washington Indiana post office. Telephones 40 and 41 are listed, suggesting office contact for mail through arrangements. The note appears as a postal processing entry without broader context or event details.
Analyzes unemployment amid technology arguing that machines displace workers temporarily but boost long run demand. Prof Leo Wolman notes coal mining, construction, and railroading show least change yet suffered deepest declines, shifting focus to fear, trade tensions, and prejudice as real barriers.
Vincennes June 3 Jasper Miller fifty oil pumper on the Thomas seed farm south of Lawrenceville Indiana died in Good Samaritan hospital from blast injuries while helping repair a gas engine. Miller and foreman Harry Rice were removing a loose piston when an explosion occurred. Miller was born in Keystone Indiana and had worked on the weed farm for eighteen years leaving a wife and five children.
Rain delays postpone All Stars activities drawing high interest from players and fans as both teams display a good brand of ball this year. Leaders shift as Cor and Merchants vie for league leadership with Bill Granger noted on the Lodgetagn.
Side Glances notes members of the Wait and Wonder B league softball and names Gilley Gardiner Gilmore among participants. The Guitar Group invites all to a free Saturday morning session at St Marys to learn guitar banjo or mandolin. Geologists in Canada reportedly use airplanes to locate mineral deposits including silver iron cobalt and pitchblende. A yearlong test shows 40 million Pullman car patrons or slightly more passengers transported wood on lines north of the Rio Grande. 800 distinct bird species have been recorded.
Plainville notices describe a vacation bible school closing with a June service at the church featuring songs, prayers, and testimonies led by Rev. G. G. Peel and volunteers. Installation of new officers, refreshments, and honoring attendees followed, with many local families named among guests and participants.
A fractured tale follows Joe Murray drifting through Albuquerque and Sparksburg after Helen’s murder. He seeks loneliness, then returns home unchanged, while Terry Mallow, a lace mill worker, catches his eye but the relationship falters amid family ties and unresolved pasts.
A crowded list of guests and relatives from Bloomfield, Lyons, Noblesville, Indianapolis, Odon, Peters, and nearby towns attended a Decoration Day gathering. Names include Mrs. Clinton, Miss Clara Grove, Mrs. Charles Nowling, Mr. and Mrs. Elias, Joe Sheetz, and many others. The Palmers, Nortons, Wests, and McCains featured among those visiting or hosting, with remarks on aging trees and a snowy scene referenced.
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