Down Memory Lane marriages and town notes from 1923 Sun
Roscoe Pace and Miss Lucille Akridge wed last Thursday. Local PTA program lists many names including Miss Mary Johnson and Mayor Echols. Mitchell Cox takes job at Ft. Smith. Mrs. Nelms dies age 56. Norman McFatridge buys Whitewright bakery. Roads worsen after ten days of rain. Seven grades honor roll listed. Hoover campaign chair appointed. Candy ad boosts sales to 166 pounds. Funerals held for William Looney. Potatoes harvested by Holcomb. Hodges dies at 76. Jenkins and Bohrer wed Jan 17. Cates sustains injuries from vehicle incident. Sturdivant becomes manager of Whitewright Ice & Gin. Junior Music Club members named. Local child injures arm. Mrs. May injured in auto wreck. Leona Rush dies at 64. Shower honors for Mrs. Henderson. Miller and Johnson announce birth of a son. Bryant and Stephens buy McMillin brick business building. Six weeks honor roll listed with students named.
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the Sun
Roscoe Pace
Lucille Akridge
Mary Johnson
F. M. Echols
W. J. Barbee
Margaret McMurry
D. B. Taylor
W. R. Cox
Horace Gordon
Mitchell Cox
Ft. Smith
Ark
Sam Nelms
Kentuckytown
Norman McFatridge
Whitewright
Harry Whitlock
van Vestal
Ouija Craig
James Lindsey
Clyde Johnson
Frances Bryant
Sylvia Locke
Madge Sears
Alberta Haliburton
Edwin Fulton
Donald Hall
Oleta Chambers
Thomas McMillin
Ernest Pumphrey
Myra Nell Vestal
J. W. Wilson
Hoover
Chesley Rutledge
Sun
Methodist Church
William J. Looney
Sherman
R. L. Holcomb
Ross R. May
Leona Rush
Enterprise
Grace Sloan
Mildred Henderson
Albert Reeves
Vinson Powell
Jack Henderson
Sloan
Frank Miller
Midland
C. P. Johnson
A. M. Bryant
Paul Stephens
McMillin
Brother Gillett
Betty Atkinson
Dorotha Darwin
Mary Alice Harrison
Velma Holland
Mary Dale King
Lloyd Roddy
Rudolph Russell
Earleen Benson
Merlyn Brown
Claire Doss
Imogene Head
Emma Joyce Hinton
Guy Anderson
Jack Jernigan
Hamilton
College adopts dual grading for writing at Ohio Wesleyan
Delaware Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan University will implement a two grade system starting next September. Students will be evaluated on writing ability as well as subject matter to ensure graduates can write English properly. The writing grade will be S for satisfactory U for unsatisfactory or N for no opportunity to observe.
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Delaware
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Boy Scout Week Marked Nationwide Observance
More than 4.7 million Cub Scouts Boy Scouts Explorers and adult leaders observe Boy Scout Week February 7 13 marking the 48th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America The celebration launches a yearlong Safety Good Turn suggested by President Eisenhower Honorary President of the BSA Scouts will promote traffic outdoor and home safety across coming months with other organizations assisting.
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Boy Scouts of America
Pres
Ident Eisenhower
Scouts
Cows Boost Milk With Strauss Music Study
Walter Faeth of St Charles Mo played Strauss waltzes for a month, boosting milk by 227 pounds versus the prior year. Milton Hitz of Highland Ill used jazz and rock n roll with no gain and cows grew jittery. When both stopped, Faeth’s cows then produced 40 pounds less milk. The trial, promoted by DJ Jim Butler of KMOX and the Sanitary Milk Producers, notes mixed results. Tourist travel in Israel rose 56 percent in September 1957 compared with 1956.
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ST. Louis
Walter Faeth
St. Charles
Milton Hitz
Highland
I1l
Hitz
Strauss Faeth
Jim Butler
Station
KMOX
Sanitary
Israel
How to Check Housepower in Your Home
A simple guide explains calculating home electrical power usage. It covers listing appliance wattage, reading the main switch box name plate for amperes and volts, multiplying volts by amperes to get total watts, and comparing with the calculated load to gauge room for growth.
Determining Home Electrical Power Needs
A homeowner should assess the total electric load to run a home efficiently. If the current service is insufficient, hire a licensed electrical contractor to perform a thorough Housepower Rating and plan a wiring system upgrade.
The Need of the World and the 1908 FBI Creation
A then contemporary excerpt opens with an anonymous plea for kindness and unity. The passage notes the 1908 creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Multiply by Wattage and Determine Service Size
The instruction asks to multiply by wattage in column B and extend the total to column C. After completing the chart, sum all wattages. If the grand total is 35 000 watts or less, a 100 ampere service is required. If the total is between 35 000 and 55 000 watts, a 150 to 200 ampere service is needed.
Also Mentioned on This Page
William T. Hodges
Earl Jenkins
Evelyn Bohrer
Ray Cates
Tion
J. M. Sturdivant
Whitewright Ice & Gin Co
Martha Louise Vestal
Ethel Harper
Martha Jo Darwin
Jack Smith
Mary Phillips
W. B. Slaughter
East Grand Avenue
Texas
Glen Earnheart
Beulah Billner
Boy Scouts
God
Annniversary
BOY Scout Week
Whitewright Cleaners
Hecter
Radio
Wotts
Wortts
Wottage
lLomps
Den
High Fidelity Recorder
Rotiserie
Wott
Ilomos
Central Air Conditioner
Watts
Attic
Waffle Iron & Grill
Boe
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