Memories From The Sun February 9 1917
Births include a girl to Mr and Mrs J E Blanks a girl to Mr and Mrs Lester Cay lor and a girl to Mr and Mrs W M Stockton Readers note two temperaments and a measles outbreak in Pilot Grove News Measles loom as grippe hits community 30 years ago summary mentions Irene Dickson James A Whitworth wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Blanks
Lester Caylor
Irene Dickson
James A. Whitworth
J. B. Dickson
W. M. Stockton
Pilot Grove
Annette German Harp
George German
Enterprise
N. K. Turner
C. M. Howard
Ab Barrett
Trenton
Ed Nicely
Bethel Club meets as community news and local changes
The Bethel Community Club gathered Friday with Mrs. Jesse Bow. E. B. Martin bought the Manning Clark and Meador harness business and moves equipment to a building near S and S Service Station. Various local civic notes include crop contest prizes, births, a Pilot Grove singing class, B Y P U program participants, and a local store and grocery under receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Sun
Bethel Community Club
Jesse Bow
E. B. Martin
Manning, Clark & Meador
L. H. Grammer
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Willie Allen
Rose Hill
Jim Biggerstaff
Pilot Grove
A. M. St. John
Jewel Hopper
Joe Ashinhurst
Herbert Taylor
Guy Hamilton Jr
J. P. Haliburton
Jimmy D. Daugherty
Myra Nell
Veterans GI Bill training and maternity care Q A
Veterans may resume GI Bill training within a reasonable period after discharge as determined for each veteran. Women veterans cannot be hospitalized by VA for childbirth. A veteran with a nonservice connected heart condition is ineligible for special insurance for disabled veterans but may qualify for another nonconvertible GI term insurance if they meet service requirements and apply within 120 days of release. Ten or more pounds of food is an ordinary amount stored by an owl in its nest.
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Korea
Groundhog Shadow Predicts Six More Weeks Of Winter
Punxsutawney and Quarryville groundhogs reported seeing shadows marking six more weeks of winter. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club noted 7 52 a m EST shadow sighting, while Quarryville’s lodge clocked 9 03 a m EST with a shadow scope.
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Pennsylvania
Gobbler
Quarryville
Lancaster County
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Charles F. Hess
Hess
Punxsutawney
Western
How Not to Sell Washing Machines in Rural Louisiana
A dealer’s son boasts of paying $20 per unit sold to a farmer couple in rural Louisiana. After a failed close, the farmer offers to buy his wife a machine, paying cash and deducting $20 for the husband. The humor ends with the farmer quipping the sales team does not know how to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Reader’s Digest
Man Seeks Gift Then Hose Suggestion
A man shopping for a present for his wife asks about a gift first and a saleslady counters with nylon or net hose options. He agrees to consider the hosiery after settling the present.
New Postal Practice Sends Incorrectly Addressed Mail Home
The Post Office Department saved money by returning incompletely addressed letters to the sender instead of searching directories for correct addresses. The policy, begun July 1, 1950, raises questions about savings and service. observers note occasional cross country returns. Roy M. North says local offices juggle misaddressed mail with experienced distributors, and Congress could restore directory and residential service if funding returns to prior levels.
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Roy M. North
Donaldson
Congress
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