Getting to the Doctor in Old Montana
A Montana reminiscence recalls frontier doctors and neighbors riding for miles on frozen nights to reach ailing relatives. Cowboys and ranch hands shared fresh horses for long, dangerous treks to Miles City or the railroad town, with many ordeals during blizzards and mud. The narrator notes sturdy community bonds and the rough, resourceful spirit of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Texas
Tongue River
Wyoming
Miles City
Sheridan
Andy Adams
Andy
Bob Silway
Silway
Distant Doctor’s Grim Trek For a Sick Woman
The narrator recalls a doctor making grueling two hundred mile ambulance trips to reach a patient. He drove night and day, sleeping only while beside the driver, a testament to old time medical dedication and the limits of money in valuing such service.
5 000 Texans Will Take Highway Patrol Examinations Soon
About 5 000 young Texans will take examinations for Highway Patrol and Drivers License Examiner jobs in mid August, Homer Garrison Jr said. Three thousand applications are on hand and 2 000 more are expected before July 29. Applications available only by writing the Department of Public Safety in Austin and returned by July 29. Examinations will be held at 14 district offices and trained at Camp Mabry for over 100 successful applicants starting early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Homer Garrison Jr
Department of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Camp Mabry
The Small Town: A Reflection on Rural Life and Commerce
Veach C. C. Redd writes from Minnesota about the essential role of small towns and rural buyers in sustaining factories and national commerce. He praises local retailers and contrasts small town life with steel and concrete cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cat
America
Veach C. C. Redd
Minnesota Press
Tides Explained by Moon and Sun Gravity
The tides arise from gravity between the moon and earth and the centrifugal force balance. The moon pulls the near side creating a bulge and causes a second bulge on the far side, while the sun amplifies spring tides at new and full moons and reduces tides at quarter phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Senator Pepper Urges Outlawing Poll Taxes for Federal Votes
Senator Claude Pepper urged Congress to declare poll taxes unlawful for federal elections. He testified on a bill to bar poll taxes as a prerequisite to voting in primaries or general elections for national offices in eight Southern states including Virginia Georgia Tennessee Alabama Texas Arkansas South Carolina and Mississippi. The move sparked questions on Congress constitutional power and court changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claude Pepper
Florida
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Pepper
Supreme Court
Senate Committee
O'Mahoney
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
South Carolina
Mississippi
Cards in 87 Percent of American Homes
A survey by the American Playing Card Manufacturers finds cards remain America’s top social recreation with bridge as the leading game. Cards are in 87 percent of homes and over four-fifths of families, about 82 percent, play cards. The association notes cards surpass other pastimes aside from radio, movies, and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pathfinder
Buy Coal Now College Station
Texas families are urged by the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply to stock coal this summer. A letter to H. H. Williamson of the A and M College Extension Service says buying coal now saves money and aids national defense, with state and local defense councils asked to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Office of Price Administration
Civilian Supply
H. H. Williamson
A. and M. College Extension Service
OPACS
A Little Down Payment
A father asks his four year old son why he cries for a new baby. The boy quips that since a new baby will be born, he will be traded in for the new child.
Living Costs Rise 3.4 Percent Over Three Months
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 3.4 percent rise in living costs for the three months ending June 15. About half the increase occurred in the final month with food prices up 3.7 percent in 51 large cities. Government and individual purchases, plus some speculative buying, are cited as main drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Old
Grace L. Harris
San Gabriel, Calif
Frontier Times
Rosebud River
Mr. Graham
Rosebud
Texaco
Ford
Yeager’s Service Station
Uncle Sam
Whitewright
Whitewright Lumber Co.eighborly Service
Aig
U. 5
Sun Office
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
LaRoe’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!