Bells Pair Married For Sixty Years in Bells
Mr. and Mrs. J C Woodson of Bells celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an open house from 2:30 to 4:30 p m on Sunday. They wed May 30 1888 in Cumberland City Kentucky with Rev Dickens officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Woodson
Cumberland City
Dickens
Etta B. Hicks
East Olive
Sherman
Leonard
Bells
Woodson
The
Baptist Church
Mrs. Woodson
W. T. Woodson
Bonham
J. R. Woodson
Tom Bean
C. A. Woodson
Ector
M. B. Woodson
Beaumont
Floyd Woodson
Two Bears and a Golden Wedding in a Radio Tale
A broadcast of One Man's Family marks the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barber and offers timely thoughts on long marriages. It recalls the fatherly advice that married life requires forbearance, with a proverbs style lesson about two bears in the home. The piece also notes paleogeographic relics from the Pleistocene Oklahoma region including ancient horses camels rhinoceroses mastodons mammoths saber-toothed tigers musk oxen and vast elephant herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barber
Emporia Gazette
Oklahoma
Anthracite Production in Pennsylvania Reaches 10 Million Tons in 1945
River beds and spoil banks across Pennsylvania yielded about 10 million tons of anthracite coal in 1945, reflecting coal industry output during the year. The figure highlights significant excavation for energy and industrial needs amid postwar demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Plants Told To Plan Now For War
Washington Munitions Board Chairman Thomas J. Hargrave urged immediate industry planning for arms production in case of war. He released a 45 page guide stressing mobilization of resources and manpower and noted 405 plants built with over $6 billion in government funding could be retained for arms production, with 151 already held by the armed services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Munitions Board
Thomas J. Hargrave
Hargrave
Armed Services
Understanding Gall Stones and Wheat Varieties
About one in five people over 40 have gall stones and only a fifth of those require surgery. Three groups exist: severe gallstone colic, persistent upper abdominal pain with tenderness, and the largest group with stomach disturbances but little pain. The essay notes most operate only for the first group. It then mentions the US growing nearly 250 commercial wheat varieties.
Stamp Honors Chaplains of Dorchester in 1948 issue
The Post Office Department will issue a 3c stamp on May 28 1948 honoring the four chaplains Protestant Catholic and Jewish who sacrificed their lives when the USS Dorchester was sunk by a German torpedo in 1943. They gave their life belts to soldiers and prayed together as the ship went down in the North Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
John P. Washington
Alexander D. Goode
George L. Fox
Clarke V. Poling
North Atlantic
Employment For Negroes Is Lagging In California
San Francisco study shows unemployment among 450000 local Black residents remains 32 to 36 percent, higher than white unemployment at 9 to 10 percent. Wage drops from about 75 to 35 45 dollars weekly after wartime layoffs. many Black workers who moved to California during the war have not left. The urban league cites persistent barriers to job growth and earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Heller Committee
University of California
Wage gaps and discrimination in San Francisco area 1946 report
Urban League Industrial Department cites factors behind low Negro wages and employment including skill gaps, discrimination in civil service, and scarce apprenticeship. Many unemployed Negro workers take temporary one day to weeks of labor while whites see full employment. About 74 percent of industries practice white-only hiring via the State Employment Service. Some camels can cover 50 miles daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urban League
Industrial Department
San Francisco
California State Employment Service
The
League
Cemetery Reflections on the Living Heritage of Ancestors
Hubert Harison recalls the cemetery as a democratic resting place where all social ranks lie together. The piece contrasts neglected graveyards with well kept ones, urging readers to visit country churchyards to honor past leaders and their community ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yesteryear
Omar Khayyam
Caesar
Hubert Harison
Profits Measure Life Beyond Wealth and Rank
A reflective piece argues true value lies not in clothing, wealth, land, or social prestige. It challenges readers to seek deeper meaning beyond material success and fame.
Estate of Margaret Strong Partition Petition Filed
Citation issued in Gray son County Texas to heirs and interested parties for the estate of Margaret Strong deceased. Return date June 14 1948 with posting and a publication in a Grayson County newspaper. Mildred Holmes seeks partition and distribution of the estate in County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
State of
Texas
Grayson County
John W. Polly
John W. Polly, Jr
Said County
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Marguerite Berry
Margaret Strong
Mildred Holmes
J.C. Buchanan
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Two Bears
J. B. Warren
United States
Joe Marsh
Temperance
Tyranny
Truth
Marsa
United States Brewers Foundation
Davis Motor Co
Dick Montgomery
Mer. & Co
Dodge
W. Main St
Plymouth
Denison, Texas
Poling
RGM USA
California
Cardus
Masters
Spoon River Anthology
Selby
M. A. Love Company
W. Lamar
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Johnson Duster
M. N. Fain, JR
Kissinger Motor Co
Whitewright
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