First Rural Free Mail Back In 1896
The origin of rural free delivery traces to Postmaster General Wanamaker and annual reports in 1891. Legislation by James O Donnell failed. later bills by Thomas Eatson funded experiments. On June 9 1896 a total of 10 000 plus earlier 30 000 appropriations funded the first service on three West Virginia routes. By nine months 82 routes operated and by 1902 over 11 000 routes were in use.
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John Wanamaker
James O’donnell
Michigan
House of Representatives
Thomas Eatson
Georgia
Congress
Charles Town
Avilla
Halltown
West Virginia
De pression college opens in Natrona basement church
The Natrona Methodist Episcopal Church houses a new college in a single basement classroom. Rev. James E. Lutz founded the school for students unable to attend other colleges due to financial hardship. Forty students are enrolled.
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Natrona
Depression College
Natrona Methodist Episcopal Church
James E. Lutz
Triplets and Brother Offered for Adoption in Vandergrift
Mrs Florence Serena of Vandergrift Pa fearing poverty offered her four under two for adoption. The 21 month old triplets and their 1 month old brother seek a loving home, with the mother asking for a good home for all four.
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Vandergrift
Florence Serena
Five young prodigies enroll at Northwestern experiment
Evanston reports five 14 and 15 year olds, sons and daughters of college people, registered for Walter Dill Scott's precocious youth project. They attend Northwestern University, follow the regular curriculum with minimal guidance, claim luck or hard work for their success, and pursue sports and early careers in law, journalism, baseball, chemistry, and medicine.
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Evanston
Ill
Northwestern University
Walter Dill Scott
Dunkin Stech
New York
Columbia University
Dunkin
Jane Alice Hall
Clovis
N. M
Voice
Mary Margaret Moore
Danville
George Edward Alcott
Weiner, Ark
George
Scott
Bill collectors replace customers in bargain day scene
A quote contrasts customers with bill collectors in a store during a bargain day. The LA Olympics were heavily covered by 603 newspapermen.
Hoot Gibson to Headline State Fair Rodeo in Dallas
Wild West star Hoot Gibson will produce a 16 day rodeo at the Texas State Fair in October. He owns top bucking horses and premier rodeo gear and will film a Texas made picture during the exposition. Gibson plans to fly a Black Hawk sport model plane on display at the Southwest Aviation exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoot Gibson
Texas
Gibson
Golden State Ranch
America
Dallas
Hollywood
Southwest Aviation
Optimistic hotel keeper orders beer from Germany
Uniontown Pa Leo H Heyn hotel proprietor ordered 50 barrels of Hofbrau Haus beer from Wurzburg Germany for delivery April 15 1933. He says ordering now saves 2 dollars a barrel and ensures prompt delivery citing promises by both parties.
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Uniontown
Leo H. Heyn
Hofbrau Haus
Wurzburg
Germany
Heyn
No Adonises among us in a world of averages
The piece critiques a New York Evening Post imaginatively presenting a statue titled the Average American at the American Museum of Natural History. It contrasts ancient Greek ideals with the modern wartime American male, noting flat chest, rounded shoulders, paunch, and sedentary work.
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Praxiteles
Hermes
American Museum of Natural History
New York
New York Evening Post
Rollo
Papa
O. C
Museum of Natural History
No Need For Further Postponement In Building Repairs
The Department of Commerce estimates a national program of building repairs and alterations worth at least 3.5 billion dollars could absorb unemployment, boost consumption, and stimulate business. Prices are rising, wages may increase, and postponed work should begin soon to resuscitate the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Commerce
Department
Commerce Department
Smaller Stores Survive Drive to Stay Independent in Retail
The Kerrville Sun cites a 1895 Springfield Republican warning on small merchants facing big chains. It notes long odds favoring adaptation through timely methods and persistent advertising, alongside threats from mail order firms and department stores. A quip about a husband imagining he is driving follows the main text.
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Springfield Republican
Kerrville Sun
Joint Bank Account Opening Dialog
Mrs Bright asks to open a joint deposit account with her husband while she requests a separate checking account for herself. The exchange highlights routine banking accommodations and account preference details.
How to Torture Your Neighbors
A witty quip contrasts country and city life over sharing meals. The speaker notes apartment residents know little about each other while a flat dweller jokes that cabbage for dinner becomes town gossip. The exchange highlights social familiarity versus anonymity in urban living.
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Dr. Blurp
Chevrolet
Whitewright Merchants
Lee Norris Garage
Lester Haile Luther Smith & Son
J. H. Hollingsworth
Paul Cook
Whitewright Lumber Co
Kimbell Milling Co
Bow-Wright Pharmacy
Kirkpatrick Pharmacy
Drs. May & May Kingery & Craig Cafe
S. H. Montgomery, Insurance
Lilley
Yeager Manning
Clark & Mé&dor
Whitewright Sun
First National Bank
Silman Grocery & Market
L. O. Lackey
Plaber
Paul Stephens
Insurance
Simmons
P. C. Delfel
Decorator
Southern Ice & Utilities Co
Texas-Louisiana Power Co
W. L. Stowers
Planters Gin Company
J. C. Parsons
Burbank
J. L. Denton
L. LaRoe
E. D. Barlow Nursery
Greenville
Sherman Daily Democrat
Frank Hollingsworth
Roy Norris
North Texas Seed Company
George German
Auto Finance Company OF Sherman F. W. Creager
MGR
S&s
Sherman
Nicholson
Federal
Nicholson’s
Gladiola
Acorn
Cen
East Texas
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