, 1935-09-22

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Brownsville Herald. Information
Bureau. Frederick y. HnskAn. Dtrno-
tor. Warrington. III. c. Please
close three 90 cents for reply.
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q. What postmaster In The Unit
ed states has had Che longest I'd
cord on Berviceg u. H. B
"A. MIR. Roswell BeardSley served
the longest of any postmaster in th0
history Of the Postal Service. 10
was appointed postmaster nt North
Lansing, New York, June 2bs lB1us
and served continuously until the
day OF hts DEATH January y, 1908
"a. I'm the metric system thn hamlm
Of our weights and measuru1f A- ~.
A. The metric system was Iesaliz-
eel in the United States In 1855. By
q decision made by the Supertntend-
ent OF Weight and Measures. April
~. 1888, approved by the Secretary
OF the Treasury. the internation1 4
meter and kLlnEram ere made thA
fundamental standards of length y
and mass In the United States. this
applying To the customary weights
and measures as well aS those bas-
eel ON metric units.
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a. The original settlement ON thM
site on The present city or Wlmirs NV
ton was named Christinaham IN hon
or of the Queen of Sweden In l73l
a large part OF the present territory
Willing. and for him named willing
town. This was subsequently chang
ed to Wilmington when the city wan
incorporated IN 1888.
Q. Please give sorne information
"A. Hermann Wilhelm GoerinR.
German National Socialist leader
was born I'm 1893 I'm UnDer Bavaria.
re WAS "A dlstinruished world war
aviator. Commanding the famous
Richth0ven mir circus. With Hitler.
Ludendorff. and Strasser, W. particle
pated in the beer hall putsch i'm
inr abroad untU 1927. IN le2s re-
entered the Reichstaa. lie became
one of Killers chief H~eutenants and
known as the Iron Man OF the Ma
try. premier Wy Prussia. minister W
aviation. speaker of the ReichstaR.
and chief M the secret police. He
was made supreme head OF Prussia
hy I'm drastic Capitalization of the
government in January, 1884.
"a. Where lS Tanning Island? E. K.
"A. ~ ~ a small coral island n the
Pacific northwest OF Christmas Is
land, named FOR TIA dlsccverer. the
American navigator. Edmund Fan
ninF.
q. How old an organization M the
American Sunday school UnIonP
II. C.. &.
A. 1T dates back to l767. when UNI
der the name Of the First DAY So
ciety, IL began its work by helping
and vicinity.
CO., How many people died ln thm
United States last year, III. w.
"A. Exclusive OF still births, there
were l.39Byp03 deaths.
co. what NM che history of New
stead Abbey? W.. iii.
"A. It is located ON the border en-
shire. England. and was founded In
ITO bv Henry TT IN atonement fur
the murder IVY Thomas Al. Berket. Tk
was granted to Sir .Tohn Bvron NV
Henry VIII THE nopt RVrnn Hrrr-
raeded ~ the tgt1. ard e-tafa lIv~A
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