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Cont. from p. 39 branch stations are probably to be found in villages. In the U.S. there are more [than] 10,000 libraries at the present time with holdings of more than 200 million vols. _ _Signs of the Times, 1-26-43_
All this is extremely to the good. While many small libraries are filled with fiction, still the people read.
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The Creeks -There is water in the Alamo at the bridge by the Dickie place--as much water as in the old days sixty years ago--the pools of water are very pleasing and the vegetation is much ranker than in the old days. There is no water in the Alamo at Neat Tate's place; no water at Jerett bridge. The underground water at Dickie place is forced to the surface by the sandstone rock strata which cover near the surface there. -Oct. 2, 1942. -When I was a lad of five, and before and for long after, there was not a public library in Solano Co. unless at Vallayo and that is doubtful. At the present time every town has a library and (Cont. p. 38)
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