Photos-Release World Book Eye On Science
These photographs, taken with the first U S scanning electron microscope used for geological research, show minute fossils up to 70 million years old. They depict plankton relatives and include Devonian plant spores from Cedar Valley formation in Northern Iowa and specimens from Northern California Coast Range and Limestone County Texas.
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U.S
Southwest Center For Advanced Studies
Dallas
Texas
Cedar Valley
Iowa
California Coast Range
Limestone County
HemisFair Vacation and Flying Indians Rain Dance
June vacation season brings families to San Antonio for HemisFair outings. Early reports call HemisFair a fine holiday spot with improving weather after a spell of rain. A downstate paper notes the Flying Indians performing a ceremonial rain dance, recently tweaked in their act for smoother shows.
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San Antonio
HemisFair
Dear Dorothy query on Stephens family line in Georgia
The note requests genealogical details on Joshua Stephens of Chester County Pa born 1768 who married Nancy Johnson born 1762 in Fayette County Ga and died 1837 in Henry County Ga. It asks for Nancy Johnson’s parents and siblings and additional birth location and dates.
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Dorothy
Joshua Stephens
Chester County
Henry County
Priscilla Humphreys
Joshua
Nancy Johnson
Fayette County
Family genealogies and trailing columns mix in Amarillo letters
A reader seeks information on the Stephens Hand Crow families in Henry County Ga and Willi s Hand, asking about marriages and deaths of the Stephens children and whether John Edmond Hand is their brother. The note includes genealogical queries and a long list of newspapers offering lineage columns for collaboration.
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John Edmond Hand
Henry County
Isaac Hand
Nancy Crow
Crow
Stephens
Zola Scott Hardy
Warbonnet Road
Perris
Calif
Clayton, N. Mex
Indianapolis, Ind
Star
Illinois
Iliama
Commercial News
West North St
Danville
Ill
Indiana
New Bern Mirror
New Bern
N.C
Wooster Daily Record
Wooster
Ohio
Northwest Sundial
Portland
Ore
Ennsylvania
Lebanon Daily News
Rehrersburg
Ennessee
Cal
Macon County Times
Lafayette
Tenn
Texas
Indianapolis Star
Amarillo Daily News
Desert News
S. Main St
Salt Lake City
Utah
Daily Press
Newport News
Virginia
West Virginia
Hillbilly
Roma Road
Ft Worth
Tex
Wisconsin
Shorewood Herald
Oakland
Shorewood
Wis
Bula ‘Erry
R. P.) Elliott
Admiral Etymology Traces to Arabian Ruler Title Amir
A linguistic note explains that the title admiral derives from the Arabic amir meaning ruler or commander. The term evolved through maritime usage and honorifics in various cultures.
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Amir
Editorial query tips and signature request to Dorothy Nordyke
The text invites readers to send questions and answers, noting editing may be needed. It provides a mailing address for Dorothy Nordyke at The Jailly News in Amarillo and includes a box number and an exclamatory postal code. The tone is promotional and suggests reader engagement.
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Dorothy Nordyke
Jailly News
Amarillo
Relatives Collected in Mrs Elliott’s Newspaper Columns
Clayton New Mexico readers thank Mrs Elliott for sharing a list helping locate scattered relatives. The letter mentions clues in various newspaper columns and notes several states had multiple listings, though only one per state is shown to save space.
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Elliott
French Parties Held Parleys in the 1700s
Fragmentary notes recall 18th century French parties where parleys and gatherings occurred. The readable text hints at social or political assemblies, placing them within the broader context of Bourbon era diplomacy and interior politics.
French Trade and Conflict in the Texas Panhandle Chronology
Chronicle by C Boone McClure recounts French ventures and Comanche relations from 1724 to 1751 in the Texas Panhandle. It notes early French Comanche parleys, trading with Tavoyas Indians near Red River, missions to Santa Fe, and a 15-year surge of Comanche Spanish warfare.
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Panhandle
C. Boone McClure
Canyon
Plains Country
Etienne Bourgmond
Comanche
Texas Panhandle
Red River
Spanish Fort
Montague County
New Orleans
Mallet Brothers
Fabry de la Bruyere
Mallets
Louisiana
el Quartelejo
Colorado
Arkansas
Santa Fe
Felipe Sandoval
McClure
Communist activity rises in Thailand PM says two policemen killed
Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn reported a two week rise in communist activity in Thailand. He noted the killings of two policemen and three communists with ten suspects captured during the actions.
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Bangkok
UPI
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
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Ties
Joe Costa
Perris, Calif
PETA
Yorothy Nordyke
Susannah Stephens
Temple West
Mary Stephens
James G. Smith
Elizabeth Stephens
Amos Crow
Benjamin Kimbell
John W. Stephens
Nancy Stephens
W. M. Humphreys
William Stephens
Sarah Stephens
Willis Hand
Chisolm
H. C. Brown
P.O
Royal Road
Alabama
Mobile Press and Register
Mobile
Ala
California
Inter Mountain News
Melrose Ave
Los Angeles
Connecticut
Hartford Times
Hartford
Conn
Georgia
Athens News
Athens
Idaho
Idaho Statesman
Boise, Idaho
TSO
E! Exxas
Oprican
Western Plaza
Western
W. L. Benson
Associated Optometris
Frigidaire
Wolflin
Polk
Plains Chevrolet
BUICK
DODGE
Pontiac
Chevrolet
FORD
Mustang
Plymouth
Pine, Clayton, N.M
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