Siren Pioneer Aims To Project Citywide Warning
In Seattle Professor Frederick Kirsten and students built a large wooden reflector to funnel siren sound into a single beam. The design seeks to overcome weak citywide alarms with three 10 foot diameter reflectors centering the siren like a lighthouse beacon. A test drew curious residents as researchers demoed the potent signal. Brazil's 1941 42 coffee crop is expected to reach 10 million bags.
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Kirsten
Seattle
Brazil
Irate motorist argues meter dispute at Seattle HQ
A Seattle motorist stormed into police headquarters waving a parking ticket she claimed to have paid with a nickel. She said she could not find the nickel in her purse, so she used the first meter she found. A nearby meter did not react to her coin. The incident followed by a report on valuable diamonds found in South Africa by a Commerce Department note.
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Seattle
Harry Sutton
Mexico curbs rubber export with nationwide ban
Mexico issued a decree by President Manuel Avila Camacho banning exports of raw rubber and rubber goods effective today unless authorized as convenient and necessary by the ministry of national economy. The move covers automobile tires and requires customs inspectors to record tire counts and conditions on entering cars. Tourists may be allowed to buy a tire if they prove need at the frontier, showing their old tire.
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Mexico City
Ministry of National Economy
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Avila Camacho
Hidden attic access and bolted doors described
The article notes a hatch to the attic accessed via a ceiling route and mentions removing attic steps during renovations. A bolted door in another wing is shown, with the speaker emphasizing that no one has gone through the hatch and detailing the changes made to the structure.
Home Made Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief and Savings
A home mixed cough syrup claims to ease coughing from colds with no cooking. The recipe uses sugar and water plus Tinex, a concentrated ingredient from drugstores, to make a pint of medicine that supposedly soothes phlegm and breathing and pledges money back if not satisfying.
Secret room mystery sparks a new prowler clue
Asey and Washy discuss a possible intruder after a hidden space near the stairs raises questions. They doubt secret panels exist but fear a prowler may have entered. Washy agrees to watch while Asey ponders motives and whether Freddy's boyfriend returned.
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Asey
Freddy
Firefighter Drives New Fire Truck Home for Breaks
Harrisburg report says a fireman was allowed to take a brand new truck home for lunch daily while the motor ran. Fire Chief Earl Swartz explained the practice was to break the vehicle in gradually before it would be needed at a fire.
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Harrisburgh
Earl Swartz
Swartz
Black-Draught Laxative Proves Its Use-Test
A herbal laxative marketed as a four generation tested product, BLACK-DRAUGHT, claims to be a leading intestinal tonic laxative in the Southwest. The blend of vegetables aims to tone intestinal muscles and provide gentle, easy action for use in varying conditions.
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Southwest
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