Turned Inventor Becomes Lawyer After Patent Gamble
A retired musician and inventor Bert Ber, famed for his Raleigh Hotel performances, pursued a trumpet balancing gadget after earlier ideas like a double window pane. He hired patent lawyer Alexander Blair to secure funding and patent rights, but the venture faced delays and uncertainty as the process unfolded.
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Bernath
Eck
Casmicleer
Breyer Davis
Bert
S Bana
Orchietra
Raleigh
Gihout
Petzillo
Harry James
Louie Artostrong
Alexander Blale
Hiair
Alex
Alexander Blair
City Manager Urges 1950 Poll Tax And Civic Duty
City Manager D. Saddleton told department heads to ensure their employees paid the 1950 poll tax and participate in elections next year. He warned employees to avoid political action at work but urged voting as civic duty. He announced reports on 1950 plans and noted a new traffic signal for Texas and Whiting pending wiring.
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D. Saddleton
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Middleton
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Whiting
Weathermen Predict Tornadoes Soon From Patterns
Two Air Force meteorologists at Tinker Air Force Base forecast within a few years the ability to predict a tornado’s approach by analyzing moisture patterns low pressure centers and a red air stream. They cite tests in Oklahoma and Texas and say full warning use awaits further development before practical application.
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ST. Louis
Air Force
Ernest J. Fawbush
Robert ©. Miller
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
American Meteorological Society
Fawbush
3Hijer
Oklahome
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
US 5
Weather Bureau
Death Of Salesman Recalls Play
CHICAGO, Jan. 10. The play Death to a Salesman is echoed in real life as Ralph A Cohen, 87, of LaPorte, Indiana, ends his life after a planned final farewell. He sent a telegram to his sister in Ohio and a letter to his wife detailing his intention. Police found Cohen in an old coupe on a Chicago street with a .22 rifle, a note, and a line about selling the car to aid his wife, noting the death was like that of a salesman in the play.
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Chicago
Ralph A Cohen
LaPorte
Willie Loman
Willis
Cohan
Jaci
Lea
Massilon
Ohio
LaTorre
Gassis
Cohen
Thomas Mitshell
Pedestrian Encounters Car At San Antonio Intersection
A yellow convertible rolled into a crosswalk in San Antonio as a female driver waited after striking a pedestrian. A bystander confronted her, while a crowd joined the scene, and the pedestrian calmly walked away. Also notes two midget race car accidents and Minnesota livestock population trends.
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San Antono
San Antonio
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Salt Lake City
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