Professor Spends Fortune For University Telescope
A 189 year old professor, Hiram M. Perkins, donates about 75,000 of a 250,000 gift for Ohio Wesleyan University’s third largest telescope. He funded most from investments and saves his income to advance astronomy. The telescope will serve instruction, public demonstrations, then research, reflecting Perkins life long ideal that stars teach faith and discipline.
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Wealeyan
Chiop Wesleyan
Profesor Perkins
Perking
Ohio “Wesleyan University
Siid
Delaware
Observatory Hill
Ohio Wesleyan University
Perkins
Alma
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G. C. Crump
Perkina
West End Library Bid Opening Set at City Meeting
Library members meet to officially open bids for a permanent building replacing the temporary West End library structure. The session occurs at 11 o'clock in the John Street office, with bids due from contractors for the new construction.
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West End
Syder
Bs John Street
Milan Tops Senators by Shuffling Lead Off Lineup
Washington manager Clyde Milan leads all managers in batting order changes. Through one quarter of the season, seven players have been used as leadoff hitters for the Senators, including Milan himself. Twelve lineup changes have been made, with three players batting leadoff twice and one three times.
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Washington
Chamon
Clyde Milan
He Gesson
Senators
Milan
Judge
Smith
Bush
Harris
Blue
Goebel
Sneak Thief Steals $5 From Trousers Pocket
A thief entered through an open window at 233 Linen Avenue and took $5 from a pair of trousers belonging to Carl Sartani. Barton reported the loss to police yesterday. Knights of Columbus third degree work event noted at Colonial Hall with Guiding Star cotret team of New York and a reception afterward at Washington Avenue club rooms.
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Linen Avenue
Carl Sartani
Elect
Barton
Knights of Columbus
Colonial Hall
Guilding Star Cotret
New York
Park City
Trumbull Road to Be Widened by State Dept
State Highway Department granted permission to remove Danbury Bethel trolley tracks on Trumbull Road from Ox Hill to Long Hill about four miles. Road to widen at least four feet, with possibility of tracks from Wentworth Street to Ox Hill being removed and service by one man cars. Court noted no pay history for line and public safety concerns. project costs estimated over $4,000 per mile, with war-era funding as sole support.
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Isaac Wolfe
Danbury-Bethel
Trumbull Road
Ox FL
Long Hill
State Highway Department
Connecticut Company
Danbury
Danbury- Bethe
Trumbull
Charles J. Bennett
Fairchild Wheeler
Lang Hl
Alloorney J. Moy
Ives
Dasbury-Bethe
Dan Lury
Bethel
Ox Hoi
Bridgeport
Potter
Connectcut Company
Cory
Wolfe
Ikaian
Lucre
Aho
Footprints in Lava Puzzle Hawaiian Scientists
In Hawaii on Maui at Haleakala scientists verify native accounts of footprints in lava flows. E P Emory of the Bishop Museum investigated and found prints vary from four to ten inches long with natural toe size and foot curve, challenging earlier theories of fleeing natives.
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Honolulu
Tea
Java
Maleukalo
House of the Sun
Maui
E.P. Emory
Bishop Museum
Emory
Museum
Haleakala
Puczied
Walen
Emary Eald
U S Engineer Named for Niger Project
Cairo June 0 French authorities pick American Herbert T Forbes former dean of Arizona College of Agriculture and agronomist for Royal Agricultural Society of Cairo to oversee Niger valley irrigation project. Dam planned akin to Assouan under Governor General of French West Africa.
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Cairo
Niger Valley
Waat Africa
Herbert T. Forbes
College of Agriculture of Arizona
Royal Agricultural Society of
Catra
Niger
Assouan
Nile
Geeldental Africa
Fear of Taint of Cowardice Costs Young Boy His Life
PORT CHESTER N Y June 30 A 14 year old Thomas Murray died after a dare on a steel signal tower led to contact with a high tension wire. He admitted he climbed to avoid being seen as yellow, then touched the live wire and burst into flames. He spoke bravely to his father before death.
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Port Chester
N. Y
Thomas Murray
New Haven
Murray
Ineman Falls From Pole in Stratford Accident
Stratford June 16 Toman Flynch a lineman with Southern New England Telephone fell more than 30 feet from a pole at North avenue and King street after his safety belt broke. He was unconscious but no bones were broken and he was taken home after treatment for chest shock.
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Stratford
Toman Flynch
Lee Avenue
Bridgeport
Limamar
Southern New England Telephone Company
Lynch
Carter
North Avenue
King Street
Tekken
Wilm B. Wiehels
Robert Phelan
Phelan
Lenine to lead community farm near Moscow
Riga dispatch reports Premier Lenine of Soviet Russia has begun farming and will devote months to reorganizing a 200 acre community farm near Moscow. He will abandon office duties and live outdoors while German and Russian experts supervise. Only artists writers chess players and friends may visit.
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Riga
Associated Press
Lenine
Russia
Fev
Msokow
Leonid Kragsin
Hagia
Ing
Moscow
Lening
Semenoff Allowed to Enter Nagasaki
Tokia June 80. Gregoria Semenoft former ataman of the Cossacks and anti soviet teacher has been permit ted to land at Nagasaki for medical treatment according to information received here.
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