Motoring Tips to Reduce Winter Ice Driving Hazards
Winter driving requires caution and preparation. Iowa State experts report ice becomes deadlier when wet, braking is halved on thawing ice, and speeds must be reduced on curves. Chains improve traction, but careful driving and road maintenance remain essential for safety.
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Chicago
Ralph A. Moyer
Iowa State College
National Safety Council
National Safety Congress
Lake Cadillac
Michigan
Western Newspaper Union
Oscar
Michigan State Highway Department
Jaywalker
Michigan Highway Officials
Cadillac
Blind Workers Aid National Defense
Blind men and women across 43 workshops are helping defense preparations under the Wagner O Day act. The American Foundation for the Blind and National Industries for the Blind coordinate orders for blind made goods, recently expanding work with pillowcases for trainees and adding 400+ workers to the program.
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New York
Robert W. Irwin
American Foundation For the Blind
Irwin
National Industries For
Marineland Florida a town built around two vast oceanariums
Marineland Florida incorpo rated as a town houses nearly 50 000 deep sea fish with 28 registered voters making it the smallest Florida municipality and possibly the smallest in the United States The town centers on Marine Studios two giant tanks built at about a million dollars and serves as a center for motion picture study of the deep sea It also hosts unique feats such as the milking of a porpoise and daily hand feeding of large marine specimens by a crew of divers
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Marineland
Fla
Fila
Florida
United States
Marine Studios
C. V. Whitney
New York Aviation
Deep Sea
University of Chicago
Whitney
W. Douglas Burden
American Museum of
Veteran 81 Enlists in Second Transvaal Battalion
James Lane, an 81-year-old veteran rejected in 1914 for being too old, has enlisted in the Second Transvaal battalion of the reserve brigade in South Africa. Lane claims he can march a full day with any man and states he is not a veteran of the South African War.
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Johannesburg
James Lane
Transvaal
South Africa
Lane
Christmas Parades on Santa Claus Lane in Hollywood
Hollywood dazzles with nightly Santa Claus Lane parades along the famous boulevard. Stars from film, stage, and radio join bands majorettes from Southland colleges and floats themed to current productions as the Christmas festivities run from Christmas time through year end.
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Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Southland
J. W. Crown
Hollywood Plaza Hotel
Glass- Blowing Factory Founded 115 Years Ago
The Boston and Sandwich glass factory began July 4 1825, producing the first glass items and pioneering pressed ware. Sandwich glass gained fame for lace glass and fine pressed designs, with molds refined in the 1830s and intricate face patterns carved from wood to metal masters.
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Boston and Sandwich Glass
Sandwich
America
Sandwich Glass
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Blind Workers
National Defense
Milton E. Bacon Jr
Bacon
Oceanarium
Corneliua Vanderbilt Whitney
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