Stick-To-It Ive-Ness: Bancroft Pushes Gerry's Invention
In a tense scene Bancroft confronts Gerry Winthrop in his lab urging backing for a new adhesive. Gerry explains the innovation is a simple mixture of pine tar felt and ammonia, while Bancroft vows to support the discovery and push it to market despite resistance from Beare & Lane and others.
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Kian
Mildred
Europe
Gerry Winthrop
Bancroft
Gerry
Aira
Sears ‘& Lane
Scott
Mancroft
Lane
Agous
Indy
Laclen
Beare & Law
Gest
Beare & Lane
Sears & Lane
Beuru & Ll
Dancroft
Hancroft
Artificial aurora: plan to light nights with sky radiowaves
A proposed scheme uses radio waves and vapor lamps to illuminate large sky areas, creating an artificial aurora on up to 5000 square miles. Estimated 1,000,000 kilowatts needed for ground illumination, with 500 kilowatt transmitters and mile square aerial array. Potential commercial or military use debated. atmospheric studies urged.
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Prat
Batley
Oyster Science Reveals Harsh Life Of Filter Feeders
A Washington Post report explains oysters have highly developed nervous systems and feel pain. Young oysters drift then attach to the ocean floor and spend life tied to one spot. If each child survived to the great grandparent stage, numbers would grow enormously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Unclear Old Authorship Names Seeds In Tick Part Names
Fragmentary text discusses tick naming origins with references to ancient Greeks and castor bean seeds. Mentions Hicks, plant seeds, and appearance similarities. No clear event or date.
At 70 Chamberlain Reflects on Life and Europe
Britain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reviews a busy year at age 70. He arrived in Rome to meet Mussolini as the press framed it as a appeasement mission. The trip aimed to ease barriers between European peoples amid rising totalitarian influence.
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Britain
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Rome
Mussolini
Tehieh
Europe
Censor Fallout and Stardom Amid Film Controversy
A wartime style piece traces censorship fights over a new film and its reception, noting bans by New York state censors and later education board actions. It highlights star Edith Fellows and Pathe publicity, plus Miranda’s rising fame and plans for remakes and television exposure.
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Warner Brothers
Ukelem
New York
State Censor Board
Department of Education
Board of Regents
Filet Crochet Pattern for Chair Set and Scar
Crochet pattern from The Sewing Circle offers a filet design for a chair set with roses and charts. Includes materials list and illustrations. pattern number 1830. Send 19 cents to The Sewing Circle New York address for the pattern.
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Sewing Circle
New Dleceatt Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
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Italy
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Roger W. Babson
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