Playground Marble Champion Crowned in City Finals
Jack Packingham of Kenwood playground won the playground-wide marble title defeating Jon Evans of Whitlam park in the finals. Jim Hamer and Dean Knight topped their age groups, with all four boys earning district and city titles. medals and ribbons awarded. The Kingston stadium meet saw Hayes win the team title with 57 points, Kenwood second, and Johnson and Daniels trailing. District and city championships follow, with girls’ jackstones this week and a packed schedule of weekly theme weeks across playgrounds.
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Jack Packingham
Kenwood Playground
Jon Evans
Whitlam Park
Clarence V. Scott
Tenth Ave
Jim Hamer
Kenwood
Dean Knight
Johnson
Kingston Stadium
Hayes Playground
Daniels
Jackstones
Arthur—Transportation
Coe
Bever
Buchanan
Cleveland
Ellis
Harrison
Erskine
Grant Wood
Roosevelt
Hayes
Reed
Jones
Noelridge
McKinley
Riverside
Sinclair
van Vechten
Whitlam
Wilson
Wright
Science Kits Bring Lab Projects Home for Youths
James S. Kerr, retired appliance salesman, leads the American Basic Science Lab to spark interest among nearly 5,000 youngsters in hands on science. The program provides low voltage experiment kits and six simple handbooks, with monthly kits and guidance from Southwest Research Institute experts. Kerr plans school visits as demand from teachers and administrators grows.
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San Antonio
Texas
James S. Kerr
Kerr
American Basic Science Lab
Southwest Research Institute
Lost Swimmer Found Dead at Wayzata Beach
Police and rescue squads searched Lake Minnetonka after lifeguard Fred Hagen reported a missing 9 year old from a Wayzata beach life saving class. The instructor and students plunged beneath the surface to search, and John Buranen was found. He was 9 years old.
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Minneapolis
Fred Hagen
Wayzata Beach
Lake Minnetonka
John Buranen
Wayzata
John
90 Above but They're Worried About Snow
In Woonsocket Rhode Island residents on Short Street petitioned to join the city road system arguing that incorporation would require the city to plow snow in winter. The day reached about 90 degrees making the plan stand out as a winter relief.
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Woonsocket
R.I
Short Street
Halley's Comet Repeats Its Celestial Path Across Millennia
Halley's comet, recurring roughly every 75 years, has records spanning nearly two thousand years. Chinese observations in AD 66 684 and 837 and European notes in 1305 mark its long history. The 1910 predicted tail scare faded, while Halley’s orbit helped validate Newtonian theory through Sir Edmund Halley’s calculations.
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Washington
China
Europe
North Pole
United States
Sir Edmund Halley
Isaac Newton
Newton
Halley
Policemen End Sam Browne Belt Standard in Denver
In Denver an order to ban the Sam Browne belt as standard uniform gear is endorsed by police officials. Detective Julius Olsen notes the belt's weakness in fights and arrests. An aluminum furniture plant in Benton, Kentucky pays about 200 workers in silver dollars for their first payroll.
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Benton, Ky
Bandeweenk
Denver
Manager of Safety
Sam Browne
Julius Olsen
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Franklin
St. SE
U.S
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Smithsonian Institution
Milky Way
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