Powder light and mercury sun shown at New York meeting
Powder light, a glowing synthetic dust illumination, and a 2,000 watt mercury vapor lamp that imitates sunlight were demonstrated at the New York Electrical Society. Dr L J Buttolph of General Electric led the powder light display while Westinghouse presented the mercury light, lighting the room with daylight brightness.
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New York
New York Electrical Society
L. J. Buttolph
General Electric Company
Nelapark
Cleveland
Landon Declines Trusteeship With Anti-Saloon League
Topeka Kansas Governor Alf M Landon declined to serve as a trustee of the Kansas Anti saloon league state superintendent J M Averill said Wednesday. Averill noted the governor had asked his name not be used and said past usage was without his consent. The governor declined comment.
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Topeka
Kan
J. M. Averill
Kansas Anti-saloon League
Alf M. Landon
League
Averill
Landon
Oil Company Official From Keota Dies in Long Beach
George P. Williams 43, vice president and general manager of the Hancock Oil Co, died Wednesday in a Long Beach hospital of pneumonia. A native of Keota Iowa, he served in the World War I air corps and later worked in Ardmore Oklahoma before moving to Long Beach in 1933.
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Oil Company
Keota
Long Beach, Calif
Long Beach
Calif
George P. Williams
Hencock Oil Company
Williams
Air Corps
Ardmore
Oklo
Queen on the Ice Puzzle Clue Sheet Reveals 47 Entries
A dense crossword style puzzle presents numerous clues ranging from skating terms to verbs and nouns. Across entries reference famous figures, materials, weather terms, and actions while down clues mix geography and science. The grid offers a linguistic riddle with many language and wordplay hints.
Washington Sideshow on Slum Bill and Galapagos Air Base
Fulton Lewis Jr outlines Congress moving toward adjournment while Wagner's slum clearance bill looms. Planes, funding, and subsidies spark debate on federal housing versus local implementation. Also noted are top secret efforts to use the Galapagos for a U S air base and naval site amid Latin American sensitivities.
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Washington
Congress
New York
Bob Wagner
PWA
South America
Galapagos Islands
Galapagos
Pacific
Panama Canal
U. S
Canal
Ecuador
Latin America
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Dense with Orchestras
A dense listing of evenings radio programming across CBS NBC and ABC networks. It notes artists such as Myrt and Marge Ray Block orchestras Lum and Abner Vallee Pittsburgh Symphony Mark Warnow and George Olsen orchestras plus various talk shows and dramatic segments. The schedule spans from 6:00 PM through late night with multiple stations and chains listed.
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Myrt
Marge
CBS
WABC
NBC
WJZ Chain
Eae Thomas
Weaf Wow Kyw
Ray Block Orch
WGST
Eee Smith
WBBM
KMOX
WCCO
Concert Orch
Weaf Chain
Lum and
Abner
Teoey, Vallee Orch
WEAF
Pittsburgh Symphony Orch
Mark Warnow
Orch
Roy Shield
Janny Ross
Walter O'Keefe
Wynn
MOX
WJZ
le Crosby
Weaf Who
Meredith Willson Orch
WIZ Chain
Bernie Cummins _ orch
Shandor
Ruby Newman
George Olsen
Wwoco
Kaye Orch
Wabc Cnalin
San Jacinto Shaft
Houston
Tex
Mathay Orch
George Cokeure
WOC
Woman's Radio Review
Betty
Bob
U. S. Army Band
Wabc Sirens Lady
Tom Mix
WWJ
News Club
Bratinal Contrera’s Orch
Anne Orch
Renfrew of the Mounted
Billy and
Flying Red Horse Tavern
Lucille Manners
Irene Rich
Es Nichols Arch
Oscar Shaw
EBM
Winter McLeglen
Frank Munn
KYW
al Pearce
Stuart Allen
Don Redman Orch
Oy Starr Orch
Rob Crosby
George Olsen Orch
Rae Coleman Orch
Phil Levant Orch
Harry Sosnik
Jesse_ Crawford
Seeneey
Anderson Orch
Bernie Cummins Orch
Ee Weeks Orch
Ar Lombardo Or
Tiffin Man Sentenced Twice Over Bad Checks
OsKaloosa Iowa reports Ernest Berges of Tiffin will serve two consecutive 30 day terms within 60 days for cashing two worthless checks. The first involves a $4.50 item and the second a $16.50 item.
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Oskaloosa
Ernest Berges
Tiffin
Helen Twelvetrees Seeks Divorce Over Cruelty Claim
Los Angeles AP report says film actress Helen Twelvetrees filed for divorce from Frank B. Woody after a quarrel with loud abusive language in front of guests. She cites cruelty, seeks custody of their three year old son Jack, on the fifth anniversary of their marriage.
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Los Angeles
Helen Twelvetrees
Frank B. Woody
Miss Twelvetrees
Woody
Jack
Just One Of The Boys In Tulsa Court
The mother of Boyd Pearson a Negro youth charged with a misdemeanor testified for him saying she knows the boy but cannot know his age. She noted she has had eight or ten children since Boyd.
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Tulsa
Okla
Boyd Pearson
Boyd
Reserve Board Issues Rules On Security Loans
The Federal Reserve Board issued rules on margin loans aligning banks with brokers in margin requirements under the 1935 Banking Act. Regulation U sets 45 percent loan value for registered stocks, effective May 1, while Regulation T remains 55 percent cash for broker purchases. Exceptions allow commercial loans and collateral flexibility. open market operations will follow new directives from the Open Market Committee.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
National Securities Exchange
Open Market Committee
Reserve Banks
Sears Reports 42 Percent Rise in Net Profit
Sears, Roebuck & Co. reported net profit for the fiscal year ended Jan 29 of 21,519,218 dollars, up 42 percent from the prior year, the best since 1929 and the fourth largest in company history. It equaled 4.45 dollars per share versus 3.13 dollars on 15,020,550 dollars in 1934.
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Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Perkins Reveals Caviar Aversion For Diet Reasons
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins confessed she loves caviar but does not eat it because she regards it as fattening. The remark came at a dinner hosted by the Soviet ambassador.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
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Beatrice Fairfax
London
Aintree
Wabc Chain
Rae Eleanor Ball
NBC Music Appreciation Hour
Helen Trent
Bill
WEBM
O and
Hal
Honeyboy
Sassafras
Mary Misn
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Erry Madcaps
Atl
Farm and Home Hour
JZ Chain
Merrymakers
Tiffin Man
Reserve Board
Sears, Roebuck Co
Ryan
Jack Ryan
Fred Cook
Union
Longley
Oxfords
Rair
Nainsook Athletic
Edar Rapids
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Rodney Higley
16Th St. SE
Otto Luedeman
32Nd St. Drive SE
J. M. Blaine
C Ave
W. F. Siebert
F Ave
C. E. Musgrave
Mount Vernon Road
Adolph Rubeck
J St. SW
L. Couplin
First Ave
West Road
Glen Bain
B Ave
Howard Neff
24Th St. Drive
C. H. Morningstar
6Th St. NE
H. B. Lawrence
4Th Ave
Frank M. Davis
G. W. Schmidt
Maplewood Dr. NE
Anna Muhs
5Th Ave
J. F. Scolaro
Blake Boulevard
M. D. Porter
9Th St. NW
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