Alpine climber now is clock collector in Pawcatuck
Howard Palmer of Pawcatuck CT has built a 140 piece wooden clock collection since six years ago. The Alpine Club member labels and details makers such as Eli Terry Silas Hoadley and Seth Thomas while repairing defective parts in his Vincents Cove workshop.
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Pawcatuck
Conn
Howard Palmer
Alpine Club
Palmer
Eli Terry
Terry
Thomas Harland
Norwich
London
Plymouth
Jerome and Darrow
Bristol
Silas Hoadley
Norris North
Torrington
Riley Whiting
Winsted
Seth Thomas
Thomaston
Pawcatuck River
Vincents Cove
Veteran tennis champion pursues titles amid clockmaking past
The article references a veteran player with multiple tennis titles and hints at interests in woodworking, mechanical clock features, and veneer work. It contrasts past outdoor hobbies with reduced time for clockmaking, noting a shift in daily focus.
Diet Credited For Eskimos Strong Teeth
JUNEAU Alaska AP Prof L M Gaugh former dental director of the U S public health service links Eskimos superior teeth and jaws to their native protein heavy diet with little carbohydrate and no sweets He notes white man's food causes deterioration as natives adopt new habits Dr Waugh studied Alaskan natives and treated them on coastguard ships.
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Juneau
Alaska
L. M. Gaugh
U.S. Public Health Service
Waugh
Dr. Waugh
Three French Brothers Sentenced to Federal Jail
Louisville reports three brothers George 23 John 26 and Leo 28 French were sentenced to twenty years each with eighteen years probation after federal court found George guilty on seventeen liquor manufacturing and selling counts. The trio, known for tight family ties, heads to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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Louisville
INS
George
John
Leo French
Atlanta
Leo
Coronation Ride No Fun in Ancient Coach
London reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth will endure a slow, uncomfortable procession in the 1761 state coach during the May 12 coronation. Weighing 8960 pounds, it moves at a walking pace pulled by Windsor Grays eight-horse team, while passengers endure a stifling interior and a long journey to and from the abbey.
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London
Ins
George VI
Elizabeth
Sir William Chambers
George III
Cipriani
Windsor
Four-Loser Hand Turns on Diamond Coup to Make Contract
Contract Bridge analysis by Wm. E. McKenney notes a declarer with four losers in trumps spades and clubs finds a path to make the contract. South ruffs diamonds, establishes trumps, and ruffs a final diamond to discard a club, securing the contract.
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Wm. E. McKenney
American Bridge League
South
Suffered Six Years With Constipation Promotes ALL-Bran
A Jonesboro Arkansas resident Mrs. Herman Futrell reports relief after four years of daily ALL-Bran use. Kellogg’s ALL-Bran claims to absorb water and cleanse the intestines while supplying vitamin B and iron. Sold by grocers and produced in Battle Creek.
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Herman Futrell
Oak Ave
Jonesboro
Ark
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Salvage Ship Raises Copper From Sunk Karaboo Hold
The Italian salvage ship Arpione, captained by Rafaelli, hauls copper slabs worth about 200000 from the 1928 Karaboo wreck near East London South Africa. Divers open hatches to enable grabs to lift the copper to the surface. 100 tons are landed at a time.
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London
South Africa
Rafaelli
Egypt
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