Artificial crystals near replacing natural quartz in communications
Bell labs and Western Electric in Allentown report synthetic EDT crystals growing in vats supply hundreds of thousands annually. When formed they become piezo electric wafers used to subdivide channels in telephone networks and even convert a TV program into multiple telephone lines. Harvest occurs every three months.
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New York
Bell Laboratories
Echnicians
St. Louis
South America
Bell
Western Electric Company
Allentown
Army Bars Russians From Ordnance Demonstration
The Army did not invite Russian military attaches to the Aberdeen proving grounds ordnance demonstration, mirroring Russia’s earlier exclusion of American attaches. The annual event, attended by foreign attaches, U.S. officials, industrialists and press, previously invited Soviet officials last year, signaling retaliation over Moscow’s discrimination against U.S. attaches.
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Washington
Aberdeen
Russia
Army Ordnance Association
U.S
Army
Navy
Air Force
Moscow
Europeans Seen Starving This Winter
The 138th annual meeting of the American Board of Foreign Missions heard Rev. Emerson G. Hangen of Meriden Connecticut report from Europe that starvation is certain for many there this winter. He warned there are no prospects for improvement and that signs point to distress exceeding last year.
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Burlington
Europe
American Board of Foreign Missions
Emerson G. Hangen
Meriden
Conn
Congregational Christian Service Committee
Rural Visitors and Neighbor News From Local Community
Rural social notes report Mr. and Mrs. Bert Douglas visiting Mr. and Mrs. Chet Pickering Sunday evening. Other callers included Mr. and Mrs. John Chaffee. The Grosses lament a lost valuable critter last week. Virginia Gordon and her son Robert visited Mr. and Mrs. Chet Pickering last Friday forenoon. Henry Ford the second is no longer a neighbor after selling his ranch to Robert Shull of Clare. Mr. and Mrs. Weller Root visited Oscar Root Sunday evening.
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Bert Douglas
Chet Pickering
John Chaffee
Grosses
Virginia Gordon
Robert
Henry Ford
Robert Shull
Clare
Weller Root
Oscar Root
Winterfield Notes On Local Weather And Shifts In Health
Winter weather affects the town as Mrs. Wilbur Phelipp welcomes a new baby boy at the maternity home in Ewart. Eldoris Whitford injures leg and face after slipping under a wagon. Lewis Lockwood’s frozen foot worsens. Hugh Ewing remains unwell. Donald Pence and Miss Mary Heaton of Avondale visit the Pences. Alvin Pence travels to Cadillac. Mrs. Amos Church remains hospitalized in Flint.
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Wilbur Phelipp
Alvin Pence
Cadillac
Amos Church
Flint
Farmers' Week Attendees and Local Notices
East Lansing reports list attendees at Farmers' Week including Mr and Mrs Howard Brockway Mr and Mrs August Hoskey Joe Carl Grace Pfannes and Mr and Mrs Chas Heber. Other items note Harold Heber visiting relatives Gladwin and Robert Heber attending a wedding in Mt Pleasant. A teacher’s mother passed away and school notes are promised next week.
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East Lansing
Howard Brockway
August Hoskey
Joe
Carl
Grace Pfannes
Chas, Heber
Harold Heber
Gladwin
Robert Heber
Willie Weldon
Harrison
Mt. Pleasant
Woznick
Cecil Huble
Riverside Grange Meets with Visitors and Plans
The Riverside Grange held its January 27 meeting with thirty three members present and guests from Greenwood and Sheridan Granges. They discussed forming a Pomona Grange and enjoyed a pot luck lunch. A miscellan eous shower was held for Gene Woods and his bride after their recent marriage.
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Grange
Greenwood
Sheridan
Pomona
Rex Robinette
Phimsey
Earl Town
Ernest Town
J. C. Marotzke
Sear
Irs
Bernard Allen
Ry “Furever
Forest Garver
Virgil Newman
M. R. Honderich
Norman Myers
Karen
Frankie
Albert Mielke
Morley
Harry Goodell
Grand Rapids
Galen Coats
Dorothy Rockey
Harley Coats
Mt. Pleasant
Glen Gordon
Bob Gordon
Clare
Jesse Newman, Jr
J. C. Newman
Ted Newman
Glen Newman
Mary Sanders
Coats
Plywood in Moines Government Tests Show Stronger Walls
Plywood in Moines tests show plywood walls are far more rigid and safer than conventional walls while large panels speed up labor and installation. Dri built fir plywood construction is rapidly becoming accepted for building many homes both small and large.
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Moines
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Lucille
Msewan
Herb and
Lucille van Hoose
Elk Uppers
Neolite Sales
Michigan
Log Cabin Fruit Market
Fifth and
Jefferson Streets
Greenwood Center
Winterfield
Riverside Grange
Undertakers
White
G.V.W
Dee
Webster
Ford
Litten
Pee Network
Imi
Dan McDonald
Clare, Michigan
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