McGregor Wool and Mohair Association Formed
Sheepmen in western McLennan county organize the McGregor Wool and Mohair Association with officers John D. Mann president Ramsey Alexander vice president and George England secretary treasurer. Twenty five thousand pounds of wool signed for sale under association direction, expected to reach one hundred thousand pounds. a meeting on April 15 will set the sale date.
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Waco
Texas
McLennan County
McGregor Wool and Mohair Association
McGregor
John D. Mann
Ramsey Alexander
George England
Estimated US school teacher count in the nation
It is estimated that there are 762,000 school teachers in the United States.
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United States
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
The family of Mrs. Cooper expresses heartfelt gratitude to those who offered help and kindness during her last illness and after her passing. John Cooper and Daughters extend thanks and blessings to all who assisted, noting they cannot repay the debt of gratitude.
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John Cooper
Georgia Named For King George the Second
The state of Georgia derives its name from King George II of England, reflecting colonial ties and historical naming origins. This attribution highlights the monarch’s influence on American place names during the colonial era.
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Georgia
King George II of
England
Texas fossils found in U S museums by UT geologist
W S Adkins, UT geologist, returned from a tour of major U S and European museums and re discovered dozens of lost Texas cretaceous fossils. The pieces from Philadelphia Academy of Science and other collections will be photographed, cast, and returned after study.
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Austin
Texas
W. S. Adkins
University of Texas
Europe
Philadelphia Academy of Science
University Bureau of Economic Geology
Philadelphia Academy
Adkins
Guggenheim
England
Germany
United States
University of Bonn
University of Gottingen
London
Ferdinand Roemer
Jules Mareau
C. E. Giebel
Rudolph Lasswitz
George Stolley
Travis County
Barton Creek
Krantz
W. M. Gable
T. A. Conrad
Conrad
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
New York
America
New Musical Piano Demonstration Aims At New Instrument
Benjamin Meissner of Short Hills New Jersey demonstrated a piano that can imitate a flute horn trumpet and more using electric amplification. The original piano strings produce vibrations converted to electric signals then amplified to sustain notes and alter timbre with filters. The move promises a new branch of music once composers adopt the electric instruments.
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American Insitute of Electrical Engineers
New York City
Benjamin Meissner
Short Hills
New Jersey
Meissner
O. H. Caldwell
Folk Lore Society
London
M. E. Durham
Miss Durham
Himsel
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Johns Hopkins University
W. H. Lewis
Lewis
Spirituals Originated in Churches by Congregations
Virtually all Negro spirituals were composed in church settings by entire congregations. After one voice starts singing, a new first line emerges and the rest of the group follows, reflecting communal creation.
King’s forbidden doorway: England’s House of Commons
In England one place barred to the King and where his presence is bitterly resented the House of Commons, a chamber that rejects royal entry and resists the monarch's intrusion as a political and cultural constraint.
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England
House of Commons
Massachusetts Nautical School Celebrates 40 Years Operation
The Massachusetts Nautical School, training youths to become officers in the American Merchant Marine, has operated continuously for forty years.
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Massachusetts Nautical School
Californian invents bank teller cage with mirror view
A Californian designs a teller cage that blocks outside viewing while letting a person inside see only the occupant's reflection in a mirror. The device aims to foil bandits by preventing direct identification during transactions.
Turkey Creek School Honor Rolls and P T A Meeting
The fourth month honor roll lists students from 1st to 10th grades including John Martin Huse Ole Bakke Jr Ethel Mae Thompson and Oscar Olson The May honors include Esther Mae Thompson and Oscar Olson The Turkey Creek P T A met with Norse P T A on Wednesday Norse performs at Turkey Creek Friday April 1 at 7 30 Many students have had colds and flu but are improving Turkey Creek entered events in the Interscholastic League Meet gaining benefits
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John Martin Huse
Ole Bakke Jr
Ethel Mae Thompson
Daulma Faye Canuteson
Oscar Olson
Mary Belle Huse
Thelma Thompson
Olive Jurdis Dahl
Faye Bakke
Elmyra Bronstad
Castelle Canuteson
Ethel Bronstad
Esther Mae Thompson
Turkey Creek
Norse
Wallace family thanks neighbors for support after death
The Wallace family extends heartfelt thanks to neighbors and friends for kindness during the illness and after the death of Mr. J. M. Wallace. They name family members and express appreciation for comfort and assistance. The note closes with blessings from the Wallace relatives. The University of Pittsburg's new 41 story building is described as the tallest "school house" in the world.
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Wallace
J. M. Wallace
Faney Wallace
G. C. Ferguson
N. T. Wallace
M. L. Wallace
University of Pittsburg
Soviet Women Quit Kitchen for Factory Shift
Moscow reports a rapid shift from home making to industrial work as census data show housewives declining sharply from 290000 in 1930 to 100000 by end of 1931 in the capital. The drive to mobilize women into factories includes laundries replacing domestic work, huge factory kitchens, communal rooms, and day nurseries expanding to cover more hours.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Soviet Union
No shared domestic plants across hemispheres before 1492
Collier's notes that despite centuries of exploration there were no common blood plants or domesticated species shared by both hemispheres prior to 1492, aside from the dog.
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Collier’s
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