New Light May Banish Dread of Dense Fog
A Los Angeles report details W. K. C. Stone’s fog penetrating light aiding aviators. Tests by pilot Waldred L. Reimelin show brighter beams through thick fog enabling safer landings and clearer beacon visibility, promising reduced fog dangers after a recent air mail disaster near the Newhall Mountains.
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Terra Firma
Hollywood Hills
Remelin
Hollywood
Palos Verdes Point
Crystal Pier
Santa Monica
Regent Air Mail
Dick Bowman
San Francisco
Newhall Mountains
Bowman
Acton Holiday Visits List Local Residents
Miss Alice T. Fairbanks of Bridgeport spent the holiday and weekend with her mother Mrs. Charles H. Fairbanks on Main Street. Miss Frances Hodgen of Quincy visited her parents on Liberty Street. Miss Eula S. Taylor of Marblehead stayed with her mother on Prospect. Beverly residents Mr. and Mrs. Harold E. McClure and family joined others at Mrs. Charles Kimball on Central Street for Thanksgiving.
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Alice T. Fairbanks
Bridgeport
Beverly
Otis J. Reed
Charles Kimball
Central St
A. I. Smith
Laura Smith
Winthrop
Maine
Burton B. Smith
Maple Street
Roy Prescott
Lizzie Chandler
Maynard
Ralph H
Harry D. Prescott
Minnie C. Prescott
Prospect Street
Olive Valente
Acton High School
Newton
Irene Merriam
Malden
James Jones
School Street
Guests From Far Away Visit Capelle Home In Monroe
Miss Elizabeth Tait of Moncton and James Tait of Seattle stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Capelle on Martini Street. Mr. Tait reports a twelve hour detention of a Panatha Canal steamer due to heavy vessel traffic, suggesting a new canal is needed. Harold A. Merriam family joined Thanksgiving at Mrs. James Jones’s on School Street. Gene Fletcher returned from Watertown for a family gathering with Mr. and Mrs. Jones on Prospect Street.
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Elizabeth Tait
Moncton
N. B
James Tait
Seattle
Washington
Henry L. Capelle
Martini St
Tait
Pacific
Harold A. Merriam
James Jones
School Street
Gene Fletcher
Watertown
Jkneser
Prospect Street
Banks Use Black Blotters to Foil Forgers
Popular Mechanics notes a new black blotter method used in banks to defeat signature forgers. The ink is nearly invisible on the blotter so forged writings are harder to reproduce and forge, making forgeries more difficult to imitate.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
U S Army Reserve and Guard Manpower Totals Released
Washington November 99 United States has more than a half million trained soldiers in reserve and in the National Guard. The annual report of Adjutant General Wahl shows as of the last fiscal year enlisted men at 119 999 officers 12 1654? and cadets 878 enrolled at West Point. Reserve officers training corps numbered 108 957 and national guard 185 589 officers with active and reserve totals. Intelligence tests have been introduced to improve the quality of enlisted men.
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Washington
United States
Nanal
Yeral Lutz’ Wahl
Ed States Military Academy
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
National Guard
C C Hy
Militia Bureau
Light Guides Drivers on Curves With Wide Beam Headlights
Night driving hazards lessen when headlights use a wide beam that projects to road sides without blinding oncoming traffic. The Popular Mechanics article notes the lamp illuminates curves without replacing regular road illumination and is meant for special service on roads.
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Popular
M Magazine
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