DAILY Quiz Question Potpourri from a 1940s page
A quiz item asks readers to answer ten questions on military, science, and public figures from a historical newspaper page. Questions touch on a commander in chief, Army branches, royal offspring, Belisarius, a famous command, a stunt worker, spiders, Senate roles, a Washington related work, and Steinmetz’s professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brrth
Middle East
Ay Castle
Fhélgnin
Kenthayé Ane
Belisarius
Senate
Washington
Charles Proteus Steinmers
Salty Sentences for Four in County Court
Aug 9 report shows multiple defendants pleading guilty before Judge Miles B. Bitts and receiving prison or workhouse terms. George Godner of Holland Street faces two to four years for forgery and false pretenses tied to a $34 check and a $10 check. others include larceny, burglary, auto theft, and assault with sentences ranging from three months to one year. several defendants receive deferred sentences or are ordered to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brie
Miles B. Bitts
George Godner
Holland St
Lite Western Penitentiqn
Oll Creek Reming Company
Baur Floral Company
Robert Quis
Allegheny County
George Hilbert
Holland Street
John Dewey McDonald
West 11Th Street
Zurn
Robert Kidder
Kany
Erle Lighting Company
Arthur Henderson
Aliconi
Kitts
John Hurt
WUESTHOFE MOVES TO EXECUTIVE SECRETARY POST
Warren Aug 5 The resignation view of G H Wuesthoff county supervisor of Warren and Porast counties to accept the position of executive secretary of the Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers Inc with headquarters in Williamsport was announced here Tuesday. Wuesthoff’s resignation became effective August 1 and he has begun work in his new role. Mrs Wuesthoff and their two sons will stay briefly before moving to Williamsport. He came to Warren in fall 1928 from Corsica near Brookville where he was supervising principal of the schools. He has been active in county affairs and civic life, notably organizing and developing the Warren County Cooperative Potato Growers Inc which helped grow the industry to second only to dairying in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Williamsport
Corsica
Nea Brookville
Wuesthoff
Warren County Cooperative Potato Growers, Inc
Unconquerable Russia in wartime rhetoric and warnings
A wartime column argues Russia cannot be conquered despite invasions and famines, praising its resilience and pursuit of freedom. It condemns Nazi advances in Europe, warns about Nazi influence in Romania, urges vigilance against group bribery, and stresses the need for eternal vigilance and decisive action. It also notes plans for a second front and intercedes with a Cleveland freight by streetcar concept as a wartime convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rumania
Nasik
Waldeck
ant-Nevi
Particu
Germany
Romania
Brance
Navy Chaplains Real Fighting on High Standards Demanded
Navy chaplains are depicted as tough, practical leaders who balance faith with combat readiness. The article notes their training, moral standards, and adaptation to Navy life, stressing their role in supporting sailors under danger and meeting spiritual needs aboard fighting ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Herman Allen
Norfolk
Pearl Harbor
Lawrence
John Paw Jones
Uncle Sam
Norfolk Naval Operating Base
Chaplains
Experlener
Neyman
Ain
Corry
Night terrors in children and bedtime guidance
A child wakes at night screaming from a bad dream or fear of the dark. Night terrors may be linked to nervousness and vivid imagination. Recommend calmer routines and turning on lights, waking the child fully, and avoiding teasing. Smaller, well cooked foods may ease discomfort.
Notable historical notes on ships and botanists
A fragment highlights naval ship production, referencing ten 80-foot cruisers enabling an extra mosquito boat for the U S Navy. It notes King Louis XIV wore platinum ships on special occasions and explains Magnolia derives its name from Pierre Magnol, a medicine professor linked to Moitwelier's botanic garden in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
King Louis Siv
France
Pierre Magnol
Botanic Garden
Moitwelier
Erie freight wreck delays trains near LeBoeuf
Twenty years ago on August 5 1922 traffic on the Erie Renovo division of the Pennsylvania Railroad was delayed for hours after a freight wreck near LeBoeuf. Eastbound trains reached this city several hours late, routed via Brocton. Also Captain D C Hopewell arranged gasoline and supplies shipment to Centerville for a Toronto hop off, after force landing near Crawford county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Renovo Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
LeBoeuf
Brocton
D.C. Hopewell
Conadian Air Service
Cextterville
Toronto
Hopewell
Crawford County
Ontario
Struck by Bicycle Leaves Aged Man Injured in Ridgway
In Ridgway Pennsylvania on August 5 Charles Shiller, 84, of Wilcox, was struck by a bicycle ridden by Jack Bryington, 17, also of Wilcox, and suffered a fractured skull. He was found on the Horner Road heading home, taken to a hospital, condition described as serious. Police from Ridgway Harbor investigated the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgway
Charles Shiller
Wilcox
Hare
Jack Bryington
Wilco
Horner Road
Secident
Harvarks
Phrase Fragments From Errant History Note
The text appears to discuss usage of the phrase to no avail and mentions a Russian ally of Vorqnezt with a 1500s military outpost. It reflects erroneous OCR and garbled references to Tartars and southern invasions, likely from a historical linguistic note.
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Tartar
Fhe
Grapes Threatened as Black Rot Spreads in Crop Belt
County Agent Paul S Grossman warned grape growers and maple tree owners today that black rot has spread over the grape belt. Immediate spraying with Bordeaux mixture is urged to curb the blight, which has already caused thousands of dollars in damage and threatens extended losses if not treated promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul 5S Grossman
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the Grand Canyon OF America
Flasa
Peetien
Forest Counties
Russia
Russa
Ukraine
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Cleveland
Ohio
Albert J. Weather- Beadley
Daily Dozen
Prom Medical Society of the
State of
Pennsylvania
Community Service Council
Fairview
Odd Fellows of
Rebekehs
Orchard Beach
W. Ed Marsh
A. F. Munger
EM Ames
F. N. Ames
West Smith Street
Ell
Agnes Boland
Cecil Burkett
Bedford
Pary
Pather McKinney
John Boland
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bernstein
Lor
Ikey
Sri
Bernstein Bros
North Center Street
Corry, Pennsylvania
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