Beware of Glare Bulletin Warns Drivers on Night Roads
Chicago Aug 28 1938 the Trippe Safety foundation issues a Beware of Glare bulletin urging motorists to reduce speed in glare conditions from oncoming headlights and reflections from rain dust snow and fog. It notes fog is the worst for glare and recommends auxiliary lights and sharp cut off to improve visibility.
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Chicago
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Trippe Safety Foundation of
Clave
Safety Bulletin
Conmon
Chamberlain pushes Britain toward full wartime footing
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, shown with his wife in a newly released photo flown to the United States by Clipper ship, confirms wartime measures as Britain rushes to mobilize and prepare for sustained conflict.
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Neville Chamberlain
United States
Great Britain
French clairvoyante predicts French president death
A French clairvoyante named Madame bes forecast the death of the French president on January 1 1999. She also predicted Belgium would spearhead conflict with Germany, the Kaiser would be dethroned, and major changes would follow in Germany, with World War years to come.
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Madame Bes
France
Belgium
Germany
Mayfair Dill Pickles and Yellow Onions Price
Grocery ad fragment shows Mayfair dill pickles and yellow onions offered at 29 cents. Additional unreadable text appears around pricing and product names.
Britain's ambassador meets Hitler peace bid at Croydon airfield
Sir Nogile Henderson, the British ambassador to Berlin, arrives at Croydon Airport in London with Adolf Hitler's peace proposal amid dramatic European war developments. The photo captures the moment as Britain considers a potential terms for peace.
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Nogile Henderson
Berlin
Croydon
London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Grayden
Henderson
Italy
Pope Pius
Origin of the letter K and the Gringo label
A fragmentary note explains that Latin once used K but replaced it by C in Plutonic era texts. It claims K appears only in Kalendae and the name Kasso Gringo. Texas border linguists link the Mexican term guinam to northern neighbors during 1745 48 war, when U S troops reportedly sang Green Gray the Gragses, yielding Gringy as a Mexican interpretation.
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Texas
Mexico
United States
Meidville Auto Crash Claims Life of Attorney
Robert G. Gilny, a 25 year old Miami Florida attorney, died at Spencer hospital after injuries from an auto crash near Gilroy Saturday. His wife Grace Gilroy, 32, remained in Spencer hospital with cuts and bruises as authorities investigated the intersection of Merowth 18 highway and Harmonsburg road noted for prior accidents. A New York state resident and the attorney's partner were injured in the collision.
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Meadville
Robert G
Ycilny
Miami, Fla
Spencer Hospital
Gilroy
Wits
New York State
Merowth 18
Harmonsburg
Giltey
Grace Gilroy
Spencer Hospita
Shy
Edinboro to Open Fall Term September 12
Edinboro State Teachers College will start its 79th year September 12 with Freshmen Week under way. Upperclass registration follows on September 24 and classes begin September 15 as the campus expands with four new buildings and a new athletic field quarter mile track and tennis courts. New staff includes Miss Evelyn Bergstrom as dean of women, Mr. Orville Bailey as physical education dean and coach, and Mr. H. L. Offner as acting dean of instruction through the new appointment.
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Edinboro State Teachers College
Auditorum
Wheatley
H. L
Oftmer
Evelyn Strodecker
Nive
Offner
Evelyn Bergstrom
Syracuse University
Miss Berestman
Lawrence Park
Edinboro
Orville Bailey
Bailey
University of Oregon
Fiame
Teachers College
Columbia
Lou Tittle
Pranci Resembles Mermaid in Painesville Collection
In Painesville a collection by Rex and Dorothy Farren features stand formations described as byanohes and a mermaid like sculpture. A piece resembling a horse's head is also noted among the pieces in the gallery.
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Pranci
Painesville
Rex
Dorothy Farren
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Root’s Furniture Store
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