Hoyw's Your I. Q. Quiz Transforms Memory in a Classified Page
A reader puzzle titled Hoyw's Your I. Q. invites solving ten questions to rate one’s intellect from Gent to Superior. It promises a monthly average check and directs turning to the Classified Page for answers. It mixes spelling quirks and asks: water weight guess, salt use, Neapolitan ice cream gumption, planetary tense twin, shelfers meaning, brace of pheasants count, Ataturk republic head, arms of Morpheus activity, southern hemisphere aurora equivalent, and name of Britain’s national anthem.
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Hoyw
I. Q
Earth
Ataturk
Republic
Morpheus
Two Incidents Highlight Early February 1930 News
A Corry Water Co service line burst under West Washington street, lifting the pavement a foot in a wide area near the Masonic building. C A Triskel, an East Main Street grocer, nearly died from gas fumes in his bathroom. Subzero cold persisted through late January, based on daily readings by W E Wilson. Mildred Marie Dahlstrand married H Horton Lyons on September 14, 1939 in Ashville New York. A Home card game at Welter H Merrick’s house featured a perfect diamond hand by Mrs Charles Spiesman of West Smith Street, one of few reported locally.
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Corry Water Company
Masonic Building
Washington and
North Center Streets
Washington Street
C. A. Triskel
East Main
J. B. Dahlstrand
Mildred Marie
H. Horton Lyons
H. B. Lyons
Union City
Ashville
N.Y
Welter H. Merrick
Charles Splesman
West Smith Street
Dilworth declares for governor in Pennsylvania race
Philadelphia City Treasurer Richard Dilworth, a reform figure who toppled the Philadelphia GOP last November, announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Backers of U S District Judge Guy Bard push Bard as the rural-appeal choice. Party leaders in Harrisburg plan meetings to launch the 1950 campaign as county supports shift.
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Sy Associated
Eves
Harrisburg
Richard JSON Dilworth
Philadelphia
Taday
U. S
Guy E. Bard
Lancaster County
Bard
Dilworth-Bard
Dilworth
Pennsylvania
James 4. Finnegan
Tam
Lancaster
A. E. McGorlough, Jr
McCollough
U.S
Fratters J. Myers
Francis
Jupiter
Congress
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Lawrence
New York
Keystone
John J. Kane
Allegheny County
Kane
Russia Reintroduces Slavery Claims Raise Protests
The article reports ongoing concerns about unanswered fate of hundreds of thousands of WWII prisoners. It cites US requests for information on 376,929 Japanese detainees and Hungarian descent claims of 600,000 seized by Russia, with estimates of over 200,000 still in Russia. It condemns alleged use of forced labor and compares it to Nazi abuses, stressing the civilizational impact of Soviet captivity.
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Russia
Far East
United States
Soviet Union
Hungary
Biberia
Hitler
Six Firemen Injured In Pittsburgh Fire
Pittsburgh February 3 fire injures six firefighters and over two dozen others as smoke chokes a five story former Union Storage cork insulated building in the Golden Triangle. Fire Chief Davis orders rapid entries to allow rest and recovery. one rescuer, Fumin Busin, is knocked unconscious by a brick but is reported in good condition. The blaze began at 9 p m yesterday and burned until dawn, with the structure slated for salvage after state condemnation last October. The site lies near the planned point development.
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Pittsburgh
Union Storage Company
William H. Davis
Fuemin J. Busin
Sie
Point
Youth is Freed Will Testify Against Dad
Raymond L. Reynolds, 24, secretary of Reynolds Construction, agrees to testify against his father Raymond E. Reynolds who is indicted and a fugitive. Visiting Judge Ball suspends a five year sentence after Reynolds vows to testify. a jury in December recommended mercy as witnesses testified many buyers lost down payments on houses not built by the firm.
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Pittsburgh
Peb
Raymond L. Reynolds
Defect Reynolds Construction Company
Reynolds
Ray
Mond E. Reynolds
Juge F. Cortex Ball
Gclearfield County
Popcorn Harvest Highlight in Saw and Ida Counties
Saw and Ida counties in Towa frequently produce more popcorn than any state except Towa itself, underscoring regional agricultural prominence and a strong local industry.
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Saw
Ida
Towa
Auto crash kills Walter Kaminski in Pittsburgh
Walter Kaminski aged 40 of suburban Stowe township was killed when his car struck a parked vehicle on Ohio Street and Nichol Avenue in Pittsburgh last night. Local police investigated the fatal incident.
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Pittsburgh
Walter Kaminski
Stowe Township
Ohio Street
Nichol Avenue
Democratic Committee Weighs Logan Successor
Jullante was unavailable for comment but believed to be favorable for the post. A meeting of the Democratic committee is expected soon to decide on a definite successor to Arthur Logan, who resigned to take the school board secretary position.
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Jullante
Wood
Democratic Committee
Decrde
Arthur Logan
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