Lighthouse Keeper’s Record of Heroic Deeds Revealed
Washington May 22. The department of commerce records tell a tale of lighthouse life with romance and courage. Highlights include Isle Royal keeper who fathered 12 children on a Lake Superior rock after marrying on the day he sought the job, Cape Sarichef keeper wading Arctic weather to reach neighbors, and a San Francisco Angels light keeper who manned the fog bell for 20 hours 35 minutes. Ida Lewis of Lime Rock lighthouse tended the light 32 years and rescued 13 people.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
O. Henry
Isle Royal
Lake Superior
Cape Sarichef
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Scotch Gap
Angels Light
San Francisco Bay
Ida Lewis
Lime Rock
Newport Harbor
Woman Maestro Debuts in Augsburg Fairy Opera
Gertrud Hrdlicka, the sole woman opera conductor in Germany, led the fairy opera Dornroeschen at Augsburg municipal opera. After a fall appointment she faced prejudice but, on the season's end, critics in Augsburg and Munich judged her debut a success.
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Augsburg
Germany
Gertrud Hrdlicka
Max Herre
Postal mail room runs tight but bag misses closing time
A hard boiled crew checks each letter with dual scales and scrutiny to ensure postage, yet the mail bag remains open five minutes before the first section departs, closing only when the whistle blows.
Temperature Stays Cool With 68/50 Day-Night
The past 24 hours saw temperatures range from a high of 68 degrees to a low of 50. The steady cool spell continued with modest diurnal variation and no heat waves on record.
Hi Y Club Meeting At City YMCA
The HI Y club will meet Thursday evening at seven o clock at the Y M C A.
Girls' Club Meets Thursday Evening
The Girls' club will meet Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Connecticut Mills community house.
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Connecticut Mills
Aircraft club meeting time at Viz C
The Aircraft club will meet at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at Viz C.
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Aircraft Club
Viz C
Daughter Weds Edine Urg Scotland May 22
Miss Hoylake Massy, named after the golf links where her French father won the British open, was married here recently. Arnaud Massy, the first foreigner to win the British championship, won the title at Hoylake in 1907.
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Edine
Urg
Scotland
Hoylake
Massy
Arnaud Massy
Wool conditioning pitfalls heat wool and lowers value
Packing wool while wet risks heat buildup and mustiness that discolor wool and weaken fibers. Damaged wool cannot be fully scoured, reducing suitability for worsted manufacture. Buyers avoid musty lots or offer very low prices for them.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Stalked by a Killer in Lundy’s Place Mine
Peebles, pursued through a ghost town and into the Two Brothers mine, battles an unseen marksman amid a raging sandstorm. A tense clash near a bar, a risky match-light, and a final bolt secure a temporary shelter as dawn nears and a cliffhanger ends the chapter.
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Lucy
Jerry
Peebles
Two Brothers
Ogden
Skull Valley
Lundy’s
Dillon
Salter
Experiment Fields Expanded in Alabama System
The Alabama Experiment Station at Auburn has set up experimental fields at Alexandria Huckleburg Prattville Aliceville and Cahaba as units in the state agricultural research network. Five more fields will be established this year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Experiment Station
Auburn
Alexandria
Huckleburb
Prattville
Aliceville
Cahaba
Monument Dedicated To Birthplace Of Scandinavian Lutheranism
A monument commemorating the birthplace of Scandinavian Lutheranism in the northwest has been dedicated at Center City Minnesota. Local officials and faith leaders marked the ceremony highlighting regional religious heritage and the community’s historical ties to Lutheran traditions.
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Northwest
Center City, Minn
Music Recitals At Athens College Trace Student Work Across Years
Prof. Frank M. Church catalogues 133 recitals at Athens College Alabama from Sept 14, 1924 to May 20, 1929. Totals show 2,013 performances with wide diversity of piano violin organ voice and choral pieces. Students hailed from 73 towns in 10 states and three foreign countries, with 610 composers from 33 nations. Athens plans summer music courses June 10 to August 24.
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Decatur
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Frank M. Church
College
Church
Athens College
Ala
Glee Club
Cit
Ies
Japan
Korea
Cuba
Alabama
Women In Washington: Latin diplomats’ wives noted
The article highlights Latin American diplomatic wives in Washington adding grace and culture to social life. It profiles Senora de Avila, de Varela, de Ferrara, and de Medina as musicians and hosts, and covers Pan American Union ties, Miss Heloise Brainerd’s South America tour, and shifting views of American women abroad. It notes her observations on professional women in Buenos Aires and a visit by Brainerd to schools with student flower gifts. Fort Story artillery targets miniature planes at 8,000 feet altitude.
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Sue McNamara
Associated Press
Washington
Senora de Avila
Senora de Varela
Uruguay
Senora de Ferrara
Senora de Medina
North
South America
Pan American Union
Heloise Brainerd
Division of Education of
Union
Fort Story
Whipping barred as punishment in Texas penitentiary
Texas penitentiary authorities have prohibited the use of whipping as a disciplinary punishment for unruly convicts. The new measure aims to replace corporal punishment with approved corrective methods and ensures inmates are treated under updated rules.
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Texas
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Maape
Jild Wiold
Harvard
O. G
Edward T. Batchelder
Harvard Crimson
Harv
OLD Gold
Carl
Ceram
Wm. Morrow Co
Gabe
Paul Whiteman
Basters
Columbia Broadcasting System
Chopin
MacDowell
Beethoven
Schubert
Handel
Grieg
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Women In
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Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Ineso
Esha
Ethyl Gasoure Corpe OA
Standard Oil Touring Service
W. Bloom St
Louisville, Ky
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