Telephone figures show net loss and gains in 9 months
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies report a net gain of 16 309 lines in the first nine months, with September adding 2 427. Bell System overall shows a nine month net loss of about 207 500 telephones, while earnings exceed dividends by 36.8 million and undistributed subsidiary earnings hover near 3.5 million. Special efforts aim to boost growth and long distance use amid lower operating revenues.
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Chesapeake and Potomac
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Bell System
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Companies
Gifford
Western Electric Company
Successful Homemaking: Cheese Straws Recipe by Grace Vale Gray
A home recipe explains making cheese straws using self rising flour grated cheddar and fat with paprika and cayenne. It describes mixing shorting into flour, adding water to form a stiff dough, rolling to a quarter inch, cutting strips and baking in a hot oven.
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Grace
ACE Vale Gray
Printers' Debt to Franklin Patronage in Early America
Historical note credits Benjamin Franklin with stabilizing printing in America as printers’ patron. The quote reflects a quest for distinctive yet socially acceptable style. The fragment mentions EWSPAPER RACHEVE and the colonial context of printing.
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Franklin
America
Benjamin Franklin
Ewspaper
Racheve
Shadowgraphs Return as Frugal Parlor Fun for All Ages
A revived parlor pastime shadowgraphs entertains homes nationwide using only a wall light and agile fingers. A new guide from Lava Shadowgraphs, Box 1801 Cincinnati Ohio, explains tricks and tips plus a soap carton aid to expand figures. Shadowgraph contests may involve older judges and younger players.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Walter Winchells inside story on Lucky Strike Hour
Walter Winchell presents a four week feature on Lucky Strike Dance Hours promising to reveal personalities of the day. He calls his disclosures confidential and says stiffness fades as he talks to ten million radio listeners while introducing different dance orchestras from varying locations.
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RS. Winchell
Walter
Winchell
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