Telephone Growth and Firm Resolve Drive Bell System Gains
Edwin F. P. and Business Today note that the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Companies account for about 5 percent of Bell System telephones, yet contributed 25 percent of annual gains. President Lloyd B. Wilson praises employees for resisting the downturn, crediting veteran leaders and a service mindset shaping the Bell System spirit.
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Lloyd 3B
Wilson
Chesapeehe and Potomac Telephone Companies
Alexander Graham Bell
Telephone Pioneers of America
Washington
Chesapeake and Potomac
Bell System
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Flight training stalls and lesson in a dive
A first person recounting a 1930 flying lesson on stall maneuvers and spins. The instructor demonstrates how to recover from a stall with quick rudder kicks and coordinated control input, as the narrator experiences several stalls and a 2000 foot descent before regaining level flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tescon
Western Newspaper Union
The Rite of Interest in Economic Relations
The rite of interest is not mere technique but permeates all economic relations. It binds man to the future and guides far-reaching decisions. It acts as a price in itself and central to the theory of other prices. It enters into the price of wealth property securities real estate rent wages and the value of all interactions.
Sparrows Wear Raincoats on Queen Charlotte Islands
Birds of the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia wear longer feathers due to extreme humidity and wind. Other species show distinct varieties adapted by centuries of island life, with improved protection against mists, shavers and gales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Charlotte Islands
British Columbia
Architectural note on fleche spire terminology
The term fleche in French architecture denotes a slender spire atop a church roof ridge rather than a tower. In English usage it refers to a small, pointed pinnacle placed on a roof ridge, aligning with French practice but not describing a tower.
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France
Long Distance Talk Made Easy by Telephone Repeaters
The article explains telephone repeaters as vacuum tube amplifiers developed by Bell Labs that boost voice signals to enable long distance talking. First installed in 1915 on the New York to San Francisco line, repeaters now serve land lines and transoceanic links, enabling clearer speech through successive amplifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Laboratories
New York
San Francisco
United
Bell System praises employee service and thrift plans
President Gifford lauds Bell Telephone employees of the Bell System including Western Electric and Bell Laboratories. He notes the system’s focus on stable employment and financial security with sickness, accident, and death benefits worth 7.808 million in 1930, plus thrift plans enabling stock purchases and salary savings totaling about 70 million dollars, with over 80 percent participation.
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Bell Telephone System
Western Electric Company
The
Telephone Laboratories
Walter S. Gifford
W. S. Gig
Gilford
Bell System
Wich
Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Levy for 1951 Tax Bills Open After Aug 20 1931
Nee announces the 1951 levy with tax bills available upon request to the Treasurer starting August 20 1931 and payable at net amount until October 1 1931. No discount is allowed and interest will be added on or after October 1 1931.
Order to ratify sales report in Caroline county notice
The order directs ratification and confirmation unless opposed by September 3, with a copy published in a Caroline county newspaper for four consecutive weeks before August 3. The report lists sales amounting to 1570.00 dollars. True Copy Test.
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Caroline County
Equity sale order in Caroline County 1981
In the Circuit Court for Caroline County, equity case No 2914 Chy, Calvert C Merriken as assignee and Anna V Hayes are involved. An order dated July 1 1981 requires sale of the described property, to be advertised in a Caroline county newspaper four consecutive weeks before August 3, 1981, with a reported sale amount of 3500 dollars. Clerk Clayton Horsey authenticates the true copy.
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Caroline County
Circuit Court
Gar's Interior Attracts Women In Car Upholstery Choice
A guide to choosing car upholstery highlights velvet mohair or velmo as the ideal interior fabric. It outlines advantages including beauty, durability, easy cleaning, comfortable ride, and higher resale value, noting potential price increases of fifty to two hundred dollars for well-kept upholstery.
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Velmo
Prize for Old Mohair Furniture Seeks Historic Piece
An appeal from the Household Science Institute Chicago offers owners of the oldest mohair covered chair or sofa in the United States a $259 prize and a display at the 1903 World's Fair in Chicago. Messages should go to Mrs Grace Viall Gray at the institute.
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Household Science Institute of Chicago
United States
Chicago
Grace Viall Gray
Household Science Institute
Will Be At His Office Each Day Ex cept Monday And Thursday
An office schedule notes a person will be present daily except Mondays and Thursdays after a given name or term, indicating routine changes in weekly availability. The brief entry emphasizes regular office presence with specified gaps.
ASSIGNER'S SALE OF 20 ACRE CHOPTANK AREA LAND
The sale outlines a 20 acre parcel on the public road from the Choptank River toward Ridgely, with a two story six room dwelling and outbuildings. Bids: half cash day of sale or all cash. balance after ratification or option to pay all cash. Assignee Wilbert L Merriken, with auctioneer Jack L Stevens.
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Choptank
Ridgely
Elmer J. Seese
Paul S. Ebling
Lillie Ebling
Elizabeth Mary Howard
Calvert C. Merriken
Thomas Q. Beck
Maggie M. Beck
Caroline County
Assignee's Sale Of Caroline County Property At Public Auction
A mortgage sale notice from Charles B. Harrison as assignee under a 1916 mortgage to Annie EB. Todd with last assignment in 1931. In Preston Maryland on the Poplar Neck road in Caroline County a two story frame building with nearby land is offered between 2 and 3 p.m. An option is one-third cash day of sale or all cash on ratification with title papers at purchaser's expense.
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Thomas O. Beck
Maggie M. Beck
Calvert C. Merriken
Caroline County
Wilbert L. Merriken
Court House
Denton
Maryland
James E. Cheezum
Annie M. Cheezum
Annie EB. Todd
Maggie M. Parker
Charles B. Harrison
J.K.S
J. L. Covey
Preston
State of
Poplar Neck Road
Frank H. Chambers
Albert W. Sisk
Nellie M. Davis
Liber C.w.il
Arene County
Wmn
T. Tuff
Auet
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Denton Journal
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Edwin F. Hill
Edwin FP
William R. Nelson
Spape
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Pearson
R. N. Calvert
A. T. and Z. Company
Bell Telephone Hmpgroves
Nesals
ASO Privents
Ciornie
Powaia
Ee Ee Ae Sos
Clopeligei
J.H. Nichols & Company
Nee
T. Frank Seward
Nisi
Fred R. Owens
James Good
Janie Good
T. Clayton Horsey
Anna V. Hayes
Clayton Horsey
Gar’s Interior
Julia A. Heck
F. J. Wright
Optometrist
W. A. Smith
Market St
Denton, MD
Jack L. Stevens
Journal
Mee
Easton Coca Cola Bottling Company
Granh
Rice
W.R.C
M. K. Newnam
Chicken Farm
Atucco
H.C. Wright
M. A. Brackett
Dentist Market St
Qver
Denton Motor Co
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore, Md
Elkton, Md
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