Smiled For Miles in First Public TV Demonstration
Miss Horner, an Instructress at the Long Distance School of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. in Washington, D. C., became the first girl to have her voice carried 250 miles to New York for Bell Labs public TV demonstration. She greeted guests at the New York Bell Labs site from Washington with a cheerful voice and engaging manner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horner
Chesa Peake & Potomac Telephone Company
Washington
D. C
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Laboratories
New York
Telephone message saves flier life in flight scare
A Bettis Flying Field call reportedly guided O. H. Krinder and a passenger from Cleveland to Hagerstown to a safe landing. An unidentified woman alerted the field when a circling plane appeared lost in darkness. The newly lit field helped the plane land without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janding Hghig
O. H. Krinder
Hagerstown
Cleveland
Associated Press
Dia
Bettis
Pittsburgh
Telephone repairmen identified by badge 1930s
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company explains that its repair workers carry distinctive metal badges with serial numbers. Show the badge to verify identity if questioned, and call the manager to confirm the repairman's identity. This prevents impostors from gaining access to homes or businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telephone Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Telephone System Growth in West Virginia 1927 Data
The Bell System payroll for June 1927 totaled 336,827,000. U.S. telephone plant and equipment on June 30 1927 stood at 3,420,000,000. U.S. telephone wire mileage reached 60,940,000 miles with 7,411,000 tall and 63,629,000 way exchange circuits. Over ten years West Virginia telephones rose 45 percent while state population grew about 17 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell System
United States
West Virginia
Fragmented Thought On Talking Versus Knowledge
A terse aphorism notes that excessive talking aims to explain what has been said. It argues true understanding comes from knowledge, not carry-on chatter about what one does not know, urging better knowing more and talking less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelt
Coffee Tasters Need Keen Taste and Smell
A detailed look at expert coffee tasting describes a daily office ritual in major importers and roasters where tasters evaluate Mocha, Java, Santos, Guatemala and other origins. Using blind cup tests, tasters note aroma, body, acidity, and a range of descriptors from musty to woody, affecting coffee pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Maj
Frederic McLaughlin
Mocha
Java
Santos
Guatemala
Order Nisi in Estate of Christopher J Hall Delaware
In the Orphans Court for Caroline county an order on October 18 1927 approves the sale reported by executor Franklin T Johnson. Objections must be shown by December 22 with a newspaper notice in Caroline county four consecutive weeks before November 22. Sale amount reported as 100 dollars. Irwin Harwood register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher J. Hall
Sussex County
Delaware
Franklin T. Johnson
Caroline County
Court Notice to Creditors in Messenger Estate Case
Court orders creditors of Robert W Messenger and Anna Z Messenger to file probate claims by December. notices published four weeks before November 30 in Caroline county weekly newspaper. Includes executrix Mary E Griffin letters testamentary and May 12 1928 claim deadline. Also features local quote about rats and RAT SNAP ad text from Luke Reilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Robert W. Messenger
Anna Z. Messenger
Thomas J. Keating
T. Clayton Horsby
Mary E. Griffin
Ellen Nichols
Ella Nichols
Benjamin F. Nichols
Equity Chy No 2648 Order Notice in Caroline County
In Equity Chy No 2648, an order dated October 20 requires showings by December 22 and a newspaper publication in Caroline County once weekly for four weeks before November 21. The sale amount is reported as 300.00. True Copy Test: Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline County
T. Clayton Horsey
Mesotherium rival to radium in clock dial paint
In a garden outside London a small factory extracts mesotherium, a cheaper and twice as powerful luminous paint for watch and clock dials. It glows brighter but has a shorter life, emitting alpha rays in a few years. The element is concentrated from rare earths used for incandescent gas mantles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Adventure and fitness define the explorer in World's Work
In Nobel Amundsen’s view, exploration demands a trained body and great endurance. He rejects thrill seeking, stressing time pressure against starvation and the need for rigorous preparation. The essay argues serious labor, not adventure, characterizes true exploration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundsen
Daily Inquiry Hints at Job Loss for Engineer
A road repair scene shows a jobless spectator who repeatedly asks the engineer how he feels. The man hints he may soon quit work and wants advance notice to replace him, implying sympathy with unemployment as a motive. The back-and-forth unfolds with a chill humor from the Vancouver Province account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Out of Works
Bhue
Vancouver
How to Get Lost in a Rural District Tale
An elderly visitor in a rural area asks for directions and is met with a long-winded route through fields and landmarks. The oldest resident finally declares the man will surely get lost following the winding path through the Windy wood and Mileston hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mileston Hill
London
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miles
Miss Edna Horner
Felix- Wit
Ropinski
Osenis
Nisi
Orphans’ Court
Richard T. West
Elisha H. Harper
William J. Shawn
Irwin Harwood
Register of Witte
Calvert C. Merriken
Maryland
Wilhelmina T. Evitts
Luke Reilly
Wall's Hardware Store Farmers Supply Co., Inc
Denton, Md
W. Brewster Deen
Charles D. Turner
Chy
A. Stengle Mane, Assignee
Benjamin F.nichols and
Ellen F. Nichols
Radium
Deston
John L. Everngam
Easton
Buick Sales CO
Easton, Maryland
Austin R. Murpilty
Denton, Maryland
Buick
WM. Pepper Constable
Maryland Trust Building
Baltimore, Md
Elkton, Md
John Irwin
Denton
Star
Alda P- Whitby Denton
Prince Albert
P.A
Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winnerwylde N. G
Denton National Bank
Federal Reserve System Capital
Eeeeeee
Hammermill Bond
THE
Denton Journal
Ean
Baltimore, Me
Tennessee Thomas
Niss
Newton M. White
Ruth White
T Clayton Horsey
Plaza
Blades, Rosenfeld & Frederick
Attorneys At Law
Fidelity Building
Baltimore, Maryland
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!