Sam Survives After Car Fire Rescue in Ditch Crash
Sam describes a crash in which his car veered into a ditch and rolled, trapping him beneath a burning hood. He survived thanks to three locals, Charles O'Donnell Patrick Collins and Charles Hamilton, who smashed the windshield and pulled him free before the gas tank exploded. His wallet with $245 was lost in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Brown
Sam
Ohio
Cherry Valley
Syracuse
Charles O'Donnell
Patrick Collins
Charles Hamilton
Lakeport
Dry milk's ancient use by Tartars and Mongol warriors
A Douthitt Corporation piece traces dry milk history from Marco Polo describing Tartar riders boiling skim milk and drying it in the sun. It notes soldiers carried ten pounds, mixed with water for a porridge. It calls malted milk’s 1887 development a pivotal step toward modern drying methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douthitt Corporation
Marco Polo
Steering Committee in Congress Shapes Majority Control
The steering committee becomes an informal body guiding each House of Congress. It is dominated by leading members of the majority party who determine key agenda and decisions for the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Congress
Firestone
Inherited Weight Factors Highlighted by U S Medical Study
The Buffalo General Hospital study compares stout and non stout women, finding 82 percent of stout group with one or both stout parents versus 38 percent in non stout. Progeny data show higher obesity rates when parents are stout, suggesting inheritance plays a role and gland extracts may aid weight control.
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R. ‘Gurney
Buffalo
Chicago
Buffalo General Hospital
Ruskin Quote on Building for Future Generations
A quotation on enduring construction urges builders to create works not for present delight but for descendants to thank them. It envisions future generations viewing stones laid today as sacred, honoring the labor of past hands.
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Floyd Gibbons
Coday
Samuel Brown
Dorchester
John Brown
John
Tor
James W. Barton
Planning Health and Energy
Savings Bank
George Crile
Dr. Barton
Gotastan
Los Angeles
Calif
Quaker State
Quaker State Oil Refining Corporation
Oil City
Cateco
Firestone Tire
Firestone Auto Supply, and Service
Ily Low
Altea
Lon
Angeles
Idrabb
Onan Line Auto Radio
Meas Vane
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