Eighty-Year-Old Scout Helper Creates Fire Magic Color Stix
Parker B. Fiske an 80 year old inventor in Auburndale Massachusetts homemade color stix from wax and chemicals to color campfires for 250 Scouts. He tested at home, sent instructions to scout leaders, and shipped complimentary colorstix via his factory. he now runs a $50,000 yearly business on fire colorings while joking about still being a youngster at 80.
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Worcester
Mef Iske
Auburndale
Nearyy Waltham
Tighe
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fiske
Uea
New Devices Boon To Car Mechanics
Columbus toolmaker Jonn Maclam has invented two devices that cut repair time and simplify drive shaft work. The Bemco Freeze-out Plug Installer reaches and inserts a plug without contortions, while the Bemco Universal Pinion Puller fits any pinion gear and frees gears from driveshafts. A patent feature helps loosen gears, with Maclam planning future inventions for farm gate control.
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Columbus
Jonn Maclam
Inventia
eBmco
Madlain
Bemco
Miclim
Irrigation Study Planned on 5,988 Acre Tract at Pasco
The 5,888 acre irrigation laboratory will be built near Pasco by the Federal Reclamation Bureau to study Columbia Basin irrigation. Water will be pumped 177 feet from the Columbia River with 19 miles of laterals supplying about 80 farm tracts. Soil varies from first class for intensive farming to third class. Bureau economists will record crop and irrigation needs to guide future farming patterns. American occupancy of the Panama Canal Zone began May 4, 1904.
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Pasco
Wash
Federal Reclamation Bureau
Columbia Basin
Columbia River
Grand Coyle
Reclamation Bureau
Hasgin
Flier Reinstated to Fly At Bikini Atomic Tests
Lt. D. S. Lyons lost a leg but regains flight status to participate in Operations Crossroads. The 35-year-old Navy aviator, wounded at Pearl Harbor, completed 18 successful takeoffs and landings from the carrier until assigned to control Catapultless Hellcat planes for atomic tests at Bikini Atoll.
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Andersonburg
D. S
Lyons
Navy
Thyras
Iia Naval Aviation
Pearl Harbor
Knre
Levant
Samerida
Bikini Atoll
Ace anniversary at Wyan Tenuck golf course
In Great Barrington Massachusetts on the 10th anniversary of his first ace George R McCormick again shot a hole in one on the 11th hole at Wyan tenuck golf course.
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Great Barrington
Mass
George R. McCormick
Wyantenuck Golf Course
Carat to Ounce Conversion Mentioned in Report
The article notes a measurement conversion stating there are about 142 carats to an ounce, indicating a specific standard for weighing gemstones or related items discussed in the piece.
Sligh acquaintance Boston batterymates brief reunion
Sligh acquaintance Clyde Kluttz and Jim Tobin were on the Boston Braves together for three years but teamed as a battery for only one inning.
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Boston
Clyde Kluttz
Jim Tobin
Boston Braves
Waste Reduction Trend In Oil Wells
In recent years the waste percentage in oil wells has fallen dramatically from about 80 percent to roughly 25 percent. This improvement reflects better drilling practices and more efficient extraction methods across the industry.
Last Wild Buffalo Killed in Central Oregon
The last wild buffalo in Central Oregon was killed near Ashwood by riders from the Sisters Rodeo Assn at the request of rancher Roland Gridley. George Wakefield and Vernon Peck shot the animal from horseback with 30 30 rifles after it had damaged a Friday ranch.
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Ashwood
Ore
Oregon
Great Western
Sisters Rodeo Assn
Roland Gridley
George Wakefield
Vernon Peck
Still Hotter World Forecast For 2046
Denver weather experts project a global temperature rise of three degrees by 2046 based on century-old records. Chief forecaster Albert Cook says the change is factual, not alarming, attributing it to atomic processes inside the sun rather than orbital changes.
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Denver
Denver Bueau
Albert Cook
Diplomatic Jeeps in New York Carry UN Immunity
In New York six jeeps owned by the United Nations were described as having diplomatic immunity. A notice posted in all police precincts stated the vehicles carry no New York registration plates yet each jeep bears a United Nations identification number on the rear from 1 to 6.
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New York
United Nations
Statement on Crating Vehicles Without Registration
A fragment notes that authorities will not interfere with operators of certain vehicles for crating activities if registration is not present. The line lacks context on location, time, or governing body. Further readable details are needed to identify the specific legal action or regulatory scope.
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Joseph Nolan
Anit
Parker B. Fiske
Etgeley
Palestine
Haifa
NEA
Emil Reynolds
Panama Canal Zone
Bikini
E. Main
Stanton
Aminy
Little Crow
College
Phillips Park
Premier Sweet Potatoes
Old South
Campbell’s
Gulf Spray
Ballard
Bologna
RED Link
VEAL
England
Federal Reserve
Just
Batiste
Rose
Hy-Lark
Bobby Sox
Blumenfeld
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