Navy Admiral Solberg Leads Navy Atomic Research
Navy eyes heavy bets on atomic energy under Rear Admiral Thorvald A. Solberg chief of Naval Research. From Bikini tests to coordinating scientists, he shapes a multi year program aiming for atomic powered subs and missile systems while balancing near term naval needs.
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Navy
Atom
Thorvald A. Solberg
Solberg
Naval Research
Bikini
Atomic Energy Commission
Norveigan Vikings
Wisconsin
Idaho
Annapolis
The
Academy
U. S
Secretary of the Navy
John Ll. Sullivan
Evergreens Struck by Fickle Weather Across North Central
ST PAUL UP reports evergreens in the north central states appear dead due to rapidly changing weather. Raymond Wood of the University of Minnesota farm school notes no remedy but suggests shading the south and southwest sides of trees, especially seedlings, to limit further damage. Trees not severely harmed may recover.
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ST. Paul
North Central States
Raymond Wood
University of Minnesota Farm School
Wood
Maricopa County Compared to Vermont Size
A concise comparison notes that Maricopa County in Arizona is as large as the entire state of Vermont, highlighting its massive land area relative to a full U S state. The fact emphasizes county scale and regional geography without extra detail.
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Maricopa County
Arizona
Vermont
Railroads Stage Ambitious Wheel Exhibition At Fair
Ralph Ritter reports on a two million dollar railroad pageant at the Chicago fair running to Labor Day. Twenty four historic locomotives plus army rolling stock, a Santa Fe Indian display, Florida in Chicago, French Quarter scenes, Yellowstone Park geysers, and a 45 foot chromed rail tower headline a two show daily program with a 220 actor cast.
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Ralph Ritter
Chicago
NEA
Tom Thumb
DeWitt Clinton
Northwestern
Lake Front
United States
Burlington
Rocky Mountain
Deadwood
Central City
United States Army
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago and Eastern Mlinois Railroad
Florida
Bob Singing
Lake Michigan Beach
Miami
New Orleans
Illinois Central
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Yellowstone Park
Eastern Rail
Cartagena Fortified Seat of Spanish Might in South America
Cartagena in Colombia stood as the mightiest fortress of imperial Spain in South America, a bulwark key to defending the empire’s New World possessions and projecting its power across the region.
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Cartagena
Colombia
Spain
South America
Colombia’s best coffee grows at high elevations
Colombia’s finest coffee is cultivated at elevations ranging from three thousand feet to higher, with growers noting the altitude influences flavor and bean quality.
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Colombia
Broadway Hat Maker Reveals Brazil Expedition Hooked on Old Friend
A Broadway haberdasher, Harry the Hat, plans a South America trip to locate a college friend living with a native tribe in the Tumuc Humuc range. The tale traces their university days and a shared past, including an odd theft leading to a National Geographic article.
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Harry
Amazon
Lois de Fee
Brazil
Lindy
Forty - Second Street
South America
Tumuc-Humuc
Columbia University
Ncck
Mac
Marty
Tumac- Humac
National Geographic Magazine
Silk Topper Misdelivered To Brazilian Chief Marty
A humorous tale recalls a haberdasher sending a silk topper to a Brazilian chief named Puja bima. The hat misfit Marty, yet a letter confirms it fit perfectly. An accidental miniature topper was later found in the shipment.
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Marty
Pujabima
Mac
Brazil
Harry
Bill Rose
Tiny joey hatches at one inch long and light
A newly born kangaroo measures about one inch in length and weighs roughly 0.35 ounces. This newborn joey marks a tiny stage in the marsupial's development as it remains in its mother's pouch.
Bologna Sandwich Stirs Heldenville in Oklahoma
In Heldenville Oklahoma Susan Hayward is seen munching a bologna sandwich on a main street during a shoot for the film Talza. She visits a local butcher with friends, autographs a loaf of bologna, and departs after a brief stop in their car.
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Holdenville
Okla
Upj
Heldenville
Hay
Susan Hayward
Oklahoma
Talza
Goose Sighted at Altitude Over Five Hundred Miles High
A wild goose was photographed at an estimated altitude of 29,000 feet, far higher than typical for the species, in an unusual record defying common migratory behavior and meteorological expectations.
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