Newsom Claims Highest Pitcher Salary in Detroit
Detroit star Louie Buck Newsom states his pay is the highest for a pitcher though the figure is not disclosed. Walter Briggs, Tigers owner, had said Newsom’s pay would top Bob Feller’s next year after noting Newsom earned 30,000 last season with bonuses. Feller received 26,000 from the Cleveland Indians.
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Buck” Newsom
Walter O. Briggs
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Indians
Bob Feller
Newsom
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Feller
Cleveland Indians
Proper Respect of Flag in American Life
The piece outlines how to honor the flag including no improper use, no advertising, no touching the ground, and care in conditions. It details salutes for uniform and civilian observers, half-staff procedures, and the Memorial Day display timing, concluding that the flag signals national life and distress when inverted.
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United States
Hudson River Discovery Was Result of Accident
Henry Hudson, English navigator, in 1609 led the Half Moon with about 20 crew from Texel toward a Northeast or Northwest Passage for the Dutch East India Company. After mutiny and detours via Lumley’s inlet and Waymouth’s light, they sailed to North Virginia then toward China but an Newfoundland accident forced a stop at the Kennebec River. They reached New York Bay on September 3 and travelled 150 miles up the Hudson before turning back to Dartmouth, England three weeks after leaving Albany.
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Dutch East India Company
China
Texel Island
Barents Sea
Hudson
Lumley’s Inlet
Waymouth
Virginia
John Smith
Chesapeake
Newfoundland
Kennebec River
Bay of New York
Hudson River
Albany
Dartmouth
England
Historic Monterrey Press Saves a Life in War
An antique printing press in the State house at Monterrey, Mexico, once saved its owner Samuel Bangs, the first printer in north Mexico, during the 1817 revolutionary era. Bangs used it to print manifestos for rebels and later royal propaganda, earning and trading the press through various Mexican governors and armies as conflict raged. The historic press is now preserved in Monterrey.
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Mexico
Samuel Bangs
Bangs
Spain
Judas Fear Drives Prisoner to Suicide in Pentridge
John Strong, jailed in Melbourne for complicity in a daring holdup, hanged himself in his cell at Pentridge after fearing vengeance from fellow inmates. At trial he was branded a Judas who betrayed partners for 20 pieces of silver, and he sought protection from jail officials, but his nerves worsened until his death.
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Melbourne
Australia
Strong
Transplanting Animals Moves Wildlife Between Districts
Federal game authorities advocate transplanting animals from plentiful districts to scarce ones. Using catch-em-alive traps, species such as brown elk and antelope have been relocated. Last fall seven beavers were moved into Kentucky, where none had been seen for years, while New York’s thriving colonies trace back to 17 beavers from Yellowstone Park in 1907.
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Federal Game Authorities
Country Home Magazine
Kentucky
E State
New York
Yellowstone Park
Woolens and poultry farming tips from Iowa State College
A mix of home care guidance for woolens including washing steps to prevent shrinking and color bleed, plus agricultural notes from Iowa State College on poultry breeds, hogs, hog feeding, and improving hatchery efficiency with a new egg-saver machine.
Why cornmeal mush sticks to the pan when fried
The moisture in mush causes sticking. Use less liquid to make a stiffer mush. A typical ratio is 3 1 2 cups of liquid to 1 cup of cornmeal, cooked about 3 hours until stiff, though results vary with cornmeal type.
Farmers in Iowa Join AAA Program At 75 Percent
About 75 percent of Iowa farmers cooperated in the AAA program in 1940. For best results the corner or end posts in a fence should be set at least 3 1-2 feet in the ground. Sodium chlorate is an efficient weed killer but not a commercial soil fungicide because it is not toxic enough to knock out fungi in the soil. During the next several months.
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Iowa State College
Hest
Iowa
AAA
Incubator Temperatures Preserve Egg Quality Features
The system operates at normal incubator temperatures for 15 to 20 hours, including a super antler mechanism to select fertile eggs at early stages. An incubation chamber removes carbon dioxide from the eggs, preserving quality so the average market grade reaches U.8S Extra.
It Happens in the Best of Families
A Christmas afterglow tale shows a family rethinking toy safety. Parents decide to replace flimsy mechanical toys with sturdy, age appropriate items that Junior can build with, reducing danger from sharp edges and complicated wind mechanisms.
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Junior
Daddy
Mother
Barbara Schulz Appointed Official Taster for Candy Firm
Barbara Schulz, named official taster for a national candy company, is described as one of the world’s youngest business girls. Her compensation is 360 safety suckers per year, paid in 12 monthly installments, with the first payment due in advance.
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Albert
Kolin
Barbara Schulz
Brighten dim basements with Mule-Hide Paints ad and home tips
A dated newspaper ad mix promotes Mule-Hide Asphaltic Aluminum Paint as a quick brightener for dark basements and closets. It includes humor about social scenes and a pitch to contact Martin-Senour Paints for home-building or remodeling plans and mentions lighting and affordability.
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