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Newspaper
Evening Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
9
Pleasant Valley Local Farmers Union plans its first fall meeting at the home of William Eden in Bancroft on Friday evening. Special correspondent reports the gathering will discuss harvest plans and local cooperative efforts.
The article recounts Greek fire as the Byzantine seas glory and secret weapon. It notes its use as a naval flame thrower, its water resistance, and possible composition of sulphur and naphtha with quicklime. It credits Callinicus (648 85) with its invention and describes delivery via siphons on bronze tubes.
A collection of quirky short items includes a New York magistrate who nearly forgot a wedding, and conducted it at night court after misplacing his dinner. Kansas City officers on horseback are the street comedy, while Ames locals bake a highway salad from a cabbage laden crash. A Bancroft Royal Neighbors meeting in Manchester features birthday cake and lunch.
Detroit report from Carnegie Institute of Technology researchers states grass leaves seaweed wood molasses and cormstalks can be transformed to coal or oil in under two hours by heating under pressure with limestone. Dr Ernst Berl notes potential for gasolines and asphalts, with soft coal in one hour and anthracite soon.
Gene Hoy was awarded the sweepstakes ticket in this week's Calor the comics contest. A small number of entries were received this week likely due to school opening. Other winners include Virginia Hetlinger Gloria Mae Anderstn Lilian Pullman Wilma Koch and Lucile Presho. Theatre tickets are awarded weekly to children who color any one page of the Saturday Huronite comic section using crayolas or paints. Winners may collect tickets at the Huron Theatre box office when they attend the show.
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