1936 37 Basketball Schedule Highlights
The schedule lists December 17 Brockton here on December 22 Hopkins there January 5 Lenox here January 8 Sharpsburg there January 12 Lenox there January 15 Nodaway here January 22 Conway here January 26 Carbon 2nd here January 29 Clearfield here February 4 5 6 Waubonsie Conference Sharpsburg February 12 Nodaway here February 18 19 20 Boys Co Tournament February 26 Clearfield there.
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Brockton
Hopkins
Lenox
Sharpsburg
Nodaway
Conway
Carbon 2Nd
Clearfield
Waubonsie
Upside-Down Sloth Coat Blends With Foliage
Washington Star reporter W. H. Shippen describes the sloth’s camouflage and peculiar biology. The animal’s upside-down lifestyle, green coat, and algae symbiosis are noted, along with hooked limbs and neck bone variation. The piece links modern sloths to ancient ground sloths and anteaters.
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W. H. Shippen
Washington Star
South America
Carpets and Rugs Across Regions and Court Life
A survey notes carpets play social and political roles in Anatolia Persia Afghanistan Baluchistan and Turkestan. A Tit Bits Magazine piece describes a ceremonial black brocade carpet carried from Cairo to Mecca to cover the Kaaba with sacred stones visible through openings. Colors carry meanings and the carpet’s display signals dignified occasions. France pioneered carpet making in 1607 and French artisans later settled in Bristol Axminster and other English towns spreading the industry to Glasgow Kidderminster and Yorkshire.
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Turkey
Anatolia
Persia
Afghanistan
Baluchistan
Turkestan
Tit-Bits Magazine
Cairo
Mecca
Kaaba
Mohammedan Mosque
France
Bristol
Axminster
England
Glasgow
Kidderminster
Yorkshire
Understanding Market Points in Commodity Prices
Market reports define a point as a unit of price variation. In the US stock market one point equals one dollar per share, but its value differs by commodity. For example, coffee and cotton use a hundredth of a cent per point while oil grain sugar and pork use one cent per point.
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United States
Conifers Who Shed Leaves Challenge Evergreen Label
An eastern forestry authority notes that some conifers shed their leaves annually, while some true evergreens do not bear cones. The larch or tamarack is given as a conifer that loses leaves each year and thus is not evergreen.
Great Barrier Reef Built by Tiny Reef Builders
An immense natural feature off northeastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef stretches up to a thousand miles as a chain of coral reefs and islands. Formed by billions of polyps expanding limestone from their food, the reef ranges from 10 to 150 miles in width and is described as as solid as marble.
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Australia
Great Barrier Reef
Kites Form Letters in Chinese Message Exchange
The Chinese have a rich kite culture with two string kites that enable elaborate maneuvers. Some kites are built to carry letters and characters, turning them into aerial messengers for exchanging messages.
Hermit Crab Uses Wits to Foil Deep Sea Foes
A wily hermit crab survives by clever shell choices and symbiotic tricks. He moves into empty snail shells and befriends sea anemones to gain camouflage and protection. The partnership helps the crab attract food scraps while the anemone rides free on the borrowed shell.
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Washington Star
Magna Charta Royal Mark Explained by Royal Sign
A London Answers Magazine writer claims Magna Charta was never signed by King John who could not write his name. The document bears a royal signature mark and witnesses ensured assent. Fragments of the original Charta survive after most was destroyed by fire centuries ago.
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John
Runnymede
London Answers Magazine
Stradivarius, Master Violin Maker, Dies at Ninety Three
The Cremona born maker of Stradivarius violins lived 1644 to 173? died at ninety three. A former violinist from a wealthy family he sought to surpass Amati by selecting superior wood between 1668 and 1686 and refining a larger flatter arch from 1686 to 1694. By 1696 to 1714 he perfected a model unmatched, reputedly finishing a violin weekly. Estimated total output nears three thousand yet fewer than two hundred fifty Strads survive.
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Stradivarius
Cremona
Amati
Collier's Weelly
Duties of the Court Crier
The article defines the court crier duties including announcing court openings and adjournments, admitting bar members, calling jurors witnesses and parties, swearing witnesses, proclaiming silence, and making public proclamations as ordered by judges.
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Court Crier
Harvard petition for sea-horse teeth in 1817 request
A Boston dentist, Dr. Daniel Scott, asked Harvard University in 1817 for two sea-horse teeth from the university museum for use in false teeth. The donor agreed to give them, but it is unknown if Scott ever obtained them.
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Harvard
University Museum
Daniel Scott
Boston
Boxer Dogs Named for Sparring Style
Boxer dogs are so named because they sparred and parried with their front paws. In the mid nineteenth century these dogs fought much like pit bull terriers in the same manner.
Christmas Holiday Break Ends January 4 At School
School closes for Christmas and New Year from Thursday night through January 4. Students report high performance in typing with Avis Warner leading five and ten minute tests, while Donald Davis and Maxine Dugan also post strong times. Teachers note class projects, holiday activities, and a wealth of candy making in Home Economics. Many students maintain perfect attendance and a Christmas party is planned for Fifth and Sixth grades with a spider web gift exchange.
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Avis Warner
Donald Davis
Donald
Maxine Dugan
Paul Morris
Bernard Petersen
Arlene Davis
Mildred Biggerstaff
Wanda Mae van Alstine
Greta Biggerstaff
Duane Bradley
Beverly Morley
Bissinger
Bedford
Santa Claus
Darrell Baker
Arlo Hefley
Boneitta Lambley
Indian Youngsters' Bark Skid Game Championship
Indian youths in Ohio played a popular game using two peeled bark strips laid flat with insides together. Players jumped on the top bark to stop it from sliding, a task rarely achieved, with the winner the child accruing the fewest bruises.
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Ohio
Redskins
Reed family to spend holidays with McFarlands
Darrell Reed and the family of Des Moines left today for Blanchard to spend the holiday vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs J W McFarland.
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Darrell Reed
Des Moines
Blanchard
J. Ww. McFarland
Chandler Family Christmas Visit Plans
Will Chandler and family of Des Moines spend Christmas day with their parents Frank Chandler and wife. Other guests in the Chandler home include E J Posten and wife with daughter Gertrude.
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Will Chandler
Des Moines
Frank Chandler
Chandler
E. J. Posten
Gertrude
Christmas Day Guests Named in Heninger Invitation
Mrs. Iona Heninger will host guests on Christmas Day including her son Cecil and family from Bartlesville Oklahoma Mrs Payton from Bedford Paul Burwell and family from Creston Ralph Brokaw and family and Mrs Anna Brokaw and son from Clarinda C A Burwell and wife Russell Stearns and daughter from Gravity
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Iona Heninger
Cecil
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Payton
Bedford
Paul Burwell
Creston
Ralph Brokaw
Anna Brokaw
Clarinda
C. A. Burwell
Russell Stearns
Gravity
Miss Carol Brown Returns Home During Vacation
Miss Carol Brown a teacher in the Arlepe schools arrived home last night and will spend her vacation with her parents.
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Carol’ Brown
Arlepe
Miss Madeline Smith Returns Home After College Break
Miss Madeline Smith a student at Simpson College arrived home last night to spend time with her parents Mr and Mrs G E B Smith as the family welcomes her home for a break.
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Madeline Smith
Simpson College
Mrs. G. EB. Smith
Christmas Day Plans At Jesse Levitt Home
At the Jesse Levitt home Christmas day two sons will visit with their families Glen of Bedford and Jay of Gravity plus their households staying for the holiday gathering.
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Jesse Levitt
Glen
Bedford
Jay
Gravity
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B. J. Flick
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Lucas
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Washington, D. C
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