Meneely Bells of Troy A Legacy in Bronze and Tone
The Meneely foundry on River Street in Troy New York stands as a landmark in American bell making. Chester Meneely and son Clinton run a craftsman shop dating from the Revolutionary era, known for Liberty Bell replicas and clappers that Princeton students repeatedly replace.
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Nanking
New York
Napies
Troy
N.Y
Jack Sher
John Keating
River Street
United States
Chester Meneely
Clinton
Meneely
America
Old Chester Meneely
David
Teutonic Knights
Poe
Longfellow
Emerson, Whittier
St. Mary's
Adano
England
Philadelphia Bell
Pass and Stow
Meneelys
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Sam Rayburn
Chester
St. Mary's Church
Scarborough
Sleepy Hollow
Princeton University
Princeton
Huang-Ti
China
Ed Kehn, Jr
Old Chester
Benjamin Hanks
Duxbury
Mass
Items of Interest from Natural History and Geography
A collection notes early weaving by spiders and insects, star distances, 1842 gold discovery by a Los Angeles shepherd, Portugal’s colonial past, gender ratios, enamel kitchenware polish, hummingbird diversity, and Pueblo use of turkey feathers. Sunflowers native to North America.
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Los Angeles
Natives Hold No Terrors For Woman
Durban report on Belle Graham and Helen Griffin, British missionaries in northern Nigeria. They live in a thatched hut near Jos, travel by narrow gauge railway and footpaths, face tsetse fly and rugged terrain, and educate and aid natives while confronting local rites such as infant abandonment to water spirits and witch doctor threats.
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Durban
South Africa
Nigeria
Belle Graham
Jos
Helen Griffin
Graham
Miss Graham
Miss Griffin
A Good Suggestion Schools Should Stress Empire History
Canada's Weekly in London praises Admiral Sir John Cunningham for urging the Royal Empire Society to enhance education in Empire geography and history. He argues the empire’s people and potentialities are under taught, warning that without knowledge there can be no understanding or unity across the Empire and Commonwealth.
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Canada
London
John Cunningham
Royal Empire Society
Neptune
Unusual Orange landlord ad seeks large family eight rooms
In an Orange New Jersey newspaper a landlord advertised eight rooms for rent to a family with four or more children. The notice stands out as an unusual postwar advert reflecting scarce housing options.
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Orange
Men Settle Down On Mount Washington Summit
Sixteen men, a Winter population record for the Northeast’s highest peak, occupy Mt. Washington’s summit to run a weather station and FM radio outlet. They store fuel and food, endure blizzards and 200 mph winds, work three weeks on then one off, and pursue projects on cloud water content and icing on wings. The site withstood a 231 mph wind in 1934, with only a vane toppled.
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MT. Washington
N.H
British Ship Rescues Comoro Natives From Sharks at Sea
The Ocean Verity, a 7174 ton British steamship at Dar es Salaam, saved 21 men and five women from sharks or drowning during a midnight Indian Ocean rescue. The 26 Comoro natives had been in the sea 12 hours after their dhow capsized in a gale. Thirteen Comorians from the two dhows are feared drowned.
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Dar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Indian Ocean
Verity
Dar-es- Salaam
Comoro Islands
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Comoro
Naval training ships kept on Great Lakes under Rush-Bagot
The Ottawa Journal reports Canada and the United States will maintain naval training ships on the Great Lakes as a modern interpretation of the 1817 Rush-Bagot treaty. The move signals friendship and cooperation, not suspicion or menace.
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Ottawa Journal
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Doenitz Details Submarine Failures and German Naval Weakness
The analysis notes torpedo failures thwarted U boat successes near Scapa Flow. Doenitz blames testing gaps and flawed torpedoes, plus Luftwaffe miscooperation and poor air reconnaissance, for Germany’s naval defeats and failed invasion plans.
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Ashington
Karl Doenitz
RAF
Doenitzg
Adolf Hitler
Nurenberg
U.S. Navy Department
U.S
Guenther Prien
Scapa Flow
Royal Oak
Prien
Doenitz
Orkneys
Namsos
Norway
France
Atlantic
Scotland
Royal Navy
Luftwaffe
Britain
Royal Air
Hunt for New Scissors as War Shortages Persist
Supplies of scissors and shears are scarce as metals linked to war effort tighten stocks. Dealers advise shoppers to seek fabric-cutters called shears for heavier use, with tips on storage, lubrication, and regular maintenance to extend blade life.
Peanut Soup Recipe from Uganda in Commonwealth Cookbook
The British Magazine presents a Uganda Cream of Peanut Soup recipe. Pound roasted peanuts with hot water then mix with milk and a flour slurry. Add salt cayenne minced onion and boil five minutes. Beat frothy with an egg whisk and strain. Serve hot and note calories shy away from full courses.
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Uganda
Novel Potholders Learn Crocheting With Floral Patterns
Learn to crochet potholders using rug cotton or candlewick in flower colors. Pattern 7258 provides directions for two potholders. Our improved pattern-visual includes charts and photos with complete instructions. Send twenty cents to Household Arts Department, Winnipeg Newspaper Union, 175 McDermot Avenue E. Winnipeg Man. Include name and address.
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Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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