Hobbies See Big Business Rise In American Leisure
Hobbies have grown into a major industry with millions riding the hobby boom and a thriving trade in equipment. Collectors chase stamps, scrimshaw, and antiques as clubs, magazines, and shows expand, while dealers and hobbyists power a nationwide market valued by high spending and expanding leisure time.
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Willis Thornton
WEA Service
Guatemala
Gibson
Walter B. Pitkin
International Cigar Band Society
Society of Philatelic Americans
Blue Moon Club
Junior
C. C. Lightner
Chicago
Hobby Magazine
Lightner
Amateur Astronomy Association
Institute of Model Engineers
Kipling
United States
Post Office
Philatelle
America
Young Husband Will Be Tried
Ervin A. Stamey, 22, faces murder trial for the May 29 death of his wife at their Morganton home. Investigators say she was struck with a heavy blunt instrument before a fire, and a coroner's jury noted the partly dressed body was found amid flames. Stamey was arraigned in superior court with a special venire ordered.
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Morganton
Ervin A. Stamey
Here
Stamey
Fred Ross
J. Will Press, Jr
Catholic Priest Fined for Insulting Paper in Germany
In Stuttgart on August 10, Rev. Gregor Watschle received a $60 fine or ten days jail for insulting a newspaper. He told a woman parishioner seeking resignation that the Nasi newspaper, which she read about prosecutions, was the most scoundrelly, mendacious sheet yet printed. The paper’s name was not disclosed at the trial.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Gregor Watschle
Watschle
Nasi
Homecoming Dinner Planned For Center Hill Church
The second annual homecoming day at Center Hill Baptist Church near the Junior Order Orphans home in South Lexington will be held Sunday August 16. Former residents are invited. a basket dinner will be served at noon. Philharmonic orchestras derive their name from the Greek meaning loving harmony.
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Lexington
Center Hill Baptist Church
Junior Order Orphans
Mussolini observes war games in Sicily and praises the Sicilians
Premier Benito Mussolini arrived in Massina Sicily to supervise large scale war games designed to test Italy's defense against invasion and to decide Sicily's role in controlling the sea lane to the Suez canal. He praised Sicilians in America and ordered replacement of earthquake ruined huts with solid structures within two years.
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Massina
Sicily
Benito Mussolini
America
Italy
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Il Duce
United States
Empire
Atlantic
Mussolini
Why Church Attendance Is Falling Off Says Babson
Babson attributes declining Protestant church attendance to a shift among youths and adults who see church life as inconsistent with daily conduct. He cites a 150000 Sunday school loss since 1925 and notes colleges report waning chapel attendance. Students demand pastors and laypeople live by Christian principles and address economic systems if the church is to grow.
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Unitarians
Middle-West
New England
Jesus
God
Spiritual Revival and the Call for Born-Again Reform
The text argues that social change cannot come from legislation or education alone but requires a spiritual transformation. It urges churches to lead revival through family prayers, Sunday observance, Bible study, and adherence to the Ten Commandments, asserting the church remains civilization's core saving force amid worldly values.
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American
America
Fights Last Night Across Four Cities
Washington Vittorio Venturi aged 147 from New York outpointed Phil Farr of Washington. Chino Alvarez from Philadelphia outpointed Bus Breeze of Manhattan. Gorilla Jones from Los Angeles beat Tommy Freemen of Columbus, Ohio. Al Bray from Los Angeles outpointed Art Sykes of Chicago.
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Washington
Vittorio Venturi
New York
Phil Farr
Philadelphia
Chino Alvarez
Bus Breeze
Manhattan
Kas
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gorilla Jones
Los Angeles
Tommy Freemen
Columbus
Ohio
San Francisco
al Bray
Art Sykes
Chicago
Discovery of motion picture projection by Armat in 1894
Thomas Armat discovered the principle of motion picture projection in 1894 and invented the Vitascope, a device that advanced early cinema technology.
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Thomas Armat
Foster Parents Granted Temporary Custody of Baby Donal Otto Horst
In Chicago Aug 10 a court ordered temporary custody for 31 month old Donal Otto Horst to foster parents after they petitioned to adopt. Judge Edmund Jarecki set a 2500 dollar bond. The Horsts testified they planned to care for him and cited abandonment by Lydia Nelson. The ruling allows removal from the orphanage and return home once bond posted, while the court reviews the case.
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Chicago
Donal
Otto Horst
Edmund Jarecki
Horste
Lydia Nelson
Jarecki
Strengthening Mild and High Tensile Steels
The strength increase of mild steel and high tensile steel comes from raising carbon content or adding nickel chromium and other alloying elements.
Remarkable Schnee man fly drills through solids
The Schneuman fly carries a drill mounted to its body that can bore through solid material. The drill itself is no larger than a horsehair.
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Leisure League
Harvey
Schlitz
Brewing Company
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Jon. Schitta Brewing Co —Oy
Church South of
Philharmonic
Babson
Frank Kiewicz
Detroit
Toledo
Associated Press
Donald Otto Horst
Adop
Alaria
Harllee’s
Small Lot Sports
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