Glass Houses Found At Jamestown First American Glassworks
Government archaeologists uncover four glass furnaces at Jamestown along Glass House Point revealing the first permanent English glass works in America. The site shows no evidence of bead manufacture and suggests a wooden building once stood over the furnaces. An Indian clay pot found in refuse hints at cooking in the furnace area.
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John Petersen
Central Press
Jamestown, Va
John Smith
Jamestown
America
New World
Department of the Interior
Harrington
England
Farm department foresees stabilization amid price drops
An Agriculture Department spokesman said strong new forces will stabilize prices though markets have shown weakness. He cited Brannan remarks before Congress about inquiry into grain speculation and government actions to avoid price holds, while senators pressed for clearer farm price guidance and continued farm support measures.
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Brannan
Repub Farm
Jors Thye
R-Minn
Senate Jure Committee
Young
Department
Congress
Mar
Life Span Of Wage Earners Hits New High In 1948
New York report shows average life expectancy of American wage earners and families rose to 67.16 years in 1948 up from 66.83 in 1947. Metropolitan Life Insurance notes mortality declined in tuberculosis pneumonia influenza and other diseases while cancer rose slightly and accident deaths reached a record low.
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New York
N. Y
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan
New Dodge to be shown at Ilderton's February 25
Horace G. Ilderton president of Ilderton Inc announces a preview of the completely new styled Dodge cars to be publicly displayed at his dealership on Friday February 25. The display follows a dealer preview in Washington with team members C H Hoppe and others. The company cites design aims to increase passenger space reflecting postwar larger occupant statistics.
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Ilderton’s
Horace G. Ilderton
Ih. G. Ilderton Inc
Columbia
D. C
Dodge
Ilderton
C. H. Hoppe
T. Carey Ilderton
H. G
Ilderton, Jr
E. A. Johnson
Clarence Ilderton
Siderton
Memorial Methodist church building committee to meet
THOMASVILLE February 12 The building committee of Memorial Methodist church will meet Thursday at 7 30 with architect Marvin W Helms of Charlotte to review preliminary plans for the new Memorial church building The architect will present several plans prior to a congregation presentation soon Also mentioned Dodge car interior space versus exterior sizes and a gala open house on February 25 hosted by Sherton
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Memorial Methodist Church
Marvin W. Helms
Charlotte
Memorial Church
Dodge
Sherton
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