Forest Odors From Ancient Wood Unlocked For Scent Return
New York science notes reveal 36 million year old forest odors sealed in Alabama petrified wood are released. Ernst Fairbanks first smelled sassafras and later a cinnamon-like aroma from ancient trees, while iron in the wood trapped these scents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Blakeslefr
New York
Ernest F. Fairbanks
College Point
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Alabama
Sassafras
U. S. Geological Survey
Dreamboat Beaufrock Pattern 4904 New Spring Book
Ad for Anne Adams sewing patterns and book announces Pattern 4904 Jr Miss sizes 11 13 15 17 wide yoke pane cut in one easy to sew fit tested Includes illustrated instructions Pattern 4904 price Twenty five cents pattern dept New York N Y Also promotes Spring Pattern Book fifteen cents adds free pattern for an overnight bag or utility bag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Thieves Strike Lake Shore Cleaners Then Robbery
Two men asked about dry cleaning at Lake Shore cleaners in Chicago and, after five hours, returned with pistols and robbed the cash box of 177 dollars. CO-AUTHORS MARRY PLLMAN, Wash. Stanley A Smith and Esther Pond, authors of a Washington State college bulletin on home planning, have married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Shore
Pllman
Wash
Washington State College
Stanley A Smith
Esther Pond
Town Meeting and Stassen Talk Dominate Air Broadcast
The article reviews America's Town Meeting of the Air moderated by George W. Denny Jr, praising his control and fair opportunity for speakers. It notes Harold E. Stassen's appearance and mixed Republican sentiment, with Taft or Dewey as likely nominees. It ends with anecdotes and reflections on reserve powers and a parson's simple wisdom about smoke guiding meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George W. Denny, Jr
Harold Stassen
United States
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Taft
Dewey
Parson Howard
Brother Howard
Death on a speeding train shocks Petersburg area
J Keith Harrison was killed when he leaped or fell from a speeding passenger train near Petersburg Pennsylvania early Thursday. Harrison, a former Pacific theater veteran turned lawyer, was well liked and described as handsome in Navy uniform. The piece reflects on fate and living well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Keith Harrison
Petersburg
Penn
Keith
Pacific
Keith Harrison
Highway Patrol reports weekly wreck toll and year totals
The state highway patrol announced 21 killed and 95 injured in 185 accidents during the week of January 12 to 18. Through November 1946, 923 people died and 5,518 were injured in 9,248 accidents, with December figures not yet compiled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
High Point's Only Diaper Service Debuts
Sanitary containers with disinfectant control keep homes odor free. Two pickups and deliveries weekly. Diapers washed with prepared formula. Accepting new customers immediately. Also serving Thomasville and Asheboro. Write or phone collect at 409 Commerce St. Phone 5951-47400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Asheboro
Van Johnson Marries Evie Wynn in Juarez Ceremony
El Paso report of film star Van Johnson wed Evie Wynn in a Juarez Mexico ceremony performed by Civil Judge Raul Orozco. Evie Wynn had been divorced from actor Keenan Wynn a few hours earlier. The couple departed El Paso by plane for their honeymoon, incognito.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
van Johnson
Evie Wynn
Juarez
Mexico
Raul Orozco
Johnson
Keenan Wynn
Ad Agencies Form North Carolina Association
John L. Fort of Charlotte named temporary president of a newly organized state wide advertising agencies association. Meeting in Winston-Salem involved representatives from 18 of 20 agencies. Other officers tentatively named include Noble T. Craigg High Point secretary Mrs. Lewis Ayers Charlotte treasurer John J. Larmer Salisbury. The group plans a constitution by laws and ethics code. Total agency billings in the state reach about 120 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
John L. Fort
Charlotte
Advertising Agencies Association of
North Carolina
Robert E. Lee
Noble T. Craigg
High Point
Lewis Ayers
John J. Larmer
Salisbury
Fort Said
Association
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the High Point
N. CC
Enterprise
Alfred Diden
Hilda Laufer
Victor Twersky
City College
New York City
General Food Research Laboratories
Hoboken
N. J
Maxwell L. Cooley
General Mills, Inc
Larone
Rossford
Ohio
Food Drug Administraton
General Electric Company
Epsie Kinard
NEA
Grandpa
Mangone
Eta
Joseph Halpert
Jersey
American Wool Council
Star
Greensboro
Main St
Ken Whitmore
Meticul
Sive
Gill's
Dia
High Point, N. C
W. A. Bivins
Commerce St
Dumaari Fabric
Aralae
Kluger
Rayvon
Noble Praire
Teeter’s
Kors
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