Williamson Honored at Sedgefield Dinner by Office Group
Mr. and Mrs. H R Williamson were feted at a private Sedgefield Inn dinner hosted by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co office staff in High Point. Williamson, 36 years with the company’s High Point branch, retires January 31. Guests included Dr and Mrs Glenn Perry and several colleagues.
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Sedgefield Inn
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
H. R. Williamson
Williamson
High Point
Pittsburgh Platelass Company
Mr. Williamson
Bamboo Plane Flies in Manila Tests Made of Bamboo
A light plane nicknamed the Flying Basket completed a successful test flight at Manila International Airport. The bamboo and wood craft, a joint project of the Philippine Air Force and the Institute of Science and Technology, was designed by Antonio de Leon to test local substitutes for imported materials. It uses a 100 horsepower engine and seats three.
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Manila
Philippine Air Force
The
Institute of Science and Technology
Antonio de Leon
Palomino Horses Bred For Gold Coin Color
Breeders cultivate Palomino horses to exhibit a coat color that resembles a newly minted gold coin. The distinctive metallic gold shade is a defining trait sought by breeders and buyers in the breed.
Outstanding Carving In Wood at Trinity College
Connecticut Yankee J Gregory Wiggins, a former classics schoolmaster, carved 78 pew ends 31 medieval betsiaries and many pieces for Trinity College chapel. His work includes Archimedes in a bathtub on a misericord seat and injects humor into saint and college boy figures.
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Hartford, Conn
J. Gregory Wiggins
Trinity College
Wiggins
Archimedes
Long-Wed Couple Says Not to Expect Too Much
KOSCIUSKO Miss. A couple married 68 years share gentle marriage rules for newlyweds. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hughes recall Christmas 1884, raise ten children, and advise balancing kindness with firm parenting and clear means of respect.
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Kosctusko
G. W. Hughes
Mrs. Hughes
Hughes
Assailant Mistakenly Attacks Man on Street
Lawrence Bridge told police he was stabbed in the neck by a stranger who knocked him down on the sidewalk in San Francisco and apologized saying he mistook him for Jerry.
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San Francisco
Lawrence Bridge
Bridge
Jerry
Whalebone Term Clarified as Bale Plate Material
The note corrects a misconception that whalebone is bone, explaining it is the horny roof plates of a whale used in trade and industry.
Tuna and Mushroom Casserole For Sunday Supper
Easy tuna and mushroom casserole baked in ramekins yields four servings. Melt fat, add onion and green pepper, stir with flour and spices, add milk and mushrooms, fold in tuna and rice, bake until hot and serve with salad.
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Rce
Vermont Weather Forecasting Rules From The Farm
Vermont farmers describe several folk methods to predict winter length and severity. A long fat pig pancreas before Christmas signals a long cold winter. Moonlight through barn cracks on Christmas Eve means a long hard winter. A hard husk on corn implies a bad winter. Ground was soft in December suggests an easy winter.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Chagnon Receives Purple Heart for WWI Wounds
Better Late, Etc, New Britain Connecticut report that Robert C. Chagnon finally received the Purple Heart for injuries suffered in World War I.
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New Britain, Conn
Robert C. Chagnon
Crime Does Pay article previews Brink's robbery case
Charles W. Allen Brink's Inc treasurer received the first advance copy of a feature titled Crime Does Pay in Atlantic Monthly. The piece notes the Brink's robbery in Boston three years ago and that the bandits remain at large. The text also oddly mentions grape juice content.
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Boston
Charles W. Allen
Brink's Inc
Atlantic Monthly
Brink's Corporation
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Gabardine
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