West farms plant 15 million tree seedlings for future crop
The Industrial Forestry Association advances a Douglas fir seedling program at Nisqually Washington, sowing 15 million trees to grow for planting across private forest land in Washington and Oregon. The project spans 50 to 70 years to maturity and aims at a crop valued at about $11 000 per acre at one year old.
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Portland
Ore
West
Industrial Forestry Association
Nisqually
Wash
Washington
Oregon
Discovery of Ancient Roman City Near Naples
Naples July 11 Italian archaeologist Prof Amedeo Maiuri announced uncovering ruins at Baia eleven miles northwest of Naples. The site reveals three complete bath complexes a theater vast terraces and sculpture works, indicating a prosperous Roman bathing center like Pompeii. Excavation continues.
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Naples
Italy
Nou
Pompeii
Amedeo Maiuri
International Committee For Archeological and Historical Museums
Baia
Princess Margaret Withdraws From Rhodesia Tour
Princess Margaret, suffering a cold, is resting in Salisbury after flying from Umtali to Government House for a day’s rest. She plans to rejoin Queen Elizabeth for the Africa tour, but remains temporarily withdrawn from the trip.
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Southern Rhodesia
Britain
Mareee
Central
Eliza- Africa
Queen Mabeth
Government House
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Umtali
Paul Revere Warns Patriots Before Fort William and Mary Ride
Three months before Revere’s ride to Lexington and Concord he traveled to Portsmouth to alert patriots that the British planned to take powder from Fort William and Mary. The first ride occurred on December 13, 1774.
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Paul Revere
Lexington
Concord
Portsmouth
Fort William and Ary
City Opens Bids for Three Land Tracts at Low Cash Outlay
City officials negotiate three land deals totaling about 2000 dollars in cash outlay. One Lindsay Street tract costs 2500 dollars and fuels transfer via street realignment. Other parcels include free land along W B Delk Mann subdivision and a five foot strip on East Farriss Avenue. An even swap with N M Harrison and sale of a city tract for 500 dollars adjust the net outlay.
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English Street
Ashburn Oil Company
W. B. Delk
G. L
Mann
Kimmons Street
Delk Drive
Farriss Avenue
Kimmons
Lexington Avenue
N. M. Harrison
Harrison
Granby and
Leonard Streets
Princeton Receives Rare 1677 Hubbard Book
An original copy of Rev. William Hubbard's A Narrative of the Troubles with the Indians in New England, printed in Boston in 1677, has been presented to Princeton University by Sinclair Hamilton, a New York City attorney and Princeton alumnus. The 250 page volume includes a map of New England engraved by John Foster, colonial America's first engraver.
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N. J
William Hubbard
New England
Boston
Princeton University
New York City
Sinclair Hamilton
John Foster
America
Hubbard
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