Rural Electrification Lifts Farm Living Standards Nationwide
Electrification quotes from George Tucker recount how farmers gain from electric power saving labor and boosting income. Savings exceed $22 billion, 1947 farm income hit $39.0 billion, and fuel use drops as pumps and milking gear run on minimal energy costs. About 4 million of 6 million farms are electrified with more to come, yet plumbing lags with four of five farms lacking private baths and flush toilets.
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New York
America
National Association of Electrical Manufacturers
Iowa
United States
Erica
Farm Electrification Bureau of
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
New England
Pacific
Middle Atlantic
Edison Electrical Institute
South Central States
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Erelista
Institute
Loyal Two at Mt Joy Church Stand as Last Members
In Mt Joy Pennsylvania a 97 year old church now has a congregation of two. Harvey L Zink 71 and his wife 69 joined the Eby Evangelical United Brethren church in 898 when it had 40 members. They never transferred membership as the rest drifted away. The annual service remains a formality led by Rev. John H Gable of a nearby church of the same denomination.
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MT. Joy
INS
Harvey L. Zink
Eby Evanelical United Brethren Church
John H. Gable
Blissful couple wed in newsroom ceremony at Vale
A couple believed they were in a newspaper office when in fact they were wed by a justice of the peace in the Malheur Enterprise office. The ceremony unfolded to the clack of typewriters and the linotype as the groom kissed the bride amid staff effort to stay focused.
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Vale
Ore
INS
Justice of the Peace
Malheur Enterprise
Justice
Starboard Meaning Traced To Viking Steering Side
Historical note links the term starboard to Vikings steering from the right side of their ship, called the board side, influencing maritime language and navigation terms.
Two British Soldiers Desert to Jewish Army in Haifa
In Haifa a British airborne pair deserted to the Haganah early in April and urged others to switch sides. After negotiations, a civilian interview allowed the pair to join, igniting a steady flow of deserters from Sixth Airborne into Jewish forces amid wartime tension.
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Haifa
Haganah
Sixth Airborne Division
H. C. Stockwell
Sixth Airborne
Stockwell
Truck Driver Plays Piano from Freight Elevator Shaft
In Portland Oregon a truck driver climbed into a department store freight elevator shaft and played a piano being moved. The improvised rising stage drew freighters, deliverymen, and passersby as strains of Darktown Strutters Ball filled the air.
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Portland
Ore
Steady Drivers Get Better Gas Mileage Says Packard Survey
Detroit July 24 Drivers can save gasoline by steady driving says a Packard survey done with over 1 600 dealers nationwide. More than 1 000 new Packard owners are in the sample with mileage varying by habits traffic and terrain. A controlled test on 130 horsepower DeLuxe models at Utica Michigan showed 19 mpg on a 18 mile traffic free course as a baseline for steady driving.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
William H. Graves
Packard
Graves
Packards
Proving Grounds
Utica
Mich
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