Molten metal jet weapon eyed for anti-atomic defense
Washington reports a newly explored weapon using a molten metal jet with an initial velocity near five miles per second. Army officials see potential against armored missiles and aircraft, noting shaped charges could enable high speed jets to pierce defenses if developed further.
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Washington
Army Ordnance Department
War Department
Ordnance Army
Everett S. Hughes
Ordnance
Leslie E. Simon
Ordnance Department
Ballistic Research Laboratory
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Man Discovers Easy Foot Relief With PED-EX Jar
A local man long troubled by tired aching and burning feet reports relief after massaging PED-EX on his feet during baths. He claims the formula of essential oils makes him feel as though he floats on air and would not sell the jar for a million if unable to obtain more.
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GadAan
Trunk Reveals Romantic Tale Of Gold Seeker
Four preserved trunks found in a Colorado river canyon tell of Bertie Graves a man unjustly left by Eve Hanks and his quest for western gold. Letters addressed to Co Graves reveal a 1890s romance and peril on the Colorado River with a companion lost at rapids. Graves died in Idaho years later never returning to recover the trunk contents.
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Salt Lake City
INS
Colorado River
LaPhone Don Harris
E. T. Eliason
John B. Brennan
Graves Ross
Pasadena
Ross
Bertie
Eve Hanks
Graves
Iowa
Colorado
Glamorous Frocks Return as British Women Welcome Postwar Style
London reports a postwar fashion revival as glamor returns with bold blouses, sequined embellishments, and colorful skirts. Examples include a white moss crepe blouse with green and gold sequined hearts and a wrap around maternity dress with pleats. Cosmetics and a good corset are anticipated as supplies improve and rationing eases.
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London
Glamor
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Horizon
The puzzle lists across and down clues including dull finish renown Indian landing place arm pit and many more with vertical clues spanning bulk fish sauce bark cloth advanced and other common terms. The page shows a standard Sheffer crossword grid oriented to Horizon with clues and solutions.
Workers Conference Meeting At First Methodist Church
The June supper meeting of the workers conference of the First Methodist church will be held in the social hall Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. Superintendent L P Ferree will preside and reports of class and department work from the past month will be reviewed.
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Workers’ Conference
The
First Methodist Church
L. P. Ferree
Russians Pursue Broad Scientific Plans Beyond Atomics
Moscow radio outlines Soviet research breadth from Caspian sea levels to cosmic dust, Mars atmosphere, and geology of iron and oil. Academician Joffe emphasizes atomic energy is important but not everything as institutes study proteins from inorganic materials and brain activity, with new star catalogues and tides research.
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London
INS
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
U.S.S.R
Caspian Sea
Joffe
Biology Department
Ussr Academy Sciences
Pavlov
Caspian
Pacific Basin
Mars
Kazakh Academy of Sciences
Ala-Tau Range
Jungaria Gate
Theii River
Kazakhstan
China
Pulkeva Observatory
Leningrad
Continents
Neck
White Sea
Oceanographic Institute
English Channel
Railroads Seek Freight and Passenger Rate Increases
North Carolina utilities face a request from railroads for higher freight rates across the state and a temporary wartime increase in passenger rates. Commissioner Stanley Winborne Jorday announced the plea, aiming for changes in interstate rate levels and a general cent increase in freight prices.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Stanley Winborne Jorday
Swiss watchmaking hangs by a thread as sons seek faster trades
In Geneva, old Paul Gilly and fellow craftsmen at Patek Philippe keep fragile handwork alive. They wage long hours assembling tiny jewels and adjusting parts, earning about 600 francs monthly. The firm, aging and small, now produces 500 to 600 watches monthly and counts patrons like King Farouk and Gen Patton among buyers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paul Gilly
Gilly
Nauman
Georges Chappatte
Chappatte
Chappattee
Patek Philippe
Farouk
Egypt
Leopold
Belgium
George S. Patton, Jr
Ambassador Murphy
General McNarney
Berlin
Negro Pays $10 And Costs In Jim Crow Case
Naomi Rowe, a visiting Boston woman, was fined $10 and costs in Elizabeth City recorder's court for violating the North Carolina Jim Crow law after refusing to move to the rear of a city bus. Police said she had boasted that northern blacks knew what it was about. The trial followed an incident around 11:30 am Saturday when she seated in the bus front with white passengers and refused to relocate.
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Elizabeth City
Naomi Rowe
Boston
Mass
Recorder’s Court
North Carolina
L. S. Blades
Hardin To Speak At Weekly Prayer Service
The midweek Fellowship Hour is set for Wednesday at 7 30 pm Rev. Paul Hardin Jr will deliver a brief message The gathering marks the end of the fellowship period for the summer and church leaders urge members and friends to attend.
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Hardin
Paul Hardin, Jr
Man Says 10 Years Brick in Stomach Vanishes
An individual claims a decade of discomfort from undigested food and gas was cured in one day after using INNER-AID. He reports improvement in bowel regularity, relief from headaches and gas, and overall rejuvenation. The ad promotes INNER-AID with twelve herbs and local drugstore availability.
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High Point
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