New Process Cuts Mirror Making Time for Big Observatory
Pasadena researchers announce a quartz fusion method to produce a 200 inch telescope reflector in two to three years, dramatically shortening the 15 year timeline. Smaller test mirrors demonstrated rapid annealing and reduced cooling times, enabling a faster build for Cal Tech's observatory with a 30 times larger aperture than Mount Wilson.
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Mount Wilson Observatory
Puzzle clue list from prior day page
Column of numbered word clues with mixed definitions and puzzle answers. Includes items such as ran away and married, sudden fear, purple flower, carmine, constellation, border, and various clue numbers. Appears to be a crossword style word puzzle with overlapping entries and a yesterday’s answer reference.
Liquor warfare claims 2 lives
Jackson Mississippi May 8 two deaths mark a week of rum warfare in the state as federal officers in Mississippi Louisiana and Michigan round up dozens indicted in the aftermath of a million dollar airplane boat rail motor liquor smuggling syndicate exposed in New Orleans Wales Land 27 was killed by federal raiders on his northeast Mississippi farm while resisting arrest and earlier Dry Agent H L Everett was slain by ambush in the southern part of the state. Authorities say a large scale operation linked Canadian distilleries to liquor flows through the Gulf of Mexico to inland points and further arrests may push the total to about a hundred.
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New Orleans
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H. L. Everett
Land
Aberdeen
Gulf of Mexico
Purple Key Society Disbands at Williams College
The Purple Key Society at Williams College voted to abolish itself in a ceremony free meeting. Once a mark of social distinction, the exclusive drinking society formed over 30 years ago and with two branches before prohibition, suspended activities last June and disbanded last night.
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Purple Key Society
Williams College
Hold Dry Agents On Charges of Murder
Murder charges were filed in Columbus Mississippi against federal prohibition agents Wiley Wright Henry Farr and D J Hendricks for the killing of Wales Land a 27 year old farmer during a prohibition raid. Sheriff John B Williams and Deputy Harry West left for Aberdeen with warrants for the agents arrest as a coroner jury adjourned without fixing responsibility.
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Henry Farr
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Prohibition
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John B. Williams
Harry West
Aberdeen
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Worker Falls Fifty Feet in New Orleans Scaffold Accident
John Hill aged 32 a laborer fell fifty feet from a scaffold in New Orleans today and suffered only a slight headache. Witnesses saw the accident, he stood up unaided, then was taken to a hospital where doctors found no serious injury.
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New Orleans
John Hill
Missouri honors journalism with medals to papers and editors
Medals of honor for distinguished service in journalism were awarded by the University of Missouri School of Journalism to the Baltimore Sun and the Manchester Guardian, plus three individuals: Houston Hart of the San Angelo Standard Times, Henry F. Childers of the Troy Free Press, and Robert P. Scripps of the Scripps-Howard newspapers. The awards were presented by President Walter Williams.
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Guardian
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Texas
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Troy
Free Press
Robert P. Scripps
New York
Scripps- Howard
Walter Williams
University
State's Prison Reports Record Inmate Population
RALEIGH May 8 The states prison reached 2609 inmates on April 30 the highest in its history The April rise added 56 to the total and since January 1 the increase is 282 Courts sent 119 inmates 61 whites and 58 colored were admitted From the prison 98 left during April including 56 completing sentences 15 escapes and seven paroled prisoners.
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Raleigh
Use Church Well To Make Moonshine
In Logansport Indiana May 8 officers arrested James Fife 27 and Earl Fife 31 after discovering they used a church well for water to make moonshine. The brothers faced charges after the incident.
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