Galena Revives as Historic River Town Comes Back
Galena, once near ghost town due to floods and mining woes, experiences revival as Tri State Zinc and Eagle Picher Mining reopen mines, attract workers, and spark flood control work. The town’s architecture, hillside layout, and 1845 market heritage draw visitors amid renewed interest in its past.
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Lucia Perrigo
Galena
Midwest
Galena River
America
Ulysses S. Grant
Main
Tri-State Zinc, Inc
Joplin Fields
Missouri
Eagle- Picher Mining and Smelting Company
Mllinois
DeSoto Hotel
Lincoln
la Pointe
Mississippi
Danish Explorer Reports Huge Central Asian Ruins Find
Danish explorer Henning Haslund-Christensen said he discovered the largest town ruins in central Asia a few days before news of his Kabul death reached Copenhagen. The report mentions a mainly metal television receiving tube, a 16 inch direct view type, produced continuously.
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Copenhagen
Kabul
Henning Haslund - Christensen
Central Asia
Birthday notices and showbiz mini bios in a clipped column
A birthday tribute to Lorraine Day and brief career sketches of Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels outline their film work, marriages, and WWII service. Lyon rises from New York extras to Hollywood producer and Air Force lieutenant colonel. Daniels began on stage at age four and acted with Lyon.
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Lorraine Day
Leo Durocher
New York Baseball Giants
Ben Lyon
Atlanta
London
Eighth Air Force
Hollywood
Ben
New York
Baltimore
Providence
R. I
Samuel Goldwyn
Mary
Jean Engels
Bebe Daniels
Air Force
Bebe Wallace rises from child roles to Hollywood star
The article notes Bebe Wallace born in Dallas rises from kid parts to leading lady for Harold Lloyd in 200 comedies before a movie contract, later producing comedies in Hollywood. It praises wartime awards after World War II including the Medal of Freedom for voice recordings of wounded soldiers, and mentions Oscar-like honors. It also recounts Italy joining the Allies on Oct 13 1943 and births and debuts of Rudolf Virchow 1821 and Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne starting their joint career in 1924.
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Bebe
Harold Lloyd
Dallas
Texas
Hollywood
Ben
Italy
Germany
Rudolf Virchow
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontaine
A Well Mannered Person Listens Attentively
A well mannered person always listens attentively to what the other person is saying rather than planning their next remark. The habit fosters better communication and shows respect in conversations.
Your Future Card Advice
Gentle guidance to focus on quiet steady work and tactful dealings. It cautions both good and bad experiences ahead and suggests that prudent effort may invite unexpected good fortune.
New Face Planned for Castle of Chillon Clock
In Montreux Switzerland the four century old clock on the Castle of Chillon tower will receive a new face. The landmark clock installed by master clockmaker Andre de Morges in 1543 is the oldest clock in the region and has been kept running with minor tinkering over the years.
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Chillon
Andre de Morges
U S Report Cites Trend To Asbestos Building Products
A U S Department of Commerce industry report notes asbestos cement materials are widely used in home farm industrial and commercial construction. They appear as roofing shingles siding and building boards offering fireproof weatherproof rot resistance and durability. The report credits 1899 Austrian Ludwig Hatschek for adding asbestos to Portland cement to create strong light roofing material.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
Ludwig Hatschek
Hatschek
Bikini test seeds show radiation defects on ships
Atom bomb rays powerful enough to kill men or animals released at the first Bikini burst failed to kill grains of seed corn exposed on the decks of target ships but caused them to sprout with defects and abnormalities.
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Bikini
Three Days Cough Signal Warns of Bronchitis Risk
An ad warns that a persistent three day cough signals danger and may develop into chronic bronchitis if untreated. It presents Creomulsion as a non narcotic remedy blending creosote with other ingredients to loosen phlegm and soothe inflamed bronchial membranes and offers a money back guarantee if relief is not found.
Notable James Quiz Highlights and Classic Topics
The set features five U S presidents named James Madison James Monroe James Knox Polk James Buchanan and James A Garfield. It also asks about the violin the topics of children and rats heart disease and the pearly interior layer with shells especially pearl oysters and river mollusks.
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U. S
James
Albert Spalding
Hamelin
James Madison
James Monroe
James Knox Polk
James Buchanan
James A. Garfield
WWI Prime Minister Lloyd George College Planned Near Grave
A new college named for Earl David Lloyd George, Britain's WWI prime minister, is to be built near his grave in Llanystumdwy Wales. He died aged 82 in 1945.
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Lloyd George
Britain
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Faeda
Illinois
New England
Cape Cod
New Orleans
Louisiana
Old Cemetery
General Grant
Chicago
Grace Episcopal Church
Grant
Gen
Clag
Peterson
Capudine
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Montreux, Switzerland
U.S
Marte
Sno
Coats
Gabardine
Velvet
Wool
Turtle Neck
Gage
Lude
Kid
Sequin
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling CO
High Point
East
Washington ST
The
Tinevse
Llanystumdwy
Wales
Earl David
Myrties Shop
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