Strike Ends After 64 000 Cars Idle Loss
A strike idling 1,800 railroad workers and affecting Carnegie-Illinois Steel plants in Homestead Braddock Duquesne Clairton and Irvin cut output. Inter-railroad crews returned to work and production rose from 105.4 percent to 10.9 percent of capacity as a settlement was reached.
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Pittsburgh
Inter
Ilinois Steel Corp
District Mills
Union Railroad
Carnegie-Illinois Steel
U. S. Steel
Homestead, Braddock
Duquesne
Clairton
Irvin Works
Carnegie-Illinois
Monongahela River
Miss Nippon Night and Vandergrift Works Strike Ends
The Vandergrift works ran at low activity as 18 of 19 district blast furnaces were banked by Carnegie Illinois. Reopening will take several days. The strike had threatened thousands of workers in manufacturing with loss of steel supplies.
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Vandergrift
Carnegie Illinois
Ancient Egyptians Made Lamps From Metal Rods and Oiled Wicks
The ancient Egyptians crafted simple lamps using metal rods and oil-soaked rags wrapped around the ends. This early lighting method reflects resourceful use of available materials for illumination.
Spiv the tax dodger a British headache for Attlee
A feature profile of George, a 26 year old self confessed spiv who profits from small time chiseling after WWII. He thrives on 110 percent profit, relies on second hand clothes and credit, and dismisses taxes and rationing as the burden on others. The piece portrays spiv culture as an added challenge to Britain's postwar recovery and Attlee's economic program.
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London
NEA
Attlee
Scotland Yard
George Elms
George
Britain
Mr. Attlee
Community notices and church activities for Colored People
Local educational and program meetings are announced by YWCA committees led by Mrs. L B Hazlip and Mrs Helen Hogue. PT A at William Penn meets Monday evening. Birth of Cynthia Graphenia DeBerry. Mt Olive Calanthe No 580 to meet. W S C S at St Mark Church Tuesday. Y P C of A M E Zion to meet. Slab Town rehearsal Monday. Mt Vernon Baptist church youth club meets. Robert Odell Davis to give vocal recital at William Penn High School Thursday. Davis formerly of the city and a high school president now pursues further studies and ministry.
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Y.W.C.A
L. B. Hazlip
YWCA
Helen Hogue
WM. Penn P.T.A
Wm. Penn P.T. A
L. B. Haizlip
Frank S. DeBerry
Underhill Ave
Cynthia Graphenia
Court OF Calanthe
Mt. Olive Court of
Calanthe No
Odd Fellow
Myrtle Barringer
W. 8S
C. S. ST. Mark Church
Ly. PB. Cc
Elsie N. Lytle
Brooks St
The
First Baptist Church
Robert Odell Davis
Wm Penn High School
Davis
Serpent Killer Mongoose Outsnatched by Venom
The piece notes the mongoose as a serpent killer that destroys eggs and young and even venomous adults, but Britannica says it is not immune to snake venom. It contrasts the mongoose agility with its ability to strike the reptile at the neck while fending off fangs. It ends with the curious claim that fish sleep with eyes open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Semaphore telegraph tale and faith trio in history
A historical note recalls semaphore towers signaling wars from Plymouth to London and the fog delaying the message revealing Wellington defeated and then Salamanca. It also mentions three principal religions in the Philippines Catholicism Protestantism and Mohammedanism.
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England
Spain
Plymouth
London
Swamp Root advertisement promises kidney relief
A vintage ad credits Dr Kilmer for a herbal medicine named Swamp Root. It claims the formula of 16 herbs flushes kidneys, increases urine flow, relieves acidity and bladder irritation, and improves sleep. It invites readers to request a free trial or buy a full bottle from drugstores.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Color sensation from pressure and early U.S. color standards
The text notes that color feelings can arise without light, such as eye pressure in darkness. It mentions U.S. Army colors authorized in 1780 and the first standard colors and regimental standards made in France.
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U. S
U.S. A
France
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Miss Nippon
Japan
Tokyo
Ayako Goto
JOB Pelivery Company
West Brand Street
Pheme
Bouse of
Jeris
Jeri
ERIS
Jeris Sales 'Co
New York
N.Y
Dillard University
Northeast
Serpent
North Carolina
Guilford County
City OF
High Point
Grace Murdock
J. M. Murdock
Municipal Court
M. W. Nash
L. C. Amos
Board of County Commissioners
Greensboro
J. A. Doggett
Sheree
Aga Os
America
Texas
Cecil Smith
Enterprise
Tuckers
Chicago
Lee Treese
Tucker
Eugene Hausten
PNW
Teya Her
Bessemer Avenue
Ninth Street
Eynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
T Polo
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