Commerce Goes in for Plastics Exhibit at Washington
Washington reports show the Department of Commerce promoting plastics through a vast display in Hoover’s Folly. The feature spotlights plastics use from false teeth to aircraft windshields and details the rapid growth and diverse applications. Scientist Charles E. Cando of the Agriculture Department embeds specimens in clear plastic to preserve them, a breakthrough praised though not yet commercialized due to cost.
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Zack Stinnett
Washington
Department of Commerce
Departments
Hoover's Folly
Milady
Department of Com Merce
Commerce Department
Charles E.cando
Department of Agriculture
King Tut
Sando
Dixie Favored Over North in Blue and Gray Classic
In Montgomery Alabama sections anticipate 17000 fans for the Blue and Gray football classic at Cramton Bowl with Dixie favorites to defeat North. Coaches Waldorf Snavely Neely Wolf express confidence as both sides promise a wide open game with trick plays and passes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ipi
Dixie
Confederacy
Lynn Waldorf
Northwestern
Carl Snavely
Cornel
Jess Neely
Rice
Ray Wolf
North Carolina
Snow Rollers and a Miami-Gaites clash with Duke Windsor
Readable fragment notes snow rollers formed by wind and snow with cylinders growing as they roll. It mentions a Miami based professional gates association planning a clatch aiming to include the Duke and Windsor and a political angle.
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Miami
Profezzional Gaites
Duke & Windsor
Make It Pols
He'll
Jaka Jones Home Demonstration Club Meets in December
The Jaka Jones Home Demonstration Club gathered at Mrs. Fred Smith’s home on December 13 with 12 members and one new member. They sang Christmas songs, read a poem, prayed, reviewed minutes, and answered with gift ideas for a Christmas present. A Christmas tree and refreshments followed, and the group planned their next meeting for January at Mrs. B. A. Hartsfield’s house.
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Jaka Jones
Fred Smith
Idus Whitefield
B. A. Hartsfield
Refugee terriers arrive with British children
A ship bringing refugee British children also delivered six miniature Kerry blue terriers. Their owner seeks a bombproof home for the dogs, believed to be the only examples of the breed in America, with Mrs. Julia Dowell serving as their guardian.
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San Diego
Calif
Julia Dowell
Gardian
America
New Testing Method Advances Parachute Design
Pioneer Parachute Company of Manchester Connecticut adopts slow motion film testing from a 50 foot tower to study parachute deployment at speeds up to 300 mph. Floyd Smith, dubbed the father of the parachute, leads the system aiding rapid improvements for army, navy and international use.
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Pioneer Parachute Company
Manchester
Connecticut
Floyd Smith
Canada
England
J. Floyd Smith
Pioneer Parashhute Company
Pres West
Dry Weather Shifts Quail Habitat Says Commission
Jefferson City Missouri quail hunters told by conservation commission that birds are present but have moved from open fields to areas near streams and ponds due to a dry spell. Officials urge hunters to adapt by targeting watercourses and cover abounding with hedgerows, weeds, and brush.
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Jefferson City
The
Conservation Commission
Missouri
Commissions
Public sale of Hempstead County real estate 1940 order
In pursuance of a Chancery Court decretal order the commissioner will sell at public vendue at the Hope courthouse front entrance on Tuesday January 7 1941 the described real estate in Hempstead County Arkansas. The property includes parts of Sections 23 and 14 Township 12 South Range 24 West totaling 206.45 acres plus another 46.44 acres in Section 23. Terms are three months on bond with 10 percent interest and a lien to secure payment. Signed J P Byers Commissioner in Chancery December 1940
Commissioner sale notice in Hempstead County Arkansas
In pursuance of a Chancery Court order in case No 5464 the commissioner will sell at public vendue at the Hope courthouse front door on Tuesday January 7 1941 the southwest quarter of section 26 and northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 27 township 14 south range 24 west totaling 200 acres more or less on credit with ten percent interest and a lien on the premises to secure payment. December 1940 J P Byers Commissioner in Chancery Dec 16 23 39.
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Chancery Court
Hempstead County
Charley Phillips
E al
Hayward Phillips
City of Hope
of Hempstead
Arkansas
A. D
J. P. Byers
Chinvery Dee
Hempstead
H. D. Martin
Julia Paine McSwain
City of
Hope
Hermpstead
J.P. Bydrs
Massachusetts Lottery Proposal Faces Legislature Battle
Boston report details a Maine style state lottery plan to fund pensions. Supporters include the Massachusetts Society for Old Age Pensions and homeowner groups, while opponents warn it would erode gambling businesses and moral norms. Polls show advisory votes split, with legislators leaning to defeat.
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Boston
Massachensetts
Fan.t
Massachusetts Society For Old Age Polysians
Homeowners and Tenis’ League
First Group
Seeand Vous
Society For
Charles c. O'Donnell
Lynn
Massachusetts
Legislative Teaders
Bowling League Schedule Mixed with Odd Matches
A garbled list outlines bowling and softball fixtures across teams such as American Legion Kraft Cheese Brookwood Grocery and Kiwanis with date fragments from January to June. The text includes repeated pairings like Standard Oil versus Geo and Gunter versus Experiment Station, plus club matchups and venue hints, all presented in a disrupted OCR format.
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Brookwied Grocery
Ritehie Grocery
County Lumber Co
American Legion
S.C
Life & Casually
Mind Your Manners Quiz on Christmas Card Etiquette
A clipped etiquette quiz asks if couples should sign Christmas cards with both names, whether red ink is appropriate on envelopes, if a wife should include her husband’s name on in office cards, and how to address cards when names vary. It presents expected answers and guidance on proper form.
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Christine
Mrs. Day Brown
Sue
Don Brown
Christina
Florida stunt flyers and sea serpents in ordinary sizes
A fragmentary item notes Florida stunt flyers and reports sea serpents in plentiful numbers, described as ordinary sun snakes. The tone hints at sensational curiosity but preserves no clear event details or dates. The piece mentions Britain’s women and a cautious line about what to expect, with no concrete actions or outcomes.
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Florida
Fordham Given Key to Dallas in New Year Welcome
Fordham arrives in Dallas amid wild reception with cowgirl outfits and six shooters. Crowley plans defense to curb Aggies star Job at Kimbrough as the team heads to the Cotton Bowl clash and a New Year’s Day spectacle.
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Dallas
Texas
Foreham
Times Square
Bronx
Crowley
Fordham
Pittsburgh
New York
Dathis
al Mesquite
Theyelfy
Nick
Tex” Eshmont
Bone Ranger
de Filipe
Slim
Flipowies
Buck” Blumenstock
Waltity
Downs Town
Abnard
Te Stonadal
Yetere
Ceniwley
Lousanduseles
Kimbrough
Wairk
Crayley
Valerie Works to Shine in Jerry Connelly Wedding Plans
In Chapter Six, Martha wrestles with Valerie’s role as Jerry Connelly’s fiancée while Hugh urges openness. Jerry’s future includes a clerk job at $25 weekly, a Front Street house, and plans for a modest wedding as Valerie gears to join the Connellys, with Mary’s feelings left unresolved.
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Mary
Valerie
Martha
Hugh
Hugh Connelly
Mary Warde
Jerry
Sheila
Kathleen
Alice
Doctor Egan
John
Agam
Courge
Turing
Vatellc
Front Street
Val
Bud
Terry
Jerry Connelly
Mme
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Fred
Mabel Joan
Bruce
Cyrus Honea
Percy
Gilbert
Arlis Honea
Blevins
U. S S
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Massachausetts
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NEA
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William Catsinal O'Conenell
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Britain
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Cerial
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ORNER
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Wien
Enretul Wavadloning
Dris
Shy
Cannelly
Derey
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