California Homes Heat Their Water by the Sunshine
California homes use solar water heating to heat water nine months a year, with some households supplementing sunshine with gas or electric systems. University of California engineers detail thermosyphon solar heaters, storage tanks, and an automatic solar electric option, noting DIY builds and commercial kits exist while highlighting Death Valley’s extreme heat.
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Sam Jackson
Davis
Calif
California
J F. A. Brooks
University of California Experiment Station
Brooks
Deathy Valley
Death Valley
Arkansas Lawmaker Vesey Seeks 565 Dollars From State
The Hempstead County representative Attorney John Vesey introduced a bill to compensate N P O Neal for 565 dollars allegedly owed due to a defective road sign. The claim ties to a 1935 Batesville highway curve incident and cites negligence by a Highway Department employee.
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Hempstead County
John Vesey
N.Y
Vesey
O'Neal
N. P_O'NEAL
White County
Arkansas
N. P. O'Neal
Batesville
Highway Department
Arkansas State Highway Department
General Assembly
State OF Arkansas
N. P, O'Neal
Couple Quietly Wed In Caddo After Impromptu Plans
Durant report says Mrs Alt Hill aged 10 and W S Jones aged 74 slipped away from their homes in Caddo to marry quietly. They wished to surprise everyone. Nearby, the world's largest buffalo herd is said to be at Wainwright Alberta Canada.
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Durant
Okla
Alt. Hill
W. S Jones
Caddo
Wainwright
Alberta
Canada
Nome Has Boom NOME Alaska Oil Boom Boosts Local Economy
Nome Alaska reports a mining season declared by Ira D. Orton banker as the best in 20 years bringing in more than 3,000,000 dollars. The Carlsbad Caverns New Mexico hold a steady 56 degree temperature as the seer round captures curious interest.
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Nome
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Ira D. Orton
Carlsbad Caverns
N. M
Missouri Doctor Kidnaped Killed by Youth Confession
The body of Dr. J. C. B. Davis, 65, a Missouri country physician abducted a week earlier, was found in an Ozark thicket. FBI agent Earl J. Connelly said 42-year-old Robert Kenyon of Grimmett confessed to the slaying during a $5,000 ransom case and was moved to another prison to prevent mob violence.
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Willow Springs
J. C. B. Davis
Ozark
Department of Justice
Earl J. Connelly
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Robert Kenyon
Grimmett
Connelly
Kenyon
Court Evacuation Order Delayed in Flint GM Plants
Circuit Judge Paul Gadola said the evacuation order for two General Motors plants in Flint need not be enforced immediately. The 24 hour deadline was set after a court injunction, with Sheriff Wolcott reading the order to striking workers. Homer Martin of the United Automobile Workers indicated an appeal is likely.
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Flint. Mich
General Motors
Paul Gadola
Flint
Mich
Paul V. Gadola
Siti
Thomas W. Wolcott
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Thought on pride as a cause of blind judgment
A fragment reflecting on pride as the root of misjudgment, noting the mind is misled when vanity corrupts reasoning. The text contrasts weak intellect with strong blemishes and cites a biased, lampoonish view attributed to Pape.
Turned Brown By Brown Turner KNOXVILLE News Card
Knoxvilles column notes humorous reflections on Russian politics and life. The writer jokes about the government, mentions a new constitution, and criticizes wealth and security restrictions. The piece abruptly observes local travel and mentions young girls seemingly unmarried.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Japan
Russia
Senate Cuts Age for School to 18 in Arkansas
In eastern Arkansas opposition the senate passed Senator Milam's bill lowering the maximum school pupil age from 21 to 18 by a 19 to 14 vote, with the emergency clause failing by five votes. The house approved Representative Coffelt's resolution to submit a constitutional amendment abolishing the poll tax by 25 to 3, while tax administration measures and Monroe estate benefits were debated and approved.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Senate
Milam
Coffelt
House
Luke F. Monroe
Hempstead County
Washington, Ark
CCC Sub Camp Near Bradley Established for Forestry Work
Jesse Davis of Magnolia serves as foreman for a CCC sub-camp set up at Bradley to build telephone lines and truck trails for Unit 9 of the Arkansas State Forestry Commission. District Ranger John F. Glass notes the sub-camp is a detachment from the main camp to shorten travel time. Continued on page four.
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CCC
Jesse Davis
Magnolia
Bradley
Unit 9
Arkansas State Forestry Commission
John F. Glass
Council to Require Further Study on Opening of Street
Hope city actions report health and sanitation concerns. A study on opening South Walnut to Sixteenth street proceeds with Mayor and committee oversight. WPA funds approved for grading and drainage on South Walnut. Health Board condemns P A Lewis junk yard citing mosquito risk and infection bones. Garbage dumping on East Division Street ordered removed.
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South Walnut
Sixteenth Street
Foy H. Hammons
Frank Rider
A. C. Erwin
Albert Graves
E. P. Young
C. E. Cassidy
L. A. Keith
Hammons
Ninth
South Main
Rider
WPA
Health Board
South Shover
East Division Street
Hope
Board of Health
Ask 112 Millions for Flood Control at Once
Washington The National Resources Committee urged immediate expenditure of about 112 million dollars for investigation or construction of flood control projects in the lower Mississippi valley. The report, submitted to Congress by President Roosevelt, says valley security from floods seems reasonably assured with already authorized projects, though some lack appropriations.
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Washington
National Resources Committee
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Roosevelt
Hempstead County Red Cross drive surpasses 1500 mark
Hempstead County Red Cross flood relief fund crosses 1507.45 dollars after recent donations. D B Thompson cited a telegram from William M Baxter Jr praising the county chapter and urging continued citizen support as floods leave refugees across 11 states. The note mentions 113 field hospitals 317 camps and 1 100 nurses aiding influenza and epidemics.
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Hempstead County
D. B. Thompson
William M. Baxter, Jr
St. Louis
Red Cross
Flood Crest Near as Cairo Watches River
Floodwaters rose again along the Mississippi at Cairo after a 15 hour standstill with the crest near. The Ohio climbed to 59.8 feet at Cairo’s seawall as optimism grew along downstream communities. President Roosevelt sent a National Resources Committee report to Congress urging Arkansas river drainage and main stem flood storage to cut flood frequency, while a Hot Springs dam project was proposed for water power and flood control. Washington also ordered emergency rescue funds and levee upkeep on several rivers. Memphis engineers increased manpower to defend the Mississippi valley levee system amid the ongoing flood crisis.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Ohio
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
National Resources Committe
Arkansas River
Navyigstion
Ouachita
Hot Springs
Cotton Market Opens and Closes Steady in New Orleans
In New Orleans cotton opened at 12.67 and closed at 12.74. Spot cotton finished steady four points higher with middling at 13.34.
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New Orleans
Spot
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Monroe
Walnut
Health Report
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Horningsham Congregational
England
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Valley
F. D
Woodring
White
St. Francis
Yazoo River
Memphis
United States Engineers
Elsa Maxwell
Tom Bevington
Chardon
Park Avenue
Eloy Maxwell
New York
Miss Maxwell
Frmdom
Frederic March
Otavia Vrachet
John Heminway
William Paley
Heminway
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