Atom Splitting Promises Moon Flights and New Power Era
Reports from Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge and German physicists describe splitting atoms to release vast energy. Hydrogen transmuted to helium yields high energy. aluminum to helium and other element splits show energy many times input. Experts foresee unlimited power, transmutation of metals, and rapid travel to the moon, powered by atomic energy.
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NEA
J. D. Cockroft
E. T. S. Walton
Cavendish Laboratories
Cambridge University
Fritz Lange
Arno Brash
Lange and
Brash
Francis W. Aston
Arthur Eddington
Drs. Cockroft
Walton
H. B. Kipper
Leon E. Jenks
Worcester Folytechnic Institute
Moon
Fourth of July in Shover Springs and nearby
Quiet Fourth observed with local ball game between Ebenegar and Green Laseter. Attending families include Milton Orwell, Berniel Onis, Beatrice Onis, Ferrel and Edgel Mitchell. Socials held at Roy Rogers and Cliff Rogers homes. multiple visits to Hinton and Hope noted.
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Milton Orwell
Berniel
Beatrice
Onis
Ferrel
Edgel Mitchell
Ebenegar Bettween
Green Laseter
Shover Springs
Roy
Cliff Rogers
Mary Rogers
Mabel
Geneva Rogers
Hope
A. A. Rogers
Verle
Doyle
Rorner Vines
Thad Vines
Joe Dorety
Geo. McMillans
Little Chaneselor Sanford
Reed Gray
Mitchell Girls
Bodean
Thousands Attend Arkansas Farmers Week Evening Programs
At the University of Arkansas amphitheatre during the 14th annual Farmers Week, more than 6,000 rural residents are expected for four nights August 2 to 5. Speakers include A F Lever C E Pratt Mrs Edwin Bevins E F Creekmore J E Stanford and H N Wheeler with playlets an old fiddlers contest and a George Washington pageant on August 3 with several hundred performers.
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Kansas
Edwin Bevins
General Federation of Woman's Clubs
Helena
E. F. Creekmore
American Cotton Cooperative Association
J. E. Stanford
Southern Agriculturist
H. N. Wheeler
U. S. Forest Services
George Washington
Irish hammer thrower Patrick O Callaghan shines in practice
Report notes Patrick O Callaghan of Ireland heaved 183 feet 10 inches in a recent hammer throw practice. The piece riffs on athletic prowess and questions about why Irish athletes excel at throwing events.
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Patrick O'Callaghan
Ireland
Gator attack shocks Northern hunters near bayou
Northern hunters chase down south and witness a boy swallowed by a large alligator. They rush to a nearby negro shack and relay the tragedy to the parents, prompting an exasperated aunt to lament and scold the family about the lost child.
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Rastus
Doctor Receives Odd Hernpeck Call About Wife’s Jaw
Meek caller identifies as Mr. Henpeck asks a doctor to visit next week or the week after to see his wife who has dislocated her jaw. The voice hints at medical urgency but offers no appointment specifics.
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Mr. Henpeck
Novarro and Evans star in Huddle at Saenger Thursday
Ramon Novarro and Madge Evans headline the new film Huddle at the Saenger Thursday and Friday with Una Merkel and Ralph Graves. Merkel injects Southern charm into campus comedy while Graves plays the football coach. Tallulah Bankhead ends Thunder Below Wednesday. Five Brenau women win first south flying certificates.
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Ramon Novarro
Madge Evans
Huddle
Saenger
Una Merkle
Ralph Graves
Una Merkel
Navarro
Tallulah Bankhead
Tropics
Central America
Miss Bankhead
Charles Bickford
Paul Lukas
Gainesville
Brenau College
South
Alice Foote
Chicago
Helen Matthews
Connellsville
Beatrice Oakes
Medina
Ohio
Elizabeth Motsinger
Winston-Salem
N. C
Mary Helen Roop
Carrolton
Inventor Claims 300 MPH Flying Fish Boat Model
George Deppner of Youngstown Ohio unveils a four year project a flying fish boat. The model allegedly reaches 300 miles per hour and uses screw shaped propellers that rotate along the hull from bow to stern with ballast to stabilize.
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Youngstown
Ohio
George Deppner
Ewe Gives Birth to Quadruplets in Elkin Farm
J. G. Ray of Elkin reports a ewe delivered four lambs this spring, following earlier births of twins and triplets. The farmer notes the ewe’s record-breaking yielding in the local flock.
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Elkin
N. C
J. G. Ray
Clam Shell Windows Block UV Rays in Philippines Find
Panels of clam shells from the Philippine Islands used as enclosed sea baths in Los Angeles homes. Tests by Dr. Edwin Pettit show the shells transmit UV and IR rays and do not solarize or become opaque with continued exposure. Charles P. Stewart notes Filipino homes used shell windows.
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Los Angeles
Philippine Islands
Charles P. Stewart
Edwin Pettit
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Bean venture brings cash for RAMER area farmers
Farmers skeptical about snap beans for market agreed to try it after County Agent M. G. Deere suggested the crop. Now $3,000 in cash has been returned for beans shipped to date, and growers are enthusiastic about substituting beans for cotton to earn income.
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Ramer
Ala
M. G. Deere
Visitor in County Jail Questioning a Man
A visitor asks the warden about the crime of a man in the county jail. The warden replies the man did not commit a crime but merely observed something while walking.
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