John B McCormick Inventor of the Turbine
Indiana County’s John B McCormick, known as the man who revolutionized water power, designed the earliest water turbine for a Armagh sawmill. His rights battles across the US and Europe cost him wealth, yet his status endures in engineering history and in his daughter Mrs Marjorie Stephenson’s push for recognition.
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John McCormick
John Bo McCormick
Indiana County
Mr. McCormick
John B. McCormick
Georgeville
Indiana
Marjorie McCormick Stephenson
Armagh
Europe
Brookville
Finland
West Carrolton
Ohio
Dayton
Holyoke
Mass
Glasgow
Scotland
Indiana Chamber of Commerce
David Tomb
William Killen
Washington
McCormick
Design Your Own Coat of Arms Says Air Force Herald
Washington columnist notes Dorothy Gatchell former Air Force heraldic specialist explains how Americans can design personal coats of arms using modern symbols. She warns readers to study heraldic laws and usages, as incorrect symbols can convey dangerous meanings.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Henry the Fowler
Dorothy Gatchell
Air Force
Gatchell
Air Force Graphic Arts Branch
Miss Gatchell
Disappointments of Lesser Duration Noted
A brief observation highlights how disappointments, while less lasting, still strike with sharp immediacy at their moment of arrival, coloring experiences with a poignant, if temporary, sting.
Red Gangster Trio Nabbed and Executed in Soviet Case
Baku Worker reports a trio of gangsters terrorizing rural areas with murders and robberies. After killing a cashier at a machine tractor station and stealing 33,107 rubles, they dumped a body in a ravine and ran another over an embankment in a Moskvitch. Police found three pistols and 20,000 rubles in their quarters.
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Moscow
Baku
Azerbaijan
Soviet Union
Moskvitch
MTS
Invitation with coat of arms causes family dispute
A finely engraved invitation hints at a family lineage claim, sparking a dispute over its illegitimate founding. Miss Gatchel clarifies she did not mention the matter to her hosts, revealing tensions within the lineage dispute.
Envoy And Bride Bound For Orient
UW John Sherman Cooper confirmed as new U S ambassador to India and Nepal sails with his Washington wife Lorraine Rowans Shevlin for New York before heading to the Orient. The couple wed yesterday at her mother’s home in Pasadena in a small family ceremony. Cooper, 53, is a former Kentucky senator. Mrs Shevlin, 48, had prior marriages to Thomas Shevlin and the late Robert McAdoo.
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Pasadena
Calif
John Sherman Cooper
U.S
India
Nepal
Nis
Lorraine Rowans+ Shevlin
Washington, D.C
New York
Orient
Orsini
Cooper
Thomas Shevlin
Robert McAdoo
California
William Gibbs McAdon
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Millay Hosiery
Taupe
Denier
Troutman’s
Rece Ingersoll
Markee
Troutman
Frigidaire
Imperial
Avanatad
Pace
Kentucky
PT Reg
Arch Shoes
Foum
Gover-Bra
Jroutman
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