Gold Star Mother AngUS Newhall Comes Home In Memory
A wounded amnesiac in Havre France recalls a life of pride and shame as he assumes a false identity Chester Darcy before boarding a liner home. The lost hero is presumed dead by his New Hampshire town and a gold star mother reads the news with pride and sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus Newhall
Havre
France
Angus
Chester Darcy
United States
New Hampshire
Robert Newhall
Les Howard
Les
America
Bordeaux
Istanbul City History and Name Origins
Istanbul is the Turkish capital formed from a union of towns along the Golden Horn and Bosporus. Constantinople, named by Constantine and later renamed Istanbul after 1453, reflects both foreign and Turkish usage for the historic center and its four districts Eyüp Galata Scutari Istambul.
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Istanbul
Constantine
Constantinople
New
Rome
Golden Horn
Bosporus
Eyyp
Istambul
Horn
Old
Byzantium
Galata
Scutari
Sea of
Marmara
Center of Earth Not Molten Says Scientist
A Kansas City Star science note explains the earth’s center remains solid due to immense pressure, with a iron or iron-nickel core, a thick olivine rock middle layer, and a thin double crust of granite and basalt. The inner mass is nonmagnetic and plastic, not magnetic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Science Service
Brain Waves Have Real Brain Activity Not Jokes
A Pearsons London Weekly writer notes brain waves are real electrical signals that power ideas. Brain wave frequency stays high when eyes closed, and activity stops with heavy thinking or opening the eyes. Cats and other animals also show movement dampening brain waves, the article says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
London Weekly
Meerschaum: Sea Foam Mineral From Asia Minor
Meerschaum, meaning sea foam, is a soft white mineral found in irregular masses often near the Black Sea. It is mostly mined in Asia Minor, hardens with heat, then is cleaned dried and waxed before being sent to Vienna and other centers for finished articles.
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Black Sea
Asia Minor
Vienna
Newfoundland Dog origins and tribute on stamps
Early records misclassify the Newfoundland dog as a spaniel and hint at Spanish origins. Data place imports to England in the mid eighteenth century, but real development credit goes to Newfoundland, who honors the breed by featuring its photograph on her postage stamps.
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Spain
England
Newfoundland
Skunks as Bears Relatives and Pest Control
Skunks belong to the bear family and rely on their smell as defense. They generally have few defenses against natural enemies, raising a stance only in extreme cases. Skunk farms operate in the United States and England. Some dealers mislabel pelts as sable or black fox. Skunks control more вред insects than all other mammals combined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
County National Farm Loan Annual Meeting Set in Indiana
Attorney C R Tomb secretary treasurer urges all members to attend the 18th annual stockholders meeting in Indiana on Thursday January 28 Directors and officers for the coming year will be elected and a review of the year’s work given A representative of The Federal Land Bank of Baltimore will outline operations and loan policies Reports from officers and committees will be presented Tomb emphasizes support for local credit institutions and explains long term amortized loans of up to 3444 years at 4% annual interest with semiannual payments Since organization the association has loaned about 806900 to 410 farmers with direct Land Bank loans to about 11 farmers totaling 18200 and Land Bank Commissioner loans of about 137100 to 138 farmers meeting runs about two hours with a full membership urged Named officers up for term are Howard Park president James M Keeley vice president Harry A Nichol C S Kunkle John N Blose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Tomb
Town
Indiana County National Farm Loan Association
Indiana
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore
Federal Land Bank System
Federal Land Bank
Lands Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Land Bank
Land Bank Commissioner
Joan Ia
Bonda
Howard Park
James M. Keeley
Harry A. Nichol
Kunkle
John N. Blose
A Tall Order in a Taxi Dash
A hard-driving taxi driver runs a red light, threatens a police officer, clips a street island, and grazes a bus in one dash. The officer confronts him, pulling a large handkerchief from his pocket and warning the driver in blunt slang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboy
Montreal Daily Star
Pennsylvania Employer Contributions For 1936 Payrolls
Questions and answers explain when Pennsylvania employers must contribute to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. Payments due on or before January 31, 1987. Only employers contribute. Coin or currency accepted by registered mail. Payable to Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Fund in Harrisburg. If unsure about exemption, contribute. if justified, contribution returned. Includes rules for part time workers, minor independent contractors, and short term stevedores.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Tudor Era X Chairs and Continental Influence
The simple X shaped chair dates to an early date in Europe. Henry VIII is said to have introduced this design to Nonesuch Palace via continental craftsmen. Many chairs of Tudor origin show strong foreign influence with possible Italian design elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romane
Europe
Henry Viiit
Palace of Nonesuch
England
Statues of Americans in London Memorials and Windows
A London statue faces Westminster Abbey with a Longfellow bust a Lowell window and tablet. St Margaret's church hosts a Phillips Brooks memory window. Gravesend church commemorates Pocahontla where buried. Christ church features a Lincoln tower with Stars and Stripes stone. Westminster Abbey marks Walter Hines Page tablet erected in 1823.
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London
Westmiinster Abbey
Longfellow
Lowell
St. Margaret'a
Phillips Brooks
Gravesend
Christchurch
Westminster Abbey
Walter Hines Page
Great Britain
Locomotive car seating and ambulance patient positioning notes
A Kansas City Star writer notes that passengers historically faced the locomotive to curb drafts, a practice criticized for discomfort as some prefer feet toward the front. Ambulances place heads to the rear for rest. The Savannah News comments on efficiency in public business and electing capable officials.
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Bertha
Cotes
Kansas City Star
Ilness Ot
Savannah News
Local families visit in Apollo area during weekend
Paul Schrecengost and family from Philadelphia spent the weekend with his parents in the area while Dewayne Klingensmith, Roy Elkin and others visited relatives in Plumville, Idaho, Heilwood, Punxsutawney and near Kenwood. Several attended the funeral of the Burkett children at Brick Church and many residents were seen in Apollo and J. T. Jamison homes.
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Girty Paul Schrecengost
Philadelphia
Mra
J. H. Schrecengost
G.R. Jamison
Roy Elkin
Plumville
A. M
J. T. Jamison
Dewayne Klingensmith
A.B. Klingensmith
Anna C. Smith
Mias
Julia ‘Keppel
J. R. Jamison
Robert, Jr
Merle
Howard Kimmel
Idaho
J. H. Christy
Todd
Little Burkett
Brick Church
J. R. Smith
B. R. Keppel
James Heckman
Joseph Heckman
Royden Coy
Hillsdale
Carl Gance
Heilwood
Jennie Coy
Bert Roser
Roy
Punxsutawney
G. R. Waltemire
Arthur Painter
Near Kenwood
Maple Grove Social Notes From a Busy Weekend
Mud roads hinder travel as Mrs. D. H. B. Detwiler visits kin near Strongstown while Mrs. George Holby hosts. Mrs. Stumbaugh visits friends at Seward. Mrs. Orrin Mack from Brushvalley calls on her husband. The Sleppy home hosts several visitors including Mrs. G. R. Waltemire and Mrs. Isaac Sleppy. Violet Overman recovers enough to teach. Victor Brown spends evening with the Waltemire family. sick list grows with Mrs. John Henry and Mrs. Rebecca Detwiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Henry
W. P. Wagner
Betlel
Clinton Bowers
Violet Overman
Isaac Sleppy
Florence Stephens
Victor Brown
G. R. Waltemire
John Kenry
Rebecca Detwiler
Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette to HR Readera
A brief, cryptic note references circulation or distribution tasks involving The Progress and Pittsburgh Post Gazette and an HR team. The fragment mentions a monetary figure of five dollars and fifty four cents, suggesting a payment or cost context within internal processes.
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The
Progress
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
R. D
Progress and
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
D. Readera
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County National Farm Loan Association
First National Bank
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Apollo
M. B. Smeltzer
J. W. Houser
A. M. Jamison
Eewin Rosensteel
Apolis
Luxenberg
Indiana County
Streamline
Penn Castle
Sauer Kraut
Eagle Brand
Pillsbury Pancake
Champion Syrup
Streamline Market
Penna
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