Trained Dogs Aid Police In Crime Fight
Reno Oklahoma reports on police dogs used for guard duty at a reform school. A 100 pound German Swiss breed dog loyal to guard Roy Lund helped capture two escaped convicts, led search undergrowth, and ensured surrender. The dogs, bred in Switzerland, are trained to disarm and defend only when provoked.
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H Reno
Okla
United States Southwestern Reformatory
Roy Lund
Lund
Alcatraz Island
United States
Devil’s Isle
Morristown
N. J
Switzerland
Signal Corps
Albert Muehler
Police
New Jersey
Man Tries to End Life to Make Job for Friend
In Innsbruck Austria Anton Haupt a 34 year old unmarried factory worker tried to kill himself to create a job for his best friend a married man with three children Both men worked in a local brewery Haupt fired a revolver into his head seriously injuring himself and likely to lose an eye His act led the brewery to reinstate the discharged man and unions plan to find Haupt work if he recovers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innsbruck
Austria
Anton Haupt
Haupt
Ohio Penitentiary Home for 131 College Men
Ohio survey reveals 131 college men among convicts at the state penitentiary in Columbus. Only 18 graduates. 894 with high school education and 2,892 completed grammar school. Ages 15 to 39 encompass 3,486 inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Penitentiary
Columbus
Ohio
South African Sights With Borrowed Eyes
South African novelist Mia Daphne Muir received a corneal graft from Welsh specialist Dr Tudor Thames. The operation used eyes from deceased women to restore sight for several patients over decades. Muir hoped for a male donor and pledged to dedicate her next book to Dr Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Bilad
Mia
Daphne Muir
Tudor Thames
Large Liners Carry Less Cargo Than Small Ships
The article notes larger modern liners transport little actual cargo, with Trans Atlantic and Trans Pacific express ships often carrying only mail and a few autos. It also describes strict bridge access during storms, crew roles, and the navigational work behind steering ships, using instruments like sextants and compasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ners
Trans-Atlantic
Trans
Pacific Express
Unera
Klengo Tribune
Harvesting Brazil Nuts Unusually Hazardous Job
Brazil nut gathering is described as extremely perilous in Tit Bits Magazine. Native laborers trek through swampland full of alligators snakes and electric eels to reach giant castanha trees whose heavy nut pods fall like bombs. Workers are injured often. shells are packed for transport to collecting stations, with Britain and America as top importers.
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Amazonia
Barracao
Brazil
Great Britain
America
Zoo Animals Acquire Complexes and Curious Traits
Dr Raymond L Ditmars of the New York zoo notes sea lions from California love snow while polar bears from the Far North resist mid winter ponds. He argues bears suffer less from heat in mid summer once they find relief in their private ponds, unlike tropical imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Ditmars
New York Zoo
California
Ditmars
Ancient shorthand found in ancient Egypt linked to Greek script
The Egyptian shorthand dates back over 1700 years and used Greek symbols rather than Egyptian. H J M Milne of the British Museum reports a key to decipher the ancient Greek shorthand, enabling scholars to read priceless yet indecipherable scripts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. M. Milne
British Museum
London
Milne
Armenians as First Nation to Adopt Christianity
Coller's Weekly notes that Armenians led as a national religion adopters ahead of Romans. King Ciridates founded the Georgian Armenian church in 801, eighty eight years before Constantine declared Christianity the state religion of the Roman Empire.
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Ciridates
Constantine
Coller
Women Run Prisons Fire Units and Ships Worldwide
Freling Poster reports in Collier's Weekly that in Europe women operate several women’s prisons alone and in Chile they make up the official firefighting unit for a large municipality. In Russia women form the entire crew of several sizable commercial ships and steer them successfully without any men aboard.
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Europe
Chile
Russia
Freling
Collier’s Weekly
Name Printed There Dormant Bank Accounts List Obligation
New York state law requires banks to publish in designated Albany newspapers a list of accounts over fifty dollars that have remained dormant for sixty years or more. The notice highlights the legal deadline and public access to unclaimed funds.
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New York State
Albany
Meatless Main Dishes for Lent by Josephine Gibson
Heinz Institute director Josephine Gibson offers Lenten meatless ideas and hearty dishes. Recipes include Peanut Butter Rabbit Melt, Asparagus Mushroom Casserole, Cheese Scramble, Oven Baked Beans in Tomato Cups, Cooked Macaroni with Mushrooms, and Baked Bean Fritters. Serves 6 to 12 across multiple casseroles and egg dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Gibson
Heinz Food Institute
East Wheatfield Local Notes and Social Roundabout
East Wheatfield column records visits and social events across the area. Residents like Miss Nora Wadsworth, Mrs. Margaret Urch, and Miss Rudell Jones are seen with neighbors such as Evelyn Bracken and Christine Robb, while church and school activities appear in Armagh and Clarksburg. The note ends with a quip on birth control advocacy.
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East Wheatfield
Nora Wadsworth
Margaret Urch
Rudell Jones
Ligonter
Y.P. B
Evelyn Bracken
Susan Bracken
Blairaville
Charles Rumbaugh
Birthday Party a Surprise for Mrs Postell on March 12
Uniontown area social notes report a surprise birthday gathering for Mrs. Sam Postell on Tuesday evening March 12 at her home with friends and family members listed including H E Leamer, Clyde Beringer, Wayne Coble, Meade Boring, Bert Rummel, Elizabeth Rummel, J B N Beringer, Glenn Harkins, Shirley McDonnell, Betty Coble and others.
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Uniontown
Ivan Beringer
William McQueeney
Geraldine
Rodney
Robert
Indiana
B.N. Beringer
Carl
Comumiodore
Sam Postell
H. E. Leamer
Naomi
Mary Jane
Clyde Beringer
Vivian
Wayne Coble
Meade Sboring
Bert Rummel
Elizabeth Rummel
JB. N. Beringer
Glenn Harkins
Shirley McDonnell
Betty Coble
Sam ‘Pagtell
Dorothy
Floyd Pittman
Pine Grove
D. H. Greesley
Genevieve Hodson
Meredith ‘Beringer
Cherry Tree
Clarence Beringer
Beringer
Anna Stiffler
Work
Rochester Mills
Emma Rummel
Roxie Stiffler
Kinport
Calvin Rummel
Odessa
Lourde Coble
Barnesboro
Agnes Hl. Brown
Menador
Evangelical Church
Our School of Missions
del Baker
Saint Benedict
Emma Beringer
Currys Run Church Services and Local Socials
Preaching will be next Sabbath at 11 o'clock and Sunday school at 10. Mrs A C Crum spent last Tuesday with Mrs McCurdy. Mrs Roy Fulmer and Bertha Barr shopped in Indiana. Ladies Missionary Society quilled at Mrs Aliee Allshouse's home last Wednesday and plan April meeting at Mrs Frances Kline's home to celebrate her birthday. Mrs Wingrove and daughter Mary Lou visited the McCurdy home. Mrs J Sel and her two daughters Ruth and Betty visited Indiana last Thursday. The Progress and Pitteburzh Post Gazette to R D readers five dollars sixty cents.
Mrs Lipsky and Mr Lipsky Clash Over Advice
A short dialogue shows Mrs Lipsky rebuking Mr Lipsky for ignoring good advice. He retorts with a teasing jab about her being an old maid. The exchange highlights tension and humor between the two speakers.
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Mrs. Lipsky
Mr. Lipsky
Amaid
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James J. Hutchison
R. R. Robb
Christine
Elmer Eb, Dick
New Viorence
Dillié Cunningham
Flora B. McKelvey
J. L. Caldwell
Armagh
Irvin Ling
James
Johnstown
Wm. Campbell
Cramer M. E. Ladies Aid
Mildred
Lttle
Ward Mack
Lee Hospital
George
Billy
Harry Englebach
Marie Walbeck
Armagh Presbyterian Church
Tenia Hutchison
Gona
Brady
Royden Cunningham
Hegh~ Bon
Bila
Herbert Altamus
Armagh-East Wheatfield High School
Clarksburg
Rev. Holiday
Arthur Riggle
Donald
Apollo
Ewing
Anderson
Willis Miller
Fisher
Lenore Parka
Clark Stitt
Logan Ewing
J. S. Kennedy
Lewisville
Harold Borland
Jewell
Carl Fleming
Ruth
Harry Coleman
Jean
Charles Good
Tunnelton
Cynthia
Mabel Cribbs
Mary Speedy
A. T. Pearce
Akron
William H. Berkes
Minnie Nau
Brackenridge
Paul Lowman
W. L. Clawson
Blakeylife
Gon. Robert
Nau
Zedia Flare
Adna
Jeannette
Frank Robertson
Moorhead
Farmers Bank & Trust Co
Farmers Bank & Trust Company
Indiana, PA
Wetzel
State Department
O'Mulligatawney
O'Toole
Terence O'Toole
Traffic Squad
Terry
Progress
Pitteburzh
R. D
Larrow and
Edelmans
Morton
Millers Dog
Wingold
Goldenrod
Hetrick & Wilson
DR. Stahlman
Phila
Capitol
Gore
DR. Stahlmans Office
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