Islanders paid in candy for eclipse study
Brown skinned Polynesians on Nivafou or Tin Can Island aided a world famous eclipse expedition by carrying 65 foot cameras and instruments to a 100 foot cliff while receiving candy and tobacco as payment. The U V A Swarthmore and Ohio Wesleyan teams collaborated with the U S Naval Observatory to test Einstein theory during a 93 second total solar eclipse observed from the lava fields and by the Leander McCormick Observatory director S A Mitchell.
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Bay United Press
Anaha
Ninafou
Tin Can
South Seas
United States Naval Observatory
Swarthmore
Ohio Wesleyan
University of Virginia
S. A. Mitchell
Leander McCormick Observatory
Mitchell
Nivafou
Public Service Board Considers 46000 Rate Hikes in Southern Indiana
Commissioner Jere West prepared an order granting about 46000 in rate increases for Southern Indiana Telephone and Telegraph Co. to residents in drought stricken southern Indiana. West seeks approval from fellow commissioners this afternoon but support appears unlikely as three members oppose the hikes amid concerns over rising operating costs and expenses. West had criticized company president L C Griffith for large expenditures including 42.05 hotel bills at the Blackstone in Chicago.
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Jere West
Public Service Commission
Southern
Indiana
L. C. Griffith
Blackstone
Chicago
Real D. A. R. welcomes two Pool sisters in Georgia
Two D. A. R. members, Miss Sarah Pool aged 8 and Mrs. Mary Pool Newsome aged 80, live on a small Gibson Georgia farm with their father Henry Pool, a Revolutionary War veteran. Nancy Hart chapter officials from Milledgeville visited and admitted them to the organization.
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Sarah Pool
Mary Pool Newsome
Gibson Ga
Henry Pool
Newsome
Nancy Hart Chapter
Milledgeville
Hospital land sale approved by councilmen
City council suspended rules and approved selling thirty acres of the Coffin golf course land to the government for a veterans hospital. Appraisers will be appointed by Circuit Judge Harry O. Chamberlin. Construction of the hospital is slated to begin in December at an estimated cost of $500,000 with future additions planned. Four other ordinances were passed including a 15000 bond issue to repair the city market house refrigeration plant and transfers totaling 1150 in two departments. An ordinance to improve Kentucky avenue from Harding to Belmont was deferred pending cost details.
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Cleenatieernenceenens
Coffin
Veterans’ Hospital
Park Board
Harry O. Chamberlin
Oldest South Bend Resident Solomon Levy Dies at 102
Solomon Levy 102, a Russian born immigrant, died after a seven month illness. A long time South Bend resident since 1913, he leaves thirty one descendants.
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Solomon Levy
South Bend
United Press
Ind
Russia
Tagore Improves, Indian Poet-Philosopher Reportedly Better
Rabindranath Tagore, 69, Indian poet and philosopher, was "decidedly better" today per physicians in New Haven. He is hospitalized with heart disease. In Vincennes, Indiana, Mrs. Lona A. Tabler, mother of three, has run a local garage for nine years since her husband died, noting townsfolk accept a woman changing tires.
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Christine Cromwell
Delphine Dodge Baker
United Press
New Haven
Conn
Rabindranath ‘Tagor
Vincennes
Ind
Lona A. Tabler
Corns Come Out Root and Allin 3 Minutes
An old advertisement touts Shut-Off as a fast corn and callous remover. It claims painless, root-and-all removal in minutes without soaking, using a 50-cent bottle sold at Hook's Dependable Drug Stores. Directions promise easy use and instant relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hook
Lone Eagle Lindbergh Seen As Just A Pilot By Military View
A United States military assessment says Charles Lindbergh remains an excellent pilot but not the top flier. The Liberty article notes Lindbergh can no longer participate in complex maneuvers for safety reasons. The piece cites a Chicago air races review by Richard Carroll.
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York
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Lucky Lindy
North Atlantic
America
Chicago
Richard Carroll
Liberty
Konjola Promises Relief From Chronic Indigestion
An Indianapolis case shows Mrs. Ona Collier reporting relief from indigestion gas pains and dizziness after using Konjola. She credits twelve bottles with improved appetite regular bowels and better sleep. The ads claim many similar cures in Konjola records.
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Ona Collier
Newman Street
Hook
Illinois
Washington Streets
Indianapolis
Chicago pickpockets freed from jail escape to Canada
Two police lieutenants, James O'Brien and Maurice Byrne, puzzled by the transfer of pickpockets William Carey and James Meyer from jail to a poorhouse then to Canada. The men, both older, were jailed for one year after being arrested at a railway station with wallets not their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poorhorse
United Press
Chicago
Canada
James O'Brien
Maurice Byrne
William Carey
James Meyer
Officers Installed at Marion County American Legion Posts
Fifteen Marion county posts installed officers at ceremonies on the north steps of the Indiana World War memorial shrine Monday night. Afterward legionnaires attended a reception at Central Christian church honoring Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Long. Frank E. Samuels served as installing officer replacing Floyd L. Young who arrived late.
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Marion County American Legion
Indiana World War Memorial Shrine
Bruce P. Robison
No. 133
Central Christian Church
Frank E. Long
Frank E. Samuels
Floyd L. Young
Vincennes
Rebel Chief Vargas to Lead Campaign in Brazil Frontiers
Report from Porto Alegre states federal retreat from Parana frontier to stop Sao Paulo invasion. Rebel commander Getulio Vargas arrives in Curituba Parana capital to assume control of operations against Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro amid reports of large rebel concentrations along the frontier.
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Presa
Rio Grande DO Sul
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Joao Alberto
Parana-Sao Paulo
Espirito Santo
Matto Grosso
Cuyaba
Rabello
United Press
Porto Alegre
Parana
Getulio Vargas
Curitura
Vargas
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo-Parana
Reelsville Home Burns in Indicted Fire
Tillman Pickett's residence in Reelsville Indiana burned down with only a small portion of household effects saved. The blaze caused substantial damage to the structure and furnishings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reelsville
Ind
Tillman Pickett
Kling Dental Powder Promises Secure Plate Comfort
An ad touts KLING denture powder to prevent slipping when eating talking or laughing. It claims a comfortable cushion that holds plates snug like natural teeth and notes a large can costs 35c at druggists with months of mouth comfort.
Lightning Kills Two Cattle in Indiana Farm
Two head of cattle were struck and killed by a lightning bolt on the T. F. Sage farm near Greencastle in Indiana. The animals were under a tree when the strike occurred.
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Greencastile
Ind
T. F. Sage
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