Tale of a Campanile Bell at Loughborough Foundry
Workmen at John Taylor and Co bell foundry pour metal for a 51 inch, 2000 pound campanile bell in memory of Lt Rodney Walden Selfridge, a university student killed in World War II. Bell tone is D sharp. drying loam is brushed from the bell after cooling amid smoke and dust.
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John Taylor and Company ‘Bell Foundry
Loughborough
England
Rodney Walden Selfridge
Frank C. Godfrey
Predictions spark debate on Senate races in Axios Bean forecast
Washington discussion centers on Louis H Bean's look at this year's elections forecast in Look magazine. He predicts Republican gains but no congressional majority, naming Taft Lucas McMahon Benton Myers McCarran Donnell Millikin Taylor as targets, while Connecticut and Missouri race stakes draw scrutiny. New York experts explain atomic science on hydrogen bombs with simplified analogy.
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Washington
Louis H. Bean
Art
Ohio
Lucas
Bean
Department of Agriculture
Look Magazine
Congress
Taft
McMahon and Benton
Connecticut
Myers
Pennsylvania
McCarran
Nevada
Taylor
Idaho
Donnell
Missouri
Millikin
Colorado
Joseph Ferguson
Ohioan
Economist
McMahon
Benton
Thomas Hennings Jr
Brewster
Maine
Ang
Maryland
Oklahoma
Utah
Kansas
South Dakota
Oregon
G.O.P
New York
Actress Mother Hollywood Births a Daughter at Cedars Lebanon
Olga San Juan, 3, and her husband Edmond O'Brien, both actors, welcome a daughter at Cedars Lebanon hospital. The report also mentions their older child Bridgett Eileen, 16 months, in a brief Hollywood style item that blends celebrity news with science notes.
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Olga San Juan
Cedars Lebanon Hospital
Edmond O'Brien
Bridgett Eileen
Ship Outraces Fire Quebec Sinks After Fire Aboard
The 7,000 ton cruise ship Quebec burned to the waterline last night in the St Lawrence river near Saguenay port after racing aflame to land safely with about 600 aboard. Canada 3 Lines called the loss complete. 400 passengers and 200 crew reported minor injuries as cargo was destroyed and the ship gutted despite sprinkler systems and bulkheads. Capt. Burch steered a 28 mile run to shelter, with no panic among passengers.
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Quebec
St Lawrence
Canada 3 Ship Lines
Norvanic
Toronto
Saguenay River
Saguenay
Montreal
Bagetville
St. Lawrence
Central
Burch
Altho
Janes
Soldier Finds Missing Death Helmet With Bullet Hole
A soldier discovers a missing helmet pierced by a shell and later finds the owner’s name inside. The helmet worn by Corporal James Moore shows a fatal bullet hole, with Moore identified posthumously.
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Doore
Moore
James Moore
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