Factographs of World War II era engineering and history overview
A compilation of varied facts from tankers size and WWII era ships to Bolivian presidential term and Persia's Khorassan, with notes on U S transit mileage, glass origins, Salvation Army reach, the White Sea, the Rosetta Stone, naval war bond sales, hurricane energy, and steel ingot production across 27 states.
Thieves Load Scrap Iron Worth $23 In Wichita
Police report thieves hauled away about a thousand pounds of scrap iron valued at $23. The incident follows a string of local losses as residents face rising crime and labor costs.
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Little
Wichita
Kan
U.P
Kansas’ youngest court reporter ranks high in world
Edwin J. Dierking, 18, of Marysville Kansas, is named among the best in an international ranking for court reporters. The young professional gained recognition for his accuracy and speed early in his career.
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Marysville
Kan
Kansas
Edwin J. Dierking
Flies Grow Resistant to DDT Says UC Researchers
UC scientists report common house flies no longer die at standard DDT doses. It now takes about 50 times the normal amount to kill a majority of sprayed flies. Separate item notes atomic fission could replace current energy sources within 20 years, with uranium supply seen as enough for 2,000 years. Tobacco export traced to 1531 when Spaniards shipped it from the Americas to Europe.
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San Francisco
University of California
Brecksville, O
U.P
William L. Davidson
B. F. Goodrich Research Center
Americas
Europe
The
United States
Living on Farm Part of Course at Macalester
Harold Eastman teaches rural sociology at Macalester College and has arranged with county agents for farm families to host class members for weekends. The week ends let urban students observe how a farm family relates to the church, a core theme of the course.
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ST. Paul, Minn
A.P
Harold Eastman
Macalester College
Earth mass in short tons
The mass of the earth is 6 586 sextillion short tons. This figure reflects a traditional estimate used in historical texts and represents a mass measurement in a large scale scientific context.
Abandoned Hope for Lidice Children Confirmed
The Czech legal gazette reports that authorities have abandoned hope of locating any of the Lidice children. It notes seven district court notices asking for news by December 22, indicating deportation to Kladno on June 10, 1942 and to Lodz, with most believed killed.
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Idice
Kladno
Gestapo
Lidice
Lodz
Legal Gazette
Anhost
Heas
Jaromir Zelenka
Lidce
Prague
Tiny radio attachment offers new hearing aid device
A compact radio attachment is advertised as a revolutionary aid for the hard of hearing. It promises immediate improved hearing with a customized listening experience for church programs and concerts, and invites readers to write for a free book.
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G. E. Staggs
Cherry St
Terre Haute
Indiana
Lost Pup Reunited With Texas Girl After Nail Clue
A stray dog followed Bob Adams to his Fort Worth home and, with red-tinted toenails, led him to identify its owner as a local little girl. The girl came forward days later to reclaim the pup.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Uri
Bob Adams
Adams
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U. S
Bolivia
South America
Khorassan
Persia
Wesan
Salvation Army
White Sea
Arctic Ocean
Northwest
Russia
Egypt
Champollion
Navy
United States Weather Bureau
AX & Fry
Valu Apparel Shop
Cities Service Station
Happys Food Store
Penney
J.C. Penney CO
Rhodenbeck Bros
No. Main St
Brach’s Chocolates
GEM
Greene County
Oldsmobile
Switz City
Switz City, Ind
Gibson Refrigerators
Tyler
Monarch Finer Foods
11Th St. N. E
Linton Hardware
Engle & Pirtle
Gamble's
Dick Stayton
Odin
Correll
E. Vincennes St
Gregg
Kroger
Oer
Kroger Cola Plus Deposit
Coca-Cola Plus
Kroger’s Finest
Hamburger
Lige
Heifetz
Armour
Oscar Mayer
Swift
Joan of Arc Pork & No
Kroger’s
Windsor Club
Wisconsin
Kraft
Philadelphia
Longhorn
Little Guys
Aln ‘Maver
Longhorns
Madsen
Texas
Newkirk
Pleasantville
Hams, Ib
L. L. Baker Grocery
Sixth St
S. E
Slater Martin
Coats
John
Bargain Store
South Main
Linton
Majestic Coal and Gas Combination
Maxwell Furniture CO
Eureka Chevrolet Company
Sponsler’s Pastry Shop
Ind
Denier
G. C. Murphy
Fink
Home Loan & Finance CO
N. Main
Ziegler
Studebaker
Cliff Strong Motors
Hannum Motor Sales
Hudson
E. Vincennes Street
Sporting Goods
Clayton-Reeves
Complete Insurance Service
N. E
Boston
Hixson Furniture Store
McPhail’s Shoe Store
WARD
Vincennes Street
Divine Auto Parts
E. J. Ecker & Son
R. W. Cadwell Music House
Sullivan
Kenney’s Market
Leonards Grille
Massey -Harris
Lyons Equipment CO
Lyons, Ind
Stoops Bros. Roofing and Siding CO
C. & P. T. L. Barrowman
Linton Milk CO
Walter Wolfe
Renni Wolfe
South Side Liquor Store