Explorer Plans 26th Arctic Trip From Boothbay Harbor
The Bowdoin under Donald B. MacMillan sails June 28 on a 15 member Arctic voyage to collect soundings and study ornithology. The crew ranges from 17 to 79, including Navy veterans and Howard Pierce of Southport. Notables aboard include Dr. Alfred M. Bailey, Harold Wood, and James Stowell, with Steve Chandler as the youngest member.
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Maine
Donald B. MacMillan
MacMillan
Kumlien Gulf
Navy
Southport
Colorado Museum of Natural History
Bowdoin
Massachusetts
Tion
Howard Pierce
Steve Chandler
Chicago
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Alfred M. Bailey
Denver, Col
Mul and Electric Aluminating Co
Harold Wood
Oberlin College
James Stowell
Elmira
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Lurin Promises Ulcer Relief From New Discovery
A new discovery touted as a safe cure for stomach ulcers caused by excess acid is claimed to provide rapid pain relief. The advertisement urges readers to obtain Lurin from Hamilton Drug Stores and other pharmacies, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
Jack Johnson Dies in Accident at 68 in North Carolina
The former world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson died at St. Agnes hospital after a car crash near Franklinton, North Carolina. The 68-year-old, born in Galveston, Texas, held the title from 1908 to 1915 and was en route to New York to watch the upcoming bout between Joe Louis and Billy Conn.
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N. C
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Galveston
Tex
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Franklinton
Johnson
Joe Louis
New York
Brown Bomber
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Hawthorne Panes Restored at Old Manse in Concord
Visitors to the Old Manse in Concord will find Nathaniel Hawthorne era window panes back in their original frames this summer. The glass bears Hawthorne’s inscription Man's accidents are God's purposes. Trustees removed the panes during the war and have only recently restored them.
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Concord
Mass
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hawthorne
Salt Water Fish Consumption From Ports Reveals Distance Effect
A report notes that residents living over 200 miles from seacoasts consume only 10 percent of salt water fish landed at American ports. The statistic highlights how geography shapes dietary preferences and access to seafood.
Burial rules for World War II dead announced to families
Kenneth Norris of the Linton American Legion outlined federal options for returning war dead for burial. Families may have remains shipped to the United States for private or national cemetery burial, with government funding. or buried overseas in American or private cemeteries. First shipouts expected year end, starting with Hawaii and Belgium, then France Africa Middle East UK, Caribbean Bermuda Australia Solomons Philippines Iwo Jima Okinawa China India Burma. Next of kin with address changes urged to contact Norris.
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Tac
Linton American Legion Post
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Linton
Prisoners Must Surrender Shoes Under New Rule
In Greenfield Massachusetts prisoners at the county jail must remove shoes along with belts suspenders and neckties. The rule change follows a prisoner using a shoe to smash an electric light bulb that was too bright.
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Greenfield
Mass
G A R veterans endure harsh New England winter
News agency reports eight aged G A R veterans in New England faced a severe winter with only one fatality. Survivors range from 96 to 100 years old.
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Boston
New England
G.A.R
Ludlow Condition Reported Satisfactory at Bethesda
Doctors said representative Louis Ludlow of Indiana is in satisfactory condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after being admitted Friday with virus pneumonia. His attending physician noted a full diagnosis had not yet been made and the condition is not serious.
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Washington
Louis Ludlow
Ind
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