Eclipse Pictures From Worthington Expedition Shown
Astronomer Worthington from England described eight developed eclipse photos taken in Lompoc with six good shots. The team spent months preparing to test Einstein theory, facing clouds that hid the event elsewhere. Venus appeared near the sun, corona and sun edge flames observed, and results deemed promising for further study in Los Angeles.
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Worthington
England
Mr. Worthington
Dr. Burton
Venus
Lompoc
California
Mexico
Los Angeles
Astronomical Section
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Wael
Lompoc Captures First Half Championship Over Shell
Lompoc won the first half championship by defeating Shell 10 to 7 last Sunday morning. Hensling pitched all seven innings for Lompoc while Bicknell started strong for Shell, and Lompoe rallied to tie 7 7 before scoring three in the seventh.
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Lompoc
Shell
Bicknell
Lompoe
Hensling
Orcutt
Night school to open soon by High School board
The High School board plans to open a night school in the near future. Classes would meet three nights a week likely Monday Wednesday and Friday with four teachers offering auto mechanics manual training drawing Spanish French and English for foreigners to interested students.
Midland Counties PSC rate hearing adjourned for further discussion
The Midland Counties Public Service Corporation rate adjustment hearing before the state railroad commission in San Luis Obispo Wednesday ended with no decision. Attendees included C Kelley Hardenbrook A Ki Vaughan T E Adams of Celtic Company and Main and Deuel. The commission adjourned the meeting to reconvene at the chairman's call.
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Attr. C. Kelley Hardenbrook
A. Ki. Vaughan
T. E. Adams
Celtic Company
A . Main
J J. Deuel
Midland Counties Public Service Corporation
State Railroad Commission
San Luis Obispo
Stanford Professors Visit Lompoc to View Eclipse
A Stanford party visited Lompoc to observe the eclipse. Included were D. L. Webster head of physics P. A. Ross Fernando Sanford J. G. Brown J. R. Slonaker Schaeffer S. D. Townley L. M. Hoskins Whittaker Wildman and others from economics astronomy and mathematics. They camped overnight. Mr and Mrs W C Adam and daughter Erma came from Santa Maria to see the eclipse and the wreck.
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Stanford
Lompoc
D. L. Webster
P. A. Ross
Fernando Sanford
J. G. Brown
J. R. Slonaker
Schaeffer
S. D. Townley
L. M. Hoskings
Whittaker and Wildman
W. C. Adam
Erma
Santa Maria
Seven Destroyers Wrecked Off Honda Rock Coast
Report from Lompoc describes a disaster near Honda Station with multiple U S Navy ships ashore after a night voyage. Rescue crews built bonfires and ferried fuel while doctors treated about a hundred injured sailors.
Rancher alerts wireless station to coast wreck rescue
Don Sudden notified U S Radio Station at Arlight after a destroyer wreck sighting near Pt Arguello. Liferafts carried five and four men, four injured during cliff rescue. Sudden supplied blankets and rode to Honda with doctors to aid victims. Seaplanes searched for missing sailors drifting at sea.
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Mr. Sudden
Honda
Arlight
Valley of Gold Pageant Postponed to Sunday
The Valley of Gold Pageant, originally set for September, is moved to Sunday September 16 after the destruction of seven U S destroyers last Saturday night. Mrs William Gates wrote the story of Lompce the pageant will feature Mrs Laura White Wolf and her daughter Mrs Robert Litley directing with Miss Gretchen Brendel and Miss Carmen Oliver performing. Pageant buttons cost 50 cents reserved seats 25 cents programs 25 cents with free hillside seating for latecomers.
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U. S
Alpha Club
Lompce
William Gates
Laura White Wolf
Robert Litley
Gretchen Brendel
Lo Lai
Carmen Oliver
Kieth Morrison
Santa Barbara
R. T. King Narrowly Escapes In Disaster
R T King son in law of Mrs Laura Rudolph of this city was aboard destroyers that faced disaster last Saturday The Percival No 298 with King as wireless chief escaped the fate of others It neared shore and reportedly collided with Chauncey No 296 before backing out to safety Mrs King and their child left for San Diego to join Mr King He formerly served as wireless chief at Arlight
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R. T. King
Laura Rudolph
Percival
Chauncey
Mrs. King
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Quientisto
Eglipse
Eclipse
Dr. Schaeffer
Cretchen Brender
Gabriel
First Presbyterian Church
Carlyle. Schaeffer, B. D
Pt.arguello
First Rescue Party
Record Wa
Manilla Bay
W. S. Bland
Honda Station
Glenn Baker
Clifford J. Smith
Record
Bland
Surf
Southern Pacific
G. T Gunderson
Harry Seerey
Saddle Rock
S. P. Lee
Lee
Honda Section
R. Morris
Morris
Delphy
M. &. Kellbey
L. EB. Heiges
Section
Don Sudden
Raach
Lompcc
Sudden
Cuba
San Miguel Island
Pt. Arguello
G. T. Olsen
Tiny Tots
Fairy Land
Frank Belcher
Trahgquillan
Mrs
Harry Sloan
Progress
Portola
la Purissima Concepcion
Maeterlinck
L. L. Smith
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