Tin Mine Loan Fails To Deliver In Alaska
The article reports on the Alaska tin project at Lost River, 40 miles from the Siberian border, where $3 million yielded no tin. It highlights a suggested loan to U S Tin Corp and describes title doubts, secondhand equipment from a defunct gold mine, and a new loan request of about $500,000 amid skeptical congressional questioning.
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Frederick
Othman
Dent
Washington
Lost River
Seward Peninsula
Siberian
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Sec. of Interior
Oscar Chapman
U.S. Tin Corp
Keneth Kadow
Interior Department
Alaska
Tin Company
Kadow
Secondhanc Machinery
Harold Warren
Clarence O. Mittendorf
Defense Minerals Exploration Administration
Seattle
Wash
Warren
Mittendorf
Chapman
Ralph A. Gamble
Aztec Sun Stone Reinterpreted as Astronomical Table
Mexican historian Rau Noriega argued the Aztec sun stone is not a calendar but an astronomical table tracking naked eye planetary paths. He cites carvings matching Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and the Moon and notes researchers have puzzled over the stone for centuries.
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Mexico City
Rau Noriega
Virginia's Only Negro Mother Of Year Dies in Courtland
Mrs. Leah Skykes Young, 67, the only Negro named Virginia mother of the year, died in Courtland of a heart condition. Active since 1953 in the American Mothers Assn. of the Golden Rule Foundation, she is survived by her husband John Percell Young, 14 children and many grandchildren.
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Courtland
Leah, Skykes Young
Virginia
Speeding duo fined in New Milford town court
State Policeman William Wallace clocked two cars in succession at 70 to 75 mph. The drivers were Francis Westfall and his wife Evelyn Westfall. Each received a $45 fine for speeding in New Milford.
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New Milford
Conn
William Wallace
Francis Westfall
Westfall
Evelyn
Comedy Actor Across 65 Observes Peter Hayes Radio Show
Comedy figure ACROSS 65 observes Peter Hayes while hosting his radio show. The entertainer, an iconic figure, appears amid a string of clues spanning terms from Swiss river to Ethiopian measures, hinting at a themed word puzzle. The piece threads dots between pop culture and trivia.
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Peter ——Hayes
Merchant Cashier Falls for Ex Convict Check
In Long Beach California a market manager demanded identification before cashing a stranger’s check. The presented document bore the heading Long Beach Police Department and resembled official proof. The check bounced and police said the paper was an ex convict registration used to impersonate a police credential.
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Long Beach
Calif
Canoneers Face Court Over Sunset Cannon War
In Dorval near Montreal a three year dispute ends in court as yacht club officials are summoned under a 1952 by law banning firing arms. The cannon at Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club sparked three reciprocal shots from a resident who repeatedly fired back. The club insists the cannon is a long standing tradition.
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Dorval
Que
Montreal
Swank Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Jules Beauregard
Yacht Club
Sawmill Unseals Log Release 1500 Live Fish
Workmen at a Chester California sawmill cut into a rotten log and released about 1500 live fish ranging from 1 to 8 inches. The fish were likely trapped inside the log while it floated in the mill pond. An unrelated note mentions embroidery apparel and rural handicraft at a Florence Italy exhibition and fair.
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Chester
Calif
Florence
Italy
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