Companies reward beyond the line of duty with cash and medals
The National Industrial Conference Board notes a rise in formal awards for exceptional work. Firms like General Electric, Bell System, Goodyear, Armco, Allegheny Ludlum, and Westinghouse have issued hundreds of medals and cash prizes since the 1920s to recognize extra effort, improvements, and civil contributions.
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National Industrial Conference Board
General Electric
Bell Telephone System
Armco Steel
Allegheny Ludlum Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Two Ohio Women Elected to Blue Star Offices
LONG BEACH California Mrs Ethel Constance of Mansfield Ohio was elected financial secretary of the Blue Star Mothers of America at the group meeting here Wednesday Mrs Erma Hoffman of Columbus Ohio was elected a vice president
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Long Beach
Calif
Ethel Constance
Mansfield
Blue Star Mothers of America
Erma Hoffman
Columbus
First Steel Produced in America in 1736
Joseph Higby of Connecticut produced the first steel in America in 1736, following the early refinement of iron in 1645. This marks a key milestone in American industrial history.
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America
Joseph Higby
Connecticut
Denizens of the Deep Horizontal Puzzle Clue Set
A mixed clue grid listing numerous terms across horizontal and vertical entries. It features definitions for sea life, geography, actions, and objects, inviting solutions for each numbered prompt.
Ohio Professor Named Kiwanis Governor
Carl A. Frey, bacteriology professor at Ohio University in Athens, was elected district governor of Ohio Kiwanis clubs at the service club convention in Cleveland to succeed Harold O. Danner of Cincinnati.
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Cleveland
Carl A. Frey
Ohio University
Athens
Ohio Kiwanis Clubs
Service Club
Harold O. Danner
Cincinnati
Coal Shipments Decline in Great Lakes Week
Great Lakes vessels loaded 1,002,590 tons of coal at Lake Erie ports in the week ended Monday, 183,438 tons less than the prior week. The season total reached 33,089,015 tons, down from 35,900,476 a year earlier.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Meteorite Surfaces Hot But Interior Remains Cold
When meteorites strike Earth the outer layers glow hot from atmospheric entry while the interior stays cool. The heat does not penetrate to the core, leaving the inside largely unchanged after impact.
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Earth
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Rudolph Grossman
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Dan River
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