Meneely Bells From Troy Rise Globally Revered
The Meneely bell foundry on River Street in Troy, led by 71-year-old Chester Meneely and his son Clinton, has produced many famous bells since Revolutionary War times. The shop remains hands on, with molds made by hand and a focus on tonal quality. their bells include the 1876 13,000 pound Liberty Bell replica in Philadelphia, and decades of clappers and carillons for Princeton and other institutions.
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Nanking
New York
Naples
Troy
N.Y
Jack Sher
John Keating
River Street
United States
Chester Meneely
Clinton
Meneely
America
Old Chester Meneely
David
Teutonic Knights
Poe
Longfellow
Emerson, Whittier
St. Mary's
Adano
England
Pass and Stow
Meneelys
Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Sam Rayburn
Chester
St. Mary’s Church
Scarborough
Sleepy Hollow
Princeton University
Princeton
College
Ed Kehn, Jr
Beir Foundries
Benjamin Hanks
Duxbury
Mass
Quick Facts From Nature and History Observations
Items note weaving by animals long before humans and star distances. It cites gold found near Los Angeles in 1842 by a shepherd, Portugal’s colonial past, gender ratios by age, enameled kitchen handles with nail polish, hummingbirds worldwide, the Helena hummingbird in Cuba, snake vision limits, wild turkey feather use by Pueblo Indians, and sunflowers native to North America.
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Los Angeles
Natives Hold No Terrors For Woman Missionaries
Miss Belle Graham and Miss Helen Griffin, British missionaries near Jos Nigeria, live in a thatched hut and travel by foot and narrow gauge rail to educate and aid natives. They have labored for nine years in a territory where whites are scarce facing harsh travel, hostile rites, and child rescue duties amid tribal beliefs and superstitions.
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Durban
South Africa
Nigeria
Belle Graham
Jos
Helen Griffin
Miss Graham
Miss Griffin
A Good Suggestion Schools Should Stress Empire History
Canada’s Weekly in London thanks Admiral Sir John Cunningham for urging a stronger educational focus on Empire geography and history. He argued the nation, as part of the vast Empire, should teach youth about its people and potential rather than Neptune, stressing knowledge as the basis for understanding trust and cohesion across the Empire and Commonwealth.
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Canada
London
John Cunningham
Royal Empire Society
Neptune
Unusual Orange Landlord Ad Sells Big Family Rental
An Orange New Jersey newspaper runs a striking landlord advertisement offering eight rooms to a family with four or more children. The unusual postwar notice highlights scarce housing for large families.
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Orange
Men Settle Down On Mount Washington
Sixteen men settle for the Winter atop Mount Washington New Hampshire’s highest peak. They guard a weather station and FM radio outlet with fuel and food stocked. Winds reach 231 mph in record storms. crews work three weeks on and one off.
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MT. Washington
N.H
Mt Washington
British Ship Rescues Natives From Sharks
The Ocean Verity, a 7174 ton British steamship, rescued 21 men and five women in a midnight Indian Ocean operation near Dar es Salaam after a Comoro Islands dhow capsized. The 26 natives had been in the sea 12 hours. some say they were saved earlier by another craft. Thirteen of the Comorians from two dhows are feared drowned.
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Dar-Es-Salaam
Tanganyika
Indian Ocean
Verity
Dar-es- Salaam
Comoro Islands
Madagascar
Zanzibar
Comoro
Canada United States to Maintain Training Ships on Great Lakes
The Ottawa Journal reports both nations will keep naval training ships on the Great Lakes under a modern interpretation of the Rush Bagot treaty of 1817. The move signals friendship and cooperation rather than suspicion or menace.
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Ottawa Journal
Canada
United States
Great Lakes
Doenitz Analysis Reveals German Submarine Failures
The secret Doenitz study blames torpedo flaws testing gaps and faulty navigation for U boat defeats. It cites lack of naval air support and Luftwaffe miscoordination as decisive factors in the Battle of the Atlantic and attempted invasion plans against Britain.
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Doenitz
Adolf Hitler
Nurenberg
U.S. Navy Department
U.S
Guenther Prien
Scapa Flow
HMS. Royal Oak
Prien
Orkneys
Nelson
Namsos
Norway
France
Atlantic
Scotland
Royal Navy
Luftwaffe
Britain
Royal Air
Fuehrer
Hitler
England
Montreal
Hunt for new scissors as supply lags wartime metal
Demand outpaces supply for new scissors and shears as war shortages persist. Dealers advise shoppers to seek fabric cutters like shears with one blade larger. frames and tips differ from standard scissors. Preserve quality with proper storage and regular light oiling, with sharpening left to experts.
Cream of Peanut Soup from Uganda Recipe
A British Commonwealth survey presents a Uganda peanut soup. It blends roasted peanuts with hot water milk flour salt cayenne onion and a whisked egg for frothy service. Boil five minutes strain and serve hot noting high calories from peanuts.
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Uganda
Potholder crochet pattern 7258 featured with flowers
Learn crochet quickly with a novel potholder pattern showing gay sunflower and carnation designs. Use rug cotton or candlewick in flower colors. Send twenty cents to Winnipeg Newspaper Union for Pattern 7258 with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Department
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Avenue
Winnipeg
Man
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