Telescope Aids Prove Valuable in Space Study
Pasadena report notes new telescope aids improve light efficiency. Adams cites transparent glasses, special design cameras, and fluorite film reducing reflections. Milestones include 24000 mph red shift in a Bootes nebula and evidence of interstellar molecules.
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Pasadena
Calif
Walter S. Adams
Mount Wilson Observatory
Adrian van Maanen
Mount Wilson
Milton Humason
Bootes
Adams
Theodore Dunham, Jr
Mars
Earth
Dunham
National Geographic Society
Unity Home Demonstration Club Raises Funds With Hen Donations
Oaks Grove December meeting of the Unity Home Demonstration Club was held at a member's home. Each member was asked to donate a hen to fund flooring for the community house. Mrs. C. K. Kierbow presided in the absence of the home agent Mrs. Louise J. Butler.
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Oak Grove
Unity Home Demonstration Club
C. K. Kierbow
Louise J. Butler
E. A. Campbell
Homer
State Department
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Home
Jack Lichtermann
Department
Charles M. Mitchell
May Faulk
C. M. Abboud
R. L. Wood
Eviction Worries Fade After Cleaner’s Tragic Death
In Kansas City a cleaner, 63, found dead at his shop after a note cited financial woes. Police say he owed $340 rent and endured despondency. The report also notes a rise in U S traffic fatalities by 1,500 in the first nine months of the year.
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Kansas City
Erickson
United States
War Today highlights British shift after Sidi Barrani defeat
The piece notes a Mediterranean strategic swing to Britain after the Sidi Barrani loss, with Mussolini's Egypt invasion faltering. It discusses Graziani's severed supply lines, morale effects in Britain and Italy, and the impact on Axis plans toward Suez and the Dardanelles.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Sidi Barrani
Greece
Mediterranean
Sidi Bartani
Italian Libya
Egypt
Africa
Mussolini
Suez Canal
Britain
England
Italy
Graziani
Germany
Britain Holds Line Against Axis Over Gibraltar
In a wartime update the piece notes that British strength enables continued withholding of cooperation with the axis in the projected assault on Gibraltar. The three knots remain intact, ensuring Britain stays undefeated by the axis and increasing pressure on Italy as long as they hold.
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Gibraltar
Britain
Italy
Huey Long Statue Placed in Capitol Hall
A bronze statue of Huey P. Long was installed Thursday in Louisiana’s niche of the capitol statuary hall. It will hang on the west wall between the La Follette and Bryan statues as a state tribute. Thirty eight states are represented in the hall.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Capitol
Statuary Hall
Robert M. LaFollette
William Jennings Bryan
Goodman Debuts as Soloist With New York Philharmonic
Benny Goodman opened his formal debut as soloist with a major symphony at Carnegie Hall leading the 99 year old New York Philharmonic under John Barbirolli. He played Mozart and Debussy while the orchestra provided a restrained reception and critics noted his comfort with serious music.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Benny Goodman
Benny
Debussy
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Goodman
John Barbirolli
Town Hall
Joseph Szigeti
Mozart
Notable Boy Musician Shines in Chicago Show
The youngster’s brass and stage presence electrified Chicago crowds. His precise timing and bright grin behind round spectacles drew cheers as he delighted listeners and proved his musical talent.
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Chicago
Junior C of C Plans Safety Education Inauguration
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will discuss the inauguration of an extensive safety education program at a board of directors meeting Monday night. L. E. Mathis, president, urged all members to attend as the calendar includes important committee reports.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. E. Mathis
Mathis
Power potential in year’s US motor fuel from Niagara Falls水
A historical note estimates the energy stored in one year’s supply of motor power for the United States at epg horsepower if Niagara Falls water were used for power.
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U. S
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