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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
2
The dispatch mixes political chatter about a Louisiana figure and routine budget news. It references a potential shift in postal subs and a technical adviser in Washington, plus talk of a feeder service from Norway to America via Pan American routes.
At a Rotary luncheon J Wels Baltimore traced the history of telegraphy. Sam W Mamies presided and John A Shires introduced the speaker. The talk noted that 95 percent of wire work is automatic with a rack to transmit 67 messages of 20 words each. The first successful transatlantic cable was completed in 1866 and the Lindbergh kidnapping news in 1932 carried worldwide within hours.
Guests listed include ER HL Mule Hain of Baltimore W T Hirst of Leesburg VA and Stanley Staley of Frederick as three circuits function with news delayed up to 36 hours.
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