Bell Inventor Centenary Reflections Across Careers
A Washington column marks Alexander Graham Bell's centenary influence on telephony, noting his father's phonetics work and Bell's own passions. The piece recounts early experiments, underwater cables, and the writer's life observing circuits, plus a naval museum curator's discovery about John Paul Jones's birth date and a light aside on army kitchen duties.
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Washington
Alexander Graham Bell
Capt
John Long
USNR
United States Naval Museum At Annapolis
Lord Carnarvon
Howard Carter
King Tut
Long
H A Baldridge
John Paul Jones
Navy
Post Office Department
Baldridge
Jones
America
Whitehaven
England
Charles Sands
Janette Taylor
Miss Taylor
Tiny Adirondack Village Leads In Winter Sport Development
North Creek New York proclaims a first east of the United States electric Constan T-bar lift on Gore mountain. The 3 000 foot slope is served by a community funded project led by Dr James A Glenn as Gore Mountain Ski Club president. The town hosts an extensive ski patrol, garnet mines, and long standing ski traditions including the Ride Up Slide Down slogan and the Barton trophy race sanctioned by USEASA.
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North Creek
N. Y
New York State
United States
Gore Mountain
Adirondack
Schenectady
James A. Glenn
Spencer Johnston
H. S. Braley
Philip C. Bragsel
Kenneth Bennett
William C. Schilds
Kenneth W Swain
Adirondacks
Hudson River
Garnet Mines
Gore
Otto Schnieb
North Creek Enterprise
Useasa
Garnet Trail
National Ski Patrol
Survey Finds GI Heights Five Sizes Across Army
The Army Times reports a survey of 3,000 enlisted men showing five standard sizes for GI heads. The piece notes some first lieutenants have oversize specimens beyond the common categories.
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Army Times
Snails Spread Disease While War Spending Stalls
The piece critiques Congress for underfunding disease preparedness and military readiness, arguing the delay in addressing schistosomiasis spread by snails mirrors insufficient investment in a generation able to avert future conflicts.
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Congress
Bell Centennial marks 100th Bell birthday and phone growth
The article recalls Alexander Graham Bell born 1847 in Edinburgh and his 1876 transmission milestone. It notes U S and Britain patents and the rapid spread of telephones, now over 32 million in use, with postwar rural expansion adding one million more farm telephones under a 100 million dollar program.
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Alexander Graham Bell
United States
Great Britain
Edinburgh
Scotland
Bell
Boston
Telephone Company
Hidden Cash Found After Storm At Mrs Wolfe Home
In DE FOREST Wisconsin Mrs Clement Wolfe reports finding dollar bills silver and coins hidden around her house after more than 60 storm guests used her home. The visitors ate little and left quickly two men walked two miles to fetch food while Mrs Wolfe reused coffee grounds and meals dwindled until all were rescued by noon on the third day.
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DE Forest
Wis
Clement Wolfe
Mrs. Wolfe
Manhattan
Ady
Central Park
59Th Street
Midtown Manhatan
la Cimes
Columbus Circle
14Th Street
Bowery
New York Heartbeat and 1940s Entertainment Notes
Gossip column recalls Mrs FDR and a five year car contract, musical trivia on Bach Beethoven Brahms, legal skirmishes like Mrs Fay Ehlert suing MGM, and industry anecdotes. It weaves film, theater, and society scenes with mentions of Columbia Pictures, Patrician gossip, and wartime era personalities.
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New York
Fdr
Egrets
Manhattan
Bach
Beethoven
Brahms
Zach
Oklahoma
Columbia Pictures
Fay Ehlert
MGM
Itle
Chicago
Ethel Lina White
Richard
Hard Going Mopey Boy Snowless Sled Story
Mopey says the sledding was tough with no snow while Dopey asks why. Mopey explains there was no snow causing a difficult ride and poor conditions.
Conversation Fragments on Appearance and Hope
Dialogues reveal opinions on lipstick taste and inner beauty. A surgeon dismisses recovery prospects while a patient requests another doctor. Jinks and Binks exchange remarks on the value of life, hinting at existential themes.
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Binks
Jinks
Lemon and water wake up your bowels a healthy habit
A health note advocates morning lemon juice in water to stimulate natural bowel action. It claims vitamin C from lemons helps combat fatigue and resist illness, while alkalinizing the body and aiding digestion. Suggests using California Sunkist Lemons for the wake-up drink.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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