Scientific Gadgeteer in Fifeworth City Highlights Junk Built Instruments
Martin G. Murray, assistant pensioner at Tuntington Beach, crafts all his own scientific instruments from junk. This feature showcases Murray as a quirky gadgeteer who tracks earthilyglinkes and monitors the weather through improvised devices. The photos invite a closer look at his inventive approach and daily routines.
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Martin G. Murray
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Hogan Wins Chicago Open In Money Streak
Wentsa Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania, a 140 pound pro, extends a cashing streak that dates back to 1937 as he wins the Chicago Open. He totals $11,567 in earnings for the year and earns $1,200 for this event, tying 14 under par 214 to beat Craig Wood and Dick Metz. Hogan’s precision and nerves under pressure draw a 3,000-strong crowd at Elmhurst Country Club.
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EN Hogan
Hershey
Hogan
Ben
Dick Metz
Craig
Wood
Gond
Dynamo
Hagen
Weed
Fong
Wents
Chicago
Elmhurst Country Club
Season of Questions Hangs Over 1940 College Football Prospects
A wide survey of Big Nine and national programs shows uncertainty about enlistments and drafts while Minnesota, Michigan, and Navy look to strong backfields and top stars. Coaches weigh losses at Ohio State, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Notre Dame as Texas and Southern teams promise solid showings.
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Minnesota
Terri Bierman
Mins
Newota
Michi- Bah
Bernie Hierman
Michigan
Tommy Harman
Evashevski
Millia
Indiana
Big Nine
Obio State
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Swede Larson
Navy
Clayer
Marines Gnally
Larson
Lou Little
Columbus
Harvard
Yate
Dartmouth
Texas
Dana Bible
Texas University
Layden
Crain
Bible
SMU
Southern Methodist
Rice
Texas A
Hhr
Sammy Baugh
Davey l O'Brien
Stanford
Red Sanders
Vanderbilt
Dixie
Duke
Alabama
Tennessee
Tulane
Sanders
Princeton
Nashville
Spike Nelson
Yale
West Point
Notre Dame
PLO Bacee ASK ME 9. ANOTHER Oe Rn
A fragmented quiz item asks nine questions across topics from geography and literature to history. It includes queries about a South American river, Brobdingnagians, water weight, an ancient city, a dime symbol, and other general knowledge prompts.
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U. S.1
Quiz of facts across subjects with mixed trivia
A compact quiz presents varied topics with answers. Notable items include references to Damascus bee hen four Fasces Antares and a discussion of weights like avoirdupois and troy systems. It mentions a tour of three Adams presidents and notes on overlapping planks and canons in historical contexts.
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Damascus
John Adama
John Quincy Adams
Chester
Birde
Answers Argentina and giant country notes
The fragment cites The Answers Argentina and references Gulliver’s Travels noting inhabitants of a country of enormous size. It also states a gallon of water weighs 8.355 pounds, presenting a mix of literary and measurement facts.
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Argentina
Guliver
Unusual Channel Feats Reported by Collier's Readers
Collier's notes a strange array of Channel exploits including swimmers conquering the sea, a man on a paddle machine briefing others, and a pair skimming across water on skis. The account recalls earlier oddities with two sportsmen one in a casket and the other in a washtub.
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English
Collier's
Smile Awhile and a Day Together
Fragmented dialogue about a picnic day and social banter. Conversational exchanges mention feelings, misheard expressions, and a mix of nonsensical lines. References to Evelyn Helen, Tim, Gladys, and Bobby hint at a social scene and age confusion.
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Huntington Beach
Robert McShane
Ben Hogan
Granland Rice
Bernie Bierman
Evelyn
Helen
Tim
Bobby
T, Browne
Witt Ee
Carlyle
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