Captain Recovers World War II Ring Lost in France
Captain Robert N. Winslow, now of Evans ton, Illinois, receives a letter from Harry G. Young of Brooksville Maine seeking a lost A. E. F. ring. Young had kept the gold ring with initials since Mouilly in 1918 after tending Winslow’s hand. Winslow confirms the ring’s recovery, sent with Young’s 1924 address.
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Ring
France
Chicago
Robert N. Winslow
Harry G. Young
Winslow
Forestview Road
Evanston
Brooksville
Maine
H. G. Young
Mr. Young
Fredericton
N. B
Battle of
St. Mihiel
Mouilly
Mr. Winslow
American Legion
New York
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
Boston
104Th Field Hospital
Feet Tell Fortune, Orthopedics Assert
Orthopedic surgeons claim feet reveal fortune in a patient case. A Chicago woman is described by toe length and arch height with short thick toes linked to lethargy and imagination lack, long toes and feet tied to temperament, high arches to aristocracy, low arches to labor, and larger feet to greater pretension.
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Chicago
Students Build Plane and It Passes Tests
Oklahoma City Central high school students in aerodynamics built an airworthy plane from old materials. The craft earned the Department of Commerce stamp of approval after testing. Funds and school policy halted board financing, but students bought materials, rebuilt an old plane, and planned to form a flying club with an instructor.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Central High School
Department of Commerce
Board of Education
Lip Reading Coed Excels in College Grades
Norman Oklahoma Mary Elizabeth Scott a university freshman who lost her hearing at age three due to scarlet fever attends classes and maintains a B plus average first semester She learned lip reading in elementary and high school and plans to become a librarian.
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Norman
Okla
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Oklahoma University
Miss Scott
New Deal for Hoboes Planned by Conference
Missouri Kansas conference for social welfare studied the hobo issue and urged communities to assume responsibility for the local homeless man. The report reframed the tramp problem as a civic obligation with ongoing duty and planned further action.
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Kansas City
Missouri- Kansas Conference For Social Welfare
New Deal Sought for Migrant and Homeless Workers
Experts say the methods for assisting migrant and homeless men were wrong and rewards went to loud prayers. A new, consistent treatment trend should be applied not just locally but across a region, to ensure proper support for seasonal workers and those without homes.
Horses Called to Take Disabled Fire Truck
In Brighton a fire broke out and the volunteer crew sped to the scene. The chief tried to start the bright but aging fire truck but the ignition failed due to missing parts. Two loyal horses finally hauled the vehicle to the blaze through the village.
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Brighton
Can
World War Planes Now Hopelessly Out of Date
Washington experts say 1932 planes could destroy a 1918 air armada. Boeing P-12F leads in climb speed and ceiling with 192 mph, 30 000 ft, and 525 hp. New XA-8 attack plane dives at high speed with wing guns. autogiro may replace observation balloons.
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Washington
No Man’s Land
Milady
United States
Army
Big Gold Deposit Found in U S National Forest
A group of Clarksburg and Parsons businessmen report a potentially record eastern U S gold find in Monongahela National Forest. They lease 600 acres near Porterswood two miles from Parsons and plan a mining plant after tests in Washington and Pittsburgh show profitable gold and silver content.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Monongahela National Forest
United States
Parsons
Porterwood
Washington
D. C
Pittsburgh
First Rocket Mail Carried in Germany
Munich reports the first rocket mail flight carried from Hoch Troetsch peak to Sembach Austria. Designer Fritz Schmiedl used pulverized chlorate as the explosive. About 300 letters were carried, some destined overseas, with special stamps issued for the event.
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Munich
Austria
Hoch- Troetsch
Sembach
Fritz Schmiedl
Atlantis Legend Through Ancient Tradition and Plato
Ancient tradition describes Atlantis as a vast early Atlantic landmass defeated by Greek valor. Plato recounts a powerful island beyond the pillars of Hercules, swallowed by a daylong earthquake and floods. Historians doubt verifyable details of its existence.
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Atlantis
Atlantic Ocean
Plato
Asia
Africa
Egypt
Europe
Modernistic piano shown with glass panels at Leipsic fair
A new art piano on display uses slender steel supports instead of solid legs. The triangular grand features red glass sides and a glass covered top and music rack, presenting an abstract modern design at the Leipsic fair.
Applause Always Due
A senator quips about a friend who wins crowd praise not as a statesman but as a circus clown. The exchange highlights a humorous contrast between political respect and entertainment figures.
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Senator Sorghum
Courageous Old Nag Fends Off Motor Cyclists in Australia
A calm horse in North Queensland was struck by a motorcycle rider and pillion. The horse rose, charged, and drove the machine away, while the riders sheltered behind a fence. The animal’s ferocity surprised the cyclists and ended the encounter with the horse uninjured.
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Queensland
Bulletin
Sydney
Teasing Adages About Happiness and Pride
A compact proverb note contrasts happiness leaking before overflow with a singer who touts himself yet sings off key. The column reflects wit about self praise and timing in everyday speech.
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Finder
Richard H. Leigh
Frank H. Schofield
Schofield
General Board
Navy Department
Edgar Tevis Smith
Olympic Junior Hospitality Corps of
Los Angeles
U. S. National Forest
Germany
Procter & Gamble
U. S. Pat
Oxydol
Maes
Gail Borden
Eagle Brand
Mothers of
America
Borden Company
Dept
Borden Building
Madison Avenue
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