Consol pipeline in full operation powers contributions to 18 million ton deal
Consolidation Coal Co announces its 108 mile Georgetown to Eastlake Ohio pipeline is fully active. It delivered above capacity in a 30 day period as Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co contracted to buy 18 million tons over 15 years for Eastlake power station.
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Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
Eastlake
Ohio
Cleveland Electric Illluminating Co
Consol
Eminating
Ulminaling Company
Reginal Shippers
Inch to ten million parts drives Dexter’s precision quest
West Hartford engineer Albert M. Dexter of Pratt & Whitney pursues measurements down to 0.00001 inch to aid rocket and missile control instruments. He notes Russia mirrors efforts and pins future space progress on achieving extreme tolerances. Dexter works in a 68 degree chamber with a high precision comparator, spending hours per measurement.
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West Hartford
Conn
Albert M. Dexter
Dexter
Pratt & Whitney Co
Tool Company
United States’ Space Program
Russia
Pratt Whitney
Avon
Things a columnist might never know from his mail
Hal Boyle shares a medley of quirky facts and trivia drawn from mail and miscellany. Items include statistics on births and injuries, peculiar historical anecdotes, scientific tidbits, and oddities about maps, animals, foods, and famous figures, all presented in a light, humorous tone.
Strange window visions shut down Herberton mine fifty years ago
Raleigh County locals recall a 1908 Herberton flare when John Coon found eerie blue tinted photographs on house windows near the mine. The images, showing a mine entrance and a woman, frightened workers into staying away from the pits until a deputy mine inspector deemed the mine safe.
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West Virginia
Raleigh County
Raleigh Herald
Herberton
Cirtsville
John Coon
Bank Bass
Johnson Could Be Democratic Presidential Contender in 1960
Amid a crowded field Democrats face internal splits over civil rights and school integration. Lyndon B. Johnson, senate leader and Texas Democrat, is watched as a possible compromise candidate to unite the party, with two more congressional sessions ahead to build momentum before the 1960 election.
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Congress
Nixon
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Democrats
Johnson
Democratic Party
Jolson
Couse
Eisenhower
Comparing speeds of birds to sprinters and runners
A classroom note explains bird speeds: swift birds can hit 100 mph, ducks hawks and golden eagles reach about 180 mph in dives, and long-distance fliers like black swifts exceed 100 mph. Geese cover 500 miles at 40 to 60 mph, while common backyard birds fly 40 to 90 mph.
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North America
The Matchmaker premiere hats and Hollywood chatter
New Yorks Illi- you all report on Sophia Loren skipping a hat at the Millinery Institute premiere of The Matchmaker at the Little Carnegie. Kathryn Grayson discusses future plans and Victor Herbert revival while other stars share playful jabs and gossip from lounges and hotels.
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Millinery Institute
Carnegie
Sophia Loren
Sophia
Kathryn Grayson
ABC
Victor Herbert
Manor Hotel
Wildwood
N. J
Kathryn
Europe
Toots Shor
Harwyn
Mickey Mantle
James Hagerty
Joe DiMaggio
Toots
Taffy Tuttle
Jack Herbert
Don Ricktes
Slate Bros. Club
Los Angeles
Wolf
Judy Garland
CBS
Spee
Nat Hiken
Jorge Batista
el Presidente
Natalie Trundy
Actrese
Jack Benny
Mary
Catskills
Max Asias
Harry Hershfield
Gene Kelly
Kerry
Sat
Eve
Post
Mickey Cohen
Morty Gunty
Poolly
Fran Beck Jr
Mines in Eccles report deny mass layoff claim
Mr. Cheyney, superintendent of mines at Eccles, denies a published report that the mines will curtail its force to 20 men. He says operations are at peak and prospects for continued activity are excellent. A notice signed by Postmaster T. KR. Scott explains postcard postage rules and cautions about proper 2 cent postage for post cards.
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Coon
D. L. Maynor
M. E.” Kincaid
Herberton
A. P. Williams
Cittsville
Herald
Ruth
Beckley
Cheyney
Eccles
T. KR. Scott
Miners Strike at Helen and Stotesbury Mines Injures Worker
25 years ago striking miners at the Helen and Stotesbury mines protested to return to work. Joel E. Collins, a Black mechanic at Maples garage, suffered burns to hands and face when a Parker Williams device exploded in the shop. The piece notes rising chicken thefts with E. E. Tucker and C. C. Tucker on Warper Road reporting losses of poultry.
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Helen and
Stotesbury
Joel E. Collins
Maples Garage
Parker Williams
Virginia
E. E
Tucker
C. C. Tucker
Warper Road
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