Seismograph Story At Spring Hill College
Seismograph expert Father Cyril Ruhlman used a simple wagon dump to detect coal deliveries, sparking curiosity about vibrations. Father Louis Eisele, S.J., now directs Spring Hill Observatory and builds a visual seismograph to track hurricanes and jet stream effects, proposing readings from multiple stations triangulate storm paths.
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Spring Hill College
Cyril Ruhlman
Ruhlman
Louis J. Eisele
S. J
Spring Hill Observatory
Father Eisele
Eisele
Hollywood Hotel to Make Way for Offices and Shops
Weald Hollywood Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue will be demolished on May 1 to make room for an office building, stores, and a new hotel. Manager Leslie Jeffries laments the loss of a landmark as long-time tenants face uncertainty while show folk and widows seek new housing.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Hollywood Boulevard
Highland Avenue
Hollywood Hotel
Leslie Jeffries
England
Grant Mitchell
Virginia Pearson
Jeffries
Flora Finch
Thomas Meighan
Betty Blyth
Hobart Bosworth
Owen Moore
Viola Dana
H. B. Warner
J. J. Corbett
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Dr. G. Wodehouse
Elinor Glynn
Nazimova
Rudolph Valentino
Local notices and obituaries mark West Virginia events
Harrison County and surrounding areas report births and resignations plus local politics. The piece notes a Leap Day birth in the Vest family, updates on House candidates including Del. Ralph J. Keister, and Wheeling bottleneck concerns prompting candidate writings. It covers open water system bonds, Bethany College housing dedication, and NPR site reassurances. Obituaries and funeral notices for Fortner, Ellison Fellison, Hutchens, and Walker are listed with service details.
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Fortner
George W
Fort Myers
Florida
Grandview
Calfee Funeral Home
Everett R. Shafer
BL. Jones
Sunset Memorial Park
Caffee Funeral Home
Ellison Fellison
Horace Benton
Pluto
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Neville Street
Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Home
Hutchens |Hutchens
Hutchens
Camp Creek
Wiliams Funeral Home
Walker
James Edward
Clainie D. Walker
Mabscott
Elgin Air Force East
Pensacola
Swist Air Force Base
Prince
Quesenberry and Webb
Vance Drive
Quesenberry & Nl
Udlic
Jan Campbell
Music Company
Main Street
Beckley
W. Va
Miss
Two soldiers hitch rides with a generous motorist
Montreal to Quebec City travelers Lance Corporals Jean Decarie and Gilles Grenon met a one in a million motorist who not only gave them a lift but loaned his car for a week. The notice lists other obituaries and local service ads mixed in, reflecting a crowded page.
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Montreal
Quebec City
Jean Decarie
Haileybury
Ont
Gilles Grenon
Ottawa
Oredell Shaw
Thamesville
Lynn
Yamachiche
Williams
Sophia
An Hee
Hugh Darby
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia Church of God
W. J. ‘Blair
Burra
Raceland, Ky
Paul Shaw
Oscar Rutte
Buford Riggs
Ed Davis
Joe Mullens
Nathaniel Polk
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Washington
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Clyburn
Caffee Funeral Home Funeral Directors
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Quesenberry & Webb Funeral Home, Inc
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