Explorer Finds Hopeful Source of Manganese Ore
Washington officials react to Cyril von Baumann discovery of rich manganese deposits in Ecuador after his return from South America. If developed, Ecuador's supply could cut costs and bolster U S war material stocks alongside Cuba, aiding steel and navy needs amid global tensions.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Cyril von Baumann
Ecuador
South America
von Baumann
Plorer
Andre Roosevelt
Sungles
Russia
India
South African
Gold Coast
Braz
Brazil
British India
Manganese Company
Santiago
Natural Resources Board
Army and Avy Munitions Board
Europe
United States Navy
Winter Bird Feed From Household Scraps
A reader suggests using suet meat scraps oats and poultry feed as winter bird food. The method notes placing scraps on branches and in shrubs for birds to eat. It also mentions preparing fish and duck portions by removing bones and feathers with simple kitchen steps. Associated Newspapers WNU Service.
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Associated Newspapers
WNU
Realistic thinking and lasting ideals
Leonard Barrett argues that in modern times the world needs more realistic thinking and strong ideals. He cites historical figures like the Pilgrim Fathers Cromwell William the Silent and Washington to show how ideals fuel liberty and transformation from mere structure to meaningful homes and communities.
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England
Cromwell
Little
Holland
William the Silent
America
Washington
Ellen McAdoo Debuts as Pasadena Symphony Soloist
Ellen Gibbs McAdoo granddaughter of Woodrow Wilson and daughter of Senator William Gibbs McAdoo attended a Pasadena California Symphony Orchestra concert where she made her debut as a vocal soloist.
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Ellen Gibbs McAdoo
Woodrow Wilson
William Gibbs McAdoo
Pasadena
Calif
Symphony Orchestra
Miss McAdoo
Realistic Ideals in Society and Sacrifice
The text argues ideals fail without concrete action and shared suffering. It urges living beliefs through sacrifice, realism in world conditions, and making ideals empirical to build civilization. It cites Graham’s telephone and Hertz’s waves as examples of ideas that transformed industry.
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Graham
Hertz
Dining Room Styles and Swedish Provincial Homes Explored
Betty Wells surveys interior trends from French Provincial Walnut to bamboo and mahogany rooms, noting alcoves, built in cupboards, and damask fabrics. She contrasts them with Swedish provincial homes featuring heavy timber, carved motifs, and paneled walls, highlighting rooflines, rustic furniture, and decorative textiles.
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Ara
Tim Tebie
Berry
WAT Service
Exudes Romance Dress Described by Macy Lou Smith
Macy Lou Smith showcases a gown design featuring large pink windowpane motifs and trailing flowers across short sleeves and the dress hem. The piece emphasizes romance and feminine styling in period fashion reportage.
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Gale
Macy Lou Smith
Expressing Idealism Versus Realistic Thinking in Daily Life
The piece ponders the balance between idealistic desires and practical thinking in everyday actions. It asks if living out beliefs on common streets makes a meaningful, yet naive, contribution to world betterment.
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Western Newspaper Union
Pompeii’s Ruins Draw Night Visitors Amid Vesuvius Outbursts
Washington reports Mount Vesuvius eruptions remind Pompeii’s ruins still threaten the region. The Nehonne Geosia society notes artifacts unearthed since 1394, with extensive digs from 1748, reveal daily life of Pompeii. Visitors glimpse preserved houses, charred bread, and civic layouts as restoration and nighttime lighting tests begin. Approximately 2,000 Pompeians perished in the catastrophe. modern displays focus on exhumed relics and the city’s former grandeur.
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Washington
D. C
Vesuvinus
Geosia Society
Nationel Museum
Naples
Pompeii
Haming Vesuvius
Nables
Pompei
Amie
Aes
Gay
Sisty
Tomb Unsealed'60 Days to Humor Man's Phobia
Williamsport, Pa. an unsealed tomb near Wildwood Cemetery holds the strange story of Thomes Pursell an hiram man who allegedly lived erect for eighteen months inside his tomb using two baskets and a hammer to escape after burial Air circulates via ventilators and if he does not rise within sixty days the tomb will be sealed permanently
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Williamsport
Wildwood
Hady
Thomes Pursell
Pursell
Coffee Throw Incident Sparks $1000 Suit
Harold Uneil bought a can of coffee at a neighborhood store and hurled it upward to save steps. The can fell on passerby Mrs Anna Zazurlak, who sued for $1000 claiming injuries from the fall.
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Binghamton
N. C
Harold Uneil
Uneil
Anna Zazurlak
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Vitaly
Richard
Sultzbach
Intercollegiate Peace Association
Wittenberg College
Springfeld
Ohio
Young Sultzbach
Middletown
Amaze AM Intute Scientifacts
New England
Mors& Cope
le Moai
WIN Service
Leonard A. Barrett
Ellen McAdoo
Betty Wells
Sweden
Tropics
Shanghai
Kwan Yin
Vesuvius
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