Names Through Time Describe Shifts in Significance
A historical reflection traces how names lost their meaning over time from primitive descriptive tags to fixed family surnames. It notes early forms like Mr Strong Arm and Mrs Gossip, explains the adoption of surnames by nobility and commoners, and cites examples such as Smith and Johnson. The piece also covers regional naming patterns, including O and Mac prefixes, Fitz in French lineages, and modern American name changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Shakespeare
Strong Arm
Lion-Killer
Gossip
Fives Foot
Smith
Ireland
Scotland
Mac
MacPhearson
O'Connor
Connor
Fitz
Fitaroy
Roy
You
Attell
the Scott
Scott
Travers
Newcome
Newcomb
Engishman
Jane
Bigger
Ford
Becon
Bear
Brooks
Shields
Bunts
Bibby
Day
Knight
Adam
Eve
Eden
Carr
Gay
December radio program listings across US cities
An Associated Press digest compiles December radio schedules from Atlanta Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Columbus Detroit Los Angeles New York and more. The items feature orchestras organs vocal acts talk shows and special features with varied times and venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio Digest
The
Associated Press
Atlanta
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dallas News
Detroit News
Hollywood
Wansas City Star
School of the Air
Los Angeles Times
WHAB
Louisville Times
WMC Memphis
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Newark
Crossword Puzzle No 17 Quartet of Crosses
A readable puzzle page lists a quartered cross word with an elongated central word and across clues. It includes synonyms and definitions for familiar terms across horizontal and vertical entries. The piece notes several numbered clues and a mix of common words for solvers.
Yesterday's Answer Solves Puzzle No. 81 IR
The note presents a concise solution to puzzle No 81 IR titled Yesterday's Answer. It identifies the final result and key steps, mentioning the puzzle code and the public solving method. The reader gains the solution path and confirms the correct outcome.
Never the Swain Shall Meet to Bow on Broadway Soon
Cosmopolitan Films announces the Kyne novel adaptation Never the Swain Shall Meet will premiere on Broadway within weeks. The South Sea Islands setting includes Tahiti location work and a star cast led by Anita Stewart and Bert Lytell with director Maurice Tourneur. a prologue and original musical scare are planned.
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Universal Service
New York
Swain
Broadway
Cosmopolitan Corporation
Peter B. Kyne
South Sea Islands
Cosmopolitan
Tahiti
Anita Stewart
Bert Lytell
Buntley Gordon
George Siegmann
Justine Johnstone
Lionel Belmore
Ernest Butterworth
Maurice Tourneur
Eugene B. Mullin
Signals Planned for Travis Street Traffic Lights
Automatic traffic light signals will be installed on Travis street when the 192 budget becomes available. Police and Fire Commissioner Wright said Travis street needs signals as badly as any city street. Mayor Tobin voiced his support for the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Street
Wright
John Tobin
Newsboy Fatally Asphyxiated by Stove Fumes in Oklahoma City
Belford Burgess aged 13, a newsboy, died last night from gas heater fumes in a rooming house. Richart French 15 and Ed Johnson of Springfield Missouri are in serious condition after inhaling the fumes in the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Belford Burgess
Furacs
Richart French
Ed Johnson
Springfield
Auto Thieves Routed by Cafe Man
Burglars tried to break into a Fourth and Taylor confectionery and cafe through a weakened wall. They pried a lock off a rear door, woke proprietor J. L. Collier, and fled in a speeding car. Detectives searched the area but found little trace of the prowlers.
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Fourth and
Taylor Streets
J. L. Collier
Walling, Boatwright
Rubnke
G. W. Hazell
Michigan Avenue
Stendbback
Vogler
West Maple Street
G. Lonza
Yohr and Higgins
Socials Planned by Winter Residents in San Antonio
Tourists spending the winter in San Antonio plan several social gatherings during the season. At a Bandstand Alamo Plaza meeting, a committee was formed led by George C Merrill of Minneapolis to pick a suitable venue and report at a Friday 2 oclock meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Alamo Plaza
George C. Merrill
Minneapolis
Nature Study Society Holds Washington Meet
Members of the American Nature Study Society and nature study teachers from across the country gather in Washington for the annual session. Mrs. John D. Sherman and Arthur Newton Pack speak, endorsing a national arboretum plan as highly educational for the nation.
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Washington
D. C
Bee
American Nature’ Study Society
John D. Sherman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Arthur Newton Pack
Pack
Davis Home Again Silent on Quitting
Secretary of labor James J. Davis returned to New York from an immigration systems inquiry in South America. He denied a report that he planned to resign, saying he would not discuss a supposed rift with the President and that his resignation was a misread remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
New York
Tames J. Davis
Labor
One Tubes Receiver Boosts Volume Through Battery Feedback
Ward R. Harris of San Antonio shares a simple modification to a single tube receiver to improve audibility and volume. By adding a second feed from the B battery to ground, he creates a double feedback that amplifies audio through the tuning inductance, aided by practical coil winding and wiring guidance for homemade setups.
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Ward R. Barris
South Presa Street
San Antonio
Harris
Mr. Harris
Retired New Yorker Dies in Hollywood Mystery
Milton Holly a former New York merchant and two women believed to be his wife were found dead in a Pangalow court apartment in Hollywood. Police stated they appeared poisoned but could not determine if the cause was personal safety related.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Milton Holly
New York
Pangalow Court
Mother and son found dead in Bristow gas stove tragedy
In Bristow Oklahoma Mrs G E Burch and her son Bate 20 were found dead from gas stove emissions. An oil company employee returned home to discover the bodies and a note mentioned gas stove setup and battery backups and audio amplification references.
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Bristow
Okla
G. E. Burch
Bate
Bareh
World Rar
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Hunter
Bowman
Cook
Joy
Hale
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Wei
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WGN
WMAC
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Wly
Wdar
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Vaudville
Christ
KGO Oakland
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WCAE
Pittsburgh
Portland Oregonian
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Schenectady
Seattle
Senthle
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Cary
Isaiah
Septuagesima
Azariah
Amanda
Remaele
OjOtr
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Feth
King Feature Syn
Nature Study Society
P.S
Sol Saper
Navarro
He Woltz & Marx Co
Fifth Ave
Walrus
the Empire
James M. Barrie
St. Anthony
Phone Crockett
Boot Shop
East Houston St
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