Aerial Balloons as England Plans High Defenses
The article details Britain’s proposed measures to deter air raids by lifting defenses to 30 000 feet with balloon fences and kite balloons. It cites historical use in World War I and earlier, including observation balloons, bombproofed by aircraft and cables, and signaling via wires to ships.
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Britain
London
National Geographic Society
Great Britain
France
Coutelle
Paris
Richmond
Joseph
Milford Man Returns From His Own Funeral
John J. Barrett of Redding was mistaken for a drowned man found in the Housatonic river and buried as Barrett. He reappeared three days later in Milford, then confirmed his identity, prompting authorities to question the burial of the drowned man and the strange mix up.
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Milford
Conn
Mark Twain
John J. Barrett
Housatonic
Redding
Carrie Phillips
Samuel Osborne
Mr. Barrett
Osborne House
Mrs. Osborne
Fairfield
Barrett
Morehouse
Celluloid Collar Plant Expands Sales Abroad
The two story shop runs by Kramer and his brother exports neckwear largely to foreign markets. The owner believes it will be a revolution to bring these collars back into the United States from overseas.
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Kramer
Pennsylvania
United States
Three Robins Hatch in Coat Pocket Nest
Asbury Park resident Morris Brenner found a robin's nest in the right pocket of his coat hanging from a tree. He left the coat hoping the bird would move, and returned to discover three eggs in the nest, which hatched the next day.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Morris Brenner
Brenner
Eleven Children Kill Boy in Lyons Crime Shocks City
An eight year old boy Paul Gignoux is slain by eleven youths in Lyons. The attackers, including an eleven year old girl, attack after taunts about his hair and clothes. Police face legal gaps as some culprits are over twelve.
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Paris
Lyons
Paul Gignoux
Paul
Women Need More Iron in Diet Study Suggests
Urbana, Illinois report shows many University of Illinois women require more iron daily to sustain red blood cell counts. Researchers note lower baseline counts in women may contribute to perceived weaker condition. quote cites normal adult male and female red cell figures.
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Urbana
University of Illinois
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
Milicent Hathaway
Legend of Lake Jason and Golden Haul Haunts Hickory Miss
Tales of gold murders and disappearances surround Lake Jason four miles north of Hickory. A French trader Jason and an Indian helper allegedly hid gold in a tavern and disposed of travelers in the lake. Legends say they vanished, leaving ghosts blamed for nightly sightings.
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Hickory
Miss
Jason
Jackson Military Highway
Mississippi
Mobile
Ontario Family of 21 Children All Are Living
Zurich Ontario reports Mrs James Masse gave birth to her 21st child, making a possible Canadian record. All 21 children aged 1 month to 25 years are alive healthy and largely raised on a Lake Huron farm. Twins among the brood. Eight attend school from the family truck. The six room farmhouse hosts a busy household baking bread weekly and buying flour in bulk.
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Zurich
Ont
James Masse
Canada
Masses
Mass
Maurice
Lake Huron
Martha
New Jersey Court Reverses Man Palomka Death Ruling
Newark New Jersey Prudential Insurance wins case to revive Palomka legally dead nine years after his wife Valeria petitioned his death. Palomka said to live in Poland with six children before deserting Valeria, with a missing finger as identification. Surrogate Herriger vacated 1928 order declaring him dead.
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Newark
N. J
Frank Polomka
Valeria
Prudential Insurance Company
Palomka
Poland
Frederick Herriger
Essex County
Valeria Polomka
Boyd Street
Historic Oak Destroyed by Fire at Du Toit Farm
A fire set to drive off a bee swarm under the historic oak at Du Toit farm, Dalosophat area, destroyed the tree planted about 1582 by Francois du Toit. The ancient specimen stood on the Du Toit property and dated back to colonial times.
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Capetown
Dalosophat
Clerk Shouts Poison After Wrong Man Is Tracked
In LaGrange Indiana a physician entering a grocery store to buy cine tablets was mistaken for a poison suspect. A clerk shouted poison as the man fled with candy packaging in hand. The doctor held the clerk, forced a cough and demanded an antidote.
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LaGrange
Ind
Nutria Rats Threaten England As Invasive Giant Rodents Arrive
London reports a new rat menace from South America the nutria a large fur animal escaping into several districts after a farm escape in Surrey nearly 1000 nutria fled last month authorities request evidence of damage and assess potential harm while experts note its size tunnels and aggressive nature and uncertainty about breeding rates
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London
England
Great Britain
South America
Ministry of Agriculture
Surrey
M. C. A. Hinton
Natural History Museum
Jewel Thieves Laugh at Trap in Capetown Robbery
Capetown police say a decoy diamond trap failed as a gang walked off with $35,000 in diamonds. Colonel de Villiers told a public accounts select committee the heist exposed gross stupidity and blamed no single person.
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Capetown
South Africa
Select Committee of Public Accounts
Colonel de Villiers
Bobby the Horse Resigns From British Navy After 20 Years
Devonport England honors Bobbie a horse as he resigns from the royal naval forces after two decades of service. More than 500 sailors and NCOs line the route as a band plays The Boys of the Old Brigade and an honor guard fires as Bobbie departs. Betty succeeds him to continue naval tradition.
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Devonport
England
Bobbie
Royal Naval Barracks
Betty
Navy
Neighbors Beat Father After Refusing Work in Dunlap
Bill Williams, father of three, refused employment prompting a vigilante band to drag him from his creekside home. They lashed him across the bare back and left him, claiming his inability to rise for work.
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Dunlap
Tenn
Bill Williams
Williams
Puzzle clue list and partial answer sheet
Crossword puzzle horizontal clues with numbered entries and a solved fragment. Includes entries such as 1 Japanese sash 4 The chosen 9 Turn left 12 To put on 138 Mercenary 14 To be obligated 15 Took off 17 Acted 19 Musical term 21 low in spirits 22 Sullen 24 To corrode 26 Balance 20 Increased 31 To tear 61 Vetch 62 Flower 64 To contend river 67 Force unit and a brief indication of a solved puzzle with stray letters and formatting.
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Hehlce
al PL
Endeavorers Plan Greenhorn Meet September 4 5 6
Kern County Christian Endeavor society finalizes plans for its annual conference at Greenhorn Mountain. The fall meeting runs Labor Day weekend September 4 to 6 with Rev. Carlos E Lopez as guest speaker and Miss Magdalene Newman presiding. Additional speakers include Miss Emma Ruth Reedley and Parker Van Meter Fresno.
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Kern County Christian Endeavor Society
Greenhorn Mt
Rio Bravo
Labor Day
Gues
Carlos E. Lopez
Mexican Methodist Church
Bakersfield
Magdalene Newman
Emma Ruth
Reedley
Parker van Meter
Fresno
P. N. Hiebert
Mennonite Brethren Church of
East Bakersfield
Trade Last and its Effect in Social Compliments
The article explains that T L or trade last originated from a playfully flirtatious exchange where one person offers a compliment about themselves in return for hearing something nice about the other person. It notes the custom’s use among courting peers and its social signaling value.
Great Wall of Peru Built by Chimu for Defense?
The great wall of Peru, a pre conquest structure likely built by the Chimu Indians, spans from Chimborazo port area inland over forty miles. It served as a defense barrier against neighboring powers, including the Incas, climbing ridges and cutting through valleys along the Pacific coast.
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Peru
Peruvian
Chimbote
Pacific
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