Bares Secrets Of Auctioneers
DECATUR MD Fred Reppert runs a long standing school since 1921 training about 100 auctioneers annually. Students practice actual auctions on courthouse lawn in summer and inside in winter while instructors critique. Reppert explains singsong calls speed up sales and notes terms like wata quarter and hha half notes. He cites world record auction prices including 47500 for Farcier and 31000 for Ardmore the Hereford bull.
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Decatur
Fred Reppert
Reppert
Farcier
William Cronover
Hudson
Iowa
Ardmore
Canadian Pastor Sets Four Rules for Kissing Teens
Reverend A E Cooke of St John's United church in Vancouver outlines four rules to teens about kissing. Do not be too liberal with affections and don't treat women as free lunch counters. Boys should protect women and avoid wasting emotions. Petting is natural but not right, as civilization rests on impulse control.
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Vancouver
B. C
A. E. Cooke
St. John's United Church
Codke
Smuggling Neck Ties Found On Ship Smugglers Plan
In Seattle a 99 year old Japanese passenger Arimi Noguchi tried to smuggle 263 silk neckties from the Heian Maru by winding them around his body. Customs officers investigated the inflate appearance and recovered the contraband.
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Seattle
Wash
Arimi Noguchi
Japan
Couple Awarded Damages For Unusual Injuries in London
In London Mr and Mrs William Tucker were awarded 20570 dollars as compensation for damages after an accident involving a hired car and another vehicle. Tucker, an insurance agent, lost the ability to enjoy smoking and liquor, while his wife sustained severe injuries impairing her powers.
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London
William Tucker
Howe
Fingerprinting in Police Work Since 1905 Adoption
The article traces fingerprinting’s adoption by New York Police in 1905 led by Joseph A. Jaurot and supported by Commissioner McAdoo. It notes global use from India to England, with police and federal agencies employing prints to identify criminals and deserters across eras.
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New York
Joseph A. Jaurot
McAdoo
Ae Musica
F. Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins
B. C
E. R. Henry
India
Police
England and Wales
United States
War and Navy Departments
Interior Department
Deer Food Habits Reveal Life Story in Examination
The Biological Survey analyzed stomachs from 22 fall and 52 late winter deer to explain seasonal body condition. Fall dietary diversity included 45 plant species versus 25 in winter, with evergreens dominating late winter. Balsam and pine drove the winter diet while willows declined, and heath honeysuckle birch items remained minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Woods
Emperor Norton’s Rise and Title as American Emperor
Joshua Norton, an English Jew, arrived in San Francisco in November 1849 and quickly built a merchant reputation. By 1853 a fire destroyed his property, and he later proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico through public notices, before dying in January 1880.
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Joshua Abraham Norton
San Francisco
Norton I
United States of America
Mexico
Roman Pathway Found in Sussex at Wiggonholt Manor
A tiled Roman pathway was uncovered at Wiggonholt manor in Sussex. It runs 27 feet north-south and is four feet wide and eight inches thick, laid with yellow clay. No wall is found yet, but surface tile and Pulborough stone indicate nearby building remains.
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Sussex
Britain
Wiggonholt Manor
S. E. Winbolt
Times of London
Pulborough
Lightning and Thunder Simultaneity in Distant Flashes
The article explains that lightning and thunder are simultaneous for very distant flashes but sound lags when thunder is heard. It notes light travels 186,330 miles per second, while sound moves about 1,100 feet per second, causing delays proportional to distance.
Lights of New York and World Fair Nightlife Snippets
A column blends nightlife anecdotes from midtown to the Bronx including a drunken misadventure and a taxi tale. It also notes Kostelanetz’s World’s Fair postmark talk, Eddie Garr’s Broadway valet swap, a two headed cow show, Orson Welles at the fair, and a Carter Glass biography review.
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Orson
Welles
Gang Busters
Eddie Garr
Jeeter Lester
Tobacco Road
Dresser
Swick
Garr
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Hot Springs National Park to Be Enlarged in Department Plan
The government plans to enlarge Hot Springs National Park from 1 011 acres to over 4 000 acres with more than a million dollars in funding. Projects include a promenade behind Bath House Row a kur haus a mountain amphitheater new bridle and foot trails skyline drives formal park entrances and expanded recreation areas pending congressional appropriations.
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Hot Springs National Park
Ark
National Park Service
Congress
Bath ‘House Row
First Air Black Maria Used in Britain
London reports two men accused of safe breaking were transported from Jersey to Southampton by air in what is believed to be the first use of an airplane as a Black Maria in the British Isles.
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London
Jersey Islands
Southampton
England
British Isles
Rio Bravo Faces Mexican Colony In Key League Tilt
Rio Bravo meets the Mexican colony tonight at the local diamond to resolve a third place tie in the recreation league. Hi Y leads with six wins no losses while juniors are second at four and two. Belridge sits with five losses and one win. This week Hi Y beat Rio Bravo 11 3 and Rio Bravo beat Belridge 8 7. A Tuesday game saw Feather Merchants rally to defeat Hi Y 21 13.
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Rio Bravo
Hi-Y
Belridge
Feather Merchants
Mennonite Brethren Church Service Details
At 400 Kern Street Pastor H D Wiebe leads Sunday school at 9 am and preaching at 11 am. Possibility of Prof Herman D Wiebe joining for the evening service.
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Mennonite Brethern Church
Kern Street
H. D. Wiebe
Herman D. Wiebe
Union Congregational Church Labor Day Sermon Notice
Alfred T. Chandler minister announces Sunday at Hitchcock Hotel residence service at 11 pm with the Labor Day sermon Men Hoes and Stars all welcome. Sunday school at 9 50 am and Christian Youth meeting at 7 pm for high school students.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
Hitchcock Hotel
First Baptist Church Schedule At Lerdo Highway
The First Baptist Church at 289 First Lerdo Highway lists Bible school at 10 a.m. with P. A. Schmidt as superintendent. The morning service follows at 11 o’clock with the sermon The Foundation Of Charity And Service. Evening service is at 8 p.m. with a sermon A Secret Of Courageous Christian Living. Midweek prayer is Wednesday at 8 p.m. Young People’s and Prayer League meetings are also noted.
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First Baptist Church
First Lerdo Highway
Edgar H.’Mcallister
Bible
Schmidt
Foundation of
Chache and Service
Praree League
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church Services
Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church on North Kern Street in Shef ter announces the week of September 2 services. Sunday school at 9 45 a m with W H Bean superintendent preaching at 11 a m long service at 3 p m evangelistic service Wednesday 8 p m. Last Sunday 131 attended Sunday school and crowds at preaching. Radio broadcast over KPMC Sundays at 9 05 a m. We invite you to attend next Sunday.
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Orthodox Missionary Baptist Church
North Kern Street
Shefter
Sam Wilcoxon
H. Bean
KPMC
St. John's Wasco Catholic Church Mass Times
St. John's Catholic Church at 9th and Broadway Wasco California led by Pastor Owen McMullen offers Sunday masses at 6 30 a m and 8 30 a m confessions are heard Saturdays at 7 p m.
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St. John’s Catholic Church
9Th and Broadway
Wasco
Calif
Owen McMullen
Titanic Club Battle Set For September 6 Softball Game
Kiwanis and Rotary clubs heat up for a Wednesday night softball clash at Richland diamond under lights. Managers Murray Arnold and P V McClure promise no holds, with umpires eyed including Kern sheriff John Loustalot. lineups show Wray Phillips pitching for Kiwanis and Frank Shaw catching for Rotary, others listed with changes possible. If the game runs late, play starts at 8 15.
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Kiwanians
Rotarians
Richland Diamond
Murray Arnold
P. V. McClure
The
John Loustalot
Kern County
John Ware
Bakersfield Kiwanian
Jim Thrasher
Bakersfield
Shafter Rotary Club
Ware
Thrasher
Shave
F. S. Wade Named President of Gas Company
F S Wade is named president and general manager of the Southern California Gas Company. Addison B Day and Alexander B Macbeth retire September 1 but remain directors. Wade also serves as president of Southern Counties Gas Company. A F Bridge becomes general manager at the Southern California Gas Company.
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F. S. Wade
Southern California Gas Company
South Flower Street
Addison. B. Day
Alexander B. Macbeth
Oth
Southern Counties Gas Company
Pacific Lighting Corporation
Macbeth
A.F. Bridge
Wade
Southern Counties Gas, Company
Service Held Here Tuesday For Mrs Beda Wren
Funeral services conducted at Jensen Funeral Home for Mrs Beda Wren 55 of Wasco former Shafter resident. Interment followed at Shafter Cemetery. She died at home in Wasco on Sunday and is survived by 10 children and 14 grandchildren. Born in Ozark Arkansas.
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Janzen
Beda Wren
Wasco
Shafter
Shafter Cemetery
Wren
Arkansas
Ozark
Pitcher Who Beats Merchants Loses Championship Game
Jack Lynch who pitched for the Porterville Reds and faced the Shafter Merchants earlier was knocked out in the fifth inning as Modesto fell to the Redwood Manufacturers of Pittsburg California 5 to 1 in the nightball state championship. Pittsburg advances to Chicago for a national tournament. manager J. W. Pearson was in town.
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Jack Lynch
Porterville Reds
Shafter Merchants
Porterville
Modesto
Redwood Manufacturers Company
Pittsburg
California
Chicago
United States
J. W. Pearson
Shafter
Firemen to Meet Next Wednesday in Shafter
Members of the Shafter Volunteer Fire Department will meet next Wednesday evening at 7:30 at the American Legion hall. Chief Oliver Sly announced plans for a fall dance will be discussed.
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Shafter Volunteer Fire Department
American Legion Hall
Oliver Sly
Zion National Park Born as Zion by Early Mormons
Named by Mormons the bright colored canyons and formations in Zion National Park Utah were originally hawed Zion by religious minded Mormons.
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Zion National Park
Utah
Zion
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