Stratosphere Balloons Hit 14 Mile Heights in Maryland Flights
Three Beltsville Maryland flights used six rubber hydrogen balloons to lift an observer unit with photoelectric cells and radio links. The mission measured ozone layers and atmospheric readings and the devices were recovered after each ascent. National Geographic Society and National Bureau of Standards plan larger balloons and improved ozone instruments for future flights.
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Beltsville
National Geographic Society
National Bureau of Standards
Library of Songbirds Lifts Kalamazoo Invalids
In Kalamazoo Michigan J E Reed operates a Bird Library with over 100 canaries and other birds loaned to invalids and shut ins. Requests require a doctor letter and patient postcard to ensure health precautions. Reed recalls turning from four years of injuries to bring joy through birds.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
J. E. Reed
Reed
Davenport
Voice Of Prophecy Artists To Appear In Shafter
The Voice Of Prophecy radio artists will perform at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Shafter on Wednesday night July 17 at 8 o'clock. The church, one mile west of Shafter on the Lerdo highway, hosts the group for one night with no admission charge. Pastor L S Melendy notes the artists spent time in Shafter previously and are well known there.
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Voice of Prophecy
SDA Church
Shafter
L. S. Melendy
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Lerdo Highway
Melend
Kiwanis Names Fishing Committee For Deep Sea Trip
John Wstbinder Harvey Gae do and Fe Friesen were named as committee members to plan a deep sea fishing trip for Shefer Kiwanis members at yesterday's luncheon. No trip date set. Total bank deposits in 15,146 active banks were 26 053 844 000 as of June 30, 1939. Much idle funds could be invested but for the New Deal.
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John Wstbinder
Harvey Gaedo
Fe. Friesen
Shefer Kiwanis
Yesteday
Ac‘tive
Family of Shafter Residents Noted for Large Extended Line
The obituary mentions Mr and Mrs Tina Neufeld of Shafter and notes they have thirty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
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Tina Neufeld
Shafter
Union Congregational Church Sunday Schedule
Alfred T. Chandler, minister, oversees church services at 7 p.m. Sunday school gathers at 9:50 a.m. The Pilgrim Fellowship is mentioned as part of church activities. Life's Ennobling Call is referenced as a sermon theme.
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Union Congregational Church
Alfred T. Chandler
the Christian the National’ Pilgrim
Junior and Senior Endeavor Meet at Mennonite Church
Church activities include services at 7 o clock with a 7 45 closing, a 25 minute youth discussion, and social hour. Africa will show mission field pictures. Also a Junior Sewing Circle sale on Wednesday July 17 and preaching in German and American services at First Mennonite Church led by Pastor J P Glanzer and H D Wiebe.
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Africa
First Mennonite Church
J. P. Glanzer
Eva Duerksen
Kern
H. D. Wiebe
Christian Fellowship
Ghostly radio guided planes forecast for war use
Dr. Lee de Forest predicts future war tech with radio guided bomb planes flown without pilots. He says U S and European engineers are testing ghost planes, capable of dropping bombs then returning home as inexpensive flying torpedoes. He also mentions television facsimile to transmit maps from observation planes.
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Lee de Forest
United States
de Forest
Removing a Stuck Headlight Bulb With Lamp Glove Tip
The article notes night driving hazards from stubborn headlight bulbs for one eyed drivers. A technique suggests moving the bulb up and down to loosen corrosion before removal. A device called a lamp glove aids safe removal. Wiping sockets with coldaldial graphite during installation prevents corrosion and sticking.
South American Mafia Reorganization Busted by Arrests
Argentine police seized Arturo Placeres Agati Galiffi and Jose Manuel Pazz El Capitan with accomplices at Rosario. They exposed a counterfeit ring that police say was reorganizing the Mafia which once ruled the South American underworld and preyed on society.
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Argentina
Arturo Placeres
Agati Galiffi
Rosario
Jose Manuel
Pazz
el Capitan
Antonio di Santo
South America
Underground cemetery opens beneath Buenos Aires site
A subterranean cemetery in Buenos Aires features circular crypts, a central garden, and above ground gardens. It will hold 18,000 coffins with electric lighting and ventilation. Officials report a waiting list of 7,000 people seeking space.
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Buenos Aires
Termite Damage Estimated at Forty Million Dollars
Dr. Thomas E. Snyder of New Orleans, a government entomologist, says termites annually damage woodwork in homes to about 40 million dollars. He recommends insulation to separate wood from soil, soil poisoning, and injection of poison into masonry to block termite movement between timber and earth. He notes termites access wood where soil contact exists and can penetrate foundations via cracks or adobe-like tubes.
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Thomas E. Snyder
New Orleans
Snyder
Grandfather Mountain Crowned Among North America’s Oldest Peaks
French botanist Andrew Michaux climbed Grandfather Mountain in 1794 and noted reaching the summit of North America’s highest peak. The 5,964 foot mountain may have been the continent’s top height, with geologists dating it as among the oldest mountains, perhaps over 140 million years old. Eons of erosion left Grandfather’s igneous core towering above surrounding valleys.
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North Carolina
Andrew Michaux
North America
America
New Brunswick Culinary Traditions Preserve Coastal Style
European influenced kitchens in New Brunswick maintain Scotch English Irish and French roots. French cooking thrives with orchard and dairy farm produce north of Maine and seafood along the coast. Local fare includes cod cutlets halibut lobster pea soup and wild strawberry omelet, aligned with summer fishing swimming and boating.
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New Brunswick
Maine
Chinchilla Feeding Habits
Chinchillas eat mostly in the evening and night and are fed once daily in captivity. They need fresh water at all times and thrive on grain foods like rolled oats and corn, plus ample greens such as alfalfa hay and lettuce.
Double Funeral Held Sunday for Neufeld Couple
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Neufeld 79 who died July 8 and for her husband Abram H Neufeld 77 who died two days later were conducted Sunday afternoon at the Mennonite Brethren church. Rev H D Wiebe officiated with interment at Shafter Cemetery. The Neufelds, born in Russia, had lived in Shaft er 13 years. Surviving are four sons Henry H Abram R Edward Neufeld of Shafter and Cornelius Neufeld of Bakersfield and three daughters Mrs Bertha Heinricks Mrs H H Ratzlaff.
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Anna Neufeld
Abram H. Neufeld
Mennonite Brethren Church
H. D. Wiebe
Shafter
Janzen
Neutéela
Russia
United States
Henry H. Abram R
Edward Neufeld
Cornelius Neufeld
Bakersfield
Bertha Heinricks
H. H. Ratzlaff
Real Estate Deals In Shafter California Listings
Special housing offers in Shafter Cal for sale including a near-new five room house at 3500 dollars with F H A terms and a beautiful seven room residence at 42000 dollars. Also a 50 by 150 foot building lot near Lerdo with 350 dollar price and terms plus income properties in Southern California and a 20 acre San Dimas grove earning over 5000 dollars yearly. Rentals include a new 3 room apartment with water and a 2 bedroom unfurnished home at 40 dollars monthly. Licensed broker H John Harder lists contact info.
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San Dimas
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9Th and Broadway Streets
Wasco
Owen McMullan
Christian Science — Christian Science Society
Mother Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
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Sixth
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Bell Peppers
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Lux
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