Gail Lawrence Marries Dick at Saint Mark's in Lucky Style
In a foggy dawn bustle Gail prepares for her wedding with Ariel's hushed, hopeful dreams. The ceremony at Saint Mark's glitters with family and friends as Gail, now calm yet touched, weds Dick in a day of tears and laughter. The couple recalls their shared past on the ranch and faces a future as the "Lucky Lawrences."
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Gail
Ariel
Phil
Phil Dearest
Lily
Miss Murchison
Mary Keats
Chicago
Van
Saint Mark’s
Miss Lawrence
Sam
Lawrences
Modern Alaskan Town Has Climate Like Virginia
Ketchikan Alaska plans to buy electric light power water and telephone properties showing it is a modern city. It sits at the southern tip of the Alaskan panhandle near Tongass Narrows and experiences mild winters with heavy rainfall. The town serves as a shipping center and supply base with Seattle nearby and huge salmon canneries in season. Lumbering exists but pulpwood potential is strong due to vast forests and year round water power.
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Washington
Ketchikan
Alaska
National Geographic Society
States
Juneau
Panama
Alaskan Panhandle
British Columbia
Tongass Narrows
Richmond
Seattle
Missouri Towns Boast Odd Names in State Guide
Jefferson City report notes the Missouri state postal directory highlights towns with playful names. It lists places like Brag City Amity and Annapolis and mentions a Washington county hamlet named Cadet, along with a Bachelor and a Day but no night, illustrating quirky naming within the state.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Amity
Annapolis
West Point
Washington County
Chain System Used to Circulate Books
Madison Wisconsin news note details a book circulation chain begun over 15 years ago by John L. Meyer secretary of the Inland Press association. Meyer buys a new book monthly and starts it on a traveling path with a note asking recipients to pass it along to interested colleagues in newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
John L. Meyer
Inland Press Association
Saints in Names and Places Mark a Colorful Travel Mapping
A quirky list mixes place and person names as a travel guide within the state. Travelers can hop from Mexico to California to Delaware and choose from Klondike Louisiana and Nevada. Alley and Rat recall a punny tale, while Pochahontas in Cape Girardeau county lacks a John Smith link.
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Mexico
California
Delaware
Klondike
Louisiana
Nevada
Pochahontas
Cape Girardeau County
John Smith
Millions Are Lost to Bondholder Ring in Chicago and New York
Congressman A J Sabath, head of the house committee on receiverships, disclosed the existence of chain committees of bondholders in Chicago and New York controlling millions in defaulted realty bonds. He warned of a national racket affecting 20 million citizens, with up to 200 million in default bonds and nearly 8 billion outstanding. Sabath cited fees and collateral schemes and said prosecutions may follow under federal and state laws. He also noted plans by utility firms and sun power experiments, with dramatic claims about future energy transmission and large voltage feats.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
A. J. Sabath
House
Sabath
Protective Committee
Scout jamboree bans dishwashing for 30000 attendees
Dr James E West chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts bans dishwashing for the first National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington August 21 to 30. 30000 boys will use paper plates to save time for sightseeing and other activities. All scouts should apply at their local scout headquarters.
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James E. West
Boy Scouts
Washington
Istanbul Sets Up Code for Its Grave Diggers
Turkish mourners revolt over burial charges with complaints to the municipality. Police receive a schedule of grave digging fees. The city caps costs at 3.75 dollars for those over five years old and 1.80 for younger persons. Open graves cost one dollar.
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Istanbul
Exchange plan brings Vermont rare relics to Fleming Museum
A exchange plan with Britain and France will bring ancient Roman relics and other valuables to the Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont in Burlington. In return, the museum will send American Indian implements and objects to Europe for display.
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Burlington, Vt
Natural History and Ethnology
Britain
France
Fleming Museum
University of Vermont
Europe
Sun Ray Power Poised to Make Utilities Obsolete
Albert G. Burns of the Congress of National Inventors predicted at French Lick Springs that cheap electrical power derived from the sun will render the utility holding company system obsolete within a few years. He said the sun power will become very cheap and transform energy costs.
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French Lick Springs
Ind
Albert G. Burns
Congress of National Inventors
Television tester Baker leads RCA HD tests in real conditions
Dr. W. R. G. Baker, RCA vice president and general manager, heads a committee of RCA research and development engineers to plan and conduct extensive high definition television tests in actual operating conditions over the next year and a half. He is shown checking a large iconoscope tube that will transmit television images.
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W. R. G. Baker
RCA
Minister to Become Forest Ranger in Yosemite
Rev. Arthur Rice of Tulare Congregational church will take a forest ranger post in Yosemite this winter, a job he previously held in 1933 and 1934 while serving as a pastor in Salt Lake City.
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Forest Ranger
Tulare
Calif
Arthur Rice
Gold in Petrified Wood Found Near Fallon Nev
Petrified wood near Fallon Nevada yielded gold. Cye Cox reports many logs were ground in mortars to extract the metal.
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Fallon
Nev
Cye Cox
Housewife's Idea Box For Your Playing Cards
A housewife suggests reviving worn playing cards by spreading them flat, lightly sprinkling talcum powder or cornstarch, and rubbing it in. The treated cards regain a smooth feel and resemble new.
Disease names evolve but diseases stay the same
A Jackson Miss Daily News columnist notes that while human diseases remain unchanged over centuries, modern medicine assigns grander, more formal labels to them, reflecting naming trends rather than new illnesses.
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Jackson
Miss
Daily News
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New York Society of Electrical Engineers
Vermont
Housewife's Idea
the Housewife
Public Ledger, Inc
WNU Service
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Houston
Galveston
St Service
Daisy Fly Killer
Spurlock-Neal Co
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