Double Trouble at the Lawn Party
Georgie Blake frets over taking care of his mischievous cousins Bertie and Bertha. A chase ends with the bulldog Ripper biting his pants and Georgie crashing a Young People's lawn party. Seymour Hoyt praises Georgie for bravery and urges discretion about his ruined underwear.
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Georgie
Mabel Porter
Mabel
Cora
Bertie
Bertha
Georgie Blake
Ferdy Hoyt
Ferdy
Elston
Judge Blunt
Ripper
First Baptist
Judge Blint
Seymour Hoyt
Mr. Hoyt
Old Seymour
Georgia
Salton Sea carbon dioxide reserves touted as huge
The American Chemical Society reports huge CO2 gas reserves under the Salton Sea basin in southern California. Estimates show about 35 billion cubic feet stored, potentially yielding nearly a million tons of dry ice. Wells operate at low pressure and purity is extremely high, with broad uses in refrigeration and food preservation.
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San Francisco
Salton Sea
California
American Chemical Society
Dwight ©. Roberts
Thomas B. Slate
Mullet Island
Salton Sea Basin
Salton
Colorado
Boulder Dam
G. Ross Robertson
University of California
Los Angeles
Slate
Robertson
Niland
Mexico
Imperial
Coachella
Southern Pacific
Cattle Driving Declines but Sheep Still Use Legs
A Phoenix based UPI observer notes the western trail herd endures, now dominated by sheep rather than cattle. Wool, not beef, drives income. 300000 woolies trek from southern pastures to northern Arizona for summer grazing while government sanctioned strips guide routes and dangers loom from mountain lions to coyotes and wild dogs.
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Phoenix
Ariz
United Press
Salt River Valley
Arizona
City and Country Advantages in What They Offer
Urban centers boast wealth and talent but risk temptations toward ease. Smaller towns offer a wholesomer atmosphere with less cut-throat competition. A neighborly, friendly spirit prevades, and life feels more natural in slower communities.
Longest North American Tunnel Opens Near Glacier BC
Canadian Pacific railway trains pass into the Connaught tunnel just before reaching Glacier in British Columbia. The five mile tunnel through Mt Macdonald offers a straight line with both portals visible from the other end.
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N. America
Glacier, B. C
Canadian Pacific’ Railway
Connaught Tunnel
North America
Mt. Macdonald
Divergence Between Man and Ape Date Estimate
Scientists widely accept human and ape descent from a common ancestor. Dr Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution says the split between the two branches may have occurred as long as 25 million years ago.
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Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Child Drops Cigars and Takes Up Beer in New Jersey
West Paterson, N J. four year old Mickey Norman once shocked locals by toddling along with a giant cheroot in his teeth. Now reformed he no longer smokes but loves beer and can sit up and drink it like a man. Whiskey is still a future possibility. Grandmother says letters praising Mickey's change led to removing cigars and cigarettes.
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Paterson
N.J
Charles
Mickey) Norman
Mickey
Development of carbon dioxide refrigeration markets discussed
A freight car loaded with fruit during pre cooling with dry ice forms a sluggish heavy gas blanket that circulates poorly and insulates the load from outdoor heat. Refrigeration efficiency remains high. Development of CO2 cooling markets could open new fields for industry, requiring railroad equipment and household refrigerator designs.
East Side Heat Sparks Boyish Cooling Moment
In New York City's East Side during a hot spell children gather to cool off, but one young boy resists the playful water flow. Fellow youngsters try to share relief as authorities consider safety.
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New York City
Egyptologists Find Home of Boy Moses in Egypt
Be. E. Winlock of the Metropolitan Museum of Art announces the discovery of the palace ruins at El Kantara believed to be Rameses city, with decorated tiles suggesting scenes of Moses early life. A second find at Mizpah near Jeru salem reveals a necropolis with 60 burials, including women, bronze bracelets, and toggle pins, evidence of an extensive burial site dating to the Early Bronze Age.
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London
Rameses
Moses
Machpelah
Sarah
Abraham
BE. H. Winlock
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Joseph
Jacob
Winlock
W. F. Bade
Tell-en-Nasbeh
Pacific School of Religion
Mizpah
Jerusalem
Pete the Hippo Celebrates 32nd Birthday Cake
A Bronx Zoo hippo named Petre turned thirty two and was surprised by a small cake with one candle. The scene shows the gift vanishing into Pete s wide mouth as the photograph was shot.
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Petre
Bronx Zoo
New York
Pete
Mailbox Use Disputed by a Mouse and a Woman
Frances Lundquist of Brookfield Connecticut wrote to Uncle Sam about a field mouse nesting in her mailbox. She says lifting the top disturbs the mouse and the creature disturbs her, leaving the postcard atop the box. The Post Office will refer the appeal to rural mails service for expert help.
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Washington
Frances Lundquist
Brookfield
Conn
Sam
Frances
Post Office Department
No 1 Wall Street Is Workshop of Rich Felon
Jefferson City MO residents report a bold scene at No 1 Wall Street inside the state prison grounds a stone house stands against the wall with an address on the door and C L Simpson the prison watch repairer living inside amid rumors of a wealthy felon connections within the facility
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Wall Street
Jefferson City
Missouri State Prison
No. 1
C. L. Simpson
Holden inmate nicknamed Simmie trades in life sentence boast
A Holden Missouri inmate known as Simmie and a town cabinet maker is described as patient about parole while serving a life term. He runs a thriving business supplying tools and household furnishings with an estimated $5,000 investment backing his claim of financial success.
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Holden
Simmie
Wall Street
Coroner Keeps Log in Steubenville for 35 Years
Jefferson County coroner Charles R. Wells has maintained a daily weather and events log for 35 years. He can recall each day’s weather and notable happenings instantly, reflecting a long record of local history.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Charles R. Wells
Jefferson County
Pigeon Sets Moline Club Record On 823 Mile Race
A pigeon owned by Weys Brothers of Moline averaged 52 miles an hour over 823 miles from Lincoln Nebraska to set a new Moline Pigeon Club distance record. The previous mark was 49 miles an hour.
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Moline, Sr
Weys Brothers
Moline
Lincoln
Neb
Moline Pigeon Club
Prehistoric Factory Site Found by Van Riet Lowe
South African archaeologist van Riet Lowe identified a dune inland from the sea where water erosion has exposed unfinished stone axes. He proposes this was a factory site of prehistoric man where waterworn stones were shaped and discarded after poor shaping. Dozens of unfinished axes were recovered from the site.
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van Riet Lowe
Stone Age Days. Mr. van Riet Lowe
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