Captain Recovers Ring From Lost War Item in France
Captain Robert N. Winslow and Sergt. Harry G. Young exchanged letters after a 1918 Mouilly first aid visit. Winslow described dropping a gold ring in a church ruin and Young recovered it later, returning the keepsake to Winslow. The correspondence highlights memory, patriotism, and postwar goodwill.
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Ring
France
Chicago
Robert N. Winslow
Harry G. Young
Winslow
Forestview Road
Evanston
Brooksville
Maine
Mr. Young
Fredericton
N. B
St. Mihiel
Mouilly
Mr. Winslow
American Legion
New York
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
A. F. PF
104Th Field Hospital
Feet Tell Fortune by Orthopedics in Chicago
Orthopedic surgeons in Chicago claim to predict character from feet. A woman case study links short thick toes to lethargy and lack of imagination, while long toes and feet indicate temperament. High arches supposedly signal aristocracy, low arches indicate working status, and larger feet imply greater pretentiousness.
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Chicago
Students build plane and pass tests in Oklahoma City
Central high school aerodynamics class pooled resources to create an airplane that received the Department of Commerce stamp of approval. Using old materials from class, the project met federal regulations, built under supervision, with students buying parts, tearing down an old plane, and planning a flying club with an instructor.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Central High School
Department of Commerce
Board of Education
Lip Reading Coed Excels in College at Oklahoma University
Mary Elizabeth Scott, a Norman Oklahoma freshman, uses lip reading to attend university and maintain a good grade point average. Deafness from scarlet fever at age three did not deter her from completing elementary and high school and achieving a B plus average in her first semester while pursuing librarianship.
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Norman
Okla
Mary Elizabeth Scott
Oklahoma University
Miss Scott
New Deal for Hoboes Is Planned by Conference
The Missouri Kansas conference for social welfare studied the hobo issue and reform plans. It renames hoboes as local homeless men and urges communities to accept definite responsibility for their welfare.
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Kansas City
Missouri- Kansas Conference For Social Welfare
Horses Called to Take Disabled Truck to Fire
Brighton fire incident ends with a humorous delay as volunteers race to the scene. The chief tries to start the bright fire truck but finds it jammed by missing ignition parts. Two trusty horses eventually haul the immobile vehicle to the blaze amid a remarkable, old-fashioned rescue effort.
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Brighton
Can
COMMANDS THE FLEET ADMIRAL LEIGH TAKES COMMAND
Admiral Richard H. Leigh relieves Admiral Frank H. Schofield as commander in chief of the fleet. Schofield is ordered to duty as a member of the general board of the Navy department.
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Richard H. Leigh
Frank H. Schofield
Schofield
General Board
Navy Department
World War Planes Now Hopelessly Out of Date
Washington notes that 1930s aviation has surpassed World War I equipment. The Boeing P-12 leads fighters with 525 horsepower, 192 mph speed, and 30,000 ft ceiling. New designs like the XA-8 dive fighter and autogiro concepts push ahead, with the U.S. ahead of rivals in aerial tactics and technology.
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Washington
No Man’s Land
Milady
United States
Army
Big Gold Deposit Found in U S National Forest
In Monongahela National Forest near Porters Wood two miles from Parsons a group of Clarksburg and Parsons businessmen leased 600 acres and plan an immediate mining plant. Tests in Washington and Pittsburgh indicate ore contains profitable gold and silver levels, marking it as a potentially huge Eastern gold strike.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Monongahela National Forest
United
First Rocket Mail Carried in Germany
A rocket carried mail for the first time in Austria from Hoch-Troetsch mountain to Sembach, about a mile and a quarter. Designer Fritz Schmiedl used pulverized chlorate as the charge. The craft carried around 300 letters including overseas destinations and featured special stamps.
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Munich
Austria
Hoch- Troetsch
Sembach
Fritz Schmiedl
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