Wizards of Light Make New Record in High Voltage Lab
General Electric engineers at Pittsfield Massachusetts announced a new generator achieving 3,600,000 volts, the highest ever, stored in artificial clouds and discharged as a brief flash. F W Peek Jr led the project, noting constant advances in high voltage research for power transmission and lightning protection.
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St. Louis
General Electric Company
Pittsfield
Mass
F. W. Peek, Jr
Institute of Electrical Engineers
Peek
Pittafield Laboratory
General Engineering Laboratory
Cost of Helium Is Cut to Few Cents
Washington reports that science has lowered helium costs to about 25 millionths of prewar levels. The Fort Worth helium plant output in 1926 ran at 3.41 cents per cubic foot, rising to 4.37 cents last year as natural gas supplies near exhaustion push production costs.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Scott Turner
Bureau of Mines
Hoover
Fort Worth
Bureau
Beld
Bet
Measure Light North Pole Trip Proposal
Ameberte Nobile of Norge plans to measure light at the North Pole, traveling from Leningrad next summer. A special photoelectric cell device has been prepared for the expedition.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Ameberte Nobile
The
Norge
North Pole
Leningrad
Blind Girl Angeline Ramer Leads Local Students
Angeline Ramer, a seventeen year old blind junior high pupil in Johnstown Pennsylvania, topped last month’s studies among 150 students. She lost her sight seven years ago when a bomb mailed to her home exploded.
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Johnstown
Angeline Ramer
Angeline
Catholic Church Masses and Services Schedule
Catholic church lists Sunday masses at 7 00 and 9 30 a m. Sunday evening devotions rosary instruction and benediction at 7 30. Weekday mass at 6 00 a m. Anton Link pastor.
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Anton Link
Wedding Bells Sermon and Cheyenne County Indoor Baseball Schedule
Sunday activities include Sunday school prepared verses from Matthew and morning worship with a pastor’s sermon. A 7:30 p m community service features Dr Oliver Keve delivering a lecture on Wedding Bells during the marriage ceremony. Monday games in the Cheyenne county girls indoor baseball league Gurley v Center and Crackerjacks v Phi deltas.
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Oliver Keve
Kearney
Cheyenne County Girls Indoor Baseball League
Gurley
Center
Crackerjacks
Phideltas
Cheyenne County Girls
Cheyenne County
Jubilee service and church events at Dalton
Daltons St Pauls Ev Lutheran and May 6 St Pauls notes outline an English service at 11 am with adult confirmation, May 13 German service at 11 am, May 20 English service at 10 30 am, Sunday school times, and a class of 28 examination. The Sunday program includes a 2 30 pm note burning service to erase church indebtedness with Dr Oliver Keve of Kearney and Rev L H Kaub of Sidney among speakers.
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Epworth League Young Peoples Service
Dalton
Church School
Paul Weible
Oliver Keve
Kearney
L. H. Kaub
Sidney
Charles Hardin
Hattie Hart
A. O. Kenyon
Pecers
Episcopal Church Services Promoted With Bible School Appeal
The Gering Courier notes church events for the fourth Sunday after Easter with Holy Communion and sermons at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Bible school at 10 a.m. and Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Rector J. J. Crawford and Pastor J. H. Bicknell invite all, urging higher attendance and weekly midweek prayer. Also mentions valley land open to homestead entry and Hafis wristwatch models at the Gift Shop.
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J. J. Crawford
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
J. H. Bicknell
Gering Courier
U. S
Advertising plan for Battle Creek Health Foods
The piece asks readers to anticipate a new advertising plan for Battle Creek Health Foods. It notes a promotional slogan Watch for them for your Health's Sake and asks where to buy the products at Greenlee's Grocery located at the corner of Illinois Street and 10th Avenue.
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Battle Creek Health Foods
Greenlee’s Grocery
Illinois Street
10Th Avenue
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