Steel Cross Steeped In Three States Overlooked Peak
A 6 foot steel cross atop Dunbars Knob in the Allegheny Mountains overlooks seven counties across Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia. The Rev W L Hogg conceived the project after a dream and church members plus Sunday school children funded its erection. Floodlights illuminate the cross at night and a mica coating reflects the beams.
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Uniontown
Dunbars Knob
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
W. L. Hogg
Chestnut Ridge
Ohio State Fair Expected to Draw 500000 Crowd
The 101st Ohio State Fair opens with officials projecting a record attendance of 500000. Howard Foust says it should be the best attended in state history as profits are uncertain. Admission raises and 75 cent grounds indoors, 25 cents outside for parking.
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Columbus. O
Ohio
Howard S. Foust
Foust
Iowa
Virginia
Horace Heidt
India
Central Brahman Breeders Association
State Department of Natural Resources
Pony Saves Train Fare to Chicago School
CHICAGO amid crowded southwest side a Kentucky native, 17 year old Pony Saves Train Fare to Chicago School. Boy named Old Bill Fields from Ewing uses pony Yankee Doodle to reach school after growing tired of 15 cent trolley. He has ridden since arriving six months ago. Army sergeant Zeien of Decorah Iowa says he wrote Korea as business address on a police report after a con game incident.
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Chicago
Bill Fields
Ewing, Ky
Young Fields
Omaha
Neb
Bernard Zeien
Decorah
Korea
Iron Art Of Ancients Revived For Defense
In Cleveland the Metal Powder Association Defense Show displays pressed powdered iron parts used as projectile components and bearings in machines from toasters to airplanes. Officials say the ancient Egyptian technique, revived recently, improves straightness and reduces lubrication needs and waste. The piece notes the term lumber originated in Boston with records from 1663.
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Cleveland
Metal Powder Association
America
Boston
Construction crews urged to use two way radio system
J. P. Hollerich proposed equipping vehicles and machinery on a construction job with a two way radio to maintain contact with the home office. He argued the radio link could settle issues in minutes, keeping far flung crews coordinated.
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Lasalle
Twollerich
J. P. Hollerich
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