Paralyzed Veteran Walter Callow Aided by Memory
Walter Callow, a Halifax area veteran paralyzed and blind since 1980, runs a help network from Camp Hill Veterans Hospital. He manages two secretaries, handles about 20 daily letters, and supports his daughter through college by real estate and selling Christmas cards. He lost sight eight years ago and survived a 1917 Royal Flying Corps crash, later establishing a cigarette bank that distributed 3,000,000 cigarettes to Canadian troops overseas.
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Halifax
Royal Flying Corps
Man Behind Mobile Wheelchair Buses Aims for Canada and U S Reach
The article profiles a designer who built a wheelchair coach and now plans 50 buses in Canada and 2,000 in the United States. He solicits private industry help and has contacted 13,000 Canadian firms. Recently, Lions Club in Dallas sent him a rocking bed to aid his exercise, which he cannot feel.
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Nova Scotia
Canada
United States
Mr. Callow
Lions Club
Dallas
Tex
Beauty Contestants To Be Honored Here
Candidates for Miss Hagerstown 1918 will be honored at a Hager House dinner meeting of the Hagerstown Junior Chamber of Commerce. The event includes installation of new officers led by Evan Crossley and special honors for nine Jaycees aged 35 and up. Nine individuals Amos Baer Charles Bentzel Bob Boissiere Sterling Levie Fred Burholder Carl Mann Herb McElwee Fred Mowen Irvine Rutledge will join the Exhausted Roosters Club.
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Hagerstown
Amos Baer
Charles Bentzel
Bob Boissiere
Sterling Levie
Fred Burholder
Carl Mann
Herb McElwee
Fred Mowen
Irvine Rutledge
Potato's North American arrival dates to early 16th century
Native to South America the potato appeared in North America by the 1500s, indicating early global dissemination. This note highlights historical spread of the crop and its introduction to new regions.
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South America
North America
World's Fair 1939 Energized Lights Neon Bulbs and Radio
A display at the New York World's Fair of 1939 demonstrated an electrical system capable of supplying current to light 300 neon bulbs and run a radio set. The exhibit highlighted contemporary power generation and distribution, showcasing advances in public utilities and consumer electronics during the fair era.
Henry I Aided Flemish Weavers at Worstead Sanctuary
Henry I of England granted sanctuary to Flemish wool workers at Worstead in Norfolk helping the Worsted cloth industry gain its name and grow. The sanctuary protected these artisans, enabling their skilled weaving to flourish and influence English textile trade.
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Henry
England
Hedge Rows Mark European Landscape Since Medieval Times
The hedgerow has long been a feature of European landscapes dating back to medieval times, shaping field boundaries, ecology, and rural aesthetic across regions.
Niagara Falls Flow Never Stopped, History Notes
The record notes that water continuously cascades over Niagara Falls, with the stream having never halted completely, as far as is known. This phrasing emphasizes the long history of uninterrupted flow and the enduring natural phenomenon observed at the falls.
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Niagara Falls
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