What is a light year and cosmic distances explained
Text explains light year concept with Roemer's measurement, speed of light, and distances to galaxies. It notes closest star Proxima Centauri about 4.3 light years away and the Virgo cluster about 40 million light years distant. Ends with a riddle feature and winner notices from Shirley O Neal and Jodi Boyce.
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Shirley O’neal
Virginia Beach
Olaf Roemer
Jupiter
Constellation
Virgo
Book of Knowledge
Jodi Boyce
Worthington
Ohio
Fun Time The Riddle Box 1
The riddle prompts three questions about calendars and a watch with light wordplay. The second riddle asks why a watch resembles a river, but the answer is not provided. The third item asks who whistles on the job when unhappy, with the first answer given as because its days are numbered.
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Alan Douglas
David Frost
Andy Griffith
Lucy
Tom Or
Peyton Place
Somerset
Mike Douglas
Saddle Club Hosts Dinner in Lodi July 12
The Lodi Boots and Saddle Club will hold a pot luck supper at the Highland Heights Club grounds on Wednesday July 12 at 7 p.m. The committee will furnish rolls and beverages.
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Lodi Boots and Saddle Club
Highland Heights Club
Circus Aerial Mishap Injures Tom Pretty In England
In QUEENBOROUGH England an attempted human cannonball act went wrong when the cannon fired unexpectedly. Tom Pretty flew about 30 feet feet over his back garden landing with a wrench to his back and a mild electric shock. He blamed a slipped trigger and noted he should have checked for an explosive capsule.
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Queenborough
England
API
Tom Pretty
Pretty
Gilligan backs GEM move deal with Hanna Coal
Gov. John J. Gilligan said the agreement to move the GEM of Egypt across Interstate 70 ten times in 40 years was the best possible, despite critics. Hanna would sell land under a highway stretch for 160000 and provide mine reclamation talks with Barnesville residents while covering crossing costs from prior plans.
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Columbus
UPI
John J. Gilligan
Hanna Coal Co
Egypt
Hanna
Belmont County
Folk Cure May Be Remedy For People Sensitive To Sun
A University of Minnesota team led by Dr. Walter J. Runge reports a two step sunscreen using dihydroxyacetone and lawsone to protect those hypersensitive to ultraviolet light. Tests on 77 patients show over 75 percent gain significant protection enabling longer sun exposure. Marketing could start within a year or two via Rowell Laboratories Baudette Minnesota.
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Minneapolis
UPI
Walter J. Runge
Department of Pathology
University of Minnesota
Soviet Union
Runge
A. Johnson
Dermatology
University of Nebraska
Fusaro
Rowell Laboratories
Baudette
Minn
Litchfield Men Build Church for Cree Indians at Weagamow Lake
Three local teams led by Rev. John E. Horn traveled from Litchfield to Weagamow Lake Ontario to construct a church for Cree Indians aided by Rev. John Spillenaar and the Northland Missions. The project involved flights by air from Ignace to Manley Lake and then to Weagamow with tools and supplies. About 200 attended the second week service held in the building. A native pastor requested preaching through an interpreter. The Hudson Bay Company once traded there and the Nakina Bible School is holding a summer session with Weagamow youths attending.
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Ontario
Canada
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Ont
Manley Lake
John Spillenaar
Northland Missions
Weagamow
Eliason
Elyria
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PRI to adopt secret ballots for Mexico nominations
The PRI party, long in power, plans a secret ballot convention in Mexico City in Oct 1921 to pick candidates for all offices. If approved, the move could resemble an American nominating process and shift the party's current dominance in presidency, Senate, House, cabinet, and state leaders.
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Pieter van Bennekom
Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Jesus Reyes Heroles
Party of Revolutionary Institutions
PRI
Reyes Heroles
Senate
House
Tampico
Strike Ends in Ohio Highway Contract Dispute
Ohio Labor Council and Ohio Contractors Association say a settlement ends a 10 day halt on 650 million dollars of highway work. Job transfers were settled with local hiring after transfers. details not released. Charles Rinehart, OCA, calls agreement satisfactory to contractors and fair to laborers.
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Columbus
UPI
Ohio Labor Council
Ohio Contractors Association
Ohio
Charles Rinehart
OCA
Rinehart
Take stock in America. Buy U.S. Savings Bonds.
A concise promotional prompt urging citizens to invest in United States Savings Bonds as a patriotic financial move. Highlights national savings and government-backed instruments to support public finance.
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America
U.S
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