Old Main at North Dakota University to be replaced
GRAND FORKS N D Oldest college building on the University of North Dakota campus Old Main is doomed after repeated condemnations. The state board approves a $365 000 administration building as part of a $1 396 000 building program to ease space needs amid a record 2683 enrollment.
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North Dakota
University of North Dakota
Ol Maln
Grand Forks
N. D
Old Main
Dakota
State Board of Higher Education
Swallowed Token Accepted as Fare in Williamsport
In Williamsport Pa dispatcher Peck Wurster ruled a woman who swallowed her transit token did not owe another fare. She claimed she gulped the token while boarding a bus to adjust packages. the driver said a greeting and she swallowed it. Wurster ruled: positively no additional fare required.
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Williamsport
Peck" Wurster
Wurster
Memphis Food Bank Runs Like a Real Bank
In Memphis Tennessee a local store operates a food bank for frozen goods under the Tennessee banking department. The facility uses bonded tellers to handle customer food deposits and disbursements. Customers receive balance statements and accounts are tracked like bank records.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lke
Tennessee Banking Department
Your Food Bank
Wifely Poke in Eye Improves His Sight
GREENSBORO NCCharles H Doggett reports his wife struck him lightly in the eye during a friendly frolic and he now sees much better Doctors said the blow dislodged a cataract he had suffered for five years and which had dropped into the corner of his eye Doggett cautions that it might not work next time
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Greensboro
N. C
Charles H. Doggett
Doggett
Aviation Notes Bug Blitz Targets Insect War
The bureau of entomology and plant quarantine plans a winter mobilization for a summer air offensive against crop and forest pests like the Japanese beetle and gypsy moth. At least 15 planes will form the core of a public and private air effort to spray vast acreages, with one aircraft capable of treating 1,000 acres in a day versus 70 men and seven machines for the same ground effort.
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Army
Navy
United Nations
Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine
Department of Agriculture
Edison Centennial Highlights His Lifelong Inventions
The centennial of Thomas Edison’s birth recalls his wide range of patents and groundbreaking work from the stock ticker and automatic telegraph to phonograph and motion picture. He pursued diverse ideas, endured failures like a potato bug experiment, and amassed 1,097 patents, shaping electric lighting, telephony, and the movie industry.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Menlo Park
Tom
Newark
N. J
Inexpensive lighting for small airports tested at Lafayette
Civil Aeronautics administration reports on an experimental installation at Lafayette Indiana now undergoing tests. At Arettz airport lights identify the field for pilots at 1000 feet from 15 to 18 miles, with one exceptional sighting from 40 miles. Operating cost averages about 15 cents per hour.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Lefayette
Ind
Aretz
Hypnotism Aids in Tooth Extraction in California
In Bakersfield California Mrs Violet Nicola allergic to all anesthetics. A dentist called two doctors and a psycho therapist who hypnotized her. After thirty minutes she woke to find two teeth missing but believed they were still present until she saw her reflection.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Violet Nicola
Nicola
Boy Peruses Comics As Home Fire Flares
In Champaign Illinois a seven year old, Bernard Burke, stayed calm as firefighters battled a house fire. Found in the bath tub reading a comic, he told responders he was busy and the firemen would put it out. He remained seated in the tub after the blaze was extinguished.
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Boy
Champaign
Bernard Burke
Burke
Bernard
Gay Gadgets Now Wink Party Patter
A lighthearted party column offers two teen tested games for a winter gathering. Relay Relaxation has teams racing to complete a set of items with a chair lunch box whistle umbrella, while Parlor Picnic assigns movie star themed baskets and fake money for bidding, with playful misdirections in partners.
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Lana Turner
Mary Jones
Mary
All Work and No Play Poem Fragment card
A humorous verse laments a tedious evening of forced socializing. The speaker recalls with irony how conversation and dancing exhausted them while a cash tight companion drags out the night. The tone blends sarcasm and whimsy as the speaker questions why dates feel wonderful yet are taxing.
Minute Make Ups By Gabrielle Glitter Creations
Ise glitter with beads gold and silver feathers and rhinestones. Silver ribbon cosettes on velvet bands for throat hair and wrists add sparkle. Beaded roses and a large pink rose tipped in silver sequ ing elevate simple dresses with glitter. Ledges Syndicate features this craft idea.
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Iutu & Creastion
Ledges Syndicate
WNU
India Faces High Death Toll From Medicine Shortage
India fights a deadly shortage of medicine and food. The country has one pharmacist per 1,000,000 people, compared with 2,965 per 5,000,000 in the United States, reflecting stark healthcare gaps contributing to rising deaths.
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India
United States
Lemon and water wake-up drink promotes digestion
A health tip promotes drinking the juice of one Sunkist lemon in water each morning to stimulate bowel action and aid digestion. It claims vitamin C boosts immunity, reduces fatigue, and freshens the mouth, recommending California Sunkist lemons for the regimen.
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Sunkist
California Sunkist
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