Was Lighthouse Lens Buried In Civil War Sand?
Pigeon Point Lighthouse in California displays a bronze revolving lens built by Henry Le Paute. lore says the Cape Hatteras and Fort Sumter lenses were buried to shield them during the Civil War, a claim disputed by Coast Guard officials. The lens remains in use with modern electrification and aid devices.
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Pescadero
Calif
Pigeon Point
Henry le Paute
Paris
San Mateo County
Pacific
California
New England
South Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
San Mateo Historical Society
la Peninsula
N. C
U.S. Navy
Edward Rowe Snow
Ft. Sumter
Charleston
S. C
Cape Horn
U.S. Coast Guard
James Boyd
12Th Coast Guard District
San Francisco
Callifornia
U.S. Treasury
Coast Guard
C. Shipp
Pigeon
Whale Point
Congress
Equal-Length Class Periods Not Realistic Says Stanford Expert
Stanford University professor Dwight D. Allen argues equal-length class periods are impractical. He notes some subjects require teacher contact only briefly while others need longer in-class lab work and reading. He adds home study is less effective due to after-school conditions and limited access to reference books, and parents cannot assist with modern curricula.
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Stanford
Calif
Dwight D. Allen
Stanford University
Allen
Asa Gray Manual of Botany Overview
Top botanist Asa Gray issued the Manual of Botany in 1848 as a practical handbook for American botanists, guiding study, taxonomy, and plant classification for students and professionals.
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Asa Gray
Slight Liberal Thaw Noted In East Berlin
A Reuters style report notes a liberal thaw in East Berlin under Walter Ulbricht with more toleration for writers artists and urban life. Despite signs of change the regime remains a police state and East Germans still risk escape attempts across the wall.
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East Berlin
Berlin
NEA
East Germany
West Berlin
Wall
East Europe
Walter Ulbricht
Hungary
Romania
Russia
Lenin
Ulbricht
Kremlin
Moscow
West Germany
Lutherans Emphasize Family Unity In Home Worship
MINNEAPOLIS UPI Efforts to strengthen family unity through worship at home are in curriculum aids for congregations of The American Lutheran Church. New materials aid fathers mothers and children in daily home worship. Harold Belgum family life director notes few church families include regular religious conversations and that table grace and bedtime prayers have become meaningless habits.
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Minneapolis
UPI
American Lutheran Church
Harold Belgum
ALC
Board of Parish Education
Mrs. Jessie Redcross Dies at St. Marys Hospital
Jessie Redcross 64 lifelong Troy resident died Tuesday night at St. Marys Hospital after a long illness. Survived by five sons, five daughters, three sisters, 47 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Funeral from Riverview Funeral Home and St. Patricks Church with a Requiem High Mass.
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Jessie Redcross
Troy
St. Mary's Hospital
6Th Ave
St. Patrick’s Church
Arnold Redcross
Arnold J
Forrest P
Edward V
Paul M
James M. Redcross
Jane Jones
Mildred Lafavour
Betty J. Rubinski
Marie
Middlefield and Liverpool Guests Visit Local Families
Johnsonville residents Mrs. N Cushing and families listed, plus Mr. and Mrs. David Herring with children from Middlefield and Mr. and Mrs. James Bennett and daughter from Liverpool, were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Herrington. A family picnic was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Herrington. Westchester visitors Otto Begin and son stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Karl Rapp, while Walter Bell and Armonk visitors joined Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Akin for a weekend visit. Brook lyn guests Nicholas Mintello and daughters visited Mrs. Ruby Gottsfeld and Mrs. Pauline Esmond.
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David Herrington
Middlefield
Conn
James Bennett
Liverpool
Howard Herrington
Kenneth Herrington
Otto Begin
Westchester
Karl Rapp
Walter Bell
Armonk
Ralph Akin
Nicholas Minutello
Brooklyn
Ruby Gottsfeld
Pauline Esmond
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SLVNS
People’s Store
River Street
Mark Downs
Inte Loper & Midland
F. Quality Suits & Coats
River St. Troy
Holly Re
Sealy
Mulcahy
Hollywood
Mulcahy’s
River St
Johnsonville
N. Cushing
Midland Credit Card
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