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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1949
Page
9
Scarhead the famed rainbow trout, known for seven seasons of escapes, again eluded four anglers at Catherine Creek spawning beds as the old fish dodged nets and lines. The legend bears marks from past attempts, including a silver spoon on its head.
Obituaries announce the death of Edmund D Lowe at his residence on Third Avenue Troy aged about 85 with survivors including widow Helen Murray and two brothers. Funeral Thursday at William A Toohey Funeral Home and St Augustine’s Church with interment at St John’s Cemetery. Other notices include Genevieve F Murray’s funeral from Watervliet to St Bridget’s and St Patrick’s Church services, with Masses and processions. Elmer I Hayner of Haynerville dies at Shaver Convalescent Home. Charles H Robinson of Greenwich dies after brief illness with funeral at Garrett Funeral Home and Greenwich Cemetery. Miss Rose Keller of 725 River Street Troy dies, funeral at Geore F McLoughlin and Sonny Funeral Home and St Patrick’s Church. Miss Rowe C Keller buried at St Mary’s Cemetery. brief note on Carthage origin in Africa near Tyre.
The piece surveys how height has symbolized progress from the Tower of Babel to Egyptian pyramids and Greek columns, notes medieval Europe, and traces modern steel frame milestones from Indianapolis to Chicago and New York. It highlights the Empire State Building at 1250 feet and ends with a note on Norway's glacier reaching from peak to sea.
Blair House loyal to visitors and presidents, near the White House, has housed dignitaries since purchased by the government in 1902 for 180000 with 150000 furnishings. The building, a fusion of Georgian and Classic Revival styles, features grand drawing rooms, a long library, and the famed King’s Bedroom.
Paris newspaper Figaro reports Versailleschateau in need of repairs. Damp and moulding have deteriorated many rooms after wartime occupation, with the Hall of Mirrors showing collapse in parts. Rockefeller funding aided postwar restoration but repairs are now required.
Washington 42 A reports fish fell from the sky in Marksville on Oct 24 27. Biologist A D Bajov of Biloxi says tornados or “devil dusters” may draw fish from water. The freshwater fish included largemouth bass and a goggleeye perch. There were no tornado reports from the weather service.
An old superstition described tests a lover's faithfulness by piercing a lit candle with a pin. As the candle burns, the pin may stay embedded in the wick if the boyfriend is faithful, or fall away if he is untrue.
Berkeley paleontology student Morton Green and Dr. B A Stirton report a near complete fossil of Tomarchus robustus found near Riccardo California. The canine lived about seven million years ago and ate a tabit and another rodent. The fossil is the first near complete specimen of the species and links to early coyote ancestors with hyena traits.
An industrial engineer reported at three universities scientists are measuring electrical impulses from trees to forecast weather. Using an isotronic potentiometer, they chart impulses and found trees react days before storms. Engineers say the exact parallel between storms and tree signals is not yet known, but cosmic rays and tree growth cells may drive the impulses.
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