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Newspaper
Warren Tribune
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
8
Johns Manville engineers announce a protective system for oil tanks that cut lightning fire frequency to a twentieth. Installed on about a thousand tanks, the method uses foam blankets and rapid chemical mixing to smother flames, with ongoing fire brigades and safety measures at large California farms.
Johns Manville engineers shield tank tops with a seven foot high wire net to carry off induced charges from thunder. Towers are placed to divert direct hits while reducing the risk of sparks between tanks and earth surges.
Garland June 206 The Whaley family reunion hosted by Mr and Mrs R Whaley and relatives at the Community House drew guests including Hugh Whaley and family of Brookville and Charles Lacock of Jamestown. The event featured a large turnout, visits from local residents, and social activities as the town neared summer.
Conversation overheard in a street car discusses Gene Tunney earning 7000 dollars a week in vaudeville and possibly traveling to England to meet Jack Shan. The speakers believe Tunney can defeat Shan and worry about his two round limit against the champion.
The story reports a man boasting after a two week holiday about impressive arm strength gained from rowing and lifting fish. He dismisses rowing as the cause and claims he built muscle by pulling fish from the sea.
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