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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1940

Page

4

Angel in Glass Studio Romance on Lonely NY Top Floor

Blair works eight weeks to complete a stained glass window for the Church of the Annunciation in a solitary New York studio. Delia Dexter, a stenographer, secretly cleans his room and accidently inspires him. Blair calls her his angel after she aids his craft, and they become lifelong friends.

Lair New York Blair Church of the Annunciation Delia Miss Dexter Mr. Blair

Army War College Says U S Forces Did Not Lose Any WWI Battles

The Army War College states that American forces were not defeated in any battles during the World War. The report emphasizes overall strength and resilience of U S troops in combat operations.

Army War College

Wisconsin farm boy sculpts wildlife for Interior Dept

Boris Gilbertson, a Fond du Lac area farm youth, created two monumental bas reliefs of a bison herd and a moose family for the Interior Department building. Critics hail the Missouri marble panels as among the finest wildlife sculptures in the United States.

Wisconsin Interior Department Boris Gilbertson Fond du Lac Wis Missouri United States Gilbertson Lake Superior Herbster Chicago Art Institute Northwest Minnesota

Vitamin C speeds wound healing in guinea pig study

Dr Lawrence E Detrick at UCLA tested vitamin C's effect on healing using guinea pigs. One group received a generous vitamin C diet and showed faster wound healing than control groups on a normal diet.

Lawrence E. Detrick University of California, Los Angeles

Television Telephone Preview At GM Stage Show

General Motors展示 at the 1960 World’s Fair previews a combined television and telephone system. A portable TV transmitter links via coaxial cable to a 12–inch receiver with a push button phone that flashes the caller’s image on screen. The demonstration is part of RCA GM Research Labs’ previews of progress.

Aoaeet General Motors RCA Television GM Research Laboratories Pretty Philomene Offer Ernest Foss

Tomorrow's Telephone in the Lab of Ideas

Researchers present a 100 percent synthetic tire and plastic tubes that emit light around corners plus glass cloth and a lignin based plastic from waste wood. New devices include the Frig O Therm a cooking icebox and a televised newspaper a 195000 candlepower light the size of a lead pencil. The piece traces how present industries began in improbable forms, likening them to today’s innovations.

Among Our Neighbors on Speed Limits and Dissent

Editorial excerpts urge speed limit enforcement on open highways to reduce accidents and stress restraint on race-track driving. They contrast American liberty with dissent, praising organized churches for civilizational progress and condemning impatient critics.

Albia Union-Republican

Fair View Society to Enjoy Picnic at Wellman Park

The Fair View Aid society plans a picnic at Wellman park next Sunday as over 80 attend the Washburn reunion related to Mrs Barrett and Mrs Jim Hanley. Dorrances are laying down a new well. Threshing began Tuesday at Jay Whites farm with Lloyd Troyer and son returning from Nebraska after harvesting wheat and oats.

Fair View Society Wellman Park J. B. Hanley NIRA Fair View Jay Whites Lloyd Troyer and Son Nebraska

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