Houston Poised for Democratic National Convention
Houston prepares for the June 26 Democratic convention with plans to host visitors and expand into a civic center. Jesse H. Jones leads arrangements. Claude G. Bowers will keynote. Radio coverage will provide a nationwide live picture of events from the convention floor.
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Robert T. Fuller
Houston
Texas
Jesse H. Jones
Claude G. Bowers
New York
Bowers
Jones
Houston Chronicle
Kansas City
Health benefits of light heat and infrared therapy
Dr John Gaines describes how sunlight heat and infrared rays aid healing. He explains infrared therapy from a red hot iron and lamp heat reaches deeper than hot packs, offering relief outside drugs. He urges families to study these methods.
Romantic Sequel Sparks Husband's Curious Question
In a humorous exchange a wife questions why her husband never behaves like the film's lover, prompting him to wonder about the actor's pay and the glamour of cinema compared with domestic life.
Beaufort Farmer Profits From 356 Hogs Demonstration
Raleigh reports that T A Brooks of Bath Beaufort county set a record hog feeding demonstration with 356 hogs and net $932.01 for 58 days at a Richmond market. Under County Agent E P Welch the setup used three acres with artesian water and self feeders, feeding 11 700 pounds of fish meal and tankage 1 627 bushels of corn and 2 375 pounds mineral mix. The hogs averaged 1 48 pounds daily gain and finished at 81 755 pounds shipped in five cars. Brooks earned 16 07 per day labor and kept about 25 brood sows.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
T. A. Brooks
Bath
Beaufort County
E. P. Welch
W. V. Hayes
State College
Mr. Hayes
Mr. Hays
Brooks
Preparing for unexpected guests with simple pantry ideas
Suggestions for hospitality and pantry readiness. Emphasizes stocking canned fish dressings and condiments for quick meals like salmon or tuna with mayonnaise, fried potatoes, pickles, and a date and nut spread recipe with dates, nuts, condensed milk, and lemon juice.
preserve cherries and bakehouse tips
Preservation steps for cherries with syrup in jars, boiling water processing, cooling storage. Then quick kitchen notes on omelet leavening, flour measuring for cakes, asparagus weed control, a joke about Ruth and her mother, and a humorous baby nickname anecdote.
Teacher and Student Exchange Wordplay on Language Use
A teacher asks to use the word cauterize in a sentence while a student Billy responds with a line about recognizing another person at first sight. The exchange blends language exercise with a note on romantic attraction.
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Billy
Noguchi memory and American industry progress noted
Arthur Brisbane writes that Dr. Noguchi’s death is a loss to science backed by the Rockefeller Institute. He praises American opportunity and highlights the A. O. Smith Corporation’s evolution under L. R. Smith, noting automation in car frame production and the efficiency of machines over labor. He argues U S manufacturing can outcompete Europe and Asia through innovation.
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Noguchi
Rockefeller Institute
America
Milwaukee
C. J. Smith
A. O. Smith
A. O. Smith Corporation
L. R. Smith
C. J
Mr. Smith
Europe
Asia
Longest Woman's Swim Record Shattered by Huddleston
Mrs Myra Huddleston of Mattoon Illinois breaks the world long swim record by 50 hours beating both female and male records. She weighed 240 pounds at the start and 20 pounds less at finish proving strength over weight.
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Myra Huddleston
Mattoon
Ill
Rebuilding Reddies River Bridge on Highway 60
A state highway crew works on the Reddies River bridge near the city's western limits on the Boone Trail highway. Improvements include new flooring underpinning and widening to enhance safety for thousands of daily travelers.
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Reddies River
Compassion
Reddies Iver
Wilkes Journal
Boone Trail
Man made quakes aid Turkestan-Siberian railway survey
Engineers use underground explosions to map the right of way for the Turkestan Siberian railway. A seismograph records ground vibrations on photographic paper for precise analysis of underlying strata.
Boy 12 Hangs Self Over Bird Shooting
Edward Perrenot of San Antonio Texas, age 12, committed suicide by hanging at his doorway. A note found with the body stated I killed myself on account of shooting a red bird.
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San Antonio
Tex
Edward Perrenot
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