Independent inventors shape modern industry and progress
Independent inventors, not just large labs, sparked major advances and new industries. Examples include Clarence Birdseye in frozen foods, Philo T Farnsworth in television, George L McCarthy for Recordak, John C Garand in firearms, Edwin H Land in glare-free glass, and Lee De Forest's three-electrode vacuum tube. The U S led global progress by patent protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Clarence Birdseye
Philo T. Farnsworth
Recordak
George L. McCarthy
Alexander Graham _ Bell
Frank B. Jewett
Bell Telephone Laboratories
John C. Garand
New York National Guard
Edwin H. Land
America
Julius Nieuwland
Lee de Forest
Chicago
United States
Refrigerator rules for care from College Station
College Station report outlines practical refrigerator care guidelines from Mrs. Bernice Claytor Texas A and M Extension Service. Advice covers leveling, placement away from heat, keeping 40 to 50 degrees, defrosting properly, avoiding frost removal with sharp tools, cleaning all parts, and preserving door seals condenser and drain. Replacements or repairs should be by authorized service. Free booklet on choosing and using refrigerators available from the U S Department of Agriculture Information Office Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Bernice Claytor
Texas A. and M. College Extension Service
Office of Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Fire safety tips warn of home destruction causes
A chaotic public safety message warns readers that homes burn from four main causes: careless smoking, faulty heating equipment, improper use of flammable cleaners, and electrical wiring. It urges inspections by experts and cautions that homeowners often overestimate safety.
Money Printers Appeal for Raise Has New Twist
A federal engravings printer, part of the bureau that prints the nation's money, says the job fosters debt. He told Washington Post columnist Jerry Kluttz, who relayed it to Pathfinder magazine, that handling millions daily creates a distorted view of money leading to personal financial excess and indebtedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Engraving
Jerry Kluttz
Washington Post
Pathfinder Magazine
Engraving
Utica Colgate Counseling Service Helps Veterans Questions
Utica N Y. Eight psychological advisers staff a two year old service addressing veteran questions. A ministerial student sought testing for beauty culture training while another veteran asked about meat cutting aptitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
N. Y
Utica-Colgate Counseling Service
Oyster reproduction rates in a single year
A single oyster can produce up to one million new offspring in just twelve months, highlighting the species' remarkable reproductive capacity and potential population growth.
Time to Reap or Redeem in Grayson Sheriff Sale
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Grayson County Texas details foreclosure of liens for delinquent taxes on Thelma Dawson and Mary Walton properties. Sale set for March 4 1947 at courthouse, Denison addition properties, with redemption rights and court orders cited. Proceeds apply to tax costs and penalties with 6 percent interest from judgment date. Sheriff Fred Prestage directs sale. Ralph T. Oliver deputy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
Thelma Dawson
Lingo Leeper Co
Texas
Thelma Dawson Et al
Munson
Purinton
Denison
Tex
Fred Prestage
Ralph T. Oliver
Sherman
Mary Walton
Mary A. Walton
Munson and Purington
County of
City of Denison
Whitesboro
E. L. Stiles
Josephine Godfrey
Sheriff's Sale Notice for Grayson County Texas 1947 Case Nos 55187 55161
Notice of sheriff sale under two judgments in Grayson County Texas in 1947. Foreclosure of tax liens against Mary A Walton and C F Sullivant et al. for delinquent taxes with accrued costs and interest. Property described as 100x166 ft out of the William Ritchie Survey in Grayson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
Whitesboro
Texas
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
C. F. Sullivant
E. L. Stiles
A. L. Palmer
S. N. Maeyers
Boundary description of Whitesboro land sale in Grayson County
Description describes a parcel 100 by 166 feet in Whitesboro Texas. It states bounds: along an E line, to the N line of a street, to the SE corner of land conveyed by Underwood to Mills, then N to the starting point. Includes taxes interest penalty and costs.
Sheriff's Sale Notices Intervene in Denison and Whitesboro
Notice of Sheriff's Sale No. 55160 in Denison seeks foreclosure on J E Simmons and Nora H Simmons for delinquent taxes totaling 246.31 with 6 percent interest, plus costs, on W 1/2 lot 11 block 2 Stoneman's Addition Denison. A second notice No. 55112 in Whitesboro intervening taxing units recovered judgment against E L Stiles for 76.66 with interest on Lot 11 block 1 Josephine Godfrey Addition Whitesboro.
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Whitewright
By MacKenzie
Balmnang
Mani
Ruby Norris
Underwood
Mills
J. E. Simmons
Nora H. Simmons
Stoneman
B. F. Goodrich
Silvertown Tire
Bi. F. Goodrich
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
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