World's Largest Telescope to Mount on Plateau in California
The 200 inch reflecting telescope, the largest ever built, will be placed on a plateau 5,500 feet up Palomar Mountain 45 miles north of San Diego after site tests. Construction crews are building access to a 160 acre tract as Caltech and Carnegie scientists plan the instrument expected to glimpse objects 400 million light years away.
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Hitch-Hikers Thumb Is Cramped By Laws In Good Many States
A Chicago dispatch surveys state penalties for hitch-hiking. Virginia fines up to 50 dollars or 30 days in jail. Connecticut fines up to 10 dollars. New Jersey up to 50 dollars or 15 days. District of Columbia up to 300 dollars or 10 days. Minnesota for on road only. Pennsylvania 2 dollars. Delaware 5 to 50 dollars or 2 to 15 days. New York also bans hitch-hiking. Greece requires airplane import permits.
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Widespread Unusual Crime Schemes Reported Across Nations
A roundup of bizarre plans includes prisoners receiving chicken cans with revolvers from outsiders, phone firms aiding illegal gambling by providing wholesale service, and a novel book promoted with a real diamond prize. Also noted are political standoffs, custody disputes, and quirky government practices ranging from cabinet tic tac toe to Nudist colony bans in Idaho.
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Ohio
In The Interest Of All The Farm Cooperative Movement
The farm cooperative movement aims to give producers a larger share of the final price and improve efficiency while providing consumers with steady access to quality farm products at fair prices. As farm incomes rise, urban residents benefit from increased purchasing power and a more stable market.
Glass eye firm to fill bloodshot eye order
A Albuquerque man asked a glass eye maker to duplicate his eye with a bloodshot look to match the other eye after a night out. The letter stated the request and the firm plans to fill the order.
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Denver
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Albuquerque
N. M
Vinegar as Household Helper Opens Useful Practical Hints
A reader shares vinegar tips for home use beyond cooking. Vinegar and water freshen rugs, remove shine from serge, aid paint work and window cleaning, remove aluminum discoloration, cut grease in cloth wash, polish glasses, improve dyeing results, and serve as a warm antiseptic gargle.
Enough Is Enough Lady of the House and the Handy Man
A humorous exchange shows a overworked householder instructing a handyman to label eggs with dates and hen names. The handyman balks, insisting he won’t sew the hens or act as her secretary. The scene mentions Biggins and Slenczynski with a brief aside about a son taking boxing lessons.
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Slenczynski
Elliott Roosevelt Omitted From New York Social Register
The Daily News reports that Elliott Roosevelt and his wife are omitted from the 1935 New York Social Register. The previous edition listed them along with their Burlington Iowa engagement. all other presidential family members are included. Mrs Roosevelt Dall is listed at the White House after her Reno divorce.
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Daily News
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New York Social Register
Socialite Directory
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Mrs
Roosevelt Dall
White House
Typographical Errors Spur Sermon Theme Mix Up
The Rev. Dr. James A. McClure of First Presbyterian Church in St. Petersburg Fla had no protest over a typographical error that printed his Sunday sermon as The Secret of Poker. He noted the humor and suggested it might draw an overflow audience. The intended topic was The Secret of Power but a mistaken k for w altered the phrase.
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James A. McClure
First Presbyterian Church
St. Petersburg
Fla
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