Grass Skirts' Nothing New on San Nicolas Island
Scientists report evidence of a prehistoric culture on San Nicolas Island 65 miles off the California coast. Artifacts include grass skirts and preserved cordage suggesting sailing capability and possible preservative elements in seaweed.
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Los Angeles
Pacific
Arthur Woodward
County Museum
San Nicolas Island
Woodward
San Nicolas
California
Santa Barbara Channel Islands
Navy
New Potomac Bridge Opens Linking Maryland and Virginia
Morgantown Maryland December 14 toll bridge opens as a 9 620 foot span linking Ludlow s Ferry Maryland to Dahlgren Virginia in a north south highway route. Dedication at 2 p m with officials including Ezra B Whitman governor representatives and Mrs Herbert R O Conor cutting the ribbon. Toll rates vary by vehicle type with cars 75 cents plus 15 cents per passenger pedestrians 15 cents buses 1 50 trucks 1 25 to 5 50. Engineers project at least 126000 vehicles annually.
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Virginia
Potomac River
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Ludlow’s Ferry
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Ezra B. Whitman
Maryland Road Commission
PWA
Herbert R. O'Conor
Woman To Head Growers' Society In Delaware
Mrs. R. Jane Cunningham a fruit grower from Cambridge Maryland was elected president of the Delaware Horticultural Society the first woman to hold the post in the society’s 54 year history. Previously a New York City resident she now shares time between the Cambridge farm and her husband Roy R Cunningham’s sales business.
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Del
R. Jane Cunningham
Cambridge
Delaware Horticultual Society
Walter D Fuller Named Head of NAM at Waldorf Astoria
Walter D Fuller, Philadelphia publisher, was elected president of the National Association of Manufacturers at the NAM convention held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York.
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Walter D. Fuller
Philadelphia
National Association of Manufacturers
Waldorf- Astoria
New York
Oil Delivery Hit By Romanian Rail Disruption
A Romanian railroad communique reports all traffic in the oil district between Ploesti and Buzau is suspended or rerouted due to damage to a bridge and an oil pipeline fire. Traffic will be interrupted for fixed days as repairs proceed.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ploesti
Buzau
Afternoon News Is LATE News When it is press time
The Star notes presses run at different hours with London at 9 P M Berlin 10 P M Rome 11 P M Alexandria and Bucharest listed as time zones reflecting late edition pacing.
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Star
London
Berlin
Rome
Alexandria
Bucharest
Dance at Oak Grove Headlines Weekend Nights
Dance at Oak Grove runs every Saturday and Sunday night. Marshall Adams and his Three Colored Hot Shots perform with couples and ladies free, stags 50 cents for admission.
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Oak Grove
Marshall Adams
Stags
For Rent Apartment at 224 South Braddock
Public notice announces an apartment for rent at 224 South Braddock with all conveniences available. Date noted December 13, 1921.
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South Braddock
Armored Division Prepares for 200 Mile Day Motion
Abbeville Alabama December reports the United States Army second armored division on its long-distance movement from Fort Benning to Panama City Florida. The 10 520 officers and men with about 2 000 machines plan a 200 mile day aided by rolling kitchens hot meals and on road entertainment including motion picture projection and roadside football.
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Abbeville
Ala
Second Armored Division
United States Army
Asey
Blakely
Fort Benning
Panama City
Fla
Louis J. Storck
Quilt maker Mrs Cornell wins 100 prize ribbons
Mrs. A. B. Cornell of Grants Pass Oregon won 100 prize ribbons for quilt making. She crafted a quilt from rib bones in a local contest noted on December 14.
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Ore
A. B. Cornell
Luck All Bad in Oneida Tale of Friday Misfortune
Mrs. Carl Dwyer returned from a trip to find her home burglarized. Her car axle broke on the way to the constable. She used a brother in law’s horse to move the car, but the horse died. She found the car battery and rear view mirror stolen upon returning home.
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Wis
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DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS
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