Drought Grips Northeast in Spring Weather Pattern
Drought in Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey is traced to last spring's weather patterns. May and June were the driest in half a century for parts of the region with Syracuse seeing its second driest May June since 1920.
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Suitland
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Seeee
Binghamton
N. Y
Syracuse
U.S
Jerome Namias
U.S. Weather Bureau
Science Service
Namias
Pattern for Women’s Easy Sew Shirts and Bottoms
Advertises Simplicity style patterns for women including hip slimming designs with easy to sew shirt pedal pushers shorts and slacks. Describes sizes 34 to 48 and fabric yardage for size 36 plus mailing cost of fifty cents with ten cents extra per pattern for first class.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
Etiquette Q A bridesmaid attire and dining terms
The bride decides attendants outfits even if they pay for their own clothes. A la carte means choose any dish and pay per item, while table d hote offers a fixed price for the full meal.
Lessons in English by W L Gordon
Language study notes cover misused words mispronunciations and misspellings. It highlights examples like falsely describing Tony’s car feelings and clarifies terms such as falsification infamous contagious and contiguous with pronunciation tips.
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W. L. Gordon
Tony
Phoenix Woman Claims Took Harmful European Drug
A pregnant Phoenix woman says she and her husband brought sleeping tablets from Europe last year that are believed to cause birth defects. Doctors polled by The Republic favor pregnancy termination. abortion is illegal except to save the mother's life. The drug is linked to phocomelia in Europe and was opposed by Dr Frances O Kelsey of the FDA.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Europe
The
Arizona Republic
Arizona
Republic
Frances O. Kelsey
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
United States
Caruso Recording Found at Local White Elephant Sale
Mrs. Martha Hill found a 1903 recording by Enrico Caruso at the Schenley Road Community Center white elephant table. She paid 10 cents, a item once sold for 2 dollars new and now worth more as a collector's piece.
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Baltimore
Martha Hill
White Elephant
Schenley Road
Enrico Caruso
Titan Silo Blast in Rillito Injures Twenty Workers
An explosion at a Titan missile silo near Rillito Arizona sparked a fire and injured 20 men. Five Tucson workers Gene Lassetter Kenneth Marberry Frank Manville Robert Benton and Raymond Lanham were hospitalized for smoke inhalation while the rest were treated and released. The blast occurred in a switch box 50 feet underground and damage was put at $2000.
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Rillito
Ariz
Arisona
Gene Lassetter
Kenneth Marberry
Frank Manville
Robert Benton
Raymond Lanham
Tucson
Titan
Condemned Will Stand Up for Firing Squads
In Formosa the Chinese Nationalist ministry of justice forbids forcing condemned to kneel before firing squads. Executed individuals should stand with their back to the firing squad to respect the feelings of those about to die.
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Taipei
Formosa
Ministry of Justice
Soft Toothbrush Cleans Grooved Silverware Effectively
A soft toothbrush proves useful for cleaning silverware with grooved patterns. It reaches indentations, removing residues without scratching surfaces, making the process efficient and safe for delicate patterns.
Fire Truck Funds Rise as Canvass Expands in Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Co reports strong early fundraising for a new truck. Albert Colaw says $1,500 of a $6,000 goal has been collected from a third of the area. every family contacted donated. A business canvass starts Aug. 1, plus a yard party yield of $800 and plans for a chicken barbecue Aug. 25.
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Stephens City
Stephens City Fire Co
Albert Colaw
David Petrie
Richard Clem
Jim Ebersole
Staunton
Red Cross Assigns Hurricane Watch Districts in Virginia
Richmond AP reports seven new hurricane watch district headquarters, boosting districts from 40 to 47 after review of Donna and Carla relief operations. Newport News will oversee six counties, while Richmond will cover six in the new arrangement.
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Richmond
Red Cross
Newport News
National Organization
Primatene Tablets Marketed For Asthma Relief Without Prescription
An advertisement claims Primatene tablets, a combination of three medicines, are the leading physician prescribed asthma remedy now sold without a prescription. It promises minutes to stop attacks and hours of relief, with relief aiding sleep and reducing spasms. Priced at 98 cents at drugstores.
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New York
N. Y
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