Dudley Voder Demonstrates New Voice Tech for Disney
Dr. Homer Dudley of Bell Laboratories demonstrated the voder at Disney studios in Hollywood after presenting at the Acoustical Society of America gathering in New York. The machine reproduces human voice mechanically and could enable multiple telephone messages on a single line while aiding character work for Walt Disney animations.
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Homer Dudley
W. L. Dudley
Winchester
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Walt Disney
Dudley
Disney Studios
Hollywood
Calif
Accoustical Society of America
Hotel Pennsylvania
New York
New York Herald-Tribune
Bell Laboratories
Charles Vadersen
Mr. Vadersen
Children May Not Do Work In Canning Plants
Richmond reports Miss Ella Ketchin of the U S Department of Labor says under the fair labor standards act children under 16 may not be employed in canneries handling interstate shipments. State officials discussed age certificates and lines between state and federal rules with emphasis on safeguarding minors.
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Richmond
Ella Ketchin
United States Department of Labor
Thomas B. Morton
Sidney B. Hall
Morton
Miss Ketchin
Katharine F. Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Community Notes from Reliance Virginia
Reliance Virginia June 13. Local social rounds include visits by Mrs Burkhart and Frank Ellis family Cumberland Md. John Guernsey returns for summer. Death of Charles Bly reported. Parkersburg weekend trip by Walters family. Rural commencement at Front Royal. Norman Carper recovering after appendicitis. Front Royal plant workers include Mrs Henry Bray and others. Sightings of many locals visiting relatives and friends in Pittsburgh and Washington. Weekend guests D N Gruver family include Elsie Mary Gruver and Lester Gruver of Waynes Virginia.
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Reliance
W. D. Mitchell
Burkhart
Frank Ellis
Cumberland
John Guernsey
New York
Charles Bly
Walters
Tilden Stickley
Six Year Old James Keller Seeks Penny Loan at Bank
In Coldwater Michigan six year old James Frederick Keller entered Branch County Savings Bank presenting a note to O W Holmes for a penny loan. The banker granted the loan and on repayment a cent reward was given for being a 50 business like.
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Coldwater
Mich
James Frederick Keller
Branch County Savings Bank
O. W. Holmes
Labor Union Wins Appeal Over Wage Promises in Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals overturned Staunton court rulings in favor of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America not liable to pay wages. Mrs. D A Kiser claimed union promised $18 weekly if she lost her job for affiliating. She received $5 weekly to 1935 and $7 50 weekly to 1936, seeking $3 500. Fourteen similar suits tied to Staunton plant layoffs.
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Wytheville
Staunton Corporation Court
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
D. A. Kiser
Staunton
Deision
L. Grier Brothers
Kiser
Many Priests Transferred in Richmond Diocese
The Most Rev. Peter L. Levon announces 18 clergy appointments in the Richmond diocese. Revs O Connell and Rankin take key roles, with moves across St Mary's Norfolk Alexandria Cradock Covington Roanoke Staunton and Richmond. Effective dates July 5 and June 27 for Hartigan.
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Richmond
Peter L. Levon
Thomas E. O'Connell
St. Paul’s Church
Holy Name Society
E. A. Brosnan
St. Mary's Church
Norfolk
Thomas A. Rankin
V. F
Alexandria
Fatzier Brosnan
Philip C. Blackburn
Holy Angels Church
Cradock
Francis C. Kilemmer
Sacred Heart Church
Covington
Father Blackburn
Joseph V. Jurgens
Our Lady of Nazareth
Roanoke
Emmet P. Gallagher
Staunton
Michael J. Cannon
Diocesan
Michael J. Hartigan
Sacred Heart Novitiate
Fort Monroe
Robert F. Beattie
St. Peter's Church
St. Mary’s Church
Eugene P. Walsh
Civilian Conservation Corps
Father Beattie
St. Peter's
Father Hartigan
Summer School Registration Set For Handley Students
All Handley students planning to attend summer school are asked to report for registration on Thursday June 15 from 9 a.m. to noon. The eight week program runs 8 a.m. to noon daily with no new work offered. Tuition is 15 dollars for a full unit and 10 dollars for a half unit. Only high school work will be offered.
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Handley
Garland Quarles
Hables Palace Hill Billies Show At Emerson Theatre
Hable's Palace Theatre hosts a Wednesday only hillbilly jamboree starring Tom Emerson Sara Jane Lem Cousin Robert Taylor Uncle Cicero Slim Hank and more. The event features a televised "Woman Doctor" on screen with acts describing fiddles geetars washboard and novelty music.
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Emerson Mountaineers
Hable’s Palace Theatre
Big Hill
Tom Emerson
Feller
Sara Jane
Lem
Robert Taylor
Hills
Geetar
Uncle Cicero
Bing Crosby
Moonshine Valley
Slim
Thar Hills
Hank
Blue Ridge Mountains
Death Claims Mrs. Bessie Faulkner of Richmond
Mrs. Bessie Woodward Faulkner wife of Isaac Hamilton Faulkner died Friday night in a Richmond hospital after an emergency operation. The funeral was from Joseph W. Bliley’s and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and daughter Mrs. Victor C. Kline of Harrisburg.
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Bessie Woodward Faulkner
Isaac Hamilton Faulkner
East Franklin Street
Richmond
Joseph W. Bliley
Oakwood Cemetery
Faulkner
Bessie Woodward
Oak Haven
Chicago
Ill
Winchester
Fairfax Hall
Silas Billings
Victor C. Kline
Harrisburg
Kline
A. J. Kline
Pennsylvania Railroad
John H. Rosenberger
Examination In Federal Service Open Competitive Tests
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for public health nurse, graduate nurse general staff duty and junior graduate nurse positions with salaries from 1620 to 2050 dollars. Applicants must file by July 3 in Washington D C and must not have passed age forty. Full details from H M Lee secretary U S Civil Service Board of Examiners at the post office in this city.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Indian Field Service
Alaska
Department of the Interior
U. S. Public Health Service
Veterans’ Administration
H. M. Lee
U. S. Civil Service Board of Exones
Close Call in Nebraska City Tractor Crash
Nebraska City youth Bertie Garrett, 19, escaped serious injury when a broken steering rod was kept from piercing his abdomen by a sturdy belt buckle after two tractors collided. Neighbors freed him from the wreckage.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Bertie Garrett
Flag Day Remembrance as Nation Unfolds Its Symbol
The piece extols the Stars and Stripes tracing its 1777 origin, Betsy Ross tradition, and its meaning for unity and liberty. It notes Flag Day observed on June 14 and affirms allegiance to the United States, liberty, and justice for all.
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Continental Congress
Amerca
Betsy Ross
Old Glory
Congress
United States of America
Rainfall Averages and Totals for Local Periods
Reports show 24 hour rainfall none with June to date 3.70 inches and year to date 17.56 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 26 years 1913 to 1938 lists January 2.53 February 1.98 March 2.94 April 3.20 May 3.64 June 3.58 July 3.34 August 3.68 September 2.36 October 3.13 November 2.32 December 2.40. Estimated average annual rainfall over the period 35.09 inches from Winchester Research Laboratory.
Secret Radios Provoke German Authorities in Prague
In Prague on June 13 authorities report tiny secret radio transmitters using timed records to broadcast speeches to Czech crowds. German police pursue the killer of Sergeant Wilhelm Kriest, with Anna Kopecka charged with misleading authorities after confessing to the murder in Kladno.
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Prague
Anna Kopecka
Wilhelm Kriest
Kladno
Movie Managers Discuss Problems During Meeting
Virginia motion picture theatre operators in Roanoke for a mid summer convention discussed a new trade practice agreement with producers but took no action until written information is received. W F Crockett presided as officers for the association were to be elected at the winter meeting. The event featured golf and sightseeing at Roanoke Country Club Mill Mountain cocktail party and a dinner dance at Hotel Roanoke.
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Roanoke
Virginia
W. F. Crockett
Ocean View
Ponte
Roanoke Country Club
Hotel Roanoke
Elmore D. Heins
Blue Ridge Parkway
Mill Mountain
Decrease in Shenandoah Park Visitors Friday Week
Park records show a 12.5 percent drop in visitors to Shenandoah National Park last week from the prior week during Memorial Day. Five day totals rose 37 percent over the same period with 7,092 visitors in 2,152 autos and 3,009 visitors in 817 autos on Sunday.
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Shenandoah National Park
Front Royal
Japan Seeks AmericanAthlete Exchange for Tokyo Visit
Tokyo officials plan to invite 20 top U S athletes to visit Japan this summer to improve ties. Officials expect most invitees to be track and swimming stars and will coordinate with the A A U and amateur federation to select the group.
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Tokyo
United States
Japan Board of Tourist Industry
Amateur Athletic Federation
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Death
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Firestone
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Research Laboratory
Wien
Baker & Anderson
N. Braddock St
Japan
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Northern Virginia Power CO
Studebaker
American Automobile Association
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C.I.T
South Bend
Ind
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