Recording gadgets bring pocket wire recorders to civilians
A Kansas City report outlines the rise of pocket size wire recorders. Inventor Marvin Camrus, aided by Armour Foundation funding, developed a portable device capable of hours of vibration resistant recording. Army and Navy use is heavy while civilian adoption grows.
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Elizabeth Toomey
Kansas City
Army
Navy
Marvin Camrus
Illinois Institute of Technology
Armour Research Foundation
Chicago
Harold Vagborg
Midwest Research Institute
Armour Foundation
Oldest enlisted man in China Theater quits shop to ship out
Denzil “Pop” Pearson, 54, of Elma Washington, serving in the 14th A. S. Air Force, leads the aircraft instrument shop at the repair factory in China. He joined Aug. 28 1942 and recalls 22 months in the Army. He has a lapidary setup at his Elma shop and has collected many stones in China.
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Clyde A. Farnsworth
AP News Features
A. S. Airforce
China
D. P
Pop
Elma
Grays Harbor
Wire recorder pioneer predicts radio will carry recordings
Dr. Zeigler outlined wire recording as a compact device nearly the size of a typewriter that stores sound on a hairline wire. He said small pocket editions exist, licenses have been granted to about a dozen firms, and mass market could arrive in a year or two with car radios including playback features.
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Ziegler
Camrus
Zeigler
We All Met God on Two on Iwo
A wartime tribute to Pvt. Flynn A Dively of Holy Company 5th Marines 3rd Battalion. The poem laments fallen Marines on Iwo Jima and honors the survivors. It calls for a lasting peace and remembrance of sacrifices.
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Iwo
God
Pvt
Flynn A. Dively Holy. Co
5Th Marines
3Rd Bn
Greatest European land distance from sea is Russia inland reach
The article notes no part of Europe lies more than 400 miles from the sea, with the deepest interior located in Russia.
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Europe
Russia
Peterson's Ointment Promises Fast Pile Relief
Advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a quick relief for piles citing high annual spending on remedies. It offers soothing, cooling action and promises prompt relief within minutes with a 35 cent box or 60 cent tube with applicator and a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
Adv.y
HASKIN QUIZ BOOK PROMO QUESTIONS STRAVINSKY CAREER
The ad promotes the Haskin Quiz Book priced at fifteen cents postpaid. It asks readers to answer questions about popular subjects and includes a note on Igor Stravinsky endlessly balancing law and music, mentioning his study at St Petersburg and a shift to music on Korsakoff advice.
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Igor Stravinsky
W. 5
Victory Bowl Returns at Capitol Theatre
Moviegoers urged to purchase E bonds during the Seventh War Loan Drive at the Capitol Theatre to enter the Victory Bowl drawing. Five prizes totaling 300000 in war bonds will be awarded June 29 at 9 00 p m, with names entered for each 25 units of bonds bought. Purchasers receive a free War Bond Premiere ticket for The Affairs of Susan showing June 24 at 2 30 p m.
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Capitol Theatre
O'Sullivan Rubber Company of
Winchester
Susan
Joan Fontaine
George Brent
Wanted Housekeeper to Live In in Winchester
Help wanted notice seeking a white female housekeeper to live in and care for a man in Winchester Virginia. Good wages offered. Contact 5368. May 22 1931.
General Land Office Records History and Range
The inquiry asks for the historical extent of General Land Office records. It notes M. D. A as the inquirer and seeks the starting and ending dates or periods covered by the GLO records.
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General Land Office
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