Commended for torpedo gadget by Navy Department
Washington October 4 Dorman Lee Corbett chief torpedoman for the torpedo testing range at Piney Point Md has been commended by the Navy Department for origin of a delayed ignition device for torpedoes. Corbett a native of Hot Springs Ark is on duty at the Piney Point range.
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Washington
Dorman Lee Corbett
Navy Department
Piney Point
Corbett
Hot Springs
Ark
Children Receive Dr. Sydnor's Estate
The will of the Rev. G. G. Sydnor retired Presbyterian minister who died in Charles Town West Virginia last week left his estate to his four sons and one daughter share and share alike. The holographic will written February 11 this year names Henry M. and G. G. Sydnor as executors.
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Charles Town
W. Vsa
G. G. Sydnor
Henry M
Dionne Quintuplets Take First Communion With Papal Blessing
The Dionne quintuples received their first communion on August 15, 1940. They were blessed by Pope Pius XII via cable.
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Pius XII
Public Speaking For Pleasure And Profit
A Winchester Evening Star information blurb offers a practical booklet on public speaking. It promises steps to plan and deliver speeches, improve voice, overcome stage fright, and engage audiences, claiming leadership benefits for all and inviting readers to mail ten cents for a copy.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages from Winchester data
The record shows present and past rainfall with 24 hours ending today at 0.11 inches in October to date none. Year to date 21.35 inches. Average annual rainfall over 28 years is 35.80 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1939 list January 2.52 February 2.05 March 2.90 April 3.25 May 3.56 June 3.77 July 3.57 August 3.71 September 2.44 October 3.16 November 2.44 December 2.38. Statistics courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
A Ride in a Paper Boat
Hallie weighs Eric Adame’s Hollywood plan as the group discusses careers after a bombshell reveal. A tense moment follows when Hallie contemplates security and loyalty while Toby and Louise push toward contracts and new face opportunities in a shifting dream of fame.
Hollywood Test Pulls Hallie and Eric Apart
Hallie debates leaving New York for Hollywood after Eric hints at a possible screen test and a loaned sum. They discuss money and marriage as Toby and Louise arrange moves, while Hallie weighs the risk of separation across miles and trains.
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Eric
Hallie
Toby
Hollywood
Louise
Worburn
New York
Lou
Sunset Boulevard
Chicago
Memorial to Captain Cook Obelisk on Hawaii Island
Question and answer discuss a memorial to Captain Cook off Kealakekua Bay Hawaii. An obelisk commemorating his death stands on the island with a bronze tablet placed in 1928 near the water surface marking the exact spot of his fall.
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Captain Cook
Kealakekua Bay
Hawaii Island
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