Norway Whaling Ships To Install Two Way Radios
Three Sandefjord whaling companies plan to fit two way inter communication systems on several ships. If successful the fleet will be equipped across whaling vessels to improve orders, reduce misunderstandings, and boost hunting efficiency. The harpooner will command directly from the stem area to the machine room. This is described as the first use of two way radios on whaling ships.
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Norwegian Journal of Commerce
Racial shifts loom in Washington as Census due
Washington faces a looming political shift as Census data due by year end show a large rise in Negro residents in the District. Migration patterns from whites to suburbs and Negro families into the city could boost voting power, provoking potential filibusters by Southern lawmakers and reshaping local politics.
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Ray Tucker
Washington
Bureau of the Census
District of Columbia
Eee
Missouri
Civil Service Commission
Birth of a girl and draft signups noted in local items
The column lists birth congratulations for Jr and Mrs. Robert Henry of Berryville with the former Miss Betty Shaffer as the mother. It also notes ages 21 to 35 signing up for the draft. A Willow Lawn farm barn on the Valley Pike burned, consuming eight tons of hay and some equipment.
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Virginia
Gary Quarles
Rotary Club
Robert Henry
Berryville
Henry
Betty Shaffer
Willow Lawn
Valley Pike
Northwestern pledge and local employment noted
Mrs. Lillian Johnson worked full time as a secretary for the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Charles Robinson of Winchester, son of Col and Mrs E F Robinson, was pledged to the Acacia fraternity at Northwestern University.
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Lillian Johnson
The
Chamber of Commmerce
Charles Robinson
Col
E. F. Robinson
Winchester
Acacia Fraternity
Northwestern University
Clarke Banner Highlights Men Across Berryville Main St
Clarke registration officials raised a large banner over Main Street in Berryville to draw attention to the requirement that all men between the specified ages register. The action signals ongoing compliance efforts and civic participation.
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Clarke
Main St
Berryville
Braithwaite Ill Halts Series Progress in Pittsburgh
Washington leads 3 2 as Walter Johnson prepared to pitch the sixth World Series game in Pittsburgh. Braithwaite remained ill at his home, affecting team plans.
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Washington
Walter Johnson
Pittsburgh
Albin
Braithwaite
Collapse of Martinsburg church building shocks community
Fifty years ago the new Reformed Church in Martinsburg fell when nearing completion. The $18,000 structure, built by Winchester contractors, left the town stunned. A Locomobile sighted here recently was said to have broken down beyond Martinsburg and was to be hauled back by mules.
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the Reformed Church
Martinsburg
Winchester
Do Animals Shed Tears
Cats, monkeys and some other animals possess tear ducts to keep their eyes moist and protected. Tears serve lubrication and eye defense beyond human emotion.
Strength For The Day by Paril L Douglass
A sermon reflects on Jesus call to deny self and follow, contrasting internal security with external assurance. It argues faith offers lasting significance and eternal fellowship with God, rather than worldly ease. The piece emphasizes internal reinforcement as the sole true hope for security.
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Tncome
Jesus
God
How's Your IQ Score Based On 100 Questions
Quiz notes present a daily scoring scale from 9 to 10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 correct as Good. It asks about debate limiting method c t e, defines rigor mortis, cites Italian born immigrants Pecora Corsi Impellitteri as mayoral candidates in a large American city, asks for the common word misspelled in dictionaries, and questions why British Isles have milder climate than Labrador.
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Ferdinand Pecora
Edward Corsi
Vincent Impellitteri
British Isles
Labrador
Incomplete Trivia Set About Geography and History
A fragmented list asks about latitude similarity for two items, what to use to shoot a birdie, unscrambling a sentence, states starting with North, Edith Cavell’s identity and death, and a deficious syrup made from trees in New England.
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Edith Cavell
New England
Automobiles outweigh horses on farms in estimates
Department of Agriculture estimates indicate 5,800,000 automobiles owned by farmers versus 5,310,000 horses on farms, showing more cars than horses among farm assets.
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Thistry
B. Y
Department of Agriculture
Rainfall statistics for Winchester area across 37 years
Rainfall data for the 24 hours to 7 am today October 13 shows 2.16 inches to date 34.53 inches for the season. The 37 year average is 36.56 inches with monthly averages listed from January 2.50 to December 2.42 inches. Statistics courtesy of Winchester Laboratory.
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Winchester Laboratory
Local Questions Answers and Company Name Change
Answers to Local Questions 1, Less than 100. On April 30 1918 Winchester and Washington City Railways Company changed the name to the Northern Virginia Power Co.
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Winchester and
Washington City Railways Company
Northern Virginia Power Co
Traffic polices tale from Tiny Fields at the Court House
Tiny Fields, the town's fastest-talking officer, shares a traffic anecdote about a woman driver in a convertible who causes a three block tie up by signaling with a left hand wave while drying her nail polish. The tale underscores quirky road behavior and public laughter.
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Court House
Tiny” Fields
Tiny
Main
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News of Norway
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