Ancestor of Seven Presidents Arrived From Holland
The draft notes that Klaes Martensen van Roosevelt reached the future United States between 1644 and 1649 and became ancestor to seven presidents including James Madison and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It also asks why the Pacific Ocean is higher on the Australasian side, citing H A Sverdrup who attributes a two foot rise to trade winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaes Martensen van Roosevelt
United States
Netherlands
James Madison
Martin van Buren
Zachary Taylor
Ulysses & Grant
William H. Taft
Theona
Franklin D
Pacific Ocean
H. A. Sverdrup
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights From CBS NBC and ABC
An extensive 1940s era radio grid lists programs across networks with time slots and show names such as News and Comment Dennis Day Comedy The Lone Ranger Drama and Dance Band Hour. It notes variations for Eastern and West coast feeds and repeats for some programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nbe
Cbs Network
Mbs- West
Cbs
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Smith
Summerfield
Jean Hersholt
Dr. Christian
Johnny Madero
Rhythm
Gabriel Heatter
Cbs Shadows
Abner
N. ¥. Giants
Person Absorbs About Three Pounds Of Oxygen Daily
A single person consumes roughly three pounds of oxygen each day through respiration, highlighting the substantial gas exchange occurring in human metabolism and sustaining life.
Swamp Root promises relief for nighttime urinary trouble
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root for frequent night-time urination and backache from minor kidney disorders. It claims rapid, effective action by flushing kidneys and easing bladder irritation, urging readers to request a free trial or buy a full bottle at a local drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
E. Kilmer & Co., Inc
Stamford
Conn
Divorce by Publication in Winchester Court
Publication summons issued in Circuit Court proceedings of Taman County Virginia to obtain a divorce from Kathleen Letterman. Kathleen is nonresident. she must appear within thirty days after publication. Order to publish weekly for four weeks in The Evening Star and post at the Frederick County courthouse front door and mail to Kathleen Letterman at the address in the affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Letterman
Evening Star
Winchester
Virginia
Court House
Frederick County
Edson Finds Railroading Excitement Amid Air Race Tales
In a column from Washington, a former Monett resident fondly extols trains over airplanes. He recalls local rail culture, family chatter about locomotives, O'Dwyer family wreck stories, and ends with a nod to Grand Canyon National Park’s size and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cay
Monett
O’dwyer
Springfield
O'Dwyer
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
A compact listing of across and down clues for a daily crossword puzzle including definitions for oily substances heroic writer of fables and other typical crossword entries along with adjacent clues and hints for solving the grid.
U S Firms Tied to Farben Names Revealed in Probe
Documents presented in Nuremberg tie 53 United States firms to the defunct I G Farben trust. American distributors listed include Syana mid and Chemical Crop New York Sven B Dahli Inc General Drug Co Interstate Chemical Co Rohm and Hass Co Philadelphia. Major participants include Eastman Kodak Hercules Powder Standard Oil of New Jersey and Sterling Products. Carillons first used in the Low Countries to warn of attack floods and gate closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nurenberg
Germany
United States
I. G.farbenindustrie Chemical Trust
Conine
Farben Industries
New York
Sven B. Dahli, Inc
General Drug Co
Interstate Chemical Co
Rohm and Hass Co
Philadelphia
Eastman Kodak
Rochester, N. Y
Hercules Powder Co
Delaware
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Sterling Products
Sterling Drug, Inc
Wheeling
W. Va
Winchester notice to appear before ABC Board for beer wine license
Pub lic notice that Wilfred A Jepson owner of Gibstone Hotel at 8 W Gerrard St Winchester Va will appear before the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board on Friday Sept 12 1947 to apply for a license to retail beer and wine of more than 3.2 percent to be consumed on and off premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Gibstone Hotel
Alfred A. Jepson
Gerrard St
Winchester
Wilfred A. Jepson
W. Gerrard St
Hybrid Corn Fertilization Tour Slated for Virginia
A state wide hybrid corn fertilization tour to boost corn yields is set for September 15 and 16. Participants will meet at the agronomy barns near the Virginia Tech campus at 9 a.m. and visit the Brush Mountain fertilization experiment after touring campus plots.
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Blacksburg
Virginia
H. N. Young
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station
V.P.I
Brush Mountain
Unusual corn growth tour moves through Virginia farms
A tour group departs Blacksburg and travels to Farmville and Farmville vicinity where R D Sears an agronomist at the South Sidefield station guides fertilization experiments on corn and grain sorghum around Farmville and Keysville. The itinerary includes Petersburg overnight and a stop at the Virginia State College field station at Ettrick the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Farmvile
R D. Sears
South Sidefield
Farmville
Keysville
Petersburg
Virginia State College
Ettrick
Bat entanglement in hair fact or fable
The statement that a bat can become entangled in a woman's hair has no truth. Bats are as afraid of people as people are of them.
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MGM
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Donehe
Tole
Luise Fernand
Miliza Rainer
Korjus
Hugh Herbert
Lionel Atwill
Warner-Parke’ News
Joan Crawford and
van Heflin i
Kaynee
H. C. Sheetz & Son
Gray & Sheetz
Far East
J. W. Arthur
General Insurance
Ual
Northern
Gray & Eddy's
Cheney
Wembley
Gray & Eddy
Mr. Sloat
the Star
John S. Sloat
The
Commercial & Savings Bank
Farmers & Merchants
Taman County
Wireimore E. Letterman
Complainan
Lee N. Whitacre
R. E. O'Neal
P. Q
EL Mln
Mason Veetim
Cairo
Jettie Quinlan
Sacramento
Cal
Dees
Christina
Megan
Kathy
la Guardia Field
N. Y
Egypt
Washington, D. C
Kathleen Dees
International
Edson
Arthur Edson
Washington
Cleveland
Monett, Mo
Jenny Wren
Dwyer
Grand Canyon National Park
Colorado
Daily Crossword
South America
Okla
River
George W. Kurtz
U.S
Farben
J.E.Q
Low Countries
Marvel W.adams Plumbing & Heating
N. Cameron
Lupton Orchard Service
Edna Dinges O'Neal
W. H. Dinges
Valley Turnpike
Middletown
Herbert S. Larrick
Hable
Abbott Costello
Come
Joan Fulton
Featuring
Jean Porter
Shirley Mills
William Mason
Rosemary LA Planche
Hansbrough & Carter
N. Loudoun ST
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