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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
GQCIETY News
Possibilities Of Recreational Program for
Bismarck Are Outlined in Talk BY j. w. Reel
w. C. T. u. Observance
Marks Anniversary

A program concentrating the
18th anniversary Of the adoption CT
the 18th amendment was given Fri
day evening in the parlors OF the
Trinity Lutheran church under the
auspices Of the Bismarck branch, W.
G. +. U. Similar programs were held
throughout the United States this
week.
G. G. Converse, local chairman of
the Allied Forces for Prohibition,
presided and spoke briefly. Short
talks touching on the achievements
of societies for prohibition and va
rious phases Of their work were given
by Rev. o. 8. Rindahl, DR.. r. s. Enge,
Mrs. G. G. Boise, Rev. Emil Benzon,
Miss Bertha r. Palmer, liver Acker,
Joyce Newton, william Mueller ard
F. e. McCurdy. Mrs. r. E. Kennedy
received Upton Sinclairs 1.-THE Wet
Parade"
Musical selections were presented
by quartet composed Of Mrs. liver
Acker, Mrs. o. f. johnson, Rev. Rim
dahl and A. Z. Hedahl, with Mrs. J. l..
Hughes at the piano and the group
also lead In singing number OF tenn
perance songs.
A social hour followed the program.
with Mrs. Henry Killing In charge Of
the games. Seasonal plants decorated
the refreshment table, where Mrs. G..
G. Boise and Mrs. j. J. Rue presided.
About 200 people, including large
number Of the youths group of the
Allied Forces, were in attendance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Police List Stolen
Property Recovered

Stolen property valued at $633. 25
was recovered by Bismarck police dur
Ing December, according to the police
report submitted to the board Of city
commissioners.
Stolen personal property recovered
was listed at $163.25, $3.50 In currency
was returned to owners. and an au-
tomobile the value Of which was given
at $250, was recovered.
Twenty-one accidents were report
ed and investigated, the report states;
one robbery occurred, IS drivers were
notified for violations of the double
parking ordinance, and two cars were
tagged for speeding.
Twenty arrests were made during
the period. Seven were for drunk
eness, three for drunk and disorderly
conduct, three for grand larceny, two
tor being an accessory to q felony;
two for speeding, one for vagrancy,
one for desertion from the United
States army, and one for driving a car
while under the, Influence of liquor.
Forty-eight circulars were sent out
In connection with the investigation
as to the identity of men suspected Of
robbing the Dakota National Bank
and Trust company here In 1880.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Anti-GrasshOpper
Group Is Organized

Washington, Jan. 16.-tP)-Organi-
cation of an anti-grasshopper group
in the house was announced Saturday
by Representative Simmons Of Me-
braska.
Its first official action, Simmons
said, was to appear before the director
of the bulge. and ask for 81, 400, 900
to be used by the department Of agri-
culture in fighting grasshoppers If
they develop next year. e.
Our purpose is to have the money
at hand, SO that the department of
agriculture can be ready to act" Sim
mons said.
Besides him, the members Of the
group include: Beldridge, Nebraska:
Leavitt. Montana: Hall, Burtness and
Sinclair. North Dakota; Christopher
son, Williamson and johnson, South
Dakota: Loofbourow and Cotton,
Utah; and Selvig, Minnesota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16

Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Miss Anna Burr, 702 Fourth st. Styles
CT writing and notable works Of the
authors were discussed by Mrs. Mudg-
EFT, who read one of Chestertons es-
says. Mrs. Kenneth Wells Of Chieng-
mai, Siam. q niece Of Miss Burr, was
guest at the meeting and spoke OF,
the arts and crafts of Siam, exhibit
ing a number Of hand-woven fabrics
as we'll as silver work.
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Russian folk music was the theme
of the program given at meeting Of
the Thursday Musical club in the
World War Memorial building Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs George
Duemeland and Mrs. Harris Robin
son as hostesses. Mrs. John Graham,
sang a group of Russian folk songs
This was followed by duet, THE
Red Sarafin," by Mrs. L. r. Priske
and Mrs F.. J. Bavendick; and by a
solo, "Song of the Shepherd Lehl," by
Mrs. Frank Barnes. Mrs. F. M. Davis
played representative selection by
Tschaikowsky: Mrs. Henry Jones
played number by Rubenstein; and
Miss Inez Wiser, violinist, with Miss
Marie Lemohn at the piano, played
Oriental Romance by Rimsky- Kor-
Sakov.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Meetings of Clubs
And Social Groups

All members Of the Bismarck hos
pital alumni association are urged
to be present for an important spe-
cial meeting of the group at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening in the nurses home
at the hospital.
Because Of the anniversary dinner
and guest night planned for Friday
evening Of next week, there will be
no meeting of the Pan-Attic Study
club Monday.
The Bismarck Study club will meet
at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. s. A. F1oren, S02
Mandan street.
Members of the Busy Bee Sewing
club will hold their regular meeting
at 1850 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon in
the demonstration room at the North
Dakota Power and Light company.
y
Fort Lincoln chapter Of American
War Mothers will meet at 2:3O
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, JAN 10,
in the War Mothers room al the
World War Memorial building. The
hostesses will be Mrs. John Burke
and Mrs. B. K. Skeels. Officers will
be installed and members are asked
to bring their annual dues to the
meeting.
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The Monday club will meet at
o'clock Monday afternono at the
home Of Miss Hardy Jackson. 61O
Sixth street. Mrs. B. T.. Jones will
have charge Of the program.
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Members OF Chapter N Of the p. E.
o. 6isterhood viii meet at 7:30 o'clock
Monday evening at the home Of Mrs
Samuel n. Merritt, 221 Third st.
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The Woman's club viii hold a meet
ing ct 3 o'clock Monday evening at
the home Of Mrs. L. v. Miller, 82s
Eighth st. Mrs. George Skunk will
give q paper on 1.-THE New Russia"
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Fritts Funeral Rites
TO Be Held at Aurora

Funeral services for Harry Fritts.
Bismarck matchmaker who died sud
IDENTIFY from . heart attack trioay.
will be held at Aurora, ILL.,, relatives
have announced.
Mrs. Fritts and her daughter. Ruth
Helen, will leave by auto for Aurora
Sunday morning.
The funeral date tentatively has
been set for Tuesday afternoon. Inter
uent win be made at Aurora.
The body will lie in state at the
webb Funeral Parlors Saturday eve
ming and Sunday afternoon.
Fritts was member Of the Aurora
chapter Of Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
which is expected to take charge OF
the funeral.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Preparations Begun
For University Prom

Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. l6.-Prep-
arations have begun for the Univer-
sity Of North Dakota Senior Junior
prom, which will be held Feb. 6.
In charge of the affair are Lambert
Huppeler. Wahpston, senior man
ager, and Fred Felber, F'airmont,
Mimi. junior manager.
Committee appointments included !:
Decorations = Lloyd Dahl, Nc
Clusky.
Lightirg-Roderick Danielson, Will
ton.
Features-F1orence Mudgett, Bis
marck.
Miss Genevieve Forster, r. NJ, pri-
vate duty nurse at the st. Alexius hos
pital for the last year. left Friday
evening for Omaha, Nebr., for visit
with relatives. Later she will go to
Des Moines, Iowa, where she plans t..
make her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester D. Bamberry,
618 Third St.. are to make their fu-
ture home in Aberdeen, s. D. Mr.
Bamberry left Saturday for Aberdeen
and Mrs. Bamberry will join him
there in about week. In the mean
time she will visit at Mercer with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Klein.
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Complimentary to Mrs. Earl Mum
son, who IS leaving Bismarck. a group
of IL friends entertained at a bridge
party Friday evening at the home Of
Mrs. s. E. Deragisch, 225 West Ros-
ser avenue. Appointments In orchid
and yellow were used for the tables.
Score prizes went to Mrs. c. O. Bur-
nett and Mrs. E. H. Miller and Mrs
Munson received gift from the
group Mr.. and Mrs. Munson plan
to leave the latter part of next week
for Fargo. where they will make their
future home.
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Women's Club News

History Of the mound builders and
relics from mounds Of the Mississippi
valley were discussed by Mrs. J. K.
Blunt at . meeting Of the Wednesday
Study club ct the first meeting Of the
new year. held Wednesday ct the
home Of Mrs. 8. 8. Boise, 6l8 West
Thayer avenue.
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Papers on negro tribes Of interior
Africa were read at meeting Of the
Current Events club Wednesday aft
ernoon at the home Of Mrs. George
n. Register, 1Ol7 Fifth st. Mrs. n.
r. Keller's paper was on African
Slave Trade: and Mrs. ]. r. French
had ''rysmies in,Africa" q her topic.
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Prose writer's Of Great Britain were
classified ii y paper read by Mrs. G.
=. MudSett before members Of the
FoftniShtly club at their meeting
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Odd Jobs Campaign
Plan of Committee

Decision to launch q campaign to
develop odd jobs for men now out Of
work was announced Saturday by
members Of an Association Of Com
merce committee, headed by Dr.. J.
o. Arneson. Other members are
James w. Guthrie and J. N. Roherty
The object Of the campaign is to
have persons list with the committee
or an agency to be appointed by It,
work which can be done. Labor to
fill the demand will be provided by
the municipal employment bureau in
the city hall.
Arnson said provision would be
made for canvassing the business
houses and homes in connection with
the work and pointed to the advan-
tages Of having repairs made and odd
jobs done now, when both material
and labor are at the lowest ebb In
years.
Arnso1l said the number of men ap-
plying for work at the labor bureau
has shown material increase recently
and that few, dollars carried now
will be Of special value to many Of
them.
Additional details Of the proposed
campaign will be announced later, he
said.
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Insurance Company
To Elect 1882 Officers

Officers will be elected at the an
nual meeting OF the Missouri Slope
Life Insurance Underwriters associa-
ton at the Grand Pacific hotel Sat-
urday evening.
The meeting will follow a dinner
which is scheduled to begin at p. m.
Reports of committee in charge Of
Life Insurance" day, to be held. in
connection with National Thrift Week,
are expected to be heard. Thrift
week has been designated for Jan. 10
to Is with Thursday set aside as life
insurance day, members OF the COM
mittee said. r
Special observances will be held at
that time, including addresses at the
schools.
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Duties Of Director Are De.
scribed for Members of
Community Council

A recreational program looking to-
wards = larger opportunity both for
adults and juveniles Of the city IL
sports and less strenuous activities
was sketched by John w. Reel, Bis
marck's director OF recreation, in !,
talk before the Women's Community
council Friday afternoon.
He explained the recreational set
up now In operation and offered sug-
gestions which would permit larger
number of people to participate.
In explaining the duties Of the rec
reational director, he classified activi-
ties into five gorups: those carried o.,
In the World War Memorial build
ing, which serves as q center for
community affairs; those in the city
auditorium: the duties relating to the
operation OF the city swimming pool:
the school Fairgrounds and the parks
and athletic field.
He discussed the value Of play from
the standpoint Of decrease in crime
and in juvenile delinquency prob
lens. giving facts to show that play
aids health and improves conduct by
intoxicating the principles of fair play
and good sportsmanship.
The final report Of the Christmas
Seal sale. conducted by the council.
showed q total Of $1,250.5l. OF this
sum 9743.33 goes to the Council TO.
child health activities carried on un-
der its supervision. The remainder
goes to the North Dakota Tubercu-
losis association and the national as
ISOLATION.
More than 400 bottles Of milk are
being distributed to school children OF
the city daily, Mrs Henry Duemelano'
milk fund chairman. reported.
The rest room and nursery was
used by IS women and 81 children N
the last month. Mrs. G. g. Boise, rest
room chairman. said.
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Former Bismarck Man
Is Buried at Shields

Funeral services were held at
Shields Friday for Thomas McCarty,
As, former Bismarck resident and
brother Of Mrs. Mary Grady, AT Sixth
st.
McCarty, who submitted to an oper-
alton recently, died In Flasher fol-
lowing an illness of about a month.
He had operated q ranch In the
Shields district for many years.
He leaves his widow and son, DAN
lei. who live at the ranch home. as
well as two sisters, Mrs. Grady, Bis
marck. and Mrs. Agnes Carter, Mil
waukee. Mrs. Ed White, Bismarck, is
q niece.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Racketeers Tap Wires
To Officials Office

Chicago, Jan. 16-(P)-The Herald
and Examiner said Saturday confid-
entail telephone conversations from
the racket office. of the states attor-
ney's organization probably supplied
information which caused racketeer-
gunner to commit several murders,
including that Of Benjamin Rosen-
berg.
Rosenberg was shot to death in
suburban haywood last Monday
night.
The newspaper said officials of the
states attorneys staff admitted that
the telephone lines from the racket
office had been tapped by gangsters.
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Drama Appreciation
Group Names Officers

Miss Ruth Cordner was electee
nresident: Alfred S. Dale, vice prssl'
dent: and Miss Antoinette Morton
secretary-treasurer of the drama ap'
probation group Of the Community
PLAYERS at an organization meeting
held Friday night in the World wal
Memorial building.
Meetings will be held on the seconc
and fourth Thursday evenings o.
each month, with the next gathering
scheduled for Jan. 28. At that time
= committee Of three will be ap'
pointed to, arrange programs for the
remainder Of the year.
Any member Of the Community
PLAYERS and others interested II
drama are eligible for membership.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
WILLARD EXPLAINS
RAILWAY WACECUT
IN SECRET SESSION
Details Of Progress Toward Ar
rangement Of Situation
Are Not Obtained

Chicago, Jan. 16.-(F-Daniel VII.
lard, president Of the Baltimore &,
Ohio, told organized railway workers
Saturday why the management
thought they should accept voluntary
wage reductions Of 10 per cent
The white-haired executice. leader
of the committee Of nine presidents,
had the floor at the second session
Of the negotiations between manage
ments and organized labor on wage
reduction and unemployment prob
lens.
The proposal he explained was
this: Ten per cent to be deducted
from each pay check for q period OF
one year. Basic rates to remain as
at present. This arrangement to
terminate automatically IL months
after the plan becomes effective un-
less extended by mutual agreement"
Friday David B. Robertson, head Of
the labor delegation, presented the
program Of the brotherhoods and un-
ions, aimed at relieving unemploy-
ment and assuring employment to an
average force" for one year.
atrfctest secrecy surrounded the
meetings with guards placed at every
entrance. Only two spokesmen were
permitted to reveal any Of the hap
penings in the conference room. They
were willard and Robertson and both
scheduled press conferences twice a
day.
The presidents. who were outnum-
bered 20 to one Friday, swelled their
numbers Saturday with few secre-
taries and three advisory experts on
labor matters.
After a" two-hour conference the
meeting was adjourned until Sunday.
Willard declined to make public
the views he had presented in the
executive session.
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Four N. D. Dentists
Are Granted Licenses

Jamestown, N. D., Jan. 16.-(R)-
Four applicants who appeared before
the North Dakota board of examiners
here this week have been granted
their dental licenses, 1t was an
nounced Friday by DR.. L. M. Mclain
Jamestown, secretary.
The four are DR.. Lloyd Allen Knox
Of Inkster; David I. Halter Of Glen
Ullin: DR.. Roy Magnus Sherman OF
Campbell, Mimi: and DR.. Paul David
Higgins, Of Sarles.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
NEW AVIATION CLUE

Berlin.-A new aeronauticS club, the
National German Air Traffic associa-
ton, has been formed In Germany.
The new organization Will act to f,ir-
ther German aeronauttcs and Is =
central group for all nationalistic fly
ers and groups interested In aviation.
Numerous applications for member
ship have been received from all over
the country.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
To Get Hearing on
Charge Of Assault

Royal Thomas Menoken, charged
with assault and battery, will be given
q hearing in justice court Monday at
10 q. m.
The case grew out Of an alleged
fight In q Menoken garage.
Thomas is at liberty under bond.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
COULDN'T STOP HER

Green. Bay, Wis.-Autos have been
known to run into cows before, but
reversing the tables Is : rare incident
Edor Lbert. driving his car. saw a
COW charging down the road at full
speed. Iibeft stopped his car, but
the cow came steadily on. It collided
with his right fender, stumbled slight
", and then continued on, disappear
Ing In the distance.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Richmond Rites to
Be Held at Wilton

Funeral services for Mrs. Wallace
Richmond, former Wilton woman who
died here Friday. will be held at the
Wilton Presbyterian church at $50 p.
n. Monday.
Private services will be held at the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
d. Heston Of wilton, at 1880 p. m.
1nterment will be In the Wilton
cemetery.
Mrs. Richmond was visiting her par
ents at the time Of her death. Her
home was In Armstrong. Ia.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
B-R-R! IT WAS COLD

Los Angeles-It was a cold morning
when August Swanson woke and made
for the kitchen stove with burning
match In his hand. But the stove
wasn't there. During the night a
thief, evidently feeling the cold as
much as August, had broken into the
house and taken the stove.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-01-16
Girl Scout Director
To Be Here Jan. 25-29

Miss Marie Aftreitll. Minneapolis
director Of the Hiawatha region OF
Girl Scouts of America, Will be IN
bismarck Jan. 1929 for conference
with Bismarck and Missouri slope
Girl Scout leaders.
According to tentative plans. a ser
les Of meetings will be held, and INV
tations have been extended to Mrs
Marvyl Feely. New Salem; Mrs. Helen
T. Benson, Glen Ullin; Mrs. L. B. Bor-
man, Lennon, 8. D.: and Mrs. B.
soderuuist, Underwood, as we'll as to
scout workers here.
Mrs. H. r. O'Hare, 802 Fifth ST.
was hostess to the members OF ner
bridge club and their husbands Fri
day evening at o'clock bridge din
ner at her home. Yellow roses and
freesia and tall yellow candles formed
the table decorations and places were
marked for Is guests. Bridge was
played after dinner with the score
prizes going to Mrs. J. G. Oberg and
l.. K. Thompson.
A spring motif was carried out In
the appointments for the l o'clock
bridge luncheon given Thursday by
Mrs. T. G. Madden. 1880 Fifth st. Vel
low roses arranged in crystal bowls
formed the table centerpieces and COW
ers were placed for IL guests. Mrs.
Gerald Richholt and Mrs. p. ]. Mey-
or held honors in the bridge games
during the afternoon.
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Mrs. George Marshall, Chicago. was
q guest Of honor at an afternoon
bridge party given Friday by her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs Malvin Olson, AZ
fifth st. Two tables were In play
Mrs. Peter Berry and Mrs. E. J. Fox
held honors in the bridge games. A
guest favor was presented to Mrs
Marshall, who is visiting at the Olson
home.
Mrs. E. o. Bailey, 523 Avenue A
West, and Mrs. H. K. Peterson enter
tanned a group Of "a classmates Of
Mrs. Bailey's son, Clinton, and Mrs.
Pederson's daughter, Marian, at a
sleigh-ride party Friday evening. At
ter the sleigh-ride there were games
In the dining hall at the World War
Memorial building. which had been
decorated with lamps. screens and
hangings to represent Chinese liv-
ing room. A chow mein supper was
served by the hostesses, assisted by
the Misses Alice Sales and Hildor
simonson, garbed In Mandarin COS
tunes.
Mrs. Wallace Mcnamara, who with
Colonel NcNamara will leave soon for
Fort George Wright. WASH. was COM
plimented 1t = bridge party given FIJI
day afternoon by Mrs. w. K. Dudley
at her quarters 1t Fort Lincoln.
Ouests were the post ladies. and Z
ercup Of Bismarck friends. Three
tahl6s were In play with Mrs. II. A.
ntOW and llrx. Bird Little receiving
prineG. 1lrs. McNamare was presented
With I guest favor. Red and green,
Ico1ceD q the: Fourth Infantry regi-
mont, which Colonel NcNamara conn
unnnds, were emphasized in the decor
attons. Red tepefD lighted the tables
co1atored with bouquets Of red carna-
.flono and ferns. Guests from Bis
1902 were 1lrG w. n. Bodenstab
1TIog Katherine 10denstab. Mrs. A
* Young and. ltrs J. X. Blunt.
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BABY BLIMP

"A baby dirigible, capable Of flying
60 miles an hour and carrying a cargo
weighing one and third tons, has
been successfully tried out In France.
It needs crew Of only two.
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NOMINATION APPROVED

Washington. Jan. 16.-(R)-The
nomination Of Governor Theodore
Roosevelt of Porto Rico to be governor
general of the Philippines was ap-
proved Saturday by the senate ter
ritories committee.
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Strange But True
News Items of Day
(By The Associated Pressl


New York-Slang "enriches the
language and may be the literary pro-
duct Of tomorrow" was the answer Of
two English professors and Lexico-
grapher to Journalism Professor DR..
Allan 6inclair's contention that I'VE
are returningsto decadent jargon OF
the jungle" h
New York-American jackrab-
bits being two smart" for the
hunters Of Millbrook, they are
importing a hundred of the Ger
man variety under the belief that
that breed is very uninteligent
beast with a negligible mental
process"
Jacksonville, Fla.-Warren r. Work.
ner, "a. held in connection with a
kidnapping, showed police what might
be called handicap essape'... when
he hobbled away from detention on
crutches while recuperating from O
bullet wound in the leg.
Goa, Portuguese 1ndia-Two
million Pilgrims looked upon the
mummified body of st. Francis
Xavier during the 40 days 1t was
exposed, and thousands of re-
ported miracles were recorded.
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LARGEST TURBINES

LARGEST TURBINES
With an average capacity of 10000
horsepower each, two turbines. said
to be the largest in the world. have
! been built for a government hyro-
elecric plant In Sweden.
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Don't miss the Elks' boxing
card Tuesday evening.