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Professor Harlow Shapley, director of the University Observatory, announced yesterday that his station in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, had just recorded a comet described as the brightest since the discovery of Haley's comet in 1910. Sky-minded newspapers in South Africa and New Zealand had reported spotting the comet on Wednesday...
Another move to speed checks on their way was announced recently when the Boston V.A. office ruled that veterans need not re-apply for their payments between terms, so long as the time between terms does not comet to more than 15 days...
Kramer's "Big Game." Just as the model T had to come before the streamlined 1947 Ford, previous California champions had to blaze the trail. First there was the California Comet, Maurice McLoughlin, whose weapons were lethal but lopsided: a smashing serve and volley. Next in the California line came Little Bill Johnston with the big forehand, then Ellsworth Vines with a bullet serve and an even more devastating forehand. After that was Budge, who had an all-court game and an incomparable backhand. Jake Kramer has something from all these predecessors; perhaps the nearest likeness is to call...
...comet of the 12th Magnitude--invisible to the naked eye--was reported by the University yesterday. The new body was observed at the Lick Observatory, San Jose, California on July 18 and again on July...
Described as "diffuse with a nucleus center" the comet can be seen with a moderate-sized telescope, but may become visible to the naked eye within the next few weeks. If is traveling west and north in the sky and can be found in the consiellation Aquarions...