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Guglielmi Marconi, father of radio, Roman Senator, the papal marchese who built Vatican City's radio station, wants to give his good friend the Pope an inviolable means of communication between the Vatican and the remodeled papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. A system using extremely short radio waves would suffice. Such waves would be relatively cheap to produce. They may be concentrated into a straight, pencil-like beam like a spotlight. But for utility in signaling there must be no obstacle between transmitter and receiver. Hence the transmitter may not be beyond the receiver's terrestrial horizon...
Married. Anne Marie Wallace, of Manhattan, great-great-granddaughter of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt; and Don Rodolfo del Drago. son of the late Prince Ferdinando del Drago; by Papal Secretary of State Cardinal Pacelli; in Rome. A witness for the groom: Senator Guglielmo Marconi...
Anniversary. Of the first transatlantic wireless signal, picked up by Guglielmo Marconi at St. John's, Newfoundland, 30 years ago; celebrated-with the greatest world-round radio hook-up ever effected. Recalling the event, Senator Marconi said that for six days, while "S" signals were being sent regularly from Poldhu, Cornwall, England, he and his assistants sent up kites and a balloon with aerial wires attached. A wild December storm raged, carried the balloon and most of the kites away. Finally a kite was flown successfully and on Dec. 12, above the electrical disturbances, three faint clicks came through...
...increasing fortune. He was raised to the peerage in 1919 after he became Minister of Munitions. During the War he was Surveyor General of Supplies, directed the expenditure of over $2,400,000,000. His close friendship with Sir Thomas began in 1927 when he became chairman of Marconi Co. and a director of Lloyd's Bank. In his will Sir Thomas appointed him one of six trustees of his estate, estimated at $3,910,000. Lord Inverforth is now chairman of the trustees...
...Wallington, N. J., a thief stole $110 from the cash register of Stanley Ploegers saloon. A detective arrested a policeman, took Saloonkeeper Ploeger to the courthouse to identify him. The policeman stood in line with several volunteers, including Judge Dominick Marconi of the traffic court. Saloonkeeper Ploeger passed by the suspected policeman, clapped a hand on Judge Marconi's shoulder. "This is the man," said he. Embarrassed police released the magistrate, held Saloonkeeper Ploeger for possession of liquor...