The Shelbyville News
Monday, July 7, 1952
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ST. PAUL WOMAN HAS KEY ROLE AS
SHIP SETS MARK
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With a former St.
Paul woman, Mrs. Fern Jewett Ralston, holding a key position aboard
the ship, the new superliner SS United States today completed
the fastest Atlantic crossing in history, clipping 10 hours and two minutes off
the 14-year-old record set by Britain's Queen Mary.
Mrs. Ralston, daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Earl Jewett of St. Paul, is the chief
telephone operator on the United States. She formerly was
chief operator in the Marathon building in Washington, D. C., and has been in
Washington for about 15 years.
Despite buffeting by rain
and 45-mile-an-hour winds in the final hours, the 53,000-ton United States
sped past Bishop's rock off the southwest top of England three days, 10 hours
and 40 minutes after leaving New York's Ambrose Light.
The United Press said the
big ship completed its record run of 2,942 miles at an average speed of 35,659
knots -- equilvalent[sic] to 40.9 land miles an hour -- to win the mythical
Atlantic blue ribbon and become the fastest passenger ship in history.
The Queen
Mary's record 1938 run was 31.9 knots.
The Atlantic speed crown
returned to America for the first time in a century when the trim new black and
white United States passed 8.1 miles off Bishop's Rock at
6:16 a.m. on its maiden voyage.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelby Democrat
Thursday, November 16, 1905
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Israel D. Jewett, of St. Paul,
was a visitor here yesterday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Daily Republican
Friday Evening, July 6, 1888
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Dissolution Notice.
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By mutual consent the firm of Jewett & Ham, manufacturers and dealers in monuments and stone work, dissolved partnership to-day, Mr. M. Ham retiring and E. P. Jewett continuing the business.
July 6, 1888.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming
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