Inflation Hits High Prices For Zoo Animals In 1930s San Diego
Mrs. Belle Benchley of the San Diego Zoo notes inflation driving costs for animals. Baby gorillas now around 5000 dollars, two year olds 7500, adults 10000. Egyptian shoebills about 3000, elephants 6000 plus transport, chimpanzees 600 to 900, gaurs 9500, licenses up to 104 pounds per elephant in a British colony.
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Benchley
Hyderabad Tiger Season Brings Fear and Folklore
Hyderabad's big game hunters ready for tiger season amid warnings of deadly man-eaters. locals claim the most dangerous tigers stalk roads and villages, selecting victims with precision while experts recount the Adilibad Phantom, a famed 12 foot beast, as a recent terror. Hunters explain stealth approaches, from treed ambushes to camouflaged setups, as they patient wait for a single fatal rustle in the jungle.
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Hyderabad
India
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Adilibad
Installation clashover school bus stop near Diven home
The Mineral Alliance meeting cites a dispute over bus stop location with Diven seeking a stop in front of his residence. The board refused and ordered the bus to stop at a designated regular place several yards away. A tire incident led to a fine for Diven and a repair cost order. Separate notes announce Goree Martin’s status in Japan and a church group electing new officers led by Rev Galen H. Onstad with several clergy named to key posts.
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Asuario Maitt
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Galen H. Onstad
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Francis W. Pritchard
Roy ©. Percival
Polk Street Methodist Church
Earl W. Hatchet
J. P. Hamm
First Church of the Nazarene
E. C. Ammerman
Alliance sets Feb 21 for Kirby Page Amarillo talk
At its Monday meeting the alliance tentatively fixed February 21 as the date for Kirby Page to speak in Amarillo. Page is noted as an author and lecturer and will address attendees at the First Christian Church.
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Kirby Page
First Christian Church
Colorado Bigger in Cubic Measure Says Denver Man
Thomas B. Burnite of Denver argues Colorado ranks first in volume with 134,349 cubic miles, while Texas measures 86,070 cubic miles, making Colorado larger in space though Texas leads in area at 267,339 square miles and 104,247 other figures.
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Burnite
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No Setup in Los Angeles Room Debated by Official
Los Angeles officials discuss room setup figures as planning council chair H. Adams cites 008.500 and 4.089 as key numbers in a stalled discussion. Details remain unclear in the fragmented report from December in Los Angeles.
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Greeks execute seven rebels in Salonika
Three women and four men were executed by firing squad in Salonika after being convicted of treason tied to the Communist guerrilla revolt. The December 7 action was carried out under wartime security measures in Athens and Salonika.
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Salonika
Insurance Firm Accused of Fraud in Chicago Case
Government lawyers pressed a mail fraud prosecution against Westminster Insurance Co using policy fine print. Assistant US Attorney Jack Welfeld highlighted a health policy offering 25 weekly benefits but said the fine print limited coverage for eight weeks after confinement for illnesses including chicken pox mumps diphtheria measles typhoid yellow fever undulant fever.
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Chicago
Westminster Insurance Co
Jack Welfeld
Reds Keep War Talk Alive Says Benes Brother
Bohus Benes says Soviet leaders avoid open conflict but see invasion of Czechoslovakia as a likely path to a third world war. He notes Russian leaders see Western Europe as weak and ready for socialism and Marxism.
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Aes
VDF
Bohus Benes
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Institute of World Affairs
Europe
Masterminds Behind London Robberies Baffle Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard battles two elusive gang chiefs tied to major thefts. One mastermind allegedly planned the Windsor jewel heist and the Hever Castle breakin, while a second plotted a $4 million raid from a London airport bonded warehouse. Detectives lack concrete evidence to arrest either, as they manipulate crime scenes and recruit loyal associates across multiple gangs.
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London
Scotland Yard
Thames
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
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Hever Castle
GOC
Bones Tell Why Crashes Kill Some Pilots More Than Others
Navy crash reports prompt National Bureau of Standards study on human bone mechanics. Researchers replicated bones in plastics to test strength from skull to toe, noting elastic yet brittle properties and varying fracture susceptibility with age. Findings tie to everyday falls and aviation incidents.
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Navy
Naval Medical Research Institute
National Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Frank C. Smith
Engineering Mechanics Laboratory
Galilee
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