Hoover to visit Cuba and Mexico City before March
President elect Herbert Hoover plans a goodwill voyage route toward the United States area sailing aboard the U S S Utah. He will not stop in Havana but may visit Rio Janeiro and Mexico City before his inauguration. The Utah cruises toward Rio with escort from Brazilian ships Bahia and Rio Grande Do Sul and Christmas day will be spent aboard.
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Associated Press
Utah
Rio Janiero
Herbert Hoover
Havana
Mexico City
T Pas
Utéh
Hoover
Bio Janiero
Washington Luis Pereira de Souza
Brazil
Earthquake Shakes Palermo at 12:85 A M No Damage Reported
A strong earthquake shock lasting several seconds woke Palermo at 12 85 a m today. The tremor was undulatory in character and caused no damage. The Associated Press reports the event from the Sicilian capital.
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The
Associated Press
Palermo
Sicily
British modify heavy warship building plans
International News Service reports drastic changes in Royal Navy aviation branch ship design. The Daily Express says battleships and cruisers are highly vulnerable to air delivered attacks using dropped depth charges and radio controlled torpedoes. British Admiralty concerns rise after engineers and shipbuilders meeting in Glasgow. Alfred E. Spanner is cited as expert commentary.
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International News Service
London
Naval Branch
Royal Air Force
London “Daily Express
British Board of Admiraltty
Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders
Glasgow
Alfred E. Spanner
Study Defines 10 Pound Charge Makes Ship Unbattleworthy
An expert from the institution declared that a 10 pound underwater charge exploding below the waterline could render a ship unbattleworthy even without sinking it. He warned members that a ship’s hull is very thin and vulnerable to such devices.
Air attack tactics described in four categories
The article discusses air attack methods and classifies them into four categories. It notes the difficulty of designing steel hulls impervious to 10 pound charges and describes the impracticality of using mobs dropping from aircraft against highly armored decks and guns.
Massey Harries to Open Amarillo Branch Plant
Massey Harris Company of Racine Wisconsin plans a large Amarillo branch with its own building soon. Tra Cunningham and C J Bowman will run the Amarillo office. The firm distributes 1057 kinds of farm implements including Wallis tractor and Massey Harris combine. The note mentions the 214 foot flagstaff at Kew Gardens in London.
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Massey-Harrie Company
Racine, Wis
Armarillo
Tra Cunningham
C. J. Bowman
Amarillo
Massey-Horris Company
Wallis
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