Aviation Country Clubs formed to promote flying clubs nationwide
United Press reports a new national group, Aviation Country Clubs, aims to establish three sites in Westchester Long Island and New Jersey with uniform modern die while Ruth Rowland Nichols leads the effort. Endorsed by Richard Byrd, the clubs will offer aviation facilities and membership to socially congenial flyers.
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United Press
New York
United States
Aviation Country Clubs
William A. Rockefeller
Charles Lawrence
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Sherman M. Fairchild
Fairchild Aviation Corporation
Robert Law, Jr
George Post
Free Bottom Craft
Earl Osborne
Aviation Magazine
James B. Taylor
Air Associates
Aviation Country Clubs, Inc
Ruth Rowland Nichols
Miss Nichols
Richard Evelyn Byrd
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Westchester
Long Island
New Jersey
Miami
America
England
Austria
Canada
Air mail planes fuel needs rise with mileage
Air mail planes require more gasoline and oil as mileage climbs. The American Air Transport association reports 28,000 miles daily on 21 routes with three tons of mail per plane day, consuming 60,260 gallons of gasoline and 3,330 gallons of oil. Tests show an average 0.262 gallons of gas and 0.014 gallons of oil per mile.
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International News Service
Chicago
American Air Transport Association
Weirs to deepen Montreal harbor water depth
The department of marine and fisheries plans to build seven submerged weirs between the Island of Montreal and Sorel to improve water depth. The project carries an estimated cost of about 1.506 million dollars.
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Montreal Harbor
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Island of
Montreal
Sorel
Western Union Business Past Peak of 1927
John Gillam district head says the Western Union office volume has risen since May after a low April, with the past thirty days showing rapid growth. He notes current activity has exceeded the 1927 peak.
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Western Union
John Gillam
Gillam
Baptists Urged to Take Part in Baylor Plan
The Greater Baylor University campaign executive committee led by D K Martin invites all Texas Baptists and Baylor alumni to the initial meeting in Waco on Friday July 20. Plans to raise 2 million dollars statewide will be presented with representatives from every section in attendance. Taxicabs are now about 20 years old.
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Associated Press
Waco
Tex
Greater
Baylor University
D. K. Martin
San Antonio
Texas
Baylor
Moody Begins 14 Speech Campaign Across Texas
Governor Moody leaves Austin for Dallas and Sulphur Springs to start a 14 stop speaking tour. He will address towns including Sulphur Springs Paris Sherman Edom Center Nacogdoches and Lufkin through July 28 primary campaign.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Moody
Capitol
Dallas
Sulphur Springs
Paris
Sherman
Edom
Center
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Lubbock Plans Excursion to New Oil Field
Lubbock plans a goodwill auto caravan to the Hobbs New Mexico oil field July 20 led by B. Sherrod of the chamber of commerce. The trip aims to obtain first hand data on the Midwest Oil test at 4065 feet and to boost traffic between Seagraves and Lubbock as the oil region develops. The party will stop in Seagraves to foster ties with the growing oil community. This marks the second visit to Seagraves by Lubbock boosters this year as Seagraves shows improving prospects.
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Lubbock
Hobbs
New Mexico
Texas
Gaines County
B. Sherrod
Seagraves
Good Will
Purification Promises Health via Calotabs Regimen
Physicians endorse complete system purification as a foundation of health. Touting Calotabs as the greatest purifier, the ad urges a thorough course, offered in a family package with directions for 35 cents at drug stores.
Lubbock boosters visit Hobbs amid oil field optimism
A delegation of Lubbock business men traveled to Seagraves after a destructive fire and then planned a booster trip to Hobbs to inspect a growing oil field near Cochran and Gaines counties. R J Murray chairs the committee for the Friday morning departure.
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Seagraves
Lubbock
Lubbock Boosters
Hobbs
Texas
Cochran
Gaines
R. J. Murray
Seventy Million Fish Planted in Conowingo Lake Stocking
Conowingo Maryland July 17 authorities report seventy million fish have been planted in the 16 mile long man made lake fed by the Conowingo power dam. Fish and game officials from Pennsylvania and Maryland are cooperating to stock the lake with species across the two states.
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United Press
Conowingo, Md
Conowingo
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Fish and Game Authorities
Consider Three for Head of Southwestern
Dr W J Johnson of Wichita Falls Rev Frank Onderdonk of San Antonio and Rev W Angie Smith of El Paso are among candidates for Southwestern University Georgetown presidenc y. The selection committee meets July 24 in Austin to name Dr J Sam Bureus successor who resigns August 1.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Tex
W. J. Johnson
Wichita Falls
Frank Onderdonk
San Antonio
W. Angie Smith
el Paso
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Austin
O. T. Cooper
W. T Dean
Huntsville
J Sam Bureus
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Hicken
Gouldy Bros
Southwestern
Steinway Standard
J. W. Jenkins Sons’ Music Co. of
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Blackburn
Ballew — Satterfield CO
Tyler
Dial
Amarillo, Texas
Portland Cement Association Athletic Club
H. V. Robertson & Company Certified Public Accountants
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