Thousands Die Of Starvation In East Africa
Thousands in Ruanda in the Belgian mandated territory die from famine after seasons failed since 1927. Dr. F E Church reports desperate conditions, with transport and communications hampered while Belgian relief expands roads and trucks. Uganda export bans worsened migration, and disease like smallpox and dysentery follow. Virgil Moore of Moore-Poston to visit New York and Eastern markets for fall merchandise.
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Ruanda
Central East Africa
F. E. Church
Daily Express
Church
Uganda
Virgil Moore
Moore-Poston,’s
New York City
Sea Level Not Level Scientists Learn
New York June 13 The position of sea level as Earths standard of levelness is not threatened but scientists find mean sea level varies from nearly an inch to two inches. The results, attributed to coastline contours, were reported to the National Research Council by Prof Douglas Johnson of Columbia University.
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Associated Press
New York
National Research Council
Douglas Johnson
Columbia University
Falls 3 Floors Unhurt Then Goes Back to Bed
A 17 year old girl, Jean Podkowinski, in Buffalo, during an early morning walk, fell three floors to the ground as a somnambulist and returned to bed within 20 minutes, still asleep and unharmed. The incident was reported by United Press from Buffalo on June 13.
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United Press
Buffalo
Jean Podkowinski
Woman Safely Rescued After Window Door leads to Dug Garden Plot
A woman stood at a bedroom window and looked down onto a freshly dug garden plot below. She was not injured in the incident.
Luther Fete in Chicago Set for June Twenty Third
Chicago hosts a national Lutheran gathering at Soldiers Field on June 23 to mark the 400th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Catechism. About 200 congregations in Greater Chicago, part of the Missouri Synod, will participate with nearly 1,000 church representatives attending the 34th Triennial Convention in nearby River Forest, Illinois.
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International News Service
Chicago
Greater Chicago
Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
Martin Luther
Soldiers Field
Lutheran Publicity Association of
Memorial Hall
Concordia Teachers College
River Forest
Illinois
Lutheran celebration plans draw 150000 members in parade
An unusual series of floats depicts Luther's Catechism and doctrinal features. A mass grouping of 15,000 Lutheran school children will sing and drill as part of the planned festivities. The total membership involved signals a large community effort ahead of the event.
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Planetariums Show 15 000 Years in Skies in Philadelphia
Philadelphia hosts a new planetarium funded by Samuel S. Fels at the Franklin Institute. The synthetic sky spans 80 feet in diameter with a 50 foot zenith and will display northern and southern sky views, plus projections of the sky as it appeared 5,000 years ago and what it may look like 10,000 years from now.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Samuel S. Fels
Franklin Institute
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