Millions Alloted for Soil Erosion and Public Works
Washington reports a program totaling 40,043,272 dollars for work relief. The largest piece, 25 million, funds a national soil erosion control program tied to the Clarke McNary Act. Forestry Service allocations cover national forests and shelter belts with state breakdowns listed for several southwestern states. War Department projects include Fort Sill rebuilding at 139,100 dollars and repairs at Fort MacIntosh Brooks Field Randolph Depot and San Antonio arsenal totaling tens of thousands.
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Washington
Division of Applications and Information
Forestry Service
War Department
Department of Agriculture
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Lawton
Fort Sill
Laredo
Fort MacIntosh
San Antonio
Brooks Field
Randolph Field
Normoyle, Q. M
San Antonio Arsenal
Former Pupils Grant Beatrice Teacher California Vacation
Beatrice Nebraska June 21 Miss Myrtle Hare longtime Beatrice public school teacher receives a California vacation funded by the former pupils she taught during her 50 years of service. The gift was presented at a community dinner marking the end of her fiftieth year.
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Beatrice, Neb
U.P
Myrtle Hare
Gray
Beatrice Public Schools
California
Miss Hare
Railway queen Miss Kitson feted by French rail workers
Sixteen year old Mariel Kitson, named railway queen by the National Union of Railwaymen of England, arrived in Paris to warm welcomes from French railway workers. An ovation greeted her, floral gifts filled her car, and at Gard du Nord she laid a bouquet at the Northern Railway memorial. She received a gold link replica of the 1828 railway couplings, with plans for a chain of sixteen such links from other nations. Her father is a Worcestershire signalman.
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Mariel Kitson
National Union of Railwaymen of England
France
Paris
Gard du Nord
Miss Kitson
Shark fatally wounds Rozelle football star at North Narrabeen
Herbert McFarlane aged 22, a Rozelle football star, was killed by a shark while swimming alone at North Narrabeen. Three lifeguards retrieved the body, but he died en route to hospital. It marks Sydney waters third fatal shark attack this season.
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North Narrabeen
Australia
Herbert McFarlane
Rozelle
McFarland
Sydney
Unusual 495 Pitcher Collection Shocks Cambridge
Mrs. Marie A. Mayhew of Cambridge Massachusetts collects 495 pitchers in animal and famous man forms ranging from thimble size to a quart each.
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Cambridge, Mass
U.P
Marie A. Mayhew
Girls’ hero vote favors Temple and Lindbergh
A New York juvenile survey names Charles Lindbergh as boys’ top hero and Shirley Temple as girls’ top heroine. Admirals Byrd and Earhart follow. Roosevelt ranks mid pack. Girls list diverse icons including Hepburn and Perkins.
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Shirley Temple
Lindbergh
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Aviator
Admiral Byrd
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Mystery Story Writer Proposes Island Prison for Convicts
Sax Rohmer suggests shipping dangerous criminals to a Pacific island with no provisions. Prisoners would self govern, grow food, and survive with primitive tools. Guards would deter escapes, and only the most dangerous women might be included. He argues this humane, open-air system could cost less than lifer prisons.
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New York
Sax Rohmer
Pacific
Rohmer
Machine weighs student answers with a Testometer
Professor Noel B. Cuff of Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College invents a Testometer that grades true false and multiple choice tests by weighing punched perforated answer cards. The device speeds grading 10 to 40 times and eliminates the personal equation.
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Dwight L. Pitkin
Richmond, Ky
Noel B. Cuff
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers College
Cuff
Fourth Century Coins Found Near Tiflis by Road Repair Crew
Workmen repairing a road near Tiflis uncovered about 77 silver coins dating to the fourth and fifth centuries B C. The pieces include two didrachmas with a lion figure and three others showing a lion head on one side and a lioness on the reverse.
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Tiflis
Three Lincoln Johnson Pardons Found in Rochester Prison Files
Monroe County penitentiary officials discovered three pardons in the institution’s files signed by Presidents Lincoln and Johnson. One Lincoln pardon named release on April 15, 1865, the day President Lincoln died.
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Rochester
N. Y
U.P
Monroe County
Lincoln
Johnson
Bermuda to mark Mark Twain 100th anniversary exhibit
Hamilton Bermuda will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Samuel Clemens known as Mark Twain this year by displaying his 50 year old signature at the Princess Hotel highlighting the famed American humorist.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Princess Hotel
Nursery addition whispered for Duke and Duchess of Kent
London gossip ties the Duke and Duchess of Kent at Belgrave Square to a forthcoming royal child. Builders arrived after their April honeymoon and may convert upper floors into a nursery, with rumors of September curtailing social duties.
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London
Duchess of Kent
Belgrave Square
Marina
Greece
Mayfair
Pall Mall
House of Kent
Veteran Ranchman Claimed by Death in Fort Worth
Fort Worth obituary notes Sula Ryan Gardner aged 46 ranchman and cattleman born in Fort Worth died at home. Son of the late D. B. Gardner longtime Pitchfork ranch owner and manager. Gardner owned a Dickens County ranch and had Parker County interests. Funeral services set for Saturday.
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Fort Worth
Sula Ryan Gardner
D. B. Gardner
Pitchfork
Sula Gardner
Dickens County
Parker County
Mounties to Use Dogs in Manhunting Training
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police will enlist dogs in pursuit of fugitives. A training class for dogs is being opened in Brooks, Alberta, following directions from Ottawa headquarters.
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Brooks
Alta
U.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ottawa
Alarm Clock Uses Light in Leipzig Room Gadget
A Leipzig Fair display shows an alarm clock linked to an automatic lighting device. The setup includes white pickled walnut panels and a modern bathroom with black marble and glass. The Duchess of Kent joke hints this project doubles as a nursery.
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Leipzig
Germany
U.P
Duchess of Kent
Austria Sees 800000 Dwelling Houses By 1900s
Vienna June 21 A.P. Official statistics show Austria now has 800000 dwelling-houses, up from 500000 in 1869. The share of owner-occupied homes grew as 1,786,000 families own homes now, and the average apartment occupancy fell to 3.8 persons from 5.8 in 1869.
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Vienna
Austria
Constipation Relief Via Bulk Diet Described as Delicious Laxative
Two tablespoons daily of fels provide bulk to ease constipation by dietary fiber. In severe cases, with each meal, seek medical advice if relief is not achieved. Att Bras bulk resists digestion better than leafy vegetables and furnishes needed bulk, touted as a tasty alternative to patent medicines.
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Kellogg's
U. S. Weather Bureau
Phillips 66
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