Drying Up of Wettest Spot as Detroit Prohibition Tightened
International News Service reports Detroit as the wettest spot in the United States with Thomas E. Stone assigned to shut down bootleg channels from Canada and curb Pittsburgh to Chicago smuggling. Michigan enforcement is reorganized from Detroit to Columbus to concentrate effort amid varying Ohio Michigan results. Prices for contraband liquor vary by state with Ohio high taxes and Michigan offering cheaper, purer beverages.
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International News
Columbus
Middle West
Detroit
New
Prohibition Administration
United States
Thomas E. Stone
Prohibition
Canadian
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Stone
Pittsburgh-Cleveland
Ohio-Michigan Territory
Michigan
Ohio-Michigan
Ohio
J. Doran
Pennsylvania
Boston and Maine sparks row over locomotive colors
Officials switch to blue and buff locomotives to reflect Minute Men uniforms but historians engineers and societies dispute the choice noting blue and white were the original Continental colors. The railroad cites exhaustive research and will keep the blue and buff scheme.
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United Press
Boston
Boston and Maine Railroad
Massachusetts
Sons of the Revolution
New England Council
Oldest Musical Instrument Is The Bell
Bronze bells found in Assyrian excavations and in ancient Egyptian mummy cases indicate the bell as the oldest musical instrument.
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Egypt
Another Heir Born in Home of Mussolini
Rome report says Donna Rachele Mussolini gave birth to a son at Villa Carpena near Forli. The baby will be baptized Romano tomorrow in Carpena church. Mother and child are reported well. Premier Mussolini arrived to celebrate.
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Associated Press
Rome
Donna Rachele Mussolini
Villa Carpena
Forli
Romano
Carpena
Mussolini
Fascist Balilla Boys Devote Themselves to Boxing and Bicycling
The article notes boys aligned with the fascist Balilla organization showing strong interests in boxing and cycling activities as part of youth discipline and recreation.
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Balilla Organization
French to keep Legionnaires cash in Paris
American currency left by the Legionnaires in French and other European hands will probably not return to the United States as U S money gains popularity abroad. Wall Street traders say European buyers prefer a stable currency and American notes are kept as souvenirs of the legion convention. Over $70,000 is spent biannually by a major film company to return unsolicited manuscripts.
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Associated Press
New York
Legionnaires
United States
Wall Street
Foreign Exchange
Europe
Legion Convention
California power demand looming over river conference
California delegates to the seven state river conference planned to present a demand for 4.6 million acre feet of Colorado River water to secure hydroelectric power. The move follows California’s shift from boycotting water talks to seeking legal protection of its perfected water rights, potentially delaying regional projects for a decade.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
California
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Colores
U. S. Supreme Court
Enrollment climbs at Colorado college as new term begins
The institution opened with 2812 students, about 200 more than last year, with enrollment by college totaling arts 1646 engineering 629 business 47 law 78 music 77 pharmacy 66 medics 168 nurses 25 graduates 76. Late registration remains open with few additional entries expected. A color changing rose from pale yellow to red was shown at a recent English flower show.
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of Colorado
Cooler School Hours Urged for Ballygungi Students
Parents in Ballygungi urge a shift in public school hours to avoid heat during the torrid season. They note private schools run mornings while high school sessions run 10 am to 4 pm and noon recess exposes pupils to damaging sun, calling the current schedule torturous.
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Ballygungi
India
School Board Hears New School Law Changes
The Potter County board of education will meet in the office of Miss Laura V Hamner at 2 o'clock next Saturday afternoon for further consideration of new school laws. A two hour session was held last Saturday to discuss the changes in the school law.
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Potter County Board of Education
Laura V Hamner
Colorado University Shows 200 Increase
Boulder reports the 50th fall session at the university with enrollment up by about 200 students. Officials cite expanded programs and facilities as factors in the rise.
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Colorado University
United Press
Boulder
Colo
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