World Calendar reform gains global traction in Europe
Miss Elizabeth Achelis of New York, head of the World Calendar Reform Association, visits Vienna on a Europe tour to drum up support for a perpetual calendar. She notes both America and Europe warming to reform as the League of Nations and national committees press clergy to stabilize Easter dates. Accompanied by Charles D. Morris, editor of the Journal of Calendar Reform, they then travel to London, Copenhagen and Berlin.
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France Expects Unusually Large Wine Harvest This Year
Paris reports expert statisticians forecast a wine harvest 300 to 400 million liters larger than last year. The crop, starting in the Midi and extending to Bordeaux and Burgundy through October, faces few risks of overproduction due to weather, stronger consumption, and low vineyard stock from 1933's good quality.
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Calendar reform debate favors perpetual twelve month year
Miss Achelis describes opposition to a 13 month calendar and advocates a perpetual 12 month system. The proposed calendar divides years into four quarters with months of 31 days for the first month and 30 days for the others. A Year End Day marks the 368th day and Leap Year sits between June and July.
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Autogiro Mail Feeder Trial Shakes London Center
Thousands endure neck strains watching autogiro tests by Britain's postal authorities in central London. The wingless craft fetches and drops mail bags at the General Post Office from rooftops with permission to hover at 100 feet. A feeder service could slash London to Birmingham and Liverpool air-mail times by about an hour.
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Blind to See Game Draws Eight Hundred Fans
Eight hundred blind persons will attend tomorrow's baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds. A grandstand section has been reserved by the St. Louis society for the blind and a sports commentator will describe the game.
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RFC Approves Two Rio Grande Loans
Representative West announced that the Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved two Texas water district loans for refinancing in the Rio Grande Valley. Cameron County Water Improvement District No. 5 received 532500 dollars, and Hidalgo County Water Improvement District No. 3 received 177500 dollars, with projected debt savings of about 1.5 million and 0.5 million respectively.
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Motorist claims car placed by another driver in hydrant zone
Calvin Aronson told Magistrate Greenspan that another motorist pushed his car in front of a fire hydrant. He said the misplacement was not explained to the police, predicting a learned judge would understand. The judge asked what he sold and Aronson replied Boloney. A suspended sentence followed with a warning about manslaughter on the court.
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Khiva Shriners Opening Dance Season Tonight
The Khiva Temple Shriners host their first fall dance at the Temple tonight at 9 oclock. Admission for members with 1934 cards. non card holders pay $3, which applies to dues, and male guests are $1. 모든 Shriners from Amarillo or other temples invited.
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Bridge stolen in Treviso dismantled overnight
Robbers dismantled a 75 foot wooden bridge over the Sile river in Treviso Italy in a single night and carried it away. The incident was reported on September 2.
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