Swope Sees Steady Year for Big Factories
Gerard Swope president of General Electric predicts 1932 will begin with conditions at least as good as 1931 and a gradual rise in electrical manufacturing. He notes higher electricity use in homes from more appliances and industrial modernization. The Pennsylvania Railroad electrification program signals broader adoption of electric operation.
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General Electric Co
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Aviation Milestones Mark 1931 Progress in Flight
In 1931 aviation saw gains across commercial and private flight. US passenger miles topped 60,000 with 11,000 more riders than 1930, and private planes logged 30 million miles. 2034 landing fields valued over 635 million supported a federal airway program nearing completion. New craft included tailless flying wings, Junkers stratosphere ship, American Clipper, iron pilot gyroscopic cockpit stabilizer, and a rocket turbine motor. The Soviet ANT-14 claims largest all metal monoplane, 2400 hp engines, 1131 ft wingspan. The American Clipper 40-passenger amphibian debuted, Lindbergh piloting its maiden flight. Robert Kronfeld completed the first glider crossing of the English Channel.
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D. C
United States
Federal Airways
Junkers
Germany
Auguste Piccard
Sikorsky
Charles Lindbergh
Soviet
Russia
English Channel
Robert Kronfeld
Athens Hatchery Drives Southern Ohio Poultry Growth
The Athens Hatchery, with branches in Pomeroy and Marietta, operates year round hatching weekly and is a key boost to poultry farming in southern Ohio. The network pays farmers over 30000 dollars each spring for hatching eggs and buys 98 percent of eggs in Athens Meigs Morgan and Washington counties.
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Athens
Pomeroy
Marietta
Ohio
Meigs
Morgan
Washington
Harry Atkins
Buy Your Chicks From One of These 3 Hatcheries
Farmers urged to buy local chicks from Athens Hatchery and two other Ohio providers. Emphasis on community support, quality breeding, and long standing service. Warns against distant hatcheries offering lower prices with poorer growth and profit potential. The Athens Hatchery promotes a 28 page illustrated catalogue and a $1,000 Chick Growing Contest.
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