Tall Buildings Shield Short Ones From Lightning Bolts
New York, March 22. P. W. Peek Jr. of General Electric told the American Institute of Electrical Engineers that tall buildings create a protected radius two to four times their height, based on laboratory tests. If a lower building sits entirely below the line from the tall structure to the edge of the protected area it escapes strikes. He noted that if the New York World Building were shorter and nearer the Woolworth, it might not have been struck last August, though the Woolworth or another distant tall building would have received the bolt.
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New York
Associated Press
P. W. Peek, Jr
General Electric Company
American Institute Oflectrical Engineers
Pittafield, Mass
Pees
New York World
Woolworth
Graham beats Ryder in featherweight newspaper decision
Graham of which returned to the ring in the featherweight division tonight and won a newspaper decision over Joe Ryder of Brooklyn. In 12 rounds, Graham weighed 122 and Ryder weighed 126.
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Toledo
Ohio
Associated Press
Bushey Graham
Wich
Joe Ryder
Brooklyn
Graham
Ryder
Radio stations warned over Wilkins expedition interference
Seward Alaska March 22 The United States signal corps announced that stations in New Zealand Washington state and two in Long Island interfered with radio communication for the Wilkins Arctic Expedition at Point Barrow Government radio authorities urged amateur stations using the 32 1 meter wave band to stay within their assigned frequencies KDZ Wilkins transmitter was affected and the warning was issued to prevent further disruption.
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Seward
Alaska
Associated Pros
United States Signal Corps
Point Barrow
New Zealand
Washington State
Long Island
KDZ
Wilkins
Dam Collapse Blamed on Increased River Flow
Inquest testimony links rising Santa Clara River discharge to the St Francis dam failure that killed 278 and left 173 missing. Los Angeles engineers Van Norman and Mulholland noted river flow rose by about 1500 miners inches 17 hours before the breach, with other monolith dams cited as similar designs. Witnesses recount sleepless nights and warnings as water flooded the canyon, destroying homes and farms in the wake of the March disaster.
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Los Angeles
Associated Press
St. Francis Dam
H. A. van Norman
van Normant
William Mulholland
Los Angeles Water Bureau
Santa Clara Tver
California
San Francisquite Canyon
Hollywood Dam
Hollywood Hills
Arroyo Beco
Devil's Gate Canyon
Pasadena
Barret
San Diego
van Norman
el Francis Dam
E. J. Dennison
James G. Hollingsworth
Ventura County
Santa Clara
Mulholland
Sen Francisquite Canyon
St. Francis
van Normen
David C. Matthews
Chester Smith
San Francisco
Quito Canyon
Joe Nichols
Smith
Mathews
Matthews
H. L. Berry
Dameite
Dave
Newhall
Harry Carey
Berry
Milialde
Nichola
Frank Nance
Nichols
Death Ends Anniversary Plans for LeRoy Chamberlin
LeRoy Foster Chamberlin, manager of Sheffield restaurants, died shortly after midnight on his thir teenth wedding anniversary after a week long illness of pneumonia following tonsillitis. He was 35 and survived by his widow Ruth Mosher Chamberlin, a daughter Lois Mary and a son Le Roy Foster II, plus a brother and sister. Born in Coventry in 1893, he lived in Hartford and worked 17 years with Sheffield before becoming Newark manager and ten years in this city. The funeral is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from Wilmot and West Inc. services. burial Sunday at Belknap cemetery. Pallbearers include Conradeth and Arthur B Cole, John Wright, and Albert H Chamberlin.
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Leroy Porter Chamberlin
LeRoy Foster Chamberlin
Sheffield
Thia
Alty
Moin Street
Wilmot and Weat Inc
John H. Grant
First Church of Christ
Fairfield
Belknap
Coventry
Conn
Conrad 'Eth
Arthur B Cole
West Roxbury
Mass
John Wright
Albert H. Chamberlin
Glastonbury
Chamberlin
Ruth Mosher Chamberiin
Lois Mary
LeRoy Foster
Albert H
Arthur B. Cole
Frederick
Julia Loomis Chamberlin
Hartford
Sheffield Company
Newark, N J
Senate asks to hold court for Cunningham arrest
Washington March 22 The Senate will be asked to issue a warrant for the arrest of Thomas W Cunningham Philadelphia court clerk and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Republican State committee for refusing to answer questions before the Reed stash fund committee in 1928 Senator King introduced a resolution for Cunningham arrest and seeks immediate consideration. If ordered arrested Cunningham would be brought before the Senate bar to purge himself. He may seek a writ of habeas corpus to delay the case.
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Washington
Associated Preas
Senate
Thomas W. Cunningham
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Republican State Committee
Reed Stash Fund
Cunningham
King
Utah
Robert W. Stewart
Standard Ol Company
Indiana
Teapot Dome
William Ware
Reed Committee
Ware
Thomas F. Watson
Pennsylvania
Stewart
Fire sweeps South Boston block destroys Wool Waste firm
A 635,000 fire swept three floors and the basement of a South Boston business block today, leaving the Dwight Smith Wool Waste company homeless. The blaze required three alarms and burned for several hours, damaging multiple units and forcing evacuations.
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Boston
Dwight Smith Wool Waste Company
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New
Coats
Wonder Sale of
Georgette
St. Francis Barrier
LeRoy F. Chamberlin
Sheffield Restaurants
South Boston
Wuu
Ath Prize
Alon
Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport
Cann
Frederick G. Hilsinger
Times-Star
Stephen L Oswald
Sunday Herald
J. Duval
Piquette Piano CO
Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, Conn
Triplex
Elly Springfield
Tires
Brea
Kelty
Kelly
Springfield
Sherwood Spring Coaster Wagons
Ettra
Eli Storage
Delco Ignition
Ies
Pr — A
Crosley Bandbox
Cord
Triplex Stores, Inc
Wall Street
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