Industrialist Wenner-Gren Aims Western Hemisphere Destiny
Noted Swedish industrialist Phi lanthropist Axell L Wenner Gren declares in New York that the future of the world rests in the Americas. He praises American methods and urges North and South America to lead a new era of health housing employment and ideas to counter European decline and fuel global progress.
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Americas
New York
Axell L. Wenner-Gren
United States
Western Hemisphere
Wenner-Gren
U.S
Sweden
Vienna
Wenner- Gren
Stockholm
Southern Cross
Athenia
A. J. Meyer
University of Kentucky
America
Americans
Marguerite Liggett
Kansas City
New England
Detroit
Canada
North America
South America
New World
Viking Foundation
Viking Fund
Retired Swedish Industrialist Builds Ventures in Nassau
Wenner Gren, once honored for rescuing Athenia victims, now retires from management and develops enterprises in Nassau British West Indies. He runs a lobster fishing and canning business and experimental farms to employ impoverished island natives, funds scientific research, and promotes democracy and peace.
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Americas
Wenner- Gren
Nassau
British West Indies
Europe
Inez Robb
Miami
Improved Conditions Signal Broad Economic Upturn
The article notes rising payrolls boosting consumer purchasing power and a 20 percent rise in factory production versus last year. Retail sales are up about 15 percent, farm incomes exceed last year, and crops are expected to bring higher prices. An agriculture program aims to lift production and stabilize prices, aiding hogs poultry and dairy sectors while benefiting all farmers as acreage shifts occur and oats hay and sweet potatoes rise.
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Department of Agriculture
Uaits
U. S
Predicting 8000 H. P. Aircraft Engines In U S Test Plans
Wright field researchers and engine makers are working toward an 8000 horsepower airplane engine. Current efforts focus on 2000 hp units and two cooling types, aiming for tests on heavy equipment as aviation advances. Military planes at Randolph Field show long engine life and rising overhaul intervals.
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Dayton
Ohio
Army Air Corps
Wrightfeld
Wright Field
Wright Brothers
Kittyhawk
N. C
Wright Field Power Plant Laboratory
London
Tweed Ring Political Corruption in New York City
A group of Tammany Hall politicians led by William M. Tweed held control of New York City from 1805 to 1871 and embezzled millions. The Ring was dismantled in 1871 and Tweed was convicted and imprisoned.
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Tweed Ring
Tammany Hall
William M. Tweed
New York City
Tweed
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Duke of Windsor
Mr. Wenner-Gren
Bahamas
Axel Wenner-Gren
J. B. Taylor
British Columbus
L. G. Elliott
LaSalle Extension University
Randolph Field
Texas
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