American Flyers Invited to 11,400-Mile London Melbourne Race
A Melbourne centenary air race plan invites well known American flyers to London to Melbourne, October 1934. £15,000 in prizes includes £10,000 for first and £5,000 for others. route via Athens Bagdad Calcutta Singapore Darwin Charleville to Melbourne totaling about 11,400 miles. Notables such as Lindbergh Earhart Doolittle and Kingsford Smith are expected to compete alongside aviators from Britain Italy France Germany and Russia.
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Sydney
London
Melbourne
Alf Macpherson Robertson
Bagdad
Athens
Calcutta
Singapore
Darwin
Charleville
Queensland
Jimmy Mollison
Australia
Atheng
Karachi
Alor Star
Malay States
Batavia
Samarang
Soerabaya
Kingsford-Smith
Pacific
San Francisco
British
Air Ministry
Department of Defense
Britain
Hagland
Colonel Lindbergh
Amelia Earhart
Maj
Jimmy Doolittle
James Wedell
Frank Hawks
England
Alan Cobham
Jimmy Mulligan
Amy Johnson
Edgar Percival
Scott
McNulty
Atcherly
Italy
France
Germany
Russa
Furniah
Change for dollar yields $1000 in gold in North Carolina
In Donn North Carolina Miss Blanche Thornton asked for change for four dollars. A bank teller misdelivered a large gold coin bundle instead of one dollar in change. The customer returned the envelope with nearly $1000 in gold coins, and the bank recovered the funds.
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Donn
N. C
Blanche Thornton
Miga Thornton
What Citizens’ Bank and Trust Company
Gull Delivers Fish to Angler Taft
In Taft Oregon, John Marple observed two seagulls fighting over a 15 pound blueback salmon near the Siletz Bay. One gull finally carried the catch but could not fly with it, and Marple reached up to pluck the salmon from the seabird’s beak. That's Marple's story.
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Taft
John Marple
Siletz Bay
Marples
Marple
An Epic of Justice by Leonard A Barrett
Dante’s Divine Comedy, born of exile and injustice, is framed as an epic of justice. The essay reflects on political strife, banking and tax reforms, and asks whether national character can contribute lasting value to democracy and culture in 1958.
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Leonard A. Barrett
Dante
Florence
Lie
New
Bearded Team Signs Miss Jackie Mitchell Pitcher
Nineteen year old star pitcher from Chattanooga signs to join the House of David club famed for its bearded players. She joins the annual touring team and pauses between innings to groom her vanity cage, a habit she keeps handy at all times.
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Jackie Mitchell
Chattanooga
House of David
Onta
94 year old woman walks a mile daily for life
Walnut Ridge Arkansas resident Martha J Jones aged ninety four walks a mile each day for exercise She plans to continue the routine until she reaches one hundred years old Her mother died four days short of a century and her father lived to age one hundred nine Her story celebrates long life through daily activity.
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Walnut Ridge
Ark
Martha J. Jones
Mia. Jones
Densmore Family Rides 1000 Miles to Boston
Mr and Mrs Charley A Densmore and their two young daughters arrived at relatives after riding freight cars across Texas and hiking the rest of the way, a journey over 1000 miles from El Paso to Boston.
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Boston
Mia
Charley A Densmore
Smult
el Pago
Texag
Motoring fashions and driving garments of the era
The article advises women drivers on choosing comfortable motoring clothing to avoid strain on sleeves and backs. It highlights sleeveless frocks with capes, knit wear, and smocked blouses as suitable driving attire, stressing proper shoulder room, back lines, and seam length for ease in cars. It also notes attitudes toward unpleasant encounters on the road and promotes dismissing negativity.
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Ilfe
Detaching Thoughts From Repetition for Worldly Contact
A reflective note on freeing the mind from mental repetition of events. It urges letting go of inward loops to accept the diversity of people and avoid detaining others in one’s own world. The text emphasizes the value of sweetly ending constant contact for mutual ease and accord.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Servico
Pay Dirt at Last War Forty Seven Years
Robert Stoard a 61 year old man left Canon City Colorado in search of gold. After days of digging in rocks near Weateliffe he found pay dirt at last. His samples assayed 80 n ton and more signaling a rich gold find for him and his wife and children.
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Robert Stoard
Canon City
Colo
Weateliffe
Bob
Inventions Aiding Home Life From Ice Boxes To Drip Bags
The era brings significant household devices such as the washing machine and electric refrigerator enabling cold storage and dairy upkeep with minimal effort. Ice cube makers and fronting turn-styte containers enhance fridge usability while dripbag brofers protect meats and flames.
London Rush P O Hours Evening Peak Postings
In London about 42.5 million letters and postcards are posted weekly with one third arriving in the two hours from 4 50 p m to 6 30 p m. The surge reflects the evening rush at main post offices and central mail depots.
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London
Roadside Marketing by T. J. Delohery
A Nebraska road side farm market shows how small ads draw crowds and boost profits. Vendors like Barton Brothers and H A Skinberry report big turnout, tasting a mix of produce and poultry, with advertising costs paid back in higher volume and repeat customers. Newspapers as ads prove useful then as now, if facts, prices, and location are clear.
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Nash
Ionthy
H. A. Skinberry
Independenc
Tionbe
Crocker
Nebraska
H. P. Gaston
Michigan State College
Uul
Western Newspaper Union
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Barton Brothers
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Cofin's Corner
Haddonfield Road
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