Channel Swimming Old Stuff Now ae U OG Ltr AHEAD OF THE CROWD
Henry Sullivan of Lowell Massachusetts first American to swim the English Channel, carried on shoulders in London as he headed to a 5000 dollar prize and a swimming cup. The piece recalls the channel's evolving prestige and charts crossings, including Gertrude Ederle and Florence Chadwick, with notes on technique, radar aid, feeding, and cold water challenges.
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Henry Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
English Channel
Strand
London
England
France
Sullivan
Channel
Matthews Webb
Dover
Cape Gris Nez
Dover Harbor
Channel Conquerors Club
Folkestone
Webb
H. F. Sullivan
Gertrude Ederle
Ederle
Ings
Newport
Wales
Temme
Miss Ederle
New York City
Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Shirley May France
Somerset
Miss Chadwick
Hassan Abd el Rehim
Egypt
Flo Chadwick
Veterans Day observance set in Cedar Rapids Thursday
An all veterans program is planned in Cedar Rapids with American Legion Hanford post No. 5 leading services Thursday 10 30 a m at the island plaza. Lt Henry Beauday serves as parade marshal and Louis D Burkhalter will address the evening program at VFW post 709 Second Avenue SE. Citizens are urged to display the American flag.
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Cedar Rapids
American Legion Hanford Post No. 5
Island Plaza
William Cohen, Jr
Daniels Park Church
Hanford Honor Guard
Coe College Rotc
Cedar Rapids Cadets
Moose Girls
VFW
Second Avenue SE
Henry Beauday
Cedar Rapids Naval Reserve I Division
Edward R .Kuba
Larry Gold
Bethel A.M.E
Clarence Frana
St. Ludmila’s Church
Cedar Rapids Veterans Association
Lamp Fixes and a Do It Yourself Moment
John Reynolds recounts repairing three aging living room lamps. He replaces a plug end on one, installs a new bulb on another, and rewires a damaged cord on the third, discovering a sense of courage and competence in DIY home repairs.
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Elizabeth
Speer
Ally
Johnny
Sergeant York Still Faithful to Doughboy Spirit Despite H Bombs
PALL MALL Tenn AP Sergeant Alvin York, famed World War I hero, trusts the Doughboy ground truth over new weapons. Confined by illness at 66, he recalls his 1918 machine gun battalion action, supports atomic and hydrogen bombs, and plans to live to age 86. He owns farms, oil wells, and chairs a draft board while awaiting recovery. He hopes a son will join the army someday.
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Pall Mall, Tenn
Ijf
York
France
Fentress Iounty
Europe
Ton York
Montenegro
Tennessee
Gracie Williams
York Institute
Jendow
AP News
Alvin York
U. S
Tennessee National Guard
Pall Mall
Tenn
Radio Waves vs Light Rays Lengths
A comparison notes radio waves are millions of times longer than light rays while M rays are about one thousandth the length of light.
History Hangs Heavily Over Port of London
The Port of London, long known for crisis and recovery, remains a busy hub with 40 to 50 million tons moving yearly. Historic docks, legends like Anchor and Hope and Execution Dock sit beside postwar redevelopment with restaurants and parks. Migrating Pacific Golden Plovers travel 2400 miles from Alaska to Hawaii.
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Port of London
London
Thames
Teddington
National Geographic Society
Deptford
Francis Drake
Royal Dock
Russia
Peter the Great
Alaska
Hawaii
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U OG
Ltr
Sterling Slappey
Lindbergh
Byrd
TR Ae
Channel Swimming Association
Edward Temme
London Daily Mail
Chadwick
Straits of Gibraltar
Bosporus
Hellespont
National Guard
Brig
Carlton K. Smith
Army Reserve
Louis D. Burkhalter
John Reynolds
Doughboy
Cumberland
Kentucky
Yorks
Py York
George Bux
Cc. C. bin Secy
Mgr
A.A.A
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
Montrose Hotel
Broulik
Second Street
Clyde Brothers Circus
Kitt Wendt
Memorial Coliseum
Federation of Labor
West Indies Company
Port of London Authority
Artists’ Supplies
Paint Department
Samford
Alexander Smith
Dominion
Alexander Smith Dominion
Aly Alexander Smith
First Ave. East
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