Old Petra Open to Travelers After Centuries of Oblivion
National Geographic notes Petra, the rose red city between the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, is now accessible to serious travelers. Visitors enter via Es Siq, reach Bab es Sig, and explore tombs carved from rock amid a landscape of walled gardens and caravan history.
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Old Petra
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU Service
Petra
Dead Sea
Gulf of Aqaba
Mount Seir
Old
Esh ‘Shera
Hori
Seir
Abraham
Chedor- Jaomer
Arabian Peninsula
Africa
Arabia
India
the Nile
Palestine
Phoenicia
Euphrates-Tigris Valley
Rome
John Lewis Burckhardt
Burckhardt
Jerusalem
Pétra
Mecca
Damascus
Medina
Ma’an
Ma’ah
Elji
Metor
Jelji
Ain Musa
Wadi Musa
Es Siq
Wadi el Araba
Wadi Es Siyagh
Bab Es Sig
Mount
West Point campus undergoes multi-building face-lift
West Point Navy campus plans a $5,000,000 overhaul including a new cadet barracks, academic building, gym addition, cadet armory, and labs. Buildings designed in Gothic stone, housing 500 cadets, with completion aimed for end of 1938. New officer quarters for 60 families and other facilities also underway with several dates and costs noted.
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West Point
N. Y
United States Military Academy
Ordinance and
Avocado a Nutritious Native Fruit Spotlight
Avocado is a native American fruit valued for its fat and protein. It grows today for markets in Florida the West Indies and the Southwest especially California where Calavo grades are named. Prices vary with season and distance traveled. The fruit pairs with lime lemon or chili sauce and can be served with crabmeat and celery in salads or stuffed with fruit.
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Pics
Florida
West Indies
Southwest
California
Tropics
Honolulu
Sportamanlike Safety Feature Emphasizes Braking
An Automobile Club of Michigan safety feature stresses the importance of braking and the ability to stop. The article explains how tire contact with the road is small and highlights drivers' need to maintain good brakes for safe stopping distances.
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A & Apace Ab
Automobile Club of Michigan
The Siq and Outer Sig of Petra
Descriptive narrative portrays the Siq gorge leading to El Khazna and the Outer Sig in Petra. It notes towering cliff walls, a narrow passage, a blue skylight, and the ascent to the Great High Place of Sacrifice with carved steps. The scene ends with the Outer Sig widening toward the Petra basin.
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Atle
Siq
el Khazna
Petra Basin
Tree Felling Techniques and Safety
Lumberjacks prefer letting a tree fall in its natural lean. If a change is needed a box cut starts on the falling side, then the opposite side is cut higher until the tree totters and falls. Stand well back as trees can ride the stump or lash back unexpectedly.
Gilmore Center Church Of Christ Service and Events
Community note lists Gilmore Center Church of Christ service at 10:00 a.m. Communion at 10:15 a.m. Bible School at 11:00 a.m. Endeavor topic Prejudices: are Uns Christian. Evening message follows. Local visits include Mr and Mrs Al Sle Chas Eames to Lietz sister in Saginaw. Sympathy extended to the relatives of Mr and Mrs Truman Smith.
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Gilmore ‘Center
Gilmore ‘Church ‘of Christ
Ernon
Sle Chas
Eames
Lietz
Saginaw
Rosa Renner
Roy Schofield
Hubert
Battle ‘Creek
Schofield
Niles
Local Folks Keep Busy Over Weekend Visits
Loomis Be A Eisabeth of Flint spent Sunday with S Harsh. Mrs L Bergey of Clare spent Saturday night at the Harsh home. Ira Harsh and daughter of Coleman were Sunday visitors at the Harshs. Carl Bergey and Ione Billy of Flint spent the weekend with E Bergey. Homer Pelton visited his wife at Mt Pleasant's McArthur Strange hospital where her condition improved and she hopes to come home next week. Mrs A E Bergey and Mrs Frank Musser called on their grandmother Mrs M Harger in Clare Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Fred Bennett who have spent two months at their farm returned to Detroit Sunday.
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BE. A. Eisabeth
Flint
S. Harsh
L. Bergey
Clare
A. E. Bergey
Frank Musser
M. Harger
Fred Bennett
Detroit
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E. Cimmerer
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Clare Sentinel
Nash
Peices
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Nashes
NOWE
Busche Motor Sales
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