Salt Lake Mayor Ab Jenkins Aims For 400 MPH Land Speed
Ab Jenkins Salt Lake City's chief magistrate and world speed king plans a midsummer run at Bonneville Salt Flats near 200 mph to fund his family budget and add to a career that includes 2 000 records. He seeks the world land speed record and 400 mph, following historic runs with Campbell Cobb and Eyston.
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Medal for Cantigny hero earns posthumous fame
Twenty two years after Joseph J. Powell of Milwaukee braved gunfire in Cantigny France to deliver a message to American troops he received a medal last week. He is described as motherless and fatherless with Victor He holding 294 world speed records as the only American to own any world speed records.
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Salt Lake City Mayor Promotes Safety Tour In Mormon Meteor III
Salt Lake City mayor, famed driver of the Mormon Meteor III, plans a nationwide goodwill tour greeting 106 mayors from New York to San Francisco. His aim is safety advocacy, backed by a 1700 horsepower railcar styled machine and a 2,000,000 mile without accident record. The trip includes a pace car stint at Indianapolis 500 and a return hello to city leaders.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Donates Vastly While Paying Tax
The article notes Eleanor Roosevelt earns about as much as Franklin D. Roosevelt from radio income and large donations. It highlights her major gifts to the American Friends Service Committee totaling 130000 over seven years, plus plans for 30000 more, while taxes reduce available charitable funds.
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Janina Dybowska
British Sinkings and U S Ties With Brazil
American naval observers question German sink claims while noting British battleships in drydock, with only 15 total. U S interest focuses on Brazil iron ore, steel plant plans, and failed guarantees for U S Steel investment amid Nazi competition and pro American officials.
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Kitchen Shower Ideas For a June Bride’s First Home
A kitchen shower offers affordable gifts for a newlywed couple. Ideas include small kitchen gadgets, baking books, recipe cards, and a homey menu plan with dishes like Noodle and Tuna Casserole and Angel Food Cake. The guide emphasizes practical, cheerful items and a simple entertaining style.
Mayor Gifts Spare Motor To Fire Department
Salt Lake City mayor Ab Jenkins refused to buy a new motor for 2800 dollars for the fire department and instead donated a spare motor from his own stock. He gave the motor as a gift and was surprised by the newspaper attention the tale received.
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Homemaking Booklets for the June Bride
Four practical homemaking booklets offered as gifts for a new bride. Titles include Better Baking, Easy Entertaining, Feeding Father, and Household Hints. Each costs 10 cents with ordering details to Eleanor Howe at 919 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
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