Vatican to inaugurate radio station for papal reach
Vatican City announces the Pope will not voice the inaugural broadcast but a cardinal will read a papal message. The Vatican station, supervised by Marconi, will use 12 kilowatts on two short waves to link with Catholic universities in the United States and distant missions, signaling a broader church outreach via radio.
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Paris Puts Damper On College Jazz Bands
Paris bans foreign college jazz combos for next summer as authorities tighten rules for foreigners. French union restrictions push many out of work while police demand work permits from foreign orchestras in night clubs and restaurants. Local musicians blame summer arrivals for undercutting prices.
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Giraffes Stump Paris Rail Transport Plans
Officials at the Paris zoo face a transport puzzle for seven giraffes from Marseilles as part of a large shipment of African animals. The animals must endure four months in quarantine before any move, and their necks are too long for southern rail tunnels, while trucking risks illness.
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Zoo on the hoof expedition brings Africa wildlife
The zoo’s African expedition shipped ten elephants eleven buffaloes seven antelopes a lion a rhinoceros a panther a gorilla an ostrich and a large group of monkeys.
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War ace visits old foes Norfolk
Capt Theodore Osterkamp, a German world war ace, visits Hampton Roads naval air station to compare aviation between the United States and Germany. He notes U S seaplane development leads while acknowledging favorable commercial aviation in both countries.
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Bristol Dockers Do Part Time Work
Bristol dock workers devise a time sharing plan to reduce reliance on government dole by pooling work days and wages. About 400 men split shifts in three day cycles to earn part time wages while drawing casual insurance dole.
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Government officials monitor peepee policy talks
Officials keep close watch on the peepee matter but decline to say if a nationwide rollout is planned. No details on whether a similar arrangement will be adopted across the country are provided.
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Women Preserve Figs Win Prize At Fair
In Monrovia California two sisters Mrs. Cora Patterson and Mrs. Nina Hirschorn turned backyard fig crops into a home business. They preserved, pickled and candied figs turning a jar into a blue ribbon winning entry at the county fair and now operate a porch factory to process their produce.
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Surplus Rum Return Rule Slams Military Stores
An army order requires all surplus rum to be returned to stores after issuance to troops. Rum will be issued only under special authority when troops face severe weather or overnight hardship. Officials cite some soldiers taking a daily allowance of about one half a crown instead of rum.
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