Across the Atlantic Flight Kingsford Smith Returns to New York
Maj Charles Kingsford Smith and crew complete the first westward crossing to New York in the Southern Cross. After a fogbound Newfoundland leg they landed at Harbor Grace, refueled, then resumed toward New York with plans to reach San Francisco. The flight marks a landmark in early long distance aviation.
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Charles Kingsford-Smith
Southern Cross
Port Marnock
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
New York
Paul Siple
Washington
Antarctic
Edward W. Pickard OX
Atlantic
Ade
Maj
Australia
Ireland
Dublin
John W. Slannage
Kingsford-Smith
Stannage
Evert ‘van Dyk
J. Patrick Saul
San Francisco
New York City
Cosgrave
Fierro sets new nonstop NY to Mexico City record
Mexicos air hero Roberto Fierro completes a 16 hour 35 minute non stop flight from New York to Mexico City, beating Lindberghs time by ten hours for the Washington to Mexico City leg. Lindbergh and his wife announce the birth of a son at Englewood New Jersey. Byrd congratulates, Balchen praised polar flight.
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Roberto Fierro
Mexico
New York
Mexico City
Lindbergh
Washington
Englewood
N. J
Glad
Ambassador Morrow
St. Louis
Byrd
South Pole
Bernt Balchen
President Hoover veto upheld on World War veterans bill
Last week President Hoover vetoed a World War veterans pension bill that originated in the House and was passed by the Senate. The veto was sustained by the House. Hoover warned the measure was bad legislation and harmful to veterans, with only six senators opposing the bill.
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Hoover
House of Representatives
House
Senate
Hoover May Visit Mexico This August
President Hoover plans a vacation route that could include national parks in the West and a trip to Mexico in August. Ambassador Morrow said he urged the visit to cement relations and believes Hoover will go, noting the border journey and the desire to travel there.
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Hoover
Mexico
Morrow
White House
Radio patent suit seeks $80 million in Kansas City
Grigsby Crunon company files a broad patent action in Kansas City against RCA GE Westinghouse and others alleging a pool of radio patents violated the Sherman act and forced royalties. The complaint describes vast ownership and claims the defendants unlawfully collected payments.
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UIT
Kansas City
Grigsby-Crunon Company
Chicnago
Radio Corporation of America
General Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Rivers and Harbors Bill Sent to President for Approval
The House and Senate conferees agreed on the rivers and harbors bill as passed by the Senate and sent it to the President for approval. The measure authorizes over 185 million dollars in expenditures on projects costing more than 300 million dollars, to be drawn from the annual 55 million dollar Army Engineers appropriation.
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Ouse
Senate
Army Engineers
Prohibition Bureau Director Picked to Lead Enforcement
MOS W. W. Woodcock was named director of the Bureau of Prohibition in the Department of Justice and will start July 1. He previously served as United States district attorney at Baltimore and is 46 years old. He will work under Assistant Attorney General G. A. Youngquist to boost dry law and income tax prosecutions.
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Mos
W. W. Woodcock
Bureau of Prohibition
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Woodcock
United States
Baltimore
G. A. Youngquist
Pope Pius XI Reported Suffering Bladder Trouble
Rumors in Rome and Catholic world claimed Pope Pius XI faced acute bladder trouble with threats of uremic poisoning. The Vatican countered with assurances that reports were exaggerated and that plans for upcoming ceremonies remained unchanged.
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Pius XI
Rome
Vatican
Union
Abraham the Pioneer of Faith and Obedience
Lesson summarizes Abraham's call to leave Ur and journey to an unknown land by faith, God's covenant promises, and Abraham's trials. It links his pioneering character to obedience, trust in God's plans, and faith that even Isaac would be raised, highlighting the Forefathers' role in divine blessing.
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Abraham
God
Israel
Lot
Egypt
Canaan
Sodom
Isaac
Ife
Fia Isaac
Quote on everyday virtue and quiet heroism
To go on cheerfully with small duties and pleasures even when heartache weighs heavy. The text notes such acts earn divine regard and say the doer is a hidden hero, one of God's heroes, even if not a world famous figure.
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Doctor Farrar
Asking Gods Guidance Quote in Ruskin Style
A compact reflection on seeking divine guidance for every action and resisting human overreach. It emphasizes humility and reverence in daily decisions and choices.
Thoughtful Modern Daughter Confounds Social Worker
A Los Angeles Times anecdote highlights a daughter who buys her rheumatic mother a vacuum cleaner, turning housework over to herself and prompting reflections on modern youth. The story contrasts concern with action and motherhood duties in contemporary life.
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Kate Lee Stahl
Mother
Los Angeles Times
Not of Much Value as Mother's Little Helper
Lady Heath argues women should choose homes or careers and shuns those with neither. She recalls a reception after her Cape to Cairo flight where an old acquaintance boasted of his daughter and quipped she will only be of help when she can play a better game of bridge.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Borah
Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Robinson
Indiana
Shipstead
Minnesota
Hoover
United States
America
England
Japan
Great Britain
Lady Heath
The
Cape
Cairo
Monte Carlo Transforms Under Nighttime Illumination
Monte Carlo, famed as Europe’s playground, glows with extensive exterior lighting. The casino area, avenues, trees, fountains, and even flower pots are lit in white tones, turning the city into a fairyland at night.
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Monte Carlo
Europe
Local Shakespearean Lodging Sparks Quirky Conversation
A playful exchange imagines the Bard sleeping in cottages around town. Cottagers recall a sociable young fellow, while a humorist adds an amused aside about the era.
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Shakespeare
Mussolini on Difficulties Hardening His Spirit
The American Magazine quotes Mussolini saying life’s difficulties exceeded pleasant moments, but the latter yielded nothing. He asserts that enduring hardships has tempered his will and taught him how to live.
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Mussolini
Not Over Yet Tradition Caption Echoes Love Lines
The Boston Post notes a lighthearted clash between tradition and convenience as a family frames romance with an old fashioned line about eternal love. It highlights a preference for picturesque customs that remain practical.
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Boston Post
How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat
A weight loss advertisement claims Kruschen Salts dissolve fat in weeks. It promises energy gains, clearer skin, and youthful vitality, asserting fat loss of 20 pounds with daily use and no overeating, backed by a money back guarantee.
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Theener
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Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Grigsby-Grunow Company
Federal Court of
Delaware
Otary [International
Chicago
Hester H. Gray
Farm Bureau Federation
Simon Commission
India
Simon
Rangoon
Burma
P. Blitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
John Ruskin
Stanco Inc
Lyon
Pinenam
Dial. Pinkham Voperabis
Rm. Ore
Vinton
Iowa
Sample
United Sales Co
Shenandoah
Minn
Dak
Neb
H. B. Bahr
Waterloo
W.N.U
Des Moines
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