Norwegian ace unnerved by a drunken rider in a midnight flight
Gunnar Thorvald on a routine hop from Henry Dana to Los Angeles discovers a woman clinging aboard his aircraft. The stowaway, Sarah Lynn, claims she was drugged and confesses her thrill at the surreal ride. Thorvald struggles to land safely while the crowd outside riffs on the startling scene.
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Jim Allison
America
Ardine
Keaton Dana
Prince
Gunnar
Los Angeles
Ardine Dana
Henry Danahone
Sarah Lynn
Flight from Danavale Ends in Glendale
Miss Pennington recalls Sarah Lynn's childhood calm before the current storm of scorn from Gunnar Thorwald. In a tense journey, Sarah Lynn revels in danger despite fear, insisting she will fly all her life. The door opens to bright streets as she prepares to disembark with a shaky grip on the blanket.
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Sarah Lynn
Gunnar
Miss Pennington
Gunnar Thorwald
Danavale
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Health Boost
A drug advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder that increases red blood cells and oxygen delivery. It claims improved energy and mood with faster pep, urging readers to buy at their local druggist. The note attributes the claim to GT Fulfert Co. Lea in 1988.
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Dr. Williams
Cope
GT Fulfert Co
Praise for Canada as future strong part of Empire
English music critic George Dodds told a Montreal service club that Canada would be one of the strongest parts of the British Empire due to unlimited resources energy and ambitious people. He urged building a strong purposeful nation with a cultured artistic element and praised festival music as capable of matching festivals in Canada and Great Britain.
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Canada
British Empire
George Dodds
Montreal
Dodds
Quebec
Great Britain
Speedy British torpedo boat tops 50 mph on Solent test
A new 70 foot British motor torpedo boat designed by Hubert Scott-Paine and powered by three 1,000 h.p. engines achieved 50 mph with throttle at three quarters in an informal Solent demonstration. It carries enough gasoline for 1,000 sea miles and is built to endure heavy seas.
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Solent
Hubert Scott-Paine
Quote on dictators exploiting democratic flaws and wealth
The remark highlights how Hitler and Mussolini were slowed by democracy yet hindered more by the democracies' wealth and inefficiency. It underscores the tension between autocratic speed and liberal finances in the era.
Black flag raised in Atlanta after fatal traffic crash
In Atlanta Georgia a black flag is hoisted in the city center for 24 hours following a fatal traffic accident. The ritual marks the tragedy and signals mourning for the lost life.
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Atlanta
Snow May Melt Yet Rain Falls
A brief note explains that snow may melt into rain and does not form from water vapor condensing into snow, highlighting meteorological basics.
Promising Young Painter Eric Freifeld Exhibits in London
Eric Freifeld a 19 year old artist previously washing dishes in a Winnipeg cafe presents 39 water color paintings in Bond Street London He traveled from Vancouver to Nice and was raised in Edmonton He came to England last year won a scholarship and plans to stay another year His subjects include Edmonton shacks London warehouses and Lam beth market priced five to 20 guineas and one work hangs in Canada House He shows early promise and energy.
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Eric Freifeld
Winnipeg
England
Bond Street
Swank Centre
Vancouver
Nice
Riviera
Freifeld
Western Canada
Edmonton
London
Cear
Lambeth Market
Canada House
Sea rescue case may push new indemnity rules
Aviation and maritime lawyers in New York believe the Sea Rescue operation saving ten aboard the British flying boat Cavalier could spur a new international accord on life saving indemnity at sea. Current salvage rules mainly cover property and expenses, not lives, despite the 1910 convention deeming assistance a duty, a gap widened by air travel.
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New York
Pneumatic Mail Tubes Move NYC Letters Fast
The New York City post office uses underground pneumatic tubes to speed mail between post offices. Over 50 miles of tubing run beneath sidewalks and even under the East River to Brooklyn. Tubes carry about half of city mail with shells propelled at 25 to 30 miles per hour. The system can send more than 150,000 letters per hour.
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New York City
Postoffice
New York
East River
Brooklyn
Steinhardt Named U S Ambassador to Soviet Russia
President Roosevelt nominates Laurence A. Steinhardt of New York for the U S ambassadorship to Soviet Russia to fill a post vacant since last May and as previously disclosed, the appointment was impending.
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Roosevelt
Laurence A. Steinhardt
New York
U.S
Soviet Russia
England’s throne history spans twenty nine monarchs since 1066
Since the Norman conquest in 1066 England has had 29 monarchs, four of them women, with the throne passing on to the eldest surviving son on sixteen occasions.
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England
Nova Scotia firm lands 70 million spoon order
A Nova Scotia company secured an order for 70,000,000 wooden ice cream spoons. The contract marks a significant production commitment and signals growth for the regional supplier.
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Nova Scotia
Einstein hints at new gravitation theory to unite forces
Professor Albert Einstein suggests a hidden solution to the riddle of gravitation linking electricity matter and magnetism. He aims to test a prospective single universal law explaining the structure of the universe and all radiation while noting gravitation as the missing link.
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Albert Einstein
Einstein
BBC Faces Threats as Language Broadcasts Grow
English and German language broadcasts reach audiences via Shanghai and New York as the BBC spends 183000 dollars yearly on French German and Arabic news. The aim is to counter totalitarian slant with straight news and attract German listeners despite Nazi disapproval and threats of retaliation.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Shanghai
New York
B.B.C
Italy
Great Britain
BBC
Hitler
Germany
Woman Wins Cash Damages Then Marries Suitor
An American woman who recently received 10 000 pounds in damages after a car accident later married the man involved. Punch suggests the marriage was for the money, implying a calculated union rather than affection.
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Punch
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