Glider sport grows as Lindbergh era imitates Europe
The piece notes Charles A. Lindbergh may visit from Los Angeles, but a real glider hop to the East Bay remains unlikely. Gliding clubs spread nationwide, aiming for international records, while youths build glider models alongside power planes. Aerial gliding began in America with the Wright brothers.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Lindy
East Bay
America
Europe
Wright Brothers
Connecticut Insurance Scale Rewards Safe Drivers
A new Connecticut law varies auto insurance rates by driver class. Safe records earn discounts, minor infractions carry standard or 10 percent surcharges, serious accidents incur 25 percent penalties, and highly avoidable crashes add 50 percent. Early results not yet clear but principle aims to curb accidents.
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Connecticut
The Wiles of Women Then and Now in Adornment
The piece contrasts male reactions to female beauty trends with a defense of cosmetic use. It cites colonial laws against enticing appearances and notes that modern society allows artificial aids to enhance nature, while opinions on charm remain personal.
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Massachusetts
Wheat policy parley hints at glut and costly fixes
The article argues that Farm Board subsidies fail to lift wheat prices from about 1.35 to 1 dollar per bushel, noting global overproduction and a likely drop in U S plantings. It warns that government borrowing props farmers to hold grain while Uncle Sam may end up owning the crop. Suggestions include shifting land to alternate crops like rubber via Edison style tech.
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Farm Board
Uncle Sam
Edison
Pacific Rabbit Breeders Association Meeting in Hayward
Members and prospective rabbit raisers are invited to the Pacific Rabbit Breeders Association March meeting at the justice court on Saturday night. The primary topic is a cooperative marketing plan for rabbit meat and fur in Hayward area with state support. Discussion will cover the Not yate North Bay show and Novato plans, plus refreshments.
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Pacific Rabbit Breeders’ Association
Justice Court
Cooperative Marketing Association
Hayward
North Bay
North Bay Rabbit, Breeders’ Association Show At Not Yate
L. M. Turner
Hayward Soldier Describes Panama Canal Zone Life
Gito V. Nesper, former member of Company F, writes from Fort Amador in the Panama Canal Zone. He notes left side traffic, describes the Maus 4 and 16 inch railway gun and two 14 inch guns guarding the canal, and reports abundant jungle wildlife including a deer and wild hog caught earlier.
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Gito V. Nesper
Fourth Coast Artillery Regiment
Panama Canal Zone
Fort Amador
Balboa
Pacific
England
Maus
Panama Canal
Apples to penitent buyers in mountain city deal
William Brown traveled from Pittsburgh to Mt Vernon with two crates of apples priced at 310 dollars. He faced a three year sentence for obtaining money under false pretenses, the case naming the Cooper Bessemer Corp and secretary Ethel Jamison in the outward scheme. A separate note from Van Nuys reports a used airplane shop opening near Los Angeles Metropolitan Airport, run by S L Erickson, aiming to supply certified reconditioned aircraft.
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MT. Vernon
William Brown
Pittsburgh
Brown
B. B. Williams
Cooper-Bessemer Corporation
van Nuys
Los Angeles
Here
S. L. Erickson
California
Horse that covered parlor floor becomes rug after death
Hobart du Fostean, a 3100 pound world’s largest horse, was killed by a truck. His owner then converted the hide into a rug that covers an entire parlor floor.
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Callender
Hobart du Fostean
Deaf but adept Des Moines Boy Scout wins crafts prize
Leonard Wistrom age thirteen, deaf since age two, wins first prize in a Des Moines Boy Scouts handcraft competition, judged the best handcraft artist among participants.
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Des Moines
Leonard Wistrom
Hit nail on head reveals hidden booze panel raid
Federal prohibition raid in a city uncovered a hidden booze stash. Officers used a spike to pry open a concealed panel that concealed the liquor inside.
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Billings
Ciry
Federal Prohibition
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B Street
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Chevrolet
NASH
Ice
M. A. C. Ters
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