Flag For Geographers Is Symbol For Women By Jane Eads
Washington reports that Louise A Boyd of California, a member of the Society of Women Geographers, flew over the North Pole at 9 15 am and sent a message to Washington. The society, founded in 1925, gathers women in geography and allied sciences. Members have carried the flag to Greenland, Java, the Netherlands, India, Liberia, and other places, with Amelia Earhart and Blair Niles among notable carriers. Boyd, a longtime photographer and expedition leader, has led seven expeditions and aided Arctic research during WWII.
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California
Society of Women Geographers
Greenland
Admiral Peary
Marie Peary
Stafford
Arctic
Society
Cape York
Amelia Earhart
Bathy Sandens
Gloria Hollister
Conn
Margaret Mead
American Museums of Natural History
New York
Car
Army Jeep Tales And A Rattlesnake Ride
PORTSMOUTH VA Three is a crowd in an Army jeep as Capt John F West and Capt George N Sanders speed along at forty mph. A rattlesnake rears its head between them causing West to warn Don't jump Sanders leaps into a roadside ditch head first. West holds on a moment longer before safety ends the close call.
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Portsmouth
John F. West
George N. Sanders
West
War Department Awardee Receives Global Honors
She has received the Cullum Gold Medal of the American Geographical Society, the Legion of Honor from France, and Norway's Order of St. Olaf.
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War Department
American Geographical Society
France
Legion of Honor
Norway
Order of St. Olaf
Pest Prevention and Postwar Death Rate Shifts Noted
The article advises people entering exposed areas to rub sulfur dust or mosquito repellent on skin, especially at the waist and ankles to keep pests away. It also reports France’s death rate dropping from 13.5 per 1,000 in 1946 to 11.9 in 1954, versus about 15 per 1,000 in the immediate postwar period.
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France
Jeep Jolt Ditches After Snake Encounter
West and Sanders were bruised and dizzy after their jeep rolled into a ditch. A rattlesnake slithered away into the grass, leaving the occupants shaken and puzzled about how the snake entered the vehicle.
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West
Sanders
Purdue notice sets milk output bar for dairy herds
Purdue University informs dairymen that cows failing to yield at least 6000 pounds of milk in a ten month production period are not economical to retain. The advisory urges culling or herd replacement to maintain profitability.
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Purdue University
Isays
Grocer Defies No Parking Sign in South Charleston
South Charleston grocer John Ray a Republican clashed with the Democratic city administration over a parking sign. He uprooted and tossed the sign into an empty lot after blaming a stenographic error in council minutes. Mayor Joseph W. Londeree denounced the act saying it was not justified and politics were not involved.
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South Charleston
W. Va
John Ray
GOP
Joseph W. Londeree
Ray
The Isle of Skye Crowned In Gaelic Heritage Week
The Isle of Skye, largest Hebridean island, is highlighted in a Pan American report as deeply Gaelic and Scottish. During Ky Week, MacLeods from around the world gather at Dunvegan Castle where Flora MacLeod, the 28th Chief, hosts a 700 year old clan reunion.
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Hebrides
Skye Island
Scotland
Flora MacLeod
Dunvegan
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