Harvard Men Taller and Heavier Than Fathers, Study Finds
Harvard research by Gordon T. Bowles at the Peabody Museum reports third generation sons larger than their Harvard fathers. Among 1461 pairs, sons average 149.48 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches, while fathers average 141.33 pounds and 5 feet 8 6-10 inches.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Peabody Museum
Gordon T. Bowles
Hemenway Gymnasium
Harvard College
Bowles
Huge Air Lines Established In China
NEA reports rapid adoption of air travel in China with several lines operating long distances. A Nanking to Peiping route survey aims to start this summer and a Shanghai to Canton route is planned. Combined air mail coverage will total 3970 miles daily with five planes on the Shanghai Hankow line.
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NEA
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Peipinge
Canton
Hankow
Peiping
Errorgram Corrections From The Census Notice
Corrections note Los Angeles misspelled and misranked as the fourth city. It is the fifth city, with the prior census 10 years ago. Palm identified as feather palm. Scrambled word confirmed as HORIZON. Fireproof airmen clothing used by British air forces.
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Los Angeles
Terrors of aerial war magnified by prophecies amid war fears
Williamston Mass August 22 Edward P Warner former assistant secretary of the navy for aeronautics told the institute of politics that fears over future aerial warfare are often overstated. He warned gas bombs remain ugly possibilities and that capitals cannot be wiped out in minutes. Admiral Hepburn warned classification hurdles hinder naval limits on aircraft.
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Williamston
Mass
Edward P. Warner
the Navy
Aeronautics
The
Institute of Politics Today
League of Nations
Arthur J. Hepburn
United States Fleet
The Story of Sue and the High Point Peddling Ordinance
A fragment from a 1930 story follows Sue who keeps a jewelers pin for Jack, then transitions to a city ordinance in High Point amending a 1922 rule banning peddling on streets with a new clause allowing door to door sales. The piece blends domestic fiction with municipal legal action and a closing official notice by City Manager E M Knox.
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City of
High Point
City
Aaid
E. M. Knox
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Oxford
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