Travel Days End for Edward VIII After Fifteen Years Touring
Edward VIII, before his 1936 accession, was among the world’s most traveled royals. The article sketches his long postwar journeys from the United States and Canada to India, Japan, Africa, and South America, including meetings with Coolidge, the Panama Canal transit, and stints in the Mediterranean, highlighting how travel shaped his role and the empire.
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Edward VIII
Bronner
NEA Service
Edward
Wales
London
Evy Corner of
New York
Washington
Canada
Est Indies
Canal
Russia
India
Japan
Borneo
Wade
Prince of Wales Tours Africa and South America in Trade Drive
The prince returns from a 40,000 mile voyage to Africa and Argentina, rides with Boer commandos in South Africa, and later leads a grand trade mission through Peru Bolivia Chile and Argentina. He used Spanish language skills to woo South American markets and boost British commerce.
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Nehes
Coolidge
Nees
U. S
Debs
Nada
United States
Long Island
Mds
Weat Fea
South Africa
Southerica
Ada
East Africa
George V
England
East Ca
South America
Bue- Astres
Muda
Jamaica
Peru
Bolivia
Chile
Bra- Gibraltar
Portugal
Repulse
Portsmouth
Africa
Digger
Commando
Prince George
Lima
Cuzco
la Paz
Valparaiso
Santiago
Buenos Aires
Six States Each Surpass 100 Airports in 1936
Six states California Texas Michigan Pennsylvania Florida and Ohio each had more than 100 airports and landing fields as of January 1, 1936, highlighting rapid growth in early American aviation infrastructure.
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California
Texas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Florida
Ohio
Hollywood SOSSSIP Hollywood SOSSSIP
Hollywood gossip notes about Douglas Fairbanks memory lapses and a fired butler. party mixups with Dorothy Parker. pet peeves of Francis Lederer Evelyn Venable Leslie Howard Sylvia Sidney W. C. Fields. a postal mishap delivering fan mail to Pete Smith. a film set scene focusing on actor Tom Maho’s tired feet and cork props.
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Paul Harrison
NEA Service
Holly Wood
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks
Maeest
Evelyn Venable
Leslie Howard
Sylvia Sidney
W. C. Fields
Hollywood
Pete Smith
Culver City
Tom Maho
Clar Brown
Royal Pool Hall Owner Hit By Bold Ball Bet
J W Lis Royal owner faced a dare when someone bet he could place a billiard ball in his mouth. He removed his bridge and inserted the sphere, needing about 15 minutes to extract it.
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Royal
J. W. Lis
Royal Pool Hall
Coul
Linder
Pennsylvania Leads as Coal Producer in the States
The report states Pennsylvania is the leading coal producer in the United States, highlighting its dominant role in national energy output and mineral wealth.
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