Britons Prepare High Altitude Everest Attempt Led by Bandit
Group Captain A F Bandit leads a Briton Australian backed expedition aiming to conquer Everest using war developed tech. The team plans modern oxygen gear self heating foods and advanced climbing suits while noting costly effort funded by an unnamed Scotsman. Bandit says Britain must not be beaten after prior near successes and hopes war era techniques aid ascent.
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A. F. Bandit
Royal Air Force
Everest
Bandit
March of Dimes Drive Reaches $940 in Thomasville
The Thomasville March of Dimes campaign totals $940.85 led by local chairman Julius A. Green. School divisions contribute $555.81 with amounts listed by each school. additional donations come from business groups and individuals. The drive aims for over $250 more before January 31, the closing date.
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March of Dimes
Thomasville
Julius A. Green
George H. Arnold
Main Street
W. S. Horton
Kern Street
Margaret McLeod
Colonial Drive
Lucille Kirk
Harry Brown Finch
Lions
Eastern Star
Tom Harris
Gerald Smith
Swiss Block Grain Exports To Italy
The Swiss war food administration announced Switzerland cannot trade bread grains for rice with Italy. Rome reports Italy has approved 10 000 tons of rice to Switzerland in exchange for three times that amount in grain. The Swiss administration said it must secure bread for its people and will pursue the rice deal when possible.
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Rern
Federal War Food Administration
Switzerland
Italy
Rome
Italian Ministry of Foreign Trade
Food Administration
Named for Him Sequoyah and Cherokee Alphabet Inventor
Sequoia trees are named for George Guess known as Sequoyah the Cherokee chief and inventor of the Cherokee syllabary. The trees bear his name honoring his linguistic contribution to Cherokee writing.
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George Guess
Sequoyah
Shrine Established in Columbus Hospital Room
In Chicago a national shrine is created from the room at Columbus hospital where St. Francis Xavier Cabin lived worked and died. The report notes American farms average 195 acres in size and farm families typically have three or four children.
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Chicago
Ins
Columbus Hospital
St. Francis Xavier Cabin
America
Plan For College BERKLEY Cartoon Booklet Guides UC Entry
The University of California Alumni Association published a cartoon booklet offering advice to high school students and parents on planning a study program to meet university entrance requirements in Berkeley.
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Berkley
University of California Alumni Association
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