Wet plank stirs North Carolina senate race
The North Carolina senatorial contest tightens as Democrats pivot on the National convention’s wet plank. Reynolds supporters claim a 60,000 to 65,000 vote margin, boosted by repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and beer and wine liberalization. Morrison backers caution that dry sentiment persists in rural areas and will still rally behind Morrison.
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Chicago
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Largest wind tunnel under construction at Farnborough
The Royal Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough is building Britain's largest wind tunnel. The facility measures 230 feet by 140 feet and will use a 2000 horsepower fan to test aircraft models and full-size planes.
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Great Britain
Royal Aircraft Establishment
Farnborough
Flashes of Life and Matrimony Across Regions
Hal Subert discusses his Abie role after stage practice in New York as Marguerite Wegley, the stock company ingenue. In Edgewater Park, Binney Woodward Earl marries the same woman for the third time after prior marriage, divorce in 1927, and remarriage in Nova Scotia last year amid a Maryland ceremony tied to patriotism.
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Hal Subert
Abie
Edgewater Park
WN. C
Binney Woodward Earl
Nova Scotia
Maryland
Alligator hunt thrills Bronxville residents
In Bronxville New York residents are agog over an alligator hunt after two small alligators were found by local children. Police comb the underbrush with nets and flashlights. The gators were turned loose after they refused to become pets.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Florida
Olympic Games Set to End Disputes by Photo Evidence
The summer games will settle race outcomes with one eye photographs capturing contestants as they compete. The method aims to quell disputes over winners by visual records from the event.
Setarys Kitchen Melons Come In Many Varieties
A historical guide explains selecting ripe melons including watermelons and musk melons. It covers thump tests for ripeness, rind color, underleaf yellowing, and seed color as indicators, and notes shapes, size, and over ripeness signs. It also describes honeydew honeyball casaba and Persian melons with their distinct textures and colors.
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Setarys
West
Rainey Says There Will Be No Vote On Dry Law This Session
Representative Rainey democratic leader said there would be no opportunity for another house vote this session on prohibition. He argued the conventions would not change enough votes for the two thirds majority required to submit a constitutional amendment.
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Rainey
Washington
Melons Shine as Ideal Warm Weather Fare
The text extols melons as cooling, high water content fruit suited for warm weather. It notes varieties like honeydew and casaba, suggests serving with mint and citrus, and warns against placing ice directly on a cut melon to protect delicate flavor.
Congress poised to pass 2.3 billion unemployment relief bill
Washington July 1. Congress has cleared its decks for adjournment depending on the 2.3 billion unemployment relief measure. Conferees say they expect to finish today and send the bill to President Hoover, with possible veto and revival options. A second relief bill redirects 40 million bushels of Farm Board wheat and 50 thousand bales of cotton for Red Cross aid.
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Senate
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French air budget allocates major funds to carriers
The 1932 French air budget totals about 71.56 million dollars with subsidies to commercial firms totaling 6.12 million. Aeropostale receives 2.35 million dollars as part of the commercial subsidy.
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Aeropostale
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