Rubber Price Drop Spurs Londoners to End Rubber Control
London responders push to scrap the Stevenson scheme after rubber falls to 1s 4.5d per lb, lowest since 1924. Critics say the plan weakens British control, boosts Dutch and U.S. producers, and raises reclaimed rubber use. Minister Amery says abolition not planned.
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London
Stevenson
Lord Stevenson
United States
Dutch East Indies
Manchester Guardian
Malay
Ceylon
L. S. Amery
Colonies
House of Commns
Battery Site Named for Whiteside Battery in Manhattan
The southern tip of Manhattan is marked as The Battery, named for the Whiteside Battery with 92 cannons. Erected in the late 17th century, the fortification stood as a coastal defense.
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Manhattan
Whiteside
Prague window display names its window trimmer
A Prague department store showcases in its storefront window the name of the window trimmer responsible for the display. The display highlights the individual by name, emphasizing consumer culture and workplace recognition.
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Prague
Oil Burning Engines Changing Airplane and Submarine Power
Engineers study oil spray density for Diesel like engines through a universal test setup. The system records engine performance by adjusting size and conditions while high speed photography reveals spray shape to guide future oil burning engines in aircraft and submarines.
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Sharpe
Oil Burning Engine For Planes A New Aviation Hope
Langley Field Virginia July 9 engineers study a tiny oil spray to reduce fire risk in flight The national advisory committee on aero nautics reviews the diesel oil burning engine concept as a safer alternative to gasoline propulsion and notes that development will take time to replace current engines The effort aims to minimize explosions when a plane crashes and hot metal contacts fuel.
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Langley Field
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Congress
Edward R. Sharpe
Langley Memorial Laboratories
New State Tax Commission Meets Governor in Raleigh
The newly appointed state tax commission held an organization meeting with Governor McLean. Members T. D. Warren New Bern, Robert Lassiter Charlotte, A. J. Maxwell Raleigh, J. K. Norfleet Winston-Salem, and L. A. Bethune Clinton plan investigations into tax methods statewide and across counties and other states to prepare a report for the governor and the next general assembly.
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Raleigh
State Tax Commission
McLean
General Assembly
T. D. Warren
New Bern
Robert Lassiter
Charlotte
A. J. Maxwell
J. K. Norfleet
Winston-Salem
L. A. Bethune
Clinton
Construction starts rise in Canada for first four months
New building starts in Canada during the first four months of this year exceed totals for the same period in the previous seven years, signaling a surge in construction activity and indicating stronger economic momentum.
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Canada
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