North Sea once called German Ocean in Uncle Ray column
UNCLE RAY explains the North Sea’s size and depth, noting historic use of the term German Ocean and its decline since Britain’s fleet kept the name from spreading. He recalls crossing the sea and the Norse style meals aboard, and adds a travel leaf offer from Flying Machine Pioneers.
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Sonovox described as speech altering device for films
Hollywood report details Sonovox inventor Bert Wright showing how two cans and vibrators modify speech to mimic foreign languages and voices. Disney and Paramount have leased rights for use in cartoons and ghostly winds in The Ghost Breakers. The device could dub voices without foreign casts, aiding language versions and voice restoration.
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Ghost Breakers
Clark Cable
Gable
Myrna Loy
Cranium Crackers History Quiz Questions
Five history questions from a Want Ad page test readers on World War I start US recognition of nation Final British surrender in the American Revolution Rogers Rangers identity and the timing of the French and Indian War.
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Curbing Freedom Dooms Nations, Hull Warns Pan American Union
Secretary of State Hull told the Pan American Union that curbing freedom of thought and denying human dignity leads to national decadence. He said in some nations science is suppressed as a tool of oppression and cannot flourish without freedom of thought.
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Pan-American Union
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Eighth American Scientific Congress
Steamer Van Rensselaer Strikes Mine Near Ymuiden
The Netherlands steamer Van Rensselaer of 4241 tons struck a mine on leaving Ymuiden with 159 aboard. Six lives were lost including the captain who died of a heart attack during rescue efforts.
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Netherlands
van Rensselaer
Ymuiden
Dr. John Glover South Dies. Noted Kentucky Physician
Dr. John Glover South, 67, former U S minister to Panama and Portugal and longtime Kentucky physician, died at his Framing Fort home. In a separate item, coal prices in Shanghai are reported to be eleven times higher than a few years ago.
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John Glover South
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Panama
Portugal
Kentucky
Shanghai
China
Wright on Sonovox and a shelved production
Wright explains he created the Sonovox effect to convey a train’s wheels saying you killed her. He notes the train’s clickety clack carried the line, avoiding an offstage voice. The story was never produced.
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Wright
Sonovox
Derby Day Rivalries and a Horse named Pepper Boy
Sherry Bond faces rival Paul Wharton as Pepper Boy with Shep Grant aboard clashes with Red Soldier in the Derby. The paddock, crowd noise, and stakes rise as the two leaders duel through the stretch with Pepper Boy in front earlier, then Red Soldier surging ahead before a dramatic finish.
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Pepper Boy
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Sherry
Shep Grant
Willie Bond
Monitor
Shep
Red Soldier
Wharton
Paul
Lone Tree
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Ted
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Grant
Pepper Roy
Sam
Elijah
Mann
Tanbark
Kentucky
Foster
Liana
America
Castanets
Scott
Cross Word Puzzle Historical Clues
A mixed list of crossword clues covering categories across and down. It includes entries for late writers, games, sounds, particles, beverages, criminal terms, geographic abbreviations, furniture, and common nouns with references to Latin letters and word forms.
Richmond Bridge Chief Outwits Young Opponents
In Richmond Virginia Major Clarence Wyatt leads the Richmond Bridge Association in a tournament noted for high competition and southern hospitality. The day’s play features Wyatt defeating declarer through careful spade and heart strategy after an initial misread of clubs.
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Declarer
Wyatt
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