Little Back History For America's Columbus Fans
Gladwin Hill recalls Christopher Columbus as a pioneer who faced repeated rejection before his voyage. From 1482 to 1490 he sought support from Portugal Spain Britain and France, with multiple deciders turning him away and only a final interview yielding backing.
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America
Columbus
New York
Christopher Columbus
John
Portugal
Council For
Spain
Count
Medina
Isabella
Joan of Arkansas Campus Romance Sparks at Tech
Keith Rhodes, Tech star halfback, guides Joan Johnson through a campus tour meeting Dan Webber the blocking ace. They plot note sharing for a three hour history course while Joan enjoys the campus charm and Keiths persistent charm as they start classes together.
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Joan Johnson
Tech
Keith Rhodes
Dan Webbber
Keith
Mister Rhodes
Brokenheart
Michigan
Web
Dan
Crystal Lake
University Experimental Farms
Joan
Alpha Nu
Sour Puss
Elbert
Webber
Rhodes
Huge Tourists Spend Record Sum in North and South Carolina
Irene Crews of the Carolina Motor Club estimates that travelers spent more than 160 million dollars in 1939 across North and South Carolina on recreational trips. She notes rising tourism, driven by better roads, more advertising, and stronger business activity, with 58 cents of each tourist dollar spent on transportation and 22 cents on recreation.
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Carolina
Irene Crews
Carolina Motor Club
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Nevada
Mississippi
Motor Club
Finland Names Field Marshal Mannernheim National Hero
Finland honors Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustav Mannernheim as national hero for leading the 1917 war of independence against Russia. The designation underscores his leadership during the struggle and the birth of the Finnish republic.
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Finland
Baron Carl Gustav Mannerheim
Russia
Columbus Pursues Queen's Favor Amid Shifting Deals
The narrative follows Columbus seeking royal backing through the queen's confessor, securing interviews, and facing a government hold up that led him to depart in January 1492. A messenger later halted his departure as Spanish policy swung back in his favor.
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Columbus
Portugal
Bartholomew
France
Guilford County Realty Transfers High Point Township
Guilford County real estate transfers include Gaynelle Holt and Van B Holt to Willis H Slane a Centennial Avenue tract and a reverse transfer to Holt by Slane. GILMER and MOREHEAD townships list multiple small lot transfers among residents and couples in Fisher Park and surrounding subdivisions.
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Gaynelle Holt
van B. Holt
Willis H. Slane
Centennial Avenue
Gilmer Township
G. H. May
North
Edison Trellinger
L. J. Duffy
John W. Sharpe
H. E. Hill
Sample Glass
H. EB. Hill
Sample G. Glass
Morehead Township
P. R. Hedpeth
Oscar L. Wrenn
Fisher Park, Jr
War at Sea: Cranium Crackers Quiz on Naval Facts
Readers test claims about wartime naval events including the sinking of Athenia, Courageous survivors, Polish submarine strength, submarine sightings near Alaska, and the use of high powered periscopes by British ships. Each statement prompts true or false reasoning.
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Poland
Irish Sea
Athenia
Courageous
Alaska
Aviators Bring Serum Flight to Save Two Year Old
Ben J. Durham Jr and B B McEntyre landed in the early hours at a partly lit Columbia airport returning from Atlanta with a serum to treat Kamper Huggins a two year old boy in a Columbia hospital with a blood infection. The volunteers undertook the trip after learning the boy’s parents could not pay for a chartered plane. A blowout patch note appears in the report, mentioning tire balance issues.
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Columbia
8. C
Atlanta
Ben J. Durham, Jr
B. B. McEntyre
Kamper Huggins
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