Russians Land on North Pole After Fast Flight There
Soviet Arctic expedition led by Dr Otto Schmidt landed on an ice floe about 13 miles from the North Pole after a six hour flight from Rudolph Island. The party aims to establish a permanent base and a Moscow San Francisco air route over the roof of the world with additional planes to follow.
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Moscow
Russia
Sisence
North Pole
Pole
Rand
Otto J. Schmidt
Rudolph Island
Airmn
M. V. Vodopymofft
Tass
Rudotwhsiland
Rudolph
Vodopyanoff
Arctic
Vasily Sergeyevitels Molckoff
Alexander Alexieff
Vadupyinoff
Anteo
Lvita Papanin
Ernest Krenkel
Pyotr Shirsov
Eugene Fdeeray
Paynin
Yiarty
Makbut
Vedopyanoff
Soviet Union
San Francisco
Cotton Prices Opened and Closed Quietly in New Orleans
July cotton opened in New Orleans at 13.68 cents a pound and closed at 12.75 with bids at 12.74. Spot cotton finished quietly up 10 points, middle for middling around 11.63.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton
Sodded Outlets for Terracing in Soil Conservation Demonstration
The article explains planning adequate terrace outlets before terracing, noting water flow causes gullies if mismanaged. It cites Bermuda grass outlets as effective on steep slopes and encourages well sodded pastures or meadows as ideal outlets, with conserved erosion control through strip cropping and contour farming.
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Arkansas
Hope Soil Conservation Project
Often Shot This Cat Comes Back in Mayfield
Mayfield Ky. daily front page editor George Bing ham reports a letter from Kaye Wyatt recounting repeated efforts to kill a large tom cat that preyed on chickens. The cat was shot multiple times, fought dogs, and finally stayed down after being tied with a rock and thrown into a cistern.
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Mayfield
i/Pi
George Bingham
Mayfield Messenger
Kaye Wyatt
Denver Wyatt
Isu
Wyatt
New Italian Army Recruited of Boys
Rome reports Mussolini commands a large youth force through a pre military program. About 700000 youths aged 12 to 18 were trained with 550000 in ordinary courses and 100000 receiving specialized artillery and aviation instruction. The 40000 young specialists enlisted this year join a growing, deeply trained pool for future service.
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Rome
Mussolini
Quade
Navy
Furmer
Frisco Protects Toll Gate House Fortified Bay Bridge
Oakland reports a fortified toll gate on the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge processing about 315 900 daily. Collectors carry two dollar change payments with little risk, and a one way counting room guards the receipts with bullet proof glass and armor. Officers warn any holdup would cause traffic disruption and trap the line.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
Oakland Bay Bridge
M. L. Silvey
Wils
Mind Your Manners Church Etiquette Quiz 1937
A 1937 NEA Service etiquette item presents five questions on church manners. Answers: 1 a seat should not block latecomers, 2 latecomers deserve space, 3 hats and dawn informalities are not correct, 4 a woman should contribute to the collection, 5 guests should bless the bread with proper gloves.
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Churen
Solutionen
NEA Service, Inc
New Cotton Picker Does to Argentina
Buenos Aires reports John Rust, co inventor of a cotton picking machine, arrived from Miami to direct experimental picking in the Argentine Chaco. The Argentine Cotton Board, which recently bought one machine, aims to boost cotton growth across North Argentina and says the mechanical picker will not cause unemployment. Rust notes the loss in mechanical picking should be insignificant to keep operation economically sound.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine
John Rust
Miami
Fla
Chaco
Argentine Cotton Board
Rust
Suffering Animals in War Toll Across Spain
Valencia reports war wrecks not only humans but animals too. Thousands killed or wounded and forced to endure hunger as refugees flee. Pack animals ferried guns and supplies over rough trails while some horses and dogs are eaten or sold for food. An international group runs a shelter in Madrid for wounded animals as refugees seek care.
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Valencia
Spain
Madrid
People's Dispensary
Indusky Shad Stocking Transforms West Coast Waters
In San Francisco a historic stocking of shad began with 12 000 juveniles moved from the Hudson to California waters, followed two years later by 35 000 more. The fish now migrate from Monterey Bay to the Columbia River and along the coast to Alaska. Government spending under $4 000 yielded an estimated $400 000 in commercial catches.
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San Francisco
Hudson River
California
Monterey Bay
Columbia River
Mexico
Alaska
Economy Backers to Resume Fight in Senate
Washington reports that economy advocates who lost in the house over a 9 million dollar cut to Roosevelt relief plans will press the Senate. The house is set to continue debate on the appropriation bill after a 210 to 128 vote approved the administration’s 1.5 billion dollar work relief request for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Colorado's Gold Dome Is Vanishing
Colorado's state capitol dome loses its gleam as decades of weather and rising gold prices turn the $14,400 sparkle into a fading relic. Once efforts funded gold covering, now relief and pensions shift budgetary priorities.
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Colorado
Denver
County
Galden
Statehouse
Lewis Unions to Push Steel Drive Amid AFL Defense
Associated Press reports CIO leaders planned further drives in the steel industry while AFL chiefs marshal forces to counter John L. Lewis revolts. Meantime striking coal miners stayed underground quietly. A 340 foot entombment near Wilsonville NL marked a new strike, and a GM plant in Michigan began a strike with a Detroit auto plant halting operations.
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Associated Press
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
American Federation of Labor Chiefs
John L. Lewis
Wisonville
Michigan General Motors
Detroit Automobile
Raises Food for Year on an Acre in Fort Worth
Seven ty-nine-year-old T. R. Sandidge demonstrates city farming in a residential district. On less than an acre he provides food for a year for himself and his wife, grows a wheat plot claimed to yield 20 bushels per acre for chicken feed, and harvests beans, blackberries, popcorn, peanuts, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, grapes, and alfalfa. The piece also notes the barque Constance as an old ship built in 1723 now used as a training vessel in Copenhagen.
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Fort Worth
Texas
T. R. Sandidge
Sandidge
Miracle Miles scheme hits a small town filling station
Jason Hoss falls for a con offering Miracle Miles fuel additive. A slick stranger tests a hidden tank and water trick, selling the idea to Jason who buys tablets and adopts exclusive local rights. The scheme collapses as tanks are emptied and fuel misused.
Telegraph bids lower telegram rates spark mixed signals
In Longview Texas telegraph firms announce June 1 price cuts aiming to ease home money transfers. Critics warn the move may prompt more outbound payments while telephone rates also drop. Authors urge radio advertisers to engage plainly and avoid dramatics to ease public concerns.
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Longview
Texas
Tennessee to Vote on Legalization
Tennessee voters will decide in a statewide referendum on September 23 whether to repeal dry laws enacted in 109 The governor would call an extra session to consider liquor legislation if repeal wins The legislature passed the referendum bill after defeating a county unit plan and a proposal to allow city alcohol sales A dry countervote sought to urge elections board certification of district votes Senator Cummings said he would follow his constituents wishes Bishop DuBose of the Anti-Saloon League warned anti repeal forces are prepared to challenge results and dry laws may be upheld
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Nashville
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Drys
State Board of Elections
Cannons County
H. M. DuBose
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
The
Anti-Saloon League
Mood cycles chart lets you forecast feelings
Hamilton N Y Dr Donald A Laird Colgate University psychologist offers a calendar like chart to predict mood swings from one week to the next. He cites cycles in the autonomic nervous system and thyroid glands with four parathyroid glands influencing mood. Studies by his students found blues fade to cheerfulness over four to five weeks and that “down” periods bring changes in eating, sleeping, and energy levels. The method supposedly helps people anticipate lows and upswings, though more proof is needed.
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Ben Wickersham Hamilton
N. Y
Donald A. Laird
Colgate University
Jess
Dr. Laird
Laird
Insurgent Attack in Madrid Kills and Destroys Homes
Reported heavy attacks in Madrid on Saturday killed at least 30 people and wounded many as the assault tore through private dwellings. Authorities say the aim to demoralize the capital prompted further mobilization to defend Bilbao with a multinational brigade including Russians Americans and others.
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Madrid
Spain
Bilbao
Hendaye
Madrid-Vale
Selic
New Crisis Ahead for Poles in German Polish Silesia
An AP Feature outlines the 1922 Upper Silesia settlement dividing German and Polish areas, the 1922 pact expiring July 15, mass moves across the boundary, and looming cross border negotiations. It notes mines, rail links, and economic ties across the split and forecasts shifts as Poland seeks to keep Silesia.
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Austria-Hungary
Versailles
Upper Silesia
Europe
Connecticut
Silesia
League of Nations
Poland
Polish Silesia
German Silesia
New York
Warsaw
Berlin
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