Open Campaign on Fire Demon on West Coast
Max Stern reports on the Pacific Coast’s battle against the forest fire demon. California suffers the worst damage since 1924 with 1 075 604 acres burned and over 5 million dollars in direct losses while Washington and Oregon see higher relative losses. Fire prevention efforts include water‑equipped engines in Orange and Los Angeles, anti light burning campaigns, and a push for more federal forest fire funds.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Oregon
San Diego
Riverside
Orange
Los Angeles
Congress
7.2 smallest airplane flown for nine and a half hours
The 7.2 smallest aircraft in the world was recently flown for nine and a half hours by Kazzala, a Hungarian airman. The plane weighs 300 pounds and uses an 18 horsepower engine.
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Kazzala
Envoy Building societies enable two million families to own homes
New Envoy Building societies have enabled 2,000,000 families to become owners of their homes in England. Reckon ing five to a family, this covers nearly a quarter of the total popula tion.
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England
Castoria
Santa Clauses Steeds Drown in Arctic Roundup
In Norway the Lap tribes lose about half of 2000 reindeer as they swim Mageree Strait to the mainland. A swift current swept over 1000 animals to sea where they drowned. The article notes industrial chemists supply beauty aids.
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Mageree Island
Travels Over Ocean To School Then Weds
A Johannesburg girl who came to Pennsylvania State College with her brother to study decided to forgo her degree for marriage. She fell in love with an Englishman during a two month voyage to the United States and became engaged after docking in New York. She plans to return to Johannesburg early next year for the wedding. Also notes home remedies for removing fruit stains with lemon juice or borax as substitute.
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United Press State College PA
Johannesburg
South Africa
United States
New York
McKune
Col
Lege
Penn State
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Fire Demon
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O’coats
Massachusetts Ave
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Great Britain
Santa Claus
Steeds
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