Promises Call for Prompt Action on Las Vegas Project
The article urges the Las Vegas Board of City Commissioners to fulfill city promises tied to the Federal Building. It stresses moving the restricted district, paving Stewart Street, and suggests grading and graveling now with oil surface later if finances limit immediate paving. The piece stresses maintaining good faith and timely completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of
City Commissioners
Las Vegas
Stewart Street
City Street Department
McIntyre on Spunk and Mood After the Stock Slump
The June Cosmopolitan carries SEAKING SPUNK O O McIntyre noting our reaction to the stock slump and mood dip. He praises the old pioneer grit or spunk that kept a stiff upper lip and never said die, while mocking modern fuss over lunches at the Ritz.
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O O. McIntyre
McIntyre
Ritz
Speaking of Weather Delightful June Days
The writer praises June weather with regular rain showers that cool the air and settle dust. Nights stay cool, requiring a wrap, and early mornings bring a comfortable warming blanket feeling.
Germans Seek Human Touch at Meet
Berlin reports show only 300 pupils in Germany's aviation schools in 1930 versus 26,000 in the United States. Exhibitions in Boeblingen Wurzburg and Staaken illustrate sport flying needs under Versailles era limits on government subsidies. London notes first regular night flight on a Bagdad Basra route shortens travel time.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Boeblingen
Stuttgart
Wurzberg
Staaken
MATL
London
Bagdad
Basra
Amateur fans test speed at Legion meet in Centralia
Centralia Illinois hosts the Minois Fifth Division Convention June 6 and 7 where 40 000 legionnaires will view the army amateur radio demonstration. About 25 to 30 operators will run the Southern Illinois net control station and standby sites to handle thousands of messages nationwide.
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Centralia
Ill
Sixth Corps
United States
Southern Illinois Net
Mail Time Between England and India Shortened
Plans aim to cut mail time between England and India to five and a half days. An additional stage is to be inaugurated in the flying route between Cairo and Gaza.
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England
India
Gant
Cairo
Gaza
Couzens and Mellons Tax Debate Captures Public Interest
Washington dispatch notes Senator Couzens of Michigan and financier Mellon hold opposing views on taxes and deficits. Couzens backs higher rates on large incomes while Mellon favors broadening the tax base. The feud attracts attention amid a cautious tax climate and presidentially tinged political signals. Expenditures from Couzens's Michigan children’s endowment topped a million in the first year.
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Kirk Simpson
Washington
Aecails
Couzens
Mellon
Couwens
Couzen
Treasury
Children's Fund
Michigan Children’s Fund
MeljJon-Couzens
Ciuzens
Crippled Kids Play Unusual Base Ball on Central Field
Two freshman teams from Mills Street and College Terrors perform on the Central High School field with all players using crutches. Pitcher cannot use legs and often throws from a box while shortstop runs on crutches. At bat one handed while the other crutch handles the bat, with home runs common and a fast runner advancing for each batter. The boys also play basketball in winter months.
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Akron
Central High School
Mills Street Demons
College Terrors
Bowen Grad School
Bowen
Recreation Hall
Guy Howell
Mike Adams
Flying For Sport Eight Times Costlier Than Auto Travel
Ithaca reports that flying for sport is eight times faster and eight times as costly as motoring. Ed Wood of Cornell University engineering calculates: a three passenger biplane priced at 4000 dollars versus a five passenger car at 500 dollars. The plane’s 110 mile per hour cruise compares with 55 mph for the car.
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Ithaca
Wood
Cordell University Eusineering Professsor
Beoreen
Tne
Used German Advance Cylinder Powers Road Trials
A drained used cylinder from German advance AVLDA units is tested on secondary roads to cut road maintenance costs. Oil-treated highways have shown promise, with Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and other Midwest states showing interest. Transport pilot Donald K. Phillips earns an early permit at 18 after 165 flying hours and 18 months experience.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Misouri
Nebraska
Providence
R. L
Ohl
Donald K. Phillips
Eaily
Radio beam system to guide flights to Australia
In response to the loss of the Southern Cloud with two pilots and six passengers on a Sydney to Melbourne flight, the Australian federal government vows to mail a directional radio beam system. It will allow commercial planes to fly city to city along a continuous beam, alerting pilots the moment they stray from course.
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Landenma
Sydney
Melbourne
Fed
China opens Hankow air route with weekly three-trip schedule
The Chinese government formally opened the Hankow airmail and passenger line in Shanghai with a three trip weekly schedule. Chang, 1900 miles inland, requires two to three weeks by boat from Hankow to reach.
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China
Shanghai
Zchang
New York Fashions and Faces Scout Summer Trends
A collage of New York notes covers seasonal drinks, celebrity sightings, and city life. Mentions include cannut milk beverages on Broadway and at Coney Island, Doris Kenyon studying voice, Tallulah Bankhead's rest plans, streets limited for apple sellers, and Park Avenue weddings. Also notes Porgy Wood and Claiborne Foster farms, and autographs from John Barrymore.
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Mar Barron
New York
Tallulah Bankhead
Alabama
Manhattan
Mayor Walker
Jean Harlow
Playhouse
Jimmy
Miss Harlow
Gary Cooper
Hope Williams
Montana
Porgy Wood
Claiborne Foster
Connecticut
Park Avenue
Literary and romance notes in new York newspaper
A book reviewer discusses revelations on codes in a government study, mentions a planned secret launch, and reviews Elizabeth's Spinster's Romance and Georges Duhamel's America the Menace. It highlights Duhamel’s sharp critique of American culture after his visit to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Maslock
New York
Elizabeth
April
Gil
Jennifer Dodge
England
Jennifer
Georges Duhamel
America
M. Duham
Europe
M. Duhamel
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MEET
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Artman
Australia
Service Cleaners
South Main Street
Anderon
Anderson’s Dairy
Boulder Canyon Stages Inc
Boulder City
North Main Street
Reas Ponselle
Covent Garden
Romano Romani
Edward Bowes
Plo Alogield
Octave Mirbeau
Melville
John Barrymore
Eugene O'Neill
Radio City
Roger Pryor
Arthur
Ted Lewis
the Literary Guidepost
the Oasis
Morison Bros. Fruit Market
el Portal
National Coal,IceGo
Brigder Sts
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