Denver Man Becomes Instructor to Chinese Air Bureau
Maj. F. N. Shurner of Denver is named adviser and instructor for the Chinese air organization Shanghai. He is described as the first experienced wartime aviator attached to the Chinese Flying Service. His career includes service with the British flying corps from 1914 to 1918 and later joining American fliers in France.
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Shanghai
F. N. Shurner
Denver
France
China
Ian
Ameri
Chinese Draft Seeks Help From American in Aviation Study
The text notes a concern to survey aviation possibilities in the country and states that the Chinese drafted him to assist in their aviation program. It implies an American individual was recruited to aid China’s aviation efforts.
Heavy rains flood Nullarbor with teeming desert life
Naturalists are puzzled by the sudden bloom on the Nullarbor Plains after exceptionally heavy rains. Low-lying areas become shallow lakes as rich grasses grow and wildlife such as wild duck, kangaroos, emus, and dingoes proliferate. Tadpoles, mosquitoes, and water bugs fill the waters where none were seen before.
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Adelaide
Australia
Great
Nullarbor Plains
Hatdax Tourists Mystery Echoes English On Sleeve
Berlin travelers hear a station waiter chant gibberish while selling hot dogs and pastries. An armband on his sleeve reads English spoken, revealing a playful mistranslation of items such as tree cake Baumkuchen and other foods.
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Berlin
Uelzen
Germany
America
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Chinese Air Bureau
New York
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Oakland
Calaf AP
California
Michigan State College
J.C. Penney Co
Asé
Bandeau
Funk
Funk Mortuary
Lawrence
Funk’s
Lawrence, Kansas
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wattte
A Lawrence
Kan
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