Radio ends political strain as voters hear more of the issues
A long discussion on how radio transformed the 1930s political campaign notes that listeners now access diverse broadcasts from tariff reform to currency changes. It contrasts the rapid, breathless delivery of speakers with the quieter, clearer platform voice, and observes voters grow weary yet more informed as radio nears its peak influence.
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Willy
Milly
Wester
Malcolm Campbell
Mike
Mm Canada
Squirrel Triggers Power Outage Across Five New York Villages
A grey squirrel clung to a grounded power pole in Magison and Onondaga counties triggering a blackout. Lanterns and candles were used for nearly five hours as crews tended the damaged line after a wire burned through.
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Magison
Onondaga Counties
New York
New Moscow Institute Aims at Revival of Humans
Dr 8. S sruxnonenno reports a new state scientific institute at Moscow to pursue experiments toward reviving humans after incomplete death. He defines incomplete death as cases like accidents where vital organs remain intact. Good Guernsey.
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8. S Sruxnonenno
Moscow
Four-year-old Cow Sets Milking Record in Milner Area
The four-year-old Aucrnsey COW, Lark of Chicana, owned by Dr. W. E. Wessels of Milner British Columbia, completed a production record totaling 11 435 pounds of milk and 624 pounds of butter fat in a year with twice-daily milking. Also note South Africa reports motor alcohol production from corn.
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Lark of
Chicana
W. E. Wessels
Aim to Bombard Stratosphere With Speedy Rockets
Described as an effort by Charles A. Lindbergh and Harry Guggenheim to advance rocketry science. Dr Robert Goddard reports tests at his desert lab and Guggenheim Foundation funding to push vertical rocket tests with gyroscope stabilization. Projects aim to reach above 30 miles, pierce the stratosphere, enable astronomical photography free from atmospheric interference, and record data for aviation and meteorology.
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Harry F. Guggeshem
Desert Laboratory
Robert H. Goddard
Guggenheim
Guggenheim Family Foundation
Goddard
Nts
Cience
Sikorsky Flying Boat Deal Ties to British Firm
United Aircraft Corp reports British Aircraft Ltd of Manchester has manufacturing rights to the Sikorsky clipper flying boat. Officials refused to reveal negotiation details with British Aircraft and Sikorsky Aviation Corp. No comment on a report that four motor craft are sought for Australia New Zealand mail and passenger service. Sir Charles Kingsford Smith visited Bridgeport during tests, lending weight to the report.
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British Aircraft Ltd
United Aircraft Corporation
Manchester
England
United
Sikorsky Aviation Corporation
Bridgeport
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Trans-Oceanic Flyer
Cannibals Won't Eat Smokers Says French Explorer
Dr Elgar de la Rue, a French geologist bound for the Cannibal Islands of the New Hebrides, says cannibals think smoking spoils flavor and thus will not eat people who smoke. He adds tobacco is a wise precaution for his Natural History Museum survey.
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Elgar de la Rue
New York
France
New Hebrides
de la Rue
Natural History ‘Museum of France
Britain Calls Bids for Twenty One Fighting Ships
Britain begins bidding process for 21 vessels under the 1935 naval program. Estimated cost about ten million pounds, within Washington treaty limits, to replace aging ships. Plan covers three cruisers, nine destroyers, three submarines, one depot ship, four sloops, one survey ship and smaller vessels. Work to extend over about three years with some vessels built by royal dockyards and full swing hoped by next spring.
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Great Britain
Royal Dockyards
Palestine Progress and Women Shortage in New Settlement
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes Palestine’s growth under a vast program of land reclamation with strong outside funding. It reports a two to one ratio of women to men among newcomers, causing an unexpected marriageable shortage. History recalls Virginia’s early settlement when shiploads of brides were sent to balance society.
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Palestine
Virginia
Cincinnati Enquirer
England Tea Breaks Darken Hard Work Claim by Foreman
An expert construction foreman, recently back from Canada, blasts the country as a terrible place to work. He says work stops at 10 am and 3 pm for tea, then resumes, arguing that workers here do not know hard labor. DC is cited as a heavily taxed man, but not among the hardest workers today.
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Jobo Bull
Cat DC
England
Canada
Plaided woolen dress and new fall pattern appeal
Plaids trimmed with scarlet and brown woolen accent the dress model A cotton print in Dubonnet red adds a smart scheme for development. Style No. 690 covers ages 6 to 12 with material estimates and yardage. Mail orders go to Pattern Department Winnipeg Newspaper Union 173 Main Ave. E. Winnipeg. Fall and Winter Fashion Magazine offers designs for every occasion and fitting pattern. Dont delay, send for your copy today.
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Winnipeg Newspaper Union
Ave. E
Winnipeg
Japanese Railway Idea Lets Passengers Send Messages
A new Japanese rail comfort idea provides black boards at stations for passenger notes to friends. Messages include updates like waiting for a train to Kyoto and calls to warn a partner, showing how travelers use the system to relay plans and delays.
Emperor Haile Selassie Decorated Three Guards For Arrest
Emperor Haile Selassie, known for informal night inspections in Addis Ababa, was arrested at the palace gates by guards after disguising himself in peasant attire. Each gate stopped him and he was released only after a sergeant was summoned.
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Speror Selassie
Emperor Haile Seled
Addis ‘Ababa
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