Flying chicks to Rio becomes big business via Pan American
A Trinidad report notes Pan American Airways now ships thousands of baby chicks weekly from Miami to the West Indies and South America. Advances include light crates and no feeding for first 72 hours, enabling direct 12 hour shipments to Rio de Janeiro. The program began with a 1929 Guatemala trial and expanded through Panama to Brazil.
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Rio
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Miami Fla
Brownsville
Texas
West Indies
South American
Central
South America
Spain
Portugal
Venezuela
Pan-American Airways
Latin Republics
Guatemala
Panama
Air Express
West Indies Islands
Leeward
Windward Islands
Rio de Janeiro
Miami
Demands of charity never fail in social compunction
The passage argues that charitable giving persists as a moral response to social ills. It notes that those with means feel compelled to help the needy even if they distrust reforms or doubt grand plans, viewing aid as a visible faith in the unseen eternal.
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New York Times
Squirrels Decorate White House Lawn Tree For Christmas
A one foot pine tree trimmed with a star and icicles was placed on the White House west lawn. The tree, mounted on a green box, hung peanuts on white strings and fed a family of grey squirrels roaming the grounds, spreading holiday cheer at the presidential mansion.
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White House
Washington
West Grounds
Presidential Mansion
Quick-Witted Candidates Outshine Hecklers Across Regions
A survey of election banter shows Premier Jorgan Smith of Queensland replying to a heckler about salary with a firm income claim. A Calgary aviation student learns Madam Chiang Kai-Shek’s office cannot place him in the Chinese air force. Even TV can’t spare readers from needing the next day’s paper for details.
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Russia
Germany
Italy
Australia
Jorgan Smith
Queensland
Brandon Sun
Barry Davidson
Calgary
D. Z. Koo
Madam Chiang-Kai- Shek
Barry
China
Japan
Davidson
Madam Chiang-Kai-Shek
Tigers Kill Five in Year in Busy Malay State
A Malay State reports only five tiger deaths in a year. The piece notes this low toll may reflect tigers not pursuing fast escapes and restraining attacks on civilians.
Raised Turkeys By Book New York State Engineer Builds Big Flock
Norman A. Frost, a chemical engineer at North Evans, New York, raised 500 turkeys on his ranch using only pamphlets and textbooks. He started in 1936 and sold 150 birds during holidays. After expanding with 600 day-old poults last year he faced early losses from using the wrong feed, then corrected his approach.
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New York State
Norman A. Frost
North Evans
N.Y
Frost
Electric eels of the Amazon River reach eight feet
The Amazon River hosts electric eels that can grow up to eight feet long and generate between 75 and 500 volts. The note adds a proverb about accumulating wealth through others’ interest.
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Amazon River
International gangsters and the world order
The piece argues Japan has seized Manchuria and China’s services, while the US, Britain, and France protest. It compares global actions to domestic gangsterism and urges united action by democracies to curb aggressors, warning the law of the jungle remains until decisive steps are taken.
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Japan
Bewai
China
Manchuria
Jehol
North China
Shanghai
United States
Great Britain
France
Soviet Russia
Community of Nations
Roosevelt
New York World-Telegram
Airplanes Replace Boats in Northern Alaska Says Executive
Nome airline manager George Taggart reports airplanes now handle almost all northern transport, rotting or dismantling hundreds of boats of the mosquito fleet. Esquimaux increasingly rely on dog teams and are seeing fine breeds decline. Taggart notes Nome’s boom with gold at $35 an ounce and fishermen heading to riches while villages lose essential ship and boat services.
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Alaska
George M. Taggart
Nome
West Indies
Bering Sea
Arctic Ocean
Taggart
Esquimaux
An Island Of Volcanoes On Java Population And Pries
Java spans 600 miles long and 140 to 150 miles wide hosting 43 volcanoes. Its population reaches 42 million, more than England and Wales, with a large Chinese community and about one priest per hundred inhabitants.
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Java
England
Wales
Circus Goer Steps Over Foot as Elephants Remain Looming
A heavy man attempts to reach a vacant seat at the circus. He apologizes to a woman who notes the six elephants still in the ring. The exchange ends with a light remark about the elephants.
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London
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James G. Gardiner
Calgarian
Hong Kong
Nanking
Central China
South China
Kowloon
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