Wright brothers memorial crowns Kill Devil Hill in North Carolina
Celebrations across fifty American cities mark the 30th anniversary of the Wright brothers experiments at Kill Devil Hill Kitty Hawk North Carolina. A 60 foot high granite pylon crowned by a star base bears the Wrights names and an aviation map. A motor road now links Sligo Currituck Sound and Roanoke Island birthplace of Virginia Dare.
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Killdevil Hill
Kitty Hawk
North Carolina
Killdevil
Albermarle Sound
Atlantic
Albemarle Sound
Wright Brothers
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Wrights
Virginia Dare
Sligo
Currituck Sound
Roanoke Island
North America
May Be Cousins Between Man and Great Apes
Dr. Ales Hrdlicka of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington states there is no close affinity between man and the great apes. He concedes some relationship but calls them cousins in the animal kingdom, noting striking resemblances that suggest a distant common ancestry.
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Ales Hrdlicka
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Hrdlicka
Animal Kingdom
Blue Sheep Specimens Sent to Smithsonian from Western China
Specimens of the blue sheep, a rare animal from western Bredwan province in China, have been received by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington. The creature is described as nearly as rare as its infamous cousin, the evil poll.
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Bredwan Province
China
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Canadians Register Over One Million Motor Vehicles in 1933
Canada’s 1933 motor vehicle tally reached 1,082,957 with 911,627 passenger cars and 1,157,014 licensed drivers. The network included 8,859 gas and service stations and 7,823 garages, while roads opened surpassed 398,000 miles. Government revenue from gasoline taxes and license fees neared $45 million as production surged 114 percent in March 1934.
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Dominion
Canada
Have One Supreme Virtue for Britain in Danger
Neville Chamberlain praised the British people for a single supreme virtue. He said when the country faced danger they would sacrifice comfort money health and even life. He cited 1931 sacrifices as proof and noted the reward was saving the country.
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Neville Chamberlain
Beads Found Near Squamish Linked to Ancient Indian Relic
Beads believed to be worn by a forgotten Indian, centuries old, found in a six foot deep pit near Squamish, British Columbia. Identified by Dr. M Y Williams of the University of British Columbia geology department. The skeleton traces have disappeared.
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Squamish
B.C
M. Y. Williams
University of British Columbia Department of Geology
Saskatchewan to Convene on Soil Drifting Solutions
Saskatchewan master farmers will meet with the Department of Agriculture officials to discuss preventing soil drifting after seeding. Hon. W. C. Buckle announces the conference focusing on 1934 summer fallow handling and the use of strip farming cover crops and tillage to reduce drift in 1935. He urges farmers to report drift-free summer fallow for clues to effective methods and notes a pamphlet on strip farming already issued by the department.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
W. C. Buckle
Buckle
Alberta
Left-over Vegetables and Meats Made Into Gela Tin Salads
Left-over vegetables fruits meat and fish may be prepared with gela tin to make delicious salads. This note provides a simple method for transforming scraps into ready to eat dishes.
New Canadians Benefit From Debt Avoidance Say Ignatieff
Count Nicholas Ignatieff of Toronto, Russo-Canadian, spoke in Montreal about how new Canadians ease the westward mood and aid eastern welfare. He urged understanding of European settlers to coordinate Canadian opinion and noted a shift toward blending old and new while weighing finance versus pioneer effort in growth.
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Count i Nikolas Ignatieff
Toronto
Canada
Montreal
Count Ignatieff
No Earthquakes In London Safe from Quakes
Dr W E Winton, a seismologist, told a Horniman Museum audience that London is safe due to its soft clay cushion. He warned a major quake would devastate the world and explained earthquakes arise from crustal readjustment rather than volcanoes.
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London
W. E. Winton
Horniman Museum
S.E
Gardening Basics Sowing Depth And Spacing For A Bountiful Harvest
Practical guidance on seed depth three times seed diameter and thinning rules. Details for lettuce radish beans corn beets carrots and flowers with spacing and planting methods. Tools irrigation cultivation and fertilizer tips to maximize growth and moisture retention.
Barbers Campaign Against Long Hair in Wales
Welsh barbers launch an advertising drive to persuade men to cut long hair associated with admiration for Mr. Lloyd George. They claim short hair is healthier and smarter, aiming to curb a trend that is hurting barber profits.
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Lioyd George
Wales
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Britain
Sir Thomas Lipton
Gosport
T. O. M. Sopwith
Lipton
Motor Vehicles
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