Plenty of Life in Arctic Area, Russians Discover
Soviet explorers on Rudolf Island Franz Joseph Land report regular air links between Rudolf Island and the Bay Tik haya Arctic station. They describe welcoming guests, sharing newspapers, and a chess tournament won by Rudolf Island winterers while noting diverse wildlife and early biological spring at depth.
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Arctic
Moscow
I. Mazuruk
Rudolf Island
Franz Joseph Land
Mazuruk
North Pole
Bay Tikhaya
A Russian Antarctic Expedition Reports Snowbound Progress
The party notes speed in film watching and anticipation for Chapayev and Ball of Suez while praising Tikhaya Bay as arctic Venice. They describe hunting bears on Bay Tikhaya, claim two bears killed, and detail mapping Franz Joseph archipelago with 11 new islands photographed from the air. They maintain radio contact with the pole station and plan a detailed map presentation in Moscow.
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Dubrovsky
Chapayev
Guy de Maupassant
Bay Tikhaya
Franz Joseph Archipelago
Moscow
Ldge Pole Staton
Dove Tree Found After Three Year Search in Kauai
The first dove tree arrived on a Pan American Clipper from China and has been planted on Kauai. The three year pursuit led to this specimen in the Yangtze valley, with blossoms resembling a dove in shape and hue.
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Honolulu
China
Yangtze Valley
Kauuai
Average American Spends 2.50 Weekly on Food
A bureau of home economics survey shows the average American family spends about 2.50 per person weekly for food. Twenty thousand families nationwide were studied with per person weekly costs ranging from 0.65 to 7.00. New England families spend more. Southeastern families spend the least. Pacific coast costs link to diet adequacy.
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Washington
Bureau of Home Economics
Department of Agriculture
United States
New England
Pacific Coast
Bureau
Southeast
Army appoints Chaplain William R Arnold chief of chaplains
Chaplain William R Arnold of the United States Army has been named chief of chaplains by President Roosevelt. He succeeds Chaplain Alva J Brastad and becomes the first Roman Catholic to hold the post. Arnold joined the army in 1913.
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William R. Arnold
United States Army
Army
Roosevelt
Arnold
Alva J. Brastad
Father Arnold
Government Promises Aid for Fisheries
Washington reports plan to negotiate migratory fish treaties with Canada Mexico and several Latin American nations to protect Atlantic fisheries notably striped bass and bluefish. Congress may be urged to enact migratory fish laws covering interstate and international waters. Some states already restrict fishing, others do little.
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Washington
Commerce
State Department
Canada
Mexico
Atlantic
Congress
Supreme Court
Answers to Reader Questions About World Flight and Geography
There has never been a round the world flight. a truly global loop would require girdling the globe. It takes about 10 minutes to place a call to London from here. The earth is encircled by more than 300000 miles of submarine cables and 100000000 miles of telephone wires. Lebanon Kansas is the nearest town to the continental center. Pectin is a substance in many vegetables aiding fruit juice solidification in jams. Tin can interiors are enamelled because red fruits bleach tin plate and foods with sulfur content.
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London
United States
Labor Party
Vatican
Lebanon
Smith County
Kan
Numerical Truths and Figures from History
The passage lists large world and U S statistics including 2 billion people on earth per 1930 estimates, 6189 registered U S hospitals and about 29 000 hotels. It recalls 1892 Populist fusion garnering 1 027 000 votes and 22 electoral votes and notes John J Stockton as Vatican minister resident at Civil War start.
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International Statistical Institute of the
League of Nations
Geneva
Populist Party
Farmer-Labor Party
John J. Stockton
New Jersey
Vatican
Appreciation of Life's Best for Youth
A reflection on how youth should pursue the finest things in life including music art literature and personal growth. It warns many miss the best by chasing lesser aims and encourages aiming for excellence in taste and character.
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