Worden Destroyer Sets Test For Navy Expansion
The Worden, newest destroyer, sails from Puget Sound to the Atlantic on a test cruise. The vessel is faster and more heavily armed than prior ships, signaling rapid naval expansion with $278 million for new warships and a navy budget over $500 million.
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U. S. S. Worden
Puget Sound Navy Yard
San Diego
Atlantic
Garner
Speaker Byrnes
Capitol
Washington
United States
Europe
Navy Department
Worden
PWA Hus
Naismith Honored At Coaches Convention In Chicago
At the National Basketball Coaches Association convention in Chicago Dr. James Naismith of the University of Kansas stood out as the inventor of basketball according to the report.
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National Basketball Coaches’ Association
Chicago
James Naismith
University of Kansas
Alfie Addressed Informally by Lord Mayor
The lord mayor, visiting the country, told reporters to call him Alfie explaining that formal titles are unnecessary for him. His casual remark surprised the news hawks and highlighted his relaxed approach to official etiquette.
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Alfie
Allentown Woman Marks 101st Bible Reading Birthday
Mrs. Tillie A. Buzz of Allentown Pa celebrated her eightieth birth anniversary by starting her 101st Bible reading. She reads without glasses and maintains her daily practice with steady focus.
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Allentown
Tillie
Buzz
Ford Buys Anne Boleyn Cottage in Essex for Export
Henry Ford reportedly purchased Anne Boleyn's cottage at Boreham in Essex for shipment to the United States. The dwelling is tied to the 16th century Queen of England who married Henry VIII in 1553 and was executed in 1536.
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Ford
Anne Boleyn
Henry Ford
America
Boreham
Essex
England
Henry VIII
Rare Albino Frog Born In New York Museum Spotlight
The saffron colored albino frog, found on a St. Lawrence County farm, is being raised at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Dr. G Kingsley Noble, curator of herpetology, oversees its care as officials monitor its rare appearance.
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American Museum of Natural History
New York
St. Lawrence County
G. Kingsley Noble
Adolph S. Ochs Death and Russia’s Air Ambitions
Obituary note on Adolph S. Ochs editor and owner of the New York Times. The piece then surveys Russia’s aviation program, claiming mass produced airplanes and pilot training as signs of a rising air power and potential impact on global industry and warfare.
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Russia
Lloyd George
Suicide by strangulation a bizarre death in Malay superstition
A 31 year old man who worked as a stand in for dangerous film scenes is found hanging from a tree with chains about his wrists and neck and a medal pinned to his nose. Police cite a Malay belief that evil spirits take souls of suicides, suggesting the death may be staged to mislead investigators. The piece also notes concerns about prohibition era drinking affecting young women and warns parents about hosting cocktail parties.
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Josephine Charlotte
Brussels
Dan
France rushes 60000 more troops to front fortifications
France accelerates reinforcement of the German front with 60000 soldiers, joining a steel and concrete fortress line of trenches and barbed wire entanglements. Thirty thousand workers are already digging in as the situation unfolds with high tension and expected renewed fighting.
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France
Harlem Preachers stir radical doctrine fears in city
In Harlem New York the large colored population faces enhanced race tension as radical preachers cling to a theory that wealth implies theft from the poor. The influence of certain exhorters heightens concerns among citizens about possible unrest.
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Harlem
New York City
Hitler offers ten year nonaggression pact and pledge stance
Chancellor Hitler reportedly not eager for immediate war. Sir John Simon in England received a written proposal from Hitler outlining a ten year nonaggression treaty with neighbors and a commitment to withhold aid from nations at war. If genuine, Lloyd George’s judgment that “Not this time” may apply.
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Sir John Simon
England
Hitler
Germany
Lloyd George
King
Easter Gift Ideas Bloom With Perfume And Color
A New York Herald Tribune fashion writer highlights Easter gift ideas from perfume eggs to decorative vanity cases and compact novelties. French egg shaped perfume containers in blue and silver, spring color palettes, and lavender sachets anchor a season of bright, romantic presents for springtime.
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New York Herald Tribune
Paris
New York
Strange Easter Customs Across Britain and Scotland
The piece outlines diverse Easter practices: Scots enjoy egg rolling with hard boiled dyed eggs. Lancashire and neighboring counties practiced lifting and heaving of partners. Durham men removed women’s shoes. peace cake shared by quarreling neighbors. English priests once gave palm crosses. crosses floated or sank at Our Lady well tests fortune. London boys carried willow branches on Palm Sunday. postwar Londoners still visit countryside for flowering boughs.
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Scotland
Lancashire
Cheshire
Staffordshire
Warwickshire
England
Many Uses for Crochet Scarf Project
Practical lace scarf made with large filet stitch using a number 5 crochet hook and number 15 cotton. Finished size about 12 by 34 inches. Package No 707 includes cream Mountain Craft cotton, instructions, diagram, and crochet hook. Send 40 cents for complete package or 10 cents for instruction sheet only to Home Craft Co Dept B, St Louis Mo. Include stamped envelope.
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Ciasium
Address Home Craft Co
Nineteenth and
St. Louis Avenue
St. Louis
Elk Dies After Charging Locomotive on Finnish Rail Line
An elk on the track between Uleaborg and Nurmes Finland charged a passing locomotive and was killed. Police recovered the carcass and later sold it for 20 dollars.
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Uleaborg
Nurmes
Finland
Postum Free Week Offer From Postum Company
Announcement of a free week supply of Postum health drink offered by the Postum Company. Readers are invited to write to receive the complimentary week’s supply, as advertised in this newspaper.
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Postum Company
Soviet Gold Output Aims to Surpass South Africa
Soviet Russia projects gold production to exceed South Africa within two years, aiming to become the world’s leading producer of the yellow metal.
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Soviet
Russia
South Africa
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