Insect Flight Outpaces Sound Speed
Washington reports that a deerman insect the deer hot fly clocks 1200 feet per second about a mile in four seconds. The National Geographic Society notes the deer hot fly as speed champion with an aircraft pace far ahead of man made machines. Other fast fliers include the duck hawk Peregrine falcon and the swift with references to the flying fish and running animals like the cheetah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
National Geographic Society
Neighbor o Says Celery and Kitchen Tips
Cooking tips instruct slow celery cooking for tenderness and using gentle heat to melt sugared honey. Baking soil kills weed seeds, and grated cheese enhances white sauce for creamed cauliflower. Meringues bake at 200 to 250 degrees until brown, avoid overbaking muffins.
National crocheting champion crowned in New York
Mrs. Frank E. Hayward of Seattle won the national crocheting title with a bedspread after fifteen years of work. She received $250 and an offer to travel to New York for the prize, while she kept calm by crocheting and listening to her radio. The piece ends with a philosophical reflection on liberty and law from the Western Newspaper Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Hayward
Seattle
Mrs. Hayward
New York
Western Newspaper Union
Sonja Henne
Jessica Dragonette
Fred Allen
Maureen O'Sullivan
England
Norma Shearer
Liberty Leonard A Barrett on law and order
The piece argues that an orderly world rests on obedience to law and natural laws. It ties crime to law violation and punishment to justice, citing Blackstone and Kepler to illustrate how laws mirror moral and natural order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackstone
God
Kepler
Costly Hidden Finishes Stir Up a Home Makeover
Betty Wells notes households balk at the expense of unseen details in refurbishing a living space. She recalls Mrs. Warner’s well finished living room with pale gray walls, light green rug, apricot mohair, and tailored draperies, showing that hidden touches demand time and money. A family closet remodel adds a wash basin, shelves, three way mirror, and aqua décor to organize cosmetics, tonics, and towels, illustrating practical upgrades amid budget limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister
Dad
Mother
Brother
Wells Fargo at Paramount Delivers Thrilling American History
Paramount presents Wells Fargo a panoramic drama of coast to coast transportation with action romance and heroism. Joel McCrae and Frances Dee star with Bob Burns in a Western setting offering entertainment and history.
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Paramount Company
Wells Fargo
Joel McCrae
Frances Dee
Bob Burns
Greta Garbo Quietly Leaves Hollywood for Sweden
Greta Garbo sails to Sweden to stay indefinitely leaving Hollywood after her MGM contract permits only one more film possibly in England. The piece notes shifts in film and radio projects, including Manhattan tests for Truman Bradley, a new On Broadway NBC program, and career moves by Richard Dix and Ethel Merman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greta Garbo
Hollywood
Sweden
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
England
Truman Bradley
Chicago
Mr. Bradley
Bradley
New York
NBC
Don Johnson
Professor Figgsbottle
Alice Frost
Ethel Merman
Happy Landing
Twentieth Century-Fox
Ethel
Warner Shorts
All Purpose Gloves Crochet Pattern 5676
Nimble fingers crochet lengthwise gloves with two flat pieces and a gusset for the wrist flare. Easy to make using yarn or string for durability. pattern 5676 includes directions, illustrations, and stitch details. Send 15 cents and your address to The Sewing Circle Dept at 259 W. 14th Street New York NY.
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Household Arts
Dept
W. 14Th Street
New York
N. Y
Maelstrom location and quiz question set
A General Quiz lists six questions about science and history. It asks what the Maelstrom is and where it lies, why a star appears before some dollar amounts, whether Niagara Falls moves upstream, the average hippo hide thickness, if any woman won the Nobel Prize more than once, and what other creatures besides chameleons change color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Niagara Falls
Arctic whirlpool near Norway warns of strong currents
A celebrated whirlpool or violent current in the Arctic Ocean off Norway signals dangerous water. The note mentions a substitute bill, Niagara Falls receding about 2 percent annually, a measure of two inches, and Curie Nobel awards in physics and chemistry alongside her husband. It also cites certain frogs and fishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Ocean
Norway
Niagara Falls
Mme. Curie
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Arthur Hinsley
Westminster
Pius XI
Hinsley
Italy
Ethiopia
Canterbury
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WNU
Arn
Mexico City
Liberty
Leonard A. Barrett
Betty Wells
WNU Service
Garfield
Oceanside
Calif
Frank Mineghino
Star Dust Movie Radio
Fredric March
Florence Eldridge
Freddie March
Kay Johnson
Miss Johnson
John Cromwell
Richard Dix
Cimarron
Jack Holt
Clarence Gruessing
Norfolk
Nebr
Dora Gruessing
Nogat
Renee
Dr. Pierce
Thomas A Kempis
Sydney Smith
Doan
Doans
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