When Clocks Stopped and the Earthquake Hit Long Beach
Bryan Carlock of Bloomington Illinois recounts surviving the Long Beach earthquake of March 10 1933. He and his family fled a collapsing apartment as walls and plaster fell, witnessing a nearby death and a tidal wave fear that prompted inland retreat. They endured aftershocks while seeking shelter and care, noting injuries and the city’s martial law and disrupted utilities.
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Bryan Carlock
Bloomington
Bryan
Long Beach
Calif
Iafe
Chester Am
Awadly
Bester Linton
Sis
Moor
Chester
Gence
Broadway and
Linden
Ryan
Bryan Sa
Theieutenant
Fdichen
Hariment House
Sty Mall Park
Hitre
Lennox
Los Its
France
Lille
July: A Month Marked by Violence Across Years
The article traces July as a historically violent month, citing events from 1914 to 1937. It references the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, Austria's Dollfuss murder, the Marco Polo Bridge incident, and early Japanese aggression. It notes higher July death rates in the U S during 1934–36 and compares July Fourth injuries and fatalities to earlier revolutions.
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Adowd
Mussolini
Archduke Ferdinand Wax
Sarajevo
Germany
Belgium
France
Marco Polo Bridge
Japan
Ching
Austria
Engelbert Dollfuss
U.S
Tve
Lawrence Tibbetts rise from Bakersfield tragedy to operatic fame
A nostalgic American profile recounts Lawrence Tibbett’s path from a Bakersfield bandit era tragedy to global fame as an American tenor. It notes his early lessons from his sister Betty Lee, training with Frank LaForge, breakthrough in Verdi Falstaff in 1925, and quirky habits during headaches. The piece also weaves in royal visit anecdotes and comments on others in period drama.
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New York
Lawrence ‘Tibbett
White House
Tibbetts
America
California
Lawrence Tibbett
Jim McKinney
Bakersfield
McKinney
Billy the Kid
Tibbett
Bert
Eheritf
Bakerafield
Bertrave
MacKinury
Windsor
Betty Lee Tibbett
Joseph Dupuy
Alfred
Descriptive account of headhunting practice across regions
The text notes a shattering 1 jemating Ness ibaa two tet in mgt and having a black crown with blue gray plumage. It mentions head-bunting still being practiced in present-day Ames and references the Jivaro of South America as well as isolated cases of taking heads in remote parts of the Philippines and Borneo despite government pressure.
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Ames
Jivaro
South America
Philippine Islands
Borne
Household Questions From the Diving Room and Kitchen
Cleaning Cement Ornaments in the garden requires a medium stiff wire brush for bird baths and similar items. Whipping egg whites is easier at room temperature after removal from the refrigerator. Meat tenderness depends on hanging time before cooking and may benefit from a short olive oil soak. Avoid conspicuous bright paint on door knobs hinges panels to prevent a showroom effect.
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Hoyd Gibbors’ Adventurers’ Club
Spain
Francisco Franca
Uhoto
Barcelona
By Lemuel F. Parton
Duke of Windsor
Robert Anderson Jardine
Jardine
Hollywood
Death Valley
Napoleon
Janning
Darlington
Durham
King Edward
Fins
Consolidated Fescser
Pest
United States
Samuel Johnson
EL Pinkham
Theophratus
Salt Lake's
Temple Square
Maman Teale
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