Aland Islands In Spotlight Over Fortification Talks
European newspapers report renewed discussions between Sweden and Finland about fortifying the Aland Islands. The 550 square mile archipelago hosts 25 000 residents across 300 islands with Ålands largest town Mariehamn on the southern coast.
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Washington
Aland Islands
Sweden
Minland
World News
Baltic Sea
Gulf of Bothnia
National Geographic Society
Alands
Finland
Aland Island
Aland
Islands
Men of
Mariehanin
Women Run Village as Men Go Gold Mining
In Sigsig Ecuador a gold rush has emptied the village of adult men who now wash gold from streams. Women assume public offices and perform police and judicial duties. A man earned about 50 000 sucres in ten months, averaging 1 000 dollars per month.
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Guayaquil
Sigsig
Azuay
Islands Prefer Union With Sweden Over Finland
In the year Finland proclaimed independence the Aland archipelago pushed for altered governance. An unofficial vote suggested longing to unite with Sweden. Finland granted autonomy in 1920 but blocked secession.
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Finland
Aland Islands
Sweden
Heroine of Storm Given Free Tuition at Pueblo College
Clara Smith of Kiowa County, aged nineteen, is honored for bravery after guiding a bus load of children during the March 26, 1931, blizzard tragedy. Miller perished beside the bus. Bryan Untiedt and Clara protected the group, keeping children warm and alert until rescue. Five children died, fifteen survived and recovered in a hospital. The college awards Clara an unlimited course in recognition.
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Pueblo
Colo
American Business College
Clara Smith
Kiowa County
Business College
School
Miller
Bryan Untiedt
Bryan
Clara
Transport aid appointee Labert St. Clair named transporta tion assistant secretary
Secretary of Commerce Roper announces Labert St. Clair of New York as transportation assistant secretary with fifteen years in rail and motor transport and knowledge of other modes He authored a standard history of land water and air transport and pursues further education Clara is pursuing a secretarial course The text also recalls a 1931 storm rescue story in Colorado featuring Carl Miller and twenty children and a bus driver
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Roper
Labert St. Clair
New York
St. Clair
Clara
Agaient
Colorado
Carl Miller
Mount Pleasant School
Tening Ear
Sistos
Ote Tacoma
Duke of Norfolk Leaves London for India Before Royal Wedding
The Duke of Norfolk gains six months leave from King George to depart England to India. As hereditary earl marshal he oversees royal ceremonies including weddings and funerals. His absence comes weeks before the marriage of Duke of Kent and Princess Marina amid past proposals to Marina blocked by Vatican Catholic-Protestant concerns.
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London
Duke of Norfolk
India
George of
England
Earl Marshal
Duke of Kent
George
Marina
Greece
Vatican
Great Britain
Breeding Ground Set Up for Large Nazi Families
Berlin reports a breeding ground at Altenhof in Thuringia where nineteen hereditary healthy families occupy one family homes. They must produce two children in five years and two more in the following five years to gain property rights. failure leads to loss of the homes.
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Berlin
Altenhof
Thuringia
Obligation to Vacate Homes for Hereditarily Healthy Children
The rule requires residents to leave within three months after their time limit expires. To be counted, children must prove they are hereditarily healthy meaning free from diseases for which sterilization is prescribed.
Suit Filed Over Stone Wall Move At Assumption College
Fred E. Maynard claims Assumption College workers moved a 378 foot boundary wall from his Worcester farm to use in a new building. He says the wall was old and part of his property foundation and seeks 5000 dollars in reimbursement.
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College
Stone Wall
Worcester
Mass
Fred E. Maynard
Maynard
Assumption College
Manuscript Hymn by Baring-Gould Sells at Sothebys
The manuscript of Onward Christian Soldiers by Baring Gould sold at Sothebys for 24 pounds. Written for a Horbury Sunday school festival, the author faced bishop's objections to ritualistic phrasing and suggested a revised line.
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London
Baring Gould
Sotheby's
Horbury
Yorkshire
Jesus
Airplane Radio Link Sets 15,000 Mile Record
United Air Lines reports a Boeing transport spoke with a ground station 15,000 miles away as Col Roscoe Turner in the London Melbourne race relayed word from Melbourne to San Francisco. Earlier tests between New York and Washington included contact with Argentina.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Roscoe Turner
San Francisco
Melbourne
Australia
Globe
Turner
New York
Washington
Christ Height Put At Five Ten By French Scientists
Two French researchers Professors Colson and Vignon claim infrared analysis of the Milan Shroud yields Jesus Christ’s height as five feet ten inches. They report the wearer measured 1 meter 80 centimeters based on photographed stains.
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Christ
Paris
Colson
Vignon
Paris Catholic Insttitute
Jesus Christ
Milan
Furs Dominant This Season Says Cherie Nicholas
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas notes lavish fur usage for winter apparel. Capes, separate fur pieces, and muffs lead the trend with silver fox capes and Russian lynx accents. Accessories include embossed monograms, white suede gloves, and matched fur trims on coats and dresses.
Three New Gowns Novel to Extreme Paris Modes
Paris designers unveil three new gowns. Mirande's Pour Plaire is a black velvet dinner frock with blue velvet sleeves and stirrup-like neckline. Rosevienne presents Satnico, a flame satin afternoon dress with mat satin diagonals. Simone offers Ciros, a brown wool semi-dress coat trimmed with frosted brown lamb at collar and cuffs.
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Mademoiselle
Western Newspaper Union
Mirande
Simone
Trains Dominate Winter Paris Fashions
Trains will be in vogue this winter with long back panels. Designs include a Watteau pleat and court mantle effects. Worth features a long flared volant from the back, Maggy Rouff shows formal winged trains, and Augustabernard uses shirred volants extending to the ground in irregular forms.
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Paris
Worth
Augustabernard
Novel buttons crafted from parchment emerge this year
Thick parchment is shaped into unique buttons adding to a growing line of novel accessories. The buttons resemble curled ancient scrolls or bent peanut brittle and appear as quirky, decorative items for the season.
New High Turbans by Cherie Nicholas
Hats have gone frankly Russian with high turbans and winter costumes showing strong Cossack tunics wide belts and fur borders. The piece notes black plush turbans and military style collars reflecting Russian influence in fashion.
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Cherie Nicholas
Neckwear Revival Emphasizes Feminine Sheer Chiffon Lace
A fashion note highlights a revival of delicate feminine neckwear featuring sheer chiffon blended with lace and feather stitch metal thread detailing. The trend emphasizes smart, refined styles in lightweight fabrics suitable for formal and semi formal wear.
Illinois Relief Funds Face Tight December Budget
Illinois relief agencies report December needs at 1 1091900 more than November outlays as federal funds dominate. Only 250000 state and 100000 local dollars will finance next month while work relief aims to 110000 clients. Plus tax measures extend the 2 percent sales tax and governors plans for tax commission chair.
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Washington
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Illinois
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Horner
John C. Martin
Salem
State Tax Commission
Scott W. Lucas
Havana
Henry T. Rainey
Sam T. Lawton
Coast Guard
Chicago
William H. Hemingway
Sycamore
Majwell B. Hardin
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Field Artillery
Monmouth
A. Dixon
Second Field Artillery
Cook
du Page
Kane
Me‘Henry
Harry P. Kelley
Kane County
University of Ilinois College of Agriculture
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Stronghurst
Guy L. Brown
Kewahee
Illinois Commercial Telephone Company
Harl Beardsley
Albert Berg
Stronghurst Mechanic
Galena Gazette
Perkins
Athens
Springfield
Illinois Department of the American Legion
Quincy
Quincey
Jollet
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Grand Duchy of Finland
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Mormon Church
Brigham Young
J. Reuben Clark, Jr
Heber J. Grant
David O. McKay
Heroine of
Storm
By Cherie Nicholas
Illinois State News
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