Alcazar ruins kept as war shrine in Toledo Spain
In Toledo the Alcazar fortress ruins are preserved as Spain's civil war shrine. General Franco orders the ruins kept as near to the 1936 condition, now drawing visitor pesetas to fund the Nationalist government. Guides recount siege details and relics including weapons, a museum, and a famous telephone exchange reportedly used during negotiations.
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Toledo
Spain
Alcazar
Franco
Moscardo
Dreath Foreseen From Glacier Recession In Canada
The Royal Ontario Museum paleontologist Madeleine Fritz reports Canada’s climate 400 million years ago was tropical and coral reefs thrived in Ontario. Dan McCowan predicts dreath conditions if Rocky Mountain glaciers continue receding, shrinking rivers to rivulets over the next fifty years.
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Toronto
Ont
Canada
Madeleine Fritz
Royal Ontario Museum of Paleontology
Dan McCowan
Fritz
Ontario
Hamilton
Petersborough
Prairie Provinces
Dominion
McCowan
Schwingmetall: German alloy bonds metal with rubber
A German team announces Schwingmetall a vulcanized metal rubber alloy. It aims to absorb shocks in bedplates ship hulls and engines and reduce vibration. It could enable rubber sprung wheels for rail vehicles and silent operation on curves.
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Berlin
China
Sailors' Girls Wear Souvenir Garters in Durban
Durban youths report a new fad as South African girls wear garters bearing navy unit names. A sailor aboard the Amphion who recently visited Durban crafted the garters from tally ribbons and sold them to fellow crew members who then gave them to girls.
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Durban
South Africa
Amphion
Lights of New York reflections on escapes from the city
L. L. Stevenson notes New Yorkers seek year round escapes from urban confinement. Ski trains to the Berkshires, winter fishing at Sheepshead Bay, year round seashore and mountain hotels, warm weather trips, and even a five cent ferry ride offer a range of options. He recalls playfully a coasting mishap and observes the revival of formal wear while detailing urban scenes from Fort Washington and Inwood parks to a Sixth Avenue employment office.
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Berkshires
Sheepshead Bay
Florida
California
New York
Hollywood
Bronx
Interstate Park
Jersey
Hudson
Fort Washington Park
Manhattan
Inwood Park
Poles Placed on Outer Banks by Dynamite Method
Ingenious construction method in Hatteras to Avon coastal power line uses a hollow pipe driven into sand and a dynamite charge to drop poles upright. If misaligned, engineers pull the pole and dynamite another hole to reset, ensuring stable placement in loose beach sand.
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Hatteras
N. C
North Carolina
Avon
Convicts Enact Own Play at San Quentin
Inmates at San Quentin penitentiary write and perform a skit titled The Fish. The play dramatizes the pain of newly arrived inmates and shows prison life from inside the facility.
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San Quentin
Calif
San Quentin Penitentiary
Strange Zoo Lesson Sparks Marriage Doubt
Dialogue from Stray Stories Magazine and Boys Life features a teacher and boy, with a deer at the zoo and a playful exchange about family terms and sensible looks. A coin-collecting exchange hints at a planned reunion.
Coon Hunter Pretends Boots Are His Best Shoes
A humorous vignette recounts a shiftless man crashing into bed after a coon hunt with boots on. His wife wakes him, he mumbles that the boots aren’t his good ones, highlighting his lazy character and stubborn pride.
Pepsodent Sparkles With Irium Shine Promise
An advertisement extols Pepsodent toothpaste with Irium claiming teeth sparkle and shine brilliantly. It invites readers to feel gratitude for choosing the product and highlights Irium as the key enhancing ingredient.
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Broadway
Riverside Drive
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
By Osborne
By C. M. Payne
Aaunra
L. Huntley
U. B. Pat. Dike
Finney
By Ted O'Loughlin
Rapp Terrace
J. Millar Watt
Gluyas Williams
Gloomaly
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Self IK
Ethle Wire
Mell Syndleste, Inc.j
Tommy
Stray Stories Magazine
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