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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1927
Page
6
Paris engineer Jean Paul Michel unveils The Greyhound of the Sea an ocean liner half ship half airplane. It promises 50 mph speed and 60 hour Atlantic crossing with two bow propellers and a stern laboratory for fuel chemistry plus a diesel backup.
English air travel draws more women than men for continental trips. Youthful honeymooners increasingly choose flying over cross channel steamers. Observers note women appear at home in the sky. Croydon departures to Paris allow return for dinner. Wealthy women reportedly make shopping runs to the continent.
Yakima Washington reports the Pacific Northwest fruit industry will celebrate its diamond anniversary this autumn. The remark signals a regional milestone for growers shippers and associated businesses as the jubilee nears.
An early 20th century report describes Michel, a French inventor, testing a seaworthy craft with air and water rudders, no underwater propellers, and skim capability. The 150 foot vessel, near Toulon, aims for fuel minimal propulsion and a dramatic New York voyage, with a detailed diagram of its onboard layout and systems. It also mentions sodium extraction aboard and a light steel build to reduce friction.
A prisoner Fritz Gabril held behind bars two years with more to serve escaped after a long farewell kiss with his wife in a dark corridor. He slipped a note from his cheek promising a jailbreak during recreation hour and a waiting vehicle, and fled unseen.
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra have signed a contract to perform in a chain of theaters for forty weeks at twelve thousand dollars per week. Whiteman will receive one half of the payment.
Exacting New York reports May Cristle author of seventeen serial novels expects support from her husband John Stamattadis a broker.
Rev W H Ridgway vicar of Tarvin invites Sunday motorists to park in the church drive and dine in his garden after services. The arrangement draws long lines of cars and crowds the worshippers in the church while he plans a motoring guild to attract city drivers and promote visits to nearby ancient churches.
Dr D J Poia raced ten miles with nurse Miss Marion Raitzel to Jane Geissele the baby of Policeman Hugo Geissele to perform an intubation operation. An ambulance crash at a steel trolley pole left all injured as the doctor treated his companions and his own wounds then reached the Geissele home for surgery.
Farmers in Chehalis Washington faced grain damage from grasshoppers until wild pigeons arrived to feed on the pest. The birds harvested the larvae in newly plowed fields and then moved on to nest in Canada after averting the grasshopper threat.
Three hundred fifty shorthorn cattle roam the mountainous 20 square mile Chilikof island 200 miles from Kodiak in the northern Pacific. Once stocked by the Alaska Commercial company for experiments the herd has degenerated into a wild thriving population. Alaskans say the project proves cattle can be raised in the region.
William McKnight of the United States destroyer Borle married Sophie Phillips, a Belfast girl, after a two year correspondence begun when the U S S Pittsburgh was in Belfast and a companion later wed a Belfast girl.
The Garhead Kennel Club petitions Perry town supervisors for a cat curfew arguing dogs are confined at night while cats roam all day killing birds and howling at night.
George Carter forms a bond with Ruth the neighbour girl while Aunt Ann remains shy and uncertain about romance. Ruth identifies George as a potential suitor for Aunt Ann, and the evolving triangle leads to a tense, humorous finale with George confessing his feelings and nudging Aunt Ann toward romance.
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