The Detour Described as the Worst Distance
The Detour may be described as the worst distance between two points, noted by the Des Moines Tribune Capital.
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Des Moines
Tribune-Capital
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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
5
Belgium Adopts Azalea as National Flower
The azalea is designated Belgium’s national flower after development from shrub varieties native to hilly regions of Japan and China, reflecting its origin and cultivation.
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Belgium
Japan
China
Burro’s History Roots in Spanish Donkey Arrival
The burro traces its origins to the first donkeys brought by Spaniards and notes Mexico as the initial use area in the Americas.
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Mexico
Animals Are Cannibals
An observational note states that many lower animals cannibalize including mothers that eat their own young, illustrating common parental behavior in the animal kingdom.
Wedding Guests Among Burglars In Hammond Heist
A wedding at Mike Midvid’s Hammond home ended with burglars mingling in the crowd. $240 in cash four Liberty Bonds and a white gold watch were stolen. Louis Melton and Nick Frendrick were detained. bonds found partly burned on 147th Street and Frendrick’s room contained the watch.
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Mike Midvid
Hammond
Mike
Midvid
Harvey
Indiana
Louis Melton
Winchester Avenue
Nick Frendrick
146Th Street
Lincoln Avenue
Melton
Frendrick
Fredrick
147Th Street
Harvey and
Harvey Tribune
SEE AMERICA FIRST PLAN
The government plans a bureau to promote American travel to boost domestic tourism. It argues that spending by foreign visitors abroad drains dollars and suggests directing some of that money to American attractions. The piece notes many wonders are under advertised and as worthy as foreign destinations.
Firestone Rubber Plantations Bring Africa to Modern World
Firestone’s Liberia operations turn Monrovia into a rubber hub for America’s 26 million motorists. The United States Liberian Radio Company links continents in seconds, while Firestone’s integrated supply chain and new double cord breaker tire tech promise lower costs and superior durability.
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Africa
United States
Monrovia
Libreia
Firestone Plantations Company
America
Monrovians
New York
Liberia
United States-Liberian Radio Company
Harvey 5S
Firestone
Firestone Mills
Firestone’s
Firestone Laboratories
Boy Scouts Move Headquarters to Chicago Loop Trading Post
The Chicago Council of Boy Scouts of America will move on about September 20 from 87 South Wabash to 9 West Washington in the Loop. The fourth and fifth floors will house executive offices Region Seven and Boys Life offices plus a Trading Post for Scout supplies. The Grand Rapids Show Case Co. builds a Frontier Trading Post with rustic pine and old hickory finishes to serve Chicago’s 17 000 Scouts and mail order needs for over 100 000 Scouts in Chicagoland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Council
Boy Scouts of America
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago Loop Merchandise Mart
West Washington Street
Boy Scout Magazine
Boys’ Life
Grand Rapids Show Case Company
Chicago
Chicagoland
Ford Plant at Memphis Resumes Production
Ford Motor Company's factory in Memphis, Tennessee, has resumed operations with about 1,200 workers. The current production schedule targets 150 units per day.
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Ford
Memphis
Richmond
Ford Motor Company
Tenn
Kronfeld Breaks World Glider Distance Record
Robert Kronfeld, Austrian glider expert, set a new world distance record with a 101 mile flight near Wasserkupne Germany. The achievement marks a historic milestone in soaring and showcases Kronfeld's piloting skill and the advancing technology of gliding.
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Wasserkupne
Germany
Robert Kronfeld
Tillie Spoopendyke's Detroit doorbell tale remembered
A nostalgic Detroit News reminiscence recalls a game of asking residents if Tillie Spoopendyke lived at a given address and the householder's joyful confirmation, capturing a bygone neighborhood pastime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Spoopendyke
Detroit News
Flying hero Captain Von Gronau visits New York
A detailed portrait of Capt. Wolf gang von Gronau touring New York after his record flight from Germany via Iceland and Greenland. He shares wartime memories of being shot down and aims to cross oceans in a 20 hour hop while contrasting postwar graft revelations and public corruption debates with remarks on wages and national prosperity.
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Wolfgang von Gronau
Germany
Iceland
Greenland
Halifax
Gronau
Eddie Rickenbacker
von Gronau
Prussia
New York
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Chas. E. Waterman
Horace Holmes
M. R. Weidner
W. H. Baker
William Staat
Horace Holmes, Jr
Northern Illinois
Home Service Department
Public Service Company OF
159Th
Fisk Streets
Harvey, Ill
Boy Scouts
Brisbane
Walker
Mr. Gerard
Z. Mitchell
Electric Bond & Share Company
Walter Edwin Frew
Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company
Amideo P. Giannini
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Matthew Woll
Gerard
Mr. Lehman
Anti-Saloon League
Eugene Laymen Fisk
Life Extension Institute
Europe
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