Giant weather balloon built for stratosphere flight
National Geographic Society and Army Air Corps prepare a record setting balloon in Akron Ohio with 3 million cubic feet of hydrogen and 8 ton loaded weight. The gondola uses Dow metal with two crew manholes and multiple science instruments ready for twelve hours aloft near fifteen miles up above Rapid City South Dakota and Wright Field Ohio.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU_ Service
United States Army Air Corps
Black Hills
Rapid City
South Dakota
Akron
Ohio
Army
Navy
William EB. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
Kepner
Balast
Wright Field
Dayton
Captain Stevens
Baraca and Philathea: origins of Sunday school class names
Baraca refers to men’s Sunday school classes from Beracah meaning blessing. Philathea blends philos and alithea meaning lover of truth, used for women or girls' Sunday school classes.
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Philathea
Philos
Alathea
Bridges as battlegrounds and legends through ages
The article surveys bridges in warfare from Linz and Vienna on the Danube to Rome and Prague and cites historic sieges and legends. It contrast war use with old myths and cautionary tales, noting haunted bridges and memorable names like Butchers Bridge and the Bridge of the Little Hell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danube
Linz
Upper Austria
Vienna
Austria
Napoleon
Prince Schwarzenberg
Greece
St. Angelo
Rome
Coliseum
London Bridge
Karlsbrucke
Prague
Czechoslovakia
White Mountain
San Juan Bridge
Manila
Harbin
Sungari River
Manchuria
Deerfield
Mass
Washington
Jeffrey’s Ford
Brandywine
Little Hell
Avignon
France
St. Mary
New England
Washington Post
Year of Dryness Marks Severe Central European Drought
Abnormally dry weather in Central Europe and England drove extreme drought in 1934. By early June crops in Germany suffered at least 25 percent damage while England faced water shortages in over 160 rural areas. The Thames level dropped, leaving fish landlocked in backwaters.
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Europe
England
Thames
Literary Digest
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Circlesuhure Belloon
Baraca
Xerxes
Hellespont
Parker
Hiscox Ghem
Patchogne
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Butchers
Detroit, Mich
WriteMarine Co
Dpt
Chicago
National Loan & Investment Co
R.W. Reilly & CO
Detroit Stock Exchange
Western Union
SW Speedway
Indianapolis
Hos Firestone
Barrel Manor
Medina RD
Boyle
Bill Cumrings
Firestone
Treates the Firestone
da. C
Neiman
Firestone Factory
N.B.C
Weaf Networks
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