Yaquis Yield Independence and Join Mexican Army
Yaqui warriors finally submit to a non-Yaqui commander and join the Mexican army at Port Perote Vera Cruz under Col Enrique Morfin Figueroa. Gen Francisco Manzo led campaigns with nine airplanes, but Yaqui resistance collapsed after years of aerial bombardment, leaving a small force in the Bacatete mountains. The Yaqui language and customs persist amid Catholic blend, while memories of 400 years of resistance linger in Mexican memory.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Port Perote
Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Avi
War Office
Enrique Morfin Figueroa
Francisco Manzo
United States
Nogales
Marzo
Guaymas
Sonora
Republic
Yaqui River
Imperial Valley
California
Bacatete Mountains
Yaquiland
Manzo
Bacatete
Ignacio Mori
Perote
New York to Be Record City in Regional Plan
The regional planning committee unveils a plan for a future New York City of 20 million people with expanded airports parks highways rapid transit and bridges. Sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation at $1 000 000 the seven year study led by George McAneny spans 22 counties and envisions a regional metropolis by 1965.
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New York
Regional Planning Committee
New York City
Russel Sage Foundation
George McAneny
Miss Nancy Jenkins Wins At Cleveland Kisteddfod
Seventeen year old Nancy Jenkins captured top honors at the Kisteddfod held in Cleveland Ohio. The article notes her Welsh singing debut at age eleven before the Prince of Wales and an audience of 25000.
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Nancy. Jenkins
Cleveland
Ohio
Nancy
Wales
Prince of Wales
Immense Aqueduct Planned for New York
A giant aqueduct project begins in months to raise water pressure for Brooklyn and Queens. Sixteen shafts will reach 500 feet over four years, with 62 mine locomotives and 16 electric hoists ordered. The tunnel runs from Van Courtlandt Park in the Bronx to Hamilton Avenue in Brooklyn under multiple boroughs and waterways.
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New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Long Island
Long Island City
Hamilton Avenue
Governor's Island
Return of Former Student Sparks Campus Reunion
I meet Van Deventer after twenty years away from college. He recalls his years as a strong student and athlete and arrives back to a campus that still feels familiar. He says he has been more prosperous than expected and supports his mother and sister, content with their means.
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van Deventer
Education For Community Service And Civic Duty
A speaker extols education as a means to serve the community not personal advantage. He contrasts self improvement with communal responsibility, noting graduates owe obligation to provide steady service, citing Van Deventer’s example and free education’s purpose.
Modernizing an Old House Boosts Neighborhood Value
The article argues neglected homes lose value and deter buyers, while slight renovations and tasteful painting can revive appeal. It emphasizes retaining original structural beauty where possible and using color to finish the look, improving desirability and pride in ownership.
Growing Movement for Trees Along Highways
A Missouri project near Louisiana uses spirea planted every 200 to 300 feet along about 80 miles as a gift from a local nursery. The effort aims to beautify highways and inspire broader tree and shrub planting, reducing billboard impact and enhancing scenic routes.
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Louisiana
State Highway Commission
Call for Simple Play Spots by Landscape Visionaries
Ferruccio Vitale of New York urges simple open spaces in cities. He argues landscape design should serve masses in democratic communities, easing congestion and balancing formality with relief from urban buildings.
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Ferruccio Vitale
New York
National Commission of Fine Arts
American Institute of Architects
Vitale
Joy of Life in Country Living
The article argues country living offers all city life provides with less crowding. It notes ample leisure and closer friendships, allowing people to see friends more often and share experiences that enrich American life.
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America
Evergreens in Landscape Design
The article advises caution with accent shrubs and trees including evergreens. It notes evergreen overuse harms non formal homes and recommends a mix of evergreens with deciduous shrubs for most houses, reserving heavy evergreen use for formal designs.
Road Sign Clutter Impairs Highway Safety and Clarity
Advertisements on transcontinental routes obscure standard signs and danger signals, reducing traveler safety and convenience by diverting attention from essential directions. Local officials note frequent interference by roadside ads.
There's a Difference in a City of Hammer and Song
A reflective aphorism contrasts a city where constant construction sounds like hammer and saw with a different city or mood where only the hammer remains heard. The quote suggests how urban life varies between noisy growth and quieter circumstance.
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NOME
Jimmy Reid
Harvard University
Philadelphia
Reid
Ivan O. Dresser
Cornell
Chicago
South Park Police
Jackson Park
Record City
England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York City Hall
Community Service
Western Newspaper Union
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