Travel Costs Fell 38 Million in 1938
The Commerce department estimates American expenditure for foreign travel in 1938 totaled 525 million dollars, only 38 million less than 1937, despite fewer travelers. Foreigners spent 160 million here, leaving net American outlay abroad at 365 million. Canada travel accounted for 255 million, with overseas traveler per capita costs rising despite a 15 percent drop in travelers.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Canada
Lincoln doctor unveils heart vibration recording device
Dr. Arthur L. Smith of Lincoln has developed a machine that amplifies and records heart vibrations. The instrument, synchronized with an electro cardiograph, provides simultaneous visual and audible heart action data, capturing murmurs that stethoscopes may miss. He aims to display it at the American Medical Association convention in St. Louis.
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Lincoln
Neb
Arthur L. Smith
New Marker Receiver Aids Blind Flying Safety
A new blind flying instrument, a marker receiver, assists pilots by linking with Civil Aeronautics Authority transmitters along airways and airports. It detects 75 million hertz marker signals, projecting fan or cone patterns so a pilot confirms position and an onboard lamp flashes as the craft passes the radio beacon.
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New York
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Christmas Fairy Tale Couples Vermont Woodcutters Tie Knot
In Burlington two young Vermont woodcutters recount a modern fairy tale where Kris Kringle appears to marry, with each man posting love notes on Christmas trees. The first woman claimed by romance is 21 and pretty, sending a silk shirt to her Romeo. The second suitor received a note but no romance, though she was glad to be born in Vermont.
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Burlington
Kris Kringle
Vermont
Romeo
Rector Digs Grave for Self Funeral in Wales
London report says Rev. Richard Stockdale, rector of Llandough near Wales, lacked a priestly assist at a funeral. He dug the grave himself and then conducted the service.
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London
Richard Stockdale
Llandough
Wales
European tensions escalate amid talks between Germany and Russia
The report notes ongoing economic negotiations between Germany and Russia, a three day conference in Europe involving Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, and hints at shifting plans over the Free City of Danzig. It also cites military and political moves across Europe including talks with Poland, Japan strikes, and anti British campaigns in China, with other global developments and weather notes interspersed.
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Joachim von Ribbentrop
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League of Nations
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