British party plans Everest overflight flight by Lord Clydesdale led team
The British expedition led by the Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale aims to fly over Mount Everest within months with M P as chief pilot and Lady Houston funding. Plans include two Bristol Pegasus powered Vickers Vespa aircraft, heated clothing, oxygen gear, trials, and evidence photos to confirm the summit crossing. Cyril Unwins may push altitude beyond record while preparing for India.
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Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale
M. P
Lady Houston
Mt. Everest
Himalayas
Cyril Unwins
Everest
British Air Ministry
India Office
Nepal
India
Unwins
Lord Clydesdale
Amherst Names Dr Stanley King New President on Armistice Day
Dr Stanley King was inaugurated president of Amherst College in Amherst Massachusetts on Armistice Day. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1906 practiced in Boston and became eastern manager and director of the International Shoe Company. He joined the Council of National Defense supplies committee in 1917 and was special assistant to the secretary of war that October. He served on the President's Industrial Conference in 1919-20 and has chaired the Massachusetts Commission on Stabilization of Employment since 1931.
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Amherst College
Amherst
Mass
Doctor King
Massachusetts
Boston
International Shoe Company
Council of National Defense
Massachusetts Commission On Stabilization of
Teeth in His Tail Stingray Attacks With Tail Teeth
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union summary describes sting rays with long flexible tails armed with sharp edge teeth. Rays number around fifty species and reach up to 11 or 12 feet, using their tails as weapons to inflict serious wounds.
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Western Newspaper Union
Protesting Too Much Protests The Weakness Of Bluster
In this 1932 Western Newspaper Union piece, Corwin doubts men fit for a dangerous task after they boast of loyalty and fitness. Evans protests vigorously against an accusation of copying, grows angry, and later admits the truth. Bond notes innocent calm would reveal certainty.
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Corwin
Evans
Bond
Western Newspaper Union
May Put Curb on Ocean Flights
Washington reports publicity driven trans oceanic flights may be curbed as Commerce and State departments draft regulations. Since May a total of 24 people have attempted Atlantic crossings with only seven successes. many failures ended at sea. Col Clarence M Young plans qualification rules for planes pilots and equipment and potential Commerce sanction for future attempts. He supports genuine aviation effort but aims to curb publicity stunts.
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Washington
Commerce and State Departments
Atlantic Ocean
George Hutchinson
Commerce Department
Young
Employment Gaining in United States
Washington report from the U S employment service bulletin notes continued gains in jobs. Textile mills increased hiring of hundreds of workers as rayon woolen silk hosiery and clothing production rose. Leather boot and shoe factories showed satisfactory gains with local boosts. Shipyards remained heavily staffed and several coal mines reopened.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Son of Siam Diplomat Works on American Farm
Prince De briddhi Devakul seventeen son of Siam’s foreign minister spends his vacation at a Boscawen New Hampshire farm. He hoeed potatoes milked cows and fed chickens to gain practical knowledge of American farming methods before returning home.
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Siam
Boscawen
N. H
Prince Debriddhi Devakul
New England
New Gold Rush in Johannesburg Fields Reported
Geologists announce discovery of thirty additional miles of the main reef sparking a new gold rush in South Africa. The finding expands known reserves and could impact mining activity and regional economy.
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Johannesburg
Main Reef
Portrait painter Thomas Hudson alters subject for sense
Thomas Hudson, famed British portraitist, completes a portrait of Miss Irons. She complains it does not do her justice and asks for a prettified face. Months later Irons re receives the portrait with the face replaced by "Thomas Mudge, educator" and a note that this was the only way to "put some sense into her head somewhere." Hudson, already successful, could afford the alteration.
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Thomas Hudson
Miss Irons
Thomas Mudge
Hudson
Black Themed Operating Rooms in Soviet Hospitals
Soviet surgeons announce that operating rooms in black hospitals will be entirely black with black linen and garments for surgeons and assistants. They claim that with careful lighting delicate procedures can be performed with minimal eye strain.
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Russia
Wife joins politics as she seeks new hat for ring
A neighbor quips about a wife's move into politics with a wry remark that she has gone downtown to get a new hat to throw into the ring, reflecting local civic interest and light humor from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
His Grade Wills He Is One Of The Greatest Halfbacks
A compact remark praising a famed halfback, noting his high standing in football history. The line attributes exceptional skill and a selfless, giving nature in play, suggesting a legendary status and broad respect from peers.
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