Name of Ponce de Leon Featured in Geography
Washington Excavations beneath the Casa Blanca in San Juan Puerto Rico reveal foundations of Ponce de Leon palace though the present structure postdates his death. National Geographic notes Ponce de Leon is mostly in geography and maps, with monuments in San Juan and St Augustine. He sailed with Columbus in 1493 and became governor of Hispaniola then Puerto Rico for riches, building San Juan and a palace, while his dog Bercedillo frightened natives.
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Washington
Casa Blanca
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon
National Geographic Society
St. Augustine
Caribbean
Ponce
Ponce de Leon Bay
Florida
Columbus
Hispaniola
Haiti
John Ponce
Higuey
Mona Channel
Bercerillo
Bercedillo
Guadaloupe
Ferdinand
San Juan Harbor
Wanted Youth Found Caddying for Judge
Port Arthur deputies traced a youth wanted on an old burglary indictment by staking out his home. After time apart, the boy returned minutes after Criminal Judge R. L. Murray left. He had been caddying for Judge Murray when discovered.
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Bimini
John Ponce
Bahamas
Bahama Channel
Port Arthur
Texas
Claude Goldsmith
T. G. Pool
R. L. Murray
Judge Murray
Ponce de Leon Wounded and Died After Settlement Landing
The narrative describes Ponce de Leon and his party landing to establish a permanent settlement. Hostile natives attacked immediately, leaving Ponce de Leon wounded before they could reach their ships. He died soon after reaching Cuba and was buried in San Juan.
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Ponce de Leon
Cuba
San Juan
Coast Guards in Alaska Carry Out Ready Mission
Coast Guard units in Alaska are described as versatile outposts serving as store, post office, court, battleship and hospital. The piece recalls historic rescues by vessels like the Lincoln and Bear, noting Arctic missions, supply runs to Point Barrow, seal herd protection, and aid to fishermen amid rugged seas and ice floes.
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Juneau
Alaska
United States Coast Guard
Coast Guard
William H. Seward
Lincoln
Bear
Gen. Greeley
Congress
Siberia
Pribilof Island
Point Barrow
Bering Sea
Relic of True Cross Found in California
In Hollister California a relic claimed to be part of the true cross was found in old San Juan Mission archives. Father Francis Caffrey says it was authenticated by a letter signed by Bishop Johannes Maria Odin of the Rome confraternity of missions, written to Bishop Thaddeus Co Monterey in 1852. The cross comprises two tiny wood slivers forming a miniature cross about a quarter inch, enclosed in a larger silken cross set in silver with a glass viewing aperture.
Absent-Minded Professor Lost in City
Dr. Paul A. Biefeld a retired astronomy professor and Swasey Observatory director from Denver University arrived from Granville Ohio and became lost in Cleveland after attending a theater with his wife daughter and friends authorities were alerted and search efforts followed conclusion remains unclear
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Cleveland
Ohio
Paul A. Biefeld
Swasey Observatory
Denver University
Granville
Police Short Wave Aids Bridgeport Wreckers
The police short wave radio station has proven a boon to towing firms in Bridgeport Conn Several wrecker companies now equip their trucks with radios Often police cars or ambulances arrive at accident scenes to find wreckers already on site ready to haul away debris
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Bridgeport
Conn
Nutrition rules for relief rations from the Great Depression
The editorial argues relief aid should prioritize health over subsistence, stressing milk as essential for children. It outlines ration splits, favors one quart of milk daily, and endorses budgeted nutrition through five or three group allocations. It promotes cheap, palatable staples like whole wheat and advocates cod liver oil to prevent rickets.
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United States
Henry Sherman
Columbia University
Lucy H. Gillett
American Child Health Association
Doctor Sherman
Europe
Western Newspaper Union
Handshaking Out of Date Across Cultures and Professions
The London Times notes a shift from handshakes to bows and gestures in international culture and business. It warns that overelaborate handshakes can betray attackers and critiques excessive politeness used for salesmanship, urging restraint and a return to genuine fellowship. The piece references a Ljubljana membership idea and lists various health and medical professions from a Literary Digest excerpt.
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Yugoslavia
London Times
Livingstone
Ljubljana
America's Health Army Numbers Over 1 500 000
A Statistical Bulletin from a leading life insurance company estimates more than 1 500 000 Americans work to care for the sick and prevent disease. The figure breaks down to 161 000 physicians 24 000 attendants 294 000 nurses and 150 000 other practitioners.
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America
Statistical Bulletin
Lst
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Italy
Guidonia
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Morris L. Cooke
Atlanta
The
Works Relief Administration
California
Dimitrios L. Sicilianoss
Greece
Lloyd Arnold
University of Illinois, College of Medicine
Jugoslavians
Nadinda
Paris
Tenn
Doan
Doans
Walnut
Philadelphia
Houston
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