Prospects for Aircraft Industry Growth Over Two Decades
Wellesley Hills analyst Roger W Babson cites statistical indicators predicting rapid expansion of aviation in the next twenty years. He notes federal regulation, airways, landing fields, and terminals as necessities, compares dirigibles and airplanes for long versus short flights, and highlights rising public confidence in air travel.
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Roger W. Babson
Wellesley Hills
Mr. Babson
Congress
Thsi
Aircraft travel costs and investment cautions in early aviation
The text compares air transport costs in Europe and the United States, noting 8¢ per mile in Europe and projected improvements by 1940. It warns investors to study the industry carefully due to experiments and obstacles, though aviation is seen as a promising growth area.
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Europe
United Sttes
State Briefs From Martins Ferry Steubenville Wooster and Cincinnati
Martins Ferry reports Carl Rothermund measured traffic from 30 states and D C during a 130 mile stretch from Columbus on the National Road. Steubenville notes a new eight mile branch of the Pennsylvania trail road near Arikanna to reach Wayne Coal Co near Richmond at a cost of 500000. Wooster recounts two men finding a two foot alligator while fishing twelve miles north of town. the reptile belonged to farmer George Guthrie. Cincinnati covers Hazel Moran a 13 year old girl who says a masked white man attacked her on a sidewalk and forced her into a room.
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Martins Ferry
Columbus
Carl Rothermund
W. C. Fawcett
State Highway Department
States
District of Columbia
Steubenville
Pennsylvania Trailroad
Arikanna
Wills Creek
Wayne Coal Co
Richmond
Wooster
Leroy Smith
George Shumaker
George Guthrie
Cincinnati
Hazel Moran
Negress
Canary scam grips Lima buyers over phony singing birds
A Lima woman found an egg in a canary cage and sparked a wave of complaints from about 300 residents who purchased so called guaranteed soprano canaries that produced no song. The Better Business Association began an investigation into the misrepresented birds sold for six to eight dollars each.
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Lima
Better Business Association
Morton
Tom
Harry
Helen
Mabel
Madge
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Little Joe
Harding
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Cut Price Shoe Store
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Foster-Fitch Co
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