Tail-less plane tested by University of Minnesota
Prof John D Akermann heads a two year project at the University of Minnesota to develop a tail-less aircraft. The design features a fuselage short of the pilot seating area wings three times as wide as the body and wing tip flap rudders. Weighing 675 pounds with a 22 foot wingspan and 7 12 foot length a Jacobs 53 horsepower motor powers the craft. No flight has occurred yet.
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Minneapolis
John D. Akermann
Department of
Aeronautical Engineering
University of Minnesota
Akermann
Akermanun
Ackermann
Crocodile Tows Dinghy in Gulf of Carpentaria
A 20 foot crocodile towed a dinghy in the Gulf of Carpentaria after being wounded by crocodile shooter Jack Murray. An Aboriginal person was entangled in the rope for several hundred feet during the incident.
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Sydney
Gulf of Carpentaria
Jack Murray
Farm a Swamp Swap Leads to Justice in Small Town
Susan reveals Eben Bosdick's scheme to steal the Morrison farm by swapping it for swamp land. Bosdick tries to force a transfer, but Susan, aided by Mrs. Ames and Mrs. Tucker, seeks legal backing to reclaim the farm. Susan awaits a noon transfer while a telegram hints at a trap, ending with Bosdick's angry denial.
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Bosdick
Morrison
Susan
Mr. Morrison
Willie
Mr Morrison
Mrs. Ames
Wineen
Chet
John Lithwick
Mr. Lithwick
Peaslee
Morrison Farm
Mr. Peaslee
Ne— Eben Bosdick
Eben
Eben Bosdick
Yes Men Dates Disgust Co Eds at Modesto Junior College
Modesto Junior College co eds favor Victorian restraint in dates. They dislike yes men petting and egotists. They urge men to avoid smoking excessive amounts, excessive wisecracking, back slaps, nudges and embarrassing manners on sidewalks.
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Modesto
Cal
Modesto Junior College
Full-Blooded Indians Grow Population, Commissioner Says
Berkeley report by Indian Commissioner John Collier notes a 5.3 percent increase in full blooded Indians in the United States from 1934 to 1936. The statement emphasizes preservation of pure blood lineage within the Native American population.
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Berkeley
Cal
Jonbn Collier
United States
Thanksgiving Guests Extend Across Oberlin and Nearby towns
Local Thanksgiving greetings and visits list residents from Oberlin Elyria Cleveland and surrounding towns. Families such as Goodrich Grills Webber Holden Sareffler Lyman Davis Fowles Behnke Arndt Herman Porter Slack and Bates are noted hosting or visiting relatives during the holiday period.
Social visit notes from Lakewood and nearby cities
The Misses Rumble of Lakewood visited Mrs. Doren Lyon and returned with her to Lakewood for a several day stay. Mrs. O C McKee of Morgan Street is visiting friends in Minneapolis for ten days. Miss Dorothy Metcalf of Cleveland and Curtis Gerald of Cincinnati are weekend guests of Miss Esther Howe on West College Street. Mr. and Mrs. William Bates and
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Rumble
Lakewood
Doren Lyon
Lyon
O. C. McKee
Morgan Street
Minneapolis
Minn
Dorothy Metcalf
Cleveland
Curtis Gerald
Cincinnati
Esther Howe
West College Street
William Bates
Coke Industry Prospers Again in Connellsville
Connellsville coke industry revives after steel boom, with three quarters of ovens in blast. Of Fayette County’s 4 000 ovens, about 3 000 are working now and 1 000 could return with little cost. Many ovens ruined by idleness need heavy investment to restart. Operators say reconstruction hinges on sustained business revival.
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Connellsville
Fayette County
Thanksgiving Day Socials in Several Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs Charles Cameron and son Billy spent Thanksgiving Day with Mrs F H Jeffery in Pittsfield. Mrs Shirley Jackson hosted a family dinner on Locust Street with guests Howard Jackson Elyria Eleanor Jackson in training at Elyria Memorial Hospital John Sennhenn and family Vermilion and B Plumsey of Lorain. Mrs McCoy and daughter Edith of Lakewood visited Mrs John Wood East College Street. Mr P H Ohly Oak Street visits son Carleton at Duke University and Mary McMillan of Black Mountain NC. Florence Worcester Monroeville schools teaches weekend at Hamilton Street home. Rev S W Sweeny Cleveland will speak at Rust M E church Sunday Dec 6 at 3 pm. Mrs Robertson and Elyria gospel choir will sing Spirituals. Public invited.
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Charles Cameron
Billy
F. H. Jeffery
Pittsfield
Shirley Jackson
Locust Street
Howard Jackson
Lorain
Eleanor Jackson
Elyria Memorial Hospital
John Sennhenn
B. Plumsey
McCoy
Edith
Lakewood
John Wood
East College Street
P. H. Ohly
Oak Street
Carleton
Duke University
Mary McMillan
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Florence Worcester
Monroeville
Hamilton Street
S. W. Sweeny
Cleveland
Rust M. E
Primitive Liberty and Law in Liberia Cited in Remarks
Walton argues marriage is a simple price exchange and divorce returns the wife and money. He asserts central law overrides tribal custom in murder and government matters, noting tomtoms signal ritual, not tribal war, and that crime as known in Liberia is unknown.
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Ton
Walton
Liberia
Turkeys Stolen From La Grange Farm Reported
The theft of 20 white Holland turkeys from F. G. Prosser's La Grange farm was reported to the sheriff yesterday. Prosser said the birds were taken sometime in the past week.
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F. G. Prosser
la Grange
Sheriff's Department
Prosser
Cabinet Pushes 13 Month Calendar Reform
The U S central statistical board led by Morgenthau Wallace Roper and Perkins proposes a 13 month year of two days each starting Sunday and ending Saturday with holidays on Monday and a year day in non leap years. The report backs international talks and a convention on calendar reform noting business and government interest and global alignment.
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Washington
Central Statistical Board
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Henry A. Wallace
Daniel C. Roper
Frances Perkins
State Department
U. S
United States
League of Nations
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Japan
Holland
Italy
Spain
Calendar anchor: January 1 1939 falls on Sunday
The note explains that January 1 1939 begins on a Sunday and that this alignment does not recur until 1951 under the current calendar, signaling a long interval before the same weekday-date combination repeats.
Wonder Fish Loses Eyes Dies Of Grief
In Sydney the Taronga Park Aquarium reports Skipper the 11 foot 6 inch grey nurse shark died after being attacked by a vicious liture box fish. The shark had spent nearly four years in captivity and reportedly swam about 5000 miles during that period.
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Sydney
Australia
Taronga Park Aquarium
Shark Dies After Illness in Sydney Pool
A large shark captured off Sydney Heads in November 1332 died after three weeks of blindness and dwindling life in the pool. Visitors worried about safety due to the shark’s infected condition while another shark remained in a separate pool for safety. the box fish have been moved to a separate tank.
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Sydney Heads
Cleveland Trust Sues Mary Ryle for Foreclosure and 6250
The Cleveland Trust Company files suit against Mary Ryle of Lorain and others for 6250 alleging due on two notes. Foreclosure of the mortgage is sought.
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Cleveland Trust Company
Mary Ryle
Lorain Et al
Liberia Moves Toward Modernization Under Barclay Plan
United States envoy Lester A. Walton describes Liberia as peaceful yet traditional, noting juju and voodoo remnants in tribal justice. The Barclay Three-Year Plan targets modernization in natives, roads, education, and agriculture, while tribal customs remain a challenge.
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Liberia
Barclay
Edwin Barclay Fist
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Howard Goodrich
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P. Edwards
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Elver Grills
Richard
Francis Leavers
A. R. Webber
Elvrra
Frank Beckwith
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Bert Holden
George Behnke
Hilton Arndt
Sullivan, O
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Ralph Herman
Kathleen Bates
H. E. Morgan, Jr
North Main Street
I. L. Porter
Joseph Slack
Sturges
Mich
H. R. Rorick
U.S
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Magna- Ceramic
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