Aviation in Canada Shows Vast Air Network And Daring Flights
The Lindberghs vacation route over northwest Canada highlights a growing Canadian air transport system linking Hudson Bay to the Arctic coast. Pilots faced blizzards and ice as they forged depots, wrecks were repaired with ingenuity, and teams used planes year round to reach remote posts.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Japan
China
Northwest Canada
Baker Lake
Northwest Territories
Royal Canadian Mounted Policemen
Hudson Bay District
Canada
Hudson Bay
Mackenzie River
Lake Athabaska
Great Slave
Great Bear Lakes
Arctic
Yukon
Canadian Airways
United States
North American
Peace River
Norman
Simpson
Gorman
Hudson’s Bay Company
Johnson
Catholic Mission
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Vernon
Turk
Burnt Lake
Quebec
Kenneth Saunders
Fairchild Company
Saunders
Roberval
Ashuapmuchuam
Tom Moar
Civilization
No Recreation In Golf Says Writer
The Forum writer Struthers Burt argues golf is not recreation for the average businessman. He says golfers treat it as substitution for work, mixing exercise with self approval, and that the game highlights personal failings rather than offering true pleasure.
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Struthers Burt
Forum
Soviet Republics and Capitals Overview
The six republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics include the Russian SFSR with capital Moscow, the White Russian SFSR with capital Minsk, the Ukrainian SSR with capital Kharkov, and the Transcaucasian SFSR with capital not specified. Each republic forms part of the USSR with distinct capitals and regions.
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Tiff's
Turkoman Soviet Socialist Republic
Askabad
Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
Samarkand
Union of Soviet Socialist Repulics
Moscow
White Russian Soviet Socialist Republic
Minsk
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Kharkov
Transcaucasian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic
Firing Line at the Lambs Sparks Meter Dispute
A hurried author pays a $1.10 taxi fare with a $20 bill, eliciting a sharp reply about war-era currency. He then asks an actor on the Lambs’ stoop for a dollar and a quarter, who retorts that he would not risk such money there.
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Lambs
New York Morning Telegraph
Give and Take Life Is A Measure To Be Filled Not Drained
The piece frames living fully as filling life’s measure rather than draining it like a cup. It emphasizes balance, mindful abundance, and savoring moments rather than overindulgence or scarcity.
Noisy Reflections in a Tiny Town
Fragmentary quotes from London Tit-Bits convey humor about small towns drawing distant concern. The snippet juxtaposes a mother’s image with paternal kinship and notes that even a neglected town attracts distant sympathy.
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London
Girdling the Globe: Vast Cable Networks Across the Planet
The earth is belted with more than 800000 miles of submarine cables 100000000 miles of telephone wires and 5000000 miles of tele graph cables in a sweeping view of global communications infrastructure.
The Perfect Guest Hostess and Fortune Oracle Ad Parody
A jumble of theatrical lines and ads appears, including a mock fortune telling oracle offer for 60 cents postpaid from Oracle Co. and a quilt advertisement from Kraft's Specialties Co. Readers are invited to request free circulars and reply by mail.
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Oracle
Oracle Co
N. Hamlin Ave
Chicago
Man Marries Again at 101 in Melbourne Wedding
Robert Stevens, 101, married a 68 year old spinster in Melbourne after meeting three years ago at the home for aged and infirm. He was carried on a cot to the ward for the ceremony. Stevens had lived mainly in the Australian bush and was widowed for many years.
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Robert Stevens
Melbourne
Australia
Stevens
How far is it to the next town
A brief, humorous exchange from The Guide Motorist features a yokel misjudging distance, declaring the trip longer than expected yet not as far as it seems. The quip captures rural wit and self-deprecating humor typical of the period.
She Knew Him He When Do You Expect Your Husband Back
Woman asks about her husband’s return as he is not seen. She replies she will wait for him when she least expects him, conveying a lighthearted exchange from a domestic vignette.
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Memphis
Kraft's Specialties Co
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