New Engine Design Claims Faster Air Travel
Sher man M. Fairchild, head of the Armingdale Engineering Corps, unveils a cooling method using air pressure like automobile tires to allow lighter engines with higher horsepower. Tests show a Wall transport gaining 13 percent speed over conventional radials, with 500 horsepower units already used in government trials. Fairchild predicts engines of 2400 to 3000 horsepower possible, citing weight per horsepower and frontal area as key factors.
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New York
Sheran M. Fairchild
Mmger' Engineering Corps
Armingdale
N.Y
Fairchild
Fairild
Tairchild
Europe
Pygmalion at Maryland Theatre Delights Audiences
Lavishly mounted and well directed, the Maryland Theatre opens Pygmalion with Leslie Howard as Professor Higgins and Wendy Hiller as Eliza Doolittle. The production is praised for sharp humor and strong performances, with Wilfrid Lawson and Marie Lohr delivering standout work in a lively screen adaptation that elicits notable laughter and human interest.
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Leslie Howard
Wendy Hiller
Bernard Shaw
Maryland Theatre
Henry Higgins
Eliza Doolittle
London
Eirza
Flower Girl
Wilfrid Lawson
Marie Lohr
Making Friends of Stomach Enemies Ad 56
An advertisement promotes World's Tonic as a stomach strengthener tonic mild diuretic kidney simulator and laxative. It claims relief from constipation improves overall intestinal function and lists Rudy's People's and Cauffman's drug stores as retailers.
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Rudy's
People’s
Cauffman's
Tamiroff Triumphs In Ride a Crooked Mile at Academy
Screen drama marks Akim Tamiroff in a vivid thrill drama showing today at the Academy Theatre. His standout performance reinforces his reputation as the screen’s top character actor. Leif Erikson and Frances Farmer share the stage with strong, earnest turns among supporting roles.
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Akim
Tamirof
Hollywood
Academy Theatre
Tamiroff
Leif Erikson
America
Frances Farmer
Henry's Hal Thrill Film Son of Frankenstein at Henry's Theatre
The new horror feature Son of Frankenstein plays today through Thursday at Henry's Theatre. Basil Rathbone stars as the son of Frankenstein with Bela Lugosi and Josephine Hutchinson in key roles. Karloff’s monster returns to the old castle as a murderer, a life restoration, and a fearful finale unfold in a chilling tale.
Georgia death ages rise from 27.4 in 1900 to 44.7 in 1936
The data show a growing average age at death in Georgia from 27.4 years in 1900 to 44.7 in 1936, alongside a baby born in 1988 with a life expectancy of 61 years, highlighting longer lifespans over time.
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Georgia
Models Of Railway Equipment At First Annual Model Exhibit
The Potomac Valley Railroad model, built to scale, operated last evening at Bob Bard's Hobby Shop in Hagerstown to mark the opening of the First Annual Model Show by the Hagers town Model Engineering Society. Trains ran on main lines as a golden spike was driven by Councilman Vernon M. Miller. The display features are extensive with locomotives from B and O, Pennsylvania, Southern Pacific and the RF&P and includes a steel truss bridge, roundhouse, turntable and yard. A Penn sylvania passenger loco by Robert Ryder is the fastest in the state at 200 miles per hour scale speed. Seven locomotives were in operation at the opening. public demonstrations continue through the week with a Sunday Club Meet by model clubs from Baltimore Washington and York Pa inviting participation.
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Hagerstown
Potomac Valley Railroad
Pennsylvania
Robert Ryder
Harry D. Weaver
Sunbury
Jack Dewey
Sharpsburg
South America
Southern Pacific
Battimore
Washington
York
River Pollution Compact Nears Ratification
Delegates from Virginia Maryland West Virginia Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia approved a compact on Monday for the control and abatement of pollution in the Potomac river and its tributaries. The agreement awaits ratification by respective legislatures and Congress.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Congress
Potomac River
Potomac Valley
Council of State Governments
Virginia
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
WPA Drops Thousands of Aliens from Relief Rolls
Washington March 7 Thousands of aliens were dropped from Works Progress Administration rolls Monday. Officials expect a week to 10 days before counts are final and state offices are to forward severance reports. Col F C Harrington estimated the order could affect about 30000 people at congressional hearings on the relief bill.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
Lost and Found Classified Ad Guidance Number 104
A brief guidance note for classified ad takers explaining that when items are lost or found the key reference number 104 should be tracked. It emphasizes using the number to help craft effective Lost and Found ads. The instruction reads like a compact tip for clerks handling notices.
Olive Tablets Advert Parody Promotes Liver Health
An old time advertisement asserts most people live in Asia and links constipation to sluggish liver bile. It extols Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe vegetable remedy that stimulates bile flow and intestinal action for better digestion and elimination. Available in 156, 20¢, 604 at drugstores.
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Patent Office
Pygmalion
Henrys Theatre
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Nellie Resnick
Brooklyn
Michael Katz
Henry
Son of Frankenstein
Dill Co
Norrister
Musey & Evans
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Penn Station
Grand Central
HOTEL
M.alpin
Broadway
34Th Street
Cadet Knott Menagement
Iorm J. Woelfle
Asia
Wey
al Dist
Sts Corporation
Imperial
Kodak
Kodak Headquarters
R. M. Hays & Bros, Inc
Cumberland Valley
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