Stone Age Village Unearthed Near Persepolis by Persian Expedition
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago reports discoveries at Persepolis and a nearby Stone Age village dating to about 4000 B.C. The finds include wall sculptures, black polished stone, and a preserved adobe settlement with red ochre murals, utensils, and evidence of early domestic life. Nearby archives note the significance for Persian and western Asian archaeology.
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Chicago
Cyrus the Great
Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago
James Henry Breasted
Ernst Herzfeld
Persepolis
Versailles
Persia
Institute
Alexander the Great
Herzfeld
Persépolis
Doctor Breasted
Western
Asia
Doctor Herzfeld
Doctor Hersfeld
Vagrants Burn Hymnals in White's Corner Church
Vagrants broke into the church at White's Corner Maine on a cold night and burned hymn books in the stove to keep warm. This act damaged the interior and disrupted services while police investigated the vandalism.
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New Gloucester
Maine
White's Corner
Air Corps Hero Farley Wins Cheney Award for Valor
Private First Class Arden M Farley of the Ninety fourth pursuit squadron at Selfridge field receives the Cheney award for 1932 after a board recommendation. He is honored for dragging a comrade from a burning aircraft and his self sacrifice in a humanitarian act related to flying.
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Arden M. Farley
Sqquadron
Selfridge Field
Army Air Corps
Air Corps
Cheney
Farley
Panama Canal Revenue Drops in 1932 Fiscal Year
Panama Canal report shows gross revenue over 21 million dollars, a decline of about 4 million from the previous year. Tolls fell to their lowest since 1923, net canal revenue about 11.8 million, with 2.5 million from adjacent Panama Railroad operations.
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Panama Canal
Balboa“ Heights
C. Z
Canal Ba Ea
Aes Chert
Panama ‘Railroads
trans-Isthmian Railroad
Colos
Panama
Canal
Repair Waterworks to Relieve Unemployment in Ohio
Dr H G Southard director of the state health department urges Ohio municipalities to finance waterworks improvements to curb unemployment. He notes the Reconstruction Finance Corp is ready to loan for self liquidating projects and that loans have already been made to two towns. Water revenues secure the loans not the tax duplicate, and existing rates could cover payments.
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Columbus
Ohio
H. G. Southard
State Department of Public Health
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Southard
Doctor Southard
Walton Family Claims Record For Lengthy Lineage
Edward Walton of Seattle says his three brothers and sisters total 771 years, an average 71 years per person. The clan includes a 79th birthday coming next March and a 56 year old dubbed the baby Isaac. Ten siblings born in London Ontario, raised on a farm, all abstainers.
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Seattle
Wash
Edward Walton
Walton
Isaac Walton
London
Ontario
Giant Stork Nest Shocks Grunewald School Pupils
Students at Grunewald in Germany were kept from classes by excitement after discovering a giant stork nest built of thick sticks reeds moss and hay. The nest stood three feet high and six feet across and was large enough for four men to sit around a table. About 50 sparrows inhabited unused spaces in the nest. An advertising line promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for liver bowels and stomach regulation.
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Grunewald
Germany
Pessimistic Warl
A pithy remark notes that many leading intellectuals appear deflated, signaling a mood of widespread pessimism among scholars and thinkers.
Modern medicine reshapes sore throat treatment
The article touts Bayer aspirin as a quick remedy for sore throat, claiming it relieves soreness, reduces inflammation, and cuts infection. It warns about careful dosing and avoiding inappropriate use when purchasing.
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BAYER
IRIN
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Balboa and
Cristobal
Congress
Canal Zone
Berea
Cleveland
Marion Boehn
Solcas
Dr Pierce
Felief
Flores
Roy Lh Dey
WN. U
Lincoln
Mistol
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