Sun Valley Ice and Snow Theme at New York World Fair
New York World's Fair features a $500000 Sun Valley winter wonderland exhibit inspired by Idaho's resort. The village covers 62000 square feet with Alpine architecture, a revolving ice rink, a toboggan slide, a 25000 dollar pipe organ, and 12 daily ice shows. 7000 capacity, 65000 daily visitors, 450 to 500 workers, and admission 25 cents.
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Sun Valley
New York
King Winter
Union Pacific Railroad
Idaho
Sawtooth Mountains
Rheingold Inn
Union Pacific
Radio Highlights and Summer Drama Series Preview
New York draft outlines a nine week summer event with WEAF N B C presenting America's Lost Plays as a panorama of U S theatre since the Revolution. Waukegan Illinois hosts Jack Benny Mary Livingston and cast for a hometown finale broadcast before vacation. Friday schedules list multiple programs across WEAF NBC WABC CBS2 and WPJ NBC with King George speech listed for 8 10 a m.
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New York
NBC
Waukegan
Ill
Jack Benny
Mary Livingston
Jack
WEAF
Rudy Vallee
Bob Burns
WABC
CBS
Joe E. Brown
Kate Smith
Major Bowes
Lewisohn Stadium
Benny Goodman
John Browns
Weafnbc
WOR
Radio Schedule Highlights Return from America in London Luncheon
The listing shows NBC and CBS programs with times including Let's Talk It Over at 12:15, Ma Perkins at 2:15, Institute of Democracy Discussion at 5, and Hollywood features. U S Marine Band at 4:45 and Women in the Making of America with Carrie Chapman Catt at 1 and a National Poetry Contest at 3 are also noted.
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London
America
WEAF
NBC
Ma Perkins
Institute of Democracy
Cbs-Chain
Hollywood
U. S. Marine Band
WJZ
Carrie Chapman Catt
Mount Jackson Cold Storage Chartered
The State Corporation Commission grants a charter to Mount Jackson Cold Storage Inc at Mount Jackson Shenandoah County with capital stock $50,000. It is authorized to operate a cold storage and ice plant. Frank H. Wissler is president. Laird L. Conrad of Harrisonburg secured the charter.
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State Corporation Commission
Mount Jackson Cold Storage, Inc
Mount Jackson
Shenandoah County
Frank H. Wissler
That Place
Laird L. Conrad
Harrisonburg
Medal Mixup Turns Bravery Into Lying Charm
Norman Lockhart, a hustling realty salesman, received a medal meant for bravery after reportedly stopping tar from igniting a kettle at a river cabin. The ribbon inscription read Medal For Lying, but a friend explained it was a joking misspelling of bravery. Lockhart wore the badge and continued on, adopting the heroic pose.
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Norman Lockhart
D. W. Ritenour
Young Lockhart
Ritenour
Lockhart
Norman
Luther League delegates vote against US war entry
In College Park Maryland delegates to the Luther League oppose American entry into a war to defend European Democracies by an 8 to 1 vote. Four fifths would bear arms if invaded while one fifth would fight abroad. They favor a national referendum when war is declared by a two to one margin.
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College Park
The
Luther League
United States
Indian peaks home to five of the world’s highest summits
The article lists Kanchenjunga Godwin Austen Nanga Parbat Nanda Devi and Kamet as the top Indian mountains. It notes Mount Everest lies in Tibet and identifies India as hosting five of the globe’s tallest peaks.
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India
Kanchenjunga
Godwin
Austen
Nanga
Parbat
Nanda Devi
Kamet
Mount Everest
Tibet
Rehabilitation of Women Is Their Aim
A compilation of brief notes and quotes discusses rehabilitation aims for women, with observations on astronomy and nature contrasts. It notes the Coalsack's hidden brightness, trees distribution in virgin forests, and a thought on human perception by physiologists. It includes a Stevenson quote about friendship and usefulness.
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Great Oval
S. Loudoun St
Mt. Jackson
India’s
Drie Just Childs
Seatenererta Sereneain
J. Watson Shockley
Coalsack
Robert Louis Stevenson
Elizabeth M. Oates
Virginia Industrial Farm For Women
Goochland
Oates
Anne Ursula Tucker
Rachel Dochter
Plaid
le Vie
Montgomery Ward
S. Loudoun Street
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