Richmonds D. S. Medal Presented To Comdr. Byrd
Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd received Richmonds distinguished service medal for first flight over the north pole. Mayor J Fulmer Bright praised Byrds feat as historic as delegates and visitors of the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association observed. The honor marks one of four such medals awarded in the citys history.
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Jefferson
Richard Evelyn Byrd
North Pole
Marshall Foch
John J. Pershing
Nancy Astor
Charles Hofbauer
Battle Abbey
Richard Evelyn Byrd, JR
J. Fulmer Bright
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Commander Byrd
Balboa Day Celebrations Across Pacific Nations
In Honolulu on Balboa Day the Pan-Pacific Union promotes the anniversary of Balboa’s claim to the Pacific. Messages arc sent by cable and banquets are held by union branches. C N Kurokawa announced prizes for students who write about leading figures from other Pan-Pacific lands, with branch offices across the Pacific.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Pacific
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Pacific Ocean
Castile
Pan-Pacific Union
Union
C. N. Kurokawa
United States
Australia
China
Japan
Korea
Philippines
Amsterdam Adopting American Lunch Room
Amsterdam, Sept 17. The American lunch room has become as popular here as the American bar in Paris. Like Paris, it has changed in transit with travelers finding not ham sandwiches but schnapps and pickled herring dominating the scene inside.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Paris
Virginians to Lead Virginia Day Parade at Sesqui Centenni
Virginia will showcase on Virginia Day October 14 at the Sesqui-centennial in Philadelphia. Governor Byrd and staff will address the crowd from the stadium after a parade of historic and industrial floats, followed by a review with Pennsylvanian officials and notable Virginians in Philadelphia.
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Richmond
Virginia
American Legion
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Byrd
Old Dominion
Sesquicentennial Grounds
Byrde
Ber of Commerce
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Monticello Guard
Exposition Grounds
Stadium
Virginia Hisory
Kendricks
Gompers Remembered In Geneva Building
Geneva remembers Samuel Gompers former president of the American Federation of Labor in the new International Labour Office building. He supported the organization from its inception and helped shape its charter despite the United States not joining.
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Geneva
Associated Press
Samuel Gompers
The
American Federation of
International Labor Office
United States
International, Labor Organization
Association
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