Flying toward transocean air travel and new safety designs
The article surveys early air transport from Britain to the Pacific and the Dutch role, notes England’s Empire aircraft and faster routes than Pan American, praises the autogiro for simple takeoffs and landings, and describes a hybrid biplane autogiro design achieving speeds near 125 mph while stressing safety efforts in motoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Atlantic
England
Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Singapore
New York Post Office
Amsterdam
Java
London
Campaign for highway safety funded by CIT grant
Chairman Snell notes the Commercial Investment Trust funds a 250000 education program to improve driving and road safety. CIT, a major auto finance lender, backs awards including a 5000 prize for the year’s top contribution to public awareness, and urges uniform license laws, signals, and penalties for defective vehicles.
Funds and faith in public life featured in old column
An essay contrasts sheriffs and highway patrol with safer roads, praises the Mormon Church for its relief plan, and discusses Dr. Arthur Compton's universal God idea. It notes World's Fairs as profit-driven hype, citing Chicago's 1933-34 exposition and its commercial gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur
Compton
Chicago
Pension levels set for July in Texas
Old age assistance offices announced a general average pension of about $20 per month for roughly 68 000 people on the rolls starting July 1. Payments will range from $9 to $80 based on need, with $15 state and $15 federal funding. The state received $1,181,250 from the Federal Social Security Board to match liquor tax funds.
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Austin
Texas
Federal Social Security Board
Holliday Visitors Include Hall Family and Son
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hall and their son Broyles of Holliday visited here at the start of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Alf Landon
E. M. Hall
Broyles, of
Holliday
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Joda Jam
Stockbridge
Snell
G.O.P
Commercial Investment Trust
Cleveland
B. H. Snell
New York
Wm. Rogers & Son Silverware
Elevator Co
Rogers & Son
William Rogers & ‘Son
Kell Mill & Elevator CO
Wichita Falls
M. Radford Gro. Co
Distributors
Worite Grocer For
Mormon Church
Churches of America
Christian Brotherhood
Dr. Compton
the Landons
Kansas
Pas
Cooking
Miss Jessie Hogue
Ing
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