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Dates: during 1930-1939
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First maneuver of the encampment was a forced march by the motorized First Division to drive back the advance guard of an imaginary enemy and seize strong positions before the enemy's main force arrived. At 6 a. m. one morning the mechanized cavalry moved out, followed by two infantry battalions, followed by engineers in cars which unreeled telephone cable as they ran, followed by Brig. General Ford in a station wagon, followed by the tanks, followed by the 4.400 men (peace strength) of the Division aboard 525 trucks and batteries of 75's rolling along...
Besides a fine bathing beach, Santa Monica, Calif. also boasts an extraordinary Mayor named William H. Carter and a large imposing public library. Last week Mayor Carter went into the Santa Monica public library to re-open what in a fortnight has become the gaudiest main reading room on the Pacific Coast and to dedicate the largest mural finished under PWAP. Should a reader's attention wander, he would be instantly confronted by brilliantly colored likenesses of such assorted characters as Boccaccio, Gautama Buddha, Mayor Carter of Santa Monica, Adam & Eve, Cinemactress Gloria Stuart, Bach, Michael Faraday, Senator John...
Wilmer Allison is ranked No. 1 in U. S. tennis today largely because he was the finalist who carried Perry to five sets at Forest Hills last September. A sunburned, drawling Texan who has been in the first ten since 1928, Allison's main assets are a well-rounded assortment of dependable, aggressive strokes, a good tennis head and a desire to make some reparation for his calamitous failure in last month's Davis Cup challenge round (TIME, Aug. 5). Equally impressive are his drawbacks. He has never beaten Perry. At 30, he finds two five-set singles...
Ralph B. Murphy, 18, of 611 East Main street, New Albany, Ind.; New Albany High School; son of the Rev. Ralph R. Murphy; was tied for first place in scholarship in his class and was a leader in debating and literary work...
Phillip E. Shick, 17, of 1053 West Main street, Van Wert, O.; Van Wert High School; son of Verga R. Shick, city inspector; ranked first among the boys in his class and was local president of the class, captain of the state championship debating team, and winner of the annual Rotary Club of Louisville award...