Word: mins
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Fastest. Howling tailwinds blew one United Air Lines transport from Chicago to Newark (736 mi.) in 3 hr. 17 min., another from Cleveland to Newark (411 mi.) in 1 hr. 41 min., fastest passenger flights on record...
First, Walker '37; J. P. Scheu '35; second, T. A. Robinson '34; third, Clifton F. Kann '37; fourth, J. W. Fobes 1G.B. Time-27 min...
...bunk - a mathematician, a subway digger." Died. Conrad E. Biehl, 67, Colorado's "glass eye king"; by his own hand (carbon monoxide gas) ; in Pueblo, Col. His world-wide glass eye clientele included a Zulu chieftain. Died. Paul Painleve, 69, thrice Premier of France, ten times Cabinet Min ister, once president of the Chamber of Deputies, distinguished scientist; after long illness; in Paris. Son of a Parisian baker, he won attention at home and abroad with discoveries in algebra, mechanics, astronomy, became professor at the Sorbonne. Elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1906, he drifted toward the Left...
...Yard Run--Won by Rosen; second, Derrickson; third, Walter O'Connor '36. Time--1 min...
Only one heat was rowed in the half-mile narrow compromise race. Richard G. Ames '34 covering the course in 3 min., 41 sec., with John A. Carley '36, a close second...