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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...countryside famed for pheasants, applejack, cabbages, antique furniture and Princeton University, lies a place called Hightstown, N.J., seat of Peddie Institute, foremost Baptist institution of secondary learning in the country (enrollment: 355). Last week aged Headmaster Roger W. Swetland and Peddie's trustees and alumni were mortified by the unfavorable publicity which three Peddie boys had brought upon their school. In the dead of night three students-August F. Ballbach, 16, Harold G. Newman, 18, Ralph W. Hamn, 16-stole out of the school grounds. For the past three weeks this trio had been enjoying nefarious nocturnal outings unbeknown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Peddle Larceny | 10/27/1930 | See Source »

...greater import to airport operators is the decision in Swetland v. Ohio Air Terminals (Curtiss-Wright subsidiary) from which defendants were last week preparing an appeal. The Swetlands (Frederick and Raymond), who for 25 years have occupied a country estate near Richmond Heights, Ohio, asked an injunction against the airport, which was constructed across the road from them last year. Judge George P. Hahn upheld the right of the airport to operate, but enjoined its planes from flying lower than 500 ft. over the Swetland's property even in taking off or landing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: Sky the Limit? | 8/4/1930 | See Source »

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