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...were killed and four injured in two spectacular automobile crashes during races preliminary to the 25th annual 500-mi. Sweepstakes on Memorial Day. When this final event came, however, the 150,000 yelling fans clustered around the 2½-mi. brick oval did not get the ultimate thrill. Death took a holiday. Of 33 starters, 14 dropped out with motor trouble, only one had real trouble-a crash which knocked out both driver and mechanic. First to finish was dapper little Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis, who set a new record for the race by averaging 113.58 m.p.h. Only...
...outdone in "the active expression of a jubilant spirit" by the young and innocent boys in Harvard College, 150 would-be physicians of the graduating class of the Medical School gave Back Bay an unexpected thrill early yesterday morning...
...either seaman or landlubber, can fail to get a thrill out of those shots of the schooner plowing through the seas, scuppers awash; or fail to get a sense of peace from seeing the vessel ghosting through a Grand Banks fog. At last Hollywood has realized the possibilities of filming the sea accurately and dramatically, and it will now stand besides the photography of "Man of Aran." Do not fail to see this picture...
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Gambling done good-humoredly is a great thrill. The trick is to know when to stop and take it all with a grain of salt. And though the Casino has made Monte-Carlo's reputation, still there are other things even for a student on the vacation from Oxford. To wander in the mountains and see the flowers is alone worth the trip here. And then to have the natives tell you the story of every flower that the breath of a flower is it's perfume; and that you should eat the honey--for then you can taste...