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Last week came more press-agenting of a certain Florida town as the confluence of all roads. Enterprising swimming pool managers tempted thither two distinguished amateur natatory females, Gertrude Ederle, famed near Channel-swimmer, and Aileen Riggin, Olympic fancy-diving champion...
...serious as in the Dominions because of the large number of unemployed seeking work. But it was bad enough. The ports of London, Southampton, Hull, Avon-mouth and Swansea were wholly or partly tied up. The strike was spreading to Bristol and Liverpool. Even some of the Channel steamers were compelled to cancel sailings...
...Visit. It was about 11:30 one fine morning when the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Winston Churchill, wandered into No. 11 Downing St., back from a weekend at his country place in Kent. He had not been there long when an acquaintance from across the Channel arrived to keep an engagement. Mr. Churchill was in good humor. Apparently he had not let the impending visit of his acquaintance spoil his weekend...
Body changes are more spectacular. A door will be fitted for the first time next to the driver in the roadster and touring model. The Tudor (two door "coach") and the Fordor (four door sedan) will blossom respectively into "deep channel green" and "rich Windsor maroon." Heretofore all Fords have been black. All but these two models will remain so. Other "radical improvements" are: (1) inch larger steering-wheels on all models; (2) seats 4 inches closer to the ground and more ^ reclining; (3) radiators⅝ of an inch higher, and nickeled in closed models; (4) gas tanks under cowl...
...British Foreign Secretary to decide upon an answer to Germany's recent note relative to the proposed Rhine Treaty which is to guarantee the status quo on the frontier between France and Germany (TIME, June 22). For this had M. Briand braved La Manche (the English Channel...