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...anchor in the lee of the island during the night. On the midwatch I had rigged a 200-watt cargo lamp, equipped with a reflector, at the side to direct boats to the quarter-deck sea-ladder. The light was 20 ft. above the water line, and pointed directly downward. At least two dozen flying fish of lengths varying from 18 to 24 in. were attracted to this lighted area. At intervals one or two seals came alongside, either in search of a meal, or else to play and sport with the fish. The weather was flat calm- no wind...
When the legislators rose to take the oath, stood with arms pointed downward at a 22° angle, hands open, palms down, freshman diplomats were startled to observe pistol butts sticking from the rear pockets (Sof some Congressmen, who came ready for a turbulent four-month session. Up on the speaker's stand, President Cardenas, flanked by symbols of the Army's backing...
...counteract the downward trend of per store profits and to make room for the new goods brought in by higher prices, Woolworth has long contemplated a wholesale modernization of its stores. Last week it announced that it would start at once. To finance the operation, it had sold privately (rumor said to a large life insurance company) $10,000,000 in ten-year, 3% debentures. To start, the famed Woolworth Store No. 1,000, on Fifth Avenue at 40th Street, Manhattan will be abandoned in favor of a 5½-story, air-conditioned, granite and steel store now abuilding...
...Navy fliers launched by catapults at an acceleration of five times "gravity speed" temporarily weigh five times as much backward as they ordinarily weigh downward...
...fumed oak. In the 1920s automobiles displaced furniture as "Public Want No. 2" (No. 1-necessities of food and clothing) and contributed to the decline in furniture sales which began in 1927 after an all-time peak of $800,000,000 the preceding year. Other main cause was the downward curve of the building cycle, to which the furniture business is intimately geared. Thus the biggest problem of Depression-etherized furniture makers was how to cut costs through standardization and better planning, while their biggest hope was a revival of home furnishing along with home building...