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...Longest Program...
Director Roy Chapman Andrews of the American Museum will open these displays on June 8. On that day, far out over the Pacific, the moon will eclipse the sun for the longest period (7 min. 4 sec.) in 1,200 years. It is also the second Tuesday in June, the most popular day in the year for committing suicide...
...Longest recorded drive in golf history is 445 yd., down hill and down wind, made by one R. C. Bliss at Herne Bay, England in 1913. At Pittsburgh last week, rules were that each contestant got three chances, only drives that stopped on the fairway counted. Contestants' only advantage was a tee elevated 150 ft. above the fairway. There was no wind, the ground was soft. Always the favorite in driving contests, bulky Jimmy Thomson of Shawnee, Pa., who can throw himself into his shot like a hockey player, was overanxious last week to substantiate his reputation...
...most of the other ablest professionals, only six drives out of ; total of 123 went beyond 300 yd. All three of Sam Snead's were in the six. His shorter drives were 304 yd. 31 in., 302 yd 7 in. In addition to his prize for the longest single drive, he got $150 for the best total distance - 920 yd. 19 in. Snead weighs 170 lb., uses a full swing and beautifully balanced body shift, usually hits a low, long-rolling ball with a slight hook. Second prizes went to Bruce Coltart of Philadelphia, for an aggregate...
...grand appetit (G grand, appétit). More complex rebuses are pictures whose elements, correctly named and put together, make up words or sentences. Printing six riddles of this type every week in 308 newspapers. P. Lorillard Co., makers of Old Gold cigarets, began last February the longest and best-sustained wit-baiting promotion on record by a U. S. advertiser. A puzzle contest axiom is that half the contestants will drop out before the finish. When the Old Gold contest closed last week, 85% of the starters were still hanging on for a chance at the unprecedented...