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...radio speech at New Orleans last week Mr. Hoover estimated that the flood "has left in its track over 700,000 flooded, and of them over 600,000 dependent upon assistance." The discrepancy (Hoover 700,000; Red Cross 560,000) was accounted for by the fact that the figures for Louisiana are still incomplete. Observers agreed that Louisiana refugees probably numbered 200,000 and that from 75,00 to 100,0000 more Louisiana refugees would be added before the flood ended...
...fleet of North American Rotarians it was announced that radio communication?or "contact," as Rotarians say?would be continuous between ships all the way across the ocean so that the junket-ers could exchange messages and keep tabs on what all were doing. All six ships had their entertainment committees, to think up daily "programs" such as Rotarians enjoy at home only once per week. Each ship was laden with "inexpensive (and expensive) articles to be distributed as prizes." (Rotarians love to play games.) "Among other things sent in," announced The Rotarian (official monthly), "was a topcoat, rather a useful...
...dark on the Carquines bridge in California. It was dark on the Natural bridge in Virginia. Suddenly along both bridges flashed rows of lights. In the Navy Department at Washington a radio operator had touched a button. Before touching the button he had received from President Coolidge, aboard the presidential yacht Mayflower, a radio message saying that the button should be touched...
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...knowledge of the tactics and manocuvres of the landing force of a battleship. Intantry companies, an artillery company and a machine platoon quickly took their places awaiting the signal for firing. A Red Cross detail was stationed to one side of No Man's Land and the Communication and Radio Details worked like lightning to spread their networks over the field. From the baseball stands a band blared patrlotic anthems, and the commands of the officers blended with the stentorian shouts of the men. The Color Guard advanced with flying banners, and at the signal given by C. B. Mayo...