New Britain herald., 1930-01-10
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

 question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue. Washington. D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor car ex- tended research be undertaken. AM other questions will receive a per sonal reply. Unsigned requests can not be answered. All letters are confid al.-Editor.
 Q. What is the lowest tempera- ture ever recorded for New York City?
 A. On December 30, 1917 it was 13 degrees below zero. Q. What is Nancy Carroll's real name?
 A. Nancy Lahiff. Q. Who sponsored the transcon- tinental foot race from Los Angeles 10 New York? Who won it, and how much did he win? A. Charles C. Pyle of Los An gelcs, California sponsored a race with about 275 entrants. Fifty-tivc of them finished at Madison Square Garden. New York. The first prize | ($25,000) was won by Andrew Payne of Claremorc, Oklahoma. 1 The winner of the second prize i (s10,0O0) was John Salo of Passaic, New Jersey; third prize (s5,00O, i Philip Granville of Hamilton, On- tario, Canada, and fourth prize 1 ($2.500) Mike Joyce of Cleveland, Ohio.
 i Q. What was the title of Charlie Chaplins last picture? Is he mak- ing another?
 A. His last picture was "The Circus; released in January, 1928. He is now producing a picture which probably will be called City Lights
 o. What is Inter den Linden?
 A. 4 famous avenue in Berlin, Germany, named from the rows of linden trees which border it. It is 196 feet broad and is tlanked by fine | SllOpS, lloAtio tli' uliiN l9l'S, oi'Niib and several palaces.
 c. Where was the first wood pulp paper manufactured?
 A. At the Interlaken mills, Mas sachusetts, in 1867.
 c. What people first used ground wheat and corn?
 A. The earliest people 10 use it, of whom any record exists, were the Egyptians, about 6.O00 years ago At first a mere breaking up into coarse fragments by means of a mortar and pestle, was all that was attempted.
 Q. What was the first motor highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts?
 A. The Lincoln highway.
 Q. What is the origin of the name Mediterranean
 A. It is from the Greek, and means midland sea-" Q. What is plasma?
 A. X cryptocrystalline variety oi quartz, that ranges from bright te dark green. It is somewhat rare and the best specimens come iron India and China. The ancient Ro. mans prized plasma and carved il for ornaments. Finely engraved specimens have been found among the ruins of ancient Rome. The variety used by the ancients is be. lieved to have come from Noun Olympus in Asia Minor.
 o. Does any state have a negro governor?
 A. No.
 o. Is there any difference in thu color of the male and the female ostrich?
 A. The male has black feathers with the exception of the tail ant wings, from which the valuabl
 pure white plumes come. The fe
 male is grayish, and the chicks hay dark stripes on a light ground.
 c. Who played the two Ieadin roles in the motion picture, "Th Heart of Maryland"?
 4. Jason Richards and Warne f Richmond.
 Q. What is the maximum rang Of a Springfield rife?
 A. $500 yards.
 @. What is the population C ,, California?
 A. The 1928 estimated popula c ton was 4.566,000. n 0. How long after Aristid 6 Briand resigned in 1929 was Franc
 without a premier?
 A. He resigned October p, 192' " and on October 9. 1929, Presider T Doumergue asked Edouard Dals
 dier 10 form a new cabinet. II
 was unsuccessful and on October 3 Il, President Doumergue invited Et 4 cnne Clementel to form q new gov f crnmcnt. He also failed and c : November ,, 1929. Andre Tardio 4 formed the present French cabine f France had no premier fro , October 2$. 1929 to November n 1929. inclusive. Q. What arc the call letters z the radio stations in Melbourn o Australia :?
 4 A. BAR; 3DR: BIO; and 3UZ. q Q. How do turtles breathe und Q water and when buried in the mut 9 A. Under water they cxpel the n breath and come to the surface f. n more air. When buried in mu they are dormant and do n ', breathe.
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