, 1935-06-28
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AIRY question or fact by writing The
Brownsville Herald information
Bureau. Frederic u. HMAktn. Director,
Washington. ID C. Please enclose
three co cents for reply.
q. Where was Omaha. tine new
champion born? E. K.
A. Omaha was born near Paris,
Kentucky. mo Arthur B. HAncock'G
Claiborne Stud IN Bourbon County.
His dam was Flambino and his sire.
Gallant Fox.
q. How many entrants are there
I'm prize contests and how much
money is distributed I'm prinesf
R- vi.
A. Awards ranging In value from
five million 20 eight million dollars
annually are distributed IN prize
contests. It Is estimated that some
twelve million persons compete year
ly for these awards.
a. Who won the EIfrlda Whitman
Scholarship I'm music? a. w.
A. David Diamond. 20 year old
Rochester. ~. r. musician. I'm the
winner OF this scholarship estAb-
liShed by Paul Whitman and pro-
viding two years musical training.
q. Who are the president and vice
president Of the Boys Clubs Of Am
erica? G. H.
A. William r.. Hall Is president and
John Hays Hammond. vice preS-
dert.
q. What Is done with the bromine
that Nv extracted from sen water mo
the plant I'm North Carolina? wv.
ID. vi.
"A. The bromine recovered from
the sea IN used In making anti
knock ethyl gasoline. Last year out
OF approximately 100000 pounds
OF bromine used I'm treating 10000
900. 900 gallons OF gasoline forty per
cent came from sea water.
q. What II meant by weighing
materials. J. >.
"A. Weighing Is a process that adds
sizing to cotton. or vegetable sub
stances or mineral salts TO silk. 10
As a common practice I'm the manu-
facture of cheap materials &c add
to the natural weight OF the fabric
and give IL more body.
q. II the number OF oil wells dry
ing In the United states increaslnR
or decreasing? NJ. H.
"A. The number OF oil wells drill
ed throughout the country increased
20 per cent during the first five
months OF 1885 as compared with
the corresponding period Of 1884.
q. How much money has been ret
aside for the Dionne quintapletsr
ID. ID.
"A. According to Dr. Allan Dafoe.
thirty-eight thousand dollars tn
savings has been put aside for the
children In iheir first year.
q. Are more men 10 be enrolled In
the CCC? Ill., III.
"A. The Civilian Conservation
Corps will be enlarged to 100000
men beginning June IS.
q. Are more filling stations owned
by chains or individuals? ". ".
"A. Four out OF five filling stations
are owned by individuals. More fn-
dividuals are engaged in operatinT~
filling stations than I'm any other
field OF retail activity except the
grocery business.
q. Why are the Anglo SaxOnn Do
called? T.. r..
A. The origin Of the title Anglo
Saxon is not quite clear. It IN gen.
orally taken 70 include the Angles.
Saxons and the JuteS. who migrat-
cd To Britain from Germany An the
5th and 9Th centuries. They came
from the districts about the mouths
OF the rivers Elbe and Weser.
q. In how many centers does the
College Entrance Examination Board
hold Its examinations? N.Y.. e. B.
A. This year the Board viii hold
examinations I'm $50 cenfnpB
throughout the United States.
@. In movie production which m
more important - star value or
story value? WI. III.
A. A consensus among authorities
shows that 81 per cent favor story
value. 81 per cent star value, while
8 per cent think there should be
an equal combination.
q. Are women allowed n rerre-
s~entation I'm the Turkish Govern
ment? G. H. WI.
"A. Women were represented FOR
the first time In the Turkish Parlia-
ment when the fifth session opened
on March L.
q. How far IN II possible 90 walk
through Mammoth Cave? U. I'D.
A. The Civilian Conservation Corps
has now completed clearing an
eight-mile walk through the cave.
@. How many states have sales
taxes? y. G.
"A. Twenty-four States nov have
sales taxes. These are classified as
general sales taxes. gross receipts
taxes. gross income taxes. and re-
tail sales taxes.