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Towns has a piece of paper money and a one-cent piece which he keeps securely looked in his trunk and allows no one to open the trunk; he keeps the key. Mr. Towns, who will celebrate his one-hundred-first birthday, December 24, 1936, is not able to coherently relate incidents of the past; he hears but little and that with great difficulty.
That is The Sky Pirate , which is an adventure story laid in the year 1936. Its plot revolves around an abduction for ransom in a period which is visualized as rampant with piracy because of the general adoption of air transportation. As usual, fact has outmoded prophecy, for long before 1936 airplane speeds exceeded the 140 miles per hour Serviss predicted.
'If a wall cost £1000 a mile, £100 would build 176 yards of wall, which would form a square of 44 yards, and enclose an area of 1936 square yards; and £200 would build 352 yards of wall, which would form a square of 88 yards, and inclose an area of 7744 square yards. See ante, i. 318.
After the election of 1936 I was told, and the Congress was told, by an increasing number of politically and worldly wise people that I should coast along, enjoy an easy Presidency for four years, and not take the Democratic platform too seriously.
When I set out for Allahabad the following day with a small group, Master blessed me quietly in his usual manner. Apparently I was remaining oblivious to implications in Sri Yukteswar's attitude because the Lord wished to spare me the experience of being forced, helplessly, to witness my guru's passing. Our party reached the KUMBHA MELA on January 23, 1936.
"I don't know what you're talking about," Schwinn interrupted. "Maybe I can refresh your memory. That was the evening the Captain took a lady from Beverly Hills, to the first mate's cabin remember? You know, the lady who lives on North Crescent Drive shall I mention her name?" Schwinn's face turned an apoplectic red and he became quiet. "On Monday, February 10, 1936," I continued.
He says he has his second eyesight; he reads without the use of glasses; until very recently he has been very active in mind and body, having registered in the Spring of 1936, signing his own name on the registration books. He has almost all of his hair, which is thick, silvery white and of artist length.
He organized Down Town Post No. 47-10 and established Silver Shirt recruiting headquarters in Room 693 at 730 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles. In August, 1936, when a lot of Nazi and anti-Roosevelt money was being shelled out in efforts to defeat Roosevelt, Allen became extremely active. While Pelley was out of town, he was instructed to work with Kenneth Alexander, Pelley's right-hand man.
Name and address of informant Uncle Bob Samuels, Washington, Arkansas Date and time of interview Last of April, 1936 Place of interview Washington, Arkansas Name and address of person, if any, who put you in touch with informant J.C.W. Smith. Name and address of person, if any, accompanying you J.C.W. Smith Description of room, house, surroundings, etc. Personal History of Informant
Rachel A. Austin, Field Worker Jacksonville, Florida November 20, 1936 The life of Florida Clayton is interesting in that it illustrates the miscegenation prevalent during the days of slavery. Interesting also is the fact that Florida was not a slave even though she was a product of those turbulent days.
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