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April 20, 1930
April 20, 1930 does not read like one neat chapter. It has Dartmouth Repels Wesleyan, 8 to 7, Test Role of Flying Noises, Root Urges Revision of Insignia Awards for Greater Recognition of Minor Sports sharing the page, which gives the day a messy, useful pulse: Culture, Infrastructure, News, all happening at once.
Key developments
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April 20, 1930's archive note points to Vs Wesleyan. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: Culture was doing what culture does in a hard year: selling glamour, distraction, status, and argument.
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April 20, 1930's archive note points to Feature article on experiments to determine effect of motor noises on ears of aviators made with instrument called audiometer by Naval Research Laboratory. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The fight is over movement: who gets through, who pays, and whether the modern city can keep from tying itself in knots.
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April 20, 1930's archive note points to R Root urges revision of insignia awards for greater recognition of minor sports. The fun is in the pressure behind the notice: The item is small on its own, but it gives the date texture: a real notice, a real institution, and a real public record.
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