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March 11, 1930

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Headlines from March 11, 1930

'BYRD'S MEN DELIGHT IN EASE OF DUNEDIN; Civilization Seems Strange to Them--New Zealand Hospitality Is Warm.CIVIC RECEPTION IS HELDAntarctic Party's Start for theUnited States Depends onNeeded Repairs to Ships.

By Russell Owen. Copyright, 1930. By the New York Times Company and the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. All Rights For Publication Reserved Throughout the World.special Cable To the New York Times

Dunedin welcome; reception held; plans for return to U S; ships to be overhauled; tribute to Byrd and expedition from London Daily Telegraph, (R Owen)

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Notable Births

David Gentleman

1930David Gentleman, English illustrator and engraver[โ€ ]

David William Gentleman is an English artist. He studied art and painting at the Royal College of Art under Edward Bawden and John Nash. He has worked in watercolour, lithography and wood engraving, at scales ranging from platform-length murals for Charing Cross Underground Station in London to postage stamps and logos.

1930Claude Jutra, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (died 1986)[โ€ ]

Claude Jutra was a Canadian actor, film director, and screenwriter.