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December 14, 1930

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WILD-LIFE CONSERVATION.

By Unknown Author

Mentioned in ed on Pare Natl Albert

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THISTLE ANN TAKES NEW ORLEANS PURSE; Captures the Bob Shave in Upset as Supreme Sweet, the Favorite, Finishes Fourth.BILL MORRIS IS VICTORChoice Triumphs in Third Race and Pays $5.80--Lake Charles Won by Battle Ax. Leaves the Others Behind. THISTLE ANN TAKES NEW ORLEANS PURSE Wins in Hard Drive. Galahad Public Choice.

By Special to The New York Times

NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 13.-- George Collins's Thistle Ann, a 3year-old daughter of Sir John Johnson and Even Money, won the Bob Shave Purse, feature at Jefferson Park today, and thus brought about one of the biggest upsets of the meeting to date.

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THE LONGER VIEW.

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Bettered 50% from 1890-1926 in U S and Gt Britain; ed

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RIALTO GOSSIP; The Hazrds of Music-Show ProducingSouthward Go the Managers-PricesFor New Year's Eve BROADWAY GOSSIP

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THOUGH they go right ahead producing big musical shows, the managers are always to be heard complaining that there isn't much money in it, and some times they are correct. In its thirtytwo weeks at the Lyric last season, such an unstanding hit as "Fifty

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NOTABLES PRESENT AT SERVICE GAME; Army and Navy, Diplomatic Corps, Society and Official Circles Represented. HURLEY AND ADAMS ATTEND Japanese Ambassador, Lehman, Smith and Walker AlsoWatch Colorful Event. President Is Represented. Robison in Adams's Party. Prominent Officials and Notables of Society Among Throng at Army-Navy Game Chilean Counselor Present. Attend With Commander Booth. Guests at Breakfast. McKee Entertains Party. Others Who Had Boxes.

By Times Wide World Photo

A distinguished assembly of ranking officials of the army and navy, foreign diplomats, leaders in the official life of the city and social notables from all parts of the country viewed the battle between the cadets and midshipmen from the boxes flanking the field at the Yankee Stadium yesterday.

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Notable Births

1930Margaret Bakkes, South African author (died 2016)^[†]

Margaret Bakkes was a South African writer.

1930David R. Harris, English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (died 2013)^[†]

David Russell Harris, FSA, FBA was a British geographer, anthropologist, archaeologist and academic, well known for his detailed work on the origins of agriculture and the domestication of plants and animals. He was a director of the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, and retained a position as Professor Emeritus of the Human Environment at the Institute.