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May 31, 1936

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GOLF TITLE TAKEN BY MRS. DIETRICH; Victor Halts Mrs. Kirkland by 1 Up on 36th Green in Metropolitan Final.

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

won by Mrs H H Dietrich

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WPA STUDIES 'FOE,' THE SWIFT MACHINE; Hopkins Aide Tells Scope of Wide Study of Loss of Jobs in Industry.

By Corrington Gill, Assistant Wpa Administrator Copyright, 1936, Nana

Dispatch from Wash, D C, on WPA survey of technological unemployment

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THRONG JAMS STADIUM; 10,000 Turned Away as Yanks Rout Senators, 7-1 and 6-1. PEARSON AND RUFFING WIN Monte Scores Eighth Triumph and Charley Gives Only Two Safeties in Nightcap. NEW YORKERS BAT HARD Gehrig, Selkirk and Crosetti Hit Homers -- DiMaggio Gets Three Straight Doubles. YANKS WIN TWICE BEFORE BIG CROWD

By James P. Dawson

The biggest baseball crowd of the year yesterday welcomed the Yankees back to the Stadium and saw a typical exhibition of Yankee hitting strength together with the best pitching performance the club has had as the McCarthymen downed the Senators in both ends of a double-header.

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QUEEN MARY SETS NEW DAY'S RECORD, THEN SLOWS IN FOG; Goes 766 Miles in 25 Hours, but Her Speed Is Below Best of Normandie's First Trip. VISIBILITY ONLY 50 YARDS Two Greatest Ships Pass Each Other Out of Sight -- Rites for Memorial Day Held.

By T. Walter Williamswireless To the New York Times

breaks SS Normandie's record for 1 day run; slows down in fog; daily speed compared with Normandie's; crew composed of veterans; career of Capt Sir E Britten

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STATISTICAL VIEW OF ART; Being a List of the Season's Offerings Plus the Length of Their Runs and Similar Pertinent Addenda THE SEASON OF 1935-36 GOES INTO THE BOOKS

By Unknown Author

ANOTHER theatrical season ended last night. To all intents and purposes it was over a month or more ago, but historians of the stage, like other professional men, must keep a fiscal year: and this one runs through May.

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