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Show Brief Bits of News The Golden Gate bridge when completed, will be the longest and tallest single suspension span in the world. The bridge is 9,200 feet long, of which 6,450 feet will be of the suspension type. The bridge is hung from cables measuring 36 V2 inches in diameter. It will cost $40,000,000 when completed. The plans are to have the bridge open for traffic May 1, 1937. Some one has figured it out that with a college education a boy or girl has one chance in 173 of obtaining ob-taining distinction in his business or profession. With a high school education, one chance in 1,606. With elementary schooling, one chance in 40,841. Without education, educa-tion, one chance in 16y,290. To feed the crew of a modern battleship of the United States navy, no less than 25 head of cattle, cat-tle, 30 sheep, 25 calves, and the loins and hams of 200 hogs are required re-quired each month ; other items in- j elude 86,000 pounds of fresh vegetables; vege-tables; 29,000 pounds of fruit; 8,-700 8,-700 eggs and 24,000 pounds of flour. |