Leap Year Lady Sparks Tense Dressing Room Fight
In a studio car Smoky clashes with Gogo Le Maire over a number and Tex intervenes withholding judgment as Melvin decides cast. Smoky fears for her future while Tex defends her and vows secrecy as they face a personal crisis and Dayne Hetrick’s death dawns on the next page.
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Shamrock
Smoky
Gogo
Melvin
Miss le Maire
Tex
Mel- Vin
Gago
le Maire
Gogo le Maire
Karl Hetrick
Karl
Dayne Hetrick
Old New England Clock Needs Weekly Repairs
Richard W. Dexter, 18, tinker and clocksmith, regularly climbs to the Rocky Hill Congregational church steeple belfry to repair the ancient clock. Each clock weight weighs 300 pounds as he keeps the timepiece accurate.
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Rocky Hill, Conn
Richard W. Dexter
Rocky Hill Congregational Church
New England
Knothole Spectators May Need Tickets For 1940 Derby
Churchill Downs officials fenced the backstretch with a brick wall to bar knothole crowds who watched the Kentucky Derby for free in past years. Step ladders and pulley lines were used to gain vantage points on the old barrier.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Iowa City Teachers to Hold Final Year Meeting at Courthouse
A county-wide teachers meeting is set for Saturday at 9 30 am in the Johnson county courthouse. Supt F J Snider says it will close the school year with guidance on seventh and eighth grade county tests and silent reading tests for fourth to eighth grades. Township teachers will plan a third annual play day. two divorce petitions are on file in district court.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
F. J. Snider
R. 1 Pickford Enerail Agen 5th Niner Security Building
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company is referenced with R 1 Pickford Enerail Agen and the 5th Niner Security Building in a concise listing.
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Northwestern Mutual
Mutual
R. 1
Pickford Enerail Agen
Niner Security
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Divorces Sought by Mathews and Wingler
E Mathews sues Evelyn Mathews for divorce citing cruel and inhuman treatment. couple married December 20 1939 in Lincoln Nebraska. Viola Wingler petitions for divorce from Daryl Wingler citing cruel and inhuman treatment. married July 3 1938 in Kahoka Missouri. At Iowa City school board meeting the buildings and grounds committee will draft roof bid specs for Longfellow school. estimated cost about 1000 dollars by Iowa City Sheet Metal Works.
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E. Mathews
Evelyn Mathews
Lincoln
Neb
Viola Wingler
Daryl Wingler
Kahoka
Iowa City School Board
Longfellow
Iowa City Sheet Metal Works Company
Less Fun More Study Trend Seen By Harvard Custodians
After living among Harvard students for over a decade, two dormitory custodians say the current college trend is less fun and more study. They note that among 100 Harvard men the average performance matches that of 100 students elsewhere. They describe students as intelligent.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard
Kale brides and dogs grow tired of new husbands
Poem by Claude Callan humorously notes Kale’s constant marriages. The line about her dog quitting barking at strangers implies the pet tires of new husbands and the house is full of suitors. The verse leans into playful domestic irony and recurring marriage as comic motive.
Fragmentary Quote Notes Decline in Profanity Use
A partial newspaper fragment cites a trend toward less profanity in language, describing how democratic discourse increasingly avoids explicit terms. The excerpt suggests this shift grows yearly as public communication tightens.
Liquor Sales Set New March High in Iowa Stores
Iowa liquor stores posted a March sales record of 1 062 623 80 dollars, up 67 653 25 from 1939 and 63 797 82 above February 1940. Officials said the rise reflects price markups and not necessarily more gallons sold. Sunstroke can occur in the shade.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Commission
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Galbraith
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Smith Riding Academy
Lederer Syndicate
S.S.S
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M. Russ Rudolph Novak
R. C
Neil) Montgomery Yer One Ute
Charles Filipi
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Kale
Fat Girl
Milion Hunes
RUE
Ustra Savings
Batiste
The
First Street
Checker Electric Supply
Pate
IMPA
Door Buster Valle
Cretonne
Jong Wearnigt
AO Penney
Seat
Waites
UARES
Quarts
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