Ice Patrol Keeps Watch as Icebergs Drift Southward
Coast Guard cutters Ponchartrain and Champlain patrol the North Atlantic from Greenland to track 4 000 to 5 000 yearly icebergs. The routine mission aims to reduce collisions with transatlantic ships, with forecasts improving through oceanographers work and isobath charts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Russel L. Lucas
U. S. Coast Guard
Ponchartrain
Grand Banks
Meanweather Factory
North Atlantic
Champlain
Greenland
International
Lucas
G. W. MacLane
The
Coast Guard
Floyd M. Soule
General Greene
St. Johns
N. F
Soule
Coast
mid-Atlantic
House Tax Experts Oppose Delay In Security Levies
Washington 1936. House tax experts resist delaying social security taxes as part of a budget tax bill aimed at raising 792 million dollars in new annual revenue. The Social Security Board opposes postponement, arguing it would unjustly penalize states already complying with pensions and unemployment obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
New Deal
Winant
Social Security Board
John G. Winant
House
Ways and Means
Gowns Of 8 Decades At Fashion Show
A large charity fashion show in New York showcased eight decades of American gowns from the 1830s to present. The event featured contrasts from dust-ruffled past styles to modern backless swimsuits and lace garments, with Masbelle Manning presenting spring and summer prints in bold floral chiffons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
D. L. Miller
Paris
Zapplause
Tarzan
Masbelle Manning
Park Avenue
Grass Fire Destroys Farm Buildings On Rockford Road
A grass fire on Rockford Road SW destroyed a barn chicken house corn crib and tool house at the farm home of Mrs. Kate Scorpis. Firefighters were hampered by lack of water as several smaller grass fires burned at multiple street corners around the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Road
Kate Scorpis
Nineteenth Street
Tincoln Avenue
Eleventh Street
Sixth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Third Street
Bridge Club and Birthday Celebrations in Newhall
The Wednesday bridge club met with Mrs. J. T. Rosburg. Mrs. James Oliphant hosted Saturday in honor of her daughter Maxine on her twelfth birthday, assisted by Mrs. Edward Davis and Mrs. Virgil Alberts. A handkerchief shower was held Thursday for Mrs. C. L. Bradley to celebrate her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Rosburg
James Oliphant
Edward Davis
Virgil Alberts
Maxine
C. L. Bradley
Monmouth Shower Honors Bride At Home Of Mrs Staggs
The Standard Bearers met at the church Wednesday and a miscellaneous shower was held at the home of Mrs. D. B. Staggs in honor of her daughter in law who was recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Staggs
Marri
Many Visit In Mt. Vernon Over Easter Week End
Easter weekend in Mount Vernon drew guests from Illinois Indiana and China. Notables include Cephas Miller East Chicago Ruth Yates Bloomington Beatrice Yates Maywood Bernadine Burge Dows Leona Barns Missouri Valley Ruby Sia Fukien China and visitors from Riverside To ronto and Evanston. Local clubs held gatherings dinners birthdays and lectures with planed events for Epworth League sunrise breakfast and club programs.
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Mount Vernon
Cephas Miller
East Chicago
Ind
Ruth Yates
Bloomington
Ill
Beatrice Yates
Maywood
Bernadine Burge
Dows
Leona Barns
Missouri Valley
Ruby Sia Fuk~ein
China
Bishop
Thomas Nicholson
John Baldwin
Harold Vernimont
Larry
Riverside
Norman MacQueen
Sheila
Toronto
Can
Lucile Stinger
Pfeiffer Hall
Charles Maybauer
Chicago
Willard Maybauer
Ruth Maybauer
Carrie Oates
Cornell
L. E. Bigger
Charles Stegal
Betty Kleineck
Louise Rogers
Mount Vernon-Lisbon
Good Luck Club
Rhoda Nealie
Siggins
Julian Johnston
Fred Baldwin
To Begin Polishing Telescopic Eye
In Pasadena California the 201 inch Mount Palomar telescope mirror rests outside Caltech awaiting four years of polishing. A wrecking derrick moved the Corning New York made mirror to the lab and it will be ground to within one millionth of an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Mount Palomar Observatory
California Institute of Technology Laboratory
Corning
N. Y
Institute
Optical Department
Mount Wilson
Springville Band Aims to Defend State Class C Title
Springville high school band directed by Roy T Schwab rehearses to defend its state championship in class C at the Iowa City festival May 1. The group earned superior ratings at both 1934 and 1935 state contests and topped district judging in Waterloo. Members include Jean Marie Burroughs Daryll Burroughs Betty Bruger Violet Bruger Max Batchelder and many others. The band is sponsored by the school board and Band Parents association with A C Hoorneman as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Roy T. Schwab
Iowa City
Waterloo
Jean Marie Burroughs
Daryll Burroughs
Betty Bruger
Violet Bruger
Max Batchelder
Dorothy Claussen
Mary Jean Cooper
Wilson Cooper
Grace Clark
Letha Rae Daniels
Joan Davenport
Eddie Dudek
Mary Groves
Doris George
Billy Graham
Edith Grimes
Marie Henry
Reva Heald
Mildred Irons
Ellen Lehr
Doris Lehr
Betty Levsen
James Palmer
Bernice Palmer
Lois Patton
Marvin Pearson
Arnold Port
Elenor Roberts
Max Ramsey
Lowell Stambaugh
Dale Stambaugh
Frances Stewart
Leonard Stewart
Junior Taylor
Junior Underwood
Bob Wild
Bernita Wild
Caryll Wild
Weldon Wiley
Virginia White
Kathleen Whitman
Bob Whitman
John Wells
The
School Board and Band Parents Association
A. C. Hoorneman
Russia to raise teachers salaries across schools
Moscow reports the government has allocated 1,022,000,000 roubles to boost teacher pay. The plan replaces flat salaries with experience and qualifications based scales, averaging a 15 percent rise, with larger increases for remote regions 50 percent and for teachers in deficient children 25 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Slenderizing Frocks In Easy To Make Designs
Advertise Anne Adams patterns 2655 and 2768 for mother and daughter outfits with slenderizing silhouettes. Details include sizes 16 to 46, pattern yardage, prices 15c each, 30c for both, and an Anne Adams Pattern Book offer. Order forms and Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department address provided.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Narcotics smugglers establish bases in America Indies
Washington reports narcotics commissioner H J Anslinger said smugglers are expanding bases in Central America and the West Indies for United States trade. Far East supplies grow, with opium morphine and even cocaine moving through new routes. West End Grand Bahama and Bimini cited as common bases for flights and small ships to Florida.
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Washington
Far East
Central America
West Indies
United States
H. J. Anslinger
Anslinger
West Indian Islands
Uni
Guatemala
Panama
Nicaragua
West End
Grand Baham Island
Bimini
Flood Control Plan Seeks 1 Billion Over Ten Years
Washington officials say the administration plans a ten year flood control program totaling one billion dollars with annual appropriations up to 100 million. Senator Robinson supports the plan and engineers review eligible projects as Congress contemplates rivers and harbors authorizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Army
War Department
Roosevelt approves Schwarz promotion to lieutenant commander
President Roosevelt approves a Navy selection board recommendation for Lieut. Christian Peter Schwarz of Davenport Iowa to be promoted to lieutenant commander. The action was announced in Washington and confirms Schwarz elevation within the U.S. Navy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Selection Board
Christian Peter Schwarz
U.S.N
Davenport
Elgin Glee Clubs Present Operetta In the Garden of the Shah
Elgin senior high glee clubs will stage the operetta In the Garden of the Shah Tuesday at the high school auditorium. Cast includes Alma Marian Lehman Gladys Hanson Harold Weabel Keith Thoma Robertie Dale Patterson and Gerald Shaffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elgin Senior High School
Alma Marian Lehman
Gladys Hanson
Harold Weabel
Keith Thoma
Robertie Dale Patterson
Gerald Shaffer
Community Club Notes and Social Gatherings Report
Tipton events include Ennea club hosting by Lucille Wingert and prize winner Pete Henderson. Berean Sunday school class, Kilcare Klub, P. E. O. Sisterhood, Triple Four bridge club, Swastika club and several Coterie and Contract clubs met throughout the week with various hostesses and prize recipients. Dick Borts celebrated his fifth birthday with friends Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Wingert
Ennea Club
Pete Henderson
Donald Nelson
Berean
Methodist Church
B. J. Maxwell
L. Marquett
Kilcare Klub
Katherine Launtz
Fay Wegner
Blanche Handley
Helen Argo
P. E. O. Sisterhood
O. S. Johnson
H. B. Walters
Forest Fraseur
Triple Four
W. H. Schneekloth
Ed Hendrickson
Meredith Sheets
Doris Sorum
India
Marjorie Barnes
la Vaughn Hoon
Edith Buck
Coterie Club
A. M. McCormick
Charles Simmermaker
Clara Parchman
John Lang
Willits Negus
Howard Hamilton
Blanche Wellman
C. S. Miller
Mattie Coutts
Frank Witmer
Katherine McKee
F. H. Montgomery
W. D. Nesmith
Marengo Camp
Raymond Spencer
Betty Long
Betty Weller
Nora Carl
Millard Gillam
D. C
Herb ‘Richards
Laura Hoon
Dick Borts
Mrs W C McCreary Hosts Merryville Social Club Meeting
Mrs W C McCreary entertained the Merryville Social Club on Thursday. Roll call prompted members to name favorite flowers and birds. The program was arranged by Mesdames Richard Martin, Arnold Kilcher and Ed Kohler. Tea was served by the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. McCreary
Merryville
Richard Martin
Arnold Kilcher
Ed Kohler
Tugwell aide charges GOP reps misrepresented as press
Washington AP Rex Tugwell's office accused Republican National Committee staff of posing as accredited correspondents to obtain information from the resettlement administration. Tugwell's aide urged Fletcher to stop the disguises while Huntley of the GOP committee denied any misrepresentation by staff.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Henry P Fletcher
Republican National Committee
R Settlement Administration
Fletcher
Kenneth Clar Tugwell
Clar
R Publican Committee
Clark
Theodore A. Huntley
Republican Committee
Huntley
Agen
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NEA Service
Labrador
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Ice Patrol
Mount Shasta
London
Berg
Pres. Roosevelt
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
Associated Press
Newhall
Monmouth
Mt. Vernon
Foster Leigh
John Leigh
Ray Leigh
New Boston
T. R. McConnell
Alberta Minkreis
G. L. Hill
Leoral Evans
Forest Walters
Seward Merritt
Dana Stearns
Glenn Rogers
Merle Kafer
Epworth League
Eleanor Gough
Russia
America
Indies
Florida
Tipton
Donnan
Tugwell
Ione Marie
Dow
Zotos
Jamal
Nyla Cosmetics
Ione Marie Brunton Dial
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