Record toll of 1936 disasters top 1300 deaths
An AP survey shows 1936 caused over 1,300 U S deaths due to cold weather floods tornadoes and related events. Tornadoes in Tupelo and Gainesville floods at Pittsburgh Johnstown and Wheeling plus widespread property damage and Red Cross figures accompany the grim tallies.
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NEW York
United States
Associated Press
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Pittsburgh
Johnstown
Wheeling
W. Va
American Red Cross
Arizona
Louisiana
Nevada
New Mexico
Texas
Oregon
Iowa
Donkey Reunites with Master After Jail Threat
In Cairo a man reported his stolen donkey and followed it to a police station where authorities required proof of ownership. The donkey, weighed down by a load, walked from a bridge and returned straight to its stable, avoiding imprisonment for its owner.
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Cairo
INS
Marengo Junior Class Banquet Plans Readied
Marengo high school junior class members under Bernice Gilmore and Merjorie Frazier prepare for the junior senior banquet to be held Thursday May 7. Denis Langlas heads the dinner committee with a long list of assistants and committees led by Art Hatter program chair. Wendell Black serves as junior class president.
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Marengo
Marengo High School
Bernice Gilmore
Merjorie Frazier
Denis Langlas
Margaret Dower
Annetta Fesler
Richard Darling
Dewey Sparrowgrove
Rosa Furlong
Gerald Weldon
Art Hatter
Ireta Rinehart
James Madison
Garth Hite
Kathryn Peters
Gail Stockton
Ode
Drives Against Wolves Ravage Bulgarian Villages
Hunters conduct drives against wolves ravaging Bulgarian villages killing as many as 250 wolves in a single operation.
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Bulgaria
All Bran Proves Effective for Constipation Letter
Enthusiastic testimonial from Miss Agnes Hanson of Chicago praising Kellogg’s ALL-BRAN for constipation relief. Letter notes bran’s mild bulk, vitamin B and iron, and its use in muffins. Advises two tablespoonfuls daily and to consult a doctor if not relieved.
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Kellogg’s All-Bran
Agnes Hanson
Cicero Ave
Chicago
Ill
All Ers
Kellogg
Calmar Republican Carl Nystrom candidate for county attorney
Calmar reports Carl Nystrom will run in the June primary as the Republican nominee for Winnebago county attorney. He has practiced law in Calmar for four years.
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Calmar
Carl Nystrom
Winneshiek County
Nystrom
Local court action frees suspect without grand jury recourse
The January term heard that road blockages and County Attorney Harold J. Claypool prompted the sending of W. J. Fair to the penitentiary for family mistreatment without grand jury consideration. ELBERON The senior play The Gay Deception directed by Miss Joyce Perrin features cast members including Mabel Nebendahl and Leo Mochan in a Methodist church auditorium performance this Friday at 8 p.m. TAM A Tama wedding unites Phyllis M. Inman and Lloyd J. Spire in a 9 o'clock parsonage ceremony at St Patrick's Catholic church. Palo baptisms and new members mark Easter services. Hopkinton marriage links Bernice Edgar and Andrew Patton with about 100 guests attending. Marengo funeral for Rose Taylor notes survivors including husband and seven children.
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Harry Coffman
Clutier
Clutier-Vining
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Elizabeth R. Graul
Leslie Graul
Joseph E. Lingren
Genoa
Neb
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Clair Moore
Charles Miller
Center Point
C. E. Shepard
Evelyn Caldwell
Brandon
Brandon High School
Ruby Johnson
Geneva Hay
Bernice Davis
Miss Johnson
Elberon
Methodist Church
Austin Goetz
Mabel Nebendahl
Maxine Gillespie
Albine Dvorak
Leo Mochan
George Strachata
Joe Novak
Elsie Wotrobeck
Eleanor Norton
Lee Dunning
Dorothy Novak
Wilma Kucera
Lillian Dvorak
Ellsworth Wiley
Emil Machan
Charles Thorne, Jr
Tama
Spire
Tama High School
Palo
Glen Bostrom
John
Inez
Shirley Ann Krueger
Dorothy June Stookey
Roberta June Yates
Lois Irene
Anna Belle
Richard Boyd Yates
Beverly Ann
Virginia Tousante
Janet Sue Wagner
Bonita Hayes
Rita
Max
Ardis Milton
Virginia
Louise Swallom
Naomi Little
George
Jean Kanellis
Lloyd Milton
Ardis
L. E. Atchison
Hopkinton
Bernice Edgar
J. C. Edgar
Andrew Patton
Thomas Patton
Reformed Presbyterian Church
R. K. Patton
Sterling
Kan
F. E. Allen
Loretta Edgar
Washington, D. C
Albert Edgar
Chicago
Marengo
Cranford Mortuary
Rose Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Fred Mitchell
Idaho Quilt Design Returns in Nancy Page Pattern Series
Florence La Ganke describes an Idaho themed quilt block using grosgrain ribbon and velvet scraps in a modern top with no seams. Nancy Page club members trace and cut patterns, offer directions for cutting with a quarter inch seam allowance, and provide pattern leaflets for three cents plus SASE to The Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Nancy
Idaho
Cedar Rapids
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