Kentucky Coal Strife Flare Leaves Four Dead in Mine Clash
Four men including two Fork Ridge Coal and Coke officers were killed and seven wounded in a gun battle between United Mine Workers pickets and non union miners near Middlesboro Kentucky on a road to the Tennessee border. Police say the mass fight involved over 200 men and used shotguns rifles and submachine guns.
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Middlesboro
Fork Ridge Coal and Coke Company
Tennessee
C. Son
Callwell
Tenn
Clayborne
Tennessee State Police
Sam Evans
Midhiesboro
United Mine Workers
CIO
Fork Ridge
UMW
Silvers
Rhodes
Robinson
Ed Tinsley
Harlan County
Tinsley
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4740 Feeds Sales
Pattern 4740 available in women sizes 36 to 48 with fabric yardage listed. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York NY for the pattern. An additional ten cents provides the latest Pattern Book.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N.Y
People Forget That Paul Revere Had A Rowboat That Night
A brisk recount with sharp humor and political color from Arthur Bugs Baer. The author riffs on historical bravado and contemporary diplomacy, hinting at bold moves and iron resolve while steering clear of icy ventures.
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Paul Revere
Washington Thinks My Way, Not Yours, Says Speaker
A satirical note mocks relying on Washington to decide personal views. The speaker contends independence in thought while criticizing excessive deference to federal authority and urging self-reliance in judgment.
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Washington
Paul Revere and a Rowboat Come to Town
The note blends light humor on Paul Revere with a civic update. The water department won permission to finance main construction on 35th Street NE from E to F avenues with G A Mueller and others. Ben Hur juniors plan an 8 p.m. program at Sokol hall 419 Third Street SE, followed by a senior lodge 7:30 p.m. business session.
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G. A. Mueller
Crty
Fifth Street
F Avenues
Ben Hur
Sokol Hall
Third Street SE
This Year We Break From Old Style Standards
A snappy opinion piece questions tradition and urges modern approaches in journalism and public conduct, arguing for clearer, direct language and updated norms that reflect current Western media culture. It critiques persistence of outdated forms and calls for practical, transparent reporting.
Fragmentary remark hints at relocation and distance
A fragmented voice insists someone else must move and that the speaker will not. The text includes uncertainty about actions and a note that others are seen roughly thirty feet below the surface. The fragment suggests a tense relocation or obstruction scenario with unclear context.
Ink Oiled Av Storage and Market Use Report
A note describes year round use of ink oil for av storage and marketability. It outlines storage conditions and application practices to preserve quality and value in supply chains. The text emphasizes consistent handling and quality control for durable goods.
How to Curb a Rupture Free Offer Se 22
A public notice promotes a free method to curb a rupture with no cost to learn more. The ad claims hundreds already saw satisfactory results and urges readers to send for the information printed in the paper. It targets men and women and emphasizes immediate action.
Fairfax dispatcher recuperating after operation
Edmund LaCombe of Fairfax, a dispatcher for the Rock Island Motor Transit Co., is recuperating satisfactorily at Mercy Hospital after an operation last week. Mrs Catherine Little, 72, of 606 A Avenue NW, fractured her right hip Monday evening and was taken to Mercy Hospital by ambulance at 10:30 p.m. The Continental Buffet ad mentions April 17 at Roosevelt Hotel but address details remain unclear per Mrs Welton.
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Edmund LaCombe
Fairfax
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
Mercy Hospital
B. M.welton
Catherine Little
A Avenue NW
Heckle couple corrects address for 1890 Siete at 1 Street NW
Mr and Mrs Richard C Heckle acknowledge the residence at 1890 Siete at 1 Street NW rather than 1520 Sixth Street SW as previously reported on the building page of last Sunday's Gazette. The correction appears on the Gazette notice page.
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Richard C. Heckle
Sixth Street
Last Sunday
Igram and Kalell Seek City Approval for Line at Service Station
Igram and Kalell asked the city council for permission Monday to line at their service station located at First Avenue and Thirty-fourth Street SE. The matter was referred to the engineering and public safety departments.
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Igram and
Kalell
First Avenue
Thirty-fourth Street
Engineering and Public Safety Departments
Meeting Notice at Montrose Hotel Corn Room
C R Van Nice managing editor of School Activities magazine Topeka Kansas will be your speaker at a Linn town club meeting at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Corn room of the Montrose hotel.
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C. R. van Nice
Topeka
Kan
Meeer
Linntyn's Club
Montrose Hotel
Granted Remodeling Permit for Maynard Arnott
A board of adjustment docketed action grants permission to Maynard Arnott to remodel a dwelling at 121 Eighth Street after noon. The single case on the docket confirms the permit without noted objections or conditions.
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Board of Adjustment
Maynard Arnott
Street SE plans split into three apartments with reduced yard
A street SE parcel is proposed for conversion into three apartments, featuring a 12 foot rear yard instead of the required 25 feet. The plan faces zoning scrutiny over setbacks and livability, with officials weighing code compliance and neighborhood impact.
Trap Shoot At Independence County Fair Grounds
The Buchanan Wildlife Association will stage a county trap shoot at the fair grounds on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. featuring mini 410 and regular traps. The club meeting is scheduled for May 1 at the Independence Community Hall with a program and motion pictures after the business session.
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Independence
Buchanan Wild Life Association
Fairgrounds
Pair Held After 3 A.M. Drunken Arrest on First Avenue
Police report two men were arrested at 3 a.m. Saturday by Highway Patrolman J. E. Clapp after finding them in a parked car on First Avenue near Marion. One suspect, Burger, quipped to be jailed as he admitted they were drunk.
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J. E. Clapp
First Avenue
Marion
Burger
Clapp
Labor urged to act with restraint by Legion leader
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion urges labor leaders to restrain themselves. He warns that intelligent labor knows that disordered methods could force a state where labor loses all it has gained.
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International News Service
New York
Milo J. Warner
The
American Legion
Mexican President Avila Camacho Urges United Americas
In Mexico City President Manuel Avila Camacho calls on American nations to stand together against a new global political order, arguing that force cannot shape the world and urging unity among nations across the Western Hemisphere.
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Mexico City
Manuel Avila Camacho
British minister hails American ships aiding England in war
Washington Neville M. Butler, Britain’s minister to the United States, argues that the transfer of American ships to Britain strengthens the fight for victory. He says the builders and crews on the bridge of ships determine England’s final war outcome.
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Washington
Neville M. Butler
United States
Britain
England
Butler declares war in decisive phase to DAR
British Minister Neville M. Butler told the Daughters of the American Revolution on Monday night that the European war is now in its decisive phase.
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Washington
Neville M. Butler
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Expect Second Draft Registration To List Million Recently 21
Washington officials said a second draft registration will list about 1,000,000 men who turned 21 since the October 16, 1940 registration. They plan to induct 60,000 men a month starting July 1, with a total of 720,000 below the statutory cap. Quotas for July to September draw from younger registrants, notably college students deferred until summer’s end.
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Washington (Lp
Selective Service
Caiabton
Nazis Claim Crippling of 4 Destroyers
German reports say four British destroyers were crippled or destroyed in air attacks near the Mediterranean island of Malta and over Greek waters. More than one heavy bomber hit assembly areas, hangars, and runways, with additional destruction claimed. British night raids on Brest targeted docks, with unclear confirmation of hits on two large ships.
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Mediterranean
Malta
Tondon
Brest
Yugoslav Declares Axis Offer For Treason Against Bulgaria
VICHY France UP Yugoslav government says Nazis offered Salonika for aiding invasion of Greece and promise of all of Bulgaria for treason against Balkan independence. Declares Yugoslavia resisted with 32 divisions, frontiers wide, and lacked British aid. Notes German, Italian, Hungarian pressures and limited Allied contact. Reports raids on Britain with minor damage.
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Vichy
France
Bulgaria
United
Salonika
Greece i
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Sarajevo
Gav
Germany
Greece
Albania
Macedonia
Italy
Hungary
RAF Fighter Patrols Repulse German Formations Over English Channel
A South Coast town witnesses increased air activity as RAF fighter patrols repelled German Messerschmitt formations near the English Channel. Observers note an offensive sweep over northern France with formations seen leaving the coast and returning toward Boulogne.
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England
Gereman Messerschmitt
France
R.A.F
English Channel
R. A. F. Maas
English
Boulogne
Moviegoer Spending Hit 1939 Highs at Census UAE
Per capita expenditures in motion picture theaters amounted to 5.11 dollars during 1939. The American public spent more than 673 million dollars for movies that year according to the census.
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Anne Adams
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Greenland
Iceland
Trinidad
Bermudas
Capt
Grace Church
Continental Buffet
Roosevelt Hotel
Asda
Cacete
Dr. H. 0. Smith
Star Jewelry CO
Second Street SE
Gazette-Dueser
Gises
Stark
Twenty-first Street
Gazette
Eee
City Alliance
Public Improvements Department
Board of Health
Building Department
Ite Genotenen
Waterwerke
Playground Department
Hawkeye Downs
Atlantic
Berlou
Berlow
Kellogg’s
Kellogg
Pacific Coast States
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Kellogg Company
West
Crain Men
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