British Spy System in Europe Details and Budget
A 1930s overview explains Britain's MI5 and Scotland Yard Special Branch, detailing spy methods, information flow, and budgets. It notes high European tension, secret reporting channels, and the purposeful use of deception and counter espionage practices.
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London
Europe
England
France
Italy
Britain
Balkans
M.I.5
Military Intelligence Department Five
Whitehall
Robert Vansittart
Army
Navy
Air Force
Scotland Yard
Special Branch
University Field Day Highlights Early Iowa Track Champion
Jerry Slattery dominated the first intercollegiate state track meet at the University grounds on May 10. He won the field day events including the football kick, broad jump, hop and step, and pole vault, while placing in multiple sprints. Grinnell, Cornell, and the university led the afternoon scoring as Grinnell’s Reed set a height milestone before Slattery’s hand injury.
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Grinnell
Ames
Des Moines
Mount Vernon
Iowa City
Mount Pleasant
University At
Iowa
Iowa U
State University of Iowa
William P. Slattery
Jeremiah Slattery
John Hennessey
Dubuque
Dublin
Mt. Pleasant
Intercollegiate Athletic Association
B. L. Osgood
Iowa Wesleyan
F. G. Pierce
C. W. Gorham
Cornell
State Agricultural College
Upper Iowa
Slattery
Old Capitol
Englert’s
Fairgrounds
University of Iowa
Slatterys
Jerry Slattery
Grinnell College
Opera House
University
Nellie Cox
C. P. Chase
J. McIltrath
J. F. Reed
Reed
W. P. Slattery
Findley
Charles Boardman
W. Zmant
J. Slattery
G. P. Ruggles
Charles H. E. Boardman
Imaginative North Leads to Seven Diamonds in Bridge
North departs from standard by bidding game with 14 honor tricks and later explores slam. South supports with a cue bid and final seven diamond contract hews to diamonds as trumps, with North calculating discards and finesses to secure a laydown win. Copyright 1936.
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S. North
North
South
Track meet records and history from Palimpsest May 1923
Summary notes request identifying records set at the first state intercollegiate track meet in May 1923 from Palimpsest and comparing them to current year records. Also suggests researching local high school track history with next week focusing on football champions.
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England
Iowa
Arbor Day memorial tribute honors Louis J. Zika in Cedar Rapids
A Sunday Arbor Day ceremony at Cedar Rapids featured a tree planting for Louis J. Zika, former public improvement commissioner. Cyrus Metcalf gave the principal address alongside Waltonians who organized the event at the sewage disposal plant site. A Norway spruce was planted by A. J. Smith as about 300 attendees, including city officials, heard remarks praising Zika’s contributions to the community.
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Louis J. Zika
Cyrus Metcalf
Waltonians
Zika
Metcalf
Waltonian Club
Cedar Rapids
A. J. Smith
Frank K. Hahn
Cedar County Supervisors Race Grows to 21 Nominees
The count of candidates filing or signaling intent to run for Cedar County Board of Supervisors seats in four districts rose to 21 after John Hoffner and Clarence signed papers on Saturday.
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Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
John Hoffner
Clarence
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Thomas C. Watson
T. P. Findley
Wade
Josephine Culbertson
Joe McCormick
Joe McCormick, Jr
Hahn
James T. Stewart
First United Brethren Church
Dan Kruidenier
J. M. Tallman
F. J. Bachman
E. L. Crist
G. D. Goldsmith
Herman Wiebel
Nature
Plymouth
Chrysler
Dodge
de Soto
Commercial Credit Co
DeSoto
Ed Wynn
Gulliver the TraveLer
Detroit Special Equipment
Chrysler, Dodge and
DE Soto Dealers
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