Rifle Shots Hit Seaplane Blimp ZMC-2 Probed by Navy
Navy officials opened an investigation into rifle fire aimed at the blimp ZMC-2 off Point Pleasant New Jersey. Lt Cmdr Charles E Rosendahl said unseen snipers fired Tuesday as the craft searched for a drowning victim’s body, the third attack since 1928.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
Charles E. Rosendahl
Lakehurst Naval Air Base
Point Pleasant
Rosendahl
Ben May
May
Two Women Plead Not Guilty in Long Torso Murder
Mrs. Evelyn Smith aged 41 and Mrs. Blanche Dunkel aged 43 pleaded innocent at arraignment on the swamp murder of Ervin Lang. Police claim confessions exist. both lack counsel as the case is scheduled for trial next Monday. Lang's dismembered body was found in a Hammond Indiana swamp on July 9.
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Chicago
Evelyn Smith
Blanche Dunkel
Ervin Lang
Cornelius Harrington
Hammond
Ind
Two Detroit Store Owners Found Shot To Death In Shop
Detroit detectives report two downtown store owners slain in a sporting goods shop on an inside balcony. Victims were Harry Levey of a sporting goods company and Joseph Dannack, clothing store proprietor. Chief Frahm says they were killed in a fight.
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Detroit, Mich
INS
Harry Levey
Joseph Dannack
Fred W. Frahm
First Cedar Rapids Arrest Under Public Drinking Law
The first arrest in Cedar Rapids under the new state prohibition on drinking hard liquor in public occurred at 6 10 a m Thursday. Victim Mark Colligan 31 formerly of Cedar Rapids now residing in Moline Illinois was found in Lymans luncheonette with a mixture of alcohol and water and was taken to the city jail by Officer Robe. He was fined 25 dollars and costs later that afternoon by Justice A S Reed who suspended the fine.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark Colligan
Moline
Colligan
Lyman
Robe
Justice A. S. Reed
Head Of Keeley Institute Slain By Four Bandits
Dr. James H. Oughton, 50, president of the Keeley Institute for alcoholics in Dwight Illinois, was shot in the institute offices by one of four bandits during a noon raid. The leader fired after the victim emerged from his office. the others searched a steel box and fled in a sedan toward Chicago.
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Dwight, Ill
James H. Oughton
Keeley Institute For Alcoholics
R. H. Bogers
Chicago
U.S. Plans To Lend 95 Millions For Farm Power Lines
Washington officials announced a plan to lend private utilities at least 95 million dollars for farm power lines. The program aims to bring cheap electricity to about 351 000 farm families, with funding set at 3 percent over 20 years.
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U.S
Washington
Morris L. Cooke
Cooke
Execu
Rural power plan estimates large wire build and customer reach
The report analyzes options to lay 78 180 miles of new wire for 75 320 000 and install sites for 351 000 customers at 113 685 000. Initial farmer costs total 125 564 000 including 79 418 000 for electrical appliances 41 295 000 for home wiring and 3 851 000 for service extensions.
Grandmother and Father Murdered Near Marlington Farm
Mrs Jennie Sharp 73 and her son William 42 were killed in their isolated Marlington area farmhouse. Raymond 9, grandson, is believed kidnapped as authorities disclose the brutal assault by an unidentified assailant. Strong family ties and local prominence are noted in Clarksburg reporting.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
INL
Marlington
Jennie Sharp
William
Raymond
Austria considers law to criminalize race discrimination
Vienna report says Austria opened debate on a draft bill to make racial discrimination a severe crime. The proposal, backed by many leading law professors and judges, would treat discrimination as mental cruelty and punish it with severe sentences, aligning with anti Nazi German policies.
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Vienna
INS
Austria
Germany
Fast Train Kills Six Track Workers
A Pennsylvania electric express train killed six track workers three miles south of Wilmington. The dead are Frank Dilno of Newport Del Wielba Schiaverrelli of Belvedere Del Carmelo Intelisano of Wilmington Juan Carreno of Newport Del Frank Catoldo of Wilmington and Romeo Marscella of Wilmington.
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Wilmington
Del
Pennsylvania Electric
Frank Dilno
Newport
Wielba Schiaverrelli
Belvedere
Carmelo Intelisano
Juan Carreno
Frank Cateldo
Romeo Marscella
Woman keys man to house: supreme court adultery ruling
In Vienna the supreme court holds that a wife who gives her front door key to a man without her husband knowing commits adultery. The decision clarifies marital boundaries and complicity in a domestic setting.
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Vienna
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A 1935 Cedar Rapids toll report lists 227 accidents resulting in 267 injuries and 9 deaths. Local officials summarize traffic dangers and urge safety measures to reduce casualties.
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Cedar Rapids
Employment Office Sets July Placements Record at 292
The Town State Employment service office in the Bever Building reports a July record of 292 placements, 64 percent permanent and 36 percent temporary. Over 1,500 placements since Jan 1, about half permanent, with 70 percent men and 30 percent women.
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State Employment Service
Bever Building
B. W. Robinson
Robinson
Iowa
Vitamins in obstetrics reviewed by Dr Lewis
Dr Llewellyn R Lewis reviews vitamin roles in obstetrics with guidance for expectant mothers. He notes vitamin A deficiency weakens mucosal defenses, vitamin D aids calcium metabolism, and vitamin B supports nerve function, lactation and antiemetic effects. He cites studies on reduced puerperal sepsis with extra vitamins and offers pamphlets and book recommendations.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Llewellyn R. Lewis
Los Angeles County Medical Association
Children’s Bureau
Labor Department
Washington, D. C
W. E. Hunter
Stacey
F. H. Richardson
Putnam
G. L. Broadhead
Hoeber
Lewis
Sheffield University Hospital
Questions and Answers on Health and Nutrition in War Era Columns
A compilation of reader questions on poison first aid beliefs in the National Guard, spinach nutrition and hair growth, pasteurized milk for infants, and miscopied archival notes. Responses clarify alcohol not a remedy for snakebites, spinach as a calcium and iron rich food, and pasteurized milk needing no boiling for a one year old, with cautions on dairy handling.
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National Guard
Remarkable Bridge Hand Shows Major Suit Victory
The article analyzes a bridge deal where with all suits stopped and both hands 4-3-3-3, four hearts proved the only route to game. North opens due to Aces, South lightly supports, and a sequence leads to a four hearts contract despite mixed bidding. West ends with spades the only safe lead, but strategic plays yield East enough tricks to win.
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North
South
West
East
Hearts
Copsright
Independence Artist Given High Rating
Robert Ta bor a local artist was rated by Forbes Watson as one of three outstanding artists of the public works project. His painting Vendue created in February 1933 and loaned to the Corcoran Gallery in Washington was later housed in Ames and named among America’s three standout works. Other notable Tabor works include Main Street Stormy Weather Street Scene.
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Gazette
Independence
Robert Tabor
Forbes Watson
American Art Critics
Public Works Project
Mr. Tabor
Vendue
America
Tabor
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