Roosevelt Plans Westward Trip Amid Drought Relief Efforts
President Roosevelt maps a western swing to inspect drought relief progress and meet governors including Landon. He plans to visit North and South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Kentucky before returning to Washington.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Ins
Hudson
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Northwest Dust Bowl
Corn Belt
Central States
Washington
White House
New York
Herbert Hoover
West
Stright
Dakotas
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Great Plains
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Iowa
Big River
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Zioncheck death blamed on own actions amid scandal
Washington congressman Zioncheck died after leaping from a window during a domestic dispute. Nadeau stated the incident followed erratic behavior tied to publicity and personal turmoil. Tributes came from figures like Speaker Bankhead and Rep Blanton.
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Zioncheck
Nadeau
Washington
Zionwheck
Jasper
Ala
William Bankhead
Abilene
Tex
Tom Blanton
Johnson brothers sent to Iowa industrial home on delinquency charges
George Johnson 17 and Martin Johnson 14 of Chicago were committed by Judge R W Hasner to the Eldora Iowa industrial home. Deputies charged them with delinquency and destitution after being picked up for stealing a bicycle. They had run away from home and were staying with relatives near Winthrop. Their parents Louis E and (name unreadable) Johnson of Chicago did not want them returned and the brothers had prior arrests in Chicago.
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Independence
George and
Martin Johnson
Chicago
R. W. Hasner
District Court
Iowa
Eldora
James McDonnel
Winthrop
Louis E. Johnson
Landon to Launch Presidential Fight at Sharon Rally
Thousands of republicans from the east will gather at the Tam o Shanter golf course near Sharon Pennsylvania to hear Gov Alf M Landon begin his campaign for the presidency The rally site spans 65 acres on Route 18 three miles south of Sharon and one mile north of West Middlesex where Landon was born The event marks a major early bid effort in August with a speakers platform and clubhouse visible on the grounds
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Central States
TVA
Tennessee Smoky Mountains
Washington
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Mr. Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
New York
Hyde Park
Landon
East
Tam o’Shanter
Sharon
Alf M. Landon
West
Middlesex
Route 18
New Castle Highway
Rumors Indicted In Wendel Probe By Federal Jury
Newark AP report says six individuals were named in indictments prepared under the Lindbergh law by the federal grand jury probing Paul H. Wendel's kidnapping allegation. The panel adjourned until September due to missing witnesses, keeping alive questions about Wendel's alleged kidnapping and torture under which he confessed to abducting the Lindbergh baby.
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Newark
N. J
Federal Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Lindbergh
Wendel
All Records Broken By General Motors Sales During 1936
General Motors reported the greatest July and seven months sales of cars and trucks in its history. The company said its aggregate distributive shipments to U.S. Canadian dealers and abroad last month totaled 204 693 cars versus 167 790 a year earlier and 217 931 in the previous month.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
United States
King Edward Flies to France for Long Vacation
King Edward with a party of friends began a months long holiday by air from Fort Belvedere to Calais. Piloted by the new Captain Of The Kings Flight, the king traveled incognito as the Duke of Lancaster on the Nahlin steam yacht voyage, marking the first overseas flight by a British monarch.
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London
Edward
Fort Belvedere
Calais
France
Duke of Lancaster
Pilgrims Learn Cranberry Sauce From Indians
The Pilgrims named cranberries devil food because raw berries pucker the mouth. Indians taught settlers to cook them into sauce.
Notice to bidders for school township bonds in Marion Iowa
Notice is hereby given that bids will be received for the sale of bonds to the amount of $1,000.00 until 8:00 p.m. of August 24 in the secretary's home. Chas. W. Van Note, Marion Iowa, is the contact.
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Maron
County
Iowa
Chas. W. van Note
Monroe
Marion
Massasoit Schooner Destroyed by Fire off Nantucket
Five man crew abandoned the 70 foot schooner Massasoit as fire engulfed the engine room near Nantucket Mass. The Ivanhoe of New Bedford rescued the sailors who stayed by the burning vessel until late Friday night. The Argo coast guard cutter and a coast guard plane searched the area without locating the crew.
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Nantucket
Mass
Massasoit
New Bedford
Ivanhoe
Coast Guard
Argo
Lindbergh Flies Over Copenhagen In Quiet Half Hour
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh flew over Copenhagen for about thirty minutes on Saturday in a private plane. He arrived at the airport unannounced and then departed without word, after visiting a local brewery and prior hours with his work on a mechanical heart at a Danish institute.
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Copenhagen
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bing Crosby Weather Prophecy Made By Vocal Cords
Hollywood AP reports Bing Crosby, famed singer, serves as an informal weather predictor for the movie colony. In two recent forecasts his throat warned of rain and dry spell, with rain arriving after his first call and no rain following his second. Crosby says his vocal cords detect changes in the weather.
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Bing Crosby
Hollywood
Calif
Crosby
Armored Car Lab Studies Lightning Across New Mexico
A mobile lightening research lab built on a car chassis travels New Mexico storm areas to photograph cloud to cloud and cloud to ground flashes. Researchers from the University of New Mexico and the University of Virginia measure electrical fields and meteorological conditions to understand lightning and aid radio reception.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Benjamin Franklin
American Philosophical Society of Philadelphia
Richard
Uncle Sam
E. J. Workman
R. E. Holzer
University of New Mexico
Workman
Holzer
J. W. Beam
L. B. Snoddy
University of Virginia
Judith Allen Files Divorce Suit Against Jack Doyle
In Los Angeles Judith Allen, a film actress, files for divorce from Irish prizefighter Jack Doyle. She seeks alimony of 100 dollars weekly, accusing him of an uncontrollable temper and drunkenness, and claiming he struck her on New Year’s Eve during a personal appearance in Indianapolis.
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Los Angeles
INS
Judith Allen
Jack Doyle
Indianapolis
City Briefs And Personals Highlights Local Happenings
Mrs. Ethel Mahon of 1053 Third Avenue SE remains improved after a major Mercy hospital operation. Rev J C Ross a visitor from Waterdown Canada will speak at Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 am. Firemen answered a shorted conduit fire at Wilson and Company packing plant near the sausage house with slight loss. Hugh A Sheridan and David Higgins will represent federal labor union 18619 at the state convention in Des Moines August 11 to 15.
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Ethel Mahon
Third Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
J. C. Ross
Waterdown
Canada
Sinclair Memorial Presbyterian Church
Wilson and Company
Hugh A. Sheridan
David Higgins
Federal
Des Moines
Three Designs Proposed for 1938 Christmas Health Seals
Anita S. Dunn of 1867 B Avenue NE submitted three designs to the National Tuberculosis Society for the 1938 Christmas health seals invitation.
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Anita S. Dunn
B Avenue
National Tuberculosis Society
Central Park Presbyterian to Welcome Dr. Welsh Sunday
With Rev. C. H. Hook away on vacation, Central Park Presbyterian Church will have Dr. D. D. Welsh of the Dubuque Seminary fill the pulpit at 11 a.m. after Sunday school at 10. No evening service is planned.
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Central Park Church
C. H. Hook
Central Park Presbyterian Church
D. D. Welsh
Dubuque Seminary
Welsh
Auto Collision On Fifth Street Injures No One
About 11 15 a m Saturday a two car collision occurred on Fifth street between Second and Third avenues. Drivers were Robert Drehouse of 1133 C avenue NW and C L Hargrave of 1552 Seventh avenue SE. Drehouse headed north when Hargrave pulled from an alley and turned south.
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Robert Drehouse
C Avenue NW
C. L. Hargrave
Seventh Avenue SE
Fifth Street
Second
Third Avenues
Drehouse
Hargrave
Special Music at Mission Sunday Evening
Sunshine Mission hosts special music with Dick and Don Gatrelle of WHO performing multiple selections. Mr. and Mrs. George Kunzman sing. Rev T J Hinkin assists, singing a bass solo and delivering the message on The Divine Response.
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Mission
Sunshine Mission
Don Gatrelle
George Kunzman
T. J. Hinkin
Peach Cream Pie and Cabbage Salad Recipe Notes
A fragmented kitchen note outlines a cabbage salad serving idea with a peach cream pie recipe. It references chopped cabbage with dressing and a chilled salad, plus a peach pie with sugar flour salt eggs yolk milk butter and vanilla or lemon extract. It describes mixing, baking, and serving steps with confectioners sugar on top.
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Suger Eecarmier Aca
City playground ping pong and croquet tournaments conclude
City wide finals at Roosevelt playground crown winners in girls and boys divisions. Croquet titles go to Fay Bartholomew and Minerva Cole for girls doubles, Leonard Kelly and Dean Rickey. Bever and Daniels rivals claim junior and senior crowns. Ping pong honors go to Bernice Wiederman and Lyle Brown in singles, with doubles won by Hubbard Brady and materials by Roosevelt and Harrison teams. Individual plaques will be issued at final community nights.
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Roosevelt Playground
Fay Bartholomew
Sixteenth Street SE
Minerva Cole
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Sinclair Playground
Leonard Kelly
D Avenue NE
Dean Rickey
Daniels Playground
Willard Yates
Seventh Avenue
Charles Popelka
Seventh Avenue SE
Bever Playground
Bernice Weiderman
Fifteenth Avenue
Lyle Brown
Third Avenue
Harrison Playground
Charles Havlik
Twenty-first Avenue
Riverside Playground
Martha Hubbard
Ninth Street
Margaret Brady
Tenth Street NW
Don Richardson
Second Avenue
Russell Redmond
Fifth Street
Roger Schwartz
Fourth Street
Emory Sample
Landon to tour Nebraska and Iowa in late August
The report notes Governor Alf Landon plans a campaign tour with rear platform appearances across Nebraska and Iowa in the final weeks of August. Roosevelt consults with organizers urging first voters to back Democratic ballots in November. Anti New Deal Democrats in Detroit split on supporting Landon, while Nashville returns show Richard M Atkins leading the Democratic nomination for congress.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Nebraska
Iowa
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Detroit
Landon
Nashville
Tenn
Richard M. Atkinson
Townsend Plan Organization
Congress
Burns
Erratic Turn Ends Zioncheck Career
The article chronicles a tumultuous period in former Congressman Zioncheck life with multiple arrests and escapes. It details driving stunts in Washington Maryland Virginia and North Carolina and the eventual psychiatric confinement and escape from Sheppard-Enoch Pratt hospital before returning to Washington.
Parachute Jumper Tangles In Clouds Over Moscow
N Budlinsky, a Soviet parachutist from Tiflis, jumped from a plane into storm clouds at about 4000 feet. He spent 18 minutes in his harness as upward winds buffeted him, swinging him up and down for over ten minutes before he could descend when the winds subsided.
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Moscow
Tiflis
N. Budlinsky
Birth Announcement for Peshek Family Daughter
Born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Peshek jr of Solon a daughter numbered three in the family. The event is recorded with affectionate notes and counts within the Peshek household.
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Joseph Peshek, Jr
Solon
Aet
Nco Ven
Peshek
Mas
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