Prospective 1936 Year Seen Bright for Auto Dealers
Detroit bureau reports 1936 should be the most profitable year for auto dealers yet, with about 90 cars sold per dealer, despite fewer dealers. Records show 1935 stock near 1929 peak, while 1936 profit efforts include dealer surveys and factory support to prevent price cuts and overstock.
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Robert M. Ross
Universal Service Automobile
Detroit
R. L. Polk and Co
Automotive Industries
United States
The Loyal Mongrel Hans Saves Captain Weiss at War
Hans, an imperfect mix of breeds, belonged to Captain Karl Weiss of Austria. During war, Hans sniffed out Weiss among hundreds of dead, guiding rescue crews to the wounded officer. The loyal dog stayed by Weiss’s side through illness and years of separation, then rejoined him on the front as another conflict loomed.
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Hans
Karl Weiss
Weiss
Captain Weiss
Comradship
In The World Of Bridge by Josephine Culbertson
South leads and the defense registers nine tricks for 1100 points in a bridge problem analysis. The column discusses bidding misjudgments, double responses, and strategic play from the 1936 article.
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Bridge
Josephine Culbertson
West
South
East
Captain Weiss and his loyal dog Hans meet sorrow and a final farewell
Officers recall Hans locating his wounded master Captain Weiss after a battle. Weiss, mortally wounded, travels to Vienna to ensure Hans’s care, leaving a will for his elderly cousin to provide for the dog. Both man and dog die shortly after, bound by devotion and tragedy.
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Soldier Dog of
Vienna
National Anthem Composer Francis Scott Key Remembered
A Baltimore lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key, author of the star spangled banner, is noted for his birth 156 years ago as readers recall the origins of the anthem and its place in American history.
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Sterling
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Peak Shooting Star Period Around August 10 1862
Astronomers note that the sky around August 10 to 15 shows a spike in meteor activity. An exceptional shower of shooting stars occurred on August 10, 1862, marking a historical peak in celestial displays.
Davis and the Northwest Passage Named Davis Straits
John Davis sought the Northwest Passage but failed. On August 11, 1585 he discovered a waterway that became known as Davis Straits. Davis was a famed explorer who died in 1605 when pirates near Malacca killed him.
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John Davis
Davis’ Straits
Davis
Malacca
Jenner and the vaccination mark in medical history
The text recalls Dr Edward Jenner as the pioneer of vaccination to prevent smallpox, noting past deaths of monarchs and leaders from the disease. It mentions public distrust of vaccination and cites the British Parliament passing the vaccination act on August 12 1898, about 102 years after Jenner’s early work.
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Edward Jenner
Jenner
Mary
England
Germany
Dauphiness
France
Russia
Sweden
Louis XV
Dr. Jenner
Lucy Stone Defies Father To Seek Higher Knowledge
The father of Lucy Stone born 1818 refused to fund college for a woman calling it preposterous. Lucy Stone nevertheless pursued education and became one of the era’s most renowned American women in the nineteenth century.
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Lucy Stone
Justice Field Narrowly Escaped Two Assassination Attempts
Stephen Johnson Field, long serving associate justice and former presidential hopeful, survived two assassination attempts. A bomb sent to him failed to explode. forty seven years ago another shooter named Terry targeted Field, but a bodyguard fired first, killing the assailant.
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Stephen Johnson Field
Supreme Court
California
Terry
Justice Field
Panama Canal Opens 22 Years Ago Today
The Panama Canal was formally opened twenty two years ago today. It reduces voyage distance between San Francisco and New York by 7 873 miles and cost about 500 million dollars to build, producing about 3 7 percent annual return on the investment.
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Panama Canal
San Francisco
New York
Radio Schedule Highlights Across NBC CBS and WABC Stations
A dense grid of daytime, afternoon, and evening radio programming lists NBC CBS and WABC shows and orchestras. Programs feature names like Melopy Pallette Days Dreams Major Bowes' Capitol Family and Jerry Sears orch with many station chains and venues across WEAF WJZ CBS WABC and KMOX.
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NBC
WEAF
WJZ
CBS
Wabc Chain
Southernaires
Weaf Chain
Berlin
Germany
Church of the Air
WABC
WGST
Melody Pallette
Weer
Major Bowes
Capitol Family
Wjz Wenell
Wec
Weco
INBC
Peter Absolute
KMOX
Spmenene
Weaf You
Benno Rabinoff
WJZ Chain
Widow’s Sons
Jerry Sears Orch
Terriss Orch
WBBM
Manhattan
WMA Kyw
Serpette Otis Skinner
Navara
Bob
Crosby Orch
Keith Beecher
WEAP
Busse Orch
Mon Johnson Orch
WCCO
Sammy Ee Orch
Carl Navarne Or
WJZ Chain. Symphony Orch
Marc_ Williams
Breakfast Club
T. i
Enter Wynne
Ishard Maxwell
Wgst Wocc
Betty and
Doc Whipple
Josh Higgins
David Harum
Ee and Banta
E Flames
Vic and Sade
Maurice Brown
Wbbm Remox
Five Star Jones
Strings
Pan Music Guild
WJZ Stanhattan
Pepper Young
WJZ _ chain
I Jennings
Beatrice Mack
Woman’s Radio Review
Flatbush
Gene Arnold
My Vitale
Orch
Jerry Sears
WJZ _chain
Versi Does
Amos 'N
Andy
Small
Bomar Venuta
Wabc Ain
Goones London
Eawin Co
Hill ikBe
Weap Chain
Lum and
Abner
Judy Starr
KYW
WMAQ
Jean Dickinson
Horace Heidt Orch
Wabc M
Eaf
Bee Lyman Orch
Pick
Pat
Parsons, Bass
WJZ Chain Radio Theater
Richard Himber Orch
Lucas Orch
Tony" Russell
al Donahue
Snenie Cummins
Ruley and
Farley Orch
Shandor
Weet Lopez Orch
Biddleman Orch
da Charles Barnet Orch
Television is here says Farnsworth at FCC hearing
Philo T Farnsworth vice president of Farnsworth Television Inc asserts television already exists with hundreds of sets picking up signals from Purdue and National Television stations. He warns efforts to delay commercial TV will fail and that bootleg sets will push patent holders to produce. He notes receivers could cost under 250 and questions control over rapid progress.
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Washington
Philo T. Farnsworth
Farnsworth Television, Inc
San Francisco
Purdue University
National Television Corporation
Farnsworth
Federal Communications Commission
Pratt
Z C B J Picnic Set At Sokol Camp Near Center Point
South Side News reports a state Z C B J picnic at Sokol camp by the Cedar River near Center Point. Lodges from Iowa are expected to attend with refreshments provided. A sports program includes a local Z C B J ball game against a Chelsea pickup team. Transportation is arranged for those without cars.
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Sokol
Iowa
Chelsea
Center Point
Cedar River
Junior Czech Picnic Announces Ball Game at Miller Park
The Junior American Czech lodge C. S. A. hosts a picnic at Miller park with a 2 30 p m ball game against a Chicago Thomas Edison lodge team. A dancing bowling and sports program follows inviting members and families.
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C. S. A.miller Park
Thomas Edison Lodge
Chicago
Hlubacek and Pochobradski Visit Illinois Lodge Initiation
T B Hlubacek Jr district vicepresident of the S A organization and Louis J Pochobrad sky Jr president of Progressive lodge CS A visited East Moline Illinois on Thursday to tour the Thomas Jefferson lodge that recently initiated a group of new members.
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T. B. Hlubacek, Jr
the . S. A
Louis J. Pochobradsky, Jr
Progressive Lodge
East Moline
Ill
Thomas Jefferson Lodge
Z. C. B. J. Lodge Meetings Listed This Week
Prokop Velky lodge meets Tuesday Zizkov Dub lodge Wednesday and Karel IV lodge Thursday all at 7 30 p m.
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Prokop Velky
Zizkov Dub _ lodge
Karel IV
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King
Harold Ammons
Mgr
Dale Harrison
Associated Press
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
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