FBI Report Shows Crime Decline in 1933 35
FBI statistics from police departments in 1127 cities with 43 9 million people show declines in robberies car thefts homicide aggravated assault and burglary from 1933 to 1935. Robberies fell 26 5 percent from 45925 to 33747 and auto thefts dropped 26 2 percent from 141603 to 104434.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Congress
FBI
Washington, D. C
Canary leg mended with matches at Boston clinic
The Merwin memorial free clinic for animals in Boston, funded by a $60,000 trust, treats pets including a canary whose broken leg was mended with matchstick splints. Dr. Terrance Burke and assistant Peter Simpson run the clinic, founded in 1929 to honor Henry C. Merwin.
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Boston
INS
Merwin
Henry C. Merwin
Boston Workhorse Association
Terrance Burke
Peter Simpson
Burke
Sons of Col Titus Follow His Career
Calvin P. Titus Jr., 22, son of Lieut. Col Titus and Mrs Titus of North Hollywood California, won a West Point appointment at large issued by President Roosevelt. He joined class of 557 cadets and entered the academy July 1. The July 30 absorption moved the class into the cadet corps with daily parades.
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Titus
Donald Winston Titus
West Point
Air Corps
Fort Lewis
Wash
Calvin Titus
University of California At
Los Angeles
Fort Scott
San Francisco
Calvin P. Titus
Coe College
Calvin P. Titus, Jr
North Hollywood
Calif
Roosevelt
United States Military Academy
Corps of Cadets
Academy
Rock fish haul prompt plan to curb overfishing
A proposed act aims to protect fish supply and curb waste while possibly prohibiting taking more fish than can be marketed. The push follows a Chesapeake Bay incident where a local commercial fisherman seined 18,000 pounds of rock fish in one haul, failed to ice them, and the entire catch was deemed unfit for consumption and ordered destroyed in Baltimore.
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Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Farm Imports Rise in 1935 After Drought Impact
Washington report shows foreign producers doubled grain and wool exports to the United States in 1935 and lifted other farm shipments. Wheat and grain imports surged while vegetable oils and wool more than doubled. Domestic factors and drought reduced supply, spurring higher import needs. export losses were seen in pork and cotton.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
George N. Peek
New Deal
Roper
China
Japan
Government likely to pass migratory fish act in next Congress
A concerted push for a migratory fish act aims to unify state conservation laws for both fresh and salt water species. President Roosevelt supports the plan, which targets pollution control and curbs purse nets while protecting commercial and sport fishing.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
East
West
Gulf Coasts
Conservationists push against future supply netting
Conservationists note that only certain fishing nets such as the hand seine trap net and gill net may be left undisturbed while wiping out the source of future supply. The article discusses regulatory approaches and impact on fish stocks.
China clamps censorship on its radio programs
Beijing imposes pre broadcast copies of content for all radio material. Censors target popular songs and dialogue judged indecent with stations warned of penalties for breaches.
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China
Peiping
Landon to Speak in Cedar Rapids for Iowa Stop
Governor Alfred M Landon Republican presidential candidate will deliver his only Iowa platform speech in Cedar Rapids next Friday afternoon. Local Republicans coordinate a precise ten minute reception with a 4 50 p m train arrival and a platform erected near Greene s square. Linn county chairman Carl Hendrickson calls a Monday noon meeting after the Republican club luncheon to discuss London reception plans and campaign issues with Charles Penningroth speaking at the luncheon.
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Alfred M. Landon
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
National
Chicago
Landon
Greene’s Square
Carl Hendrickson
Linn County
Tees
London
Republican Club
Montrose
Charles Penningroth
Congress
Picnic Planned for Children with Home and Playground Gardens
The annual picnic for children cultivating home or playground gardens under the playground commission will be held Tuesday at Bever Park pavilion from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees should bring picnic supplies and their garden notebooks. Prizes await notebooks and superior gardens. Mrs. J. G. Stone will judge notebooks. Mrs. L. J. Smith leads arrangements.
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Playground Commission
Bever Park
J. G. Stone
L. J. Smith
Traffic Death Toll in Iowa Drops in First Half 1936
A National Safety Council report received in Cedar Rapids shows Iowa had 205 motor vehicle traffic deaths in the first six months of 1936, down from 235 in the same period of 1935. California and Missouri rose, while Kansas increased to 258 deaths.
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Iowa
National Safety Council
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
California
Kansas
Missouri
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ENNA
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A Hollander & Sons
A. Hollander & Sons
Newman's
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Oest Bupane Gas
American Gas
Guilhow
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kayser
Townley
Hank Yarn
Adolee Tax
Botany
Second Fleet
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