Druggist Picnic Held For E L Beezley Birthday
Wholesale and retail druggists with salesmen and families met for an annual picnic at Lincoln Park beginning 11 am with a golf tournament at Kenmore and a dance planned for 8 pm. Attendance was estimated at 300 to 500 from nine counties. A program started at 3 pm with bridge and athletic events, followed by a 5:30 to 7:30 pm picnic supper to allow attendees to participate without closing for the evening.
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Kenmore
E. L. Beezley
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
Milo A. Chehak
Emil Horak
Tom Callan
J.C. Roushar
Rud Horak
Lincoln Park
Hiking Club to Organize in Cedar Rapids Monday
A Cedar Rapids playground commission meeting at city hall 7 30 p.m. Monday invites all interested in hiking to join a new club. Funded by the playground program, hikes will be modest three miles and led by various leaders with schedules including weekend and one weekday evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Playground Commission
Clare Nichols
Hike For Health
92 Year Old Man Ventures Further After First Plane Ride
Cedar Rapids resident William Wiegle age 92 took his first air jaunt in Iowa City on Sunday. He flew beyond 3000 feet and a few miles declaring he will fly again and aims higher next time. Wiegle asked to go to Chicago by air noting it would cost about the same as rail. He wore his G A R badge and said fear is for others not him.
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William Wiegle
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Wiegle
Clarence White
Ridgeway Drive
Chicago
Gates of Heaven
New Lindbergh Baby Born In New York Not In New Jersey
The newborn Lindbergh son is a native New Yorker, per birth certificate filed with the New York health department. The birthplace had been believed linked to Englewood New Jersey, with Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow’s estate previously cited. the infant’s birth occurred several hours after an earlier transfer of Mrs. Lindbergh to a Manhattan penthouse. Both mother and baby were reported well.
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New York
INS
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Yorker
Health Department
Englewood
N J
Dwight W. Morrow
Bullfrog in Cleburne Harboring Prey Feeds On Alive Moccasin
In Cleburne Texas a bullfrog found unusually fat contained the bodies of a quail and a baby water moccasin in its stomach. The moccasin was still alive when discovered, prompting an unusual wildlife discovery report.
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Cleburne
Tex
W C T U Backs Congress Focus After Prohibition Policy
National officers and delegates of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union met after their convention in Seattle to set policy. They will withhold support from any presidential candidate unless backed by a new third party founded on prohibition. Delegates plan to elect dry congressmen and return home to defend state liquor laws.
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Seattle
Wash
INS
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Mount Rainier National Park
New Commodities Loan Group Planned and to Start
New York based Commodities Finance Corp will be incorporated Friday or Saturday and begin operations immediately. The group plans to furnish credits for purchase and marketing of commodities. Announcement credited Mortimer N. to the statement referencing the completion of the credit body’s organization.
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NEW York
Buckner outlines new banking support for proposed corporation
Buckner, president of the New York clearing house, cited leading banking houses that have subscribed to the nominal capitalization. The idea, promoted weeks earlier by Eugene Meyer, aims to back loans with commodities as security and relieve debt burdens.
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Buckner
New York Clearing House
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Clearing House Association
Young Committee of Industrialists
Police Save 9 Year Old After Sister’s Scissor Attack
In Los Angeles a 9 year old girl Ming Lee Woo narrowly survived a stabbing attempt by her 3 year old sister Kin Tee Woo who tried to kill her to gain care of their infant brother Hom Win. Police surgeons treated Ming Lee, and Kin Tee’s motive was reported as jealousy over the infant.
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District Court
Los Angeles
INS
Ming Lee Woo
Kin Tee Woo
Ming Lee
Kin Tee
Hom Win
How to Play And How to Win Contract Bridge
Reading the article on distribution based bidding, John P D Bibb of Anniston, Alabama discusses how to select the best contract using Approach bidding. It analyzes a notrump versus suit contracts, four hearts, and the role of forsing takeout raises to reach slam with favorable distribution and honors.
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John PD. Bibb
Anniston
Ala
South
Hearts
West
South West
Namicely
Douglas Fairbanks Plans Orient Hunt For Tigers
Hollywood AP reports Douglas Fairbanks prepares for a Far East trip to hunt long-haired tigers. He will sail from San Francisco next Thursday, visiting China Japan and Manchuria with cameramen Chuck Lewis Ken Davenport and Allen Boon. Mary Pickford stays home to finish a film and may join in Russia if timely.
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Hollywood
Douglas Fairbanks
Orient
San Francisco
China
Japan
Manchuria
Chuck Lewis
Ken Davenport
Allen Boon
Mary Pickford
Fairbanks
Russia
Illinois Receives Emergency Loan From Reconstruction Finance Corp
Washington reports the Reconstruction Finance Corporation provided Illinois a 6 million dollar emergency loan on Friday to bridge funds until October 1. A Chicago delegation led by corporation counsel William H. Sexton said existing state funds would be exhausted before the weekend. An application for 23,279,475 was noted.
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Washington
INL
Gov. Emmerson
Illinois
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
William H. Sexton
Corporation Counsel
Chicago
Illinois counties relief fund denial and new stance
The board denied extending a relief fund to 45 Illinois counties through year end. The $6,000,000 was included in the total. The corporation will notify the governor it recognizes the state and subdivisions' relief efforts over 20 months, but will hesitate to consider further federal relief funding until additional state action is taken. A $3,000,000 relief loan was granted to Illinois on July 27.
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Ilinois
IlMnois
Hurley to Attend American Legion Convention in Portland
Secretary of War Patrick Hurley plans to attend the American Legion national convention in Portland Oregon next month observers expect a mission similar to Hoover’s Detroit visit last year aimed at preventing an immediate bonus payment vote. The article also notes an average hair weight of five to twelve ounces.
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Washington
Patrick Hurley
American Legion
Portland
Ore
Hoover
Legion
Detroit
Hurley
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