Death toll rising in eastern Oturm and surrounding flood zones
The Associated Press reports floods across the east claim at least 45 lives with the toll climbing toward 49 as a tropical storm drives through the St Lawrence valley. Rescue efforts reach Camp Achvach, New York, where 190 people, mostly youths, are marooned by Neversink river floods. Authorities say waters are receding. a second dam threat subsides. Pennsylvania reports widespread damage and mass evacuations near York. Fleischmanns and Mount Tremper face dam concerns while a New York priest dies attempting to aid marooned victims. A ship remains missing as the storm wreaks havoc on rail and air routes.
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Tropics
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Camp aAchvach
Gedeffro
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Neversink
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York
Catskill Mountain
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James Healey
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N.Y
Damage Ties Up Norfolk Steamship Scene
Coast guard cutters pursued the derelict small craft and a 225 ton motorship Solarina stuck in Poco Moke Sound off Chesapeake while twelve aboard faced danger. Passengers aboard the Madison knelt in prayer as the liner battled a hurricane, two lives lost before the ship reached Norfolk port.
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Pocomoke Sound
Chesapeake
Coast Guard
Solarina
Carolinas
Madison
Ed Korn King Kottwitz Sets World Record In Corn Eater Contest
In Ortonville Minnesota Ed Korn King Kottwitz won the northwest title by eating fifty ears of corn in a late night contest. He topped his own prior record of thirty seven ears while rejecting butter and salt. Teammates and crowd watched as a huge cob pile grew before him. Mrs L W Lindstrom, 71, won the women’s title by eating forty four ears, surpassing Pauline Lewis who had held the previous mark.
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Ortonville
Minn
Ed Korn King
Kottwitz
Northwest
Minnesota
L. W Lindstrom
Pauline Lewis
Texas Drys Fight To Zero Hour For Success Saturday
Texas veterans and drys vie for votes in Saturdays election to ratify the twenty-first amendment and decide beer legalization. Rallies on college campuses and schools marked the final push with both sides projecting around 500000 votes cast and a possible 100000 vote margin for repeal advocates.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Drys
Wets
Consolidation Shrinks Dry Enforcement to 23 Offices
Attorney General Cummings announced the consolidation of 132 prohibition enforcement offices into 23 aligned with the Bureau of Investigation. Edgar Hoover remains director. John S Hurley becomes assistant director in charge of prohibition. the unit drops from about 1800 to under 1100 personnel to boost efficiency and target commercial violators gangsters and racketeers.
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Washington
Prohibition
Cummings
Prohibition Bureau
Roosevelt
Bureau of Investigation
Edgar Hoover
John S Hurley
AV. Dalrymple
City Briefs and Personal Notices Include Fines and Visits
Haircuts 35e at Second avenue SE. Tom Dinan, 64, of 1050 Second avenue SE, fined 10 dollars plus costs for intoxication in police court. Mr and Mrs J J Hervert of 1015 Second Street SE, Mr and Mrs Leo Zbanek of 2003 Blake Boulevard SE, and Carl Zbanek of 1264 Second Ave SE returned from Chicago where they attended A Century of Progress exposition. Mrs A B Van Dyke of 814 Wellington Street SE moved home from St Luke's Hospital where she was recovering from a fall. James Olney of 522 Vernon Drive SE fined 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Boyd Sanford of 516 Fifteenth Street SE assessed 10 dollars plus costs for speeding. Frank Sadilek of 308 E Avenue NW paid costs on speeding. G Benta, recently discharged from the navy after eight years, is at his sister Mrs M. <END>
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Second Avenue SE
J J Hervert
Second Street
Leo Zbanek
Blake Boulevard
Carl Zbanek
Second Avenue
Chicago
A. B van Dyke
Wellington Street
St. Lukes Hospital
James Olney
Vernon Drive
Boyd Sanford
Fifteenth Street
Frank Sadilek
E Avenue NW
G Benta
Navy
Mrs. M
Benefit dance by Knights of Columbus at Cedar Park
Knights of Columbus council No. 909 will conduct a benefit dance open to the public at Cedar park today at 9 p.m. The event is hosted by Mrs Mamie Zenisheck of 1428 J street SW and attended by local residents from Solon and Swisher including the Zenisheck children and friends.
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Knights of Columbus Council No. 909
Cedar Park
Mamie Zenisheck
J Street
Solon and
Swisher
The
Gazette
Two Executed For Murder Of Bride
McALESTER Okla AP an 18 year old farm boy the youngest of forty one criminals who have died in Oklahoma s electric chair was executed Friday with his uncle for the murder of the latter s 15 year old bride George Oliver preceded his kinsman Claude Oliver 28 on death the two paid the penalty for killing Della Oliver Claude s bride of three months to collect a 5000 insurance policy on her life
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Okla
Oklahoma
George Oliver
Claude Oliver
Della Oliver
Claude
Frustrate Plot To Counterfeit Money In Federal Prison
The justice department disclosed the discovery and thwarting of a plan by inmates at Leavenworth penitentiary to manufacture counterfeit money. Dr. H D Powers, an assistant psychologist, was suspended after counterfeiting materials were found under his supervision. No paper suitable for currency was located, and authorities believe the plot was stopped before operations could begin. The department noted a number of skilled counterfeiters are in the prison and pledged ongoing vigilance.
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The
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Leavenworth Penitenti
H D. Powers
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Leavenworth
Michigan Woman Hurt When Car H hits Street Bump
Mrs C Royce of Escanaba Mich was injured Friday noon when her car struck a bump on Sixth street SE in Cedar Rapids. She suffered a forehead gash and a wrenched back, received first aid at St Luke's hospital and was released.
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Escanaba
Mich
Cedar Rapids
Claudette Colbert Undergoes Appendectomy Before Hawaii Trip
Hollywood reports Claudette Colbert fells ill with appendicitis and will undergo surgery on Friday. The film company sailing for Honolulu with fifty seven actors and technicians is postponed two weeks.
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Hollywood
INS
Hawaii
Claudette Colbert
Brunet
Honolulu
Mrs Van Pelt Wins Crochet Bed Spread at State Fair
Mrs Walter J Van Pelt of 1228 Third Avenue SE won second prize in the crochet bed spread section at the Iowa state fair. Her cream colored thread spread features a popcorn design with a twelve inch popcorn edged border and was entered "Just for fun" after years away from crochet. It took nearly a year to complete. Des Moines’ Mrs Rose Azzinols won first prize in the same section.
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Walter J. van Pelt
Third Avenue SE
van Pelt
Rose Azzinols
Des Moines
Desire for Tax Exempt Securities Behind Public Works
Arthur Huntington of Iowa Electric Light and Power told the High Twelve club that tax exempt and guaranteed securities drive public works programs. He showed a graph of business cycles and warned that post program downturns recur, citing Germany’s collapse when many relied on the government. He noted 10 percent of Americans on the public payroll and urged caution about current economic tinkering.
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Arthur Huntington
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
High Twelve Club
Huntington
Germany
Iowa Truckers Secretary Travels In Portable NRA Office
John Shannahan, secretary of the Iowa Truckers association, and state director Val DeWald travel in a bus converted to an office to rally trucking interests in Cedar Rapids territory for the NRA code. A statewide tour began August 7 to secure backing and informants for a permanent fair-trade code, with meetings at Clarence and Keystone and a Cedar Rapids focus next week. The Iowa group will report findings to the national body for a permanent code to Gen Hugh S. Johnson.
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Sioux City
Iowa Truckers Association
Val DeWald
Mechanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Clarence
Keystone
Town City
Iowa Association
National Truckers Group
Hugh S. Johnson
L J Wilson
Des Moines
Peter S Peterson
Underwood
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