Cry of Peace Vain in World Torn by Wars
A retrospective overview traces wars from 1928 to 1935, detailing abdications in Afghanistan, revolts across Bolivia to Cuba, and Japan's aggression in Shanghai and Manchuria. It notes vast casualties, economic losses, and ongoing global strife, asking where the next world war may begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afghanistan
Amanullah
Inayatullah
Habibullah
Nadir Khan
Italy
Africa
Ethiopia
Bolivia
Peru
Argentine
Brazil
Chile
Paraguay
Salvador
Siam
Colombia
Leticia
Cuba
China
Japan
Shanghai
Nippon
Manchuria
Spain
Australia
1936 A Momentous Year for Hollywood clan OLLYWOOD
Hollywood reflects on 1936 as a pivotal year with mass attention to stars and events. It notes marriages, engagements, diaries, box office shifts, color films, and landmark productions while marking personal milestones for Shirley Temple, Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Greta Garbo amid industry changes and public romances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollywood
NEA
Hollywood
Shirley Temple
Jean Harlow
Mary Astor
Ariel
Caliban
20Th Century-Fox
Simone Simon
Ida Lupino
Anthony Adverse
Dionne
Clark Gable
Mr. Gable
Bing Crosby
Cain and
Mabel
Marion
Katharine Hepburn
Nelson Eddy
New Lung Tube Prevents Tire Blowouts in Italy
Italian tire makers announce a two cylinder inner tube inspired by the human lung. The outer chamber has hundreds of compartments attached to the inner air chamber. If punctured, only a few compartments deflate while others expand to keep the tire supple and intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milano
INS
War Dept approves river levee here as WPA project
After a delayed review the War Department approves the Cedar River levee from Fourteenth Avenue to the Rock Island bridge as a WPA project. About sixty men will be employed with most work by hand labor and some by machinery. the project awaits further WPA decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Cedar River
Fourteenth Avenue
Rock Island Bridge
WPA
Frank E. Young
Ben Tait
Young
E. E. Gesler
Engineering Corps
Rock Island, Ill
Tait
Courthouse Parade and County Jail Holiday Visit
Courtroom parade recounts Milo Sedlak inspecting a heavy slug device used by peace officers. Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn demonstrates it as Milo is knocked back by its spring loaded punch. Santa Claus visits Linn County jail inmates during the festive season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo Sedlacek
Dick Payn
Milo
Joe Louis
Santa Claus
Linn County
New Mapping Tool Aids County Engineering Office
A gadget resembling a dentist drill suspension is used by County Engineer Bill Behrens' office to turn off a dozen angles and aid drafting. Placed on the drafting table on a horizontal plane the device allows precise angle lines in mapping and platting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Behrens
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Charlie Chaplin
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Freddie Bartholomew
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Colony Gossip
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Henry Fonda
Randolph Scott
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Gail Patrick
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Mae Dare
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Jane Withers
Jeanette MacDonald
Robert Taylor
Greta Garbo
Camille
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Mr. Taylor
Miss Garbo
Charlie Ruggles
Jack la Rue
Clarence Brown
Marlene Dietrich
Miss Dietrich
George Raft
Bette Davis
Jimmy Cagney
Joe E. Brown
Little Miss Temple
Master Bartholomew
Constance Bennett
Carole Lombard
Zukor Vs. Goldwyn
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Gary Cooper
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Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association
Bob Vesely
Sam Grier
United States
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Bob
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Balboa Heights
Panama Canal Defense Service
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Vesely
George Krabbenhoff
Cedar Rapids
Ted Vesely
Bill Vesely
Roosevelt
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Frenchy Grafolier
Coe
Stan Vesely
Omaha
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Olsen and Johnson
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Lydia Wehmeier Perkins
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