Earhart psychic claims spark amid crash lore
Amelia Earhart is described as a top air seer predicting a discovery about the Western Air Express crash in Utah. She reportedly guided searches that matched wreckage finds near Burbank and Newhall, while officials remain skeptical but intrigued.
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Amelia Earhart
America
Western Air Express
Wasatch Mountains
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Miss Earhart
United Air Lines
Burbank
Calif
Saugus
Martin Johnson
Newhall
Utah
Farley Blushes At Dinner Kiss In Roosevelt Event
President Roosevelt praised Jim Farley at a dinner as crowds cheered speakers including Maine Governor Brann and Vermont’s Duffy. Farley reddened throughout the evening, climaxing when Miss Dewson pinned a rose on him and kissed him in a light moment witnessed by attendees.
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Roosevelt
Lawrence J. Roberts
Roos
Maine
Vermont
Louis J. Brann
Frank H. Duffy
Frank Murphy
Farley
General Motors
Mr. Roosevelt
Murphy
Glass
Supreme Court
Carter Glass
Virginia Anti-New
Miss Dewson
Jim
Livestock on Iowa Farms Falls From Inventorial Levels
Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl reports Iowa’s inventorial livestock numbers below last year’s, driven mainly by declines in western and southern counties hit by the 1936 drought. Hog herds total 6,525,000 head, down 10 percent. cattle 4,335,000, down 7 percent. horses 867,000, down 2 percent. mules 67,000, unchanged. sheep and lambs 1,576,000, down from 1,713,000.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Iowa
Carl
Bedford farmer charged after raid finds still and liquor
Glenn Gillette, 34, of Bedford, free on bond after a farm raid uncovered a still and liquor. Gillette allegedly stole the still and liquor evidence from State Agent Haley's car and hid a jug under a barn floor. Charges include illegal possession of liquor and maintaining a still.
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Bedford
Glenn Gillette
Tom Lacy
Lacy
Gillette
W. P. Haley
Haley
Nebraska one house legislature receives 211 new bills
Lincoln Nebraska AP reports the unicameral chamber drew 211 new bills on Monday as the 30 day introduction period closed with 551 total bills submitted during that window.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Announce Effective New Vaccine For Use In Influenza Battle
Rockefeller Institute researchers Dr. Thomas Francis Jr and Dr. T P Magill announced a new influenza vaccine. It was tested on 23 human volunteers who offered to participate. The vaccine reportedly provides complete immunity for at least six months after injection.
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New York
Thomas Francis, Jr
T. P. Magill
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Rockefeller
May Create Hiss Loud Enough To Clear Away Fogs
New York AP reports that scientists may develop a hissing sound powerful enough to blew fog from airports. Dr. R S Dean of the U S Bureau of Mines notes the concept builds on a chimney cleaning whistle, but current methods lack the needed intensity. He cautions future advances could make it possible.
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New York
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Washington
R. S. Dean
Bureau of Mines
Fred Kluss to Join Cornell Summer Faculty
Fred J. Kluss, principal of Roosevelt high school, will join the Cornell College summer school faculty, returning for a second summer as an instructor. A Cornell graduate of 1915, he will teach courses on the historical introduction to education and high school administration and supervision. The session runs June 8 to August 16.
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Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelt High School
Cornell College
C. L. Rich
Kluss
Cornell
Organize for Dairy Cattle Show Leaders Named
The article lists co chairmen and superintendents for the dairy cattle event. Key figures include S. E. Coquillette and Van Vechten Shaffer as co chairs, A. R. Menary and Frank Stepanek on buildings and public safety, and Floyd Johnston as general superintendent for the cattle department. Movement through junior livestock, judging, and saddle horse divisions is outlined with Rex Conn, L. L. Falck, Rex Beresford, and Dr. H. N. Strader supervising.
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Cedar Rapids
Kermith Huehn
Manchester
R. W. Ashby
Marengo
Potter Smith
Vinton
M. A. Crary
Tipton
R. L. Amsberry
D. E. Irwin
Independence
Max Sauerbry
Anamosa
L. B. Callison
L. L. Falck
Rex Beresford
Carl R. Smith
Emmett Gardner
Iowa City
D. E. Western
Rex Conn
Morrell Leeds
D. H. Zentmire
Lyle Duncan
Burns M. Byram
Toledo
James Green
Saddle Horse
H. N. Strader
Marion
Nine Killed In British Coal Mine Explosion
An explosion at the Waterloo seam of the South Normanton colliery in Alfreton Nottinghamshire left nine dead and four injured among the miners after Monday night’s blast.
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Alfreton
Nottinghamshire
Eng
Waterloo
South Normanton
Dinner at Seven Angers Crankmire In The Dinner Party
A humorous tale presents Crankmire as rude yet amusing while guests delay dinner. Crankmire grows red as eight becomes nine, demanding bread with butter as he proclaims he worked all day. The hostess frets at late arrivals while Crankmire’s blunt insistence stirs mixed reactions from guests.
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Crankmire
City Briefs Highlight Emergency Surgery and Local Events
Harry Jackson of Mechanicsville had an emergency appendectomy at St Luke s hospital at 130 a m Tuesday. The Rev Charles F Edwards leads Grace church service Wednesday at 730 p m and Friday 9 am holy communion. Sparks from a welding torch at Le Plant Choate Manufacturing caused a fire to a window sill at 215 a m Tuesday with damage confined. Cedar Rapids Chapter No 194 Order of Ahepa meets tonight at 8 at Moose hall to plan a March 7 benefit for the Deming New Mexico sanatorium. Anton Venenga of Wellsburg filed for bankruptcy Monday listing liabilities 1589.77 assets 845.90, exempt 655.90.
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Harry Jackson
Mechanicsville
St. Luke’s Hospital
le Plant Choate Manufacturing Company
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
Order of Ahepa
Moose Hall
Ahepa
Deming
N. M
Anton Venenga
Wellsburg
Stolen Car Parts From Harold Barger Vehicle
Harold Barger reported a theft of a windshield defrosting fan radiator cap and tools from his car parked at 2920 First Avenue East on Monday night. Barger notified police on Tuesday. The Kelvin Society of Coe College meets at 7:30 tonight in Room 110 Science Hall with Dr. F W Mulsow discussing Public Health Education by Organized Medicine. An invitation goes to interested individuals. Hall Ekfelt Furniture Company reported a separate police incident on Monday.
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Edward M. Markham
Army Engineers
Markham
Harry Hopkins
Arkansas
Carl E. Bailey
Bailey
Hopkins
Harold Barger
Center Point Road
First Avenue E
Barger
Kelvin Society
Coe College
Science Hall
F. W. Mulsow
Seven Tube Radio Stolen From NE House
A seven tube radio was reported stolen from a house at 114 Eighth Street NE. The home, occupied by O. D. Lorenzen, was unoccupied at the time of the theft on Monday afternoon.
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Eighth Street
O. D. Lorenzen
License plate stolen from car in Central City
Paul J. McGivern of Central City told police Sunday that one of his license plates was stolen from his car. The vehicle was parked Saturday evening either in front of the bus depot at Fourth Avenue and Second Street SE or at 512 Fifteenth Street NE.
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Paul J. McGivern
Central City
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Fifteenth Street
Cedar Rapids YMCA Boys Drum and Bugle Practice
The Cedar Rapids YMCA Boys Drum and Bugle corps will hold regular practice tonight at 7 15 at the YMCA.
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Cedar Rapids
Special Lent Preacher at St John’s Church
The Rev. Richard E. McEvoy rector of Trinity Church Iowa City will preach at St. John’s Church Lenten service Wednesday at 10 a.m. Local readers are invited to attend the interim sermon in the church’s schedule.
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St. John’s Church
Richard E. McEvoy
Trinity Church
Iowa City
St. John's Church
Mizpah Lodge Hosts Mason Program at Masonic Hall
Mizpah lodge No. 639 A F and A M invites all Masons to a Wednesday 8 p m program at Masonic hall. Entertainment features Maurice W Flack magician Billy Boston vocalist Bill Suhr banjo soloist and Larry Goldberg imitator.
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Mizpah Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
Maurice W. Flack
Billy Boston
Bill Suhr
Larry Goldberg
Snow Cleared From Rinks In City Skating Update
The playground commission office reports snow removal completed at Arthur school and J street SW rinks and they will reopen for skating Tuesday night. Memorial drive and Roosevelt school rinks stay closed.
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Arthur School
J Street
Playground Commission
Memorial Drive
Roosevelt School
Federal Grand and Petit Juror Draw Ordered
Judge George C. Scott of Sioux City ordered the drawing of 28 grand jurors and 36 petit jurors for the April term of the federal district court opening April 6.
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George C. Scott
Sioux City
Federal District Court
Pound calls Roosevelt’s judiciary reform a bluff
Roscoe Pound, former Harvard Law School dean, dismisses the plan to force retirement of justices over 70 as grandstanding and not a genuine reform. He notes many great judges served past 70 and urges procedural modernization rather than sensational changes.
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Honolulu
Roscoe Pound
Harvard
Law School
Roosevelt
Hoover
National Committee On
Supreme Court
Congress
Dynamite Slayer Walter Rhodes Held for Wife Murder
Walter Rhodes confesses to hiding dynamite in a gun to kill his wife. He is pictured in Johnson County jail at Iowa City awaiting charges for the fatal blast.
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Walter Rhodes
Johnson County
Iowa City
Flood relief in Linn county reaches twenty two thousand
Flood contributions collected through the Linn county Red Cross chapter for the Ohio and Mississippi river valley emergency totaled 21 907.42 by noon Tuesday. Donations include Valley camp No 2136 Royal Neighbors of America 10 students of St Wenceslaus school 10 75 Security Benefit association No 2560 3 and Luberger company and employes 27 82 Radio station WMT 82 50 with gifts from Royal Neighbors of Garrison 3 Red school Central City 2 50 Lodge Zizkuv Dale Western Bohemian Fraternal association 15 Harrison school P T A 2 Dairy Dale school 2 additional 1 Castle Grove school No 5 2 50 Bupane Gas company employes 11 50 Praha Rebekah lodge No 5 10 Cedar Rapids Night Riders 2 50.
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Linn County
The
Red Cross
Ohio
Mississippi River
Valley Camp
Royal Neighbors of America
St. Wenceslaus School
Security Benefit Association
Luberger Company and Employes
WMT
Royal Neighbors of
Garrison
Red School
Central City
Lodge Zizkuv Dale
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
Harrison School
Dairy Dale
Castle Grove
Bupane Gas Company
Praha Rebekah Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Gas Tank Explodes in Tent Killing Two Children in Phoenix
In Phoenix Arizona a gasoline tank exploded in a tent home twelve miles from the city killing two children a 4 year old son and a 6 year old daughter of John L Brown and seriously injuring four others including C P Creach 17 T C Carver 31 and J W Adams 36. The children's mother Susie Brown tried to rescue them but heat drove her back.
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Phoenix, Ariz
INS
John L. Brown
C. P. Creach
T. C. Carver
J. W. Adams
Susie Brown
Alesch Loses Fight Over Court Confidence Bill
Des Moines report says Rep. Gustave Alesch of Marcus failed to rally support for a proposed oath bill. The measure would require solemn oaths, perjury penalties, and protection from browbeating, but the judiciary committee sent it to indefinite postponement and the house adopted the report.
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DES Moines
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
House
Judiciary Committee
Alesch
Luxemburg
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Habit as a Tense Tendency Turns Action Spontaneous
Science describes habit as a tense tendency toward an action. Repetition gradually makes the behavior automatic and spontaneous.
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Science
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