Milk fund drives and survey questions stir school talk
The article recounts a milk fund appeal with cash gifts and subscriptions totaling 1763.08 used to provide milk for needy children. It also describes a school survey led by Daubert and mentions education professor Harold Rugg and Teachers College debates on how classrooms influence society.
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St. Paul’s Church
Hus Memorial
Warren Sumartient Co
M.S
Whittier
Paper Co
J Junior High
Ingster
Miss Prescott
Roosevelt eyes new law to clinch dollar policy
Washington reports say the Supreme Court gold rulings push the nation toward a bullion reserve standard and away from gold coins. President Roosevelt and Attorney General Cummings discussed legislation to solidify the policy, aiming to shield against foreign suit while expanding financing with baby bonds.
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Washington
Supreme Court
France
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
Congress
London
The Richness of Life Lies in Our Friendships
An essay on how different friends satisfy different sides of a person and how true companionship emerges through intimate, selective bonds. It reflects on reserve, unity of self, and the eternal companionship found in great books and thinkers as life enriches through friendship.
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Plato
Hex
Dante
Moliere
Goethe
Committee Named For Warrant Probe In Iowa
Des Moines Senators chosen for the joint legislative committee to probe the private sale of warrants to Carleton D. Beh include Harold L. Irwin of DeWitt Democrat John Billingsley of Newton Republican and T F Driscoll of Farmington Democrat. House members named are Tom Stimpson Anamosa Democrat E O Ellsworth Iowa Falls Republican and La Mar Foster West Branch Democrat all listed farming as their occupation with Ellsworth also noting banking and real estate.
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Des Moines
INS
Carleton D. Beh
N. G. Kraschel
Harold L. Irwin
DeWitt
John Billingassey
Newton
T. F. Driscoll
Farmington
Trwin
Billingsley
Driscoll
Tom Stimpson
Anamosa
E. O. Ellsworth
Iowa Falls
la Mar Foster
West Branch
Ellsworth
Six Texas Inmates Escape Harlem State Farm
Six inmates escaped from Harlem state farm field in Houston Texas wearing white denim uniforms. They remain at large as authorities search the area and coordinate with local prisons. No further details on capture attempts or identities provided.
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Houston, Tex
Harlem State Farm
Mrs Tracy Murder Probed as Authorities Gather Clues
Police and county officials in Maquoreta County pursue leads in the murder of 77 year old Sarah Tracy. Investigators interview neighbors and friends, noting she trusted people in her circle and may have opened the door to her killer. A grandson received a watch Tracy had kept for safety. No funeral plans announced pending new developments.
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Tracy
Sarah Tracy
Leo Heinecke
L. C. Schroeder
Martin Tracy
Davenport
Mann
League for War formation jolts Iowa U campus
Sixteen students at the University of Iowa formed a group calling itself the League for Promotion of War to defend the R. O. T. C. and attack world peace advocates. Joseph V. Impala led the faction urging dictatorship as a positive force and war as a glorious venture.
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League For the Promotion of
Iowa City
University of Iowa
R.O.T.C
League For Promotion of War
Inter-Church Council
World Peace Foundation
Il Duce
League
Impala
League of Nations
League For ‘Promotion of War
Appeal Writ Delays Death Of Hauptmann
A writ of error granted to Hauptmann's defense stayed the planned execution for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. Chancellor Luther A. Campbell approved the writ on behalf of C. Lloyd Fisher and Frederick A. Pope, with review set for March 28. The case moved after a poverty-writ allowed printing of the record at state expense.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Bruno
Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Luther A. Campbell
C. Lloyd Fisher
Frederick A. Pope
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Flemington
Kennamer murder trial ends with closing arguments looming
In Pawnee Oklahoma jurors hear final statements in the Phil Kennamer case over the Tulsa killing of John F. Gorrell Jr. The 19 year old claims self defense and temporary insanity after blocking a kidnap plot involving oil heiress Virginia Wilcox. State argues premeditated murder as final arguments approach.
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Rye Ree
US Righ - Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Thurman Hurst
Kennamer
John F. Gorrell, Jr
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Hurst
Gorrell
Virginia Wilcox
First Session of Free Cooking School Draws 1300 Women
Aroma fills Paramount theater as 1,300 women attend a four day free cooking school. Celia Bush demonstrates five cakes, a frozen dessert and a standing roast with Emma Miles assisting. Wednesday promises a holiday for homemakers with three full meals planned.
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Paramount Theater
Celia Bush
Ing
Miss Bush
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Louise Hathaway
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Mrs. Miles
Army Measure Plans Huge Defense Spending Amid War Dept Bill
The House committee advanced the largest peacetime war department appropriation, totaling about 378.7 million dollars for the army. It funds 547 new airplanes, strengthens the national guard, and raises the regular army from 128,750 to 165,000 men, signaling a strong defense stance under President Roosevelt. The panel noted potential extra funds if the administration expands enlistment and warned that defense costs exceed prior records.
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War Department
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America
National Guard
Douglas MacArthur
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House Appropriations
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Roosevelt
Army plans large field maneuver in New York state
Washington reports the army general staff plans a fall maneuver near Watertown New York involving 50 000 to 60 000 troops from the first army and national guard corps areas in regular and guard units. The exercise, disclosed before a congressional committee, would test operations with troops in the first, second and third corps areas.
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Army General Staff
New York State
First Army
National Guard
Watertown
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Budget boost for army and navy marks wartime plan
President Roosevelt backs a budget totaling 792 million for the two military branches. The committee adds 672 205 to approved figures and notes that passage through the appropriations committee greatly advances the bill. Additional funds include 20 million for each service, alongside planned outright appropriations.
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War Department
Congress
Appropriations Committee
PWA
Army
Navy
Marooned Russian Flyers Rescued After 18 Days
Pilot Golubev and two companions were rescued 25 miles north of Archangel after surviving 18 days on bark and hay following the forced descent of their plane in a swamp.
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Archangel
Golubev
Roosevelt Expected to Send NRA Extension Message
President Roosevelt will likely transmit to Congress on Wednesday a message urging an extension of the NRA. White House officials said the step was planned for the upcoming session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Hog Prices Rally Ahead at Chicago Stockyards Amid Drought
Hog prices rose to the highest level since November 12 1930 at Chicago stockyards with choice swine at 8.95 per cwt on the first trading round. Scarcity of receipts in Cedar Rapids pushed top quotes to 8.55 for the best hogs. In New York, markets quieted after Monday’s gold influenced surge with U S Steel and GM guiding early moves.
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U. S Steel
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Case
General Motors
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New York Central
United States
Mixed Broker Trading After Supreme Court Gold Decisions
Chicago stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday as markets reopened after Monday's closing. Traders remained cautious, with no notable price advances amid mixed sentiment about the Supreme Court gold rulings and renewed profit taking. European markets showed relief but quieted by midday, with gold mines steadier after early gains.
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Supreme Court
London
Europe
U.S. Supreme :Court
Mrs Hauptmanns Detective Arrested In New York
New York AP report says 37 year old Harry Weisen see also Harry Whitney acted as a private investigator for Mrs Bruno Hauptmann and was arrested for operating without a license. Whitney blamed Brooklyn attorney James Fawcett, later replaced by Edward J Reilly as Hauptmanns counsel, who sought a court order to seize a 3200 mortgage and collect 4500 allegedly owed.
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NEW York
Harry Weisensee
Harry Whitney
Bruno Hauptmann
Whitney
James Fawcett
Brooklyn
Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Fawcett
Prominent Omaha Woman Goes Missing
Lloyd Skinner president of an Omaha manufacturing firm sought help from the department of justice as his wife Frances Peck Skinner, last seen leaving Monday to visit her mother in Kansas City Kansas, remained missing after more than 30 hours. Frances Peck Skinner, a Chicago native and Missouri graduate, was married to Skinner in 1933.
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Neb
Lloyd Skinner
Department of Justice
Kansas City
Kan
Skinner
Omaha Department of Justice
Frances Peck
Chicago
Frances A. Peck
Skinners
Waukegan, Il
Ford to Get Government Sales Green Light Under NRA Ruling
Washington reports said Henry Ford may be allowed to sell to the government under a forthcoming NRACompliance ruling being drafted. Purchases already made by Interior and Agriculture departments total about 4350 Ford vehicles, and officials say a new ruling will allow firms complying with NRA codes to bid, including Ford, Sears Roebuck, and others.
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Henry Ford
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Commerce Department
Detroit
NRA
Tte
Ari
Nika
Ford
Séars
Roebuck’ and’ Company
Robert EB. Wood
Ford Company
Clues Point to Slayings of Ray Family in Arkansas
Arkadelphia reports three bodies found in L Eau Frais creek after being dead over two weeks. Walter Ray and his young son were shot while the mother beaten to death. Sheriff T S Fisher and county officials investigate, noting threats against Ray as they say the family was last seen walking toward a nearby community for work.
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Ark
Walter Ray
L’eau Frais Creek
Ray
T. S.,fisher
Hot Spring County
Tom Tolleson
Ouachita County
Two Navy Airmen Killed When Plane Crashes Into Pacific
SAN DIEGO Calif AP Two naval airmen died when their plane sank off La Jolla in the Pacific. Lieut C A R Lindgren pilot from Minneapolis and Arthur A Freeman radioman from Silsbee Texas were aboard. Three destroyers Hatfield Dahlgren and Hovey combed the sea for wreckage and bodies.
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Minneapolis
Arthur A. Freeman
Silsbee
Texas
Hatfield
Dahlgren
Pigs With Urge To Scratch Sparks Fair Pen Change
DES MOINES AP The plight of the prize pig with an urge to scratch occupied the agricultural committee of the Chamber of Commerce here Tuesday. The result was adoption of a resolution asking the Iowa State Fair board to remove the danger of splinters by replacing wooden pens in the fairground hog pavilion with steel structures.
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