Versailles Shrine to honor Franco American help in World War
Paris reports a new Versailles shrine dedicated to Franco American cooperation in world democracy. The monument features a wide staircase of forty eight marble blocks for each state, fountains, and a Pershing statue facing Paris. Lafayette’s statue will accompany the project with a Rond-Point des Etats-Unis formed at the staircase base.
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American Legion
France
Versailles
Benjamin Franklin
Great Britain
America
Palace of Versailles
Avenue de Vergennes
New Republic
Henry Haye
Haye
General Pershing
United States
Legionnaires
Cooperatives 10 End Sharecropping Urged by Writer
Sherwood Eddy argues producers and consumers cooperatives offer the best path for poor farmers and evicted sharecroppers in the United States. He cites a Bolivar county Mississippi farm housing 30 families, a $30,000 debt-free operation, and dividends plus community facilities as proof of success.
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Mississippi
Bolivar County
San Francisco
Producers and Consumers
United States
Sherwood Eddy
Miss
Eddy
Asia
South
Memphis
Arkansas
Producers and Consumers Cooperative
Sam Franklin
Consumers Cooperative
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
The Heroic Dog Myth in Night Alarm Tales
A 1937 column argues against praising dogs for barking at fires. The writer distinguishes true heroism from mere instinct and notes how such tales reward a frightened animal rather than a courageous act by risking life.
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Fido
Elaine Barrie and William Tannen Tied by Hollywood Romance
Hollywood buzzed Thursday over a potential romance between Elaine Barrie, estranged wife of John Barrymore, and young actor William Tannen. The pair were seen together often on the dance floor after Barrie returned from her San Francisco stage debut while a divorce action against Barrymore remains pending.
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Hollywood
Cupid
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
William Tannen
Miss Barrie
San Fran
Real Estate Transfers in Cedar Rapids and Surrounding Areas
Multiple properties change hands including John J. Wagner and wife to Coe College for lot 24 block 2 Cedar Rapids Improvement Company's add valued at $1 and consideration. Anton Pipal and wife to State of Iowa for road use in section 4 82 7 for 0.17 acre. Charles R. Rotto c il to G Leslie and J Marie Peet with full right of survivorship. Wm P Secrist referee to C R Biddick for parts of section 35 and 36 in 84 6 valued at $7000. Orval Reid and wife to Carl S and Lois M Holsinger as joint tenants. various municipal and mortgage details noted.
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John J. Wagner
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Wm. P. Secrist
C. R. Biddick
D. E
Orval Reid and
Carl S
Lois M Holsinger
Has
Young drivers found safest among North Carolina school buses
Raleigh reports the state operated school bus system the largest in the country with 3,400 student drivers and 500 adults. The commission says student drivers outpace adults in safety and over the last four years only one student died in bus incidents. The legislature funded 1.2 million for new rolling stock this and next year to modernize fleets.
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North Carolina
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School Commission
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