Table Talk Editor Recalls Sunny South Cooking Tour
The Table Talk editor writes from Florida describing Miami scenes and southern dishes including cream of chicken and rice soup and fried shrimps. He praises Sunbury Pennsylvania tea room meals and shares recipes for sweet potato pie and souffle. He notes avocados and alligator pears in season and includes a lemon French dressing and corn pudding recipe.
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Homestead
Sunbury
Florida
Cuba
Britain Plans Naval Show To Impress Japan
London reports Britain aims to display naval strength from Gibraltar to Singapore to deter aggression from Italy and Japan. The cabinet orders faster fleet mobility and a return to a show the flag policy amid Shanghai tensions and a planned emergency cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Chamberlain.
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Britain
Japan
London
INS
Gibraltar
Singapore
Italy
Admiralty
Roosevelt
Sunday Express
Hirohito
High Tribunal Narrows TVA Suit Scope
In Chattanooga Tennessee Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Florence E. Allen ruled the suit challenging the Tennessee Valley Authority’s constitutionality is narrowed by a recent Supreme Court decision on public works administration allocations for electrical distribution. The judge did not specify the extent of the limitation.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Circuit Court of Appeals
Florence E. Allen
Tennessee Valley Authority
Supreme Court
Public Works Administration
Allen
Southeastern Utilities
TVA
West and South Defeat Three NoTrump In Card Play
A bridge problem from 1908 shows West overruled by defense after South defers winning tricks. West misreads spade sequence and club play shifts, allowing North and South to force a misstep and defeat the contract by a single trick.
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North
South
West
Dummy
Declarer
Jed
Four Government Farm Laboratories Planned Under Granary Bill
Senator Smith announced that the ever normal granary bill would fund four regional government laboratories to find new uses for farm products. Each lab would cost up to 1 million dollars, with locations to be decided, and the plan aims to create new markets for seasonal surpluses.
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Washington
Smith
S. C
Senate Agriculture Committee
Joint Congressional Committee
House
Senate
Conference
Italians to Work as Farm Hands in Germany Pact
Thirty thousand Italian workers will go to Germany in March to labor on farms under a bilateral pact. The organized work army will receive food lodging and about 40 cents daily, with insurance and German transport paid. The plan aims to absorb Italy's surplus farm labor and strengthen Italo German ties during Germany's campaign to boost food production.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Europe
Fascist Federation of Farm Workers
WPA Plans 100000 Roll Increase in February
The Works Progress Administration says its rolls will rise by 100000 in February to a peak of 1900000, with 1667000 receiving aid at week end and 1800000 targeted by Feb 1. The number will be trimmed after February to meet budget limits, with about 400000 to be dropped by June from the peak.
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Washington
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Kellogg Estate Valued At 761000 In Ramsey Probate
In St Paul a will filed for probate for Frank B Kellogg lists total personal property about 750000 and real estate around 11000. Bequests total roughly 350000 with the residue left to widow Clara Kellogg.
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ST. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
United States
Ramsey County
Clara Kellogg
Man Burned To Death In New Hampton Fire
In New Hampton fire crews recovered the burned body of 69 year old Francis M. McGinn a farm hand from the Johnson rooming house ruins. Operator Caroline M. Johnson said she warned McGinn to evacuate as flames spread. Coroner W M Larkin announced no inquest would be held.
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New Hampton
Francis M. McGinn
Johnson
Caroline M. Johnson
McGinn
W. M. Larkin
Chickasaw
Sees Coal Thieves Flee After Dog Alarm
A man reports two men fled from a rear shed after his dog barked loudly at 10 p.m. Saturday. LeRoy Henecke of 1221 Second Street SW alerted police and estimated 150 pounds of coal stolen from the shed with no suspects found.
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LeRoy Henecke
Second Street
Henecke
Fright to Stop Hiccups Proves Ineffective Says Patient
Pasquale Rolli of Philadelphia says he has hiccupped for eight days after an ankle accident and rejects frightening the sufferer as a remedy. He calls the old cure “all wet” and seeks other relief.
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Philadelphia
Pasquale Rolli
To Be Bride Of Wheatland Man
Miss Bernadette Denahy daughter of Mr and Mrs James Denahy will marry Kenneth R Buxton son of Mr and Mrs Perry T Buxton in a 10 30 am Mass at the Hughes settlement Catholic church Grant township Rev J L Garrity of Lost Nation will perform. Attendants include Mrs N S Carver and LaVerne Denahy. They will reside in Chicago where Buxton works at Billings hospital Chicago university.
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Wheatland
Bernadette Denahy
James Denahy
Near Grand Mound
Kenneth R.buxton
Perry T. Buxton
Hughes Settlement
Grant Township
J. L. Garrity
Lost Nation
N. S. Carver
Chicago
Buxton
Billings Hospital
Chicago University
City Briefs and Personals Roundup
The city board of adjustment meets Monday at 3 p.m. in the city hall council room. Several community notices include an opening week bungalow cooking school and a Knights of Pythias rank page at 7:45 p.m. Monday. Marshall L. Brown joins A C Westrom Insurance Agency at 530 Merchants Bank. The Public Health Nursing association of Cedar Rapids holds its annual meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the city hall superior courtroom. Mrs. Alice Ferber reports Linn county's January quota of eight CCC enrollees arrived at the Marion camp. Harley Horan, WFAA radio commentator, visits Cedar Rapids mother. Knights of Columbus Irish descent plan activities for February Irish month. Jan Huss O O F degree staff installed officers Friday night: Fred Blazek president, Mervin Shope VP, Milvoy Horsky treasurer, Robert Milota rec. secretary, Frank Chramosta degree captain, Henry Jensen assist. captain, Emil Trachta, John Sedenka, Jerry Hanus trustees. Refreshments served after installation.
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Jan Huss
O. O. F. Lodge
Fred Blazek
Mervin Shope
Milvoy Horsky
Robert Milota
Frank Chramosta
Henry Jensen
Emil Trachta
John Sedenka
Jerry Hanus
Carrolls to Attend Federal Life Convention in California
J F Carroll and Mrs M A Carroll of 4020 First Avenue East depart Monday on the City of Portland streamliner for Coronado Beach California to attend the Federal Life Insurance company annual convention where Mrs Carroll attends as local agent. The couple travel as guests of the company because Mrs Carroll earned membership in the Federal Life club for the past year. This will be the eighteenth convention Mrs Carroll has attended in nineteen years.
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J. F. Carroll
M. A. Carroll
First Avenue E
Portland
Coronado Beach
Calif
Federal Life Insurance Company
Carroll
Off-Time Motorcyclists Elect Officers at Third Annual Meeting
Old-time dirt track riders who thrilled crowds twenty-five years ago gathered in Montrose hotel for the Quarter Century Motorcycle club's third annual meeting. Harry Yonkers of Cedar Rapids was reelected president with Ed Meisel of Cleveland as vice president, Fred Currell of Cedar Rapids as secretary, and Ben Rubins as treasurer. Cedar Rapids participation and representation from Iowa City Waterloo Marshalltown and Omaha were noted among thirty five members. The club began in 1910 as the Cedar Rapids Motorcycle club and pioneered professional motorcycle racing in Iowa. Committees were named with Fred Currell chairing notification and Ben Rubins Elmer Deitz, Murray Fawcett as members. Frank Nodland of Omaha led publicity.
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Montrose Hotel
Quarter Century Motorcycle Club
Harry Yonkers
Cedar Rapids
Ed Meisel
Cleveland
Fred Currell
Ben Rubins
Iowa City
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Omaha
Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Club
Iowa
Elmer Deitz
Murray Fawcett
Frank Nodland
Russian Passport Rules Revised In Moscow
Moscow reports that Soviet Russia revised passport regulations to require two photographs per person for the passport file and police records. The changes aim to tighten spying controls amid a national scare and arrests of many individuals with false passports, including those linked to the Robinson Rubens couple.
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Moscow
Russia
Donald L. Robinson
Adolf Arnold Rubens
Robinson-Rubens
Egyptian consulate cuts ties with Sharfin over passport scheme
Aaron Sharfin once linked to the Robinson Rubens thriller is dismissed as Acting Consul Amin Dahab of the Egyptian consulate states the office cannot be involved in the case. Dahab notes the investigation will determine Sharfin's fate, but the consulate will not be implicated.
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Miami
Ada
New York
INS
Aaron Sharfin
Mr. Epstein
Amin Dahab
Sharfin
Jackson Ready to Run for Governor
Democratic festivities in New York sparked with Robert H. Jackson announcing he is ready to become a candidate for governor if the Democratic Party selects him. He noted a waning focus on monopoly and anticipated a business upturn in spring while avoiding a direct bid.
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New York
INS
Andrew Jackson
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
John J. Bennett, Jr
James A. Farley
Lehman
Farley
Old Hickory
Traffic Deaths In Major Cities Show 7 Per Cent Boost
The census bureau found automobile fatalities in 128 major cities rose 7 percent in 1937 from 1936, totaling 9 964 deaths. The first half of 1937 saw a 17 percent rise. Jackson Michigan led with a 123.5 percent jump to 38 deaths. Other large increases included Lansing Michigan 122.2 percent Montgomery Alabama 122.2 percent Berkeley California 86.4 percent Davenport Iowa 88.9 percent and Canton Ohio 79.5 percent.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Jackson
Mich
Lansing
Montgomery
Ala
Berkeley
Calif
Davenport
Canton
Reed Urges Michigan Democrats to Back NLRB at Jackson Dinner
United States Solicitor General Stanley Reed urged Michigan Democrats to support the National Labor Relations Board at a Jackson Day dinner in Detroit. He avoided naming Henry Ford while criticizing unfair charges against the NLRB and predicted a rapid business recovery. Attendees included Senator Prentiss Brown and Governor Frank Murphy.
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Detroit
INS
Henry Ford’s Motor Company
United States
Stanley Reed
Michigan
National Labor Relations Board
Reed
Ford
NLRB
Sen
Prentiss M. Brown
Frank Murphy
Good Fellows Elect Officers Plan Drive for New Members
Cedar Rapids group known as the Good Fellows elected Walt H. Workman president for 1938 at the Elks club. The 23rd annual meeting drew more than 200. 1,051 members exist in Linn county. Officers Lou Zalesky, Peter Bailey, Burt Day named. Danziger to board. Hickenlooper main speaker.
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Cedar Rapids
Traveling Men’s Association
the Good Fellows
Walt H. Workman
Elks Club
Linn County
Joe Danziger
Lou Zalesky
Peter Bailey
Burt R. Day
J. W. Thompson
Danziger
B. B. Hickenlooper
H. C. Ring
The
Good Fellows
Art Shepherd
Good Fellows Club
Accused Leader of Twin Cities Dope Ring Convicted
William Hildebrandt and Joe Katz were convicted by a federal jury of narcotics violations in Minneapolis. The men, tied to a ring smashed last fall, face potentially up to 50 years in prison and fines up to 50 thousand dollars each. Judge Nordbye scheduled sentencing for 10 a.m. Monday.
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Minneapolis
William
Big Bill
Gunnar H. Nordbye
Private Vanishes Returns With Coat Of Missing Sentry
Fort Snelling Minnesota Army post officials questioned Private William McCarthy after he was found three days after vanishing with Private Francis Paar. McCarthy wore Paar’s jacket and a .45 caliber pistol disappeared. Paar's fate remained unclear.
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Army Post
William McCarthy
McCarthy
Northfield
Francis Paar
Paar
Japanese Fleet Off Tsingtao Sparks Alarm
Reports from Tsingtao describe a Japanese fleet near the Shantung port sparking fear of an attack among foreigners and Chinese. Shanghai officials plan to protest Japan over potential assault on police in the French concession while vigilantes organize to safeguard property.
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Shanghai
Tsiangtao
North China
Japan
Shantung Province
Tsingtao
Haichow
Lunghai
American Arms Sales Plummet in December
U S reports December licenses for arms and war implements totaled 1 930 747 dollars, down from about 6 million monthly. China purchases fell to 290 632, mainly machine guns and grenades, while Soviet purchases declined. Only propellers and spare parts for aircraft listed at 17 582 dollars, and Japan bought one military airplane for 250 000 dollars.
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Washington
Arms Control Office
State Department
China
Russia
Japan
Traffic Union To Cease To Function
A stipulation filed with the National Labor Relations Board shows an agreement where the Independent Employees Guild will cease to function as a bargaining agency. The Commercial Telegraphers Union joins the agreement, awaiting final board approval, with Paul Nachtman signing for the board.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Associated Press
Independent
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Paul Nachtman
Farnsworth Granted Appeal Privilege in Habeas Case
Federal Judge E. Marvin Underwood allowed former Lieutenant Commander John S. Farnsworth to appeal in a habeas corpus action. Farnsworth, imprisoned four to twelve years for conspiracy to transmit naval secrets to Japan, was convicted in DC last January and had not succeeded in previous habeas attempts.
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Atlanta
E. Marvin Underwood
John S. Farnsworth
District of Columbia
Farnsworth
Underwood
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Marshall L. Brown
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Alice Ferber
CCC
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Harley Horan
WFAA
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