Radium Talk Describes Powers and History for Local Pupils
Dr. Luther S.H. Gable showcased live radium dust worth $1,000 and explained its immense value and potential. He detailed extraction, medical promise, and historical steps, noting the six pioneers who first refined radium in America and the dramatic costs and yields observed worldwide.
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Washington and
McKinley
Paramount Theater
Luther S.H. Gable
Madame Curie
Dr.Gable
America
Pawn brokers issue half billion dollar annual loans
Pawn brokers lend roughly 500 million dollars each year, accounting for a major share of short term credit and reflecting the scale of pawnshop financial activity in the sector.
Will Rogers in Austin Dispatch Sees Roosevelt Backing Garner
Will Rogers reports a snowy Cincinnati start but smooth American Airlines flight to Austin for a benefit. He notes excitement in the Texas capital, praises Jack Garner as a rising figure, and mentions President Roosevelt endorsing Garner as Rogers reflects on fast company and national names.
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Gaenette
Austin
Tex
Cincinnati
American Airways
St. Louis
Texas
Jack Garner
Roosevelt
Three Leonore Bank Bandits Indicted On Murder Charges
Three men who last week tried to rob the State Bank of Leonore Illinois are indicted on murder kidnapping and burglary charges. Arthur Thielsen John Hauff and Fred Gerner face trial February 4. One bandit died by suicide after a 25 mile chase. others are wounded in La Salle County.
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Ottawa
Ill
Leonore
Elmer Mohan
Arthur Thiel~sen
John Hauff
Fred Gerner
Thielsen
la Salle
J. Charles Bundy
Leonore Bank
Charles Seipp
Leon C. Vacheront
George Yasco
New Tube Powers High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
A new method using giant vacuum tubes nearly half a man tall to transmit high voltage direct current was announced to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Described by Dr. C. H. Willis of Princeton and B. D. Bedford and Dr. F. R. Elder of General Electric, the system converts direct current to alternating at the ends or anywhere along the line with only 1 to 2 percent loss.
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New York
American Institute of Electrical
SEM Gryne SA
Tennessee Valley
C. H. Willis
Princeton
B. D. Bedford
Merriam Proposes Heavy Tax Program To Hit Californians
Gov. Frank Merriam proposes a broad tax plan to restore California finances. The package calls for an average $125 per family tax hike over two years, raising personal income tax and boosting the 21.4 percent retail sales tax by one percent. Revenue aims to balance a budget needing about $95.6 million in new revenue and $47.3 million for unemployment relief.
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Sacramento
Calif
Upton Sinclair
California
Frank F. Merriam
Senate
Assembly
Merriam
Cringing Fear Seizes Mais in Final Countdown to Death
Richmond dispatch reports gangster Robert Mais and Walter Legenza, leaders of a tri state gang, show fear as their execution date nears. Mais faces the electric chair February 2 after a March truck robbery and chauffeur killing. Legenza, injured from a police escape, is in federal custody awaiting justice. Philadelphia police seek to tie the gang to the suspected kidnapping and murder of sportsman William Weiss.
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Richmond, Va
INS
Robert Mais
Tri-State
Federal Reserve Bank
Mais
Walter Legenza
New York
Metropolis
Legenza
Philadelphia
William Weiss
Ann Harding Illness Ties to Bannister Custody Fight
Los Angeles based report says Ann Harding declined to comment on ex husband Harry Bannister’s suit seeking to challenge Reno custody of their six year old daughter Jane. The Reno decree gave Harding primary custody ten months yearly. Bannister would have two months. Harding’s illness is attributed to dehydration from studio lighting.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ann Harding
Harry Bannister
Jane
Bannister
Byron C.hanna
Reno
Miss Harding
Church Officials From Four Counties Plan Loyalty Crusade Meeting
Church officials and Sunday school workers from Benton Delaware Jones and Linn counties will meet at St Pauls Methodist in Cedar Rapids at 7 30 p m January 31 to plan participation in the statewide Town church loyalty crusade. The crusade opens March 3 and runs through Easter Sunday with goals to awaken church workers win others to Christ and rehabilitate church finances. National Home Missions council leaders Rev George G Dewey and Ira D Wayhinger have led meetings across Iowa with about 1500 churches represented. Dewey is expected to lead the Cedar Rapids conference with Protestant denominations invited.
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Benton
Delaware
Jones and Linn
Cedar Rapids
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
National Home Missions Council
Church Loyalty Crusade
Home Missions Boards
George G. Dewey
Los Angeles
Ira D. Wayhinger
Chicago
Iowa
Dewey
Italians Face Uprising on Calymnos Dodecanese Isles
In Athens Italian warships head toward Calymnos amid reports of a popular revolt against Italian police and martial law. The 9 000 island inhabitants are mainly Greek fishermen. Rome says no official confirmation yet, but notes local friction among islanders.
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Athens
INS
Calymnos
Dodecanese
Asia Minor
Rome
Cedar Rapids Pair Obtain Marriage Licenses
Clarence F. Adams and Estelle Rose, both residents of Cedar Rapids, received marriage licenses in the local filing office.
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Clarence F. Adams and
Estelle Rose
Cedar Rapids
Cold Wave Sweeps West as Death Toll Rises
Associated Press reports new cold waves from the north lowering temperatures to extremes in Minnesota and Montana. Mississippi floodwaters surging up to twenty feet displaced hundreds as guards aided rescues. Western Washington floods endanger life while southeast braces for snow and colder weather in Florida Louisiana and Alabama.
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Hibbing
Minn
Montana
Take
Tunica
Quitman
Mississippi
Washington
Florida
Louisiana
Alabama
Names Placed in Want Ads for Weekly Awards
Advertisement notes several individuals listed in Want Ads are set to be awarded this week. Readers are urged to check the listings for their own names among the winners.
Girl Flags Train With Tiny Kerchief to Save Boy
16 year old Dorothy Barton waved a small handkerchief to signal an engineer after a boy named Bobby Dabrick, 7, fell and caught his foot on tracks near Elizabeth Johnny Tuesday. The engineer applied airbrakes and stopped the locomotive within ten feet, allowing Elizabeth to pull Bobby to safety.
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Pittsburgh
Ain
Dorothy Barton
Bobby Dabrick
Bby
Elizabeth
Bobby
Candy Willed to Cat Haters Includes Mrs Coolidge
Chicago dispatch reports Rockwell Sayre left a $10 000 estate directing 150 boxes of candy be sent to 149 others and to Mrs Calvin Coolidge and Queen Marie for “killing cats” or not liking them. The ballot style will names many prominent persons and institutions. Sayre was killed by his demented son in 1930 and campaigned against cats for thirty years.
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Chicago
INS
Rockwell Sayre
Calvin Coolidge
Queen Marie
Sayre
Spangler urges governor to remove official by executive council
Spangler cites Iowa code to pressure Governor to act on ouster of a public officer. He argues executive council removal for maladminstration is quicker than court ouster and would gain public support, noting past failures and urging immediate action.
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Edwin Manning
Ottumwa
Manning
Liquor Commission
Iowa
Polk County
Executive Council
House
Senate
E W. Clark
H, E, Spangler
Marion Talley Heads For Hollywood Movies
New York AP Marion Talley once a grand opera star and Kansas wheat farmer heads to Hollywood for a film career. She rose to stardom with the Metropolitan Opera at 19 and left for Kansas City after a brief visit discussing cinema opportunities.
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New York
Marion Talley
Hollywood
Miss Talley
Metropolitan Opera Company
Kansas City
Decorah Plans Sewage Disposal Plant At $54 000 Cost
Architect Charles Altfillisch is authorized to prepare plans for a new sewage disposal plant in Decorah at a cost of 54 000. Project financing comes from a federal grant of 15 000 and an anticipated bond issue of 39 000. Work could start around April 1.
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Decorah
Charles Altfillisch
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