Older man believes he is the 1874 Charlie Ross
A 66-year-old carpenter in Tucson seeks legal recognition as Charles Brewster Ross, claiming he was the kidnapped boy Charlie Ross from Germantown, Pa., 62 years ago. He traveled 40,000 miles gathering evidence, supplied by a deathbed confession and immigration records, to prove his identity.
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Tucson
Ariz
INS
Charlie Ross
Germantown
Arizona
Gustave Blair
Chicago
Pima County Superior Court
Charles Brewster Ross
Rochelle
Illinois
Blair
Pennsylvania
United States
Ralph Max Blair
Canada
Soil erosion act reshapes New Deal farm program
A North Carolina soil chemist, Hugh H. Bennett, authored the soil erosion act that shields the New Deal after a Supreme Court AAA ruling. Bennett’s work led to creation of the soil conservation bureau and a large land protection program employing thousands, backed by a $14 million PWA fund and strong political maneuvering.
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Washington
North Carolina
AAA
Hugh H. Bennett
Supreme Court
University of North Carolina
Bennett
Department of Agriculture
U. S
James P. Buchanan
Texas
PWA
Ickes
PWA Bureau of
Wallace
Congress
Soil Conservation Bureau
Ben‘nett
CCC
Civil Service
Births Reported at Mercy Hospital
Born to Mr and Mrs Lester Mersh 1441 Mount Vernon Avenue SE a son on Jan 22 at Mercy hospital Born to Mr and Mrs Clyde Zook 112 Seventh Street SW on Jan 22 at Mercy hospital a daughter Phyllis Joan Zook Born to Mr and Mrs F Gorman 417 Eighth Avenue SE a daughter Jan 23 at Mercy hospital Born to Mr and Mrs Irving Martin 723 Fifth Avenue SE a daughter Jan 23 at Mercy hospital
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Lester Mersh
Mount Vernon Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Clyde Zook
Seventh Street
Phyllis Joan Zook
F. Gorman
Eighth Avenue
Irving Martin
Fifth Avenue
Three Locomotives Damaged in Milwaukee Collision
Fireman Frank Davis, 40, of 720 Sixteenth Street SE, was slightly injured when a transfer engine collided with two engines near the coal chutes on Milwaukee main line Seventh Street NE at 5 am. The transfer engine caught fire and firemen battled the blaze for about two hours. Davis received a forehead laceration and was treated at St Luke's hospital, later returning to work. Damaged engines were towed to the coal yard. loss deemed not extensive.
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Milwaukee
Frank Davis
Sixteenth Street SE
Seventh Street
Davis
W. S. Hunsaker
First Street
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cherry-Burrell Declares Quarterly Dividend
Cherry-Burrell corporation directors announce a 50 cent per share dividend on common stock payable February 1 to records January 24. A regular 1 75 per cent preferred stock dividend also payable February 1. Prior quarters paid 37 34 and 12% cents per share. Factory located in Cedar Rapids.
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Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Builders Group Calls WPA Road Work End
The American Road Builders association urged WPA to discontinue road projects as recovery reaches the contract system stage. The highway advisory council proposed transferring all federal highway appropriations to the U S Bureau of Public Roads, citing the contract method versus WPA day labor.
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Cleveland
American Road Builders’ Association
Works Progress Administration
Highway Advisory Council
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
WPA
Charles M. Upham
Association
Bureau of Public Roads
Council
Fire Forces Two Families From Apt In Bitter Cold
In 30 degree below zero temperatures at 3:20 a.m. Thursday a fire forced the families of R. L. Hensch and H. F. Tyler from their duplex at 327 Eighth Avenue SW. Fire men fought to contain the blaze in the lower unit as neighbors sheltered the displaced residents. Contents and lower apartment were damaged. cause undetermined by noon. The Williams residence at 1015 Tenth Avenue SE suffered a separate late Wednesday fire.
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R. L. Hensch
H. F. Tyler
Eighth Avenue
Hensches
Tylers
James Kennedy
Second Avenue SE
George Williams
Tenth Avenue SE
E. P. Kohout
Eighth Street
B. B. Elmore
Frank Drakozal
M Street
Henry Nesbitt
Eighth Avenue SE
Clara Lynch
E Avenue NE
Third Street
Wells Wait
Avenue
Company No
First Avenue E
Grace Gabel
Ninth Street SE
Judge upholds Wagner Labor Act in Memphis ruling
Federal District Judge John D. Martin ruled the Wagner Labor Relations Act constitutional after Bemis Bay Co. petitioned to block a federal labor investigation. The decision lets the NLRB proceed with hearings on labor complaints at the Bemis plant.
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U.S
Memphis
Memphis (Lp
John D. Martin
Bemis, Tenn., Bay Co
Martin
National Labor Relations Board
City briefs and personals items in local notes
C Y O dance postponed until Wed Feb 5. Mrs Harold Miner of Mt Pleasant formerly of Cedar Rapids underw ent an emergency operation Monday and is recovering satisfactorily. Bohemian Savings and Loan association has filed suit in superior court against R W Hubbard and Ruth Hubbard for 2344.90 and mortgage foreclosure. Anna Margaret Butts aged 17 months daughter of Leon and Mrs Butts suffered head injuries falling from a stool at home. X ray showed no skull fracture and she was taken to St Luke's hospital.
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Harold Miner
Mt. Pleasant
Cedar Rapids
The
Bohemian Savings and Loan Association
R. W. Hubbard
Ruth Hubbard
Anna Margaret Butts
Leon Butts
Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Local Switchman Injured in Yard Accident
A. W. Curran a switchman for the North Western railroad suffered bruises after falling on a switch he was attempting to throw in the local yards around 5 p.m. Wednesday Mrs. George Carlson reports that starlings a European bird now spreading west have been feeding at her Center Point yard for two weeks and were identified after a Coe college inquiry.
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A. W. Curran
Third Avenue
North Western Railroad
George Carlson
Seventh’ Avenue
the Gazette
Will Rogers
Center Point
Coe College
Dame Clara Butt, Famous Contralto, Dies at 63
London report says Dame Clara Butt, renowned contralto, died Thursday at 63. She debuted at the Royal College of Music in 1892 before the Prince of Wales and other dignitaries.
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Lndon
Dame
Clara Butt
Royal College’ of Music
Princes of Wales
King Edward VIII Plans Radio Address to Empire
King Edward VIII likely to deliver a ten minute radio talk to the British empire soon after his father's funeral. He expects to broadcast worldwide, including the United States, and will continue living at York House while setting aside Buckingham Palace for official duties with a staff of secretaries.
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London
Edward VIII
British Empire
United States
York House
St. James’ Palace
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Fire Dynamited As Water Pipes Freeze In Amsterdam
Fire crews blasting dynamite to thaw frozen water pipes prevented a blaze from spreading after a fire destroyed three buildings in Amsterdam Ohio. Damages were estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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Amsterdam, O
Sumner Man Acquitted in Manslaughter Trial
Judge W L Eichendorf sustained a directed verdict of acquittal for Harold Kirchman of Sumner in a manslaughter case linked to the Sept 14 death of Dale Walsh of Clear Lake in an auto collision. The Special to The Gazette reports the acquittal ended the trial Thursday afternoon.
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West Union
W. L. Eichendorf
Harold Kirchman
Sumner
Dale Walsh
Clear Lake
Broadcast Plans for Condolence Messages at 10 PM Tuesday
The service will operate in shifts to answer the thousands of condolence messages. The broadcast is scheduled for 10 p.m. Tuesday local time, which is 4 p.m. CST.
Bandits Pose As Building Workers Nab Cash
In Roxbury three armed men posing as construction workers bound two men at the United Drug Co office and escaped with a burlap bag containing between 15 000 and 18 000 dollars. They used a girl lookout. two female employees on the first floor were left unharmed.
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Boston
INS
United Drug Company
Roxbury
Two women shot in feet by accidental discharge in Roslindale
Two Roslindale women were wounded when a policeman responding to an alarm struck a shotgun against a wall and it discharged. The victims were Dorothy Middleton, 21, and Alice Cassidy, 35.
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Dorothy Middleton
Alice Cassidy
Roslindale
Zemo Skin Treatment Praised by Millions
Zemo relieves itching from rashes ringworm eczema pimples and similar skin ailments. For 25 years it has been used and praised as a clean safe dependable family remedy. Approved by Good Housekeeping Bureau No 4874. Available 35 60 or 1 at all druggists.
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Good Housekeeping Bureau
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Straits of Magellan
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Singer
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