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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1939

Page

24

Collecting Flies Is Fun For Trout Hunters

Carl Dueser recounts a cross-country quest for the perfect trout flies from Colorado to Wyoming. A storekeeper, a lunch counter vendor, and a Wyoming license reveal changing tips and stubborn luck as the narrator learns worms beat many flies, ending with a breakfast of three trout.

Colorado Wyoming Izaak Waltons Sporting Goods Gentry Sally Beans Nimrod Sonny

Complaints Of American Women On Japs Searching

TIENTSIN China AP Complaints by several American women against searches by Japanese troops at entrances to blockaded concessions were disclosed. The U S Consul General said the American Chamber of Commerce reported cases, including June 16 at the International bridge and June 18 at the race course barrier, causing distress to a school principal and her 12 year old daughter.

Tientsin China United States John K. Caldwell American Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce Caldwell L. Michaelson General Motors Corporation Japan Briggs Standard Oil Company Kobe International Bridge Peiping Fink

Stark Replaces Pendergast As K. C. Cop Head

Kansas City police department rule shifts from Tom Pendergast to Gov. Lloyd C. Stark who installed a four man commission to direct the 650 officer force. Stark’s signature made the bill law and places him in charge with a mix of three Democrats and one Republican as commissioners.

Kansas City Lloyd C. Stark Tom Pendergast Stark Pendergast H. F. McElroy Supreme Court

Byrd Plans Snow Cruiser For Antarctic Traverse

Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd will lead a Antarctic expedition in a bus-like snow cruiser designed by Dr. Thomas E Poulter. The 55 foot vehicle will run on endless tread wheels and carry a small house on its chassis with space atop for an airplane.

Chicago INS Richard E. Byrd Antarctica Thomas E Poulter Poulter Washington

Plans for four men aided by yearlong provisions

Dr. Poulter scientific director of the Research Foundation of Chicago affiliated with Armour Institute of Technology says two years of planning are nearly finished. The outline envisions accommodations for four men with provisions for a year as the project advances.

Poulter The Research Foundation of Chicago Armour Institute of Technology

Producer's Daughter Sentenced to Jail for Probation Violation

Ariynne Sherman, 22, daughter of film producer Harry Sherman, began a six month jail term in the county jail for breaking probation terms after a traffic violation. Judge Byron J. Walters had ordered a psychiatric evaluation, which she refused citing a $50 fee, then she reportedly left for New York before the judge ruled.

Hollywood INS Ariynne Sherman Harry Sherman Byron J. Walters

Mongolian Border Warfare Course Up To Reinforcements

The border clash along the Khalka river near Hulanarshan shows potential expansion as Soviet Mongolian reinforcements and strong Japanese forces converge. A Japanese officer cites 60,000 Soviet troops in Outer Mongolia and notes new Japanese arrivals at Halmarshan, hinting at a broader campaign across Manchukuo.

Outer Mongolia Halmarshan Manchukuo Hulanarshan Lake Bor Mongolia Khalka River

Roosevelt Cruises On Chesapeake Bay

President Roosevelt escapes midsummer heat by sailing the White House yacht Potomac with Jesse Jones and their spouses. He and the party sailed to Annapolis on Saturday to board the Potomac, then cruised down the bay before returning to the Washington navy yard late Sunday.

Washington INS Roosevelt Chesapeake Bay White House Potomac Jesse Jones Federal Jones Stephen T. Early Early Annapolis Washington Navy Yard

Firemen Suffer Burns Battling Hay Barn Blaze

Five firefighters sustained burns and two were overcome by heat while fighting a fire in an abandoned hay barn at the Bourbon stockyards. None seriously hurt. Damages estimated at 2500 dollars.

Louisville INS Bourbon Stockyards

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