Carnival of Comedy At Cornell Stages Spring Turns Left
Mount Vernon reports a varied third annual Carnival of Comedy on the Cornell campus mixing ballet and theater. Ruth Miller and Betsy Quarton led guest directors with Karl like art direction by James Casaday and a diverse cast including Margaret Albright and Alice Lubbock. The program featured Behrman and Barrie pieces plus two French comedies on chapel lawn and an art exhibit extending to Sunday.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell
Albert Franklin Johnson
Bertha French Johnson
Ruth Miller
Waterloo
James Casaday
South Bend
Ind
Betsy Quarton
Cedar Rapids
S. N. Behrman
Lady Wyngate
David White
Davenport
Hugo Willens
Barrie
Dear Brutus
Margaret Albright
Lisbon
Frank Alyison
Brockton
Mass
Margaret
Dearth
Chapel Lawn
Tom Nelson
Durant
Lob
Martha Powers
Mrs. Purdie
Alice Dearth
Cooperative Artists of Iowa
Cornell Summer Theater
Sumner Quarton
Alice Lubbock
R. T. Lubbock
Clark D. Powers
Chicago
Dorothy Page
Redlands
Calif
Howard Hanson
Edgerton
Wis
Chester Webb
Stockton
Ill
Lawrence Travis
Robert Hartung
Huldah Peet
Howard Emerson
Charles Fisher
Sheldon Rahn
Frances McConnell
Geneseo
Barbara. Brice
Tama
Frank Alyson
Fred Smith
Aurene Schoeneman
Parkersburg
Esther Belle Witt
Keystone
Phyllis Rathbun
Preemption
Lynn Swain
McCausland
Mary Ann Cress
Oxford Junction
Clara Moore
Lincoln
Neb
Catherine Coon
Van
Four Missing and Eleven Hurt in Baltimore Explosion
In Baltimore, four persons are missing and 11 injured after an explosion that collapsed two three story buildings while workmen pumped 8 500 gallons of alcohol from a railroad tank car into the A L Webb and Sons naval stores building. Miss Augusta Renner a stenographer for Webb is among the missing. Witnesses said the structures bulged before collapsing and firemen fought hot wreckage for hours.
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Baltimore
Augusta Renner
Leon Sam Dusk
Wesley Jefferson
Jesse Barthel
A. L. Webb and Sons Naval Stores Company
Miss Renner
Webb Company
Raymond McElroy
Doctor's Prescription Stops Craving For Liquor
A doctor's prescription used in hospital alcohol treatment is offered for home use. It is harmless and can be added to tea coffee or any liquid with or without the user's knowledge. It claims to remove liquor craving and build resistance. Western Chemicals Inc Dept 439 Vance Bldg Seattle WA offers a free trial and full particulars.
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Western Chemicals, Inc
Vance Bldg
Seattle
Washington
Ancient Nebraska site suggests race 4000 years ago
Archaeologists led by Dr Earl H Bell of the University of Nebraska uncover three strata near Lynch Nebraska in Boyd county between the Niobrara and Missouri rivers. The find indicates an ancient civilization predating 500 years by up to 4000 years and hints at a nomadic hunting culture with chipped flints and early vegetable remains.
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Lynch
Midwestern Agricultural District
Earl H. Bell
University of Nebraska
Bernard Refshauge
Bell
Nebraska
Vic Jehorek
Harold Stewart
Boyd County
Niobrara
Missouri
Woman Sheriff Faces Hanging Duty Over Bethea Case
Owensboro Kentucky sheriff Florence Thompson, a widow new to the post, plans to oversee the Rainey Bethea execution for the 1936 murder of Elizabeth Edwards. She says she cannot shirk her duty, though she despises the task, and notes the scaffold will be reused at a vacant lot beside the city stables. Bethea awaits transfer from Louisville to Owensboro for the death sentence.
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Owensboro
Florence Thompson
Daviess County
Rainey Bethea
Bethea
Thompson
Elizabeth Edwards
Kentucky
Mrs. Thompson
Jefferson County
Louisville
Future Husband Returns For Bride Parole Papers
In Plymouth Michigan a groom hurried from Lansing with no parole papers to free his bride to be Jean Boggs. She awaits parole and marriage after the state parole board allowed nuptial release in exchange for employment or a husband. They plan to wed Monday in the superintendent's office once papers arrive.
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Plymouth
Mich
Nihl Franklin Dewey
Lansing
Jean Boggs
Edward Denniston
Miss Boggs
Dewey
Parole Board
Denniston
Four Members of McGuire Family Die in Crash Near Marion
In Marion Ohio a car pulling from a Meeker farm driveway was struck by a passing motor coach. Four McGuire family members died in the ensuing blaze and a fifth son, John J. McGuire, 21, was seriously injured. The bus driver said he could not avoid the collision. Gasoline ignited causing rapid flames.
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Marion, O
Carl McGuire
Meeker
Marion
McGuire
Carl Eugene
John J. McGuire
Funeral services for Mrs Sara E Linville
Funeral services for Mrs Sara E Linville mother of Guy Linville will be held in Turner chapel at 10 30 a m Monday Rev Blaine R Hyten in charge Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery The body is to arrive in Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon.
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Sara E. Linville
Guy Linville
Pueblo
Colo
Turner Chapel
Blaine R. Hyten
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Clifford Larson
Funeral services for Clifford Larson who died from heat on Friday will be held at Polansky funeral chapel at 2 p.m. Monday conducted by T. B. Hlubacek. Burial follows in Bohemian national cemetery. Friends may call Sunday evening.
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Clifford Larson
Polansky
T. B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Friends
Funeral services for Mrs Caro line Rosdail in Norway Church
Funeral services for Mrs Caro line Rosdail will be held at Penton Lutheran church in Norway at 2 p.m. Sunday with Rev. Carlson in charge. Burial follows in Norway cemetery. Friends may call at Jacob Rosdail Jr. home until 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Caroline Rosdail
Penton Lutheran Church
Norway
Mr. Carlson
Norway Cemetery
Jacob Rosdail, Jr
Obituary for William A Baker 1866 196? Cedar Rapids area
William A Baker aged 69 died at home 1439 First Avenue SE at 9 15 p m Saturday after a brief illness He was born July 20 1866 on a farm south of Cedar Rapids and lived here most of his life He was a salesman Survived by wife Carrie F Baker daughters Frankie Baker of Chicago and Mrs Ortha Carey of Los Angeles Funeral services will be at Beatty chapel time to be announced later
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William A. Baker
First Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Carrie F. Baker
Frankie Baker
Chicago
Ortha Carey
Los Angeles
Calif
Beatty Chapel
Cedar Rapids man John Skala 91 dies at home
John Skala 91 of Cedar Rapids died at his home 1105 Eighth Street SE after a period of poor health. Born June 24, 1845 in Czechoslovakia, he came to the United States as a young man and lived near Fairfax before settling in Cedar Rapids. Survived by four daughters, fifteen grandchildren, and eighteen great grandchildren. wife died in 1931. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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John Skala
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Eighth Street
Mr. Skala
Czechoslovakia
Fairfax
Skala
Anna Bezdek
Frank Kvetensky
Francis Feyeraband
Frank Kasper
Liner Monarch Collides With Fishing Schooner
The liner Monarch of Bermuda inbound from Hamilton collided with the fishing schooner Benjamin W. Latham about 80 miles southeast of New York after midnight. Both vessels reported no injuries and minor damage to the schooner. the liner remained unmarked and authorities dispatched a coast guard cutter after four hours.
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NEW York
Monarch of
Bermuda
Hamilton
Benjamin W. Latham
Coast Guard
Furness Bermuda Line
Italy refuses to attend Locarno conference and Dardanelles talks
Rome reports Italy declines participation in the Locarno meeting with Britain France and Belgium to Brussels next week. Premier Mussolini also refuses a Montreux invitation to the Dardanelles conference. Italy cites anti Italian mutual defense pacts and calls for Germany’s inclusion. Britain France and Belgium seek a new treaty to replace Locarno after Hitler’s Rhineland move.
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Rome
Italy
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Brussels
Benito Mussolini
Montreux
Switzerland
European Council
Britain
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Man Who Escaped Chair Five Times Weds
J R Silver 32 who escaped the electric chair five times marries Miss Margaret Foster after nine years of waiting. He walks from prison to a Houston wedding and says a Kansas City job awaits. He hopes others learn from his mistakes and plans to start life outside.
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Houston
Tex
J. R
Bob) Silver
Silver
Margaret Foster
Kansas City
Two Trusties Escape From Michigan Prison
In Jackson Michigan two trusties escaped from the southern Michigan state prison causing a shift of twelve escapes in two weeks. Jerry Stoltman 28 from Grand Rapids had four months left for auto theft and left to pick up mail. Edward Newville 36 from Muskegon had six months left for larceny and left in a prison pickup for supplies. A 100 man posse hunted the area as state police and posts statewide were alerted.
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Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan
Jerry Stoltman
Grand Rapids
Edward Newville
Muskegon
Jackson
Two Negroes Die as Harlem Airport Plane Crashes
A Harlem airport flight ends in a 800 foot nose-dive killing Frank Mallory 25 of New York a licensed pilot and William Roberts 19 of Chicago a student. Police freed victims with hacksaws. Mallory died at hospital an hour after the crash. The plane owned by Dr Earl W Renfroe a Negro dentist and Illinois National Guard lieutenant.
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Chicago
Harlem
Frank Mallory
New York
William Roberts
Mallory
Earl W. Renfroe
Eighth Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Justice of the Peace Conducts Fourth Wedding Ceremony
SHREVEPORT LA AP Justice of the Peace W B Sapp mar ried a couple who said they had wed each other four times in the past two years yet had never split. The groom E Heacock joked I want to marry her again six months from now. He welcomed more honeymoons.
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Shreveport
Justice of the Peace
W. B. Sapp
Salt as heat stroke shield announced by Detroit doctors
Detroit health officials urged residents to add salt to water to prevent heat prostration amid a heat wave. They cited rapid sodium loss in heat and said half a teaspoon per glass aids absorption, noting athletes and workers benefited from salt with water. The practice originated from hospital trials with hypertherm devices and Ford plants where salt-treated drinks reduced collapses.
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Detroit
D. W. Gudakunst
Fred M. Leader
Health Department
Roy D. McClure
Henry Ford Hospital
Ford Motor Company
McClu
City briefs and personals update this week
Notices cover a city board of adjustment meeting at 3 p.m. Monday in the city hall council room. parish lawn social at J A Wicke home 1805 Blake boulevard SE on Wednesday evening July 15. Dr and Mrs H G Fussell plan a week long vacation to Chicago and Wisconsin. Mrs Mamie Fortner and Dorothy Price left for New York returning July 22. Dr and Mrs R M Hofford arrived home from Minneapolis visit.
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Board of Adjustment
City Council
City Hall
Parish of the Immaculate Conception
J. A. Wicke
Blake Boulevard
H. G. Fussell
Twenty-fifth Street Drive
Chicago
Wisconsin
Mamie Fortner
Eighth Avenue SE
Dorothy Price
New York
R. M. Hofford
First Avenue SE
Minneapolis
Townsend Club No 3 Set for Monday Meeting in City Hall
Townsend club No 3 will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the superior courtroom at the city hall. The program includes the semi annual election of officers. Every member is asked to attend. Miss Pearl Kleineck and Miss Olive Wetzel with Cedar Rapids friends head to northern Minnesota and Canada for a ten day fishing trip.
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Townsend Club No. 3
City Hall
Pearl Kleineck
Mount Vernon
Olive Wetzel
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
Canada
Lancaster couple leaves for state letter carriers convention
Mr and Mrs Howard Lancaster depart Saturday for Storm Lake where Mr Lancaster serves as secretary of Local 373 National Association of Letter Carriers and will attend the state convention from Sunday through Tuesday as a delegate.
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Howard Lancaster
Storm Lake
Lancaster
National Association of Letter Carriers
Lodge to Install Officers Tuesday Evening
Cedar Rapids lodge No. 141 I O O F will hold a meeting Tuesday at 8 p m to install officers. Elmer J Ulch district deputy grand master and his Ely staff will perform the installation. Refreshments will be served after the meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer J. Ulch
Ely
Fire at Majestic Garage Office Cause Found
Firemen responded Saturday night to a alarm at the Majestic garage A avenue at Third street NE where defective wiring caused a minor blaze in a desk at the garage office. Firemen quickly extinguished the blaze causing less than $20 damage to rags and papers.
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Majestic
Third Street
Veteran priest dies in South Bend at 90
The Rev. Moses McGarry C. S. C. longtime member of the Holy Cross congregation died Saturday in South Bend. He was 90 years old and celebrated his sixtieth anniversary as a Catholic priest last September.
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South Bend
Ind
Moses McGarry
Holy Cross Congregation
Father McGarry
Record Heat Presses Midwest As Cool Front Nears
Heat records spread from Cedar Rapids to Danville as drought and heat devastate crops. Rain expected in the Dakotas and Illinois may bring cooler weather Monday, easing losses but not stopping ongoing agricultural damage and milk shortages.
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Colorado
Montana
Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Northwest
Midwest
Filipino Oldest Man Basca Dies At 140 In Pangasinan
Juan Basca reputedly the world’s oldest man died at San Quintin in Pangasinan province. He was said to be 140 years old and is survived by a son more than 70 years old.
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Manila
P. I
Juan Basca
San Quintin
Pangasinan Province
The
Philippines Herald
Basca
Snow shipment to Texas from Colorado for Dallas snow battle
In Colorado's heat, snow is shoveled west of Denver for transport to Idaho Springs and then to Dallas to stage a snow battle for Colorado day at the Texas centennial. Other sun stories include a Chicago man plunging into Lake Michigan and a Indiana hen house egg mishap.
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Chicago
Federal Forestry Service
Denver
Colorado Rockies
Idaho Springs
Dallas
Tex
Colorado
Texas
Charles F. Lob
Polar Bear’s Club
Lake Michigan
Oak Park
Linton
Ind
Sarah Smith
Grand Island
Neb
Ray Monck
Ray
Pride Of San Diego Serpents Gird For $5,000 Match Race
Daisy the pride of San Diego serpents trains for a $5,000 match race against a Texas rattler in San Diego on July 20. Major A. T. Tremp posted $2,500 as his share of the purse, with $2,500 in receipts from Jack Chaney of El Paso awaiting.
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San Diego
Calif
Daisy
Pride of
Board Criticizes Labor Policy of Remington Rand
The labor relations board charged Remington Rand with wholesale discharge of workers for union activity and discrimination against union employees at four plants. The case, issued by Rev. John P. Boland regional director, calls for a hearing in Buffalo on July 21 after a strike at Remington Rand plants in May.
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Washington
Labor’ Relations Board
Remington-Rand, Inc
John P. Boland
Buffalo
N. Y
Remington Rand
Everett Sanders Marries Nurse in Washington Ceremony
Everett Sanders former secretary to President Coolidge and former Republican National Committee chairman married Hilda Ann Sims a Georgetown University Hospital nurse. The couple, who met three years ago, wed Saturday in Washington.
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Washington
INS
Everett Sanders
Coolidge
Hilda Ann Sims
Sanders
Indiana
Republican National Committee
Georgetown University Hospital
Ruth Bryan Owen Weds Dane in Roosevelt Era Ceremony
Ruth Bryan Owen marries a Danish subject and plans to keep her name as she campaigns for Roosevelt's re election. The wedding at the President's home includes a blessing from Roosevelt and raises questions about her Danish nationality and diplomatic status. Rohde accompanies her on a speaking tour as Denmark law complicates her ministerial post. The President traveled from New York after dedicating the Tri borough bridge.
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Roosevelt
Owen
Rohde
Christian X of
Denmark
Hyde Park
New York
Tri-borough
Merchants Hotel in Little Rock Destroyed by Fire
A three story Merchants hotel in Little Rock was destroyed by a fire that started with an explosion on the first floor. Six shops were also burned. there were no fatalities as guests were awakened by the blast and escaped as flames consumed the building.
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Little Rock
Ark
New Merchants Hotel
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