United Air Lines plans Cedar Rapids route expansion
United Air Lines prepares a coast to coast service through Cedar Rapids with Boeing seven ton transports and ten passenger capacity. The plan includes New York to Chicago routes, flag stops at Moline and Toledo, and prices of twelve dollars to Chicago and six dollars to Des Moines. Reservations may be made at the local ticket office.
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Toledo
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Los Angeles
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Seattle
United Air Lines
Chamber of Commerce
United
Veteran flyer to pilot first United flight to Cedar Rapids
Jack Knight, who has over 2,000,000 air miles and is the most experienced living pilot, will captain the inaugural United Air Lines flight into Cedar Rapids Friday evening. The east-bound plane will depart the local airport at 7 p.m. Knight trained before World War II, served as an army air corps instructor, then flew air mail and piloted the first night air mail on the North Platte-Omaha-Chicago segment. He joined United in 1927 when it took over the coast-to-coast route.
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Des Moines
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Wallace Plans Permanent Form of Crop Insurance
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace plans a permanent federal crop insurance system to aid farmers during lean years. The plan envisions a permanent agency to stabilize agricultural prices by buying surplus in fat years and selling during lean years, amid New Deal crop financing experiments and drought.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Treasury Eyes Secret Guards for Fort Knox Gold Haul
Washington reports the Treasury plans a massive guard to move 6 billion dollars in gold bullion to Fort Knox Kentucky in a secret security operation. The path includes 15 or more armored trains and protection by Secret Service postal inspectors local police and possibly federal troops with finishing work in August as shipments begin around August 15.
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Washington
Treasury
Fort Knox
New York
Town's New Engine Fails to Halt Downtown Fire
TOM BEAN Texas UP reports town's bright new fire engine could not stop a downtown fire worth about $6,000. The purchase lacked nozzle fittings for the hoses, hampering firefighting efforts.
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Tom Bean
Tex
Youth Who Phoned Mary Carlisle From London In Hollywood
Paul Mitchell a young Englishman who spent hundreds of dollars telephoning Mary Carlisle in London and Hollywood arrived in Hollywood. He denies plans to propose though he admires her. Carlisle says they are just friends and nothing serious.
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London
Hollywood
Paul Mitchell
Miss Carlisle
Paul
City council votes on livestock truck parking ban
An ordinance passed first and second readings prohibits parking empty livestock or poultry trucks on city streets unless thoroughly cleaned. Loading and unloading on streets is forbidden. The measure goes to final consideration next Thursday.
Father Of Triplets Wishes To Return To Job
Frank J. Niskey found work but quit on his first day to stay with his wife after she gave birth to triplet girls. He sought to reclaim his position on Thursday in Troy New York.
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Troy, N. Y
Frank J. Niskey
Niskey
Quartet Will Sing At Church Of God Friday
The womens quartet from Anderson College and Theological Seminary in Anderson Ind will perform sacred songs Friday at 7 30 p m at the Church of God on Laverue and Eighth Street NW An address by Rev G E Sample as accompanist titled Our Program for Youth will follow the singing There is no admission charge but an offering will be taken to cover expenses of the group.
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Womens
Anderson College and Theological Seminary
Anderson
Ind
Church of God
Laverue
Eighth Street NW
G. E. Sample
Postpone Old People's Picnic Due to Heat Forecast
The Old People’s picnic scheduled for Friday at Bever Park has been postponed because of intense heat. Rev. Frank Ward of Sunshine Mission says plans now call for Thursday of next week with a definite date to be announced later when forecasts are clearer.
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Frank Ward
Sunshine Mission
Pacific harbor seal known as leo pard on coast
The article notes the Pacific coast variety of harbor seals, more commonly seen than Atlantic seals, is identified as a leo pard seal.
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