Oregon Governor Sprague visits Cedar Rapids with grandmother
Governor Charles A. Sprague of Oregon arrives in Cedar Rapids to meet his grandmother Mrs. Lucy Brooks and uncle James A. Sprague. A public reception in the Montrose hotel State suite is set for 2 to 3 pm Saturday. The governor, a former editor, discusses fixed ideas and his political stance.
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Charles A. Sprague
Oregon
Columbus Junction
Cedar Rapids
Lucy Brooks
James A Sprague
Sprague
Duluth
Minn
Washington
Oregon Statesman
Salem, Ore
the Gazette
Gazette
Lucy Sprague Brooks
Salem
Ore
James A. Sprague
Avenue
Lohr Quits NBC to Head Chicago Museum
Lenox R. Lohr resigns as president of the National Broadcasting Company to become president of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Announcement came Friday from Colonel A. A. Sprague, acting NBC president.
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Lohr
NBC
Chicago
Lenox R. Lohr
National Broadcasting Company
Museum of Science and Industry
A. A. Sprague
Reckless Driving Charge Follows Brake Mishap
Nick G. Politis 50 of 619 Eighth Street SE was charged with reckless driving after his car, following a braking test showing 125 feet stopping distance at 30 mph, struck Clem Carney 23 of 916 B Avenue NW at Thirteenth Street and First Avenue E. Politis fined 25 dollars and costs with 10 dollars suspended. Passenger Betty Mae Sommer 115 Twentieth Street NE suffered a head bump. Three Politis passengers were unlocated. witnesses say Carney stopped for a traffic light as Politis approached at excessive speed. Politis admitted drinking beer.
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Nick G. Politis
Eighth Street SE
Clem Carney
B Avenue NW
Thirteenth Street
First Avenue E
Politis
Thomas B Powell
Betty Mae Sommer
Twentieth Street NE
Carney
Vernon Elslager
First Avenue
Thief Steals 40 Record Keys From Stalock Car
A thief broke into Kenneth Stalock s car in a garage behind 1520 Fourth Avenue SE and took 40 record machine keys and $18. Police report the incident occurred Thursday.
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Kenneth Stalock
Sixteenth Street SE
Stalock
Fourth Avenue SE
Theft Report Involving Towa Automatic Music Company Car
Police report describes a Thursday morning theft from a car owned by Towa Automatic Music Company. A ventilator was used, and the thief took the car keys and $18 in nickels from the glove compartment.
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Towa Automatic Music Company
Annenberg Tax Evasion Sentencing Delayed
The sentencing of M. L. Annenberg and chief bookkeeper Joseph E. Hafner for evading 1,217,296 tax on the 1936 Philadelphia publisher’s income was postponed to next week in Chicago.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Joseph E. Hafner
Philadelphia
Backroom wake ends with Feight death question
In Pittsburg California ex-Tavern Keeper Chet Feight is dead. The men in the backroom held a three hour wake then pondered the cause of Feight’s death. At Berkeley the Feight residence was contacted and asked how he met his end. He replied You mean I am dead. The men in the backroom then went home.
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Pittsburg
Calif
Chet Feight
Feight
Berkeley
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