Lions and Weatherman Delight Carnival Village In Cedar Rapids
In a backstage tour of the Royal American show grounds Cedar Rapids families and circus staff reveal daily life on the village. Lions trainer Marjorie Kemp notes pet dogs and a broom incident with Nero while touring, and the crew recounts storm drills, power plants, and a bustling, self contained community of 1300 residents with eight diesel engines powering the towers.
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Lions and Weatherman
Canada
Bozo Mack
Marjorie Kemp
Rajah
Gilmore II
Nero
Romeo
Miss Kemp
Kemp
Kitty Hart
Cedar Rapids
Atlanta Man Elected Imperial Wizard of Ku Klux Klan
James A. Colescott of Atlanta was elected imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan on Saturday, succeeding long time holder Dr. Hiram Wesley Evans.
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Atlanta, Ga
INS
James A. Colescott
Atlanta
The
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Hiram Wesley Evans
Detours Dated for Eastern Iowa Highways
State highway commission lists week ending June 16 detours across eastern and northeastern Iowa. Routes include U S 6 with a short surfaced detour to West Liberty and a 24 7.5 mile closure from Lawler to New Hampton, plus a 9 mile surfaced detour and 1 mile earth detour. U S 80 shows a 3 mile closure at Clin ton with a 3 mile paved detour. Iowa 38 records 4.5 miles closed from Olin to Iowa 64 and an 8 mile gravel detour, plus a 6.8 mile closure from 2.5 miles south of Delhi to US 20 and an 11 mile surfaced detour. Iowa 128 has 7 miles closed in Clayton county from Iowa 13 to US 52 with a 16 mile paved detour. Iowa 136 notes 7 miles closed from Wyoming to Oxford Junction with a 7 mile gravel detour. Iowa 261 reports 10 miles closed from Iowa City to Solon with a 14.5 mile surfaced detour. Iowa 290s mile closed in Clayton county from Iowa 13 west, with a 1.3 mile north detour.
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Iowa
The
State Highway Commission
U.S
West Liberty
Lawler
New Hampton
Clinton
Olin
Delhi
Clayton County
U.S. 52
Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Iowa City
Solon
175 Italian Airmen Killed In Civil War
Rome AP reports 175 Italian airmen killed and 192 wounded in the Spanish Civil War. Italian aviation claims 903 enemy planes shot down, 40 destroyed, and seven own aircraft lost.
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Rome
Bulldog digs grave for terrier after accident
Denver report says Bill Taylor, a filling station attendant, watched a bulldog dig a grave behind the station and bury a terrier killed by an automobile. The body was hidden behind the station until the owner could be found.
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Denver. Cole
Bill Taylor
Taylor
Jail Sentence Threat Aids Fannie Brice’s Memory
In Los Angeles Fannie Brice testified in the suit by Edgar Allen for 26500 dollars over commissions from a Ziegfeld Follies role. Threatened with contempt, Brice recalled being in California between 1933 and 1939, refreshing the memory that satisfied attorney Jesse Levinson.
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Los Angeles
Fannie Bricé
Comédienhe
Jesse Lévinson
Edgar Allen
Miss Brice
Levifisch
Allen
California
Levinson
Irish Outlaw Faces Deportation Hearing
An Irish outlaw described as linked to republican activity appeared before U S Immigration Inspector Leland W Williams in a closed session to show cause why he should not be deported. Williams will forward findings to Washington for the decision. The man had neglected to file for a 30 day visitor extension and his status was queried.
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Iris Republican Army
U. S
Leland W. Williams
Ussell
Wildsor
King George
United States
Williams
Washington
Russell
Attorney says Russell to depart for New York City soon
Through attorney Thomas F. Chawke, Russell said he would file the oo reta on Saturday. He planned to leave for New York City Saturday night or Sunday, arriving after the ne and queen departed for Hyde Park.
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Mit
Thomas F. Chawke
Hawke
Russell
New York City
Queen
Hyde Park
Robbery Victim Tied Himself Up In Hoax
Omaha police say 23 year old Tom Larocca admitted fabricating a Friday night robbery in Miller Park. He claimed two bandits bound him and stole 44 dollars, but police found he borrowed the money on an insurance policy and staged the incident while en route to his aunt's home.
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Omaha
Tom Larocca
Miller Park
Larocca
Two Firemen Die Trapped in Burning Madison Building
In Madison Wisconsin two firefighters JuddHolcombe and AdolphHabich died when the basement collapsed during a blaze at a bakery grocery and barbershop. Firefighter William Parr was injured as rescue efforts failed due to dense smoke and debris.
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Madison, Wis
Judd Holcombe
Adolph Habich
William Parr
Youth Nearly Blind Receives Tulane Degree Shares Diploma With Mother
Milton Hills, nearly blind since childhood, earned a bachelor of arts at Tulane. He placed his diploma in the hands of his mother Mrs S W Hills, who tutored and guided him through college despite her own limited vision. Doctors say his congenital cataract may leave him stone blind in a few years.
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New Orleans
Milton Hills
Tulane University
Hills
S. W. Hills
Milton
Vernacular Suits Queen Elizabeth in New Jersey Visit
Col. Mark O. Kimberling says Queen Elizabeth was impressed with New Jersey police during a tour from Red Bank to Fort Hancock and aboard the USS Warrington. The monarch praised the force as comparable to the Royal Mounted Canadian Police and summed it up simply with I think they're swell.
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Fort Hancock
N. J
Great Britain
Mark O. Kimberling
New Jersey
U .S. S. Warrington
New York
Queen Elizabeth
Red Bank
Kimberling
Elizabeth
Balkan Entente Talks Open in Istanbul
Romanian foreign minister Grigore Gafencu, president of the Balkan Entente council, arrived in Istanbul on Saturday to confer with Turkish officials on entente policy. Greece and Yugoslavia are other members.
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Istanbul
Grigore Gafencu
Greece
Yugoslavia
Coe Children's Theater Opens Monday for Youth Groups
The Coe Children's theater begins Monday with membership open to children ages 6 to 12. Two older groups, 9 to 10 and 11 to 12, will stage puppet plays while the 6 to 8 group works on shadow plays in pantomime. Di rector Kent Andrews notes vacancies remain. apply by calling 2-5008.
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Coe Children’s Theater
Kent Andrews
Andrews
Fillmore 6A Class And Teachers Entertained
The mothers of Fillmore school 6A class entertained the students and teachers with a banquet and program at the school on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Vince Koffron chaired the arrangement committee. School colors blue and yellow appeared in decorations and favors and in the menu folds by GB art classes led by Miss LaRue Morrison. The program featured soloists, a class history, music pieces, and the class will, with certificates and songs concluding the program.
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Fillmore School
Vince Koffron
LaRue Morrison
Vane Solo
Margaret
Clyde Hensley
Marjorie Donohue
Sir Echo
Ray Petrezelka
Keith Johnson
Violet Woodworth
Beacon Lights
Marilyn Kofron
Richard Nilsson
Margaret Lake
Delores Beck
Billy Riley
Miss Morrison
520 Jewish Exiles Find Bolivian Haven
Five hundred twenty Jews fleeing hardship found a haven in South America. The British liner Orduna and the Italian liner Orazio landed the refugees in Arica Chile as they travel toward Bolivia where homes and friendship await.
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Arica
Chile
South America
Orduna
Orazio
Bolivia
Scholastic Winner Among Linn Rural Graduates
William Willie Butschi, 13, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Butschi near Coggan, wins top scholastic honors among Linn county rural grade graduates. His high average of 95.8 reflects his pupilship at Maple Grove school in Boulder township under Helen Hennessey.
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William
Willie” Butschi
Fred Butschi
Coggan
Linn County
Helen Hennessey
Maple Grove
Boulder Township
Butschl
Girl Kidnapper's Leniency Dimmed by Trial Choice
Peggy Weil, a New York farm girl, lost a key chance for leniency as authorities announced she would be tried in superior court for the kidnapping of five year old Krehe Osborn. In superior court a mandatory life sentence looms if convicted, since she will not be 18 until next week.
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San Francisco
Peggy Weil
New York
Krehe Osborn
Miss Weil
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