Eleven contestants enter bathing beauty contest for pool dedication
Cedar Rapids hosts a bathing beauty contest as part of the swim pool dedication with eleven entrants named from local merchants. Ballots will be available for public voting until June 21, and the winner earns a seven day cruise aboard the Seeandbee with a chaperon, plus a style show, water ballet, and a Cedar Rapids Gazette prize.
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Cedar Rapids
June Elever
Kopecky
Craemer
Ree
Montgomery Ward
Nora Cocker
Nagle-Eaton
Maurine Mealy
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Lakes
Michigan
Huron
Erie
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Ellis Park
Playground Commission
Marshalltown
MISS Cedar Rapids Bathing Beauty Contest Vote Notice
Voters may cast ballots for MISS in the Cedar Rapids bathing beauty popularity contest. Deposit ballots at any sponsor business. Ballot counting ends June 21 at 9 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Nazi Troops On Russ Frontier Stir Discussion
Reports circulated with British backing that German troop concentrations along the Soviet frontier are authentic though their significance is debated. British sources suggest a possible pressure campaign over wheat and oil deliveries and movement rights, with Moscow denying any talks.
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United Press
Russia
Soviet
Turkey
Hungary
Berlin
Moscow
London
Ukraine
Caucasus
Iran
Jap Ship Afraid To Go Via Canal
A Japanese steamer, fearing strained Japanese American ties, refuses to pass through the Panama Canal and instead proceeds with a cargo of beans.
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Bahia
Brazil
INS
Lis
Panama Canal
Shapley To Lecture At Iowa Univ Tonight
Dr Harlow neha director of Harvard will open the University of Economics summer lecture series with a down to earth talk on astronomy at Iowa City Thursday night.
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Shapley
Iowa Univ
Iowa City
Harlow Neha
Harvard
University of Ae Deels
Wise Ruler Answer to Previous Puzzle Uzabi et Heiname Arie
Fragmentary puzzle content provides a partial header and stray phrases. The readable items include a reference to a prior answer and scattered words such as Hail and musical syllable, with no clear news event or identifiable people, places, or organizations to describe in a summary.
Ex Gen Slips Away In Story Book Chase
Detectives found 18 year old Sattler shortly before 3 pm Thursday after she was allegedly held by 25 year old Don Jones. She said Jones was armed and had threatened to shoot her Wednesday. Bert and Mrs Melville, carnival show owners, helped arrange her escape to Cedar Rapids and Jones is believed to have left town.
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Sattler
Don Jones
Jones
Bert Melville
Cedar Rapids
Ex Convict Jones Again Escapes Police Then Surrenders
Police chase ex convict Don Jones 25 known for cops and robbers exploits. He slipped out a back door after officers cornered him in a Cedar Rapids area. Jones had previously surrendered to the county attorney and faced a new 10 year sentence along with an old term. Investigators tied a carnival incident in Newton Kansas to the case. A high school girl and her parents alleged violence and a marriage turmoil connected to Jones who joined the carnival show to replace the strong man. The girl left with Jones and traveled toward Cedar Rapids with letters detailing mistreatment.
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Don Jones
Bill Kudina
Jones
Bert Melville
Eagle Grove
Newton
Kan
Midwest
California
Cedar Rapids
Island in River Boundary Usually Awards Possession
When an island sits in a river that forms a state line the bulk of the land typically belongs to the state containing the larger share of the island. This rule guides jurisdiction and control over riverine land crossing state borders.
Earl Peters Chosen Iowa Mason Head
Judge Earl Peters of Clarinda was elected grand master of the Iowa Masonic lodge at its 98th annual communication succeeding Harry L. Searle of Bristow. The election was held in Council Bluffs on Wednesday.
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Council Bluffs
Earl Peters
Clarinda
Iowa Masonic Lodge
Harry L. Searle
Bristow
Harriman to aid British war effort in Middle East
W Averell Harriman Roosevelt emissary for material aid to Britain travels with Gen Ralph Royce Col Green and R P Meiklejohn to the Middle East. The mission focuses on arranging receipt and delivery of American equipment as war material flows toward Africa and Asia Minor to bolster British forces in the new theater.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
London
Middle East
White House
Stephen T. Early
Harriman
Britain
United Tes
Ralph Royce
Col
G Green
R. P. Meiklejohn
England
African
Asia Minor
First Lady To Repay Fee After Burlington Lecture Controversy
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt pledged to refund 500 dollars of a 1000 dollar Burlington Vermont lecture fee after Rep Plumley charged the Mary Fletcher Hospital auxiliary with collecting funds. The First Lady said she learned the event was managed as a fundraiser and asked for the return while noting congressional criticism.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Burlington, Vt
Plumiey
Mary Fletcher Hospital
W Burlington
Mary Fletcher Auxiliary
Hal Kemp Widow Plans Sunday Wedding in Catholic Cathedral
Victor Mature 26, stage and screen actor, and Mrs Martha Stephenson Kemp obtained a marriage license. The ceremony is set for Sunday at St Patrick's Cathedral. Mature is linked with the late Hal Kemp's widow.
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New York
Victor Mature
Martha Stephenson Kemp
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Judge Sentences Shedlock in Fraud Case
In Chicago Judge Thomas A. Green sentenced Talent Shedlock, 31, to jail for fraud. The report notes Raymond Ray, 12, testified about chores and work at Shned- kel.
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Chicago
Thomas A. Green
Talent Shedlock
Raymond Ray
Prisoner Receives Wages After Two Months Work
A laborer in a Lock's case received a dime and an Italian coin as payment after two months of work. He was satisfied, though the coin was counterfeit.
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Lock
Senate panel approves refund bill for processing taxes
Washington AP reports the Senate Agriculture Committee approved a bill allowing producers to claim refunds totaling 70 million to 364 million dollars for processing taxes despite opposition from administration officials.
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Senate
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Trout Move Through Water At Thirty Miles An Hour
A brief note reports trout capable of swimming at a speed of 30 miles per hour in water. This fact highlights their swift movement traits and streamlined bodies suitable for efficient aquatic travel.
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