Bridges Press Farley Question On Mail Strike
The Senate post office committee split over summoning Postmaster General Farley for questioning on the seven state steel strike. Bridges pressed for Farley to answer his questions. McKellar resisted, noting uncertainty about Farley's appearance. Howes urged being called instead, saying Farley was away and he acted with full authority.
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Washington
Senate Post Office Committee
James A Farley
H. Styles Bridges
N. H
Farley
Bridges
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Tom Mercer Girdler
Republic Steel Corporation
William V Daly
City of Chicago
James L. Mooney
Chicago Police
Thomas Kilroy
Harry E. Grima
Republic
Employes Central Committee
W. W. Howes
Howes
Seeing Eye Dog Helps Blind Spaniel Navigate Life
A twelve year old cocker spaniel named Cocktail in California, blinded late in life, learns to live safely with guidance from a Seeing Eye police dog. The trained canine leads Cocktail through traffic and parks, keeping him on course and unharmed.
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Cocktail
California
Edmund Lowe
Celle
Sunnybank Fair
Ellen
Sunnybank
Forty Acres
Jaws Aid From Trained Dog Helps Fellow Canine
A newspaper note describes a trained dog using his skill to aid another dog rather than a human, reflecting animal aid in 1937. The brief item underscores canine assistance in a nonhuman welfare context.
Carnival Ferris Wheel Collapse Injures Thirteen Children
In Los Angeles a carnival ferris wheel collapsed injuring thirteen children, trapping them in gondolas before they were released. One child was seriously hurt, while the others escaped with minor injuries.
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Los Angeles
INS
Notable quotes from Hollywood and academia
Basil Rathbone laments Hollywood obscurity while Dr Roberta Mil likan urges voters to consult scientific experts for facts. George Cukor predicts athletic women will outshine clinging vine types as public taste shifts. Edmund Ezra Day warns rapid anti ignorance drives may misalign progress.
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New York
Roberta Millikan
California
Los Angeles
George Cukor
Cambridge
Mass
Edmund ‘Ezra Day
Cornell University
Smart Lead Sets Hand In Bridge Match
In today’s duplicate contract bridge, South and North reached seven to eight tables with no trump. Mr and Mrs J N S Brewster Jr of New York were the only pair to hold declarer to eight tricks by a precise heart lead sequence that defeated the contract.
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Nigrth
South
J. N. S. Brewster, Jr
New York
West
Mrs. Brewster
Brewster
Hearts
Declarer
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is hereby given that on July 1 1937 at 8 o clock A M an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Mary McHart late of Linn County deceased will come for hearing before the District Court for proof and admission to probate in Cedar Rapids Iowa Locher Locher attorneys appearing for the petitioner clerk Edwin W Lundquist is the district court clerk at Cedar Rapids Iowa
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State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
Mary McHart
Seta County
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Four Die As Redwood Tree Falls On Car South Of Eureka
A large redwood toppled onto a car on the Redwood highway near Eureka killing four occupants. A charred wallet identified Judge Irving Baxter of Los Angeles as among the dead. he was a former United States attorney in Omaha. The others were believed to be members of his family.
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Eureka
Calif
INS
Redwood Highway
Here
Irving Baxter
Los Angeles
Wisconsin Hen Dies From Overproduction
Milwaukee AP reports a hen named Biddy owned by Miss Beth Knne died after producing three consecutive eggs with unusual shell development. The hen laid a double egg inside a soft shell then a second abnormal egg before succumbing to the strain.
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Milwaukee
Beth Knne
Exeter
Biddy
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