Milk Fund urged to aid Cedar Rapids children
A Cedar Rapids doctor commends the Milk Fund and asks why schools and books exist while many children go hungry. The fund needs more donations to provide milk to about 1,000 local children and may expand to high schoolers. Latest total is $3,885.14 with varied small gifts from city workers, clubs, and individuals.
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Cedar Rapids
Lodge
C. S. Montooth
Anamosa
Midboro Club
Gazette
Coast Guard rushes to aid two Peruvian submarines off Cape Hatteras
Three U S coast guard cutters Modoc Yamacraw and Boutwell sped from Wilmington Savannah and Charleston to assist the two Peruvian submarines R 1 and R 2 after their commander reported bad conditions of personnel and engines near Cape Hatteras en route Delaware for repairs. The message described rough seas and requested possible towing help as the submarines head for a Philadelphia yard. Officials noted no heavy weather report but warned submarines are vulnerable to swells and larger ships.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Cape
Navy Yard
Charleston
Hatteras
Delaware
Coast Guard
Modoc
Yamacraw
Boutwell
Wilmington
Savannah
Philadelphia
Loneliness in later life and social drift warned in 1935 note
A 1935 message describes an elderly writer who, after losing sight and work, faces isolation as friends fade and family distances grow. The piece urges staying engaged with life and younger generations to avoid drifting from society, stressing vigilance to maintain connection.
Jean Harlow to seek divorce from Rosson in Los Angeles
Hollywood gossip swirls as actress Jean Harlow plans to file for divorce from Hal Rosson on grounds of cruelty in Los Angeles. Rosson is abroad in London recovering from infantile paralysis. William Powell appears as a close friend and subject of questions about his role with Harlow.
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Los Angeles
Hal Rosson
Jean Harlow
Rosson
William Powell
Miss Harlow
California
Nevada
Powell
London
Weather Outlook For Chicago Week Beginning March 11
The forecast calls for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains to see precipitation toward the middle and end of the week. Temperatures are expected to stay near or slightly above normal.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Second death probed in fake will mystery
Chicago reports a second death linked to a forged will case. Charles Christi died Christmas day after buying insurance as investigators probe James Kelly's will and exhumed body, while Mrs. Bella Butman confessed to forging the $100000 will.
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Chicago
Bella Butman
James Kelly
Charles Christi
Julius Sherwin
Christi
Kelly
Madison’ Street
Butman
Julius Waithes
John Bagdonas
Paul P. Zalinck
John Dailyde
Nicholas Radis
Marion Carpenter Injured In Fall
S Hendrickson 583 Seventh Avenue, Marion a carpenter suffered a scalp wound and possible internal injuries after falling from a barn under construction about five miles north of Alburnett around 6 p.m. Saturday. He was carried by ambulance to St Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
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S. Hendrickson
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Carpenter
Alburnett
Hendrickson
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Rain And Temperature Rise In Cedar Rapids
Light rains fell intermittently in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night. Temperatures edged up to 35 at 9 30 p m after 34 at 7 p m as the day's high reached 39 by noon. Skies stayed cloudy with a hint of more rain.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Fiermonte and Madeline Astor Force Dick flee hotel hotel scene
Enzo Fiermonte and his second wife Madeline Astor Force Dick Fiermonte, on a Reno Riviera honeymoon, fled a Monaco area hotel after Fiermonte's first wife arrived by Rome express to reclaim him. The women argued. the couple escaped in a new sports car toward Corinth road.
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Mentone
France
Enzo Fiermonte
Madeline Astor
Dick Fiermonte
Enzo
Rome
Corinth Road
Reno
New
Fiermonte
Riviera
Auto plunges from Manhattan Bridge injuring two
An automobile carrying two men plunged through a guard rail on the Manhattan bridge and crashed onto Prospect Street seventy five feet below. Harry Gross of Brooklyn and chauffeur William Donohue were rushed to Cumberland hospital in critical condition.
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New York
Manhattan Bridge
Prospect Street
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
William Donohue
Cumberland Hospital
Donohue
James Petri
Cedar Rapids School Election Tomorrow
Tomorrow Cedar Rapids votes in the annual school election with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Two of seven candidates seek school board seats as the district manages a budget of 1 044 466 dollars for 10 097 students across twenty one buildings.
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Cedar Rapids
Independent
Government Seeks Victory as Greek Rebels Hit Macedonia
The Greek government launched a major drive with artillery and air strikes against rebels in Macedonia to end the revolution and restore Eleutherios Venizelos to power. General Kondylis led the attack amid snow and worsening weather, with rebels retreating to new positions while Crete was reportedly near Venizelist control.
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Crete
Mme
Helen Venizelos
Bulgaria
Turkey
Eee RT 3
Athens
Regrek
Eleutherios Venizelos
George Kondylis
Struma
Ghialistras
Thrace
Xanthi
Chryssoupolis
Thes
Government planes bomb rebel barracks in Greece
Athens reports three government aircraft attacked rebel bunkers at Rethimo and Candia on Saturday, resulting in many casualties according to officials.
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Athens
Rethimo
Candia
Elks Robbery Suspect Wanted In Indiana
Cedar Rapids police say Joe Miller 21 Buffalo New York awaiting trial here for breaking and entering related to a March 1 Elks club theft of more than 140 dollars is sought by Hammond Indiana officials for robbery. Hammond knows him as Walter Metal. Miller pled not guilty March 2 and is held on a 2500 dollar bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Miller
Buffalo
N. Y
Elks
Farley Probe Fight Tangles New Job Relief Bill
Washington reports the administration's 4.88 billion relief bill facing renewed attacks from Huey Long. Long accuses Postmaster General Farley of trading public works for votes, while senators consider changes to prevailing wages and other contentious issues. Farley planned a return from New York Monday amid ongoing White House consultation.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Long
James A. Farley
Senate
Long-Farley
World Court
Charles E. Coughlin
Hugh S. Johnson
Bill
Farley
House
White
Houseland
Cabinet
National Democratic
New York
Uncle quizzed in Chicago on torture death
Three Michigan state police officers flew to Chicago to question John Tiesto about the killing of Richard Streicher Jr. in Ypsilanti. Tiesto denied being the boy’s uncle and claimed the authorities had the wrong man as detectives noted a possible grudge against the victim’s parents. He said he spent Thursday night with a woman friend and mentioned an estranged wife.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Michigan
Chicago
John Tiesto
Richard Streicher
Union
Richard Streicher, Jr
Ypsilanti
Mich
Tiesto
John L. Sullivan
Elkhart
Ind
Lucian Streicher
Youth in Ypsilanti questioned in Slaying Case
Sammy Smith a 18 year old brother of Fred Smith was taken into custody as authorities investigate the murder of Richard Streicher jr near Ypsilanti. Police say he will be held for routine questioning while links to other suspects are explored.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Sammy
Smith
Fred. Smith
Sen Terice
Richard
Streich
Ef, Jr
Jacob
Andres
Cleveland
Reynolds divorce denied as court records reveal faculties intact
Anne Cannon Reynolds was declared not doped and in full possession of her faculties when she obtained a Reno divorce from Zachary Smith Reynolds on November 23, 1931. Libby Holman defended the marriage legality, while Cannon’s interposing petition in their $25 million estate case cites morphine influence and mental imbalance. Wittenberg countered no evidence of impropriety, and nursing affidavits supported Cannon’s claim.
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Winston Salem, N.C
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Zachary Smith Reynolds
Reno
Young Reynolds
Libby Holman
Smith Reynolds
R. K. Wittenberg
Joe F. Cannon
Cannon Friday
Forsyth County
Cannon
Anna P. Reilley
Wittenberg
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A Cedar Rapids toll report for 1935 records figures on accidents injuries and deaths. The compact summary presents the toll in a brief numeric form, highlighting the year’s vehicle dangers and public safety concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
Troops Ordered to Morrell Plant in Sioux Falls
Governor Berry ordered state troops to the John Morrell packing plant to prevent violence as 700 workers refused to work and meat was being loaded and dispatched. Sheriff Sells warned thousands of dollars would be lost if loading stopped. first such state duty in South Dakota history.
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Des Moines
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Washlington
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Abner
al Capp
the Gazette
Marion Carpenter
Madeline
United Press
Vienna
Sunday Express
Sa Te
Aegean
Mytilene
Seres
Drama
Cavalla
Canea
Rethymno
Indiana
Bulletin
Felon
Anne Cannon
Morrell
Sioux Falls
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