Foxhunting Tales From Iowa Dogs and Masters
Three tired foxhounds Dixie Terry and Spot chased Master Reynard for hours in a ten mile circle between Bertram and the Palisades. Owners Joe Kysilka and Tom Burts describe the sport noting the dogs’ voice guiding the master and the need for kennels for urban life.
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Dixie
Terry
Spot
Reynard
Joe Kysilka
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Tom Burts
Iowa
England
Europe
Kysilka
Burts
Bertram
Palisades
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Ely
Ringling Estates Plea for Redetermination of Deficiencies
The estates of Richard T Ringling and Charles Ringling filed petitions with the board of tax appeals seeking redetermination of alleged income tax deficiencies totaling over 1.5 million dollars for years back to 1918. The government claims Charles Ringling faced 1 057 152 dollars and Richard T Ringling 509 thousand dollars in taxes penalties and interest due to underreported circus partnership income and disallowed losses. The estates say the government seized books and records and barred access to them.
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Washington
Richard T. Ringling
Charles Ringling
Ringling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey
Board of Tax Appeals
Seared T. Ringling
Circus Partnership
Circus Corporation
Automobile Crash Ends Flying Baroness Eva Dickson’s Adventures
Reports from Stockholm say Baroness Eva Dickson von Blixen-Finecke, 33, died in a motor vehicle crash near Baghdad, Iraq, while traveling from Calcutta to London. Her noted exploits included crossing Ethiopia by car with her husband, and attempting to fly the Atlantic with Kurt Bjorkvall in 1936.
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Stockholm
Eva Dickson von Blixen-Finecke
United States
Ead
Bagdad
Iraq
Calcutta
India
London
Ethiopia
Atlantic
Kurt Bjorkvall
The Worth Of The Individual In Prayer Sermon
The message argues against viewing God as a distant manager and urges a personal view of divine care. It uses a Maine sea beach scene to illustrate how God values each part of creation, urging readers to honor their own efforts as reflections of God’s love for all. Amen.
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Maine
God
Jesus Christ
Lord
Group Forms Catholic Sociological Society in Midwest
Rev Francis J Friedel of the University of Dayton appealed to sociologists from thirty one midwestern Catholic colleges meeting at Loyola university in Chicago to study birth control mercy killings communism fascism and related topics and to form the first Catholic sociological society in the country to voice its views in social economic and political arenas.
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Chicago
INS
Francis J. Friedel
University of Dayton
Loyola University
Catholic Sociological Society
U S Planes Demonstrate 800 Mile Operational Range
Tampa Florida reports that after ten days of tests in central Florida the Second wing U S Army Air Force confirms fighters can operate 800 miles from a permanent base. A mass flight Friday covered 750 miles over St. Petersburg Sarasota Lakeland Orlando Daytona Beach Ocala and Jacksonville with 65 bombardment pursuit and patrol ships.
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Tampa
Fla
Florida
Uncle Sam
General Headquarters
U. S. Army Air Force
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Lakeland
Orlando
Daytona Beach
Ocala
Jacksonville
Claire Dodd Divorce Over Restless Mate in Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD (UP) Actress Claire Dodd sought divorce from Jack Milton Strauss a real estate broker, saying he refused to stay home after long studio days. She detailed nightly outings despite her need for sleep after her work and completing a 1931 Agua Caliente marriage with a child born in 1936.
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Hollywood
Claire Dodd
Jack Milton Strauss
Miss Dodd
Strauss
Agua Caliente
Mex
Olds Plant to Close for Production Shuffle
Olds Motorworks of General Motors will close its Lansing Michigan plant for a week starting Monday to rearrange production and employment. Charles L. McCuen, Olds general manager, announced Saturday.
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Lansing, Mich
Ins
Olds Motorworks
General Motors Corporation
Charles L. McCuen
Olds
Foreign Oil Firms In Mexico May Not Get Payments Soon
In Mexico City, Treasury Secretary Eduardo Suárez said foreign oil companies may wait ten years for payment of expropriated holdings, despite President Cardenas promising immediate indemnification for about 400 million dollars. He noted ongoing talks with L. L. Anderson of Standard Oil Co. (NJ) on the debt amount and affirmed the law awards a decade for payment.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Treasury
Eduardo Suarez
Suarez
L. L. Anderson
Standard Oil Co
N. J
Surprise Chinese Thrust Halts Jap Drive On Railroad
Chinese troops in southern Shantung launched a surprise counter thrust driving Japanese lines back from the Tientsin Pukow railroad near Tsaochwang. The attack relieved Suchow briefly and threatened a broader Japanese plan to bomb and shell the city if Chinese forces did not withdraw.
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Shanghai
Shantung
Tientsin-Pukow
Tsaochwang
Suchow
Tientsin
Sunghai
United States
Peiping
Grill Brother of Richard Whitney on Firm's Failure
George Whitney, partner at J P Morgan and Co, questioned by SEC attorneys about the failure of Richard Whitney and Company. Hearing sought to learn if Whitney’s rob Peter to pay Paul scheme was known to close associates before insolvency announcement. Whitney testified large assets pledged including life insurance and homes. only livestock remained at his Somerville New Jersey country estate.
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New York
Richard Whitney
George
J. P. Morgan and Company
Securities and Exchange Commission
Richard Whitney and Company
George Whitney
John Davidson
SEC
Somerville
N. J
SUR-ANGO touted by Iowa resident in medicine ad
Mrs Ida May Wilbur praises SUR-ANGO for quick relief from stomachic, liver and kidney troubles after her husband consulted the SUR-ANGO man. Endorsers claim the drink shows marvelous relief in four days, with the product marketed as a nature based mix of roots and herbs under a physician’s supervision. The testimonial notes asthma as a symptom and housework difficulty prior to treatment.
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Ida May Wilbur
Husband
Iowa
Sur-Ango
Surango
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