Von Hindenburg Forced to Skirt France on Maiden Voyage
The German airship Von Hindenburg began its maiden Rio de Janeiro flight while France delayed granting air passage, lengthening the trip by hours. Negotiations continue on a new transatlantic route, with Germany accusing Paris of delaying the approval.
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Paris
INS
France
Germany
von Hindenburg
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Foreign Office
Graf Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Rhine
Hitler
Spain
North Sea
Lehmann
Brazil
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Graf
Pernambuco
Earphone System Installed at Vinton Presbyterian Church
A hearing assistance system with ten earphone sets connected to the pulpit microphone was used for the first time Sunday at the Presbyterian church in Vinton. More sets are planned to be added, per Rev. William Caldwell.
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Vinton
Presbyterian Church
William Caldwell
Mount Auburn Hosts County Spelling Contest Thursday
The Benton county spelling contest will be held in Mount Auburn at 7 30 p m Thursday at the Christian church. High school and grade divisions include rural and town schools competing.
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Mount Auburn
Benton County
The
Christian Church
Bandits rob Chelsea payroll in broad daylight
Bandits held up Chelsea city hall at 9 a.m. taking the weekly payroll of $16,138.07. Patrolman John P. Martin was clubbed protecting the bag carried by Norman Hawley, a bank clerk. An accomplice waited in a car outside. the getaway black sedan was found abandoned in Madison Square, Everett.
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Chelsea
Mass
Chelsea City Hall
John P. Martin
Norman Hawley
Broadway National Bank of
City Hall
Armory Street
Boston
Madison Square
Everett
Martin
Hawley
Trade Gains Amid Hurdles in 1936 Recovery Outlook
New York AP reports that by end of first quarter 1936 US economy advanced despite severe winter and overseas tensions. Steel output rose past 60 percent of capacity, auto production topped 1 million units, electric power use hit a fresh high, and building activity improved while unemployment lingered near 10 million. Stock markets climbed to post-1929 highs, yet joblessness and relief costs remained large uncertainties for revival.
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New York
America
Washington
Ord
National Industrial Conference Board
Cedar County Fair Plans Aug 11 14 Centenary
Special to The Gazette Tipton Cedar county fair officers set this year’s fair and night show for August 11 to 14. It marks Cedar county’s centennial anniversary of settlement. Lone Tree funeral rites were held for Mrs Henry Harmsen at St Mary’s church after a brief illness. She was born in Holland in 1880 and later lived in Iowa with her family. George Bresnahan will speak at West Union Citizens Club with local coaches and the high school basketball team attending. Tiffin winners of grade school declamatory and dramatic contests advance to Johnson County events. Alden Howden 23 was fined $100 for reckless driving near Decorah. his car damaged a bridge on Highway 52. Tama notes Irma Uceny of Chicago and George Kolben of Chicago announce their marriage. the ceremony was held at the Kolben home with the Rev. officiating.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Lone Tree
St. Mary’s Church
Henry Harmsen
Anna Kaalberg
John
Dora Kaalberg
Holland
United States
Henry Harrison
William TeVcort
West Liberty
Frank Kaalberg
Reinhart Kaalberg
Muscatine
William Kaalberg
Riverside
West Union
George Bresnahan
University of Iowa
West Union Citizens Club
Bob McLeese
Owen Olson
New Hampton
Tiffin
Johnson County
Margaret Spivey
Earl Demery
Dolores Reynolds
Betty Jean Baldwin
Jack Colony
Decorah
Alden Howden
Highway 52
Tama
Irma Uceny
Chicago
John Uceny
George Kolben
Henry Kolben, Jr
A. M. Lipka
Joseph Prusa
Belle Plaine
Kolben
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Higley Building
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Ford Hopkins
Oley Siren Re Jumbo Chocolate Soda Co
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Wheatland
Young Peoples Organization
St. Paul’s Reform Church
Kathryn Guenther
Ruth, Bicknese
Wendel Lohmann
Paul Stankee
Norway Grain Company
Norway
Harold McCammant
J. A. Ruhl
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Scotch Grove
Iowa Electric Company
Jones County
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Langworthy
Mount Vernon
Lloyd Snyder
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Henry Boyd
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