Balloon aims for 15 mile ascent from Black Hills
A massive 300 foot exclamation mark balloon will lift from a Rapid City pocket this summer in a joint Army Air Corps and National Geographic Society project. The goal is 15 miles high with a crew of Major William E. Kepner and Captain Albert W. Stevens carrying a ton of scientific instruments to study weather cosmic and solar phenomena. Takeoff is planned between June 15 and July 15.
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Washington
Black Hills
Army Air Corps
National Geographic Society
Rapid City
South Dakota
William E. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
Coe College to Adopt New English Placement Test
Coe College is among six Iowa schools to implement a new English placement test for entering students next fall. The test covers spelling grammar usage sentence structure punctuation vocabulary and reading comprehension to align high school and college English courses. Other participating schools include Grinnell Luther State Teachers University of Iowa and Iowa State College. Dr J R Derby of Iowa State College noted wider adoption after February results.
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Coe
Iowa
J. R. Derby
Iowa State College
United Press
Antes
Grinnell, Luther
State Teachers
University of Iowa
Derby
Whipple Wins Hotly Contested COE Student Election
William Whipple son of Mr and Mrs Milo R Whipple 319 Linden Terrace was elected president of the Coe student council in a tight race 243 votes to 217 for Paul Niles of Minneapolis Whipple a debating and oratorical figure and Kohawk track team member led a campaign of speeches bands and parades Wendell Walker retires as council president Niles belonged to Tau Kappa Epsilon while Whipple is in Chi Beta Phi fraternity
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William Whipple
Milo R. Whipple
Linden Terrace
Coe
Whipple
Kohawk
Paul Niles
Minneapolis
Chia Beta Phi Fraternity
Niles
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Wendell Walker
Clash at San Pedro Dock: One Dead as Police Fire on Strikers
In San Pedro California police fired into 500 longshoremen amid chaotic clashes over a wage dispute and 30 hour week. Dick Parker 20 was killed. several injured including John Knudson and Leslie Sandtron. Police Captain L Gentry injured. 100 officers contained unrest as the Grace liner Santa Elena unloaded.
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San Pedro
Calif
Dick Parker
International Longshoremen Association
Pacific
San Diego
Seattle
Santa Elena
Parker
John Knudson
Leslie Sandtron
Long Beach
Knudson
L. Gentry
Pacific Coast
Camp Good Health fund aids malnourished children
Health foundation urges readers to donate to the Camp Good Health fund via The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The appeal links gifts to meals, fresh air, and recovery for undernourished youngsters, aiming to graduate one third of campers to the honor roll each summer.
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Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids
Linn County 1933 finances show smaller total costs
The 1933 county operating costs dropped to $968,237.77 in warrants from $1,196,209.69 in 1932. Personnel pay cuts and lower office costs edged overall expenses down with Auditor Vesely reporting declines across supervisors, treasurer, recorder, and court services. Bond totals rose slightly to $4,451,000.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Board of Supervisors
J. D. Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
B.C. Busby
Marion
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Robert M. Wesely
District Court
Edwin W. Lundquist
Frank L. Williams
Dempty Jones
G. K. Thompson
Lulu B. Secrist
Joseph A. Petrus
William H. Behrens
Board of Review
Iowa Tax Service
Grinnell
Teachers’ Institute
Births Reported at Hospitals This Month
Born May 14 at St. Luke's hospital a son to Mr and Mrs E Powell of Troy Mills. Born May 14 at St. Luke's hospital a son to Mr and Mrs K R Balderston of Central City. Born May 15 at Mercy hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Russell Stanley of 350 Third Avenue SW. Born May 15 at Mercy hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs Arnold Fuegen of 910 Center Point Road NE.
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St. Luke's Hospital
E. Powell
Troy Mills
K. R. Balderston
Central City
Russell Stanley
Third Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Arnold Fuegen
Center Point Road
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