Lair of Hague ID inVaded by Vote Probers
Senate expenditures committee probes Jersey City registration purges and forced contributions to Democratic campaign funds. Report cites Mayor Hague’s machine as potential fraud risk and urges WPA officials to condemn practices and protect workers’ jobs amid voting pressure.
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Lair
Hague
Washington
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Democratic National Committee
Hudson County
George Biehl
Hudson News
Union City
Senate
New Jersey
William H. J. Ely
W. Warren Barbour
G. O. P. Pledge
Republican National Committee
House
Congress
Senate Committee
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Ohio
WPA
Taft
Senator Bulkley
Barbour
Charles Weeghham Dies After Career in Business and Baseball
Charles H. Weeghman known as Lucky Charlie died at 64 after a stroke in Chicago. He built an $8,000,000 fortune by serving fast cheap meals and once owned the Chicago Cubs. His body headed to Richmond Indiana for funeral services after a Hot Springs vacation.
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Chicago
INS
Charles H. Weeghman
Charlie
Chicago Cubs
Hot Springs
Ark
New York
Richmond
Ind
Cat Jump From Fourteenth Floor Ends Safe Landing
Blackie the cat leaped from a downtown Seattle fourteenth floor window and landed unharmed on the roof of a one story shed. Building employees discussed pensioning the adventurous feline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Blackie
Clemson student named complaint manager handles issues personally
Seven foot, 280 pound Arnold Grayson, a Clemson junior, is the complaint manager of the Clemson Tiger student newspaper and says he will handle all complaints personally. Southampton faced 19 liners and several cross channel steamers in a two day period during a recent week.
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Clemson College,s. C
Arnold Grayson
Clemson Tiger
Grayson
Southampton
Pictured Spanish prince puzzle clues and answers
A newspaper teaser lists horizontal and vertical crossword clues with references to a Spanish prince to throne, organ hints, animals, foods, and various common nouns. It presents a grid puzzle format with multiple wordplay entries across topics and languages.
U C Will Hold District Meeting in Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids council No 161 of the United Commercial Travellers will host a district meeting with visitors from Dubuque Clinton Davenport and Muscatine at the Roosevelt hotel Saturday at 4 pm The Ladies auxiliary will meet at the same time Applications for initiation will be accepted during the afternoon session culminating the council campaign Officers J L Parker Roy Ford W F Sarset and others lead the drive Carl Nietzel chairs the membership committee A 6 pm banquet follows the 4 pm meeting A 9 pm dance and bridge games close the evening with door and bridge prizes offered
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Cedar Rapids
United Commercial Travelers
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Muscatine
Roosevelt Hotel
Roosevelt
J. L. Parker
Roy Ford
Three New Plant Species Found in Texas Park
In the Proposed Big Bend National Park area of Texas three previously unknown plant species were discovered. Ernest G. Marsh Jr of Austin, UT graduate, is credited with the finds. Two species were named for Marsh by Paul Standley, Field Museum botanist. Descriptions include a wild mallow like hollyhock, a wild nightshade, and a plant resembling a snapdragon.
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Santa FE
N. M
Big Bend National Park
Texas
Ernest G. Marsh, Jr
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Marsh
Paul Standley
Field Museum
Chicago
Woman Carves Her Own Tombstone In Florida Garden
Mrs. Margaret L. Kappelhoff, a sculptor from Akron now living in St. Petersburg, is carving her tombstone in her garden. The stone will depict a bowed young girl and will mark the graves of the artist and her husband Aloys Kappelhoff, who is also living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Margaret L. Kappelhoff
Akron
Ohio
Aloys Kappelhoff
George the robot pilot locks Mercury on South Africa flight
London AP reports the robot pilot George keeps the Pickapack Mercury from straying off course during a recent flight to South Africa. George is a compact steel assembly with Byres and balanced components capable of detecting tiny deviations and correcting them instantly.
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London
George
Mercury
South Africa
One Fish On Hook Nets Two More
In Bowling Green Kentucky Clarence Paschal and Gene Pearson presented an exhibit to prove their claim after their trout line baited with a large minnow caught two larger fish. An 11 inch bass swallowed the minnow and then an 11 pound muskie swallowed the bass.
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Bowling Green
Clarence Paschal
Gene Pearson
Infringement On Sign Patent Charged In Suit Against Checker
Flournoy Corey filed suit in equity in a federal court alleging patent infringement by Checker Electric Supply Inc. The bill says Arthur R. Ellis invented the sign design and assigned the patent to Corey on Oct 17, 1938. Corey seeks a perpetual injunction, delivery of the infringing sign, an accounting of profits, and at least 250 dollars in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Court
Flournoy Corey
Checker Electric Supply Company, Inc
Corey
Arthur R. Ellis
Ellis
Now There's Only One Elizabeth Miller
In Tallahassee three Elizabeth Millers in the same dorm at Florida State College for Women will use distinct names to avoid confusion. One will be Betty the second Elizabeth and the third Lib, all from Florida towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee, Fla
Elizabeth Millers
Florida State College For Women
Florida
Betty
Elizabeth
Voronaeff Attacks Soviet Rule in Westminster Talk
Paul Voronaeff son of missionaries in exile in Siberia told about 200 at Westminster Presbyterian church that the G P U is a heartless regime and that Soviet Russia turns crime into a science. He showed slides of Christian persecution and outlined future appearances in Marion Cedar Rapids Vinton and other towns.
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Soviet
Russia
Paul Voronaeff
Siberia
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Voronaeff
Association of Christian Youth Movements of America
General Ladies Aid
Mary Randall
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Independence Gospel Tabernacle
First Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
New Postal Rate Cuts Cost Of Sending Books
Announcement by local post office officials introduces a new book rate effective immediately for books of 24 pages or more with 22 pages or more of printed matter and no blank pages. Books may be mailed for one and one half cents per pound within the United States, replacing the old 1 cent per 2 ounces up to eight ounces before parcel post rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Buddy Poppy Sale Set by Cedar Rapids VFW Post 788
Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary No. 788 in Cedar Rapids announce their annual Buddy Poppy sale this Saturday. Proceeds aid disabled veterans widows and orphans. Sale headquarters are at the Montrose hotel with workers reporting early. Mrs. Emil Erikson chairs. co chairs are Mrs. Glen Thomas and Mrs. Essie Barrett.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary
No. 788
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Emil Erikson
Buddy Poppy
Cochairmen
Glen Thomas
Essie Barrett
Lawrence Hauskins Named Head of Tritons at Y M C A
Lawrence Hauskins was installed as president of the Triton club at the Y M C A with Harold Millhiser as vice president Allen Brink secretary and Donald Estes treasurer. Committees include Membership program athletic and social chaired by Willis Gibbs Millhiser Hauskins Estes and Grim. Meetings occur on alternate Wednesdays at the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triton Club
Lawrence Hauskins
Harold Millhiser
Allen Brink
Donald Estes
Dawson Grim
Clifford White
Clayton Kruse
Arthur Hauskins
Willard Gibbs
Warren Ainsworth
Harold Shakespeare
Merrill Miller
Howard Kurtz
Basil Waddington
Shirley Huston
M. D. Owen
Edward Eaton
Stanley Johnson
Fred Jones
Donald E. Voigt
Fascist Plot Charged In Battle Off Britain
A Spanish nationalist armed auxiliary vessel attacked the loyalist Cantabria off the east coast. Crew members were described as politically important to nationalists. Cantabria’s master cited a fascist plot with disloyalty alleged. Seven miles off the English coast the wrecking occurred with 36 aboard. many were evacuated or remained aboard the nationalist ship. The Penzance escorted both ships to keep out of British waters.
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London
Cantabria
Edward W. Harrison
Manuel Arguelles
Jose Lopez
British Broadcasting Company
Haisboro
United States
Cromer
Tersonian
Yarmouth
Mid-Atlantic Shipping Company
Penzance
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Charles Weegham
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Big Boy
Holland
Belgium
Irtainic
U. C
Checker Electric
Elizabeth Miller
Great Crime University
A University of Crime
Slebke’s
Xena
v/ Ea
Siebke & Taylor CO
Second Avenue SE
Tritons
Britain
Norfolk
Gazete
Montgomery, Ward
Opus
Coats
Montgomery Ward
Second Street
DIAL
Schoel
Flannelette
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