Race to claim Pacific guano atolls for US air routes
United States agencies pursue sovereignty over Baker Howland and Jarvis to secure stepping stones for air mail between San Francisco and Australia. Britain currently holds the islands within its group, with past US guano operations cited. Seaborne presence and weather observations by Americans are noted amid broader political maneuvering around Roosevelt era leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
United
U. S. Coast Guard
W. T. Miller
Bureau of Air Commerce
Honolulu
Dana Coman
Johns Hopkins
Greek Myth Theme Puzzle Solution Summary
A historical 1935 WPA drama note discusses Broadway opposition to a plan for employing actors, with John Golden and Eva Le Gallienne opposing the proposal as a government job program. The text includes a long word puzzle about mythic clues and puzzle entries.
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John Golden
Eva le Gallienne
At home gray hair remedy recipe advertised
A simple home treatment promises to color gray hair with a mix of bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Half a pint of water is used, applied twice weekly until the shade deepens, claiming no scalp staining or grease and that it would not rub off.
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Barbo
New Cabinet Formed In Czechoslovakia
Premier Jan Malpeytz resigned Tuesday night. Dr Milan Hodza, agriculture minister, formed a new government in Prague. Funeral services for Mrs Caroline Stephen, 72, were held at St Pauls Lutheran Church. She was born September 24, 1863 in Zaberfeld Germany and married George Stephen in 1884. The couple moved to America in 1896 and she later lived in Arlington Heights Illinois. Survived by one son and three daughters.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Jan Malpeytz
Milan Hodza
Maynard
Caroline Stephen
St. Paul’s Luthern
Fred C. Lutz
Caroline Schwarz
Zaberfeld
Germany
George Stephen
America
Fayette County
Stephen
Arlington Heights
Ill
Fred Stephen
Stanley
Emma Pleggenkuhle
Sumner
Amelia McClain
Eyaieenes Decker
Westgrate
Few Snowflakes And Mercury Drop To 22 Bring Winter Near
Cedar Rapids sees a wintry hint with a few snowflakes at noon. The day opened sunny then cloudy with a 24 hour low of 22 at 7 am and a high near 34 before falling as temperatures drifted through the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
667 Pounder Votes Democratic Ticket in Philadelphia
Joseph Baggio known as Baby Face Joe, a 667 pound man six feet six inches tall, voted for the straight democratic ticket on Tuesday in Philadelphia, marking his first ballot in fifteen years.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Baggio
Joe
Believe Boy Killed In Texas Accident May Be Local Youth
Hartley county Texas sheriff asks for help identifying a 15 year old rail accident victim found with a Baldridge photo. A photo shows Paul Kilborn’s home and a girl, Marie Krejci, but neither recalls giving the print. Detectives continue work to identify the youth and locate relatives.
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Texas
Ralph Queen
Hartley County
Baldridge
Paul Kilborn
Mount Vernon Road
Marie Krejci
Seventh Street SE
Kilborn
Miss Krejci
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff Utley's Father Dies in Manchester Funeral services Wednesday for George H. Utley
George H. Utley, 83, died Sunday at his home in Manchester. Funeral services are set for Wednesday and burial will be at Masonville. He was an organizer of the M. B. A. order and had served as a director for several years, and is the father of Sheriff Harry G. Utley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
George H. Utley
Masonville
Utley
Harry G. Utley
M. B. A. Order
Maynard Marriage Announcement Details
Announcement records the marriage of Miss Florence Ivadelle Lenius and Emmet A. Rathbun at West Union on October 30. Miss Lenius is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Lenius of Oclwein and Mr Rathbun is the son of Mrs Charles Rathbun of Maynard. They will reside in Detroit Michigan.
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Maynard
Florence Ivadelle Lenius
Emmet A. Rathbun
West Union
Wandling Named Third Ward Alderman in Marengo
Clarence Pete Wandling, a Marengo battery man, was appointed to the city council to fill the vacancy left by Ben C. Franks who departed town. He assumes the post as third ward alderman.
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Marengo
Clarence
Pete” Wandling
Marengo Battery
Ben C. Franks
Farmers Savings Bank receiver declares 15 percent dividend at Ladora
The Farmers Savings Bank receiver ship at Ladora declares a 15 percent dividend, the third since closing on August 7, 1933, bringing the total dividends to 40 percent.
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Ladora
Farmers Savings Bank
Iowa News in Brief Belle Plaine and Other Local Notices
Belle Plaine honors seventy seventh birthday of A J Van Scoyoc with family gathering. HOPKINTON fines William Marsh five dollars for alleged assault on Vernon Kirkwood. SIGOURNEY Vital Vittetoe seriously injured when struck by a car driven by Glenn Shafer. INDEPENDENCE Mishler loses two front teeth in collision with a cow on highway 11. INDEPENDENCE Mrs J L Cilley dies after years of invalidism. ALBURNETT neighbors form five hundred card club with first meeting at Barnts home. DECORAH Spencer Chamber speakers set for Nov 21 farmer business meeting. ALBURNETT Happy Workers 4 H elect officers. EDGEWOOD Woman’s Relief Corps inspection attended by eighteen. MONTICELLO Funeral for Carl Arduser, 43, injured on tractor power take-off. DELHI Epworth League officers elected. MONONA Dr J E Robertson retiring after forty-two years.
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Belle Plaine
A. J. van Scoyoce
van Scoyoc
Elmer van Scoyoc
George Schubert, Jr
Katherine Janss
Elizabeth
Aaron K. van Scoyoc
Poweshiek County
Benton County
Nancy Lohr
Luzerne
Hopkinton
William Marsh
Court of
R. E.goss
Vernon
Kirkwood
Lenox College
Marsh
Sigourney
Cleve Wittetoe
Glenn Shafer
Vittetoe
Wallace Lumber Company
Shaver
Sigourney Hospital
Independence
Howard Mishler
J. L. Cilley
Buchanan County
C. W. Lillie
Buchanan
Alburnett
Clyde Wilson
Roy Potter
A. J. Schueler
C. C. Naylor
L. E. Petrak
Frank Price
William Barnts
Harry Kee
Decorah
Leeo C. Deiley
Spencer Chamber of Commerce
E. L. C. White
Spencer
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Calmar
Madison
Bluffton
Burr Oak
C.K. Preus
Luther College
Alburnett Happy Workers
Muriel
Harold
Dean Thomas
Lee’ Sloan
Carl Rockwood
Paul Quaas
Dora Rockwood
Edgewood
Olive Moore
Oclwein
Woman's Relief Corps
Hiram Steele Corps
Ella Alcorn
John A. Richards
Monticello
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Carl Arduser
Mr. Arduser
Bowen's Prairie
J. L. Arduser
Delhi
Epworth League
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rachel Maulson
Myrle Irmscher
Jimmy White
Hazel Schmidt
Artis Carroll
Izetta Schmidt
Monona
J. E. Robertson
Orlando Marting
Radio Schedule Highlights a Day of NBC CBS and ABC Programming
A dense listing details hourly radio fare across networks NBC CBS and ABC. Notable entries include Morton Bowe Sidney Raphael and William Wiram Foulkes in morning blocks, followed by musical acts like the Lafargue and Boulanger ensembles and Mary Marlin drama. Evening schedules feature Easy Aces Lum and Abner Cavalcade of America and Cavalcade performances alongside orchestral showcases and a suspenseful mystery drama.
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Morton Bowe
NBC
Weap Kyw
WJZ Chain
Sidney Raphael
CBS
WGST
WABC
WBBM
KMOX
Mrs. Wigss
WCCO
U. S. Army Band
William Wiram Foulkes
Weaf Chain
Gould and
Shefter
WEAF
Simpson Boys of
Sprucehead Bay
WJZ
Merry Madcaps
Mary Marlin
Te—Howe
Grand Jurors of
New York
Advertising Club Funcheon
Wcco Ic. Gharite Boulanger Orch
Golathwaite Ensemble
Wabc Woo
Tad—American School of the Air
Nath P. T. A. Congress
Rochester Civic Arch
Tae, Kennedy
Tenor
Loretta Pee
Orch
Woc
KMO
Betty and
Job
WJZ_chain
Esbely Marlowe Orch
Uta Wabc
Spotlight Revue
Wid Chain
Otto Thurnorch
Tom Mix
Wbbm ST. Flying Time
Animal News Club
Baube Benson
Sunny Jim
Paris
George Duffy Orch
Lowell Thomas
Lum
Abner
Our American Schools
Weap Im
SAP Amith
CBB
WABCO
WGBT
Cavalcade of America
CB8
Clyde Lucas Orch
One Man's Family
Howne Oe
Eno
Wayne Kinneygren
WHEM
Mobilization For Human Needs
Jimmy Fidler
Tess
Morgan Orch
Male Guartet
Sunny Kaye Orch
Frank Dailey Orch
Dorothy Lamour
Leonard Keller Orch
Weap Chain
Buble Opinion
Opie E Ene Orch
Lule Romanetlc
Abence Madriguera Orch
EAF
George Olsen Orch
Leon
Belasco Orch
Shandor
Harale Stern Orch
Phil_ Scott orch
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Marvin McIntyre
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
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Laffoon
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Chandler
Santa Ana
Calif
Mrs. Roosevelt
San Diego
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
William E. Borah
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Oakland
New York City
G. O. P. King-Makers
Santa Ana Journal
Tugwell
Resettlement Administration
Ickes
Win
Congressional
Aurora
Lee
South Carolina
Ipecac
Prince
Newmans
Detroit Star
Detroit
Detroit Vapor Stove CO
Newman
Iowa News
St. Joseph
Cilley
J. S. Cooke
E. C. Cilley
Lillie Cilley
Iowa City
Rose Moore
Leona
Lyle
Ursula Hein
George Maire
Oelwein
Armin H. Tendick
Oakwood Cemetery
Helen
Hayes
Sanka Coffee
WMT
He Guest
Fanny Brice
American Can Company
Ben
N.B.C. Blue Network
Delco Radio
Checker Hieetrie Supply, Inc
General Electric
Delco
Emerson
Checker Electric Supply, Inc
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Checker Electric Supply
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