Nine men die feared in hold of burning steamer Scantic
Firefighters dumped water from the Scantic hold after a nightlong blaze as they search for nine missing workers believed trapped. The 7,600 ton vessel towed to Meraux after the fire, with two more missing, Captain Hodgess notes all crew were safe. Names of missing workers listed.
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New Orleans
Scantic
Meraux
Warren Johnson
Todd-Johnson Dry Docks
A. E. Olson
Carpenter
H. J. Picone
P. A. Peltier
M. G. Dendinger
Bernard Catalano
L. Franklin and
W. Matthews
James A. Rice
Moore and McCormack Lines
J. R
Horoscope for the Day Warns of Intrigue and Progress
The stars predict a day of merriment yet potential upheaval and disturbances. Be wary of intrigue and deceit while noting friendly superiors may be approached for favors. Those with birthdays may see progress and prosperity with possible disruptions and unusual financial avenues. A child born today may be progressive and original but have a peculiar disposition.
Williamsburgs New School Is Occupied
Williamsburg Iowa opens a new grade school built with P W A funds costing about 90000. Architect Norman Hatton Cedar Rapids contractor Robert Scott Albert Lea. Measure 160 by 82 feet eight classrooms auditorium gym stage 32 by 20 and moved manual training room with new machinery. Official gym opening Wednesday features Coach Lytles Crimson Raiders against Washington Trail high school quintet in crimson and white uniforms funded by a carnival. Starting lineup Romberg Hinrichs O Niel Jones Dougherty Lyle Evans Evan Parry substitutes.
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Williamsburg
Norman Hatton
Cedar Rapids
Robert Scott
Albert Lea, Minn
Lytle
Crimson Raiders
Washington
West Liberty Drug Store Robbed of $35
Robbers took $35 from the unlocked Morris drug store safe in West Liberty on Tuesday night. No merchandise was stolen. Guns and entry attempts were made at the Liberty cafe and Lewis grocery but failed. Muscatine county officers and a fingerprint expert are investigating.
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West Liberty
Morris Drug Store
Liberty Cafe
Lewis Grocery
Muscatine County
Mary Christmas Queen Chosen for Cedar Rapids Parade
Miss Marcella Kolsto will reign as Miss Mary Christmas in Cedar Rapids Santa Claus festival with attendants Miss Faye Johnson and Miss Ethelyn King. The court includes blondes and brunettes from Central City Belle Plaine Van Horne Des Moines area. The parade and log cabin visit kick off the holiday season with a half mile procession and a 6 pm dinner at the Roosevelt hotel.
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Cedar Rapids
Marcella Kolsto
Newhall
Mary Christmas
Retail Merchants Bureau
West Branch
Royal Court
Doris Starks
Central City
Dell Starks
Evelyn Stotelmyre
Frank Stotelmyre
Ninth Avenue
Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine High School
June Hagen
Elizabeth Hagen
Thirtieth Street
van Horne High School
Bobby Siepman
Henry W. Siepman
Longwood Drive
Mount Mercy Academy
Franklin High School
Dorothe Mae Sramek
A. W. Sramek
Third Avenue
Betty Cleghorn
William Cleghorn
Fifteenth Street
Maxine Udet
Rowley
Rowley High School
Miss Layer
Roosevelt High School
Miss Mary Christmas
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rap
Ids Automobile Show
Chamber of Commerce
Loop
Santa Claus
Memorial Building
Second Avenue
Vincinity
First Street
Santa
Christmas Health Seal Drive Opens Thursday in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Public Health Nursing Association launches the 1,500,000 Christmas Health Seals sale on Thanksgiving Day to fund bedside nursing in homes, child health work, nutrition, clinics, and health education. Proceeds support state TB education and may fund health legislation and projects. Santa returns in a modern cartoon style as TB mortality declines but remains a concern. Sales continue through public and parochial schools.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Public Health Nursing Association
State
Tuberculosis Association
Santa Claus
United States
J. W. Ballard
Association
Just Folks and the Tiny Remembrances of a Friend
A poem recalling how small familiar details linger after a friend dies. The speaker notes that memories preserve the little joys and quirks, such as how he dressed or laughed, long after larger accomplishments fade. Time eases pain, yet those tender, trivial things remain vivid in memory.
Road Worker Suffers Broken Neck In Fall
Tim McGuire 55 of McGuire Construction fell from a road building machine northeast of West Liberty and suffered a broken neck. He was taken to Mercy hospital Iowa City where doctors expect recovery. His family lives in Forest City. Harold Eves lost two fingers in a hay baler accident near Springdale. He had previously lost two fingers on the other hand in an explosion.
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the Gazette
West Liberty
Tim McGuire
McGuire Construction Company
Here
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Forest City
Harold Eves
Springdale
Seven thousand English bridges unfit for modern traffic
A report notes that about 7000 bridges across England are not suitable for current traffic levels. It highlights aging structures, maintenance gaps, and safety concerns affecting transport networks.
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England
Psychology in Business Education and Leadership
The author argues for psychology training for young potential business leaders and notes politics and government roles also lack formal training. He suggests intelligent people often avoid leadership, referencing Prof. Edward L. Thorndike.
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Edward L. Thorndike
How I Improve Your Memory by Dr Henry C Link
A promotional booklet titled How I Improve Your Memory claims to present memory rules tested by science. It promises methods to remember names dates lessons and books and invites readers to request the booklet with a stamped self addressed envelope.
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Henry C. Link
Albert E. Wigeam
Cedar Rapids
Leaders and Responsibility Ties to Intelligence
A psychologist notes that highly intelligent individuals often dislike masses and blame, tending to avoid leadership and blame in politics and business. He cites Faguet on mediocrities and reports a reader request for an intelligence test with minimal cost, then answers a reader question about gender differences in loneliness, citing extensive personality testing showing men scoring higher on several traits.
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Faguet
Self-sufficiency Trait Higher in Men Than Women
The article notes a 1936 copyright summary on self-sufficiency, defining it as the ability to be contented and happy alone, rely on one’s own judgment, and decide without others. It states that, with few exceptions, men score higher in self-sufficiency than women.
Can We Be Thankful for Liberty and Justice for All
A readers forum piece questions whether liberty means unchecked privilege or service to neighbors. It weighs religious freedom wealth and power against equality and calls for government action to protect the less fortunate and raise living standards.
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Christ
Scientists claim million year old skulls link human evolution
Peiping reports scientists from the national geological survey say they unearthed two skulls of a million years ago in Chou Kou Tien. They call the remains a male and female Sinanthropus Pekinensis perhaps parents of the Peking man, supporting a direct evolution from ancient apes to modern humans.
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Peiping
National Geological Survey
Peking
Franz Weidenreich
Weidenreich
Rockefeller Endowment
Chou-Kou-Tien
Reynolds announce daughter's marriage in Maquoketa Calamus
Mr and Mrs Ernest Reynolds of Maquoketa formerly Calamus announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Ernestine to Ray Hamdorf son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hamdorf of Lost Nation set for December 9 in the ceremony will unite two Iowa families with roots in Calamus Maquoketa Lost Nation and the Hamdorf household.
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Calamus
Ernest Reynolds
Maquoketa
Ernestine
Ray Hamdorf
Fred Hamdorf
Lost Nation
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Willard Henderson
Marie Wiess
Virginia Smith
Alan Nichols
Robert Preiss
Max DeMarco
Wayne Wuestenberg
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Floyd Bothell
S. W. Koster
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Betty Leonard
Inghram Askam
Carl Geertz
Billy Pagel
Dale Christensen
Hilda Weiss
Calvin Maxson
Dorothy Kleenert
Leslie Schooley
Therine Brooks
Lester Henderson
Bernice Reid
George Wolters
John Reid
John Buckman
Albert Angerer
Albert Pagel
Wayne Priess
Harlan Hawker
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Clarence Johns
John Smith
Martha Jean Jensen
Richard Wolters
Mary Patterson
Lita Stevens
Gloria Jean Robell
Dorothy Hawker
Mary Ilas McIntosh
Yvonne Leonard
Anamosa Senior
Madalin Webster
Grace Webster
Anamosa
Anamosa High School
Dixie Mae Layer
Lilita Layer
H Avenue NW
Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers Association
Iowa
Cathryn Raftis
Donna Housholder
Christmas Health Seal Drive
Edgar A. Guest
You
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Simon Thersault
Peter Gillen
Simon Theriault
Gloucester
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May Drug Co
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China
Uae
Coliseum
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