Explosion at Rochester heat plant kills youth and injures seven
Fred Woolverton Jr., 17, of Albert Lea, a YMCA conference attendee, was killed in a central heat and power station explosion in Rochester. Seven others, including Curtis Kellar with a broken jaw, were injured and treated as investigators concluded a possible escaped gas cause. The Kahler corporation operated the plant supplying heat, power, and light to local hospitals and hotels.
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Rochester
Minn
Albert Len
Fred Woolverton, Jr
Atend
Curtis Kellar
Albert Lea Outh
Woolverton
R R Blanchfield
Jesse Lewis
R. F Webster
R C Welsey
Japan to Oppose Hoover Navy Cut at Geneva Conference
Japan plans strong opposition to the Hoover proposal for a general one third naval reduction at the world arms conference. Tokyo will press a disarmament plan rejecting purely quantitative cuts and argue for a conference outcome that makes the 1935 arms talks unnecessary under the Washington treaty of 1922.
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Geneva
Japan
Denver Heiress Weds Third Brother
After three marriages and divorces, Denver heiress Harryette Post wed Beverly K. De Tarr, the third De Tarr brother. The bride’s mother said the couple are happy and kept the marriage secret until now. They reportedly married last June and live in Hollywood while her prior marriages link to James Major De Tarr and Noble Arthur De Tarr.
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Denver
Harryette Post
Beverly K. de Tarr
H. H. Post
James Major de Tarr
San Francisco
Noble Arthur de Tarr
Wilmington
Del
de Tarr
Post
Hollywood
Calif
Tale Spins on a Drunken Driver and Slurs
A terse exchange reveals a driver admitting to frequent intoxication and unguarded slurs. The dialogue suggests a rough night and hints at repeating behavior rather than a decisive action or consequence. The tone remains rueful and cautionary.
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Jack
Driver
Will Speak on Iowa Presbyterian History
Dr William M Evans speaks on One Hundred Years of Presbyterian History in Iowa this evening at 7 30 at Westminster Presbyterian church. He has served 50 years in the state, collaborates with Rev J F Hinkhouse, has completed a history of Iowa churches, and has held multiple pastorates and academic posts since the 1830s.
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William M Evans
Iowa
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Evans
J F Hinkhouse
Independence
Synod of Iowa
Iowa Presbyterian
Luin County
Central Park Presbyterman Church
Ikw
Coe College
Washington P T A Plans Talk On NCA And Shorter Hours
Washington high school parents will meet Tuesday night to discuss two topics before the school board membership in the North Central Association and the length of the school day. Willand Shirley and MS Hallman will speak, each for ten minutes, followed by questions and discussion in the Washington library at 7 30 p m.
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Washington High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Shirley
Hallman
Willand Shirley
Iowa
North Central Assecation and Superintendent of
Marshalltown
NCA
M S Hallman
Washington Hich
North Central
Baan
Wieh
Washington Library
City Briefs and Personal Notes Highlight Local Events
The Rev W C Cleworth district superintendent of the Methodist church will speak before the Y Men’s club on Indian Life Monday at 6. Dinner meeting. This is the time to sell puppies and canaries for Xmas. Use the Want Ads. Phone 2-1121 to place an ad. Minnie Melichar, 1524 Hamilton street SW, taken to St Luke’s hospital Wednesday underwent an operation and is getting along as well as can be expected. Edne B Jellison seeks a divorce in district court from Ernest C Jellison on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The two were married at Marion in 1906.
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W C Cleworth
Mierhodist Church
Y Men's Club
Mars
Minnie Melichar
Hamilton Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Edne B. Jellison
Ernest C Jellison
Marion
Attorney Charles E. Miller to speak at Rotary luncheon
Charles E. Miller of Albin, a well known attorney across the southern town, will address the Monday Rotary club luncheon at the Roosevelt Hotel.
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Charles E. Miller
Albin
Rotary Club
Roccevelt
No Coe College vesper service this afternoon
Thanksgiving break keeps most students off campus and vesper services are canceled. Services resume next Sunday at 4 PM in the T. M. Sinclair Memorial chapel. An $800 landlord’s attachment action by Sarah J. Woods against S. L. Norris, Mrs. S. L. Norris, and Jack Norris was dismissed with prejudice in district court before Judge A. B. Clark on settlement.
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Coe College
T. M. Sinclair
Sarah J. Woods
S. L. Norris
Jack Norris
A. B. Clark
Abbe wins default judgment in promissory note case
District Judge H C Ring enters a $1 041 13 default judgment against J E Phillips and Erle N Phillips in a promissory note suit. Judge Ring also grants L D Templemann a 21363 judgment against Otto E Fromm and Anne E Fromm in a note case. Thanksgiving Day. E L Russell hosts Thanksgiving dinner at 1310 Mistweet SW with guests C W Miller Ed Russell James Russell Harold Miner Mila Denny and son Donald Henry Lackman Lisbon.
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Abbe
H. C. Ring
J. E. Phillips
Erle N. Phillips
Ring
L. D. Templemann
Otto E Fromm
Anne E. Fromm
E. L. Russell
C. W. Miller
Ed Russell
James Russell
Harold Miner
Mila Denny
Donald
Richard Russell
Henry Lackman
Lisbon
Unemployed Progressives Plan Paper Drive for Needy Members
Members of the Unemployed Progressive League will collect old papers and magazines at east side homes on Tuesday and Wednesday this week and from west side homes on Thursday. Collected material will be sold, receipts used to buy food for league members. An organizer at league headquarters 4033 and representatives will call to speed up the work.
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Unemployed Progressive League
East Side
West Side
Raone Lesgue
Cedar Rapids Chamber Bureaus Schedule Annual Meetings
Two bureaus of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will hold annual meetings this week. The public welfare bureau chaired by E. L. McKibben with Anderson as vice chair will meet Wednesday at noon, followed by the industrial bureau chaired by Horace Hedges with Sutherland C. Dows as vice chair on Thursday at noon.
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Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Public Welfare Bureau
E. L. McKibben J
More Anderson
Will Mee
Industrial Bureau
Horace Hedges
Sutherland C. Dows
Wil
Combined sale announced for Allison and Robinson Third Street stores
P J Nemmers owner of the Allison pharmacy says a combined sale will begin soon. Robinson brothers store on Third Street will close and stock moved to the Third Street location. Robinsons discontinue Third Street stock and operate at Higley Pharmacy on Second Street and Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids.
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Allison Pharmacy
Robinson Brothers
Third Avenue
Third Street
P J. Nemmers
Robinson
Robinson Pharmacy
Allison
Nemmers
Higley
Second Street
Cedar Rapids
AEC
Birthday Party Honors 45 Knights of Pythias Members
Forty five Knights of Pythias with November birthdays will be honored Monday evening at Star of the West hall. The event includes a program with spouses and Pythian Sisters invited, followed by dancing and supper. The gathering marks the lodge's monthly birthday party.
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Knights of Pythias
Star of the West
Freight Rate Problems To Be Topic Of Traffic Bureau Annual Session
Pending freight rate issues and their potential impact on fares will be discussed by James Satesberg, manager of the chamber of commerce traffic bureau, at the 12th annual meeting of the bureau. The program includes talks on rate structures, industry effects, and regulatory considerations with attendees anticipated from transportation and manufacturing sectors.
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Satesberg
Industrias Gostates
Ducati de
Fire damage from roof and chimney sparking in two homes
A late afternoon storm sparked roof fires at Ler Gok Q38 Center Pont Rosa NE and another home nearby. The second blaze, causing destroyed shingles, prompted a re department response and coordinated alarm.
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Bora
Sissepsah
Re Department
Phan
Pont Rosa NE
Woman Faces Two Counts After Attacking Detective
An unidentified African American woman told police on Saturday that one name was Christina Garrett. Detective George Powers, after repairing his glasses and tending his injuries, charged her with intoxication and resisting an officer, each carrying up to thirty days in jail. She was arrested near the county jail while visiting a man friend and resisted Powers by striking, scratching, and kicking him.
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George Powers
Christina Garrett
Powers
Power
Zack Miller Back In Jail Over Alimony Refusal
Newkirk Okla AP Col Zack Miller rancher showman is jailed for contempt for failing to pay temporary alimony of 40 a month to his estranged wife Margaret Blevins Miller. He calls the sentence a lie and vows to follow the sheriff while noting his 101 ranches are in receivership and up for sale.
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Newkirk
Okla
Zack Miller
Margaret Blevins Miller
Claude Duval
Miller
Duval
Boy 3 fatally shot in Los Angeles gun battle
In Los Angeles a three year old, Arthur Munoz, was killed when he ran into crossfire during a police bandit gun battle. A policeman's shotgun blast struck him near the Munoz home as the bandit car sped away. His brother Jose, five, was unharmed.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Munoz
Arthur
Munoz
Jose
Fragmented OCR Hampered Current Comment Item
A garbled OCR passage presents a fragmented newspaper notice or column fragment. Readable names and places are scarce, with partial mentions of Moraga, Water, and possible references to governance or events. The legibility prevents clear extraction of a single coherent event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR notes on a legal matter and attendees
The readable parts reference a lawyer named Silliman, a group or meeting with a Pang of View style phrase, and a code like AG 2-LI72. The text is garbled but suggests a legal or conference context with attendees and a memo or record.
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Silliman Wall Spear Gu Ca
Qramatica Amertaumend
de Sayan Qy
Sas Vase AG
Americans Today Think About Time Fom Twee
A fragmented 1930s style compilation quotes citizens on work, taxes, beer, and politics. Notable voices include farmer Hank, publican Pat, and hobo leader Jack, debating Hoover Roosevelt era policies, wages, eight hour week, and postwar hopes amid unemployment and high taxes.
Size of Halley’s Comet Tail Reported May 5 1910
The article notes Halley’s Comet is much larger than Earth and on May 5 1910 reports the tail length at 37 000 000 miles. The account emphasizes the vast scale of the comet and its tail in striking terms.
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