Yacht reveal possibilities in waterways
A yacht voyage from Florida through the Atlantic, New York canal, Hudson, Welland, the Great Lakes, Illinois River to the Mississippi, signals the inland waterway dream once championed by Washington and echoed by Roosevelt. The journey underscores a 9,000 mile navigable system linking the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois and Great Lakes.
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ST. Louis
United States
George Washington
Middle West
Corn Belt
Gulf of Mexico
Lady Mary
E. A. Hughes
Coral Gables
Fla
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
New York Barge Canal
Hudson River
Welland Canal
Great Lakes Chain
Chicago
Illinois River
Illinois Waterway
Mississippi
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
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Cavonpolis
Minneapolis
Missouri
Yankton, D. C
Ohio
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Illinois
Great Lakes
Catherine Adams to Open Coe College Vespers with Organ Prelude
Catherine M Adams instructor of voice and organ at Coe college conservatory presents a thirty minute organ recital at 345 p m Sunday in T M Sinclair Memorial chapel preceding the regular Coe college vesper service Invocation by Dr Harry M Gage president of Coe college The program includes Bach Handel etc with Adams at the organ and Guilmant Ray directing among other details More than 1 300 self propelled boats use inland waterways carrying over 4 000 barges with carriers of various types and old whisk brushes can be repurposed into good sink brushes
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Catherine M. Adams
Coe College Conservatory of Music
Coe College
T. M .Sinclair
Harry M. Gage
Idsil Marshall Bidwell
Mulet Catherine
Jesus
Gare
Pratearious Vesper Choir
Tennessee
Knoxville
Louisiana
Texas
Alabama-Coosa
Arkansas
Red
Ouachita
Fed continues open market bond purchases at 35 million weekly
Federal Reserve banks kept buying gov ernment securities in the open market at 35 million weekly through Oct. 1. Total government holdings reached 2.344 billion, up 493 million in a year as part of the drive to expand credit.
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Washington US
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Macon Nears Home On Pacific Coast
The U S Macon resumed its flight to the Pacific coast after straying through eastern Arizona. It was sighted speeding toward Tucson by Southern Pacific station masters at Wallcox and Cochise on the Coronado Trail highway. It passed Cochise at 4.11 p.m. (MST).
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Phoenix
Ariz
U. S
Macon
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Tucson
Southern Pacific
Wallcox
Cochise
Quiz Winkler Widow On Mail Robbery
Chicago Mrs Georgette Winkler widow of Gus Winkler slain Chicago gangster was questioned without result by Melvin Purvis head of the FBI in the Chicago $250000 postal robbery inquiry. Purvis said she gave no information of value.
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Chicago
UPI
Georgette Winkler
Gus Winkler
Melvin Purvis
U. S. Bureau of Investigation
Winkler
Purvis
Disciples Elect Indiana Pastor President of Christ Denomination
The Rev. William F. Rothenburger of Indianapolis was elected president of the international Disciples of Christ convention, succeeding George A. Campbell of St. Louis. Board members named include Mrs. Daniel W. Morehouse of Des Moines.
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Pittsburgh
William F. Rothenburger
Indianapolis
International Convention, Disciples of Christ
George A. Campbell
St. Louis
Daniel W. Morehouse
Des Moines
Slot Machine Confiscation Hits Local Sandwich Shop
Ben Lastuvka, operator of a sandwich shop at 726 First Street SW, was ordered to appear in police court after being charged with possessing a gambling device. Detectives removed a jackpot slot machine from the premises, the raid marking a second seizure in under a month following a $25 fine on September 27 for another machine.
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Ben Lastuvka
First Street
Marshall
Condon
Lastuvka
Squirrel Causes Transformer Fire In Wisconsin Outage
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin a squirrel leaped between two 11 000 volt transformers on a Wisconsin Power and Light line and was electrocuted. The arc damaged porcelain insulators and supports and three weeks of repairs are needed.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Power and Light Company
City briefs and personals in Grant and Linn County
The Grant HI Y club will hold a fellowship meeting at the Y M C A Thursday at 7 30 p m Miss Cora Jacobs head of investigators for poor relief in Linn county will speak on Problems of Linn County Relief at the Rotary luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt Monday noon A state action against L A Mills charged with cheating by false pretenses in preliminary information filed Sept 11 was dismissed by Judge H C Ring on state motion Saturday morning in district court.
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Grant Hi-Y
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
Rotary
Hotel Roosevelt
L. A. Mills
C. A. Vittum
H. C. Ring
Dress Stolen From Newman Store Worth 39 Dollars
Police report reveals a shoplifter worked Saturday afternoon at Newman’s store and stole a Letty Lee black gown with lace top and sleeves valued at 39.75 dollars.
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Newman
Letty Lee
Search for missing man Dwyer at 1813 D Street SW
Police were asked to start a search for T. W. Dwyer a 74 year old resident of 1813 D Street SW who disappeared at 930 am Saturday. He has a gray mustache and wore a gray hat blue trousers and a black and red sweater. The Y M C A boys work committee will meet at a luncheon at noon Monday to discuss plans for the current boys activities season led by Ira Carrithers and P F Keehn. Sixty seven boys clubs enrolling nearly 1000 boys are registered. The Trias club will hold its first meeting of the new season at the Y M C A Tuesday at 730 pm. Jack Leonard is temporary chairman and officers will be elected at the second meeting.
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D Street
T. W. Dwyer
Dwyer
Ira T. Carrithers
P. F. Keehn
Trias Club
Y.M C. A
Jack Leonard
Divorce Awards Hit Two Couples in District Court
John Frederick Sebrecht aged 47 received a divorce from Catherine Anna Sebrecht aged 43 on desertion grounds in district court presided by Judge H C Ring. They were married in Jasper county Minnesota on August 28 1907. Violet Neer aged 22 was granted divorce from Roy Neer aged 29 on grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. The marriage took place in Davenport on March 24 1927.
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John Frederick Sebrecht
H. C. Ring
Catherine Anna S&selrecht
Jasper County
Minn
Violet Neer
Roy Neer
Davenport
Hoover Plans 1500 Mile Mexican Coast Fishing Cruise
Former President Herbert Hoover will sail a 1500 mile fishing voyage off the west coast of Mexico with friends aboard the yacht Samona owned by William J. Hole. The party plans to depart October 25 and may extend until a swordfish is caught, according to Hole.
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Los Angeles
INS
Herbert Hoover
Mexico
William J. Hole
Samona
Hole
Moorer
Kinder Comics Winners Shine At Gazette Contest
Virginia Greer and John Miller, both under eleven, won prizes in the Kiddie Comic Frolics held at the Paramount theater as part of the Sunday Gazette child reading event. Prizes went to Greer for Buck the Bug and Miller for Buck Rogers after adult judges scored contestants on points.
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Virginia Greer
John Miller
Gazette
Sunday Gazette
Paramount Theater
Jimmie
Jane
Mother
H. R. Greer
Avenue NE
Bucky the Bug
Buck Rogers
Jackie Cooper
Wallace Beery
Jackie Coogan
Tom Sawyer
Deaf Mutes Move Pope Pius at Vatican Audience
Pope Pius eleventh, moved by 400 deaf mutes from across Italy, receives an illuminated address and medal. The audience is translated into sign language as the Pontiff, exhausted by repeated ring-kissing requests, vows to limit future audiences with railings and platforms for safety.
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Vatican City
Pius Eleventh
Italy
Michele Lega
Christ
Nebraska Sugar Beet Crop Will Set Record
Western Nebraska growers report 70 000 acres of sugar beets this year up from 57 000 last year with harvest starting in October. The bumper crop is expected to bring large cash payments from refineries this month as markets open.
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Scotts Bluff
Neb
Nebraska
No definite rise in sightseer numbers this year says experts
Officials attribute the drop in attendance to worsening economic conditions. They note that expectations for record crowds were not met and advise caution in projecting future tourism and related spending.
Oklahoma Farmer Keeps Snakes Safe On His Farm
Weatherford Oklahoma reports farmer J M Kroeker has created a snakes paradise on his land where rattlesnakes are excluded from his retreat but allowed to live in thick brush. He says the snakes control mice and insects and some bullsnakes are said to be six feet long.
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Weatherford
Okla
J. M. Kroeker
Here
Kroeker
Youthful Explorer Enters Georgetown Law School
Robert Dick Douglas of North Carolina, famed for lion hunting as a boy with the Johnsons, has forsaken romance to study law at Georgetown. Grandson of Stephen A. Douglas, he made the decision this summer during Alaskan crater exploration with Father Bernard Hubbard. He plans to practice law and pursue politics after completing the program.
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Washington
Robert Dick Douglas
North Carolina
Martin Johnson
Georgetown Law School
Douglas
Stephen A. Douglas
Alaska
Bernard Hubbard
Georgetown College
Oklahoma Declares Open Deer Season for Residents
Oklahoma will host its first open deer season in eleven years from November 7 to 11. Only resident hunters in red coats may hunt, with one buck allowed and horn length at least six inches. The season was revived after the game and fish commission found past closures ineffective due to illegal hunting.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma
California poised for liquor repeal and control act
California plans a state liquor control program after repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Saloons will be banned. wine and beer may be served with meals in hotels and restaurants. Packages may sell wine and hard liquor but cannot be consumed on premises.
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Los Angeles
INS
California
Edward H. Brown
Southern California Business Men's Association
State of
Internal Revenue
Prospector Finds Gold Ring From Old California Rush
Dutch Flat, Calif. UP Harry Kindlebler arrived with 10 pennies and beans, panned streams, and found not gold but a heavy ring set with a large diamond. The ring bears 1852 and odd Chinese designs with tiny nuggets, a relic of the Gold Rush era.
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Dutch Flat
Calif
Harry Kindlebler
California
California Farmer Endangers Iowa Title
Tulare California farmer M N Foss, who moved from Maine, plants three corn crops on one plot in a single season. He spaces new plantings between rows before harvest and has fresh corn until Thanksgiving, prompting Iowa to drop corn claims if others imitate.
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Tulare
Cal
California
M N. Foss
Iowa
Foss
Maine
Middle West
Mt Vernon Slumps As Tourist Magnet
Mount Vernon, Washington's home, drew 230,122 visitors from May 1 to Aug. 31 in 1931 and 239,099 in 1932, but only 165,910 in 1933, as improved roads shift travel patterns, according to the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.
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Mount Vernon
George Washington
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
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