Japan Denounces 1911 Fur Seal Convention
The Japanese government denounces the 1911 fur seal convention binding the United States Great Britain and Russia. It says the treaty harms Japan s fishing industry by protecting seals and proposes a new U S Britain Russia accord in which Japan would not participate and would abrogate the current agreement.
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Russia
Great Britain
Britain
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Thirty Fourth Suicide Attempt By Desperate Showgirl
Kansas City police and hospital officials report a 24 year old former showgirl, kept anonymous as Sue, has survived her thirty fourth attempt to die by her own action. She overdosed on myral, then notified a policeman, and is recovering after immediate treatment.
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Kansas City
Sue
VENERABLE WRITER KE ADDIS OR
A list of crossword style clues and answers including Pictured aged writer in England and Gaelic and folding bed. The compact segment reads like a puzzle page with numbered hints and definitions covering words from Demise to Beret and Sword.
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England
Japanese Fail To Hit Mekong Bridge On Burma Road
Officials of the Chinese Southwestern Transport commission say Japanese bombing attempts failed to damage the 150-foot Mekong river suspension bridge on the Burma Road. Anti aircraft guns guard the cliffs above as workers handle shipments of American goods for China and Chinese goods for the United States.
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Burma
Chinese Southwestern Transport Commission
China
Mekong River
United States
Infant Drowns in Milk at Kentucky Farm
Seven month old Sunday Keys drowned Tuesday in a can of skim milk in the pantry of her farm home in Bowling Green Kentucky. The tragedy occurred on the family farm as authorities investigated the accidental death.
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Bowling Green
Sunday Keys
Alien Registrations In Cetar Rapids Reach 644
With over two months left, Cetar Rapids records show 644 aliens registered for city limits registration. 229 are Czechs, the largest national group. Germans 53. Russians 40. English 39. Greeks 38. Mexicans 36. Syrians 32. Danes 29. and others including Lithuanians Canadians Austrians Norwegians Poles Irish and Swedes. Registration ends December 27. Registrar Frank J McCarthy notes steady totals.
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Frank J McCarthy
Meredith Willson The Great Dictator composer once studied with Hazleton
Meredith Willson, arranger and composer for Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator, recalls his early training under "Squiz" Hazleton in Mason City around 1913 14. Hazleton, now E A Hazleton of Cedar Rapids, later learned Willson had risen to fame as NBC West Coast general music director.
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Meredith Willson
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Cedar Rapids
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Ten Italian Warships Destroyed So Far
Naval records report that ten torpedo carrying Italian ships have been destroyed in the war, including seven destroyers. The latest loss was the 1058 ton Francesco Nullo, run aground and blown up after a 40 minute duel with the British destroyer Kimberley in the Red Sea.
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Francesco Nullo
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Kimberley
Red Sea
Narvik
Norway
Coe to Host North Central Music Education Survey Leader
Music survey leader Prof. Albert Riemenschneider of Baldwin-Wallace College will visit Coe College next Tuesday as part of a North Central Association project to study music education. He plans meetings with the president, dean, treasurer, and music faculty and will attend rehearsals during the visit.
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North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Albert Riemenschneider
Conservatory of Music
Baldwin-Wallace College
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Paul S. Ray
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A. J. Brumbaugh
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Chicago
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Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Grinnell College
Advice From Mary Manners on Tall Dancers and Kindness
A reader asks if a six foot tall woman should dance with a much shorter partner. Miss Manners warns laughter may ensue and suggests choosing partners where height differences are less noticeable and to carry oneself with good posture. The column also offers encouragement about forming a social crowd to boost confidence and to seek friends rather than chase exclusive groups.
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Miss Manners
Willkie Backers Aid Penalized WPA Workers
A Baltimore group of Willkie supporters voted to underwrite the half hour loss of pay and two days suspension from work for 39 WPA workers penalized for leaving their jobs in Schenectady New York without permission to hear a speech by the Republican presidential nominee. The action followed a meeting of Baltimore Republican and Willkie Democrat leaders led by GOP National Committee Chairman Joseph W. Martin.
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Schenectady
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Joseph W. Martin
Driving Infractions Linked to Fatal Auto Crashes in 1939
Federal bulletin analyzed by Dr B L Knight cites that three of five drivers in fatal crashes violated driving rules. Speed caused one quarter of deaths. two fifths of fatalities involved pedestrians breaking laws or acting unsafely. February deemed safest driving month. December peaks in rural and urban deaths.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Law Enforcement
B. L. Knight
National Safety Council
United States
Science Dims Firemen Thrill With Axes In Boston
In Boston, firemen lose some thrill as Fire Commissioner Arthur Reilly tests a camera like heat detector. The device uses an electric-eye to locate flames behind walls, reducing needless wall smashing during blazes.
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Boston
Arthur Reilly
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