Washington Musings: Halloween in the Capital and Capitol Hatchers
Notes from George Stimpson discuss quiet Capitol Hill, campaign season, and the mace being kept by Warren Hatcher at 80. mentions William Lemke's bid for his old seat, Donald Nelson's pipe, and war news debate. Halloween in Washington is oversized and odd, while Cedar Rapids inventor Harold Spaight patents zig zag brick ties.
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House of Representatives
Warren Hatcher
Warren
William Lemke
North Dakota
Congress
Donald Nelson
WPB
Cedar Rapids
Harold L. Spaight
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Fort Myer
Arlington Cemetery
Potomac
Virginia
Iowa
Constituent
Shangri-la
Ex airline executive in divorce trial boasts about drinking zombies
Mark T. McKee, 54, a wealthy ex airline executive, testified he drank eight zombies at a Mardi Gras celebration to win a contest with Peru vian Consul Max De La Fuente. His wife Evelyn McKee, 34, alleges he kept a harem and mocked vows as she contests the divorce and seeks custody of their three year old son Terry.
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Los Angeles
Mark T. McKee
Airlines
Evelyn McKee
McKee
Max de la Fuente
American Legion
Marjorie “Muffy” Freind
Muffy
Terry
Des Moines Motorist Pleads Innocent in Manslaughter Complaint
Guy Jess Hall of Des Moines pled innocent to a manslaughter complaint filed in municipal court. He was released on $1,000 bond and a preliminary hearing is set for November 17. The complaint was signed by a city official.
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DES Moines
Guy Jess Hall
Municipal Court Hall
Ralph L. Powers
Police investigate fatal Des Moines crash involving Hall
Inspector Roger C West of the traffic division describes a fatal accident in Des Moines where Mrs George Barlow was killed after Hall's car overturned in a collision. Hall had earlier been fined $15 by Municipal Judge Co S Cooter for reckless driving in connection with the same crash.
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Roger C. West
Police Traffic Department
George Barlow
Des Moines
West
Barlow
Hall
Co. S. Cooter
Cooter
Edgar A. Guest Poem on Freedom and Tyranny
The piece reflects on freedom resisting tyrants like Hitler and the enduring spirit of liberty. It asserts that force cannot sustain rule and that oppressed people will rise to defend rights, with optimism that freedom endures beyond oppressive regimes. The poem emphasizes resilience, hope, and the eventual downfall of tyrants.
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Old Mill
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the Poet of
the People
Hitler
Liberty
Freedom
Glove
Martin's
Rayon
Bemberg
Dorothy
Gray
Dorothy Gray
Ellen Kaye
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Leeds
Earl
Mademoiselle
Sophie Wagner
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