Roosevelt May Seek Federal Reorganization Plan
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt is considering a wide federal reorganization for submission to Congress after re election. Aims include consolidating or abolishing major departments and a possible department of national defense combining army navy and air corps.
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NEW York
The
New York Times
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Times
the Times
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Department of National Defense
Grass Roots Poll: Landon Scores Big Lead Over Roosevelt
New York dispatch reports a grass roots poll from over 3,000 weekly papers shows Gov. Alfred M. Landon leading President Franklin D. Roosevelt nearly two to one. By week three, 359,280 votes from 35 states favor Landon while Roosevelt holds seven states. Lemke shows modest declines with strongest support in Iowa Michigan Minnesota New Jersey New York and Ohio.
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Grass Roots
Landon
Roosevelt
New York
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Autocaster Service
The
American Press
Eoagon
Occas
Lemke
Thomas
Browder
Mr. Roosevelt
Alabama
California
Florida
Idaho
North Carolina
Texas
Utah
Michigan
Montana
Colorado
Connecticut
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Dakota
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Union Party
Janitor Missing After Iowa City Legion Hall Fire
Local police search for Enos A. Kern 55 janitor of the American Legion building gutted by a July 30 fire of unknown origin. Kern disappeared after attending a family reunion in Garwin. his whereabouts are unknown, says Lou E. Clark, commander of the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Iowa City
Enos A. Kern
American Legion
Kern
Garwin
Lou E. Clark
Bandits Hold Up Wapello Oil Station Kidnap Couple
AP report: two unidentified men robbed Harold McLean’s filling station on route 61 at the west edge of Wapello, taking $20 and kidnapping attendant Gene Isett and Miss Dorothy Yakle. The pair were dumped at Whiskey Hollow eight miles south of Muscatine and later walked to Eislee Hill station to alert Sheriff George Oakes. No detailed robber descriptions available.
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Wapello
Oil Company
Harold McLean
Gene Isett
Dorothy Yakle
Whiskey Hollow
Muscatine
Isett
Miss Yakle
Eislee Hill
George Oakes
Prison escape suspect McCarthy fights Vermont extradition
Robert J. McCarthy 30, identified by fingerprint as Frank Henri, refuses waiver of extradition to Vermont after arrest in county jail on concealed weapon charge. Warden McDermott believes he escaped from Windsor penitentiary August 8 1928 and officials in Vermont will pursue extradition. McCarthy reportedly posed as an internal revenue agent. records show prior imprisonment for larceny and a San Quentin sentence for robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. McCarthy
J. McDermott
Windsor
Vermont
G. K. Thompson
McCarthy
Frank Henri
Federal Bureau of Identification
Washington, D. C
Thompson
Internal Revenue
Federal Bureau
California
San Quentin
Quigley Discharged On State Motion In Break-In Case
Tom Quigley faced a breaking and entering charge in district court but the case was dismissed on a state motion and at the request of the complainant. He waived a preliminary hearing before Justice A S Reed after posting a $500 bond. The information, filed by Mrs Violet Koenighan, alleged Quigley entered the Richard Koenighan residence on July 20.
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Tom Quigley
Quigley
A. S. Reed
Violet Koenighan
Richard Koenighan
Articles of Incorporation of Iowa Motor Service Inc.
Filed with County Recorder Dempsy Jones for Iowa Motor Service Inc a motor freight concern. Officers include T H DeWees president R B Fearing vice president M J Cass secretary R C White treasurer and S A DeWees. Authorized capital stock set at 250000 dollars.
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Iowa Motor Service, Inc
Dempsy Jones
T. H. DeWees
R. B. Fearing
M. J. Cass
R. C. White
S. A. DeWees
Divorce Petitions Filed for Wilson and Ling Couples
Bessie Wilson seeks a divorce from David B. Wilson in district court on desertion grounds claiming they married in San Antonio in 1919 and that he left in June 1928. Calvin H. Ling petitions for divorce from Evelyn Ling on cruel and inhuman treatment alleging a January 1 marriage date.
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Bessie Wilson
David B. Wilson
San Antonio
Tex
Wilson
Calvin H. Ling
Evelyn Ling
Vatican reiterates rebuke of Coughlin in Osservatore Romano
Vatican officials urged press to repeat Osservatore Romano's rebuke of Father Charles E. Coughlin for intemperate political speeches. They stressed the Osservatore reflects official Vatican views and condemned attacks on authority that diminish public respect.
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Vatican City
vVatican
Osservatore Romano
Vatican
Charles E. Coughlin
Osservatore
Michael J. Gallagher
Detroit
Coughlin
Holy See
Community Chest Campaign Details and Agency Allocations
The article outlines the 1937 Community Chest budget allocations for agencies including Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Community House, Home for Aged Women, Public Health Nursing, Sunshine Mission, Y M C A, and Y W C A. It notes a new unit account plan merging contributions by company and workers and lists campaign leadership and pre campaign plans at the Montrose hotel. It also describes the roles of agencies in recreation, welfare, health education, shelter, and community building services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kanak
Arthur Poe
R. R. Epler
James Killian
I. B. McGladrey
Boy Scouts
Sunshine Mission
Ate Setter
Joe McCormick, Jr
S. R. Hawkins
Montrosé Hotel
S. V. Shonka
R. Trubbock
George Farmer
E. D. Wells
Imogen Emery
Community Chest
Camp Fire Girls
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women’s Christian Association
Home For
Community House
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Cagney Says He Faces Film Blacklist and Plans Fight
Hollywood star James Cagney claims an unofficial blacklist by major producers has thwarted about a dozen film offers. He vows action with help from inside the industry and hints at a campaign to counter the perceived bias amid a dispute with Warner Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
James Cagney
Victor
Warner Brothers Studios
Cagney
Filmland
Linn G O P Volunteers to Elect Officers After Laird Address
Linn county Republican leaders announce plans to elect officers for about ten thousand volunteers tonight at the Memorial building after the Ross Lee Laird rally. Carl Hendrickson says meetings for young Republicans and Republican women will precede the 8 p.m. address with organ music and songs. Berry F. Halden plans a Cedar Rapids luncheon at the Monrose hotel Thursday noon for the U S Senate nominee.
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Linn County
Memorial
Ross Lee Laird
Carl Hendrickson
Memorial Building
Laird
National Republican Organization
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Helen Mokress
Helen Kacena Stark
Berry F. Halden
Chariton
United States Senate
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
City Briefs and Personals Highlights
Haircuts 25c at 224 1st street Southeast. Katherine Heaton left Wednesday for Sweetwater Texas. Townsend club No. 7 meets Thursday at 7 30 p.m. at 607 Avenue NW. Dr Naibert chiropractor returns to his office in Paramount building Unit No 23 of the National Union for Social Justice hosts a card party Thursday at 8 p.m. at 109 Second Avenue SE. Fried chicken dinner Sunday at St Ludmila's. John Pettinger 64 of 708 First Avenue E fined $10 and costs for intoxication. Mr and Mrs Leo W Larson left for Rochester Minnesota for Mayo Clinic treatments. The Gazette offers greatest used car bargains in its classified Want Ad section.
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The
National Union For Social Justice
Second Avenue SE
John Pettinger
First Avenue E
Leo W. Larson
Higley Avenue
Rochester, Mann
Larson
Mayo Clinic
Dumont Family Reunion Planned at Anamosa State Park
The Dumont family reunion will be held at Anamosa State Park on Sunday with a 1 p.m. picnic dinner and an afternoon program.
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Anamosa State Park
Fire crews respond to smoldering coal pile blaze
Fire company No 1 rushed to the Ives Frana Coal plant at 5 45 a m Wednesday to extinguish a smoldering fire arising from spontaneous combustion in a coal pile.
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Fire Company No. 1
Ives-Frana Coal Company
Man Fined for Illegal Alcohol Possession
Elmer Perrego aged 30 was fined in district court on Tuesday for illegal possession of alcohol. Residents at 104% First Avenue say he did not live there and left the address at least two years ago.
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Elmer Perrego
First Avenue
Seaman Homer Hoberock on Thirty Day Leave in City
Homer F. Hoberock seaman of the U S S Astoria is taking a 30 day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs H A Hoberock of 1312 E street SW The ship is at the Norfolk navy yard undergoing overhaul and will return to the west coast about December 1 Victor Feldman of Milner hotel paid a 10 dollar fine and costs for speeding Other fines include B R Waters parking near a hotel A A Wosaba parking improperly and Bruce Bottorf parking without a rear light
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Homer F. Hoberock
U. S. S. Astoria
H. A. Hoberock
E Street
Norfolk Navy Yard
Victor Feldman
Milner Hotel
B. R. Waters
Des Moines
A. A. Wosaba
Second Street
Bruce Bottorf
Park Avenue
Thirteen-Diamond Hand Shocks Local Bridge Party
Miss Esther Johnson received a thirteen-diamond hand during a bridge foursome with Misses Eleanor Hunting Marian Hunting and Virginia Black at the Hunting home 2800 First avenue East on Tuesday night in the SE district.
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Esther Johnson
Second Avenue SE
Eleanor and
Marian Hunting
Virginia Black
Misses Hunting
First Avenue E
City Council Postpones Beverage Permit Transfer
The council failed to convene to transfer John Ahrends's class B beverage permit from 57 Sixteenth Avenue SW to 227 Fourteenth Avenue SE. Officials cited absence of members and chose to wait for the next regular meeting.
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John Ahrends
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Air Lines Pictures Shown at Kiwanis Meeting
Kiwanis club heard an aviation committee presentation at Montrose hotel Wednesday noon. United Air Lines film showcased liner construction and flight features.
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Kiwanis Club
Montrose
Aviation Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce
United Air Lines
Californian Wins Final Event of Nat s Air Races
Roger Donrae of Alhambra Calif won the final event of the 70,000 national air races after Michel Detroyat withdrew. He completed the 50 mile Shell cup at 225.544 mph to claim 1,350 dollars in the 3,000 dollar race.
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Los Angeles
Roger Donrae
Alhambra
Calif
Michel Detroyat
Rae
Japan Ships to China to Probe Drugstore Owner Death
Two Japanese destroyers sped into southern Chinese waters to protect a Japanese mission investigating the death of Junzo Nakano, a Pakhoi drug store proprietor who died under mysterious circumstances last week.
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TOKIO
Pakhoi
Wakatake
Junzo Nakano
Prominent San Diego Woman Ends Life
The body of Mrs. Julius Rosenfield a 43 year old noted horsewoman was found in her Chula Vista home Tuesday night. Deputy coroner Dave Gershon said Wednesday it was death by own action. Rosenfield formerly general manager of Agua Caliente resort and a widely known restaurateur.
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San Diego
Calif
Julius Rosenfield
Chula Vista
Dave Gershon
Rosenfield
Agua Caliente
Hoover To Speak For Landon In East
Former President Herbert Hoover arrived in New York and said the political scene favors Gov. Landon. He plans a speech for the Republican ticket in the East on October 9 or 10 and will speak at a Sept. 23 newspaper forum.
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Hoover
Landon
East
New York
INS
Herbert Hoover
Gov. Landon
New York City
Trail prowler crashes window during home intrusion
Boegel confronts a prowler who asks for the man of the house and leaves after a crash of glass. Police search the area for hours on reports of a young man in a blue shirt and white trousers seen fleeing east on First Avenue toward Twentieth Street. John Trosky reports a garage burglary Tuesday night with a brown leather portfolio and his notarial seal stolen.
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Boegel
First Avenue
Twentieth Street
John Trosky
Bever Avenue SE
Trosky
Steel chiefs refuse to meet insurgent union delegation
Pittsburgh and Chicago insurgent employees' representatives arrived to press wage increases and a 40 hour week but Carnegie-Illinois Steel declined to meet them. The company said the group had no legal status and charged their travel was funded by John L. Lewis' Committee for Industrial Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Chicago
John L. Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
Diplomats Plead To Save San Sebastian
European diplomats stranded at the French border urged governments to spare San Sebastian from artillery and ruin as rebels pressed on Pasajes and Renteria. The San Sebastian governor sought surrender for amnesty, while anarchist factions defended the city front lines. France indicated government forces still held Pasajes and Renteria.
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Europe
Spain
San Sebastian
Pasajes
Renteria
France
Soviet Plan Expands Medical Education For Russians
The Soviet government announced a program to educate hundreds of thousands of Russians in medical sciences. It outlines steps to increase the number of doctors nurses dentists and druggists and to improve their training.
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Moscow
Nesmith Family Holds Oxford Reunion at Silver Inn
Fifty five Nesmiths gathered at the Silver Inn in Oxford for a family reunion on Sunday. Officers elected included President Mrs W D Nesmith of Tipton Vice president Miss Ruth Linkhart and Secretary Mrs D E Worthmore. The roster lists numerous Nesmith relatives and spouses from Davenport Tipton Kellogg Cedar Rapids Dubuque Oakdale Iowa City and other nearby communities.
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Oxford
R. S. Bosley
Hennepin, NL
J. H. Nesmith
Nora Lee
Susan Jane
T. A. Nesmith
Jean
Kellogg
W. E. Yessler
S. W. Browning
J. T. Nesmith
Roy Sword
Cedar Rapids
Lillian Windle
Dubuque
George Smith
Cathryn McClerry
Iowa City
Ida Stark
Frances
Oakdale
E. K. Linkhart
Joel
Foreman
Ruth
Fred Rapp
Fred J. Rapp
Robert Sherlock
Dennis Kennedy
Jimmie
Mary Denise
James Sherlock
Flora Crissinger
D. E. Worthman
Darlene
Beverly
J. W. Nesmith
Langlands Surprised on Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Former Iowa state representative Charles M. Langland and Mrs Langland were honored at their Highlandville home on a surprise twenty-fifth anniversary party hosted by their children with neighbors T E Selnes and R A Lane. Attending were Rev T A Hoff and family Decorah and others from Waterloo Ridge Spring Grove Minn and Decorah area. Toastmaster Rev T O Tolo led the event.
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Decorah
Charles M. Langland
Waterloo Ridge
B. R. Onsgard
Spring Grove
Minn
S. J. Moore
John Amdahi
T. O. Tolo
All Iowa Dairy Show Receives Large tents from Kansas City
Six cattle tents for the All Iowa Dairy Show and Junior Livestock Exposition are shipping from Kansas City to Cedar Rapids. The tents, including two 50 by 160 feet, three 42 by 100 feet and one 60 by 80 feet, will be pitched at Frontier Park by Saturday. The event runs September 16 to 19 with two daily running races and a saddle horse show each night.
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Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
Frontier Park
Exposition Grounds
Utility spokesmen walk out after attack at world power talks
At a Washington round table, Maurice Davidson accused private utilities and commissions of impeding rate relief. L. B. Denning Alexander Forward and Walter Beckford withdrew after Davidson's charges, while John C. Dalton urged keeping politicians away from utility business. Goodnough defended the public service commission system.
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Washington
Maurice P. Davidson
New York
Fiorello la Guardia
Davidson
L. B. Denning
Lone Star Gas Company
Alexander Forward
American Gas Association
J. Goodnough
Pennsylvania Public Service Commission
Textile workers strike in Lille over wage rise and delegates
Paris reports a major outbreak as 30,000 textile workers in Lille walk out occupying mills. They demand a 10 percent wage increase and the election of workers' delegates in a broad protest linked to the government stance on Madrid's civil war.
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Paris
France
Lille
Madrid
Tough Jimmy Griffin Shirks Luck in West Twenty-fifth Death
New York news reports the longtime underworld figure Jimmy Griffin gunned down in a cellarway on West Twenty-fifth Street. Griffin had battled cops and rivals for years across Hells Kitchen the Bronx and beyond facing charges from robbery to murder in several states. He was shot in the left eye then killed with multiple shots to the stomach and heart.
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New York
INS
Jimmy Griffin
West Twenty-fifth Street
Griffin
Hells Kitchen
Bronx
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Wagner Family Holds Annual Reunion at Silver Inn
Oxford Iowa Sunday gathering brought together Frank Wagner of Des Moines and many relatives from Cedar Rapids Ladora Washington Iowa City and Kostra including Mr and Mrs Gene Wagner Mr and Mrs Ivan Fiese Dale Frederickson Ed Fiese Rob Garvin Ralph Wagner and others attending with spouses and children for the reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Wagner
Silver Inn
Frank Wagner
Des Moines
Gene Wagner
Ivan Fiese
Frank Fiese
Cedar Rapids
Ed Fiese
Luella
Ted
Fred Kinzenbaugh
Newton Robinson
Ladora
Russell Edwards
Ronald
Washington
Wilbur Hartz
Kostra
Frank Reasland
Dale Frederickson
Iowa City
Robert Garvin
Vivian
Colleen
Eunice
Ralph Wagner
de Frese
Oxord
Demoted Secret Service Man Named Acting Head
Joseph E. Murphy, recently demoted after spying on J Edgar Hoover era agents, was named acting chief by Secretary Morgenthau. He replaces William H. Moran who took a rest vacation, with Frank J. Wilson named acting assistant chief succeeding Murphy.
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Washington
Joseph E. Murphy
U. S. Secret Service
J. Edgar Hoover
G-men
Secret Service
Morgenthau
Murphy
William H. Moran
Federal Bureau of Investigation
West Coast
Moran
Frank J. Wilson
Internal Revenue Intelligence Unit
al Capone
Return of Colonies Demanded by Nazis
Nazi leaders assert Germany will gain colonial rights and pursue full economic independence. Hitler and Wagner announce a four year program to overhaul industry, secure raw materials, and shield Germany from foreign imports and exports. They frame this as essential for national survival and future progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Wagner
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Hitler
Marengo Hires Albert E. Holcomb as English and Physics Teacher
Ottumwa native Albert E. Holcomb has been hired to teach English and physics at the Marengo high school. He studied at Parsons College and is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
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Marengo
Albert E. Holcomb
Ottumwa
Holcomb
Parsons College
University of Iowa
Landon to Invade Maine Saturday
Republican nominee Alfred Landon plans a cross country trip with a Maine stop scheduled for Saturday. He departs Thursday night from here by Santa Fe train to Chicago and transfers to a New York Central train to New York City, then a special train to Portland for an address to Maine citizens before resuming campaigning through Connecticut and Massachusetts.
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White House
Maine
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Landon
Chicago
New York Central
New York City
Portland
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Ohio
New York
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Landon to Outline Farm Policies in Des Moines Address
Gov. Alfred M. Landon will speak in Des Moines on September 22 to present farm policy plans. His train will stop at Nevada Iowa Falls Mason City and Northwood on September 23 en route to Minneapolis with brief remarks at each stop. An appearance in Chariton is set for September 22 prior to the Des Moines event.
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Des Moines
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Landon
Nevada
Iowa Falls
Mason City
Northwood
Minneapolis
Chariton
Romance Reports Of Mary Pickford And Rogers Revived
Hollywood gossip centers on Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers as their friends note a revived romance. Mary and Buddy reportedly danced together Tuesday night and exchanged looks that fuel speculation they may marry.
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Mary Pickford
Rogers
Hollywood
INS
Mary
Buddy
Buddy Rogers
Union Groups Split After Minneapolis WPA Strike Ends
In Minneapolis the WPA strike ended after a rift between General Drivers union 544 federal workers section and the Workers Alliance. Over 6,000 workers had staged a four day holiday, with federal workers voting to return to work Tuesday night despite Alliance opposition.
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Minneapolis
WPA
Federal Workers
General Drivers Union 544
Workers Alliance
Federal Workers Section
Chesterton Estate Fixed At 141 945 Dollars
English novelist G K Chesterton who died June 14 left an estate of about 141 945 dollars. £28 389. The bulk goes to his wife. The will gives the secretary custody of letters and manuscripts for life, then to the secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
G. K. Chesterton
Danial Bird to Wed Gladys Gould in Kansas City
Mr and Mrs Henry Theda announce the engagement of their son Danial Bird to Miss Gladys Gould of Kansas City Kansas. The wedding is planned for Friday evening September 18 at the home of the bride’s parents Mr and Mrs O F Gould in Kansas City.
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Troy Mills
Henry Theda
Danial Bird
Gladys Gould
Kansas City
Kan
O. F. Gould
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Claude Callan
Davis
Court House News
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Linn G.O.P
1St Street
Katherine Heaton
Sweetwater, Tex
Townsend Club No
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Dr. Naibert
Paramount Building
St. Ludmila’s
Council
Air Lines
Japan
China
Associated Press
Okinow
Pos - Certainly
Kinow Jewelers
Second Avenue
Gang Guns
Paley A] Lacie
Chesterton
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