Roosevelt preps trip to discuss Quoddy power project
President Roosevelt planned late today to travel to Quebec for talks on joint Amtaie-Coasiion power developments at Quoddy on the St. Lawrence river. He told Maine summer residents that Quoddy will be completed and reaffirmed belief in its feasibility despite past funding gaps.
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Roosevelt
Quebec
Quoddy
St. Lawrence River
Eastport
Maine
Congress
United States
Canada
Bay of Fundy
Campobello
New England
St. Lawrence Waterway
Senate
MacKenzie King
Lord Tweedsmuir
Passamaquoddy Bay
St. Andrews
N.bb
Citadel
Canadian Royal Mounted Police
Secret Service
Hyde Park
N. Y
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Wife Wins Divorce After Skunk Stuffing Demand
Wichita July 30 Mrs Margaret L Jones told District Judge Robert NeSmith she agreed to remain married until her husband William J Jones gave her a new task stuffing skunks. She said that was too much and she sought and received a divorce.
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Wichita
Kas
Margaret L. Jones
Robert NeSmith
William J. Jones
Beatrice Woman Divorced Over Nudist Camp Request
Mrs. Maude Arnt obtained a divorce from Grover C. Arnt in Beatrice Nebraska after stating the conflict arose because he wanted the couple to join a nudist camp and she refused.
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Beatrice
Neb
Maude Arnt
Grover C. Arnt
Secretary Wallace Doubts Desertification of Farm Belt
Secretary Wallace at a press conference dismissed the idea that droughts will turn much of the farm belt into desert. He cited the dry years of 1930 34 and 36 and urged keeping an open mind for sufficient moisture in coming years. He warned livestock and price effects but noted broader agricultural resilience.
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Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Anne Adams Pattern 4061 Flattering Frock for All Sizes
The brief advertisement promotes Anne Adams Pattern 4061 a flattering shirtwaist frock with raglan sleeves and a pointed collar. Available in sizes 6 to 46 with yardage notes for 36 inch fabric and illustrated sewing instructions. Orders to Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Canine Attorney in Sioux Falls Court Cartoon Goes Viral
Bill Hughes appeared in court on intoxication charges with his dog Prince present. Judge Ran som Gibbs found Hughes guilty and jokingly praised the dog as the best attorney, staying the $25 fine until January 2.
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Sioux Falls
Bill Hughes
Prince
Ransom L. Gibbs
Weathered Farm Lands Need Rain Despite Damage
Federal meteorologist Charles D. Reed warned that six inches of rain in a week is needed to help the stricken fields. He noted that no amount of rain or favorable temperatures can restore corn already damaged.
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Charles D. Reed
Lindbergh Joins Workers at Junkers Factory Lunch
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh visited the Junkers airplane plant at Dessau and joined workers for lunch. He toured the social hall, listened to a radio concert, and viewed Hitler sayings translated for him before returning to Berlin.
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Dessau
Germany
Charles A. Lindbergh
Junkers
Berlin
Hitler
Pension Candidate Dr. Pope Advocates Age Based Payouts
Independent presidential aspirant Dr. J. E. Pope of Oklahoma campaigns via “chain-postcard” pledging direct federal old age salaries starting at 30 dollars a month for those over 55 rising to 50 dollars for all over 65. Government suppression followed his earlier pension proposal.
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J. E. Pope
Oklahoma
James T. Masterson to Observe 83rd Birthday in Moulton
James T. Masterson a prominent Lawrence county figure and longtime public servant in Moulton will soon mark his 83rd birthday. He served as chief deputy sheriff in 1900, sheriff from 1910, and again 1922 to 1924, later chair of the board of registrars until 1935, and remains active in church and Democratic circles.
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Moulton
Ala
James T. Masterson
Lawrence County
Stephenson
Masterson
Uncle Jim
Board of Registrars
WPA aids infantile paralysis spray program in Lawrence county
WPA employees in Lawrence county are receiving the infantile paralysis nasal spray at no cost through the local health department this week. A special nurse is on duty and Dr. C J Fisher the local health officer is donating his services to support the effort.
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Moulton
Ala
WPA
Lawrence County
C. J. Fisher
Dallas Park Board Struggles to Find Gorilla for Zoo
Dallas park board vice president Harry Gordon says they could not obtain a gorilla and jokes about finding a "real hairy old boy" to fill the zoo until a gorilla is found. The humorous remark reflects the ongoing search and lighthearted approach to a missing primate.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Park Board
Harry Gordon
Frank Buck
Carloadings Hit Five Year Peak
New York July 30 preliminary freight carloadings rise to 740000 for the week ending July 25, the high in five years. The gain follows a prior midwestern agricultural downturn, with top movers being carriers that had suffered large losses before. The 740000 total compares with 720402 last week and 596462 a year ago.
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New York
Mid-West
Bids Open for New Lawrence County Courthouse Contract
On August 8 bids for the Lawrence County courthouse will be closed and the lowest bidder to be awarded the contract. Several bids have been received by Probate Judge Charles E Bragg. Open bids will be accepted on August 3 when the closing occurs. Work on the new structure to begin immediately after award.
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Moulton
Ala
Lawrence County
Charles E. Bragg
Local Thieves Take 353 Items From Greensboro Family
Herbert Gfrorer and his family returned from vacation to find nearly every belonging gone. police received a list of 353 missing articles including tooth brushes. The break-in highlights a broad theft from a Greensboro home.
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Greensboro
N. C
Herbert Gfrorer
Gfrorer
Ex Dancer Battles City Dog Euthanasia Order
Irene Castleughlin, once a dance star, campaigns as champion of stray dogs against a city order to destroy unclaimed pets at the pound. She argues the plan is exaggerated and says she has sheltered thousands of dogs and plans further action, while noting licenses may help reform the dog ordinance.
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Chicago
Irene Castleughlin
Dancig
Ted Arabies
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promoted as Malaria Remedy
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a complete cure for malaria It claims the medicine kills the infection with quinhich and supports recovery with tonic iron It notes two sizes 50c and 1 and urges purchase at drugstores.
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Grove
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