Young Killer Gets Life Pace Sentenced for His Brother Slaying
Rodney Pace, 17, confessed slayer of his brother Ogden, 19, and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge R. W. Hasner in district court at Independence. Pace shot and killed his brother last March 1 at the Pace home. He pleaded guilty to murder on May 23, a hearing was held May 28, and the sentence was deferred until Tuesday.
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Ogden
R. W. Hasner
Independence
Young Pace
Hasner
Not Enough Calves Auction Sparks Mixed Buyer Response
Sheldon Boyle reported he lacked calves to satisfy buyers who answered his last week want ad. The call for sale ran Thursday morning and a deal was closed that evening as several other buyers appeared. A famous millionaire notes money cannot buy happiness yet aids misery in comfort.
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Sheldon Boyle
Public debate on Ludlow antiwar amendment and FDR press conferences
A reader signs a discharge petition urging debate on a Ludlow resolution for a popular vote before war and commandeering war plants. The note compares past wars and praises President Roosevelt's twice weekly press conferences for answering questions freely and in the moment.
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Ludlow
Indiana
United States
Congress
Economy Signals from House Cuts and Irrigation Debates
The House trimmed seventy five million from the Bureau of Budget relief estimate and defeated two Interior appropriations amendments costing tens of millions next year. The speaker supported these economies as hopeful signs while noting war costs must be cut to restore fiscal restraint. The article also explains Capitol flag rules and that the Senate is technically in session daily, though often recessing.
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Bureau of Budget
Interior Appropriations
Senate
Capitol
Elgin Local News Highlights Weekend Scores and Visits
Elgin Minnesota beat Luther Saturday in Minneapolis 15 to 0 while Luther faced the House of David in Decorah that night. Mr and Mrs Myrlin Feller and son of Moorhead and Mrs Robert Dunham of Dunlap arrive Monday night with plans to visit relatives.
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Minnesota
Luther
Minneapolis
House of David
Decorah
Myrlin Feller
Moorhead
Robert Dunham
Dunlap
Vito Marcantonio’s tiny district in New York City
District representative Vito Marcantonio says his east side district covers less than 160 acres. In 1930 its population was 150 523. He flies to NYC each Friday to spend Saturday and Sunday with constituents and returns Monday morning. Round trip costs just over $21 and takes about five hours for both legs.
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New York
Vito Marcantonio
East Side
New York City
Marcantonio
Congress
Taft House Inn and K Street landmarks in Washington
Historic Washington street notices describe Taft House Inn on K Street near 16th Street and the Little Green House on K Street linking to past administrations. A reader asks about federal salaries and income taxes clarifying federal officials pay taxes like others. Fred Bierman signs the letter.
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William Howard Taft
Green House
Warren G. Harding
Timow
Fred Bierman
A Little More Tenderness In A Little More Giving
A chaotic mix of quotes and snippets from El Paso World News notes a humor vignette about a lifeguard and two girls, a poem fragment urging gentler living, a comment on railway passenger fares dropping to 2 cents per mile, Pullman rate changes to 3 cents, a pessimistic French prophet remark on future wars, and an observation that machines now peel potatoes.
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el Paso World News
Fine Wood Flour Secret in Northwest Milling Plant
A report describes a Northwest milling plant producing fine wood flour used as inert filler in products like bakelite and gunpowder. Workers reportedly do not know the full purpose of the material, with shipment volumes around 300 tons monthly to the East Coast.
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Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Sweden
Victoria voice survives on Edison Bell records
A Tit Bits Magazine writer notes Queen Victoria's voice may survive on old cylinders in London archives. Edison Bell records include a goodwill message to the Emperor of Abyssinia, which was sent as a copy.
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Queen Victoria
Gladstone
Tennyson
Edison Bell
London
Abyssinia
Cliff Blown Up at One Stroke in Ben Churnich Quarry
One of Scotland’s greatest blasting operators succeeded in demolishing a granite cliff 500 feet high and 400 feet across Ben Churnich near Bonawe. A signal from Loch Etive triggered a lever from a mainland observer under a rock ledge, blasting the cliff into fragments as powder fumes and granite dust rose. The operation cost 20,000 dollars and will provide 400 quarry workers with six years of work.
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Scotland
Ben Churnich
Bonawe
Loch Etive
Legs Grow to Fit Policemen on Johannesburg Streets
The Johannesburg motorcycle police reportedly have uneven legs, with the right leg larger than the left, enabling a strong kick to start their bikes. The odd anatomy is linked to constant duty and swift chase for speeders.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Wanhlington Post
Bee Moths Used In Fertility Experiments At College Lab
Bee moths are described as useful and destructive in hives and are used scientifically by the zoology laboratory at the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville MO. The moths are easily handled and prolific breeders. Experiments on fertility of insect eggs have been conducted with this species.
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Zoology Laboratory
College of the Ozarks
Clarkaville
No Hand Shaking Club Founded in Talbach Austria
A group of 100 people in Talbach Austria formed a club opposing handshakes and hat tipping whenever they go out in public. They aim to avoid social greetings and display shared disapproval of these common gestures.
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Talbach
Austria
Father Uses Cane on Son Over Dusting Gaffe
A vivid exchange captures a protective father scolding his son as he wields a cane while dusting the boy's trousers. The boy protests that a vacuum cleaner would suffice, highlighting a clash between old fashioned methods and modern convenience.
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Tommy
And Did She Know Gerald’s Offhand Office Question
Dialogue reveals Barold recalling his wife once served as his stenographer in a tense office moment. The exchange hints at past intimacy and professional boundaries. Names Gerald Barold SACRE antler appear in fragmented form, suggesting a local gossip or interview transcript.
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Gerald
Barold
Sacre
Pig with extra feet born on Decorah area farm
A piglet born near Decorah has four legs with two perfectly formed feet on each leg. All feet are developing, though the report notes the unusual anatomy. Observers describe the birth as noteworthy for its unusual limb formation.
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Decorah
Decorah To Dedicate New 50 Acre Airport June 21
Decorah announces the dedication of a new fifty acre airport on June 21. The facility sits a certain distance northwest of Decorah and will serve regional air travel.
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Decorah
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