Fleming's Folly Drama Stages Betrayal and Rivalry
Link Fleming faces a tangled feud in Boone County as Buzz Hamilton and rival Kilgo menace his dam project. Helen Hamilton questions Fleming’s plans while the dam and workers face strikes and threats. A land slide and gunplay edges the plot toward a perilous western showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link Fleming
Boone County
Buzz Hamilton
Helen
Link
Kilgo
Fleming
Buzz
Buster Townsend
Rawhide
Paper Kilgo
Jackpot
Roper
Mell
Bothackpot
Triple H
Roper Kilgo
Hamilton
Linked
Buster
Walt” Roper
Helen Hamilton
Noisiest Noises Cited By Acoustical Society Panel
Dr Harvey Fletcher named loud horns radios drums speakers steam whistles dogs cries as the era’s noisiest sounds. Dr W P Morrill warned urban din wastes energy lowers efficiency and can raise blood pressure in hospital patients. He noted noise fuels mental strain in cities and cautioned that too much silence in a hospital may be oppressive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Fletcher
W. P. Morrill
American Hospital Association
Narcotics Production in Shanghai Reported by League Body
The League of Nations committee on suppression of drugs reported that Shanghai narcotic production in 1934 exceeded legitimate world needs by about 12 to 14 times. The text also notes the ancient practice of burying attendants with kings in Egypt Babylonia and possibly Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations Committee On Suppression of
Shanghai
Egypt
Babylonia
Japan
Lord Willingdon and Lady Willingdon Leaders in India Five Years
The London Times lauds Viceroy Lord Willingdon and his wife Lady Willingdon for five years of significant work in India. At seventy, he remains vigorous, aided by her dynamic personality and support. Their combined leadership is credited with substantial, noteworthy achievements in the subcontinent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Willingdon
Willingdon
India
London Times
Evolution of a man’s ambition and idle dreams
A fragmented meditation traces a man’s evolving aims from circus clown to fireman and wealth, ending with concerns about livelihood and old-age pension. Interwoven quotes contrast a castle’s untouched walls with a visitor’s remark about landlords and a remark on China’s long history compared to Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dad
Million Acre Increase Forecast in First 1936 Crop Report
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics projects nearly one million more acres planted in Canada's grain crop if farmers meet May 1 intentions. Spring wheat 24,354,000 acres, up 793,400 from 1935. barley up 168,500. flaxseed up 22,400. Oats and spring rye largely unchanged. mixed grain down 1%. Primarily Saskatchewan and Alberta drive the gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Old Berkeley Ordinance Sparks Odd Power Claim
Florence Turner city clerk of Berkeley Calif discovered she could order all residents to fill their bathtubs and pull the plugs at once to flood rats from the sewer system. An automobile traveled at 60 miles per hour toward the coroner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Turner
Berkeley
Calif
Little Helps For This Week From Faithful Living
The text urges a devout life centered on God with phrases from scripture and hymnody. It discusses how a consecrated soul yields meekness quietness acceptance of God's will and calmness amid daily events. It links devotion to outward graces such as patience freedom from worry and fear and serenity under provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
God
New Law Orders Turkish Name Adoption Across Population
An upcoming July 1 decree requires all Turkish citizens to adopt family names and mandates Jews Armenians and Greeks in the country to take Turkish names. Evasion carries heavy fines and possible imprisonment.
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Acoustical Society
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Fiske, Sask
Barbara Diehl
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Leslie
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Moscow
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Calgary
R. J. Johnston
Nokomis
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J. E. Gustus
18Th Ave
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Hargrave Apts
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James McCann
6Th Ave. West
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G. A. Shade
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Saskatoon
Mare Thom
13Th St. W
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Naseby
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Edmonton
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Hardisty
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Crocus
Geo. Avery
Kelso
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J. Bannerman
David M. Barker
M. T. Barnett
Eckville
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Moose Jaw
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James
Mise A. Burnham
Lethbridge
H. Burr
Goodlands
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Vinci Carlson
Midale
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Catknife
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Glenside
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McLean
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Sturgeon Creek
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H. W. Davis
Edith Ehmann
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Mise Marie Fr. Macklin
Gerald Empey
Viking
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Martha Esser
E. L. Evans
Leslieville
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Didsbury Alta
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Cardston
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Success
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Yearleys P.O
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Ruth Hober
Bella Coola
A. G. Johns
East End
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Regina
Molly Johnston
Rosetown
W.m. Jonat
Yorkin
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Hamiota
H. N. Joudrie
G.D.S
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S. Law
Port William
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Roy Lingard
W. A. Loveless
Indian Head
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Red Deer
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Stonewall
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Malcolm McKenziie
W. J. McKenzie
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G. M
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Oxla
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Denholm
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Radville
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H. Ramsbottom
Charles F. Ratcliffe
Hogensberg
P. S. Reed
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W. B. Richards
Drinkwater
George N. Riddell
Mise Done Roberts
L. A. Service
Lumberton
William Shepherd
Helen Shields
E. R. Sims
Rocky Mtn
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Une
Walter Smart
Wina Hill
Seesk
Smart
Chas. H. E. Smith
John G. Spence
Garvin
C. R. Spink
Fern Stadfeld
Hodgson
W. Stevens
Kelowna
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E. Stirling
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Lougheed
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Harris
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Enniang
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Mayville
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Maidstone
Stanley Willing
Kenaston
R. B. Wilson
Crane Walles
J. Wittenburg
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Eastleigh
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Leask
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Willingdons
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