Special Voting Likely in Two Districts in U S House Races
Special elections set for November 3 could shift control of the next Congress. In Ohio first district and Michigan eighth district Democrats and Republicans fight tight races with long-standing incumbents challenged. Ohio sees Hollister enmeshed after city charter rifts. Michigan sees Hart and Edred squaring in Saginaw area. Other contests include Pennsylvania second district and New York thirteenth seat as Republicans hope for gains. Buckets of sand traps noted for oyster beds and a bowling score of 199 by William Brennan also mentioned.
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Cecil B. Dickson
Washington
Todai
Ohio
Michigan
John B. Hollister
Nicholas Longworth
David Lorbach
Cincinnati
Hollister
Lorbach
Michael J. Hart
Saginaw
Fose
Edre
Iowa
Bird J. Vincent
Edred
Hart
Kans
Edward Lamber Stokes
Charles 8. Hill
Pennsylvania
George Graham
Important Judiciary Committee
Cleveland
New York
Tammany Hall
About New York by William Gaines
A kaleidoscopic New York feature profiles Count Eric von Luckner and other show figures. Highlights include Luckner’s adventures from Germany to San Francisco, Rudy Vallee’s baton-tutor Edward Paul, actor John Gilbert’s Jackson Heights ties, Sophie Tucker’s film ambitions, and industry shifts under Billy Minsky and Billy Rose. The piece notes New York’s early amusements, eccentric personalities, and cultural peeks.
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New York
Count Eric von Luckner
Germany
Keen 3 Bill
States
Australia
San Francisco
Denver
Colorado
Buffalo Bill
Berlin
Edward Paul
Rudy Vallee
John Gilbert
Jackson Heights
Sophie Tucker
Billy Minsky
New York City
United States
House of Entertainment
Pearl Street
Billy Rose
Eugene O'Neill
Gay Hill
Miami
John D.rockefeller, Jr
White asks parole board to stay jailed another year
Joseph White, an ex convict robber at Joliet prison, asked parole officials to remain incarcerated for at least another year due to his fear of entering the world in a low mood. The request was granted.
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Joe
Soviet Regimes Ease Life for Specialists
Eminent engineer shown a government document granting him better rationing schooling and priority in shoes and overcoats as a reward for useful work. The move signals Kremlin effort to win back old technical intelligentsia after years of sabotage and harsh reprisals. Arrests of intellectuals have slowed and hundreds released from prison.
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Eugene Lyons
United Press Staff
Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Council of People’s Commissars
State Trust
Kremlin
Repression of Specialists in Early Soviet Policy
Contemporary accounts discuss state measures against the educated elite, noting orders to halt baiting and persecution while revising wages to spur effort. The Breach is said to be healing, with dispassionate assessment of a harsh crackdown and injustices in many individual cases.
Free Weather Aid Organizes Volunteer Rainfall Network
More than 5,000 volunteers in Britain join the British Rainfall association to keep an accurate weather check across the country. They submit weekly neighborhood rainfall, wind, and temperature reports to the central meteorological office.
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London
British Rainfall Association
Central Meteorological Office
Shift in Soviet Intelligentsia Ties During NEP Era
The piece discusses how technically educated personnel backed the Soviets only during NEP when some capitalist compromise seemed possible. With the Five Year Plan and NEP repression, the educated class largely returned to pre revolutionary loyalties. This shift marks a key factor as the nation enters its fifteenth Communist year.
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NEP
Able Linguist London Says Dr Irwin Masters Many Languages
The article profiles Dr. C. H. Irwin retired editor and general secretary of the Religious Tract Society as possibly the most able linguist alive. It lists languages he speaks including French Spanish Portuguese Dutch Russian German and more.
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London
C. H. Irwin
The
Religious Tract Society
Copperized wrapper cuts decay in pears
Washington report says Dr. J. B. Cooley of the U S department of agriculture introduced a copperized paper wrapper for packing pears. The new material is claimed to prevent decay during long shipments and could ease fruit transport challenges for growers.
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Frais Washington
J. 3. Cooley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mrs. Gilpatrick Clings To 67 Winter Coat
Mrs J H Gilpatrick plans to wear a fur coat she has worn for 67 winters this season despite talk of buying a new one. The New York note hints at a domestic argument over seasonal wardrobe upgrades.
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Hubbies
New York
Husbende
J. H. Gilpatrick
Ellisworth Vines Seeks USC Center Post in Basketball
Ellisworth Vines, the 1931 tennis champion, has given up racquets to join the University of Southern California basketball squad. He aims for the varsity center position and competition for a starting role.
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Ellisworth Vines
Ueversity of Southern California
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William L. Padgett
Joseph Deace
Martin L. Sweeny
D. Hayden Parry
Repubican
Congress
Bureau of Fisheries
William Brennan
St. Louis
William Gaines
High Point City Hall
Grayson
High Point
Maurice Jenks
Phene Neal
London Guildhall
Price
H. G. Ilderton Motor Co
Grimes and
Clark
Mom’n Pop
Newfangles
Wren
By Cowan
Intelligentela
Sterfield
Liccerr & Myers Tusacco Co
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