Giant Sloths Revealed From Rampart Cave Discovery
California researchers led by Willis Vaindian and Jerome Laudermilk at Pomona College with Carnegie support uncover Rampart cave remains. They find preserved sloth excrement and skeletons suggesting a 750 to 2000 pound creature 12 feet tall and over 20 feet long, living hidden in cliff shelters and canyon caves.
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Claremont
Calif
Grand Canyons
California
Jerome Laudermilk
Pomona College
Carnegie Institution
College Laboratory
Rampart Cave
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
Rampart
Roosevelt weighs steps in far east crisis
Washington August 17. President Roosevelt considers two options in the undeclared war between China and Japan. Rushing reinforcements to China to protect Americans or invoking the neutrality act against both nations. Officials say evacuation plans may require more protection and troops. The 191? neutrality law could embargo arms shipments and ban US citizens from ships of China or Japan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
China
Japan
Malin Craie
Army
James C. Richardson
Stanley K. Mornick
State Department
Far Eastern
Altho
Shanghai
Spain
United States
Britain Faces Reform Hurdles in Broadcasting System
The British Broadcasting Corporation, once held as a reform model, struggles to reconfigure itself. Created to steer listeners away from perceived evils of the ether, the BBC now grapples with failures to shape audience experience. Instances of on air rambling and missteps illustrate ongoing reform challenges.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Syberia
Gems and clues from a puzzling cross word page
A crossword puzzle page presents scattered clues and partial answers across many numbered entries. The garbled text lists words such as gemstone inspired items, circular shapes, and various definitions, with some entries referencing tools, fabrics, rivers, and battle marks.
BBC Announcer Punished Then Returns After Sick Leave
An announcer received indefinite sick leave after shouting Oh Mrs Simpson during a broadcast. He claimed intent to say Oh Mrs Gibson, a catch line from a comedian. The BBC accepted the explanation, kept him off air, then reinstated him after the incident.
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BBC
William IV
Queen Victoria
Spiders Entangle Snake in Cellar Battle
In Dansville Ohio Aug 17 a grass snake raised four feet by a spider web in a cellar died after Robert J Holden killed it several days later. Holden and his wife had received 150 requests to free the snake. Walter Mason Steuben humane society officer called the case closed.
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Dansville
Robert J. Holden
R Ossian
Holden
Walter Mason
Harwell
Steuben County
Viscount Konoye Expresses Sorrow Over Shanghai Fight
Hollywood August 17 Viscount Hindemaro Konoye brother of Japan's premier voiced personal sorrow over the Shanghai fighting saying it stems from economic causes tied to Japan's declining trade in China. He urged restraint and noted uncertainty about how long the trouble will last and hoped Russia stays out of it.
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Hollywood
Hindemaro Konoye
Japan
Shanghai
Hollywood Bowl
China
Russia
Astor Relative Bruno French Ventures New Book
Francis O. French, once taxi driver and father-in-law to John Jacob Astor III, embarks on a new book titled On the Cuff about a man facing bankruptcy and choosing integrity over easy help. He recently filed for bankruptcy and vows to write his way out of debt, rejecting offers of financial aid from family.
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John Jacob III
Providence
R. I
CPI
Francis O. French
John Jacob Astor
Ellen Tuck French Astor
French
New York
Jack Astor
Altho
Heat Affects Crops In Kansas Weather Update
Kansas crop conditions worsened last week due to persistent heat and dryness. Rain was sporadic, winds caused soil drift, and much western corn is unlikely to yield grain. Cattle losses from nitrate poisoning occurred, pastures dried out, and alfalfa grew slowly except in the southeast. Wild hay harvests in the southeast show good yields but below average quality.
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Topeka
Ave
Kansas
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Northcentral
Dark of the Moon Will Not Help Potato Crop
The Smithsonian Institution declared that planting potatoes in the dark of the moon does not guarantee a good crop. Scientist Dr Earl S Johnston reported that polarized moonlight has no effect on plant growth and plants do not respond differently to polarized versus non polarized light.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Institution
Earl S. Johnston
Johnston
College Land to Open for Oil in Topeka Territory
Topeka Kansas August 17 two more steps in opening Fort Hays State College and experiment station land to oil development will be taken September 11 when bids for oil and gas leases will be received by J A Mermis state business manager Development of the land located four to six miles from producing areas was authorized by the 1937 test act and续
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Topeka
Kan
Fort Hays
Experiment Station
J. A. Mermis
Kanwaka Family Returns From Southern Trip
Mrs. R O Dickey and sons Wendell and Gerald Lee left for Memphis Tenn after four weeks visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Guy Bigsby. The Dickey children stayed with grandparents while Mrs Dickey traveled with her husband June 13 to July 11 through southern states. Belle Kline, summering with her brother Guy Bigsby, dined with Mr and Mrs Ernest Bigsby. Kanwaka Farm Bureau met at the home of Mrs Harlie Armstrong with Mrs Frank Speicher hosting. Mrs Edward Shaw read an article, Mrs Milton Sanderson spoke, and Mrs W D Wear reported on the Mother’s Vacation Camp held Aug 1 to 4 at the Rural Recreation camp near the state lake at Tonganoxie.
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R. O. Dickey
Wendell
Gerald
Lee
Memphis
Tenn
Dickey
Guy Bigsby
Belle Kline
Ernest Bigsby
Kanwaka
Marysville Bride Sees Nothing Unusual in Young Marriage
In Marysville Kansas on August 17 a thirteen year old bride Katherine Forbes wed Edwin Forbes twenty two. She says she is learning to cook and plans to set up house soon after Edwin finds steady work. The ceremony was at her mother in law’s home and approved by Katherine’s mother Bert Broucard Beattie Kansas.
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Marysville
Kan
Katherine Forbes
Edwin Forbes
Henry Forbes
Ourselvers
Edwin
Hanover
Bert Broucard
Beattie
Marriage License Issued for Van Wagenen and Horn
A marriage license was issued at the courthouse yesterday to Max L. Van Wagenen of Omaha Nebraska and Vera Horn of Memphis Missouri. The couple planned to marry by Dr Nelson P Horn of Baldwin.
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Courhouse
Max L. van Wagenen
Omaha, Neb
Vera Horn
Memphis
Nelson P. Horn
Baldwin
Local community notes span meetings and visits in Kanwaka
The Kanwaka Literary club meets August 19 with Mrs. Harley Armstrong while the Kanwaka Good Will club gathers August 26 with Olin Button and others. Members attend events in Holden and Baldwin. Milk cow loss from prussic acid at A A Burdorff’s farm noted. Several residents travel to Topeka, Valley Falls, and Northern Iowa. school opens September 6 with Miss Margaret Fritzel as teacher.
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Willis Colman
E. A. Sims
Ruth Sawyer
Hicks
Linwood
Howard Gregory
Keith Baugh
William Schroyer
Kanwaka
Emmett
Crowe
Baldwin
Kanwaka Good Will Club
Olin Button
Charles Topping
Alfred Haegle
J. R. Topping
Valley Falls
Topping
Mr. Haegele
Herman Greathouse
Locust Grove
Okla
Alfred Haegele
L. H. Petefish
Olin
Howard Petefish
Iowa
Petefish
Robert Ulrich
Minnesota
Bigsby Family Enjoys Weeklong Visit in Guy Bigsby Home
Mr. and Mrs. George Bigsby and daughters Barbara and Virgini arrived Saturday for a weeklong visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bigsby.
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George Bigsby
Barbara
Virgini
Guy Bigsby
High Prairie Social Roundup Notes from Whittier to Morganville
High Prairie residents and guests share a flurry of visits. Helen Heaston returns home from California while Albert Scott dines with the Cunningham family. Marion Alabama visitors join Morganville reunion and local clubs host meetings with nine guests and a dime tea.
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ASTOR
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Winninger
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Tony Martin
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Hinest Music
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Journal- World
Dickinson Theatre
Marion Davies Iikcou
March OF Time
Filmdom
Siete
Jack Oakie
Ann Sothern
Edgar Kennedy
Arko Radio Picture
Jestelle Taylor
Technicolor
Serene
Siam
America
Cok
High Prairie
Helen Heaston
Whittier
Ontario
Albert Scott
Edd Cunningham
Herschel Ulrich
Carolyn
Arthur Reser
Paul Ulrich
Edd Heaston
Bert Stewart
James Gaff
Marion
Ala
George Summers
H. C. Butler
Frank Johnson
Frank Gleason
Morganville
Roy Merchant
Loren, Williams
Williams
Charles Johnson
Rachel White
Hopewell Country Club
Phillip Fleshman
Loren
High Prairie Ladies Aid
Tillie Shotwell
Mesdames
Ruth_ Flory
I Heaston
Johanna Johanning
Winnie Reser
Nettie Russell
Esther Swimley Ada Williams
Naomi Lederer
Lois Johanning
Tainter
Carter
Sovereign Service
Derby Oil CO
Gilbert Whitman
Mgr
Independent Oil CO
F. Wiedemann
K-T Ofl Corp
Bruce Pasewark
Mer
Brent
Lionel Stander
Jean Arthur
Gambini
Akim Tamiroff
John Trent
Marion Marsh
Virginia
Rosa
Walter C, Relly
Valisie Holson
Edith Aeey
Jack Holt
Zane Grey
Gary Cooper
Peter Ibbetson
Wally Ford
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