Gambling Vessel Resists Raid Off California Coast
In Santa Monica the Rex, a floating casino run by Tony Cornero Stralla and about 200 workers, resisted a sheriff raid as Earl Warren authorities closed three gambling ships. Stralla kept others aboard while deputies halted access with hoses and gates, arranging a brief truce for 500 patrons to disembark before tightening a blockade.
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California
Finch Boy Dies After Operation in Aledo
New Boston born three year old Billy Leroy Finch died at 11 45 p m Wednesday in an Aledo hospital after a tonsil operation earlier that day His death follows the family’s infant loss on June 2 The child was born October 19 1936 His parents and two grandparents Edith Finch of New Boston and Benjamin Johnson of Keithsburg survive Funeral plans are indefinite
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Billy Leroy Finch
Walter
Georgia Johnson Finch
Aledo Hospital
Edith Finch
Benjamin Mohnson
Keithsburg
Dreher's Name on Repair Bills Found by Police
Police found auto repair bills bearing Harold J. Dreher's name, the Mason City salesman slain a week ago, along with two small purses and a key case two blocks outside Des Moines city limits. Also found were gloves, canned heat, four empty bottles, a grittle, a screwdriver, matches, maps, a comb, and a blank check from First National.
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Mason City
West City
Drener
Iowa
Illinois
First National
Armour Group votes on bargaining unit designation
In Chicago 800 plus Armour employees and the soap auxiliary vote on whether the United Packinghouse Workers CIO should be their bargaining agency. PWOC says CIO unit certified in Armour plants nationwide though no contract yet. election follows NLRB rule change. Demonstration preceded a potential national contract talks push.
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Armour and Company
Soap Auxiliary
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Packing House Workers Organizing Committee
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Mason City Bank Writ Found In Odd Debris
A historical report notes a pencil writ No. 653 found with four wadded napkins and a greasy cloth near Mason City, suggesting a discarded bank writ or legal document from an earlier era.
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Mystery Swans Found Drinking From Ale Barrel in Pond
In Hudson New Hampshire the mystery of wobbling swans was solved by an animal farm, after the proprietor said the swans dunked to drink from a barrel of ale tied to a drain instead of an ale tap. Several stayed under water until nearly drowned and all were intoxicated.
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Hudson
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New Dances Debut as Partners Pick Up Steps
The New York article previews two new dances the boomps a-daisy and the Castle Rock and roll. One phase of the Castle Rock and roll is highlighted as ready for dancers to try, signaling upcoming rhythm changes for social rooms.
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New York
Castle
Hay Fever Symptom Relief Ad
Powerful rapid relief for hay fever symptoms promises quick breathing improvement and reduced eye and nasal irritation. McDaniel Drug Store exclusively sells PO TAS A FRAS, claiming easy affordable comfort without testing or injections.
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McDaniel Drug Store
New Ballroom Dances At Convention Stir Controversy
Dancing Masters of America showcased two new dances the Castle Rock and Rolls and Boomps a Daisy as alternatives to jitterbug and tangos. Irene Castle described the Castle Rock and Rolls as polka like yet brisk with three phases Banking the Turn Side Slip and Kicking the Bucket. Boomps a Daisy drew consternation from traditional ballroom lovers as dancers chant and mimic bustling movements amid the novelty. Scientists estimate Earth’s oldest oceans formed about 1.3 billion years ago and describe three earthquake wave types two traveling through the earth and one along the surface with measurable speeds to locate quakes.
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Irene Castle
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