Playgrounds Cut Misconduct Boost Community Play
More than 4 000 playgrounds and recreation centers nationwide guide youths away from trouble by swimming and sports. Police and officials credit centers with reducing crime and accidents, praising fair play and social activities like pageants and community singing across cities from San Francisco to Kalamazoo.
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New York
United States
Playground and Recreation Association
San Francisco
Granville Lee
Portland
Many Germans Quit Bathing Amid Fuel Shortage
Berlin reports widespread water heating limits as coal shortages and government fuel-rationing drive residents away from hot baths. Families struggle to bathe monthly, while public baths close or raise prices, leaving workers with icy rooms and higher illness risk.
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Berlin
Germany
River Packet Days Recalled On The Mississippi
Memories of old days on the Mississippi come alive as river traffic resumes between Pittsburgh and New Orleans via the Ohio. Packets raced for supremacy with famous vessels Natchez and Robert E Lee battling pilots and promoters curious about modern travel and freight rates.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Great River
Mark Twain
Natchez
Robert St. Lee
St. Louis
Robert E. Lee
Cannon
Leathers
Treasure tale draws Tahitians to Pinaki island hunt
A Tahiti group forms to seek a legendary Peruvian church treasure buried on Pinaki, a coral island near Tahiti. The saga centers on four men during a 19th century revolt who hid loot, fled to Panama, then to Australia, and the lone survivor Kilrain allegedly revealed the site to an elderly beggar, guiding a long, ongoing search.
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Papeete
Tahiti
Society Islands
Pinaki
Peru
Panama
Girl Staged Holdup Ends Without Robbery
A Chicago girl bandit attempted a hold up but forgot her lines causing her prey to flee. She faced Harry Baumstein with a pistol while a male accomplice stood by. Baumstein rushed away and alerted police, fleeing to a nearby street corner.
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Chicago
Harry Baumstein
Baumstein
Child Falls From Window in Anderson Home
The twenty months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Zimmerman fell from a second story window in their Anderson Indiana home but sustained only slight bruises.
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Anderson
Ind
Joseph Zimmerman
Bride in Dance of Death at Kalamazoo Party
In Kalamazoo Michigan Neva Fraser eighteen a bride recently wed performed a eerie dance of death at a party after swallowing poison. She played Till We Meet Again on the phonograph then collapsed dying as guests watched. Her motive remained unexplained.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Neva Fraser
Scotch Agricultural Board to Establish Seed Testing Station
The Scotch board of agriculture will set up a station for testing seeds and plants along with other experimental work, signaling a new focus on agricultural research and crop improvement.
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Scotch Board of Agriculture
Operation Failed to Cure Boy of Mania for Thievery
A teenage patient treated six weeks ago in Houston, Texas, for kleptomania was declared cured by a large team of physicians. He has since returned to jail after stealing a $30 watch he did not buy or receive as a gift, suggesting the operation did not prevent the crime.
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Houston
Tex
Dog H unger Strike Noted In Soldier Item
Soldier Kan. editor B L Mickel reports his dog refuses to eat whenever the owner leaves town. The dog stops eating for two or three days until Mickel returns, reacting to the sight of the packed suitcase or grip.
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Ayn Dog
Kan
B. L. Mickel
Soldier Clipper
Mickel
Doe
Cornhusker News Roundup From Oshkosh To Lincoln
Farmers near Oshkosh plant corn early. Norfolk approves 200000 in pavement work adding over fifteen miles of new street. Veteran Union Pacific engineer Nicely placed on pension. Mrs Golgin confesses shooting Nathan Long in Omaha. Ruth Warner dies after auto crash near Tilden. Doctor Morrow and Campbell elected to American College of Surgeons. Gregory of Alliance commits suicide. First National Bank of Bridgeport closed under FDIC. Superior to add 15000 dollar buttermilk plant expansion. Friend pumping plant fire loss around 5000. State fair finances and Kiwanis convention updates.
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Oshkosh
Norfolk
George ‘Nicely
Union Pacific Road
Beatrice
Tony’ Golgin
Omaha
Nathan L. Long
Marshalltown
Iowa
Ruth Warner
Tilden
T. H.morrow
CG. H. Campbell
Columbus
American College of Surgeons
John A. Gregory
Alliance
Kilpatrick Ranch
First National Bank
Bridgeport
L. R. Harbart
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Farmers’ Union
Superior
Friend
Danielson
Nebraska State Fair
Nebraska State Elks’ Association
J. G. MacFarland
Watertown
S. C
Nebraska
State House
Lincoln
George A. Johnson
Department of Public Works
State Board of Control
Furnas
Brownville
Raymond
Pawnee
Crab Orchard
Cleveland
Kiwanis Clubs
United States
Canada
Herbert H. Barge
Farmers’ State Bank
Hoskins
Gus Hyers
Law Enforcement Bureau
Anti-Automobile Thief Association
N. M. Parsons
C. H. Moore
State University
Stll
Keith County Community Club
Ogallala
O'Neill
Elkhorn River
Missouri Pacific Division
Falls City
Atchison, Kas
Kirk
Atchison
T. W. Bass
Broken Bow
House
Kinkaid
Washington
James C. Dahlman
Daugherty
Woodrough
Munger
J. B. Nickerson
Hebb
Patriot Motors
United States District Court
D. H. McClenahan
The
Platte
Wallace Seccomb
Toronto
Can
R. W. Knapp
Des Moines
C. O. Simpson
St. Louis
Woodmen
N. Dwight Ford
G. HE. Merriman
Secretary of State
Loup Valley Highway Association
Grand Island
Ord
Burwell
Black Hills
Scotia
Cotesfield
Lancaster County
State Engineering Department
State Agriculture Department
State Bureau of Markets
State Railway Commission
Stucco Home Showcases Light Airy Rooms In Chicago Style
A feature on a hollow tile with stucco exterior house built in Chicago by William A. Radford style. The design includes sun parlor with French doors, a spacious living area, dining room, kitchen, four upstairs bedrooms, and excellent ventilation. The article extols home ownership as civic duty and notes a postwar building boom with costs kept economical by hip roof square-plan design.
Lost Appetite for Sugar
Aunt Mary, an immaculate house keeper, scolds servants for sugar use as prohibition and high sugar costs bite. The sugar spoon stays coated despite admonitions until she discovers a servant secretly stealing sugar, spoonfuls vanished into mouths in the pantry.
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Mary
Indianapolis News
Use of Airplanes in Forest Fire Control
United States forest service reports from Sacramento show 33 percent of the 196 fires sighted last year by air were within a quarter mile of their actual spot. Air patrols discovered 10 percent before rangers knew. 42 percent were radio reported while planes were airborne. Planes served as reporters and directed firefighting and patrols along lines built but needing watching.
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Sacramento
Cal
United States Forest Service
Air Patrol
Children in Healle Theater Demand Refunds
A Munich troupe staged a fairy play in Healle Germany. The packed matinee drew noisy children who found the show silly and the scenery inadequate. They demanded refunds and, after police cleared the theater, had damaged many seats.
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Healle
Germany
Munich
Man with one foot in the grave finds thanks for being born a biped
A Boston Transcript quip notes that a man near death expresses gratitude for the simple fact of being able to walk on two feet. The wry line underscores resilience and humor in the face of illness.
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Boston Transcript
Prohibition Era Bribery Allegation Sparks Dinner Talk
Ex governor Goodrich of Indiana cites a bribery scandal during a dinner, likening it to Maori gambling and horse racing. The anecdote describes a millionaire with a stable who protests a race claiming his horse won, illustrating concerns over corruption in sports betting.
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Goodrich
Indiana
Maor
Taillionaire
Aire
Diane
Question Which is Worse in World Trouble
Question prompts reflection on human error noting two types of people cause most global trouble: the clever and the stupid. It contrasts intelligence with folly as a social critique.
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