Splashing Stars Represent Uncle Sam at Berlin Olympic Games
United States divers lead the Splash Stars in Berlin hosting the Olympic events. Dick Degenc and Eldest Roar from Detroit, Messhall Wayne from Afemi, Biz, and Al Grees from Chicago headline a strong American delegation. Athletes from various nations gathered in the German capital for the competition.
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Splash Stars
Uncle Sam
Memmen
Sam
Berlin
Lek
Dick Degenc
Roar
Detrait
Messhall Wayne
Afemi
Biz
al Grees
United States
Capitel
Convests
Railroad Queen Story From Chicago Caption
A fragment from an old Chicago item notes a person named Miss Merybaih See described as a railroad queen. The brief line references railroading pride and a youthful claim about titles in a local press clipping.
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Chicago
Water Released Through Norris Dam Sluiceways in Tennessee
Water pours through Norris Dam sluiceways for the first time since gates closed on Norris Lake. Gates opened to raise the Tennessee River toward higher levels, aiding power production and balancing flow to Wilson Dam. Norris Dam cost about $33,000,000 to build.
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Norris Dam
Tennessee
Great Norris Lake
Wilson Dam
Muscle Shoals
Boy Orator Defeats Gore in Primary for Senate Bid
A garbled candidate profile notes a "toy protest" figure from Oklahoma, Josh Lee, defeating E. Gore in a state primary. The piece mentions anti‑Naw Deo views and references 1920s Oklahoma politics, with scattered garbled phrases about voters, legislative votes, and unusual metaphors about birds and roasted bugs.
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Josh Lee
E. Gore
Offshawa
Elan
Thomas Abtotemeny
Young Educator Rev Francis Heljer One of Nation's Warmest Heads
The Rev Francis Heljer aged 34 rose from Seton Hall philosophy chair to become vice president at Orange College. Known for warmth, he previously led the college's philosophy department and is hailed as a standout young administrator in American higher education.
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Iola D. Rockefeller
Lakewood
N. J
Philans
Triborough
Meznattas
Roosevelt
Deleverse
Secur
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
SVK
Wsco
John J. Bewis
United Mine Wutchées of America
American Federation of Labor
Europe
Tleveland
Townsend
Old-Age Pension Movement
Middie
Francis Heljer
Seton Hall
Orange
United States
Colege
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Rockefeller
Triborough Bridge
Baltimore
Gore
Oklahoma
Tangers
Ollahieens
Bakersfield
Leon Wa
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