Byrd Weather Men Face Bitter Cold
Hollywood reports the Byrd Antarctic expedition endured months of extreme cold. Meteorologist George Griminger monitored balloon launches from a telescope above the science building while 54 crew members faced frostbite and blizzards. Cameramen improvised gear to film events and crews endured frozen gear and dangerous rescues amid Little America camp duties.
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Hollywood
George Griminger
Weather Bureau
Washington
John L. Herrmann
Carl O. Peterson
Little America
Griminger
Richard Byrd
Waile
North Hollywood
Herrmann
Byrd
Dog Beggar Accepts Only Good Nickels
Pauls Valley Oklahoma reports Edgar Long’s English setter Jack the dog refuses anything but good nickels. Jack panhandles merchants, collects a nickel in a sack, then inspects and buys meat, rewarding honest weights and refusing short weight or substandard offers.
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Dog Beggar
Jack
Pauls Valley
125 Year Old Trinity Reformed Church Dissolved by Court
In Lisbon Ohio a 125 year old Trinity Reformed Church in Hanover Township was dissolved by a Columbiana County Common Pleas Court writ. A 40 acre tract was divided with the synod granted the church and site. The parsonage goes to Central Theological Seminary and the adjoining cemetery to the Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery Association. The parish began in 1810 with Rev. John Stauzh, a German Lutheran, as pastor until 1847.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Trinity Reformed Church
Han Over
Here
Columbiana County Common
WF. Lones
Central Theological Seminary
Trinity Reformed Church Cemetery Association
John Stauzh
Ten Thousand Hidden in Iowa Corn Crib
J A Cook, tasked with settling a brother’s estate in Spring Hill Iowa, found ten thousand dollars hidden in a corn crib. Workmen loading corn into a wagon halted as they discovered eight FAO money totaling ten thousand in gold coins and bills. The discovery followed rumors of their brother’s wealth.
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Spring Hill
Iowa
J. A. Cook
AAA
Cook
Liberty Statue Birthday Party Planned for 1936
The national park service invites American citizens to join a semi centennial celebration of the Statue of Liberty marking its 50th anniversary since unveiling on October 28, 1886. The park service seeks poems and pictures from the dedicatory era to reproduce historic material and honor authors like Whittier Wilcox Stedman Burchard Singleton Garnett and Pierson.
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Washington
National Park Service
Park’ Service
Rance
John Greenleaf Whittier
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
EC. Stedman
Charles Burchard
Esther Singleton
John 7. Garnett
Sidney Herbert Pierson
Turks Find Way to Beat Polygamy Ban
Turkish authorities face ongoing concerns over polygamy and secret religious marriages. Four years ago civil monogamous marriage became law with a superintendent of marriages in each municipality to enforce it.
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Ankara
Turkey
Chamois fashion and Turkish nuptial tricks in Hollywood notes
Hollywood fashion shows chamois hats jackets and suede outfits led by Jean Harlow in a panelled suede jacket. The piece also notes Turkish marriage subterfuge involving employment contracts and clerics to avoid civil weddings and pensions, plus polygamy use and forthcoming regulations.
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Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Old boats to sink in land in Sandusky Ohio
Old boats that have outlived their usefulness on the Great Lakes and lie decaying in slips along the Lake Erie waterfront may be used for filling in a reclamation project in Sandusky Ohio.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Old Trail Herds Move North Amid Sheep Drive Industry
The piece notes 300000 sheep migrating from southern pastures toward northern Arizona to escape desert heat. It explains sheep driving as a growing, government-sanctioned route with long round trips and preserved trails. Hazards include mountain lions wild dogs and coyotes threatening herds along the Salt River Valley routes.
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Salt River
Arizona
Hocus Pocus How Do Scenario Writers Get Ideas
A playful inquiry explores where scenario writers draw inspiration. It examines minds behind plots and settings, suggesting creativity comes from observation, imagination, and collaboration across media.
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Hocus
Pocus
Two Discarded Pens Offer Free Rebuilt Fountain Pen
Rebuild offer includes one fountain pen free with purchase of two discarded pens. Enclose a 3 cent stamp and mail to Bree Pen Exchange at 3922 S E 48th Ave Portland Oregon. One year guarantee.
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S.E. 48Th Ave
Portland
Ore
When Sentiment Fades At a Certain Period In Life
A reflective remark on how memories lose value as time passes turning keepsakes into junk once their emotional meaning fades.
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