Millionaire Heiress Seeks Anonymity In Engineering Move
Mary Gaughies inherits wealth from David Brown and poses as M Brown to join the Paradies Valley Project as an engineer. On her train journey she meets Venus Craig who clashes with her yet helps her onward. Margie reaches a way station penniless, aided by Craig who remains friendly despite her aloofness.
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Mary. Gaughies
David Brown
Jetter
Venus Craig
Margie
Pennield
Craig
Engineer's Daughter Seeks Work On Paradise Valley Project
Mary Brown, a determined engineering graduate, pushes to prove she can work as a designer on the Paradise Valley Project after disguising herself as a man to secure a job. John Stark resists hiring a woman but Denis Craig intervenes as Mary confronts gender barriers and a looming dismissal.
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Mary
James Ranch
Paradise Valley Project
Johnson
Cara
Alary
Mr. Stark
M. Brown
Pid
Andy
David Brown
Denis Craig
Jobn Stark
Craig
Stark
John Stark
Miss Brown
Ripening Bananas Guided by Scientific Planning
A Food Industries report explains how enzymes convert starch to sugar to ripen bananas with controlled temperature and humidity. Optimal ripening occurs around 62 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, with adjustments up to 3 degrees per hour for speed, and stable 66 degrees to pause ripening.
Seals Cut Steps in Ice to Rise for Air
Antarctic expedition observers report seals no longer leap from water but cut steps in ice cakes using their canines. After biting, the head moves side to side to deepen footing, then the animal props up with its front flippers and finishes by a hind kick to haul the body onto the ice.
Governor Murray Halts Tax Sales Across Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Gov William H Murray ordered guardsmen to halt delinquent real estate tax sales in seven of eleven counties. In Walters Durant and Walters guardsmen stopped auctions. Durant sale delayed by a temporary restraining order. Garfield and Bryan counties report substantial advertising losses and a return of properties to tax rolls. Madison Wisconsin farm leaders urged a statewide moratorium on foreclosures and asked President Roosevelt to ease farm loan terms.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
William H
Murray
National Guardsmen
Ht. N. Phelps
Garfield
Phelps
Walters
Watonga
Durant
Monroe H. Young
Cotton County
Jesse H. Jones
Bryan County
Porter Newman
Garfield County
Bryan
John H. Mason
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Albert G. Schmedeman
Rosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
Italy's rulers open new city in Pontine Marshes
In Sabaudia Italy King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena inaugurated a new city in the Pontine marshes. The reclaimed area around Sabaudia is to provide farm homes for about 30,000 veterans on fertile wheat growing land. Royal court mingles with Fascist officials to hail the regime's reclamation achievement.
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Sabaudia
Italy
Pontine
Victor Emmanuel
Elena
Heel Print Clue Spurs Death Mystery Near Norwalk
Investigators trace a woman's heel print in Long Island Sound sand as they probe the death of Arthur Todd a wealthy seventy year old recluse who plunged from a cliff by his estate. Police suspect robbery of eight thousand dollars led to the fatal push into the water.
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Norwalk
Conn
Long Island Sound
Arthur Todd
Todd
Roosevelt Code Rule Upheld by Court
Federal Judge Francis G. Caffey denied a preliminary injunction in a Chicago case brought by the William F. Chiniquy Company. The suit sought to restrain the millinery code authority from issuing NRA labels to manufacturers who complied with the code.
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Roosevelt
New York
Francis G. Caffey
William F. Chiniquy Company
Chicago
NRA
Coxey at 80 Still Runs Faster Says He Won’t Grow Old
Massillon Ohio resident Jacob S Coxey famed for Coxey’s Army marks his eightieth birthday by running faster than ever and declaring he will seek the Republican nomination for senator in the August primary.
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Coxey
Massillon
Ohio
Jacob
Washington
Make Up Frock in Cotton or Wash Silk Prints
Easy home sewing guide for a flattering frock with flared sleeves and pointed seaming. Describes fabric options cotton or wash silk prints, sizes 36 to 50, and yardage for size 86. Order Pattern 9801 by sending fifteen cents to the Sewing Circle Pattern Department in New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth St
New York
Adv
How It Works Out He Who Says What He Likes
A proverb notes that speaking freely invites reactions one may dislike. It warns that expressing preference can provoke opposing views and consequences.
Itching Pimples Heal After Cuti ura Soap Trial
Miss Edith Langlits of Oshkosh Wisconsin reports two weeks after trying free samples of Cuti ura Soap and Ointment the pimples on her face and arms healed. The ad lists soap and ointment prices and notes Potter Drug and Chemical Corp of Malden Massachusetts as proprietors.
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Edith Langlits
Dove St
Oshkosh
Wis
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Adyv
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Jay
Chapter
Mary Brown
Hank Johnson
Frye
Oklahoma
Woman’s Heel
Cuticura
Nebraska
Lincolm
Neb
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