Rich heiress Mary seeks dream life as engineer at Paradise Valley
Mary Green Needles, daughter of a millionaire, believes her status curtails her. She, a graduate engineer, lands a job with Paradise Valley Project 8 and is engaged by letter. On the train she meets Venus Craig, who befriends her despite her distrust. At the project, chief engineer John Stark accuses her of deception about her sex. Craig, the project promoter, remains ambiguous about his honesty as Mary weighs his motives.
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Mary
David Trown
M Brown
Paradise Valley Project
Venus Craig
Maryie Jef
Craig
David Brown
John Stark
Denise Craig
Enis
Mary Brown Builds Life in Foggy Gulch
Mary and Hank Johnson return to town as construction of a new room for Mary’s home progresses. She enjoys a fuller life with dancing lessons, social events, and growing local status while facing tension with John Stark. A devastating fire near the jail era exposes town concerns about public spirit and money.
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Denis
M. Brown
Mary
Etta
Mr. Stark
Hank Johnson
Claribe Moore
Lucretia Dorsey
Jake Clesop
Ufe
Mr. Johnson
Guich
France's Talking Clock Earns Paris Two Million Francs Yearly
The Ministry of Posts sponsored talking clocks report Paris earns about two million francs annually from time announcements. The robot clock handles 30 listeners at once with a 7:00 a. m. to 11:00 p. m. window peaking at 8:00 a. m. The system uses film strips, photoelectric sensing, and three loudspeakers to voice hours minutes and seconds.
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France
Paris
Ministry of Posts
Mechanic' ci
Leprosy in Hawaii and its spread across continents
The piece links the Chinese to introducing leprosy to Hawaii where it was unseen before 1848 and reports 4000 lepers by 1882. It notes partial success of Molokai settlement, mentions global spread to Central and South America and parts of North America with cases in Louisiana California and New Brunswick.
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Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Molokai
Central
South America
North America
Louisiana
California
New Brunswick
Drum Rock Bell Tone Echoes East Greenwich Tradition
An East Greenwich oddity Drum Rock, a large boulder easily moved by wand yet impossible to topple, echoes a deep bell tone when rocked. Tradition says Indians used Drum Rock to summon councils and spread alarms.
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East Greenwich
Kidnap Victims Freed in Separate California Arizona Cases
In Tucson six year old June Robles was found alive after a ransom bid. she was emaciated and chained in a desert dugout but saved by rescuers to cheers at home. In Los Angeles William Gettle, held since last Wednesday, was freed in a raid. three captors pleaded guilty and received life terms at San Quentin.
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Tucson
Ariz
June Robles
Robles
June
Fernando
Helen. Robles
Bernabe Robles
Pima County
Los Angeles
Calif
William F. Gettie
Beverly Hills
la Crescenta
Glendale
Gettle
Arcadia
San Quentin Penitentiary
Baron Fitts
James F. Kirk
Larry
Karrigan
Roy Williams
Tate
Fitts
San Quentin
New Plane Carrier Ranger Praised After Trials
Rear Admiral George C. Day, head of the ship trials board, says the 13,800 ton aircraft carrier Ranger beat her contract on speed and economy during tests off Rockland Maine. He calls her “a peach of a ship” with a smooth hull. Ranger nearly ready for delivery and will be commissioned at Newport News on May 26.
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Washington
George C. Day
Naval Ship Trial’ Board
Ranger
Rockland
Maine
Newport News
Iowa Widow Robbed and Tortured in Onawa
Three robbers battered and bound 70 year old Martha Davis in her Onawa home demanding her hidden money. They stole 1750 dollars then left behind two dollars as “spending money.” The crime involved breaking down the door and twisting her arms to extract the location of the funds.
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Onawa
Iowa
Martha Davis
Charles De Garmo Former Swarthmore Head Dies
Charles De Garmo eighty six died in Miami after a brief illness. He was former president of Swarthmore College in Philadelphia and formerly held the chair of pedagogy at Cornell University.
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Charles de Garmo
Swarthmore
Miami
Fla
Swarthmore College
Philadelphia
Cornell University
Bank Manager Shoots Coast Bandit Dead
In Los Angeles Harry Silver manager of the Belvedere branch of Bank of America shot and killed one of two men who held up the bank. Deputy sheriffs captured the second suspect, identified as James Wilson of Detroit.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Harry Silver
Belvedere
Bank of America
James Wilson
Detroit
NRA moves to drop small codes in major realignment plan
Washington reports plan realigns relief program by concentrating on 40 major codes covering 18 million workers while thousands protest abandoning codes for service trades and small industries. Officials cite 75 percent progress on 24 million employees under codes, with 85 percent of time spent on 15 percent of industry.
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Washington
NRA
Recovery Administration
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Bert Acosta Sentenced Three Months for Inebriety
Bert Acosta, a transatlantic flyer, was sentenced to three months in jail for public intoxication after a car crash with George Schwartz of Jamaica, New York. Police said he quarrelled with officers following the accident.
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New York
Bert Acosta
Acosta
George Schwartz
Jamaica
N.Y
Plot to Assassinate Venizelos Uncovered
In Athens Greece a plot to assassinate former Premier Eleutherios Venizelos was uncovered. He was to be killed upon landing at Piraeus as he returned from a trip abroad. Police identified the two would be assassins.
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Athens
Greece
Eleutherios Venizelos
Piraeus
Files Again for Judge After 48 Years on Beach
Jules E. Guinette, longtime Jackson County probate judge based in Kansas City, Missouri, filed again for a four year term. He has served continuously for 48 years and seeks another four year appointment.
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Kansas City
Jules E. Guinette
Jackson County
House backs Mrs Coolidge postage free mail rights
The House voted Mrs Calvin Coolidge should send letters without postage. It passed and moved to the Senate the Granfield bill granting her the same privilege as other Presidents widows.
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Washington
House
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Granfield
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