Gilded Palace for Pigs Replaces Hotel Colfax in Iowa
Colfax Iowa hosts the National Swine Palace in the old Hotel Colfax once famed for mineral baths. Pigs and purebred pork strains are raised to cut costs as farmers face low meat prices. Edwin and Wayne Fox run the venture with Frank Fox a veteran livestock advocate and farmer leader.
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Iowa
Wayne Fox
Army Air Corps
Mecca
G.i.s
National Purebred Livestock Exchange
Midwest
Edwin
Frank Fox
Congress
Fox
Stamp of Identity Fingerprints Reveal Startling Tales
FBI fingerprint identification shows 103 million prints on file and uses loops arches and whorls to prove identity. Cases range from locating fugitives to reuniting families and solving plane crash and amnesia cases. Fingerprints from a shark victim led to a Texan sailor and a missing father was reassured by matching army prints.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Army
Navy
Marine
Civil Service
Astoria
Ore
Charles Sidney Worthington
West Virginia
Amamesia
Klasan
France
Doggone-Ditto the Big Deal in Real Estate
In Kansas City a realty salesman promised a quiet, dog-friendly neighborhood to a client seeking safety for his pets. A stray accident proved the area unsafe when a dog was killed by a car, ending the sale.
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Kansas City
Aenail
Labor Party Feasibility Questioned by Tobin
Dye Tobin argues unified labor could form a third party, but warns labor’s power is a current pressure group and the two party system may block a viable third party. Political scientists doubt enough distinct principles exist for three parties.
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United States
Aa Unified Labor Party
Kenly
Labor
America
National Association of Manufacturers
Senate war inquiry urged replaced by permanent joint board
The senate war investigating committee faced criticism for indecision and delays in the Howard Hughes warplane contracts case. Sen Homer Ferguson proposed replacing the panel with a permanent joint board with an expert staff to prepare cases for public hearings, arguing it could improve proceedings despite questions about feasibility.
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Senate
Howard Hughes
Homer Ferguson
Rep
Mich
Hughes
Ferguson
Johnny Meyer
Congress Signs Wide Range of Bills and Notes Yet
A president signed bills granting a patent in fee to Daniel Broken Leg and relief for P. K. Murphey of Spud's Tailors. The treasury cites June cash per person at 196.66, with no real money loss, just population growth. Robert L. Doughton becomes octogenarians club president, oldest member since Mansfield’s death.
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Daniel Broken Leg
P. K
Spud) Murphey
Spud
Broken Leg
Treasury Department
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Octogenarians Club
Joseph Mansfield
Texas
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Meat price myth says workers can buy more meat now
The American Meat Institute argues meat prices are a myth as a worker could buy seven popular cuts with a week’s wages this May, more than in May 1932. Omar Khayyam might note a week’s wages buys a pound of lamb, yet bread money runs short.
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American Meat Institute
Institute
Omar Khayyam
Floodlights Illuminate Seven Falls Canyon Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs unveils an electric lighting project transforming the Seven Falls and South Cheyenne Canyon into the world’s only fully lighted canyon and waterfall. Floodlights, spotlights, copper cables, and an eight million candlepower anti aircraft light illuminate features from the rock formations to the trout pool below, with a 90 watt amplifier playing soft music. The project, begun by Al G. Hill who owns the 1400 acre site, cost about $100,000 and includes a new stairway, parking, and a scenic overlook. Inspiration Point offers panoramic views, linking to Helen Hunt Jackson’s ties to the area.
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South Cheyenne Canyon
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cheyenne Canyon
Rockies
Jlig
Lonesome Fine
Eagles Cliff
Sevjen Falls
al G. Hill
Dallas
Tex
Mule Postman Loses Remote Area Contract
PORTLAND RE The mule-pack postal route between Illahe and Marial in Siskiyou National Forest is terminated after the carrier bid too high. This leaves only one year round mule route, with twelve others closed in winter. Residents rely on mail order catalogs for essentials, as officials note the routes are costly yet valued for isolated communities. Fred H. Twohy recalls winters when even a horse could not pass and sleds were used to reach settlers.
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Siskiyou National Forest
Illahe
Marial
Grants Pass
Fred H. Twohy
Twohy
Mall
Wedderburn
Mule
Washington
Bombing Technique Saves Northwest Forests in Montana
In a joint effort by the forest service and army air forces a B 29 and two P 47s dropped seven water bombs near Lolo Hot Springs in Lolo national forest. Water splashed on the blaze and helped control the fire then two forest service jumpers parachuted in to mop up with tools and lunch dropped from a plane.
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Helena
Mont
Northwest
Forest Service
Army Air Forces
Lolo Hot Springs
Lolo National Forest
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