Honor Jack Swift on 22nd Birthday at Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge notes memorial day visitors and family gatherings. Jack Swift of Jefferson City Tenn celebrated his 22nd birthday before leaving for back east. Multiple relatives and neighbors from Kentucky Iowa and Tennessee visited homes here over Memorial Day weekend and on Sundays.
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Jack Swift
Pleasant Ridge
Pat Swift
Jefferson City
Tenn
Booker Faughn
Calvert City
Our House
Jack
Back East
Renoux
George Kiambeck
Frank Kiambeck
Davenport
Harry Renoux
John Renoux
Anton Kauffman
Edward
Helen
Wilmer Kauffman
Wingler
Riverside
Ben Bruegge
Pleasant Hill
Harold Hazelett
Rock Island
Roger Letts
Jessie Letts
Don Nickerson
C. G. Anderson
Flynn Brothers
Mary Swift
Esther Belle Anderson
Warren Groff
N. Linnenkamp
Lizzie Ogg
Henry Underwood
Ogg
Harold Disney
Ervin
Lizzie Sommers
Karen Kay
Ray Steele
Wellman
George Chalupa
Putman- Flynn
Billy
Patricia Swift
Edward Kauffman
Frank Schneider
William Flynn
Mary
Uses Ball Bearings Demonstrates Compressed Air Gun in Los Angeles
Inventors William B. Hale and Durand Beam showcased a new compressed air gun that emits only a hiss yet pierces airplane armor and splits a three inch oak plank. At 100 feet and 150 pounds it fires 10 000 shots per minute and bullets collide in flight. they claim 2 000 pounds pressure could be feasible and the projectiles are half inch ball bearings.
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Los Angeles
William B. Hale
Durand
Beam
AFL in 1939 records largest paid membership in history
The American Federation of Labor reports its highest ever paid membership in 1939, marking a historic peak for the federation and signaling strong labor organization growth during the era.
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American Federation of Labor
City Officials and Council Members Listed in Local Government
A roster lists mayor city clerk city treasurer city solicitor superintendent water department and light plant officials. It also names councilmen at large and by ward including W B Dupuis Dr F Boller R F McFarlane A W Yard Clarence Jacobs Harry Montgomery and others.
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W. B. Dupuis
Dr. F. Boller
R. F. McFarlane
A. W. Yard
Clarence Jacobs
Harry Montgomery
Scotland Yard Reveals Lead Substitution in Gold Heist
James Sweeney and Scotland Yard unravel a £100,000 gold theft from London to Charbourg. Charles Sadie known as Stick-up Charlie led the operation, duplicating a safe key and coordinating bag swaps with two guards. Lead bars replaced the gold at multiple stops, enabling theft across the voyage and resulting in arrests and recovery of the major portion of the missing gold.
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James Sweeney
Scotland Yard
London
Charbourg
Sweeney
Plymouth
Sweeny
London-Plymouth
Rogues’ Gallery
Charles Sadie
Charlie
Sadie
England
Return
Bridge Named America’s Most Popular Card Game
Bridge is identified as the nation’s top card game by recent estimates, cited as the most played pastime across American households. The report notes widespread participation and steady growth in club play and casual gatherings nationwide.
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America
Illuminated Screen Lets Actors See Their Own Voice
Actors in radio dramas rehearse with an illuminated screen called the resonoscope that converts sound into sight. A green light pattern tied to notes on a chromatic scale guides pitch tone and balance, showing when the voice matches a stored visual signature.
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Washington Star
Portal
Debunking the Downward Force Theory of Dynamite
Hudson Maxim argues against a popular error about dynamite’s action. He states that detonation creates a fast expanding ball of incandescent gases under high pressure, which, when confined, disrupts the container. He contrasts this with gunpowder, where slower gas generation reduces downward pressure.
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Hudson Maxim
Central Park's Early Creation in New York City
The article recalls the 1851 proposal for Central Park in New York City and the 1856 purchase of about 7,500 lots by the city. It notes swampy land, shacks, and animal overrun before improvements began in 1857, with thousands of trees and plantings and new paths added to create the park.
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Central Park
New York City
Turkey Reclaims Role After Long 'Sick Man' Label History
Once branded the Sick Man of Europe, Turkey has shifted away from the old label as its economy and politics stabilize. The change reflects longer-term reforms and regional influence in trade and diplomacy, with observers noting adjusted international perceptions.
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Europe
Turkey
Mrs Cleo Kron Honored At Riverside Shower
Riverside hosts a post nuptial shower for Mrs. Cleo Kron with bingo games and a luncheon. Leona Kurtz of Pleasant Plain is the bride from the past week. many Riverside and Iowa City guests attended. Monsignor Bernard Jacobsmeier announced Marian Droll and Melvin Bone’s June 16 wedding at St Mary’s Church.
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Cleo Kron
Riverside
Lucille Kron
Mary Kathleen Knittel
Louis Kron
Joe Kron
Elmo Knittel
Leona Kurtz
Pleasant Plain
Richard Heitzman
J. L. Veggy
Jerome Droll
Reno Kron
Herman Heitzman
Paul Knebel
Roy Rummelhart
Arthur Swenka
Leo Jean
Joseph V. Mellecker
Joseph Libenguth
Cletus Mellecker
Edward Bushek
John Knittel
Elmer Scherrer
Leo Sueppel
Helen
Dorothy Richardson
Washington
Philomena Scherrer
John Strabala
Ulmer Ries
Paul Scherrer
Arent Frantz
Gladys Metz
Marian Droll
Bernard Jacobsmeier
St. Mary's Church
Melvin Bone
St. Mary’s Church
Frank Droll
Bone
Chester Bone
Manchester
Dairyman Feeds Stale Breadloaves To Cattle in Coffeyville
In Coffeyville Kansas a dairyman feeds 224 loaves of stale bread daily to his herd. Each cow gets four loaves in the morning and four at night along with ground feed. The bread costs a penny per loaf and the farmer reports good production and content cows.
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Coffeyville
Kan
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