Bartholomew Recalls California Earthquake Ordeal
Fred Bartholomew recounts his Long Beach California earthquake experience and rescue, noting relief efforts, sirens and martial law, tents in Lincoln Park, Red Cross hospital transfers, radio alerts, and a cross country journey home via Texas and Oklahoma to Washington with his wife.
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Fred Bartholomew
California
Long Beach
Bartholomew
Lincoln Park
San Clemente
Red Cross
The
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R .D. Temple
Marie Grayson Temple
New Welterweight Champion Young Corbett ITI Emerges
The new welterweight champion, known as Young Corbett ITI from Esno, California, has captured fan enthusiasm with a dominating win over Jackie Fields. He hints at defending the crown in New York, possibly against McLarnin or Petrolle, and aims to lift the division to historical fame alongside Slims like McCoy and Britton.
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Young Corbett Iti
Esno
California
Ifaele Giordano
Young Corbett
Kid McCoy
Jack Britton
Joe Walcott
Ted Lewis
Billy” Smith
Tommy Ryan
Te Rig
Corbett
Jackie Pields
New York
Dempsey
Ancil Hoffman
Fields Nee
Sea
Jimmy McLarnin
Billy Petrolle
McLarnin
MecLarnin
Petrolle
James J. Corbett
Weather of Past Winter Unusually Mild in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa March 30 UP with the exception of two severe cold periods the past winter in Iowa has been an exceptionally mild season records of the Iowa weather bureau show December 6 to 18 temperatures were so low that the month averaged 2 degrees colder than the state average January was the warmest January Iowa has experienced in 61 years and probably in more than a century says Charles D Reid federal meteorologist February featured a sharp cold spell from the 4th to the 14th nearly offset by a very warm period from the ???
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lowa’ Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reid
Winter Temperatures Run Closely To Normal Across State
The average temperature for the month was 22.3 degrees, 0.3 degrees above normal. Inwood recorded the coldest winter day at 21 degrees below zero on February 8. The three month average statewide was 25.6 degrees, about 4 degrees above the long term winter average.
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Inwood
Grinnell Fights 3.2 Beer as City Remains Dry
In Grinnell Iowa residents voice opposition to alcohol despite federal hints to legalize 3.2 beer The city code keeps Grinnell dry due to historic deeds tied to J B Grinnell and Congregational ministers who founded the city The lineage of land grants includes a tax clause that could revert property if intoxicants are sold, a provision residents seek to remove but have not yet cleared.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell Keeps Dry After Park Ground Grant
In Grinnell a historical land grant to establish a municipal park included a clause that if a saloon or any place selling intoxicating beverages arose in the city the park land would revert to the grantor or heirs. The city has remained dry for about 75 years and remains legally bound to do so.
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Grinnell
Corn Yield Contest Reorganized for Iowa Entries
The Iowa corn and Small Grain Growers' association announces the consolidation of the south central and southern sections into one region for the annual corn yield contest. For 1933, entries will be grouped as hybrids and open pollinated, with further division into experimental and regular classes based on commercial production. Despite the depression, participation is expected to remain strong at Iowa State College.
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Ames
U.P
Iowa
Joe J.rollinson
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers’ Association
Robinson
Iowa State College
Agriculural
Easter Egg Hunt Planned for April 15 at Cedar River Park
Waterloo organizers announce the annual Easter egg hunt to be held April 15 at Cedar River Park. The event is sponsored by the playground commission and local businesses and will offer a variety of prizes.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Playeground Commission
Cedar River Park
God Punished White Men in Oregon Snowstorm Claim
Chief William Yallup of the Rock Creek tribe said the recent snowstorm in Gregon City Oregon was divine punishment for white men attempting to take the Indian fishing rights.
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Gregon City
Ore
U.P
William Yallup
Rock Creek Tribe
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