Heatwave Grips City Amid Record 134 Degree Tube Reading
Citizens flee the street as a 134 degree Tube reading shocks downtown. The errant heat prompts Chief Hit-the-Spittoon to collapse and forces East district schools to dismiss at noon, with East High and Junior High at 2 pm. Hospitals report no heat deaths, but staff strain rises.
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Waterloo
Kezar
Loop Cigar Store
Pioneer Bank
Courier
C. W. Eline
All West
Heat forces noon dismissal at local schools
Superintendent Charles A. Kittrell announced that junior high schools and West High were dismissed at noon today due to intense heat. If temperatures do not moderate, the same schedule will be in effect tomorrow.
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West High
Charles A. Kittrell
WOC Keeps Its Old Wave Length
Des Moines reports that WOC Davenport is authorized to continue broadcasting on 850 kilocycles after a prior FCC order required a change with WJR Detroit. Francis St Austell, Iowa Radio Listener's League president, says the commission altered its ruling pending further investigation.
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Des Moines
WOC
Deavenport
Federal Radio Commission
WwOc
WJR
Detroit
Francis St. Austell
Iowa Radio Listener's League
Davenport
Miss Agnes Samuelson Undergoes Operation
Des Moines Sept 15 Miss Agnes Samuelson state superintendent of public instruction underwent an operation in the Town Lutheran hospital here for removal of her tonsils and for sinus ailment Her condition was reported resting easily this afternoon
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Des Moines
Agnes Samuelson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Bug Kills Motorist in Worcester Doctor Dies
Worcester mass sept 15 ins stung fatally by a bug which he swallowed while driving his automobile dr r h mckinnon dentist died here today the incident described as unusual and fatal while at the wheel of his car as he traveled through the city
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Worcester
Mass
R. H. McKinnon
Greasing Rails Becomes Latest Maintenance Tool
Illinois Central adopts rail greasing as an experimental upkeep to prevent rust and joint leakage. A diesel powered mechanical rail oiler, resembling a highway unit with a 500 gallon tank, travels the tracks under regular train orders, now seen in shop yards.
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Illinois Central
Ford Motor
Oil Sprayer Greases Rails To Prevent Rust
A mobile oiling car will grease railroad rails to prevent rust for three to four years. A trough sprayer applies oil at joints and base via air pressure while the rail tops stay dry. About 100 gallons grease 2 miles of track. Crew of four led by conductor D. J. Reidy and engineer Donald Seebold operated from Council Bluffs to Waterloo.
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D. J. Reidy
Fort Dodge
Donald Seebold
Loveland
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Cedar Falls Schools Close Early Due to Heat Wave
Cedar Falls officials ordered all schools to dismiss at noon today as a heat wave tightens its grip. The move affects Cedar Falls schools district wide and is expected to last until cooler weather returns.
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Cedar Falls
Bears Two Bets Twins
Naples Sept 15 A peas ant woman Angela Favello has given birth to quadruplets. The babies were born in size of twins all four children and the mother are doing well.
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Naples
INS
Angela Favello
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