Souths dream of Muscle Shoals power plant shattered
Washington Sept 4 wartime Muscle Shoals project collapses with Henry Ford abandoning bid to lease Alabama site. Government sells Gorgas plant and transmission lines. nitrate plants kept ready. Ford offers 5 million, far below cost. Congress debated impact as Ford presidential bid tied to southern industrial revival.
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International News Wire
Washington
DE. C
South
Atuscla Shoals
Henry Ford
Muscle Shoals
War Department
Alabama
Gorgas
Alabama Power Company
Ford
Alabama Company
Power
Secretary of War
Weeks
Detroit
Congress
United States
Muscle Shoals Property Debate to Clash in Congress
The government is set to retain the property, but a future congress faces a likely rekindling of the Muscle Shoals fight. Southern representatives may criticise the administration for not transferring the property to Henry Ford, unless the discussion progresses beyond broad critique.
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South
Henry Ford
Iowa Officials Target Firebug Terzo in Eastern Jail
Des Moines authorities seek Terzo, alleged arsonist wanted for setting fires to his own properties and insurance fraud. A Cedar Rapids indictment will be sent east to hold him if the Lodi New Jersey case fails to proceed to trial.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Lowa
Vincent
Terzo
Aleged “Frebug
Lodi
N. J
J. A. Tracy
Cedar Rapids
Fine Clothes Puts Woman Behind Bars
Cedar Rapids report details Mrs Grace Clark a 30 year old Wheatland Ta who was sentenced by Judge John T Moffit to one to ten years in Rockwell Citys women s reformatory after admitting guilt for passing worthless checks to local merchants to buy fine clothes for herself and her children.
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Cedar Rapids
Grace Clark
Wheatland
Rockwell City
John T. Moffit
Kiwanis Convention Opens in Dubuque Iowa
About 500 delegates attend two day Kiwanis district convention in Dubuque with Daniel Wentworth of Chicago presiding. A big street parade planned for tomorrow highlights the gathering with prominent Kiwanians from across the country and large Iowa delegations from Davenport and Clinton.
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Dubuque
Kiwanis
Daniel Wentworth
Chicago
Davenport
Clinton
Iowa
Upside Down in Ditch For Two Days In Alabama
In Birmingham on December 24 a horse named Jim spent two days stuck upside down in a five foot ditch. Rescued by an automobile wrecker, Jim’s owner Joe Robinson, a Black man, says he searched the city before finding the horse in a sewer ditch.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jin
Jim
Joe Robinson
Sats
Mental tests for babies designed by psychologist
Chicago reports on early mental testing for infants six to 15 months, outlining expected abilities at various ages and questioning when a child becomes self-reliant. Dr. Baldwin notes tests aim to gauge good citizenship and social development alongside intelligence, urging broader use of mental measurement in schools, courts, and workplaces.
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Hy United Press
Chicago
Edison
Women's Christian Temperance Union of
Evanston
Bird S. Baldwin
Iowa State University
Baldwin
Research station study on childhood altruism and citizenship
A research station investigates methods to cultivate altruism and good citizenship in children, aiming to foster social responsibility from an early age. The study explores educational approaches and community influences to encourage constructive behavior.
Salesman Held for Hitting Boy with Car
Dubuque Iowa Sept 25 E J Meredith traveling salesman from Cedar Rapids is held by police as driver of car that struck Leo Fleischmanno 10 who is expected to die in hospital Meredith says the boy ran in front of the car while chasing a football
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Dubuque
E. J. Meredith
Cedar Rapids
Leo Fleiachmanno
Meredith
Reward for hero who saved Frio from river
Walla Walla Washington reports Leslie Wiese of Portland received 6500 acres of Walla Walla wheat land as a reward for saving three Lever children from drowning in the Columbia river near Troutdale Oregon. The event followed their boat capsizing in strong current. Wiese dove in, rescued all three after a dangerous struggle. The land sits about ten miles east of Walla Walla on a paved highway, valued at $300 per acre with yields historically 49 to 10 bushels an acre.
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Walla Walla Wash
Leslie Wiese
Portland
Walla Walla
L. W. Lever
Proutdale
Ore
Columbia River
Troutdale
Lever
Wiese
Marmola Prescription Tablets Advertised for Fat Loss
A circa ad promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple fat reducing solution. It claims users can eat substantial meals and still lose weight without dieting or exercise rules, urging readers to buy locally or mail order from Marmola Co. in Detroit.
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Lake Marmola
Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
English roots of fake American college degrees emerge
The Associated Press reports from London that English were swapping initials after names to create bogus American colleges, exploiting the craze for credentials. The trend underscores lax verification, prompting calls for stricter accreditation and cross border checks.
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Associated Press
London
Warning on dodgy degree mills from U.S. colleges
Dr George FE Maclean former Iowa university president says correspondence curricula offer degrees at five dollars each. He reports Britons paying for B D and B D Litt titles from unrecognized US colleges. He recalls an English clergyman obtaining both degrees in two years by correspondence.
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George FE. Maclean
Iowa’ University
United States
Illinois
Degrees Prized in England and American Contrast
The piece discusses university degrees as largely symbolic in nature, noting useless diploma sums, the prominence of initials like B A and M A on calling cards, and clergy often flaunting these titles. It contrasts English and American attitudes toward degrees, highlighting fewer holders in England and greater pride there in baccalaureate honors.
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Pame
England
America
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