Public relief debate and hospital care critique in Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids Lions Club talk by Dr. R. A. Stewart from the state hospital in Independence describes 1755 patients living on 13.10 monthly per capita. The piece condemns state underfunding, crowded wards, underpaid staff, and rising mental defectives while relief funds expand. It also notes Ontario Premier Hepburn resisting strikers and reflects on local columnist Watson’s views and a profile of Al, a long-time grocer.
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Cedar Rapids Lions Club
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Independence
Pesaousey
Independence Hospital
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West Side
Cedar Rapids
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Tom Angel
GM Strike Leader Threatens US Plant Closures in Canada
Homer Martin, president of the United Automobile Workers, vows to close General Motors plants in the U S if Canadian employees are not recognized. In Oshawa, Ontario a mass meeting cheers as 2 000 plus demand union recognition and condemn a CIO organizer's presence. Premier Hepburn blocks the American organizer from participating and says he will not work with a paid agitator from a foreign country. Toronto labor leaders denounce the move, affirm Canadian labor unity and insist on negotiations with the Canadian branch of the CIO through Thomson and Millard.
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Ntario
Mitchell Hepburn
General Motors
Oshawa
CIO
Michigan
Murphy
Hepburn
United States
Oshawa, Ont
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
Canada
Toronto
Premier Hepburn
Hugh Thompson
Lewis’ Cio Union
Thompson
Toronto Trades and Labor Council
C. H. Millard
Auto Workers
International Labor Movement
John L. Lewis
Lewis
William Green
American Federation of Labor
White House
John Hamilton
Herbert Hoover
Alf Landon
Cabott Lodge
Arthur Vandenberg
Hugh Johnson
Cedar Rapids Retail Firms Set 45.5 Hour Week and Minimum Wage
Cedar Rapids retail businesses plan a forty five and a half hour workweek with a few exceptions, starting by April 15. A minimum wage of 13 to 14 dollars is proposed, apprentices excluded. Signatories will be announced later to avoid injustice. managers meet now to arrange shorter weeks. Firms not yet contacted may sign at the Chamber of Commerce by April 15.
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Cedar Rapids
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Taylor
Local business veteran remembered as longtime operator
A longtime local businessman, noted as the longest operating in the area among active men, remains a key figure as Charlie Laurance is approached for his thoughts on the matter.
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Charlie Laurance
Worriers and non-worriers contrast in Everyday Living
A reader argues that worrying drives progress and warns that the non-worrier risk's dullness and failure. The piece praises vigilance, planning for pitfalls, and the sympathetic edge of worriers, noting rich social exchanges and the value of concern. Continued on Page 9.
Street clashes hint at Belgian election turning right
In Brussels on the eve of a pivotal vote, rival crowds clashed near Place de la Bourse as Van Zeeland backers attacked an anti Catholic caravan. Police restored order after fights left many with bruises and bloody noses. Rex leader Degrelle spoke at a mass rally ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary election.
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Brussel
Paul
Zéeland
Leon _Degrelle
Belgium
Place de la Bourse
van Zeeland
Degrelle
Rex
Weekly Forecast for Chicago Peak Period
The AP outlook covers April 12 through April 17 for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys plus the northern and central Great Plains. Little precipitation is expected and temperatures should run near to slightly above normal across these regions.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Ousted Roumanian Prince Plans U S Plant Job
Nicholas Broschteanu the 33 year old former prince of Rouma plans exile in the United States and says he will seek work at an American automobile plant. He is known as a bold auto driver and inventor with knowledge of autos and airplanes. The government may grant him a pension after his imminent release.
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Bucharest
Nicholas Broschteanu
Nicholas
Rouma
Sreeat
Gaid
United States
Balkans
Europe
Roumania
Carol
Spanish Rebels Defy Britain With Blockade
British forces moved toward northern Spain after reports that Franco's insurgents blockaded the Basque port of Bilbao. The Hood sailed from Gibraltar while destroyers waited near Bilbao to respond. Captains warned British freighters they would be barred from entering the harbor, even risking a clash at sea.
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Hood
Gibraltar
Franco
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Strait of Gibraltar
Britain
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Spain
Zeithex
Hamsterly
Bilboa
Berlin
Germany
Admiralty
Romanian ruler faces choice over mistress Lupescu
Bucharest reports say King Carol II may renounce his red haired sweetheart Mme. Magda Lupescu after he stripped his brother Prince Nicholas of his title, leaving him as plain Mr. Nicholas Snagov.
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Vienna
Carol II
Roumania
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Prince Nicholas
Nicholas Snagov
Bucharest
Four Day Cooking School Opens in Cedar Rapids
National home economics expert Miss Celia Bush arrives in Cedar Rapids to run a free four day cooking school at the Paramount Theatre starting Tuesday April 13. The Cedar Rapids Gazette sponsors the event with 8 am doors and 9 am classes, as Miss Bush plans lessons tailored to local housewives and will proceed to several cities after Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
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Miss Bush
Los Angeles
Mrs. Allen
School of Good Cookery
New York City
United States
Minneapolis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Richmond
Report Of Big City Cleanups Are Tough On Crime Lecturers
New York City has cleaned up restaurant loan shark and blackmail rackets with dexterity born of long practice. The piece credits government officials and municipal police for the crackdown and notes it will challenge crime lecturers who critique America and profit from it.
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New York City
America
Rubber Stamp Judges Sing Court Plan At Dinner
Fifteen mock justices with rubber stamps sang at a Gridiron Club dinner mocking Roosevelt's court plan calling it de lousy. Guests included Garner Hughes Stone and top officials. skits mocked political events while leaders spoke in a traditional reporters’ roast.
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Miss Eustice Recounts Marriage Tale In Court
In Chicago a 29 year old woman testifies about an alleged marriage to O'Brien saying he treated her as a partner and escorted her to events. She seeks only a name for her unborn child and asks to withdraw her separate maintenance suit. O'Brien denies the claims as court adjourns amid kidnaping charges against others.
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O'Brien
Donald S. McKinlay
Ben Davis
Eustice
O’brien
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Valentine
Morrison
Justice of the Peace
Burt Brubaker
Bricklayers Weigh Tentative Wage Pact At Moose Hall
Agreement under review would set a wage scale of 1.4214 dollars per hour effective May 10 1937 to May 1 1938. Bricklayers had sought 30 cents more. tarifas adjusted to finish old cold weather delayed jobs. Union members urged to ratify at Moose hall meeting.
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Paulson
Arik
Girl Bride Of 12 Divorces Mate 15
Union City report states Dorothy Foulk, age 12, who left school to marry at 12, obtained a divorce today from Willie Foulk, 15, a neighbor farm boy, with cruelty cited as the reason.
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Dorothy Foulk
Willie Foulk
WPA seeks wooden Indians for early American carving display
Chicago WPA arts project issued a call for rare cigar store wooden Indians to serve as examples of early American carving. The search targets museum quality pieces for exhibition and study.
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Chicago
INS
WPA Arts Project
Cedar Rapids News Highlights Aims at Local Life and Industry
A survey of Cedar Rapids topics covers single life views, the first Cedar Rapids grocery truck story, Marion bank service for 73 years, fashion trends for new page boys, a policy move to curb canned ham imports, golf etiquette tips, local mah jong queen scene, a top Cedar Rapids whistler, backyard landscape ideas, Casey the dog poet’s new verse, child psychology debates, and a China mayoral note on bandit handling.
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Mike T
Cedar Rapids
National Bank
Towa
Merchants Bank of
Marion
Cowan
Gillette and
Wearin
Poland
United States
Bridce
Tal Cum- Inkle
Edwin Bruns
Casey
Casey 5
Horatius
Condition of Judge Clark Still Serious
The condition of Judge A. B. Clark of the Eighteenth judicial district is unchanged at 10 p.m. Saturday. He has been ill since January and was reported critically ill at his home on Linden drive SE.
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A. B. Clark
Eighteenth Judicial District
Linden Drive
Clark
Corn Process Mill Wrecked in Milwaukee Blast
A devastating grain dust explosion at the Charles A. Krause Milling Company in Milwaukee destroyed the corn mill at Greenfield. Forty injured and eight to twelve missing after the 4 15 p m blast. Roof and platform collapsed trapping workers. rescue efforts continue with hopes for survivors.
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Milwaukee
Charles A. Krause
Gazette Camera Contest Seeks Amateur Photo Entries
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites amateurs to submit photos of any subject for prizes up to 10 dollars for the top image. Rules require entrant’s name and address on the back, photo origin, and prohibit staff submissions or previously published works.
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