Powers Ready Ten Plunge Into Navy Building
New York AP reports a global naval build up set to start January 1 under treaty terms. Britain will lay two large battleship keels within hours of treaty expiry while the United States begins a similar program. Nations including Japan France Italy Germany and Russia expand fleets with battleships, carriers, cruisers and submarines. Estimated costs reach billions with heavy yearly military expenditures worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
England
United States
Japan
Nippon
America
France
Italy
Germany
Russia
West Virginia
Admiral Scheer
British Commonwealth
Caren
Drought Relief Plan Set For Iowa Farmers
Governor Clyde Herring announced drought relief would start next week after federal talks. He sought 2,250,000 dollars from the Rural Resettlement Administration for livestock feed loans and cash grants, to be repaid by work on public projects. Accompanying him were Hill, Keller, Lee, and Kittenger to direct the relief effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clyde Herring
Iowa
Herring
Rural Resettlement Administration
Hill
Fire Destroys 11 Chicago Buildings Drought Leaves West Side Charred
A Tuesday blaze tore through flimsy wooden structures on Chicago's west side, destroying nine dwellings and two livery stables. Chief Fire Marshal Michael J. Corrigan estimated damage at 50000 dollars amid protracted drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West Side
Michael J. Corrigan
Hamilton Hits New Deal Farm Trade Policies
In Bismarck North Dakota AP John Hamilton Republican national committee chair asserts farmers suffer under the current administration. He cites rising food imports under the New Deal and sharp drops in exports, blasting the Canada trade pact as harming American agriculture while calling for farmer protections and greater say in reciprocal deals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bismarck
N. D
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
West
Landon
America
Canada
Astor Testimony Reveals Divorce Deal Details and Hidden Ties
The Astor divorce trial exposes a promise not to contest suit and full custody transfer to Dr. Thorpe, plus a trust fund for his use. Thorpe allegedly hypnotized her, struck her, and faced possible co respondent Kaufman. Barrymore linked as witness. process servers held at his sanatorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaufman
Hollywood
Miss Astor
Joseph Anderson
Dr. Thorpe
Anderson
Thorpe
George Kaufman
Marylyn
Kaufman When Dr. Thorpe
Woolley
John Barrymore
Ariel
Caliban
Elaine Barrie
New York
Barrymore
Thomas presses Landon on labor issues in 1930s bid
Norman Thomas directs questions to Alf Landon on worker protection in lead and zinc regions. He cites poor health and living conditions, calls for federal labor standards, and questions militia conduct during the 1935 tri-state strike. He favors Wagner Act essentials for collective bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Landon
New York
Norman Thomas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tri-State
Picher
America
Asia’s Rich Tapestry of Over 900 Languages
A note states Asia hosts more than 900 languages in use across its vast regions. The figure underscores the continent’s linguistic diversity and complex cultural landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Notable Names Fingerprinted by Federal Gmen
Frederick C. Othman notes the FBI has fingerprints for John D. Rockefeller Jr., Edgar A. Guest, Walter E. Disney, John B. Stetson, Sir James H. MacBrien, Guy Lombardo, and Sir Ronald Lindsay. Hoover stores civilian prints apart from criminals, claiming benefits for identification and peace of mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick C. Othman
Washington
G- Men
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Edgar A. Guest
Walter E. Disney
Mickey Mouser
John B. Stetson
James H. MacBrien
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Guy Lombardo
Ronald C. Lindsey
Sir Ronald
John D. Jr
Ourself
G-men
Hoover
Rotary
Kiwanis Clubs
Bureau
Manville predicts marriage to Nancy Carroll
New York based asbestos heir Tommy Manville forecasts marriage to film star Nancy Carroll, claiming she will become Mrs. Tommy Manville Jr. He describes a hectic marriage history across Europe and says divorce from his current wife is soon. He notes his time in Paris with Carroll and lists several alleged spouses and companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nancy Carroll
Tommy Manville, Jr
Paris
Yvonne Taylor Blackwell
Marcelle
Europe
Baden-Baden
Dolly Goering
Tommy
Jacqueline Dahlia
Manville
Normandie
Local Cedar Rapids Babies Set Early Tooth Records
Infant tooth records emerge in Cedar Rapids as Carolyn Mae Lowe at 16 months shows sixteen teeth surpassing earlier marks. John Allan Scott, born March 25, 1933, had sixteen teeth at a year and twenty at two, with Larry Gene Holsinger at 18 months also noted for sixteen teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Mae Lowe
Newell Lowe
Fiftieth Street
Center Point Road
Helen Moloney
Boston
Cedar Rapids
John Allan Scott
Norman Scott
Sixth Avenue
John Allan
Larry Gene Holsinger
J. W. Holsinger
Fortieth Street
Parole Board Praises Anamosa Reformatory Outcomes
Warden Frazer reports 92 percent of last year’s paroled men at Anamosa reformatory made good. He notes 30 percent are second offenders from various reformatories, describes vocational training including garment work and farming, and cites poultry and dairy operations. He adds education programs reach up to eighth grade with courses from several colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warden Frazer
Anamosa Reformatory
Canopus Club
W. H. Frazer
Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Roosevelt Hotel
Canopians
Parole Board
Anamosa _ reformatory
Frazer
Reformatory
Iowa State College
Ames
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Perjury Charge Spurs Sinclair Refining Probe
The grand jury began investigating May 4 on orders from Attorney General Homer S. Cummings in Washington after a complaint from the National Oil Marketers association. Four Washington anti trust experts assist Boyle as Aug 19 reconvenes, with more than 100 witnesses questioned and a broader inquiry into Ethyl Gasoline practices expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand
Homer S. Cummings
Washington
National Oil Marketers Association
Boyle
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
List of oil companies indicted and cited executives
The grand jury filed a partial report listing numerous oil company firms and executives named in the probe. Names include Cities Service, Empire, Continental, Gulf Oil, Shell Union, Sinclair, Texas, Indian Refining, Tide Water, Mid-Continent, Phillips, Skelly, Barnsdall, Globe, Deep Rock, and Western Petroleum Refiners. The panel plans to resume the investigation on August 19 after a July 28 recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uum
Gryan S. Reid
Chicago
Socony-Vacuum
Frank R. Coates
Cities Service
Empire
Harry G. Frueauff
Tulsa
Okla
O. J. Tuttle
H. E. Brandis
D. W. Harris
Louisiana Oil
John A. Welch
Dan Moran
Continental
Harry J. Kennedy
L. L. Cramer
Edward Karstedt
J. F. Drake
Pittsburgh
O. H. Carlisle
Houston
Gulf Oil Corporation
Henry M. Dawes
C. B. Watson
R. H. McElroy, Jr
Dewey K. Chamberlain
Pure Oil Co
R. G. A. van der Woude
Shell Union
Alexander Fraser
P. E. Lakin
St. Louis
Shell
E. W. Sinclair
Sinclair
J. W. Carnes
W. Rogers
Texas
R. D. Cottingham
P. S. Scullin
Indian Refining Co
Edward L. Shea
Tide Water
Noel Robinson
J. W. Warner
R. O. Audrian
Jacob France
Baltimore
Mid-Continent
Robert W. McDowell
Thomas Fitzgerald
Mid- Continent
Frank Phillips
Phillips
H. E. Koopman
A. M. Hughes
H. A. Gardner
W. G. Skelly
Skelly
James Nagle
Edward B. Reeser
Barnsdall
I. A. O’shaughnessy
Minneapolis
Globe
Bernard L. Majewski
Deep Rock
Keith Fanshier
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Warren C. Platt
Cleveland
Platt
Dilgram
National Petroleum News
Clyde M. Boggs
Western Petroleum Refiners Association
Arthur V. Bourque
Patrick T. Stone
City Briefs and Local Notices
P C Staecken left Tuesday for Astoria Oregon for an ice cream social at Dairydale Thursday evening. George Wagner 42 of 1024 Avenue NW was fined 25 dollars in police court for disturbing the peace. Mrs. Lincoln Zarub of 1041 Daniels Street NE was called to Wak on Sunday night by her father Otto Helming's death. Feast of the Transfiguration will be observed at Grace Episcopal Church A Avenue at Sixth Street NE Thursday with mass at 8 30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wagner
Avenue NW
Lincoln Zarub
Daniels Street
Waukon
Otto Helming
Christ
Grace Episcopal Church
Sixth Street
Reverend Winslow Brown to Speak at First Baptist
The Rev. Winslow Brown assistant pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church will be guest speaker at First Baptist church on Wednesday at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow Brown
Westminster Presbyterian Church
First Baptist Church
Judge Allows Coe College Claim in Bank Receivership
By order of Judge A B Clark in district court on Tuesday the $722.98 claim of Coe college against the receivership of the American Trust and Savings bank was allowed. The claim is classified as a common or general claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Clark
Coe College
American Trust and Savings Bank
Clark
Woman treated for arm cuts after Otis road skid
Mrs. Reva Hoffman of 1102 Thirteenth Avenue SE was treated at St. Luke's hospital at 3 30 a m Tuesday for cuts on her left arm from a car skid into a ditch on Otis road SE. She left the hospital and no police report was filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reva Hoffman
Thirteenth Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Otis Road SE
Hoffman
Local Driver Fined Ten Dollars for Speeding in Police Court
Ed Daly of 894 Daniels Street NE was fined ten dollars and costs in police court Tuesday for speeding. Fines and costs were also allocated to four individuals for parking violations at specified addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Daly
Daniels Street
W. Olsen
C Avenue
Fred Lynn
Frintland Boulevard
Ernest Kosek
Second Street
Fred Pfeifer
Fifth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Camera Club to Meet at 7:30 PM
The Cedar Rapids Camera club meets Wednesday at 7 30 PM at the Iowa Electric Light and Power company bungalow. Owen Hardendorf reviews flashlight photography while Chester Beardsley discusses judging photographs for competition. Members should bring a photograph for the monthly contest. All camera fans invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camera Club
Cedar Rapids Camera Club
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Owen Hardendorf
Chester Beardsley
Aid Association Lutherans agents hold district sales meeting
Eastern Iowa district agents of the Aid Association for Lutherans met Saturday for a sales conference in the Montrose hotel. General Agent R. W. Schultz of Waterloo led the meeting. Attending were F. W. Eberhard Fort Dodge W. H. Hinrichs Williamsburg E. W. Bower Davenport M. J. Heldt Ogden and A. D. Huelle Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Heldt accompanied their husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Aid Association For Lutherans
Montrose Hotel
R. W. Schultz
Waterloo
F. W. Eberhard
Fort Dodge
W. H. Hinrichs
Williamsburg
E. W. Bower
Davenport
M. J. Heldt
Ogden
A. D. Huelle
Cedar Rapids
G O P Chiefs Name Orators For Farm And Labor Divisions
In Chicago the Republican national headquarters moved to finalize its 1936 campaign line up by naming two major speakers for farm and labor divisions. Unofficially William Hutcheson of Indianapolis, president of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, was favored to head the labor effort, having managed the Hoover campaign in 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Hutcheson
Indianapolis
International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Bids Open For Bellevue Dam No 12 Contract
Warner Construction of Chicago appears low bidder for Dam No 12 over the Mississippi at Bellevue Iowa with a bid of 2 224 158 93 against a government estimate of 2 258 242 50 The next lowest bid is Massman Construction of Kansas City at 2 334 271 35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Warner Construction Company
Chicago
Mississippi
Bellevue
Army
Massman Construction Company
Kansas City
Rhomberg, Dubuque Star Brewing Leader, Dies at 78
Alphons L. Rhomberg, 78, longtime president of the Dubuque Star Brewing Co, died Monday night of a heart attack while playing bridge. A Dubuque native, he was a prominent business figure in the city for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Alphons L. Rhomberg
Dubuque Star Brewing Company
Mr. Rhomberg
Dubuque County
European powers trade accusations over Spain and Morocco crisis
The document outlines that nations accuse each other of violating the League Covenant as rebels fight in Spain. Reported air bombardments are attributed to loyalist planes using ostensibly foreign-made bombs. It notes Belgium export licenses, French suspicions over rebel funding, and concerns about Franco's colonization efforts in Morocco with growing tension in Rome and Echo de Paris commentary warning of a Moroccan succession crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Longuet
United Press
Cristobal Colon
Southampton
England
New York
Vigo
Spain
Lisbon
Rome
Pertinax
Echo de Paris
Spanish
Morocco
Franco
Larache
K C Family Picnic Set By Knights Of Columbus
Knights of Columbus council 909 to host a Sunday picnic at Ellis park duck pond starting 12 noon. A 4 30 p m diamondball game pits Cedar Rapids against Clinton K of C councils. Local team reached district softball semi finals. rain date set for following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus Council No. 909
Ellis Park
Duck Pond
Cedar Rapids Council
Clinton Council K
C’s
Harrison Playground Hosts Community Night with Girls Match
Harrison Playground hosts a community night starting with a 6 30 pm ball game where Riverside girls face Harrison girls. Harrison wins 5 4 earning the title West Side Girl Champions. The Harrison roster includes captain Margaret Grady and players Betty Snyder Phyllis Snyder Martha Hubbard Frances Trubcek Genevieve Marsh Mary Ethel Faltinson Betty Grady Dorothy Reynolds Margaret Smith Gertrude Stegar. A minstrel show followed with cast members Announcer Bud Richardson Theme song Is It True What They Say About Dixie performed by the comic band Weatherwax. Additional performers include Maria Neuhard Jacalyn Weatherwax Bernadine Crees Irene Mitchell Dolores Grady Leorta Lionas Rose Makin Swans dance and violin solo Mildred Navratris with Lillian Kazoo trio Goody Elaine Richardson Bernadine Grady Seana Satie Shei Koa Comb Band Clog yates 2nd Donald Maloney and directors Charlotte Hubbard Stewart Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Riverside
Margaret Grady
Betty Snyder
Phyllis Snyder
Martha Hubbard
Frances Trubcek
Genevieve Marsh
Mary Ethel Faltinson
Betty Grady
Dorothy Reynolds
Margaret Smith
Gertrude Stegar
Bud_ Richardson
Dixie
Weatherwax
Maria Neuhard
Jacalyn Weatherwax
Bernadine Crees
Se Richardson
Irene Mitchell
Dolores Grady
Leorta Lionas
Rose Makin
Oleh
Marion Neuhard
Mildred Navratris
Lillian A Ri
Lillian A Ri Kazoo Trio Goody
Elaine Richardson
Bernadine
Grady
Seana
Satie
Gazette Newsies Visit State Theater for Ice Cream Treat
Gazette newsboys under street circulation manager Alex Fidler attended a State theater double feature with Randolph Scott Frances Drake and Stuart Erwin Lionel Atwill. They gathered at The Gazette building for ice cream cones from the Butterfly Sweet shop and thanked Manager John Krier for the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Alex Fidler
State Theater Management
Randolph Scott
Frances Drake
Stuart Erwin
Lionel Atwill
Butterfly Sweet Shop
John Krier
The
State
Butterfly
Shift In WPA Program Reflected In July Relief Load
Linn county relief caseload rose to 461 in July from 433 in June per Linn county relief director Mrs. Alice Ferber. Increase linked to a temporary layoff of WPA workers whose files were reopened pending first pay checks after the July changeover to the new WPA program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Alice Ferber
WPA
City's July Financial Statement Is Filed
The city shows July cash balance drop from 233944.84 to 215577.99 with receipts 72089.07 and disbursements 90455.92. Warrants issued total 95433.82 for the month while outstanding warrants rise from 19015.62 to 29928.50. Transfers by resolution amount to 5734.98 and 813707.22 remains available of the 1 237652 budget as of March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Cox
L. D. Burgus
W. E. Vane
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Navy Building
Armaments
Dewitt MacKenzie
Kittenger
G. O. P. Candidate
Tommy Manville
Sinclair Refining Company
Cummings
William Tracy
Fort Worth
Tex
P. C. Staecken
Astoria
Ore
Dairydale
Lutheran Group
G.O.P
Alphons Rhomberg
K. C
Harrison Playground
Perry Oliver and
Dorothy Hoffman
City
Magnus
H. G. Fussell
2Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids, Ia
Morgan Bros
Third Avenue
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