Industrial Picnic at Ellis Park Draws Thousands in Cedar Rapids
The third annual industrial league picnic attracts an expected 8 000 attendees from Cedar Rapids and families. Activities include races, diamondball, horseshoes, archery, golf, swimming and a bolo championship. Drum corps from Cedar Rapids and Cavaliers drill scenes, puppet shows by Bruce Bucknell, vaudeville acts, and a river platform concert cap the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Industrial League
Cedar Rapids Musketeers
Veterans of Foreign War
Boston
Cavaliers
Arthur Winne
Grande Avenue
Jack Fromm
Bruce Bucknell
Quaker Oats Company
Merri Frances Bucknell
Ferdinand the Bull
Congressional Acts Signal Trade Finance Recovery Hope
Analysts see both sides of the rebel lious congress as showing growing respect for the American system. The pattern suggests a shift toward measures to restore prosperity and create jobs, with business leaders hopeful peace and liberty will prevail and economic liberty be salvaged amid market gains in public utilities. In exports, 41 percent of aircraft and accessories went abroad last year with 22 percent to the Far East and 19 percent to Latin America.
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Congress
United States
Far East
Latin ‘America
Autumn Boost Seen in Retail Sales Across U S
The National Retail Dry Goods Association reported 86 percent of surveyed merchants expect sales to rise six to eight percent in fall. Department and specialty stores may see $1.23 billion in September to November versus $1.15 billion last year, aided by industrial gains, strong harvests, calm political climate, and steady summer trade.
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New York
John
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Association
United States
Wallet Lost at Parkson Tavern
Will Condon reported at Parkson tavern on Second avenue SE that he left a wallet with $20 on a luncheon table to use a telephone and returned to find it gone. He saw a man departing as he left the booth. detectives are investigating.
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Parkson
Second Avenue SE
Will Condon
Third Avenue SE
Hs Meal
Condon
More Iowa Postmasters Confirmed By Senate
The following Iowa postmasters were confirmed Saturday by the Senate Marjorie M Sherman Bancroft William Stover Hospers Sophie Flood Mallard Joshua H Clayton Paullina Clarence F P Lietsch West Burlington Mabel Kinney Elliott William J Gleason New Hampton Lynn O Smith Rockford John Hynek Tama
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Washington
Iowa
Senate
Marjorie M. Sherman
Bancroft
William Stover
Hospers
Sophie Llood
Mallard
Joshua H. Clayton
Paullina
Clarence FP. Lietsch
West Burlington
Mabel Kinney
Elliott
William J. Gleason
New Hampton
Lynn O. Smith
Rockford
John Hynek
Tama
Deaths Dr. William L. Crain 65 longtime osteopath
Dr. William L. Crain 65 died Saturday evening after a lingering illness. A Richmond Indiana resident for 20 years he moved to Cedar Rapids a year ago to live with his daughter Mrs Edward F Moorman. Born Brookfield Missouri April 6 1874 he graduated Kirksville Missouri osteopathy 1919. Survived by daughters Mrs Moorman Genevieve Crain and a grandson Robert C Moorman. Funeral services will be held Tuesday in Richmond with burial at Winchester.
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William L. Crain
Richmond
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Edward F. Moorman
Grande Avenue
Crain
Brookfield
Kirksville
Lillian C. Butler
First English Lutheran Church
Masonic Order
Shrine, Elks, Odd Fellows
Order of Eastern Star
Rotary Club
Moorman
Genevieve Crain
Robert C
Two Obituaries Shared in Cedar Rapids Notices
George Darrell Miller 23 of Center Point road died 3:30 p m Saturday after a heart illness. Born July 10 1916 in Cedar Rapids he lived here his whole life. Survived by stepfather and mother Mr and Mrs R D Osborne of Cedar Rapids grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Carsner Walker IA grandmother Mrs Allen Miller Cedar Rapids and many relatives. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Funeral at Beatty chapel Monday 2 pm conducted by Rev S C Bretnall of Marion. Friends may call Beatty chapel 7 to 9 pm Sunday. Charles H Peel 69 died 8:30 pm Saturday at daughter Mrs John Anderson’s home 327 Fourteenth Street SE after lingering illness. Born Oct 20 1869 in Milten GA he moved to Cedar Rapids two years ago to live with his daughter. Survived by a son in Savannah GA four grandchildren John and Gertrude Anderson Cedar Rapids Betty and Iris May Peel Savannah GA several great grandchildren and sister Mrs Emma Mobley. Funeral announcements forthcoming. Friends may call Moen chapel.
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George Darrell Miller
Center Point Road
Cedar Rapids
R. D Osborne
Charles Carsner
Walker
Allen Miller
Christian Church
Walker, In
Beatty Chapel
S. C. Bretnall
Marion
Shiloh
Charles H. Peel
John Anderson
Fourteenth Street
Mr. Pee
Milten
Savannah
John
Gertrude Anderson
Betty
Iris May Peel
Emma Mobley
Moen Chapel
Fragmented sports score snippet across cities
A garbled OCR fragment lists multiple cities and scores for various games. It includes references to Cedar Rapids Des Moines Atlanta New York Omaha Omaha Chicago Denver Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco and other locales with partial numbers and team names, lacking a coherent narrative or complete results.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Atlanta
Historic session ends as Congress adjourns sine die
Congress closes a tumultuous session amid heated debates over Roosevelt policies. Senators sparred on warship sales and filibusters while Speaker and leaders hailed progress as the chamber votes to adjourn without day. A concurrent resolution sets sine die as the two houses finish their business.
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Senate
Barkley
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Administration Paid Debts Tied to CIO Head Funds, Hoffman Says
Rep Hoffman charges the administration made two debt payments tied to a $470,000 campaign contribution from United Mine Workers and $1.2 million from similar groups. He alleges La Follette committee aiding Lewis and claims CIO and NLRB bias. Hoffman says GOP members were denied on the labor board inquiry panel.
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Washington
INS
Hoffman
Mich
House
John S. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate
la Follette
Civil Liberties Committee
Lewis
California
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Political Gun Battle Kills Two In Mexico
In Mexico City two men were killed and six injured in a Saturday gun battle on September Sixteenth Avenue near a federal congressman Simon Bolivar Sierra. The clash between rival factions of the constitutionalist democratic front left bystanders including a small boy in the crossfire as about 50 bullets were exchanged.
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Mexico City
INS
Sixteenth Avenue
Simon Bolivar Sierra
Sierra
Constitutionalist Democratic Front
First Permanent At 104 Years For Mrs Gonzales
In New Orleans Mrs Joseph Gonzales aged 104 became the oldest local resident to get a permanent wave. She joked of being "frizzed up" like the Indians who once troubled settlers in her girlhood, and noted she has two living daughters, 22 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
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New Orleans
Joseph Gonzales
Donaldsville
Union Leaders Seek Broadening Of Younkers Strike
Des Moines leaders CAPLE and Soutter asked AFL President Green to back a closed shop push by building service workers at Younker store. They cited escalator work by Weitz Construction and may face pass-through picket lines as talks continue with store officials.
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DES Moines
E. F. Caple
J. W. Soutter
Des Moines Trades and Labor Assembly
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Building Service
Younker
Green
A. F. of L. Building Service
Soutter
Caple
W. L. Hutchinson
Carpenters Union
Weitz Construction Company
Ira Lane
Man Injured By Open Door Of Moving Car In Toddville
Ben Newman of Des Moines visiting Toddville was injured when the open door of a moving car struck him at A Avenue and First Street SE. He recalls attempting to enter the vehicle and was later identified as being in a Toddville registered car owned by Louis Waterbery. Witnesses said two men in the car were scuffling as it started. Newman was taken to St. Luke's Hospital by ambulance.
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Ben Newman
Des Moines
Toddville
St. Luke’s Hospital
A Avenue
First Street
Newman
Louis Waterbery
Walter Kansky
Bulldog Objects To Bullpen For Owner
OMANA AP shows a bulldog invading a bullpen Saturday as Patrolman Jesse Kuncel attempted to place the dog’s owner in custody. A melee ensued injuring Patrolmen Robert Craven and Kuncel and tearing Patrolman Yost’s uniform.
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Bulldog
OMANA
Jesse Kuncel
Robert Craven
Kancel
Frank Yost
Flooding Deliberately Submerges Hopei Province in China
Reports from Chungking indicate 22 districts in Hopei province with about 1,000,000 people were flooded by deliberate dyke bursts on ten rivers. Central Hopei lands were turned to a lake and Japanese military operations were hindered.
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Chungking
China
Hopei Province
Hopei
Mrs Mills Vows Reunion Upon Ship Arrival in England
Mrs James Paul Mills from New York waved farewell from the Normandie rail as husband Mills a polo player from Old Westbury sails to Europe aboard the American Clipper. He joked that his wife will be surprised to see him when the ship reaches Southampton.
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New York
James Paul Mills
Goodby
Normandie
Southampton
England
Mills
Old Westbury
Europe
Pan American Airways
Congress Battles over Neutrality and Reorganization
The session saw a major clash over neutrality policy as the House kept the arms embargo and the Senate delayed action. Roosevelt pressed for executive reorganization, faced GAO limits, and defended independent agencies. Administrations wins included tax revision, labor and foreign policy steps, and farm relief while some nominations and bills were blocked or withdrawn.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Civil Service Commission
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Dies Committee
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Dies
House Committee On
Pat Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
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Hyde Park
Carl Hatch
N. M
Frank Murphy
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Felix Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Thomas R. Amlie
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carter Glass
Virginia
Floyd H. Roberts
Florida Ship Canal
Walsh-Healey
AAA
Croats Will Fight For Home Rule
A plan to federalize Yugoslavia to grant Croatian home rule was under study by Prince Paul. The regent’s decision, possibly announced next week, would determine the fate of Premier Dragisha Cvetovich’s government as Serbs Croats and Slovenes await the outcome.
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Bled
Yugoslavia
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
Dragisha Cvetkovich
Cvetkovich
Vladimir Macek
Boy Drowns After Head Is Drawn Into Pool Drain
In Birmingham Alabama a 13 year old boy Gordon Tidmore drowned when his head was sucked into an eight inch pool drain during a draining operation. He watched the work until the water fell to four feet and then stepped too close to the drain. Workers could not free him.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gordon Tidmore
Poland braces as Nazi troop buildup looms in Europe
Warsaw reports warn of a new world war with Poland at high risk. Polish officers rush to boost peacetime strength by August, while Danzig backs down on inspectors amid a border traffic dispute. Estimates place Poland with one to twelve hundred thousand under arms by Hitler's East Prussia visit.
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Warsaw
INS
Poland
Pilsudski Legionaires
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
Edward Smigly-Rydz
Danzig
Free City
German East Prussia
Adolf Hitler
East Prussia
England Works On War Debt Payment Plan
British treasury experts study alternative war debt repayment schemes and seek a discussion with U S Secretary Morgenthau during his European tour. They tentatively set 30 million pounds sterling as the first year payment on Britain’s defaulted debt to the United States.
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London
INL
U. S
Morgenthau
United States
Friends Again After Bitter Senate Session
Washington insiders report a rare moment of cordiality as Senate leaders Alben Barkley and Warren Austin shook hands at adjournment. The two long-time foes praised their working relationship despite one of Congress's most heated periods.
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Washington
Ins
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Alben
Austin
Barkley
Alka Seltzer to Halt Misleading Advertising
The FTC announced that Miles Laboratories of Elkhart Indiana will discontinue misleading ads for Alka Seltzer. The campaign implied that colds neuralgia distress after meals and other common ailments stem from excess blood acidity and that Alka Seltzer corrects this condition.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Miles Laboratories, Inc
Elkhart
Ind
Obituary: John P. Henderson Dies at 77
John P. Henderson of Oberlin Ohio banker educator and co founder of the American Anti Saloon League died Saturday in a Cleveland hospital. He was 77.
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John P. Henderson
Oberlin, O
The
American Anti- Saloon League
Cleveland
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