Government to Allow Fair Recovery for Prewar Contracts
President urges broad adjustments to pre June 16 1933 contracts under the national industrial recovery act to offset cost increases. He calls on federal and state bodies to authorize equitable price changes for government and local contracts and asks Congress to empower executive departments to compensate buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Industrial Recovers Act
United States
Congress
Executive
Lindberghs Plan Arctic Flight To Iceland In Late Season
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh announced plans to press on to Reykjavik Iceland despite late season. They flew from Holstensborg across Greenland interior to Elsace on the east coast and landed beside the Danish ship Godthaab before reaching Eskimonaes for the expedition headquarters Gustav Holm.
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Angmagsalik
Greenland
Col
Charles A Lindbergh
Reykjavik
Iceland
Lindbergh
Eskimonnes
Holstensborg
Great Island
Elsace
Godthaa
Gustav Holm
Lone Guard Drives Off Five Bank Bandits
Chicago report says 60 year old watchman George E. Fry faced five armed bandits at the Andrew Erbach real estate and currency exchange office in Irving Park. Fry was shot in the knee but persisted, causing the robbers to flee without loot after the leader fired one shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Andrew Erbach
Irving Park
George E. Fry
Fry
Continue Milk Code Case For Transfer To Washington
Federal Judge James H Wilkerson indefinitely continued the action started by the Independent Milk Dealers association to test the Roosevelt farm relief act. The continuance followed the dismissal of Dan M Geyer after his resignation as acting administrator of the milk licensing code, with both sides agreeing to transfer the case to Washington for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James H Wilkerson
Independent Milk Dealers Association
Wilkerson
Dan M Geyer
Geyer
Washington
Bronx Park Century Plant Fails to Bloom for Crowd
Officials at the Bronx park botanical gardens predicted the century plant would bloom on Sunday drawing over 500 spectators who waited all day with lunches, but the bloom did not occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bronx Park Botanical Gardens
Janitor Arrest Wanted After Disappearance From Barber Shop
D W Fitzpatrick, barber at 309 Fifth avenue SE, asked police to arrest Harry Johnson, former janitor who disappeared Sunday night with a dipping machine valued at $22.50 and barber equipment worth $10 plus a suit owned by James DeForrest. Johnson resided in a rear room of the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D W Fitzpatrick
Fifth Avenue
Harry Johnson
Pitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Johnson
James DeForrest
Grain Exchanges to Submit Code to Peck by Wednesday
Washington AP grain administrators announce that Wednesday a code for grain exchanges will be presented to Peck to “put your house in order” or risk government action. Thomas Wickham and Peter Carey lead the effort with Chicago board of trade and exchanges from Chicago Minneapolis and Duluth. A master code with branch supplements is planned for standardizing grain industry practices. The Gatun dam height in Panama Canal Zone is 7400 feet high and 2160 feet wide at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George N Peck
Thomas Y Wickham
Grain Committee On National Affairs
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Duluth
Peter B Carey
Chicago Board of Trade
Nourmillers
Gatun
Panama Canal Zone
Linn County Faces Higher Tax Bill in 1934 Budget
Officials outline 1933 to 1934 budget shifts with increases in bond demands and court costs. Reductions in assessed values, Beatty Bennett act effects, and new insane and court funds drive the higher levy while road and secondary road figures adjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
State Board of Assessment and Review
County Insane Fund
State Institution Fund
Contract Industries In Iowa Prisons May Close Soon
Des Moines AP reports prison labor programs in Iowa could shut prior to the Cooper Hawes act effective date due to an NRA code banning retail sales of prison made goods. The state board expects to reallocate 622 workers as existing contracts from Fort Madison and Anamosa expire or cancel. past payments to prisoners and the industries fund totaled tens of thousands of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
O M Michael
Ottumwa
State Board of Control
Fort Madison
Dearborn Company
Chicago
Lake View Manufacturing Company
Anamosa
Salant and Salant
New York
Prison Industries Fund
Michael
Lake View
Wife Exonerated In Self-Defense Case In Omaha
Grace Bonfiglio, 33, testified she struck her intoxicated husband Sebastiano Bonfiglio, 45, with a crowbar when he returned home and attacked her after forcing their five children to leave. Police court dismissed manslaughter charges, finding self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Grace Bonfigho
Sebastiano Bonfigho
Bonfiglio
Marriage Licenses Granted to Cedar Rapids Pair
Leon Krejel and Silvia B Novak of Cedar Rapids received marriage licenses. Grammarians note eight parts of speech, with some listing articles as a ninth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Krejel
Silvia B
Novak
Cedar Rapids
Deed Suit Heard Over Jones County Farm Property
In district court Monday Judge H C Ring heard plaintiffs C A Seaton and Maurice D Reed seek to set aside a deed from Elwood Kirkpatrick to multiple Kirkpat ricks and others for a Jones county farm. The petition claims an $18 631 11 judgment against Elwood Kirkpatrick obtained in Cedar county on Nov 7 1932 and asserts the deed was to defeat collection. Defendants deny lack of consideration and call the transfer bona fide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Ring
C. A. Seaton
Maurice D. Reed
Elwod Kirkpatrick
Auey J. Kirkpatrick
Marian Hovey
Howard Kirkpatrick
Elwood Kirkpatrick, Jr
Jones County
Elwood Kirkpatrick
Cedar County
Kirkpatrick
Judge Fixes Hearing On Motion To Dissolve Injunction
Judge H C Ring set a Monday hearing for Aug 11 at 9 am on a motion to dissolve an injunction Mrs Hammill obtained to bar Charles Werner and the sheriff from interfering with her possession of Cedar Rapids property sold June 18 1932 to satisfy Werner's $13.75 mechanic's lien judgment. She seeks to set aside the sheriff's deed and redeem the property contending tender was made within the redemption period but refused.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
May J. Hammill
Werner
Divorce Actions Filed in District Court
Agnes E. Bort seeks divorce from Carlos A. Bort on cruel and inhuman treatment. Grace Stevens sues Leroy Stevens on similar grounds. Mrs Bort asks custody of a minor son, support, and $3,000 alimony. Marriages occurred June 1930 and May 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes E. Bort
Carlos Adrian Bort
Grace Stevens
Leroy Stevens
Diver Recovers Body From Abandoned Mine Shaft
Pottsville report says diver Jesse Gose of the U S Navy reached 115 feet into a water filled coal mine shaft to recover the body of Frank Thompson who fell July 12 while digging coal for his family
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Pottsville
Jesse Gose
U. S. Navy
Frank Thompson
Lucile Robinson Heads Western Golf Meet Standings
Chicago reports Lucile Robinson of Des Moines tied for the lead with 82 after a steady back nine rally. Bernice Wall of Oshkosh led with 81 and several players including Mrs. Hill of Kansas City and Jean Armstone posted 82s as the field narrowed in the 18-hole qualifying round of the women’s western golf championship.
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Chicago
Tinl
Muss Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
S. Hill
Kansas City
Lucile Robinson
Des Moines
Mrs. Hill
Virginia van Wie
Beverly
Helen Lawson
Los Angeles
Gregory Litur
L. Rhinhardt
Northmoor
Mildred Green
John Arends
Detroit
C. B. Harbouch
Cleveland
IJ Grabbe
Treh
John G. Wittie
Marian Callahan
Madison
Wis
Perry Fisk
DeKalb
Marie Reimer
Milwaukee
Rose Egies
W Cliano
St Paul
Greenleasar
K. City
Frank H . Briges
Rotarian Talk Reveals Cole Literary Plans
Cyrenus Cole former congressman and long time editor outlines a planned book on famous men he has known in a 22 year newspaper career and 13 years in Washington. He recalls friendships with Calvin Coolidge Mrs Coolidge and Andrew Mellon during a Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt.
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Congressional
Washington
Cyrenus Cole
Congress
Rotary Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Cole
Calvin Coolidge
Mrs. Coolidge
New England
Andrew Mellon
The
Treasury
Des
Close fisted Wall Street financier referenced in 1830s talk
A newspaper excerpt describes a financier labeled as cold blooded and close fisted. It notes Mr. Cole praising Indian heritage and comparing Black Hawk to Keokuk. It claims phrenologists once noted similarities between Black Hawk and President Andrew Jackson in head shapes and expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Mr. Cole
Black Hawk
Keokuk
Washington
Andrew Jackson
Nab 12 Over Week-End On Intoxication Charge
Nine persons were fined ten dollars and costs in police court Monday after pledging guilty to intoxication. Four chose jail sentences instead of paying. Names include J W Norman and several others with addresses in Cornelius Merritt Neylon Kepler and more. Three others pled guilty to intoxication and were fined fifty dollars with suspensions. one inmate could not pay and went to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Norman
Eighth Street
Cornelius Merritt
Fred Neylon
Walter Kepler
Thomas B Powell
Roy Kelly
Lewis Grimes
C Avenue
Harry Norman
H Street
Jack Martin
Tenth Street
S. F Fillmore
Twenty-first Street
Almon S. Reed
Walter Boner
Ed Jungman
Boris Drasutis
Police Break Up Riot Of Jobless Demonstrators
In Oklahoma City police used tear gas to disperse about 200 unemployed demonstrators on Monday. A dozen leaders were rounded up as Police Chief John Watt directed 100 officers to crowded points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
John Watt
Barn On Randak Farm At Atkins Destroyed By Fire
A fire started by lightning at 2 a.m. Monday on the Ralph Randak farm two miles northwest of Atkins destroyed a barn full of hay the corn crib 1200 bushels of oats and farm machinery. A horse perished. The farm is owned by Mrs. Mary Vlasek of Cedar Rapids.
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The
Atkins
Ralph Randak
Here
Mary Vlasek
Cedar Rapids
Donations Increase for Camp Good Health Fund
Contributions to the Camp Good Health fund rise to 1981.08 dollars with gifts from Jane De Lano auxiliary United Spanish War Veterans Ambar Grotto and others. Funds support the Public Health Nursing bureau camp aiding physically handicapped children through Cedar Rapids Gazette acknowledgments.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Jane de Lano
United Spanish War Veterans Co
Ambar Grotto
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Camp Mainetenance Fund
Night Parking Rule Enforcement Sought by Garagemen
A petition filed with the city council asks enforcement of the night parking ban from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. in the business district. Garage owners say 24 hour service is unviable under NRA and early hours closure would aid street cleaning and fire safety. the matter is referred to Public Safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Dennis
NRA
Public Safety Department
Dubuque Flop-On Team Beats Locals in Dubuque
The Cedar Rapids horseshoe club lost a hard fought series of matches at Dubuque Sunday 19 to 17. Dubuque will play a return series with the Cedar Rapids pitchers on Aug. 20 at Ellis Park.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Prisoners Attend Informal Opera Concert In Jail
The Chicago Opera company performed at a county jail in New York. The orchestra played Orpheus in the Underworld and the director announced Home Sweet Home as a chorus of inmates objected, many paired with husbands held for alimony nonpayment.
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New York
Chicago Opera Company
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First Street
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Washington, D.C
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B.O
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Randak
Field’s
Field's
Visitors’ Bureau
Marshall Field & Company
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