Linn Supervisors Award Coal Contracts Amid Pricing Dispute
Linn county supervisors awarded coal supply contracts for 1938 39, with Kenwood Park Fuel Co bid 5 38 per ton for 1500 tons and option 1500 more for Cedar Rapids relief, Castle Brothers Marion bid 399 per ton for 600 tons plus 100 ton option, and Home Coal Co of Cedar Rapids bid 5 36 per ton with 3 half ton price. A dispute over half ton pricing lingered as relief orders and half ton deliveries were debated, resulting in a 2 1 vote with Cedar Rapids supervisor dissenting.
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Linn County
Kenwood Park Fuel Company
Hedar Rapids
Castle Brothers
Marion
Home Coal Company
Dear Rapids
Kenwood
Elmer M. Seevell
Vem
Cedar Rapids
Cayr Rapids
D Ives-Frana Coal Company
Unty Home Coal
Castlerothers
Unty Home Supply
Fast Of Hay Fever Sufferer Seems Not In Vain
DETROIT AP REPORTS George McKenna claims a 40 day fast cut his hay fever impurities. After dropping from 150 to 90 pounds he challenged skeptics to view him in August if he has no hay fever. Confirmation came after a week of uncertainty.
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Detroit
George eKenna
McKent
Toffers
Agust
Ambush Kills Father-In-Law Then Self in Pontiac Tragedy
In Pontiac Michigan Allen Tomlin 43 an automobile worker ambushed his father in law Otto Miller 43 with a red rifle fatally wounding him then shot himself Police said Miller died instantly in the car with the head wound Tomlin friend and wife described him as a crack shot Investigators found Miller’s car veered off the road and wrecked after the attack Mrs Tomlin said her husband had threatened her during a divorce case leading to the deadly sequence
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Pontiac
Mich
Tucsy
Allen Tomlin
Otto Mill
Miller
Marriage Licenses Issued to Brockman Kamholz Kucera Louvar
Hubert Brockman of Genoa Illinois and Caroline Kamholz of Belvidere Illinois tie the knot license. Elmer E. Kucera of Fairfax Iowa and Evelyn A. Louvar of Cedar Rapids Iowa also receive licenses.
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Hubert Brockman
Genoa
Caroline Kamholz
Belviere, Ill
Elmer E. Kucera
Fairfax
Evelyn A. Louvar
Cedar Apids
Nates Trac
New York Actor Clarke Twelvetrees Dies After Street Fall
Actor Clarke Twelvetrees aged 30 and former husband of Helen Twelvetrees died from injuries from a street fall. The incident followed an event Sunday and his death occurred in a New York hospital on Tuesday.
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New York
Clarke Twelvetrees
Helen Twelvetrees
Orly
Anne Adams Pattern 4912 for Girls and Juniors
Anne Adams Pattern 4912 offers a jumper and blouse with a swing skirt. Available in sizes 6 to 16, with fabric requirements and 15 cent price, plus a summer pattern book for 15 cents and combined book and pattern for 25 cents. Order from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department New York.
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Anne Adams
Mary
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
W. 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Roper Aid Predicts Acceleration Of Autumn Recovery
Assistant Secretary of Commerce Richard C. Patterson Jr. says improved business conditions point to faster recovery in the fall. He cautions against price hikes as activity expands and urges focus on higher sales volume. Government spending has boosted business sentiment. effects are due to peak spending in autumn.
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Washington
Richard C. Patterson, Jr
United Press
Quints Reunited As Emilie Returns From Illness
NORTH BAY Ontario five of a kind returns as Emilie rejoins sisters all recovering from tonsillitis. Precautions are taken to ensure full recovery and they are not expected to go outdoors before week’s end.
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North Bay, Ont
Ins
Emilie
Free Senator In Kentucky Slaying
State Sen. Irvin Turner was released on his own recognizance after surrendering to answer a charge of being an accessory in the slaying of Lee Combs former Breathitt County sheriff. The incident involves a democratic primary murder case in Jackson Kentucky.
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Jackson
ULP
Irvin Turner
Lee Combs
Breathitt County
Stage Set For Showdown On Party Purge
President Roosevelt returns to the United States from a fishing vacation and plans a Georgia stop to press a purge push against bolting Democrats. He may target Sen. Walter F. George amid New Deal battles in Georgia, South Carolina and Maryland. Camp, a 100 percent New Dealer, seeks George’s Senate nomination with Roosevelt backing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Houston
Pensacola
Fla
Georgia
Pacific
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
South Carolina
Maryland
Walter F. George
George
Lawrence Camp
Camp
Warm Springs
Thieves Set Fire To Car After Stealing Rugs
George Koury of Sioux City reported to police a theft and arson incident in Cedar Rapids. A rug salesman woke to find his car missing with $130 worth of rugs inside and the vehicle later found burning on highway No 30 west of town. Police believe the car was torched around 1:30 am after thieves stole the car and removed the merchandise, leaving only the license plates.
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Earl Stanley
George Koury
Sioux City
Koury
Cedar Rapids
Seventh Street
Stanley
Saving Right Eye in Critical Infant Flight to New York
Helaine Judith Colan six weeks old with cancerous growth over both eyes was flown to New York for a specialist consultation on saving her remaining right eye. Dr Herman Colan said the family traveled after Chicago physicians urged a third opinion to confirm treatment progress.
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Chicago
Helaine
Judith Colan
New York
Herman Colan
Morris Hershman
Colan
May Seek Extension Of Probe Of TVA
Senator Davis of Pennsylvania said the joint congressional committee probing the Tennessee Valley Authority may seek a continuation of its authority due to limited funds. The panel has spent about $30,000 of a $50,000 allotment and has only scratched the surface.
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Washington
Ins
Joint
Congressional Committee
Tennessee Valley Authority
Davis
Congress
Waterloo Man Sentenced for Passing Bad Checks
Maurice H. Johannes, 32, Waterloo produce buyer, pled guilty to a false pretenses charge. He issued about 6000 in worthless checks in northeast Iowa produce purchases and was sentenced to seven years in the state penitentiary.
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Waterloo(ap
Maurice H. Johannes
Waterloo
Paul L. Kildee
Johannes
Iowa
Davenport Bank Teller and Tavern Owner Face Embezzlement Charges
Elmer Galdner, 42, teller at First Trust and Savings bank, and Peter Hamogengnaka, 44, tavern proprietor, were bound over on embezzlement charges after bank officials found falsified records showing a shortage of 16700 dollars. Galdner admitted advancing funds to the tavern owner to cash paychecks for factory workers, with transactions spanning about 14 months and forged withdrawal orders on savings accounts.
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Davenport
Elmer Galdner
First Trust and Savings Bank
Peter Hamogengnaka
John J. McSwiggin
Guldner Clark O. Filseth
Guldner
Banoff
Galdner
Balluff
Believe Union Leader James Dungan Slain in Chicago
James G Dungan 36 business agent and led union czar for Chicago painters slain Monday night by rivals seeking control of the union treasury. He was shot in front of his home after pausing to chat with a man. a masked accomplice fired from a passing car as three men sped away. Neighbors heard the volley as Dungan slumped and police began investigations into the motive.
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Chicago
James G Dungan
Chicago Painters’ Union
Union
Dungan
Drutngin
Willie Willis Reflects on Bathing Habits and Nostalgia
Willie Willis comments on daily bathing, recalling a childhood era when baths were rare, typically on Saturday night, and Sundays felt different. He contrasts past routines with present expectations, noting cultural shifts in personal hygiene practices.
Encounters With Cops End in Shooting Death
Gunmen in an automobile fled after menacing by rifle as a crowd dispersed. A radio-equipped police car arrived minutes later to the shooting scene. Dungan lay semi conscious with severe wounds and died two hours after. Lieutenant Haksa led the investigation noting prior frequent encounters by Dungan.
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Dungan
Joseph Haksa
Violence Taints Union Strife In Duncan Shooting
Police recount long history of violence within the Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paperwapers Local 191 AF of L. On August 20 1934 machine gunners fired at Duncan returning from Roy Thompsons wake. Thompson had been killed three days earlier. Duncan escaped and hid in a police station as police blamed the attack on union factionalism.
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Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperwangers of America
American Federation of Labor
Dungan
Roy Thompson
Cardenas Imposes Heavy Mine Tax
Mexico City Mexico December 1940 President Cardenas placed a 12 percent export tax on mining products largely from American and British firms. The law appeared in the official daily with immediate effect.
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Cardenas
Mexico City
INS
Talks Back To Cop And Wins
Edward F. Hoy challenged a traffic officer over a no parking sign on his car. The court dismissed the case after Hoy produced a park district letter showing the restriction had been lifted last June.
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Chicago
Edward F. Hoy
Hoy
Lost watch found on Bert Robinson farm in Nevada
Otto Swanson a farmhand lost a watch in 1913 and it was unearthed on the Bert Robinson farm in Nevada on a Tuesday.
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Nevada
Ins
Otto Swanson
Bert. Robinson
Stapp elected supreme chancellor of Knights of Pythias
E Lee Stapp of Miami Florida was elected supreme chancellor at the Knights of Pythias fortieth convention in Chicago Tuesday.
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K. P
Chicago
E. Lee Stapp
Miami
Fla
The
Knights of Pythias
Lie Detector Probes Corrigan Flight Deception
In Boston a lie detector test at a dinner for Douglas Corrigan indicated self deception about his flight to Dublin instead of California. Dr William Moulton Marston led the test showing a normal curve when Corrigan claimed no change of plan and a notable deviation when asked about one girl.
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Boston
Douglas Corrigan
California
Dublin
Corrigan
William Moulton Marston
New York
Douglas
Atlantic
Maurice J. Tobin
Corrigan Leaves Boston For Newark
Douglas Corrigan arrived in Newark after a reception in Boston, continuing his national tour. He wore a Kelly green necktie and paused for news cameras before boarding an airliner. A seven car motorcade accompanied him from a back bay hotel to the airport amid smaller crowds than the day before.
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Boston
Douglas Corrigan
Newark
Corrigan
Back Bay
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