Press Row Attacks by Senator Minton Stir Cedar Rapids Gazette
The article portrays Indiana Senator Minton assailing the press and three wire services, claiming false reporting and urging a bill to criminalize publishing known falsehoods. It notes local Cedar Rapids reaction as visiting senators rebuke the Gazette for alleged distorted photos and editorials, while defending editor integrity.
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Cedar Rapids
New Deal Sos
Minton
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
The
Gazette
Hugo Black
Minton Bill
Outlaw pair Hamilton and Walters in gun battle north of Ark
Floyd Hamilton and Huron Ted Walters, two southwestern desperadoes, exchanged shots with Arkansas state troopers near a river bottom eight miles north of De Queen. The pair fled on foot after abandoning a stolen car, with two female companions detained in St. Louis. FBI involvement and a nationwide pursuit were noted.
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Ark
Floyd Hamilton
St. Louis
FBI
Mary Lois Weber
Ruby May Roberts
G-men
Walters
Hamilton
Summit
Wilton
Dwight Brantley
Kansas City
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Pretty Boy Floyd
Clyde Barrow
Southwest
Louisiana
Texas
Missouri
Iowa
Old Man Weather Teases Cedar Rapids Heat Spike
Cedar Rapids saw a 28 degree rise from 65 to 93 degrees by 6 p.m. Saturday with humidity driving discomfort before cooling to 78 by midnight. Chambers Inskeep records note the brief heat spell and merciless sunshine throughout the day.
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Chambers
Sixteen dead as Czechoslovak airliner crashes in Germany
A Czechoslovak airliner crashed on a mountain near Kehl Germany in fog, killing sixteen. Among the dead were two Americans from New York Dorothy Cohen and Moritz Abeles. Survivor Martha Krentner, 23, was thrown clear and clung to a tree branch. Also killed were Harold Frank an Austrian cameraman and his wife and Viennese actress Margarete Than known as Grit Haid.
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Kehl
Germany
Republic
Praha
Dorothy Cohen
Moritz Abeles
New York
Martha Krentner
Paris
Harold Frank
Prada
Fox Movietone
Margarete Than
Vienna
Grit Haid
Miss Haid
Liane Haid
Son of Countess Missing Two Months in New York
Charles de Tavara fifteen, son of Countess Beatrice de Tavara and grandson of the late Mayor George B. McClellan, was reported missing from his home since May 24. Police issued a confidential alarm May 26. He had left home previously on two occasions for short periods. His mother, married to an Italian nobleman, planned to seek FBI aid.
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Charles de Tavara
Beatrice de Tavara
George B. McClellan
FBI
Roosevelt Says He Will Not Seek Office For Ten Years
Boston report states James Roosevelt will not run for public office for at least a decade. The president’s son plans to settle in Framingham Massachusetts after his term and focus on local issues and social medicine, while remaining at Campobello Island for now.
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James Roosevelt
Boston Sunday Advertiser
Campobello Island
N. B
Roosevelt
Washington
Framingham Farm
Massachusetts
James
New York
Campobello
White House
New Link Forged In Recent Chicago Gang Death Chain
Chicago police link Joseph La Porte's execution to a rising wave of gang killings. The 24 year old was shot five times in a garage on the west side by three gunmen using nickel jacketed bullets. An eight year old boy witnessed the slaying.
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Joseph la Porte
la Porte
West Side
John Racek
Southwest Side
Archie Cain
Detective Bureau
Cain
Edward Davis
Miss Alice Van Hurt Slipping From Saddle In Fast Run
Los Angeles reports champion rider Miss Alice Van sustained serious injuries after slipping from a saddle during a hazardous high speed trick ride. The incident occurred Saturday while performing the famed stunt.
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Alice van
Wall Street Hasn't Changed-Especially Its List Of Signs
Arthur Bugs Baer argues that Wall Street remains the same in 1938, noting investors face fewer opportunities as speculation fades and the street is described as a race with jockeys and a silent slot machine era. The piece reflects on changes in market cues and investor expectations.
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Wall Street
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Broad revision proposed for federal tax structure
Washington officials disclosed on Saturday that recommendations for a broad revision of the federal tax structure will be presented to President Roosevelt and Secretary Morgenthau on September 1. The Magill report aims to widen the income tax base, restore the undistributed profits levy, and tax salaries of millions of federal and state workers, with an expected revenue increase of about 250 million dollars.
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Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
The
Treasury
Roswell Magill
Columbia University
New York
Magill
John Hanes
Securities and Exchange Commission
Hanes
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Social Security Aid Reaches 3 300 000 Needy Citizens
Washington reports that on the act’s third anniversary Chairman Arthur J. Altmeyer says more than 27 5 million workers have unemployment credits while 3 3 million needy men women and children are now sharing in social security board assistance.
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Sns
United States
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
Altmeyer
Loot from Lutine Wreck Sparks Hope of Treasure Recovery
London brokers at Lloyds watched for signs of the Lutine hoard as the Karimata dredger found gold coins and a 7 pound 10 ounce gold bar from the 139 year old Lutine wreck off Terschelling. The recovered bell and gold inspired renewed optimism that Napoleonic era treasure may be salvaged for English troops and investors.
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Karimata
Terschelling
Holland
Zuyder Zee
Sutter’s Mill
California
Sen Minton Reconciles With Press After Broad Critique
In New York Senator Sherman Minton backs away from a harsh attack on the American press telling a luncheon of newspapermen and women that the majority of papers and journalists are on the up and up. He cited expert testimony and books to support his views. Some journalists at the event disagreed noting their experiences denying untruths in reporting.
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Indiana
White House
Charlie
Minton
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Gannett
Indiana McCarthy
Roosevelt
United States
NEW York
Sherman Minton
Ind
American Press Society
Senator Minton
Deputy Marshal Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Des Moines AP Charles L. Andes a 39 year old deputy United States marshal was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after a Saturday accident in which a 70 year old woman Mrs Anna Nelson suffered a head cut. Andes pled innocent at arraignment before Municipal Judge Don C Allen and was released on $800 bond. Hearing set for Aug 23.
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Des Moines
Charles L. Andes
United States
Anna Nelson
Antles
Don C. Allen
Free Testing Lane For Linn Automobiles To Open Monday
The Linn County Safety Council and Cedar Rapids police sponsor a free safety test lane starting 8 a.m. Monday at the police station garage for motorists to obtain an O K sticker. Officers will inspect horns, windshields, wipers, mirrors, lights, plates, exhaust, steering, tires and brakes to determine eligibility for a sticker and advise needed repairs.
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Barron
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Icebox Deaths of 3 Children Near Solution
Three children of Mr and Mrs Charles Vetri Emma aged 10 Henry 8 and Alberta 5 were found suffocated in an icebox at a squalid farm home near Chambersburg NL May 9 Probe centers on internal latching and crowded space Coroner Roy J Conboy says suspects are under surveillance and an arrest may come. the coroner plans to reconvene the jury soon authorities note the family feared their home was haunted.
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Roy J. Conboy
Pike County
Conboy
Charles Vetri
Emma
Henry
Alberta
Chambersburg
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Vetris
Death of Elizabeth Hahn Mother of Mayor Frank Hahn
Elizabeth Ann Hahn died at 3 30 p m Saturday in Omaha following a brief illness. Pioneer Linn county resident and widow of John F Hahn she had lived with her daughter Mrs R C Westfall for a year. She was born February 8 1850 at Lisbon and married February 5 1873 at Lisbon. Survived by four sons G S J C and H H of Cedar Rapids and M L of Minneapolis five granddaughters and Mrs Ruth Donohoe Davenport Mrs Elizabeth Hamblin Dorothy E and Jane Hahn Cedar Rapids and Doris Mae Westfall.
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Cedar Ranlds News
Elizabeth Ann Hahn
Frank K. Hahn
John F. Hahn
R. C. Westfall
Omaha
Neb
Hahn
Linn County
Westfall
Lisbon
John E. Kurtz
Pennsylvania
G. S
J. C
H. H. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
M. L. Hahn
Minneapolis
Ruth, Donohoe
Davenport
Elizabeth Hamblin
Dorothy E
Jane Hahn
Doris Mae Westfall
National Federation of Republican Women Meet in Chicago
The first meeting of the National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs will be held in Chicago on September 23 and 24. Delegates from GOP women's groups nationwide plan to discuss organization goals and activities.
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Washington
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
Chicago
Mrs Barnett Kept In Home By Uncle Sam
Mrs Anna Laura Barnett widow of Jackson Barnett the world’s richest Indian avoids eviction from the palatial mansion after a Washington call grants a sixty day grace period for federal investigation. petitions and telegrams flood Washington while lawmakers urge delay as halting eviction becomes a national concern.
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Anna Laura Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Roosevelt
William G. McAdoo
Charles Kramer
Cummings
German Flyers Land in Maginot Line Fortifications
A German airplane carrying Nazi Flying Corps members forced landed Saturday on a field in France’s Maginot line fortifications between Longwy and Longuyon. French police seized the aircraft and arrested three flyers. Officials suspect weather caused the misdirection. release was expected Sunday.
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France
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Longuyon
Iowa Picnic Draws 100000 Iowa Exiles to Long Beach
More than 100000 former Iowa residents gathered at Bixby Park for the annual Iowa society picnic in Long Beach. Gov. Frank Merriam and Ida B. Wise Smith shared honors, with Arthur L. Hamilton of Pasadena set to speak on Iowa a century ago.
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Iowa Society
Frank F. Merriam
Ida B. Wise Smith
Iowa
Arthur L. Hamilton
Pasadena
German airliner over land on Berlin return flight
The Brandenburg, a German airliner, reported over County Clare Ireland during its nonstop New York to Berlin run. The crew said the plane would set a new 20 hour eastward flight record if it landed safely after encountering rain squalls over the Atlantic.
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Forecast for Des Moines weekly weather Aug 15 to 20
Des Moines outlook covers Aug 15 to 20 for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Showers in the south Monday, then fair, then showers late week. Cooler in the south Monday, rising temperatures Tue-Wed, cooler in the north toward week’s end.
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Mississippi
Missouri
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European tension rises over Czech Nazi crisis maneuvers
Europe teeters toward panic as press reports claim Mussolini advises Hitler to avoid precipitate moves amid German military maneuvers near the Czech frontier. Britain and France remain vigilant while Prague strengthens defenses in an extraordinary defense council session set for Tuesday.
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Germany
Prague
National Defense Council
London and Paris Seek Calm Amid Europe War Scare
London and Paris kept close military and diplomatic contact to prepare for contingencies while denying widespread panic. Reports from Munich recount Balbo urging restraint before Hitler as Mussolini’s view cautions against bold moves in Czechoslovakia. The powder keg mood shows statesmen maneuvering to avert war and gain strategic positions.
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Malo Balbo
Italy
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90 year old Brazilian woman gives birth to twins
In Sete Lagoas southeastern Brazil Maria Antonia 90 and her 90 year old husband Jose Martin welcomed twins described as healthy. The mother had been childless for seventy years before the birth reported Saturday.
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Sete Lagoas
Brazil
Sarah
Maria Antonia
Jose Martin
Small Townsmen Chase Kroger Pickets Out of Town
In Rochester Michigan six Kroger pickets were driven from town and tossed into a mill pond by a hostile crowd after a Saturday afternoon protest. Police Chief Sam Howlett said his three officers could not control the scene. The strike involves a CIO union and three AFL unions targeting Kroger stores in Detroit and suburbs for two months.
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