Controversy Echoes Over CIO Communist Link in Newton Strike
William Sentner, labeled a former communist organizer by congressional probes, defended his past as he faced scrutiny over the Maytag strike in Newton Iowa. John L. Lewis allies and AFL spokesmen accuse CIO communists of undermining democracy, while critics call for martial law and political accountability.
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4 CIO
Newton
William Sentner
Sentner
Washington
District 21
The
Daily Worker
St. Louis
Kraschel
Maytag
John L. Lewis
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
A F. of Lh. Metal Trades Division
CIO
Frey
Dies
Iowa
Nazis Begin Large War Maneuvers Across Germany
Adolf Hitler watched as rearmed Germany began extensive two week reserve maneuvers covering southern and central regions near Berlin. Authorities estimated 500000 to 1000000 troops may participate as motor transport dominates the operations, with districts to start similar war games nationwide around September 1.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reichsfuhrer
Jueterbog
Czechoslovakia
France
Public’s Right of Choice at Stake in Georgia Race
Sen. Walter F. George told Waycross that President Roosevelt’s bid to unseat him centers on whether Georgians can choose their own servants. He likened Roosevelt’s intervention to federal bayonets and called the campaign the second march through Georgia. He warned against being bought and said he would not return to the senate if approval depended on several named officials.
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Waycross
Walter F. George
Roosevelt
Georgia
Barnesville
George
C. H. Foreman
Interior Department
Senate
Tom Corcoran
Benny Cohen
Marvin McIntyre
Harlan Coal Case Lawyer Dies by Own Hand
Pineville Kentucky AP reports N Reed Patterson a 60 year old attorney who secured a directed verdict of acquittal for his client in the Harlan trial was found dead Monday from a self inflicted gunshot to the abdomen authorities called the death a personal safety related incident.
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Pineville, Ky
N. Reed Patterson
Harlan
Fiddler Heads to Washington with Timely Mocking Bird Tune
The scene follows a fiddler realizing another musician is en route to Washington to perform the revived favorite Listen to the Mocking Bird, reflecting ongoing public interest in classic tunes.
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Washington
Europe’s Fear Waning Except Among Czechs
London reports a fading European war scare with British and French leaders cautious but hopeful. Prague remains tense as Czechoslovakia’s German autonomy talks with the Sudeten party resume, while Berlin downplays the maneuvers.
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London
JNL
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Europe
Paris
Italo Balbo
Germany
Hitler
Mussolini
Berlin
Daily Mail
Pronazi Sudeten Party
Seizure of $600,600 Worth of Opium in Brooklyn
U S treasury agents seized opium valued at $600,600 in Brooklyn New York aboard an old junk boat at a steamship pier. Elmer Lincoln Ivey said it was the largest opium seizure in a decade. Officers found a grappling hook with burlap bundles containing metal cans filled with opium.
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Washington
Treasury
Brooklyn
N. Y
Elmer Lincoln Ivey
Ford Calls Back 23 500 Workers
Ford issued a recall of about 23 500 production workers to finish 1938 model car output. The move signals preparation for the new model year, with industry observers noting the recovery in manufacturing conditions and in both new and used car markets.
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Detroit
INS
Henry Ford
Temperature Drops With Heavy Showers In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw a sharp cool down as heavy showers moved through Monday afternoon. Temperatures fell from 83 at 11 30 a m to 75 by 2 45 p m while a pre dawn low of 70 followed an early rain. Humidity stayed high around 80 percent as Sunday had reached 92 at 4 p m and 75 in the morning.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Fights Won By Men and Mules When They Pull Together
In a critique by Arthur Bugs Baer, Texas army maneuvers show motorized infantry but not the army mule. He says the war department should postpone for a year to test the Missouri cat-guzzler as war effort. He cites Spain and China conflicts to argue that victory hinges on coordinated men and mules working together.
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Dolf Hitler
Hitler
Woodrow Wilson
Dr. Dafoe
Russia
Japan
France
Italy
Mussolini
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Texas
War Department
Missouri
Spain
China
Board of Strategy
Socialite and escort seized by kidnapping in midwest
Four-state search ordered for Otis James Meredith and John Couch, linked to the abduction of Peggy Gross a St Louis socialite and Daniel Fahey the architect. Victims were bound gagged and released near Minneapolis after a gun threat. Federal authorities joined the hunt, targeting Reed associates suspected in prior holdups.
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Minneapolis
Minn
G- Men
Otis James Meredith
John Couch
Peggy Gross
St. Louis
Daniel Cox Fahey
Miss Gross
Fahey
St Louis
Towa
James Clyde Reed
Kennett
Couch
Meredith
Reed
Farmington
Dallas
Texas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Minnesota
Iowa
Ilinois
Wisconsin
German airliner crash kills nine
An Anhanga Condor airliner from Germany crashed in Guanabara Bay near Rio de Janeiro killing nine people including five passengers and four crew. The aircraft encountered dangerous currents near the mountainous harbor, lost control at 1500 feet, and plunged into the water after a failed bank attempt.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Guanabara Bay
Roosevelt Denial Refutes Influence On Sinclair Indictment
The Justice Department rejected Alva Johnston’s claim that James Roosevelt influenced the drop of a Sinclair Refining indictment. It stated the grand jury and prosecutors acted solely on government evidence without any outside input from Roosevelt or others. The released statement defended the integrity of four DOJ attorneys and denied any connection to James Roosevelt.
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James Roosevelt
Harry F Sinclair
Sinclair
Madison Oil
KEW Sinclair
Harry F. Sinclair
Justice Department
Department of Justice
Grand Jury
Ford raps examiner finding in St Louis labor case
Ford Motor Co. files 573 exceptions to a trial examiner’s recommendation that the NLRB order bargaining with the United Automobile Workers and reinstate 96 discharged workers at its St. Louis plant. The company claims examiner Dudley prejudged issues, lacked jurisdiction, violated due process, and biasedly favored the union.
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Washington
INS
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
United Automobile Workers of America
Reine State
St. Louis
Tilford E Dudley
Abolish Angle Parking In Loop Section Of 3rd Ave
Cedar Randlds News reports on the city council action to end forty five degree angle parking in the loop district of Third Avenue, amid complaints and a petition from Sinclair Realty. The council also accepted a 19530 PW A widening and repaving offer and announced further street car track removal from Fourth Street east on Third Avenue.
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Cedar Ranlds News
Third Avenue
Third Avenue Bridge
Fourth Street
Loop District
PWA
Sinclair Realty Company
Third Avenue E
Dave Williams
First Avenue
Tenth Street E
Tenth Street
Williams
Dewey's Crime Crusade Climax At New York Trial
In New York a major racketeering trial centers on James Hines and mob boss Dutch Schultz. Prosecutor Dewey accuses Hines of taking weekly bribes to protect the lottery operation, while witnesses including Dixie Davis testify. Other indicttees and missing figures fill the backdrop of this famous case against corruption.
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New York
Thomas F
Dewey
State Supreme Court
James J Hines
Tammany Hall
Iiines
United States
England
Ferdinand Pecora
Hines
Schultz
Martin Weintraub
Tammany Reader
Weintraub
J Ro “Dixie’ Davis
Newark
N. J
Minton speech on press freedom sparks debate
New York World Telegram reports Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana spoke on freedom of the press to the American Press Society. The bill he authored would have criminalized publishing known falsehoods, a law that would have blocked publishing parts of his own speech.
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NEW York
New York World-Telegram
Sherman Minton
Indiana
American Press Society
Minton
Red Racket Attacks Governor Kraschel In Newton Controversy
The Newton CIO criticizes Gov. Kraschel and local officials over Maytag strike fallout praising martial law plans and alleging $75,000 missing from CIO funds. Q E Wolf, William Sentner, and John Conley denounce authorities while outlining background to Rotary club audience.
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CIO
Newton
Nelson Kraschel
Q. E. Wolf
Rotary Club
William Sentner
Newton Cio
Korf
Krasehels
Maytag Coampans
Civinion
John Conley
Des Moines
Two Injured In Sunday Accidents
Two people received minor injuries in separate Sunday crashes. Mrs. Harold Millhiser, 27, of 222 Twenty-seventh Street NE, suffered a head bump and arm bruises when her bicycle collided with a car driven by Harry Klumph at a Bover Park intersection. Joe Bolt, 31, of 908 Nineteenth Avenue SW, damaged a leg when his car turned over after colliding with a machine driven by Don Maxon of Marion at Ninth Street and Sixteenth Avenue SW.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Millhiser
Twenty-seventh Street
Harry Klumph
Seventh Street
Bover Park
Joe Bolt
Nineteenth Avenue
Ninth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Don Maxon
Marion
Woman Driver First to Get Safety O K
Mrs L E Augustine the first to pass Linn county safety inspection tests at the police station lane opened at 8 am Monday. By noon 93 of 100 cars had entered. 49 rejected, 42 passed on first trip, four on second. Lane closed for lunch, reopened. 140 cars by 2:30 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
L. E. Augustine
Nockford Road
Linn County
Augustine
William Barron
Linn County Safety Council
Edward J. Fleagte
Second Street
Gordon Hughes
First Avenue
Sheriff's Office
House Inquiry Aims at Tie Up With Radicals
Federal officials under fire as Rep Mason demands probe into links with radical and communist movements. Frey cites League for Peace and Democracy members, cites past Ward ties, and accuses CIO influenced by communists. Threats to Frey noted amid Maytag strike details and alleged organizers Senter Lustig. Continued on Page 2 Col 5.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
United States
Rep. Mason
Mason
John P. Frey
American Federation of Tabor
Frey
League For Peace and Democracy
A F
Harrys Ward
League
John L. Lewis
CIO
Low
Communist Party
Roosevelt
Communist Party Senter
James Lustig
Sentner
Negotiations Resume In Maytag Labor Dispute At Newton
Des Moines reports talks between Maytag Washing Machine Co and the CIO reopen in Newton as the NLRB hearing on unfair labor practices resumes. Attorneys seek more time to settle a 10 percent wage cut and a fired CIO member dispute that helped trigger the eight day strike.
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DES Moines
INS
Maytag Washing Machine Company
CIO
Newton
National Labor Relations Board
Madison Hill
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Miss Dave
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John Cooney
Harry Wolf
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