Iowa Heat Wave Tops 100 Across State
Iowans reported a brutal heat wave with many cities hitting or surpassing 100 degrees. Sioux City reached 106, Fort Dodge, Council Bluffs, Ottumwa and Marshalltown recorded 102, Des Moines 101, Dubuque 100, and Mason City 101.5. No deaths were reported. The Weather Bureau expected cooler relief, except in the southeast, by Tuesday.
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Charles City
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids Endures The Hottest Day Of The Summer
Cedar Rapids sweltered under a heat wave with 2 45 p.m. temperature reaching 100 5 degrees, surpassing prior highs of 100 set on June 24 and July 10. The day began 67 at 6 a.m. and climbed to 90 by 9 45 a.m. with readings lingering around 91 by late afternoon. Overnight values cooled to 82 at 7 p.m. and 73 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Des Moines Aims to Certify All Safe School Bus Drivers
Des Moines reports that certificates for careful driving will be awarded to all 2 870 school bus drivers employed as regular drivers and not involved in any accident during the school year. State Superintendent Agnes Samuelson announced the plan on Monday and hopes to certify every driver by next spring.
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Agnes Samuelson
Samuelson
Prof T G Standing Resigns From Iowa University
IOWA CITY AP Prof T G Standing assistant professor of sociology at the University of Iowa resigned Monday to join Oklahoma A and M college Stillwater Okla. He has been at Iowa since 1929 and will head sociology research in the college of commerce there. His resignation takes effect Sept 1.
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Iowa City
T. G Standing
University of Iowa
Oklahoma A
M. College
Stillwater
Okla
Standing
College of Commerce
Oklahoma
Farmer Wedding Bargain Justice Ties Knots For Produce
Edina Missouri farmers heard Justice of the Peace C E Hunolt offer a quirky form of farm relief by marrying couples for a bushel of corn oats or wheat frying chickens or even a fresh ham The marrying justice drew smiles as he proposed tying the knot in exchange for produce or meat amid rural humor
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Edina, Mo
Justice of the Peace
C. E. Hunolt
It Is Wonderful Not To Hate Back
A 1937 reflection notes that hatred mars leaders and nations. Lady Astor reports the President inspires fierce love and hate, while Wells warns hate maps show human cruelty. The piece argues for goodwill to end religious and racial hostilities and restore light in life.
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Wells
Steers Hit New Nine Year High At Chicago Yards
Steers brought 17.90 a hundredweight in Chicago on Monday, a nine year high for choice well finished weights around 1 464 pounds. Hog prices declined as demand slackened. hogs were quoted lower by about five cents.
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Chicago
President Roosevelt weighs neutrality act amid Shanghai crisis
President Roosevelt faces a grave choice on invoking the neutrality act against Japan and China as battle rages in Shanghai endangering about 4,000 Americans. He confers with Secretary Hull to review plans for a mass evacuation and discusses arms embargo options with Britain and France.
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INS
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China
Shanghai
Cordell Hull
White House
Hull
United States
Britain
France
Iowa corn crop outlook shows record yields possible
Iowa farmers report the mid month crop progress indicates corn may reach 469 million bushels, one of the largest on record, with good progress across most counties. Oatsage 85 percent complete statewide, soybeans improving, though seedings suffer losses from drought and grasshopper damage. milk production remains steady with slight dairy herd liquidation.
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Rob Ketti Gallian Home Burglary Worth Over $20,000
Hollywood police report a "pass key" burglary at French film star Ketti Gallian’s home. Clothes and jewels worth over $20,000 were stolen, including six sable furs at $1,000 each and imported perfume over $1,000. Gallian found the items missing after returning from Santa Barbara weekend.
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Ketti Gallian
Santa Barbara
Calif
China Opens Armament Credit Deal With Skoda Works
Vienna reports that the nationalist Chinese government through finance minister Dr. H H Kung has contracted a 50 million dollar armaments credit with Czechoslovakia's Skoda munitions works. Kung lunched with Chancellor Schuschnigg in Salzburg on Monday.
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INS
H. H. Kung
Skoda
Vienna Tageblatt
Dr. Kung
Kurt Schuschnigg
Salzburg
Noted Alaskan Airmen Unite In Hunt For Missing Flyers
Alaska’s pioneer aviators marshal every long range plane in a dramatic search for Soviet six airmen led by Sigismund Levanevsky. The missing group faced engine trouble near the pole, with ALC signals picked up and a possible safe landing on polar ice. Mattern joined the hunt, flying 2,600 miles from Oakland to Fairbanks in 14 hours 10 minutes.
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Levanevsky
North
Jimmy Mattern
Oakland
Calif
Mattern
Leva‘nevsky
Siberian
Government ready to issue crop loans subject to go ahead
Government machinery is prepared to make loans to farmers on cotton corn wheat or other crops as soon as President Roosevelt or Secretary Wallace gives the go ahead. Experience from prior loan programs will speed action once terms are set and congress acts on farm legislation.
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Agriculture Department
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Wallace
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Senate
Italian festival air bomb kills man in Chicago
Nicholas Mastandrea, 42, died and Fay Uzzo, 23, severely injured when an air bomb exploded among a crowd of several hundred at a fireworks display during an Italian religious festival on the Chicago northwest side Monday.
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Chicago
INS
Nicholas Mastandrea
Fay Uzzo
Farm Tenancy Program Fund Left Out of Deficiency Bill
The House appropriations committee cut the third deficiency bill from 121 million to 78 million, deleting 20 million for a farm tenancy program and trimming other requests. It would fund public buildings, naval ship programs, labor board needs, and maritime support, while delaying the tenancy plan amid a looming House vote.
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Farm tenancy program funds blocked by committee
Washington report says the house appropriations committee refused the initial 20 million dollar appropriation for the new farm tenancy program citing no clear administration plan and an unready act. It urged deferring launch until next year after congress approves a revised approach with year one activities limited to 500 rural counties.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Iowan dies after Sunday Buena Vista county crash
Alvin Otten 27 of Peterson Iowa died in Spencer hospital Monday from injuries suffered Sunday night in a Buena Vista county auto collision at an intersection. He had a fractured skull and internal injuries.
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Alvin Otten
Peterson
Buena Vista County
Senate dispute over Black nomination to Supreme Court
Senate floor erupted Monday after noon as the judiciary committee approved Alabama Senator Hugo L. Black 13 to 4 amid charges of rush tactics. Senator Bridges urged a renewed hearing while others argued Black should be confirmed by nightfall. Debate touched on eligibility, vacancy, and possible witnesses as the confirmation fight continued.
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Barkley
1806 New Projects On Federal Building List
Washington reports the treasury procurement department added 1806 new projects to its eligible list for post office and federal building construction. The total estimated cost stands at 208 million 101 thousand 500 dollars as part of funds sought under the Ford deficiency appropriations bill during House appropriations committee testimony.
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San Francisco
Mare Island
Washington
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Treasurys Procurement Department
House Appropriations Committee
Ford
Bates Authorised To Seek Assessment In Rossie Bank Case
SPENCER AP D W Bates receiver for the defunct Rossie bank has been authorised to begin legal action to collect a statutory assessment from 28 stockholders Each stockholder is liable for the amount of stock held Examiners found a potential shortage of 37000 in the bank's accounts following cashier Cate’s disappearance
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Spencer
D. W. Bates
Rossie, Ta
Bloody Brazil Riot in Campos Leaves 11 Dead
Eleven people were killed and ten wounded in Campos Brazil during a clash between police and fascist greenshirts on Sunday. The fatalities included two women, according to AP reports.
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Greenshirts
Marriage ends in murder suicide near Cedar Rapids
Murder and death by own action end a three week Cedar Rapids marriage between Ed Lockwood and Regina Zalumski. Police reported Lockwood shot his wife on Monday evening at 1240 Third Street Northwest and then killed himself as officers arrived. The couple, living with Regina's father John Zalumski, died within minutes of each other at a local hospital.
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Third Street
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Bensauski
Mery
Beth
Heepfal
Earl Stanley
Chicago, IL
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Marion
Howard Lockwood
Waterloo
Linn
Turner Mortuary
Planes ships and troops of aapsin attack
Japanese airplanes warships and land forces launched a new offensive against Shanghai. The bombardment shattered buildings along the Bund and set many afire while shells from naval guns rained on the city. Evacuation of Americans was pursued amid fears of delay and possible casualties as Shanghai faced a siege with international settlements rocked by explosions.
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Navy
Woman Indicted in Probe of Poisons in Cincinnati
Hamilton county grand jury indicted Anna Marie Hahn 31 on two counts of first degree murder for allegedly poisoning elderly Cincinnati men George Gsellman 67 and Jacob Wagner. Police spent a week probing deaths and illnesses linked to a woman identified as Hahn.
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Hamilton County Grand Jury
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