Farm Benefit Checks Cut Ten Per Cent
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration said more than 4 million farmers in the north central region and other designated states will receive 10 percent lower benefit checks from the soil conservation act fund of 500 million dollars for 1939. Rates on soil depleting crops drop to 99 cents per acre in many states while other crop payments remain at prior levels. Payments proceed over several months, and increases are mandated for checks under 200 dollars, with totals in the fund unchanged.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
AAA
North Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
California
CIO Auto Worker Faction Wins Packard Bargaining Vote
In Detroit the UAW CIO won a decisive four to one bargaining election at Packard Motor Car. Packard workers cast 6090 for CIO, 1547 for AFL, 637 for neither, with CIO signaling immediate negotiations and potential contract cancellation under a 30 day clause.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers Union (Cio
Packard Motor Car Company
Packard
Uaw-Cio
Uaw-Afl
Curt Murdock
Packard Uaw-Cio
C. E. Weiss
UAW
Uawcio
British Scribe Ordered to Leave Free City Danzig
K Scot Watson, a correspondent for the London Daily Herald in Danzig, was ordered by the police to depart the city by 7 p.m. The police accuse Watson of sending false dispatches about the Danzig situation.
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Danzig
K. Scot Watson
London Daily Herald
Free City
Watson
French confiscate German war plane near Verdun
A German fighter aircraft forced landed at Mont Faucon near Verdun after the pilot became lost en route from Hamburg. French authorities confiscated the aircraft.
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Rench
Paris
INS
Mont Faucon
Verdun
France
Hamburg
Funeral Procession in Sioux City for Irene Ledget
A steam calliope played for the funeral of Mrs Irene Ledget 46 a circus performer who died in Roanoke Virginia from injuries after a four foot fall from a truck. She was buried in Sioux City where her father lives.
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Sioux City
Irene Ledget
Indians Won’t Give Up Swastikas Say They Had ’Em First
Tama Indians amid their Pow wow face swastika signs at festival ads and observers link Hitler to the Mesquaki reservation. The Indians insist the emblems were their own pay good luck symbols long before such associations.
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Hitler
Germany
Iowa Farmer Heads for Frozen Sleep Cancer Trial
Max Harlan a 42 year old farmer from Stockport Indiana travels to Philadelphia for a trial using a frozen sleep method developed by Temple Fay and Lawrence W Smith to treat pancreatic cancer. The procedure freezes the body in ice for five days while preserving breathing and heart action, then revives the patient with hot drinks and warmth. Doctors say the test aims to determine effectiveness on deep seated organs and the patient has no memory of the procedure.
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Philadelphia
Iowa
Temple University
Max Harlan
Stockport
Temple Fay
Lawrence W. Smith
Harlan
Pair Beat Farmer Over Dog Death Fight Lands 2 in Jail
In Ames a dog death sparked a Friday night clash at a filling station. Carl Bennett a 25 year old farmer suffered a brain concussion and critical injuries. Enos Williams 24 and Frank Williams 18 were jailed without charges as police investigate Bennett’s injuries and the dog incident.
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Williams
Bennett
Enos Williams
Morley Band Performs 50th Summer Concert
Morley high school marching band led by T. A. Peters made its fiftieth appearance Friday during the Morley Booster day celebration. The group will complete its summer schedule with upcoming concerts in DeWitt and at the Monticello air.
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The
Gazette
Morley
Morley High School
T. A. Peters
DeWitt
Monticello Air
Fires Into Bushes Wounds Nephew While Hunting
In Dubuque Melvin Zuber 40 mistook movement in bushes for a rabbit and fired injuring his nephew Glen Jungk 13, a hunting companion. Glen was in serious condition at a hospital. the shotgun blast hit his lung arms and face.
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Dubuque
INS
Melvin Zuber
Glen Jungk
Glen
Utility At Arlington Given New Franchise
A special election in Arlington granted Central States Power and Light a 20 year franchise. The vote totaled 143 with 133 in favor and 10 against. cancellation rights may be exercised on the fifth tenth or fifteenth anniversary of the start date.
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Arlington
Central States Power and Light Corporation
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Local Appointments and Marriage
A. D. Hensleigh was named Horace Mann principal replacing Willis Porter after seven years on the Hamburg Indiana faculty. University of Iowa faculty reshuffle includes Dr. E. E. Klein resigning for a similar post at Illinois. Jack Drees, former Hawkeye basketball star, marries Mary Roach of Bevington and will reside in Chicago where he works as a radio announcer.
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Iowa City
Hamburg
A. D. Hensleigh
Horace Mann
Iver Opstad
Willis Porter
University of Iowa
E. E. Klein
University of Illinois
Klein
Elmhurst College
Washington University of St. Louis
Eden Theological Seminary
University of Chicago
Tulane University
Jack Drees
Mary Roach
Bevington
Drees
Chicago
Hawkeyes
State agents aid raids on Iowa fairs and celebrations
Des Moines AP reports Iowa state agents joined county sheriffs in raids on Emerson Bedford Farnhamville and Nethergall communities. Authorities seized slot machines in Emerson and chuck-a-luck devices with cash at Farmhamville while arresting eight in a Bedford dice game raid. Nebergall said many more requests were being filled as quickly as possible.
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Des Moines
Iowa
R. W. Nebergall
State Criminal Investigation Bureau
Emerson
Bedford
Farnhamville
Nethergall
Farmhamville
Nebergall
Rural Schools to start earlier under new Iowa rule
Iowa public instruction chief Jessie M. Parker said about 1000 rural schools will begin earlier to meet the 36 week minimum. Some may open August 21, others trim Christmas break, or extend the term to finish around May 15. City schools already meet 36 weeks. rural districts total 2815 with 127,553 pupils.
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DES Moines
Jessie M. Parker
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Iowa
Miss Parker
Homecoming At Old Stone Church Near Monona
The tenth annual homecoming is set for Sunday at the Old Stone church three miles east of Monona. Rev. George W. Turner will lead an 11 o’clock service followed by a church lawn picnic. Rev. A. C. Crouch will speak in the afternoon. The Pioneer Memorial Association of Northeastern Iowa formed about 12 years ago to honor early settlers of Allamakee and Clayton counties. The church, begun in 1859, sits on a one acre plot north of Watson and is the second oldest church building in the region.
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Old Stone
George W. Turner
A. C. Crouch
Waukon
Pioneer Memorial Association
Iowa
Watson
William Fregenbaum
J. B. Sutter
Conrad Ulrich
Buckcreek
Garnaville
Hogback
Yellow River
Five Hurt In Collision South Of Manchester
Five people were injured and two cars damaged on a road near Bailey's Ford, six miles southeast of Manchester. Injured include Mrs. Walter Meader with severe bruises, Betty Meader with deep chin cuts, Virginia Meader with a forehead gash, Shirley Meader unconscious, and Will Aldrich with a fractured rib. Mrs. Meader pulled from her yard onto the highway when high weeds obstructed her view, leading to the collision with William Aldrich's car. Deputies and a doctor attended the scene.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Bailey
Denies injunction to utility at Montezuma
MONTEZUMA The district court Friday denied the Iowa Light and Power company an injunction which it asked Aug. 8 against the town and granted Montezuma officials the authority to proceed with the construction of a municipal light plant. The court also took under advisement the mandamus suit against Mayor Elmer Hicks which would necessitate a second election being called.
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Montezuma
Iowa Light and Power Company
Elmer Hicks
Lutheran Churches to Unite in Earlville Hopkinton Services
The Lutheran congregations of Earlville and Hopkinton will hold joint worship at the Hopkinton church this Sunday followed by a church picnic inviting members and residents to attend.
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Earlville
Earlville and
Hopkinton
Joan Crawford Bypass Gable in Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep
Hollywood chatter says Joan Crawford will not co star with Clark Gable in the project Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep though MGM forces urged it. In five weeks she begins Salute To Courage an original by John Larkin and Harry Harwin with gowns by a model role.
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Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Joan
John Larkin
Herry Harwin
John Considine, Jr
Gloria Swanson
Lynn Bari Leaves Hospital For Lead Role In The City
Lynn Bari recovers from appendectomy and will take the femme lead in The City a John Larkin original at 20th Century Fox. The project titled Gambling House is set in a known den of iniquity now under legal investigation with C Aubrey Smith in a key role and Ricardo Cortez directing.
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LMOST
Lynn Bari
20Th Century-Fox
John Larkin
C. Aubrey Smith
Ricardo Cortez
Hollywood gossip on Haas Gaynor and Moore's orbit
Dolly Haas faces a nervous break as she leaves Paul Muni’s We Are Not Alone and fails to secure film work at Columbia or Warners. Janet Gaynor, wealthy and prudent, marries Adrian after a yearlong courtship. Clayton Moore’s visibility rises with Lupe Velez’s influence. Moore lands a seven year MGM deal after tests with Diana Lewis.
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Dolly Haas
Paul Muni
Miss Haas
Europe
David Selznick
Harry Cohn
Columbia
Warners
Jane Bryan
Haas Girl
America
John Brahm
CP Arees
Clayton Moore
Lupe Velez
Jack Carlton
M-G-M
Eddie Small
Diana Lewis
South of Pago Pago
Moore
Jon Hall
Johnny Weissmuller
Hagenbeck Wallace Circus
Lupe
New York actress Ann Baxter tests for Hitchcock film in Hollywood
Ann Baxter flown from New York by David Selznick for three days of screen tests in Hollywood as options hover between a Selznick contract and a possible 20th Century Fox venture. If she signs with neither, her Hollywood chance in the Hitchcock project may still advance her career with a future screen role.
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Rebecca
New York
Ann Baxter
David Selznick
Selznick
20Th Century-Fox
Miss Baxter
Hollywood
Notice of Probate of Will in District Court
Notice of probate for the will of John Pesater late deceased in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The District Court will consider the instrument presented on August 25 1939 at 9 o clock for probate. Edwin W R B McConlogue attorney was named in the court notice.
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State Fe
Tine County
John Pesater
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Alienates Her Husband With Stupid Sarcasm
Advice column excerpt discusses marital tension caused by frequent sarcastic remarks from a wife. Miss Manners urges restraint, noting constant harsh critiques push husband away and waste breath. Another reader laments being excluded from a beach party while friends discuss it.
Janis on the Run Meets Rock and a Hollywood Lead
Janis, a career-minded traveler, is robbed of her handbag on a train by a thief who pockets her money. Rock Conover saves face and offers aid as Janis schemes to meet Lucinda Hollenbeck, Hollywood actress, to boost her prospects. She plots to use charm to secure a screen breakthrough while navigating train life and a fraught mood aboard.
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San Quentin
Janis
Rock
Apeman
Lucinda Hollenbeck
Hollywood
Lucinda
Miss Hollenbeck
Hunter
Iowa
Albuquerque
Train
Dear Miss Manners Advice on a Picnic Crush
A concerned wife seeks help after developing a persistent crush on a man met at a church picnic. The reply urges her to focus on home tasks and daily duties to stop daydreaming, calling the fixation dangerous and unhelpful.
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M. E
Earth
His Behavior Questioned for Intelligence
A narrator critiques a boy saying his conduct seems dumb and states they would prefer someone more alert unless there are signs of intelligence. The remark centers on judgment of mental sharpness and choice of company.
Curfew ruling stirs Kansas town and national issue talk
In Columbus Kansas local high school students hoped to spark a national debate over a 9 30 p m curfew and dance music ban after Judge Guy Cooters ruling. The case against Jim Averill owner of a dance hall was filed by nearby residents seeking peace and quiet. lawyer Leo Armstrong said he would appeal to the circuit court and possibly the state supreme court.
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Kan
Land of Fit
Kansas
Guy Cooter
Cooter
Leo Armstrong
Jim Averill
Armstrong
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
AFL Asks Joint Business Aid Move
Washington AP reports the American Federation of Labor urged the Roosevelt administration to lead a cooperative drive among business labor farmers and other groups to raise production and living standards promptly. The federation suggested conferences of leaders in various fields to seek agreements to boost output.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Farley Receives Audience With Pope At Castel Gandolfo
Postmaster General James A. Farley and his two daughters met Pope Pius XII in an audience at the Pontiff's summer estate in Castel Gandolfo Italy.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius
James A. Farley
Saturay
Mexico City reports unusual marriage at 116 years
Colonel Luis Flores Lopez aged 116 married Agrippina Tovar Ramirez aged 65 in a ceremony described as a new form of child marriage. Flores Lopez, veteran of the 1862 Franco Mexican war, is retired and this is his fourth wife. his first marriage began in 1846 when he was 23.
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Mexico City
INS
Luis Flores Lopez
Agrippina Tovar Ramirez
Stanley and Livingstone praised as restrained African adventure
The Paramount film Stanley and Livingstone earns praise for faithful portrayal of Henry M. Stanley and the Livingstone search. Walter Brennan as Jeff and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Livingstone lead a strong cast with Coburn, Hull, Travers, Kelly, and Greene. praised for restraint and memorable safari scenes.
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Livingstone
Paramount
Henry M. Stanley
Mont York Herald
Capt. Rowan
Garcia
Africa
David Livingstone
Walter Brennan
Jeff
Charles Coburn
Publisher Tice
Cedric Hardwicke
Henry Hull
Bennett
Henry Travers
Kingsley
Nancy Kelly
Ann Kingsley
Richard Greene
Tice
Russ Morgan
Ean
Theaters Show New Films At Iowa Venue Report
Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer star in When Tomorrow Comes while Bruce Cabot and Ralph Byrd headline Mickey the Kid at Theaters. Paramount presents Stanley and Livingstone with Tracy Kelly Greene Brennan. State presents On Borrowed Time with Barrymore Watson News Is Made at Night with Foster and K K PALACE features David nes with Bartholomew O Sullivan Island with Beery Cooper Rialto screens Juvenile Court with Darro Kelly and Across the Plains with Randall.
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Iowa
Irene Dunner
Charles Boyer
Bruce Cabot
Ralph Byrd
Mickey the Kid
Paramount
Palace
David Nes
Freddie Bartholomew
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ll. Island
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Rialto
Frankie Darro
Paul Kelly
U S Canada Grant Mutual Flying Right
The United States and Canada announced a civil aviation agreement allowing licensed commercial planes from each country to fly over and use the other's airports, effective immediately.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Canada
Tadpole Tail Absorption Revealed in Development
A study notes tadpoles absorb tail tissue into the body as nourishment during metamorphosis. Researchers describe how tail cells are reabsorbed as they transition to juvenile frogs, affecting tissue remodeling and energy use in early life stages.
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