Farm Benefit Checks Cut Ten Percent In 1939 Plan
More than four million farmers in the government crop control program will receive 10 percent smaller benefit checks. The AAA cited higher participation than expected and allocated the $500 million fund accordingly, with adjustments limited to 10 percent and excluding price adjustment payments from a separate fund. Payments for soil depleting crops drop to 99 cents per acre in the north central region, while other rates, including corn and wheat, remain unchanged.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Congress
The
AAA
North Dakota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
California
CIO Auto Worker Faction Wins Packard Election
In Detroit the UAW CIO won a decisive bargaining election at Packard with 6,090 votes for CIO and 1,547 for AFL. Union leader Curt Murdock said he would notify the company to cancel the contract under a 30 day clause, while the firm’s C E Weiss said the agreement remains through next month.
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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 of Danzig
K Scot Watson of the London Daily Herald in Danzig was ordered by police to depart by 7 p.m. local time after being accused of sending false dispatches on the city’s 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 made a forced landing at Mont Faucon near Verdun after the pilot became lost while flying south from Hamburg. French authorities confiscated the aircraft.
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Paris
INS
Mont Faucon
Verdun
France
Hamburg
Funeral Music for Circus Performer Irene Ledget
A steam calliope played at a Sioux City funeral for Irene Ledget a 46 year old circus performer buried in Sioux City. She died in Roanoke Virginia from injuries after a four foot fall from a truck. Her father Noes accompanied the service.
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Sioux City
Irene Ledget
Ledgcet
Noes
Roanoke
Indians Won’t Give Up Swastikas Say They Had Em First
Tama Indians face swastika complaints during their Pow wow as festival signs feature emblems linked to Hitler. Spectators connect Nazi imagery with the Mesquakie reservation, but local leaders insist the symbols are their ancient good luck emblems, not endorsement of the regime.
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Hitler
Germany
Iowa Farmer to Undergo Frozen Sleep Cancer Trial
Iowa farmer Max Harlan of Stockport scheduled to travel to Philadelphia for a five day suspended animation trial using a frozen sleep method developed by Temple University professors to treat pancreatic cancer. Officials say the procedure, first announced two months ago, aims to test effectiveness on deep seated organs and has shown favorable results in skin cancer. Harlan recalls nothing of the procedure upon revival.
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Philadelphia
Iowa
Temple University
Max Harlan
Stockport
Temple Fay
Lawrence W. Smith
Harlan
Pair Beat Farmer Who Ran Over Dog
Ames reports a dog death led to a Friday night fight at a filling station. Carl Bennett, a 25 year old farmer, sustained brain concussion and serious injuries and was hospitalized. Enos Williams 24 and Frank Williams 18 were jailed without charge as officers investigate Bennett’s injuries and the dog incident.
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Bennett
Enos Williams
Morley Band Ends Summer with 50th Concert
Morley high school marching band led by T. A. Peters marked its fiftieth appearance during Morley Booster Day. The group will finish the season with concerts next week at DeWitt and Monticello air.
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Morley School
The
Gazette
Morley
Morley High School
T. A. Peters
DeWitt
Monticello Air
Fires Into Bushes Wounds Nephew During Hunt
Dubuque dispatch reports Melvin Zuber 40 fired at movement in bushes thinking rabbit. His target, nephew Glen Jungk 13, was hit in the lung face and arms. Glen remained in serious condition at a hospital Saturday.
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Dubuque
INS
Melvin Zuber
Glen Jungk
Glen
Utility At Arlington Given New Franchise
Arlington voters approve a 20 year franchise for Central States Power and Light by a 133 to 10 tally. The town may cancel on the fifth tenth or fifteenth anniversary of the effective date under specified conditions.
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Arlington
Central States Power and Light Corporation
Iowa City News Briefs Highlights Faculty Changes and Marriage
A. D. Hensleigh named Horace Mann principal replacing Willis Porter after seven years as Hamburg schools educator. University of Iowa faculty member Dr E F Klein resigns to join Illinois University, after earning degrees from Elmhurst, Washington Univ, Eden Theological, and Chicago. Jack Drees, former Hawkeye basketball star, marries Mary Roach of Bev ington and will live 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. FE. Klein
University of Ilinois
Klein
Elmhurst College
Washington University of
Bevington
Drees
Chicago
Hawkeyes
State aids in raids on Owa fairs in Iowa
Iowa state agents joined county sheriffs in raids on fairs and celebrations in Emerson Bedford and Farmhamville. At Emerson two slot machines were seized. Bedford saw eight arrests at a dice game and two chuck-a-luck devices plus $20 taken at Farmhamville during the homecoming.
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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 36 Week Law
Des Moines AP indicates Jessie M. Parker says about 1,000 rural schools must begin earlier to meet a 36 week minimum, up from 32. Some openings as early as Aug 21, Christmas breaks shortened, or terms extended to end in May 135 due to the law. City schools already follow 36 weeks. Town has 2,815 rural schools and 127,553 pupils. many teacher contracts updated for the longer year.
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Des Moines
Jessie M. Parker
Homecoming At Old Stone Church Near Monona
The tenth annual homecoming will be held 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. The Pioneer Memorial Association of Northeastern Iowa preserves the site established in 1859 as the second oldest church in the region.
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Gazette
Monona
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 persons were injured and two cars badly damaged near Bailey's Ford, six miles southeast of Manchester. The Meader family suffered bruises and cuts including a two year old with a forehead gash, a six month old knocked unconscious, and an eight year old with chin injuries requiring stitches. Will Aldrich sustained a fractured rib. Deputy Carl Anderson and Dr J K Stepp assisted at the scene after the Meaders pulled onto the highway amid obstructed vision from high weeds.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Bailey
Montezuma Denies Injunction Against Utility
The district court denied Iowa Light and Power a temporary injunction against Montezuma and allowed the town to proceed with a municipal light plant. The mandamus suit against Mayor Elmer Hicks was taken under advisement, potentially triggering a second election.
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Montezuma
Iowa Light and Power Company
Elmer Hicks
Lutherans in Earlville Hopkinton Unite for Joint Services
The two congregations of Lutheran churches in Earlville and Hopkinton will hold joint services at the Hopkinton church this Sunday followed by a church picnic the same day.
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Earlville
Earlville and
Hopkinton
Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep Faces Casting Snags In Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes Joan Crawford rejects co starring with Clark Gable in Not Too Narrow Not Too Deep while starting Salute To Courage. Lynn Bari exits hospital to take The City. Dolly Haas faces career troubles and Janet Gaynor’s steady life contrasts star drama.
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Holesyoon
INS
Joan Crawford
Clark Gable
Joan
John Larkin
Herry Harwin
Janet Gaynor
Pardon Ime
Gilbert Adrian
Janet
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
Adrian
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
The District Court of Linn County Iowa will hear on August 24 1939 at 9 oclock a hearing on the Last Will and Testament of John Aurncler late of the county for proof and admission to probate. R B McConlogue attorney, Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Linn County
Iafe
John Aurncler
Said County
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sarcasm and Social Woes Prompted by Couple Struggles
Advice column pieces discuss a wife using harsh sarcasm that alienates her husband and a reader feeling excluded from a beach gathering. Miss Manners urges dismissing minor slights and maintaining harmony, while another reader is advised to refocus on home duties to curb distracting daydreams about a recently met man.
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Mary Manners
Jora
Miss Manners
Unreliable conduct questioned in local discourse
A reader voices frustration with a boy perceived as lacking intelligence and suggests seeking someone more alert unless signs of improved judgment appear.
Kansas youth aim at national curfew issue
In Columbus Kansas local high school students and residents aimed to elevate a curfew enforcement case into a national matter. Judge Guy Cooter ordered enforcement of a 9 30 pm curfew banning public dance music at night prompting discipline of dancers and a planned appeal by lawyer Leo Armstrong for Jim Averill the dance hall owner.
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Columbus
Kaw
Land of Fit
Kansas
Guy Cooter
Cooter
Leo Armstrong
Jim Averill
Armstrong
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
AFL Asks Joint Business Aid Move
The American Federation of Labor urged the Roosevelt administration to lead a cooperative effort by business labor farmers and others to raise production and living standards immediately. It suggested conferences of leaders across fields to seek production increases.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Farley Sees Pope At Castel Gandolfo Audiences
Pope Pius received Postmaster General James A. Farley and his two daughters in audience at the Pontiff’s summer estate at Castel Gandolfo on a Saturday.
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Farley
Pontiff
Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pope Pius
James A. Farley
Saturay
Veteran colonel weds 65 year old in odd marriage
In Mexico City a 116 year old Colonel Luis Flores Lopez married 65 year old Agrippina Tovar Ramirez on Friday. It is described as a new form of child marriage. Flores Lopez, a Franco-Mexican war veteran, is retired and this is his fourth marriage. His first wife was wed in 1846 when he was 23.
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Mexico City
INS
Luis Flores Lopez
Agrippina Tovar Ramirez
Train Romance and Robbery Test Janis on the Run
Janis Sheldon, a penniless orphaned stenographer bound for Hollywood, travels with Rock Conover guarding prisoners. After a mugging on a train, Janis borrows courage and plots a future in film while a daring meet with Lucinda Hollenbeck is teased.
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Janis Sheldon
Hollywood
Rock Conover
San Quentin
Janis
Rock
Jie
Apeman
Lucinda Hollenbeeck
Danis
Waiters Move Promptness Sparks Tense Moment
Janis sits opposite Lucinda Hollenbeck when a sudden sense of impending danger fills the scene as the waiters move about with promptitude, heightening suspense and appetite for events to come.
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Janis
Lucinda Hollenbeck
Stanley and Livingstone film praised on release
The Paramount release stars Spencer Tracy as Henry Morton Stanley and portrays the Africa expedition with restraint. Walter Brennan as Jeff Indian scout and Charles Coburn in key roles anchor a drama praised for its fidelity to history and cinematic handling of the Stanley Livingstone story.
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Shervism
Stanley and
Livingstone
Paramounts
Spencer Tracy
Henry M Stanley
New York Herald
Africa
Stanley
David Liongstone
Walter Brennan
Fiaise Mus
Jeff Indian
Charles Cobur
Tiee
Cedic Hardwicke
Livingstone Henr Hull
Bennett Henry ‘Travers
Kingsley Nane Kelly
Ann Ninesley
Richard Greene
Picures
Russ Morgan
Hhe Orchestra
Paramount News
Theaters Show Mix of Classic Films Across Iowa Screens
Iowa audiences return to multiple houses with a slate of starring names. Trene Dunne and Charles Boyer headline When Tomorrow Comes while Bruce Cabot and Ralph Byrd star Mickey the Kid at Paramount. Spencer Tracy and Nancy Kelly lead On Pins and Needles at State. Lionel Barrymore appears in Bob Watson News Is Due at Night. David Copperfield and Treasure Island feature at Palace. Rialto programs Juvenile Court and Across the Plains with Jack Randall.
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Iowa
Trene Dunne
Charles Boyer
Bruce Cabot
Ralph Byrd
Mickey the Kid
Paramount
Stanles
Spencer Tracey
Nancy Kelly
Richard Greene
Walter Brennan
Lionel Barrsmote
Bob Watson
Preston Foster
Lana Bari
Palace
David Copperfield
Freddie Bartholomew
Maureen Osulman
Wallace Beeiy
Jackie Cooper
Rialto
Frankie Darre
Paul Kel
Jacki Randall
Mutual Flying Rights Granted Between U.S. and Canada
The United States and Canada announced a civil aviation agreement allowing licensed commercial aircraft to fly over and use each other’s airspace and airports effective immediately. The accord marks a milestone in bilateral air travel and commerce.
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Washington
State Department
Merit
United States
Canada
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Selznick
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Sunset Trail
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Fareaway Egypt
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Mickey the Kip
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