President Roosevelt Ends Busy Week Returns to Hyde Park
President Roosevelt prepared to leave Washington for Hyde Park after a week of NRA planning labor talks and domestic policy actions. He reviewed recovery programs and codes, coordinated with TVA leaders, and discussed public works funding before Labor Day return. He also sent warships to Cuba and weighed strategic posts and inflation ideas.
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C M. Johnson
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Cedar Rapids Bottling Leader Hurtt Dies After Public Service
Arthur Hurtt and Givil Builder were longtime Cedar Rapids figures. Hurtt led Cedar Rapids Bottling and later served as director and president of local banks. He chaired the Cedar Rapids school board building committee and helped oversee major school projects. He held high masonry honors and contributed to the Con sistory temple project before his death.
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Peoples Savings Bank
Hurtt
Cedar Rapids
Ernest R Moore
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Iowa
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Philippines to vote October 10 on independence bill
Manila reports Citizens of the Philippine Islands will cast a preferential vote on independence October 10 if the Hare Hawes-Cutting bill is approved by the insular house. The measure, after a month of wrangling, would set three choices including immediate independence and other terms.
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P I
Philippine Islands
House of Representatives
Hace-ff Waese
Vanderbilt and Miss Conaway Wedding Rumor
Vague notes describe a possible marriage between Vanderbilt and Miss Conaway during an event labeled hriday. The garbled OCR references people, places, and dates without clear details or confirmation.
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Vanderbilt
Aimee and Bar Adin in Verbal Clash at Luncheon Talk
The article chronicles a heated exchange between evangelist Aimee McPherson and agnostic lawyer Mr Claassen during a luncheon discussion. They debated Bible teaching in schools, evolution, and religion's role in society, with McPherson defending faith and Claassen advocating scientific evolution as a hopeful path for humanity.
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Jesus
Perry
Marginal Employer Faces NRA Code Crisis
NRA officials confront small firms unable to meet wage and hour rules risking shutdowns. Generating inquiries, the issue tests policy as Gen. Hugh S. Johnson and lawmakers seek workable solutions without branding struggling employers as failures.
Over One-Third Of Public Works Fund Is Allotted
Washington AP reports more than one third of the 3.3 billion public works fund has been allotted with 1.1967 billion earmarked. Secretary Ickes says at current pace the total fund could be exhausted in under six months as many non federal projects are expected to be announced soon.
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Ickes
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Hush
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Labor Department
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Roosevelt
Senator Smith
South Carolina
United States
Byudge Joseph Cox
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Cox
President Rosevelt appoints Mere Nichelson as minister to Paraguay
President Rosevelt selected Mere Enhy Nichelson Indiana author for the post of minister to Paraguay. The appointment follows a period of diplomatic reshaping and aligns with the administration’s regional policy.
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Washington
Rosevelt
Mereenhy Nichelson
Indiana
Paraguay
Texas Polo Star Accused Of Attack by Nurse
A Texas polo star, Ev erwin Ese, 23, was arrested after an assault accusation from a Hovanston nurse. He was slated to play in a regional polo match, and Brightmire stated a possible $5000 bond may be posted.
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Ace Beeott
Brightmire
Straan
Bulldog in jail after street protest ends in barking dispute
A bulldog named Blumm barked at a man who barked back sparking a noisy street procession. Dozens joined the shouting crowd before police took Blumm to jail. The judge ruled Blumm was intoxicated and fined him one dollar for the incident.
Change Fear and Permanence in Human Experience
A quote reflecting puzzlement at why fear of change and desire for permanence grip people. The speaker notes that experience shows futility in attempting to claim security, attributed to Mrs. LAR and a British novelist.
President Shows Authority on NRA
Roosevelt presses NRA codes as labor strife and industrial clashes rise. Steel talks fail. White House moves to secure production and raise prices. Farm program expands aid, hog reductions, cotton controls, and wheat subsidy threats underline push to inflation if needed.
Uncle Sam collects record July internal revenue from beer and taxes
Treasury figures show July internal revenue at 131.1 million dollars up sharply from a year earlier. Beer revenues led with 13.9 million dollars under the 3.2 percent law while cigars and tobacco products added to a broad revenue gain across manufacturers excise, fuel, and energy taxes.
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INS
Uncle Sam
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Land Bank Loan Fees and Appraisal Process Described
Land Bank application fee is 15 dollars with 5 kept locally and 10 remitted to Omaha. Commission loans cost 11 dollars with 1 kept locally. Appraisers inspect farms, estimate yields using prewar prices, and deduct costs to determine earning capacity. Final authority rests with chief appraiser H. E. Baird in Omaha.
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County Loan Association
Omaha
Burger
H. E. Baird
Farm liquidation drive aims to thaw rural assets in Owa county
Under Burger’s direction a push to liquidate East Owa farm assets may transfer to Cedar Rapids if needed. Fifteen appraisers could be used, averaging two evaluations daily with reports. The plan seeks to free frozen assets, boost circulation, and ease farmer credit, with appraisals ranging from 40 to 140 dollars per acre. Two loan types: 50 percent of appraised soil value plus one fifth of improvements from the Federal Land Bank, plus 25 percent more on a second mortgage from the national farm loan commissioner.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
National Farm Loan Commissioner
Commissioner Loan Department
Land Bank
Iowa
Peggy Joyce Seeks Pay After Exit From Winchell Film
Hollywood report says Peggy Joyce seeks six weeks salary from Twentieth Century for missing work on Walter Winchell drama. She claims pay for six weeks but was paid for two days and left the cast due to illness. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will hear her case, after approving her bid for membership to pursue arbitration. Lilyan Tashman was replaced by Blossom Seeley in the role.
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Joyce
Academy of Motion Picture Acts and Sciences
Twentieth Century Company
Peggy
Walter Winchell
Broadway
Penny
Academy
Academy Board of Directors
Lilyan Tashman
Blossom Seeley
Human Fly Killed In Stunt To Show Tube Strength
Arthur E. Olson, a human fly stunt man, was hired to demonstrate an inner tube’s strength for a tie company. He climbed the National Bank building in Chippewa Falls and, after swinging out over the street in a roof‑tethered tube, the tube tore and Olson fell to the pavement, dying from his injuries Saturday after attracting a crowd of about 300.
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Vis
Arthur E. Olson
National Bank
Olson
Kissing Marathon Debuts at Coney Island
New York AP reports a new endurance contest at Coney Island a kissing marathon to be held Saturday. Official timers will judge the longest kiss and declare the couple champions, with Bert Nevins named as contest manager.
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