Blood donors from nation offer Hope for Phillip Levitt
Chicago boy Alfred Bergman, 13, recovered from virulent streptococcal endocarditis four years ago, suggesting a potential transfusion source for seven year old Phillip Levitt. Doctors warn time limits and blood must come from someone who had the same infection and recovered. The Levitts press the Bergman story as a beacon for Phillip’s battle.
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Chicago
Phillip Levitt
Alfred Bergman
Phillip
Paul Sahlins
Ross
Alfred
Morris
Fay Levitt
Miami mother offers son blood to help Chicago boy
Mrs Peter Levine of Miami offered blood from her 12 year old son to aid Phillip Levitt of Chicago who has a rare blood poisoning. Doctors said a donor immune to or recovered from the disease is needed for a transfusion. Tests will be conducted by the local hospital authorities.
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Miami, Fla
Peter Levine
Phillip Levitt
Chicago
Phillip
South St. Paul Man Offers Blood to Save Chicago Boy
Allen Bronson, 29, of South St. Paul, who recovered from streptococcus viridans nine years ago, volunteers to donate blood to Phillip Levitt a seven year old Chicago child with a rare fatal blood poisoning. Bronson says he would undergo a transfusion if needed.
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South ST. Paul
Chicago
Bronson
Langer Files as Independent for North Dakota Governorship
Former North Dakota governor William Langer announced as an independent candidate for governor after losing the Republican nomination to Walter Welford. He was endorsed by the Langer faction of the Nonpartisan League and urged an embargo on foreign agricultural products to aid American farmers.
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Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
North Dakota
Langer
Walter Welford
Nonpartisan League
Keep Facing It Inspires Daily Faith in Hard Realities
A reader praises the Everyday Living column for kindness and grit after Jay House’s departure. The piece extols facing life’s storms with calm, faith, and practical wisdom, citing Joseph Conrad’s Typhoon and Captain MacWhirr’s command to Keep her facing it.
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Jay House
Robert Frost
Landon Pushes Joint Rates For Drought Freight
Gov. Alf M. Landon urged a joint railroad freight reduction plan for drought areas as he prepared for a drought conference with President Roosevelt in Des Moines. He cited lack of a cross line rate and named Kansas State professors L E Call and W E Grimes to join him, with potential attendance by Dean Barry Umberger.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
Alf M. Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Landon
Santa Fe
L. E. Call
W. E. Grimes
Kansas State College
Barry Umberger
Lacy Haynes
Weather Outlook for Chicago Aug 31 to Sept 5
Weather outlook reports generally fair conditions with near normal temperatures across the region. Showers are expected in the northern areas early in the week, with improving conditions and rising temperatures in the southern part later in the week.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Linn County Youth Captures Grand Champion Calf at State Fair
Des Moines Iowa Ralph Drake 21 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Drake five miles southwest of Palo won the grand champion Angus baby beef calf in the 4 H club show at the Iowa state fair Des Moines marking Linn county s first grand champion since 1923 Lloyd Taube of Marion previously won with an Angus calf Further details on the award and placings will be on the farm page
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Des Moines
Ralph Drake
Harry Drake
Palo
Linn County
Lloyd Taube
Marion
Corydon Lawyer Appointed to Iowa Tax Board
Governor Clyde L. Herring named Corydon lawyer David L. Murrow to fill the Iowa Tax Board seat vacated by John K. Valentine. Valentine resigns to run for lieutenant governor, effective Sept. 1. Murrow, 65, has practiced law in Corydon since 1901. term runs to July 1, 1937. The three member board will elect a new chairman.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
David L. Murrow
Corydon
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Herring
Valentine
Murrow
Drake University
Landon to Address Iowa Farm Talk in Des Moines
Gov. Alfred Landon plans a major agricultural speech in Des Moines after September 15, likely September 21. This would be his second Des Moines appearance in under a month, following his scheduled attendance at President Roosevelt’s Midwest drought conference on September 3.
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Des Moines
Alfred M. Landon
United Press
President Roosevelt
Alice Williams May Come Home Today
Alice Williams, 17, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa hitchhiker, is expected to return home Sunday or Monday after recovering from a severe skull fracture caused by an unidentified motorist. The update came Saturday from the University of Kansas hospital.
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Kansas City
Kan
Alice Williams
Cedar Rapids
University of Kansas Hospital
Roosevelt and two governors meet in parley
President Roosevelt arrives in Rapid City South Dakota and meets Governors Berry and Miller on a drought relief mission. The talks with federal and state officials cover water conservation reforestation and possible CCC enrollment expansion for drought families in Wyoming while delaying more South Dakota CCC growth.
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Parley
CCC
Wyoming
Berry
South Dakota
O’mahoney
Resettlement Administration
WPA
Farson
Wyo
Killing Felon Slain During Swamp Gun Battle Near Conyers
Two convicts who fled a De Kalb county road gang after fatally shooting guard Clyde Gresham were involved in a running gun battle near Conyers. Charles Brown, 19, was killed. Theron Cranston, 22, was wounded. Warden E. W. Weir and guard Bozo Camp confronted them.
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Atlanta
Conyers
Charles Brown
Theron Cranston
Druid Hills
Clyde Gresham
Cranston
Brown
E. W. Weir
de Kalb County
Bozo Camp
Landon named independent thinker by Taft at Wisconsin meeting
Taft, son of the late president, told Wisconsin Republicans Landon acts independently of his advisers. He cited Landon’s June telegram, labor stance, opposition to teachers’ oaths, and critique of the federal social security act as evidence of wary, reform-minded independence.
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Wausau
Wis
Alf M. Landon
Charles P. Taft
William Howard Taft
Wisconsin
Young Republicans
Taft
Landon
Liberty League
Silver People
Wall Street
Norman Thomas
Chautauqua
Kansas
American Legion
Hearst
Lundeen Named by Minn Farm Labor Group for Senate
Congressmen Ernest Lundeen of Minneapolis was chosen by the state central committee of the former labor party as its United States Senate candidate for the November ballot after Gov. Floyd Olson's death. Lundeen led with 41 votes on the first ballot, with Paul Rasmussen and George Lemmen receiving 13 and 10 votes respectively. the selection became unanimous.
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ST. Paul
Ernest Lundeen
Minneapolis
Labor Party State Central Committee
United States
Floyd B. Olson
Lundeen
Paul A. Rasmussen
George H. Lemmen
Eveleth
Minnesota
Congress
Soviet Russia Builds 5,000 Army Planes Each Year
Paris dispatch says Louis Breguet, French aircraft maker, reports Soviet Russia produces about 5,000 military airplanes annually. He cites 200,000 workers in mass production plants, standardized pay, and three eight-hour shifts keeping factories operating around the clock.
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Soviet
Russia
Paris
Louis Breguet
Moscow
Breguet
Cedar Rapids Sees Cool Clear Night Saturday
Cedar Rapids recorded a cool, clear night as temperatures fell from a 77 high at 3 pm to 69 at 3 30 pm and 63 by 10 pm according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Soviet Police Launch Sweep Against Stalin's Foes
Moscow reports NKVD raids target government, theater, and literary figures suspected of Trotskyist disloyalty. High officials and journalists probed. Leon Trotsky is accused by officials of fomenting plots. Amalglobely resigns after charges. Leningrad institute disrupted as students and lecturers tied to Trotzkyism flagged.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Norway
Leon Trotzky
Soviet Union
NKVD
OGPU
Trotzkyists
Galena Serebrna-kova
Gregory Sikolnikoff
Tarasov - Rodionoff
Afinegenoff
Gronsky
Izvestia
Norway detains Trotzky aides as asylum talks stall
Oslo police arrest two of Leon Trotzky's secretaries and cut contact with the outside world as the Soviet government protests and demands Trotzky's expulsion. Norway says it would welcome his departure if a visa to another country could be obtained, but no state offers asylum. The aides, ordered to leave, are escorted to the border by a police guard.
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Oslo
Leon Trotzky
Norway
Trotzky
Foreign Office
Jakubovitch
Ministry of Justice
Trotsky
Widow Agnes Roffers slain in Chicago apartment
Agnes Roffers 65 a widow was found beaten to death Saturday night in her north side Chicago apartment near the Gold Coast. A cord was tied around her neck and a hammer used as the weapon. Neighbor and housemate Mrs. Anna Bailey discovered the body and called police who pursued the motive without an immediate conclusion.
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Chicago
Agnes Roffers
Gold Coast
Anna Bailey
New highway to Mexico City draws travelers from the United States
Prof Clyde Tull of Cornell college Mount Vernon writes in The Gazette about a summer motor trip to a new vacation area near Mexico City with scenic views and first class entertainment. The issue highlights include local Iowa news Agriculture topics and a busy page layout across sections and features.
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Mexico City
United States
Clyde Tull
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
The
Gazette
Iowa News Department
Tull
Dern's Body Starts On Journey To Utah
George H. Dern former secretary of war began his funeral journey to Utah escorted by motorized army units he helped create. Four scout cars led the procession from Mount Pleasant Congregational church to Union Station where the casket was placed on a special funeral train bound for Salt Lake City. The motorized escort marked the army's tribute to Dern's effort to modernize the land forces. Officials from federal branches plus foreign representatives attended the simple services.
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Washington
George H. Dern
Utah
U. S. Army
Dern
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
Union Station
Salt Lake City
U. S
Army
Navy
Marine
Song and Dance Win Bride For Man 82
John F. Wheeler aged 82 proposed to widow Augusta Schaar 55 with a song and lively dance. She said yes and they wed Saturday. Wheeler has 21 years married to Mary Burns and 32 years with a second wife. He cited her cooking as the reason for falling in love. The third Mrs. Wheeler says she is happy as a youngster.
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
Summary notes a data table from Cedar Rapids showing counts of accidents peat and deaths with figures 347 243. The fragment lacks complete context on what peat refers to and on the reporting authority or dates.
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Cedar Rapids
Madrid hit again as rebels bomb capital in night attack
Spanish rebel planes bomb Madrid for a second night, injuring several and causing minor structural damage. The radical government urges calm while deploying anti aircraft units and alerting air defense crews as Franco vows no gas or heavy shelling.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Madrid
Spain
Red
Military Aviation Department
Ministry of War
Francisco Franco
Socialist Association
Rosa Deluna Street
Foreign Legion of the Air
Bridegroom Arrested For Parole Violation By Marriage
Lewis Warble, 19, a farm hand from Paulsboro, was arrested for marrying Elizabeth Leap, 19, of Gloucester, in violation of his parole. He had served time at Jamestown reformatory for bicycle theft. Governor Hoffman may intervene if parole authorities do not release him.
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