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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1937
Page
4
The National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint in St Louis charging Ford Motor Company with unfair labor practices at its assembly plant. The case, urged by the United Automobile Workers, alleges coercion and interference with employee rights, including threats of discharge for union activity and loyalty pledges.
In a grim account two sisters describe self harm and fatal acts followed by hospital care. They cite parental separation and a troubled upbringing as influences. They say they left home, tried waitress work and singing gigs in small venues, facing hecklers and unwanted advances.
Local notices report the deaths of Cedar Rapids residents including Mrs Rose A Lynch and infant Leo Baxa. Funerals are set for St Josephs church and the Brosh chapel with burial at National Cemetery. Additional obituaries mention Mrs Weinke of Des Moines and Stanley Stasins among others.
A No. 1 Vandenberg for President club emerges in Kansas City with Leo Koehler elected president. Members insist Vandenberg is not a candidate yet aim to persuade him to run, while Vandenberg himself states he is not a candidate and urges the party remain impersonal to avoid friction.
Moslems across Cedar Rapids and area gather for Pilgrims Day services at the Mostem temple on Ninth Street. The celebration marks thirty days of fasting and honors the Kaaba, a sacred stone about 375 years old, with attendance extending from across the region and beyond.
Miss Charlotte Berry, daughter of Mr and Mrs Osmond Berry of Bertram, will move to Cincinnati on December 1 to become office manager for Gates Rubber Company after two years with the Cedar Rapids firm. Social events marked her sendoff, including a gathering at the Henry Roselle home with a gift presentation.
Premier Mussolini learned a husband role at Litoria airfield during a family flight with Signora Rachelle and children. He planned to christen the plane with champagne but was halted by his wife who forbade breaking the bottle on the propeller. He obeyed and handed the champagne to airport attendants.
The Duchess Wallis Warfield, American born, is listed in the 1938 British Who's Who alongside the royal family. Edward VIII is noted with abdication and marriage dates. other prominent figures like Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Lindbergh, Roosevelt, and Hoover are also profiled with set line counts.
It takes about 20 000 bees to produce one pound of nectar, highlighting the labor intensity of honey production and the scale of colonial foraging efforts.
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