Widow of Pal Sues McCormick for Breach of Promise
Mrs Olive Randolph Colby of Kansas City 51 widow of a New York sportsman filed a 2 million dollar breach of promise suit in superior court against Harold F McCormick chair of International Harvester With history as a former husband to Edith Rockefeller McCormick and later Ganna Walska McCormick was married to a nurse in California at the time of the suit The suit cites alleged promises to marry on February 20 1933 and again in September of that year and notes a December rejection the action follows another suit by Rhoda Tanner Doubleday for breach of promise against McCormick.
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Chicago
Olive Randolph Colby
Kansas City
New York
McCormick
Superior Court
Harold F. McCormick
International Harvester Company
Colby
Adah Wilson
Pasadena
Calif
Phoenix
Ariz
Sol R. Friedman
Howard Colby
Illinois
Harvester King
Rhoda Tanner Doubleday
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
Ganna Walska
Legion Head Urges Funds to Sustain Dies Committee
Stephen F. Chadwick national commander of the American Legion urged Congress to provide sufficient funds to continue the Dies house committee investigating un American activities. He spoke at a Columbus Legion meeting and said he would testify this week and discuss deportation demands for labor leader Harry Bridges with Secretary of Labor Perkins.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dies House
Stephen F. Chadwick
American Legion
Dies Committee
Chadwick
Columbus Legion
Perkins
Harry Bridges
Temperature Rises in Cedar Rapids Saturday Day
The Cedar Rapids temperature climbed from a morning low of 28 degrees to 42 by 2 p.m. It held at 42 until 4 p.m., dipped to 30 by 7 p.m., then fell to 30. At midnight the mercury jumped to 40 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Highway Group To Honor Fred White At AHO Convention
Fred R. White chief engineer for the Iowa state highway commission will receive the George S Bartlett award for outstanding construction to highway progress in a ceremony opening the 24th annual convention of the American Association of Highway Officials in Dallas Texas Monday.
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Ames
Fred R. White
Iowa State Highway Commission
George S. Bartlett
American Association of Highway Officials
Dallas
Tex
Admits Slaying Of Dakota Cop
Federal official announces that Charles Fowler, 29, of Denver, confessed to the slaying of Milan Miller a Lead, South Dakota policeman, on November 22. Fowler is described by authorities as the confessed killer in the Aberdeen, South Dakota case.
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Dakota
Aberdeen
S. D
Werner S. Hanni
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Charles Fowler
Denver
Milan Miller
Stagnation Forecast by U S Economist For U S Economy
Washington report says Leon Henderson, executive secretary of the O Mahoney committee, warned of stagnation if current growth trends continue. He cited unemployment figures from 1933 to 1939 and argued the economy has not kept its historical growth path and requires medical‑like systemic reform.
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Washington
Ins
O’mahoney
Leon Henderson
NRA
WPA
Henderson
Ghetto Atmosphere Engulfs Reich Jews in Berlin Decrees
The Nazi government imposes ghetto life on Berlin Jews with decrees barring them from many areas and public places. Jews face restrictions on living, working, and moving in central districts and will be barred from buses streetcars and subways after the new year.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Gazette Want Ad Seeks Your Unneeded Items
Why not search your attic basement closets or garage for articles you no longer need or use A Gazette Want Ad can SELL for you just as easily as for others Dial 23 1121 to phone your ad.
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Gazette
TVA White Elephant Taxpayer Probe Contends Loss
Former TVA chairman Arthur E. Morgan labeled the power, navigation and flood control program a white elephant. He testified to a joint committee that the TVA power yardstick is false and would lose about 2.19 million dollars at best.
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Washington
Arthur E. Morgan
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Joint Committee
Morgan
Memphis firm to challenge TVA rates with yardstick comparison
Memphis based National Power and Light decided to fight federal electric power encroachment by meeting Tennessee Valley Authority rates in the Memphis area. Utility men recall no prior case of a power company challenging the TVA on the agency’s yardstick pricing.
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Memphis, Tenn
National Power and Light Company
Federal Electric Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
Memphis
TVA
Former TVA Chairman Lays Out Flood Control Policy Critique
Morgan, ousted TVA chair, argues current rates and bond charges skew finances with five-year losses totaling 9.45 million. He claims annual operating income 5.06 million versus expenses 6.43 million, and asserts flood control has been neglected in policy amid national security concerns. He blames directors Lillienthal and Harcourt Morgan for the clash and seeks a clear federal flood control strategy.
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Morgan
TVA
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
White House
Congressional
David Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
GOP Solons to Chart Party Course Not Committee
Representative Treadway of Massachusetts said Republicans in Congress, not the Republican National Committee, would set the party’s path to the 1940 election. He called for a liberal direction, adding conservatives would not win back power. He criticized the notion that the committee directed minority policies.
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Washington
Treadway
Mass
Congress
Republican National Committee
National Committee
House
Ways and Means
Pope Resumes Busy Schedule After Illness
Pope Pius resumed his regular audience schedule in Vatican City signaling a return to normal health after fears sparked by his illness a week earlier. The pontiff appeared active with no evident health concerns as he met with attendees.
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Vatican City
Pius
Lost In Fog as Pilot Lands Airliner Near Baltimore
An Eastern Airlines plane with 24 aboard landed safely in a cornfield near Jacobsville eight miles from Baltimore after fog forced the diversions from Washington. Pilot L E McLaughlin guided the craft to a smooth second approach, narrowly missing a farmhouse. no injuries or damage were reported despite the near miss.
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Baltimore
Eastern Airlines
Here
L. E. McLaughlin
Jacobsville
Miami
Newark
Washington
French Ship Workers Defy Daladier Power Move
In Paris maritime workers defied Premier Daladier by striking Le Havre tying up more than twenty ships including the Normandie. A judicial inquiry was ordered into the Normandie leadership while the liner’s crew was discharged and a new crew hired as the ship laid up.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
le Havre
Ministry of Merchant Marine
French Steamship Line
Daladier
France
Record Low Tuberculosis Death Rate Indicated
New York AP reports a record low tuberculosis death rate for 1937. National Tuberculosis Association head Dr. Kendall Emerson notes 69,151 TB deaths last year, down from 71,239 in 1936, and a national rate drop from 5.55 to 3.5 per 100 000. TB remains highest toll for ages 15 to 45.
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New York
Kendall Emerson
National Tuberculosis Association
Emerson
Iowa
Association
Don’t Reach For The Ceiling. Wait For It To Collapse
A 1938 comic column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks economic fear and recession. The author jokes about a high ceiling symbolizing the downturn and the public’s anxiety while noting the looming collapse.
Ideal Christmas Gift Idea With Subscriptions
The item is marketed as an ideal Christmas gift and includes an appropriate Christmas fold with each subscription. It emphasizes gift readiness and seasonal appeal for receivers.
Industrial leaders call for peace with government and labor
A New York AP report notes a poll of National Association of Manufacturers leaders showing strong support for a peace program with government and labor to reduce unemployment and restore prosperity. They expect the convention to endorse cooperation to make America click and no move to reverse New Deal social gains.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
America
Neighbor Returns Stolen Car Mistakenly Taken
Lloyd Smith left St Luke's hospital and found his 1936 coach fone missing. Marion police traced the vehicle to Austin Coons after a hospital visit. Coons, thinking it was his own car, drove it back after realizing the error.
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Cedar Rounds
Lloyd Smith
Marion
Central City
St. Luke's Hospital
Gene Miller
Smith
Austin Coons
Coons
Most Of Reliefers Leaving WPA For Private Jobs
The WPA reports in October one fifteenth of work relief men left rolls, chiefly to accept private employment. Of 206,733 off WPA enrollment, 152,549 quit voluntarily, with 68,283 naming private work. Officials say most of the rest left for private industry while 2.62 percent were discharged.
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Washington
WPA
Heard Girl Scream During Kidnapping Report
Washington police located a neighbor who heard 18 year old Mary Brown scream as three abductors reportedly seized her last Wednesday afternoon. The Maddox family says Mary and her sister Lucy were seen near the home and Mary’s father disputes the kidnapping claim as a hoax or joyride.
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Washington
INS
Mary Brown
Mary Maddox
Brown
Maryland
Mary
Lucy
Maddox
Chamber unit calls end to pump priming and deficits
A special US Chamber of Commerce committee urged Congress to end continuous deficits by June 30 1941 and to curb public works in a report led by Fred H Clausen. The group demanded defense spending only to meet clear needs and offset by cuts elsewhere.
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Washington
US Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Chamber
Federal Finance Committee
Fred H Clausen
Horicon
Wis
Budget Bureau
Roosevelt
Duke of Gloucester Injured as Horse Falls During Hunt
The Duke of Gloucester brother of King George VI fractured a collarbone when his horse stumbled near Melton Mowbray. He was rushed by car to Warwick lodge then Melton Mowbray hospital where X rays showed a simple fracture. He returned to his lodge after treatment.
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London
Duke of Gloucester
George VI
Melton Mowbray
Duke
Britain
Warwick
Melton Mowbray Hospital
Gloucester
Sister in law of John Roosevelt wed to socialite in Boston
Sally Clark 18 sister in law to John Roosevelt married George Xavier McClanahan 26 wealthy socialite at Emmanuel Church Back Bay before noon with about 1000 guests. John Roosevelt acted as usher and Anne Roosevelt served as matron of honor as roles shifted from last year. President and Mrs Roosevelt sent a Wedgwood plate gift.
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Boston
Sally Clark
John Roosevelt
George Xavier McClanahan
Emmanuel
Back Bay
John
Anne
Chrysler Truces Ends Chrysler Strike in New Castle
United Auto Workers CIO said a truce was reached in the Chrysler factory strike at New Castle Indiana. About 3600 workers will return to work Monday morning.
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New Castle, Ind
United Automobile Workers of America
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
GM Demands UAW Cancel Fisher Strike
General Motors sent a demand to the UAW for immediate cancellation of the Fisher body plant No 1 strike in Flint Michigan asserting union authorization violated GM terms. The dispute involves pay method changes and could idle 20 000 GM workers if not settled.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Fisher
Flint
Mich
General Motors
C. E. Wilson
Homer Martin
International
UAW
Martin
Wilson
Buick
United States Department of Labor
Washington
James F Dewey
Michigan
Dewey
Nash-Welvinator Corporation
Kenosha
Wis
Racine
Milwaukee
Edgewood School Building Entered And Cash Stolen
Edgewood School No 1 was entered between 5 pm Friday and 1:45 pm Saturday. From $10 to $15 in nickels and dimes, earmarked for Red Cross, Christmas seals, the glee club, and current events papers, was stolen. Principal Edith Kelsey reported the burglary to police. two rooms were entered, desks rifled, ink spilled, and a desk opened.
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Cedar Rapids
Edgewood
Edith Kelsey
Tenth Street NW
Earl Frank
Red Cross
Glee Club
Wisconsin Supreme Court declines Heil bid to block La Follette action
The Wisconsin supreme court refused to hear Governor elect Julius Heil’s bid to block the current administration from sharply cutting the state general fund before the end of its term. The ruling leaves intact decisions by Governor La Follette and his emergency board affecting state finances.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Julius P. Heil
Philip F. la Follete
Justice Department Acts in Yard Strike
Washington reports the Justice Department is investigating charges of strong arm tactics used to hinder union organizing in the Chicago stockyards. The CIO filed a written complaint alleging nonemployees interfered with organizing, some armed with canes or firearms. The department is reviewing the case while Mayor Kelly refuses to provide individual police protection to striking handlers.
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Washington
Justice Department
Chicago
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Kelly
Finland to pay war debt as usual on December 15
Washington AP report states Finland notified the state department it will proceed with its standard semi annual debt payment to the United States on December 15, continuing its routine financial obligation amid postwar arrangements.
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Finland
Washington
State Department
United States
Premier Seeks To End Danger By Two Moves
Britain presses for a united four power front as Chamberlain and Halifax prepare a Rome visit to ease Italy France tensions. Mussolini pursues gains over Tunisia Corsica Savoy Nice and Suez while Daladier with British backing holds firm.
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United Press
Great Britain
Europe
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
France
Italy
Britain
Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Tunisia
Africa
Corsica
Mediterranean
Savoy
Nice
Andre Francois-Poncet
Ethiopia
Edouard T Daladier
Benito Mussolini
Haly
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Addis Ababa
Mussolini
Daladier
Chicago Weekly Forecast For December 5 9
The forecast covers the upper and lower Mississippi valleys with a generally fair start to the week, a midweek precipitation period, and improving conditions toward week’s end. Temperatures rise Tuesday and Wednesday then fall again Friday.
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Chicago
Mississippi
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