Capper Pushes Federal Marriage and Divorce Regulation
Washington editorial notes Senator Cape Capper renews his drive for a federal uniform marriage and divorce law. He urges Congress to license marriages, bar insane individuals, set age limits, and standardize custody rules across states, citing rising divorce rates and societal harm.
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Washington
Ins
Sen ‘Ithur Capper
Kansas
Ednesday
Marge
Congress
Capper
Wolien
Bs Contress
Lcense
Ywarts
Genevieve Parkhurst
Edward Franklin White
Indiana
Senate
Yager's Upstairs Store Schedules Early Old Clothes Drive
Yager's Upstairs Store repeats its annual old clothes drive six weeks earlier this year. The program began January 24 last year with S3 in trade for a new suit topcoat or overcoat, with a large pile donated to local charities.
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Yager's
Yager’s
Yaxer's
Santa Claus
Linn County Tax Levies Set for Seventy Two Districts
Linn County supervisors approved 72 taxing districts for 1987 taxes payable in 1938. Nineteen townships and sixteen cities and towns are listed among districts, with school districts also applying individual levies. Levy records are available at County Auditor Robert M Vesely’s office. totals for county cities and towns for 1936 and 1937 follow.
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Linn County
Robert M Vesely
Knickerbocker Re-elected to Iowa State Fair Board
C J Knickerbocker of Fairfax is noted as elected again to the state fair board to represent the Sixth district. W H Maxwell of Winterset was chosen as a new member, succeeding C F Curtis of Ames who did not seek re election. The article lists other re elected directors and upcoming board meetings.
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C. J. Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Iowa Fair Board
Des Moines
W H Maxwell
State Fair Board
Maxwell
C F Curtis
Ames
Admissions Department
Hi T Pike Ot Whyting
Earl Ferris
Hinton
Therdasellet
Jo Encker- Berke
J J Mulfer
McCarty Defense Rests Case as Mother Testifies
Centerville trial item shows defense resting with Paul McCarty’s mother on the stand. Witness recalls family life before the incident and describes Paul and Betty as having a peaceful, happy marriage.
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McCarty
State says 20000 volunteers assist Iowa traffic patrol
Acting traffic commissioner Hosace Tate says an army of 20000 Iowa volunteers who file daily reports on traffic violations aids the state highway patrol. Observers from the Iowa state safety council United Commercial Travelers American Legion posts and other groups have shown effectiveness in a few months.
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DFS Moiies
Hosace Tate
State Highway Patrol
Iowa State Safety Council
United Commercial Travelers
American Legion Posts
Tate
Jones Confers With F D R On Railroads
RFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones told President Roosevelt railroads must be subsidized or revenue increased. He said carriers are in poor financial shape and have a strong case for higher freight rates, with RFC ready to extend loans as needed.
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Washington
Jesse H Jones
RFC
Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Morgenthau
Donald Richberg
NRA
de Lancey Kountze
New York
Chairran Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Banking Committee
Jones
Hopkins
Cold snap hits Cedar Rapids with record lows
Severe cold lingered in Cedar Rapids as winds and light snow Tuesday night dropped temperatures to 1 below zero at 8 am, then rose to 1 above by 9:15 am and 8 above by 2:45 pm, marking the season's low points. Sunlight broke through as afternoon readings climbed.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
General Motors Posts World Sales Highs in November
General Motors reports new world dealer sales records for November and for the first eleven months of the year. November world dealer sales reach 195,136 units, up from October and last November. United States consumer sales total 117,387 units, with US dealer sales at 153,184 units.
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New York
General Motors Corp
Dividend Declared by Chicago Burlington and Quincy
New York AP reports the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co directors declared a $2 per share dividend payable December 28 to stockholders of record December 18. The 1,708,391 shares outstanding are largely held by Great Northern and North Pacific, owning about 97 percent. The note also mentions a prior $4 dividend and a random aside about the earth's curvature.
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NEW York
Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co
Burlington
Great Northern Railway
North Pacific
New York Stock Exchange to form nine member committee
The NYSE president Charles R. Gay was authorized to appoint a nine member panel to study exchange administration reform including a paid president and moving standing committees to supervisory roles. The same day, proposals to raise brokerage fees by 1% and 18% were set for a December 15 governing committee meeting.
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NEW York
Charles R. Gay
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wiliam O Douglas
Securities and Exchange Commission
Stock Exchange
Wil
Committee On Quotations and Commissions
Idees Warns of Fascism Threat and Corporate Power
A speaker denounces fascist ideas and communist danger, arguing that wealthy elites and corporate publishers threaten democracy. He cautions police, courts, and the press to defend constitutional rights against corporate domination and state overreach. He urges citizen resolve to preserve civil liberties.
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Ickes
Supreme Court
Oui
Southwestern Area UL B Bishop Dies
Dr Arthur B Statton, 67, bishop of the southwest area of the United Brethren church, died of heart disease Wednesday after three weeks illness. Funeral services will be held here Thursday and burial will be at Hagerstown, Md. The southwest area includes 400 congregations in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma, Colorado and New Mexico.
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Kansas City
Arthur B Statton
Southwest
United Brethren Church
Hagerstown
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Oklahoma
Colorado
New Mexico
Industry Map of Prosperity Drive Urges Labor Rights
A platform urging right to work regardless of union membership and the right to bargain individually or collectively, plus freedom for employers to form mutual organizations. It opposes fascism and communism, warns against government stop signals, and targets unbalanced budgets, taxes, and overreach that hinder production and living standards.
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Waener
Girl Tarzan Held Without Bail On Homicide Count
In Philadelphia a coed athlete Mary Keenan O Connor admitted responsibility in an unsigned confession for the death of five year old Nancy Glenn. A coroner's jury found her guilty of homicide and she was held without bail. The child’s body was found in a mud puddle on Labor Day. Marie Kubler Phillips, Olympic gymnast and O Connor’s confessor, was kept at liberty on $300 bail.
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Philadelphia
INS
Nancy Glenn
Mary Keenan O'Connor
Vincent Moranz
Moranz
Labor Day
Marie Kubler Phillips
Mary
Parole Violator Loses Writ in Iowa Illinois Case
Cleo Martin alias Lee Morrison, a former convict paroled from Illinois in 1980 after a forgery sentence, lost a habeas corpus bid in Fort Madison district court to block his return to Joliet penitentiary as a parole violator. Judge John M Rankin denied the writ and ordered Martin turned over to Illinois authorities.
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Fort Madison
Cleo Martin
Lee Morrison
Mrs Abbey's Service To Community Emphasized At Funeral
Funeral services praised Mrs. Anna Wallace Abbey for lifelong service to Cedar Rapids groups and churches. Rev. Dr. A. A. Brooks cited her role with YWCA, Red Cross, Community Chest, and East ern Star in a Cedar chapel service. Burial was in Cedar Memorial Park.
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Abbey
Anna Wallace Abbey
Byron R. Abbey
Fifteenth Street
A. A. Brooks
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Turner’s Chapel
Service
Cedar Rapids
Katherine Walter
Red Cross
Community Chest
Order of the Eastern Star
White Shrine
Ladies Aid Society
Greta Garbo May Retire From Hollywood For Good
New York reports Greta Garbo sailed to Sweden on Wednesday and may retire from films after one final MGM picture. Sources say she has not decided about a return, and if she quits she may end her career with a movie shot in England. Garbo has been in delicate health and seeks a normal life.
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New York
INS
Greta Garbo
Sweden
Holly
Wood
Leopold Stokowski
Hollywood
Garbo
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
MGM
England
UAW Members Arrested At Ford Plant Released in Detention
About 60 UAW members arrested while distributing union papers at Henry Ford River Rouge plant were released on their own recognizance in Dearborn. Mayor John L Carey said warrants would be sworn out later and a hearing on obstructing traffic would be set. Zigmund Dobrzynski led the group with five organizers and roughly 54 volunteers from Detroit UAW ranks.
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Dearborn
Mich
United Automobile Workers Union
Henry Ford
River Rouge
John L Carey
Zigmund Dobrzynski
Detroit
Ford Organization
UAW
Five Folsom rioters sentenced to die in gas chamber
Five inmates at Folsom prison were sentenced to death for the murder of Warden Clarence Larkin. The condemned are Ed Davis, Robert Cannon, Wesley Eudy, Fred Barnes, and Albert Kessel. The sentencing occurred in Sacramento, California, in a case that drew statewide attention.
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Sacramento
Calif
INS
Folsom
Clarence Larkin
Ed Davis
Robert Lee Cannon
Wesley Eudy
Fred Barnes
Albert Kessel
Administration Wins On Farm Amendment Debate
A fragmentary Senate debate shows opposition from Senator Walsh and others over a farm bill amid broader calls for economic recovery. Proposals include moderating undistributed profits taxes, expanding private housing investment, and expanding market access, with leaders urging constitutional limits and business cooperation.
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Lewis Douglas
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Douglas
Harry F. Byrd
Windsors to Begin Private Tour to U S
Paris dispatch reports the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will sail for the United States on January 15 for a two month private tour. The trip aims to visit American cities and meet supporters while avoiding public appearances.
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Claim Windsors
U.S
Paris
INS
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
United States
London Daily Mirror
Linn County Sues Dubuque County Over Care of Woman
Linn County filed in Cedar Rapids district court to recover 5155.05 plus interest for care of a Dubuque county resident committed to Independence state hospital March 1, 1915. The claim rose to 8708.87 by July 1 and alleges the county auditor knew of the residence May 28, 1915. Dubuque supervisors had rejected the claim.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Plane Crash Kills Baby as Army Plane Dives Into Home
An army plane crashed into the Albright home in Austin, killing two year old Leonard H. Albright in bed and fatally injuring the pilot Capt. F. A. Avelino of the Mexican army. Spencer Albright Jr survived with minor injuries. The Herrington family next door escaped unharmed as fuel spilled and wreckage filled the area.
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Austin
Tex
Spencer Albright
F. A. Avelino
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Leonard H. Albright
Spencer
Spencer Albright, Sr
University of Texas
Edward Pecler
O J. Herrington
Albright
Herrington
House Members Press Hague Over Organizers Rights
Twenty six members of the house signed a letter to Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City demanding explanations for depriving labor union organizers of rights guaranteed by the Constitution and by the labor relations act and the anti injunction act. No New Jersey member signed the letter. The move was publicized by a labor league during a visit by New Jersey trade union leaders seeking support for Roosevelt social legislation.
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Washington
INS
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
Congress
New Jerseys
Labor
League
New Jersey
Roosevelt
U S Steel Forms New Management Firm At Pittsburg
U S Steel announced a 10 year plan of corporate changes as it formed a new management and coordinating concern named US Steel of Delaware. Benjamin F Fairless will be president of the new firm and also of U S Steel Corp of New Jersey, effective January 1. The headquarters will be in Pittsburgh.
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New York
Myron CC Taylor
United States Steel Corp
Big Steel Company
U S. Steel
Delaware
Benjamin F Fairless
Carnegie-Hinois Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Fairless
U. S. Steel Corp
New Jersey
Penetra Nose Drops Offer Quick Relief for Congestion
Two drops in each nostril ease head cold and sinus discomfort. Penetra Nose Drops use ephedrine to shrink swollen membranes and soothe inflamed areas for easier breathing. Available in 25c 50c and $1 bottles at all druggists with purse size 10c option.
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Pope
Idaho
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