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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1938

Page

3

Small business asks for new capital source in Roosevelt talks

Eight hundred representatives of the nations small businessmen convene to press for a fresh capital source as their top need. Ernest G. Draper notes letters from across the country, while Morgenthau stresses longstanding bank study without solution. Unemployment ranks second as a topic for the White House meeting.

Washington Roosevelt Ernest G. Draper Commerce Morgenthau Commerce Department White House UAW United Automobile Workers Mr. Roosevelt Homer Martin Auto Union Richard T. Frankensteen William Munger Lmen Draper sSepartment Jesse JH Jones Reconstruction ‘sFinance Corporation RFC New York Stock Exchange

Civil War Veteran Julius H Reed Dies at 95

Lieut Julius Henry Reed 95 former Cedar Rapids resident and Civil War veteran died Sunday night in Chicago. He fought for Burnside Hooker and Meade, served in Sheridan’s Shenandoah Valley campaign, and later worked in mills and insurance. Survived by sons William Reed of Cleveland and Theron Reed of Chicago. wife Harriet died 1933. Body to Cedar Rapids for burial Thursday at Oak Hill. Turner mortuary handling arrangements.

Julius Henry Reed Cedar Rapids Chicago Associated Press Burnside Hooker Meade Shenandoah Valley Sheridan Lieut Reed Union Pacific Omaha Boone Lynn Mass William McGuire Reed Cleveland Ohio Theron Reed

Roosevelt Declares U S Nearer Spiritual Awakening

President Roosevelt told over 200 Protestant ministers that the nation has progressed toward a spiritual awakening in the last four years. He said the United States has advanced human security and social justice and has influenced other nations. The ministers said they would launch a campaign to restore moral and spiritual values in America.

Washington Roosevelt United States Washington Ministerial Union America

Charges of Unfairness Against NLRB Examiner in Ford Plant Case

Rep. C Arthur Anderson accused a NLRB trial examiner Dudley of judicial unfairness prejudice and official persecution in hearings on a Ford Motor Co plant dispute in St Louis He alleged NLRB staff urged workers to join CIO and harbored bias against independent unions He said the examiner blocked testimony about a Ford staff meeting while allowing board witnesses to discuss their talks with NLRB staff and union allies

Washington Arthur Anderson National Labor Relations Board Ford Motor Company St. Louis Anderson NLRB John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization Ford CIO Dudley

Joseph J. Lee 86 Dies in Iowa City

Joseph J. Lee 86 of Iowa City uncle of Lee P. Loomis publisher of the Mason City Globe Gazette died at Mercy hospital after three days of pneumonia. Funeral services set for Wednesday morning with burial in Muscatine.

Iowa City Joseph J. Lee Lee P. Loomis Mason City Globe Gazette Mercy Hospital Muscatine

Three Alberta Boys Die of Auto Exhaust Asphyxiation

In Claresholm Alberta three young boys, Jackie Yokom 15, Lawrence Williams 11, and Tommy Foxcroft 8, died after inhaling exhaust fumes in a closed garage. The incident occurred Monday in a residential setting as authorities investigated the accidental deaths.

Claresholm Alta Jackie Yokom Lawrence Williams Tommy Foxcroft

Yellow Jack staged by Community Players praised as spellbinding

Veteran first nighters hailed Yellow Jack as one of the finest shows by Community Players. The production uses two level sets and dramatic lighting, moving from London to West Africa and Cuba to tell Dr Walter Reed’s yellow fever story with a large cast led by Kent Andrews and Chauncey Fay.

Community Players Playhouse London West Africa Cuba Walter Reed New York Dr. Reed Charlotte Weaver Pierre Tracy Adrian Stokes Rockefeller Foundation Stokes Mr .Tracy Wilson High School William H. Dean Robert B. Davis Cecil Reed Chambang Dr. Stokes Reed Vincent Shepard Donald P. Barnes Edwin H Wadsworth Herbert Levin Lloyd Lowe Frank Bilton Dean Stauffacher Kenneth Kent Tom McLaughlin James Smith W. Temple Taylor Edward M. Soboda, Jr John Locher Grafton Hale James Patterson Joe Marke Roy Freshwater Joe Cohn Jerome Gearhart Rockwell Bingham Norman Emerson Marvin

Burke Blasts NLRB as One Sided and Punitive

Buffalo New York AP Senator Edward R Burke charged the National Labor Relations Board is punitive and aimed only at the employer. Speaking to the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce he said employers fear discharging workers for rightful cause and face inspection by an examiner with questioned fairness and a one sided contract.

Buffalo N. Y Edward R. Burke Neb National Relations Board Burke NLRB Buffalo Chamber of Commerce

Threats Against Japanese Consul General Spark Shanghai Tensions

In Shanghai a spokesman for the Japanese embassy disclosed a new threat against Japanese Consul General Okamoto, tied to a Chinese terrorist group. The missive follows an unexploded bomb found at Okamoto’s residence and comes as seven more terrorists are executed in the Hongkew area.

Shanghai INS Okamoto Hongkew Hankow Iwane Matsui Oriental Affairs Shanghai Customs Administration Tientsin- Pukow Mingkwang

U C T And Auxiliary Plan Dinner Meeting Saturday

Cedar Rapids council 161 and its auxiliary of the United Commercial Travelers set a joint dinner in the Roosevelt hotel Roosevelt room Saturday at 6 pm. A business meeting and initiation follow the dinner with the auxiliary electing officers.

Cedar Rapids

German Yet Honored By Marengo Legion

World war veteran Frank Hinleman who fought for Germany was made an honorary member of the Marengo American Legion post. He and his wife provided coffee and rolls as the group worked on new headquarters. The gesture followed by a vote of appreciation at the last meeting.

Marengo Walter A. Wandling American Legion Germany Frank Hinleman Legionaires

Students Break Up Ball In Anti Waltz Sitdown

Washington dispatch reports 200 Roosevelt high school cadets disrupted their regimental ball with a 15 minute sitdown strike protesting waltzes. The male students wore full dress uniforms, the girls in evening dresses, as the orchestra shifted to livelier numbers per chaperon instruction.

Washington Roosevelt High School Cadets Jimmy Gantley

Japan Finances Under Chinese Campaign Six to Eight Months?

New York analysts assess Japan's ability to sustain gold outflows for its China war. They note 1937 gold exports far exceed production, with $250 million shipped abroad and a $36 million residual fund, suggesting six to eight months of strain unless belt tightening improves. Bank of Japan disputes this, citing rising production and favorable payment balance.

New York INS Japan China Wall Street Federal Reserve Bank United States England Bank of Japan

Chinese Seek Ban On Year Of The Ox For Luck

In Hankow China a Monday proposal urged dropping the label year 1937 the year of the ox from the solar calendar to avoid misfortune. A movement began to persuade Chinese to stop using the ox designation to ostracise the symbol.

Hankow China

Franco Declares Command of New Spanish Regime

Generalissimo Francisco Franco assumed the presidency of his new nationalist regime in Burgos as commander in chief of the army and head of state. The cabinet spans foreign affairs to public works, with notable appointees and ties to the right wing. Civilian leaders join the leadership for the first time, signaling a formal government setup.

Burgos Spain Francisco Franco Council of Ministers Council of State Franco Francisco Jordana Thomas Dominguez Arevalo Rodezno Andres Amado Pedro Sainz Rodriguez Ramon Serrano Suner Martinez Anido Severiano Fidel da Vila Juan Antonio Suances Raimundo Fernandez Cuesta Afonso Pena Gonzales Bueno France Oswaldo Orgaz Marine Cervera Kindelan

Defeat Attempt To Move Kidnap Dugout To New York Fair

In Brainerd Minnesota authorities foiled a plan to haul the shallow crude timber dugout where Kidnap Victim Charles S. Ross was held. The dugout was removed from state school lands near Emily and reassembled at a Mitchell resort. Forest Ranger J. H. Hubbard and attorney Franklin Ebner found it and tag noted the intent to move it to the 1939 world’s fair in New York. Cass County Attorney Edward L. Rodgers would file larceny charges against those who unearthed the dugout.

Brainerd Minn Charles S. Ross New York City Emily Mitchell Jake J. H. Hubbard Franklin Ebner Hubbard Forestry Department New York Edward L. Rodgers Cass County

Town saves dog idol Teddy from gas death

In St Clairsville Ohio Belmont county Teddy the freelance shepherd dog escaped the warden's lethal gas chamber and was ordered held without harm in the county children's home. Judges commuted Teddy's death sentence at a common pleas court hearing and granted him a home at the county institution after public concern over his license and lack of residence.

ST Clairsville Teddy Belmont County Clifford TL Bert Bernard W. Witten Common Pleas Court Will

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