Fry proposes new sitdown strike plan at national level
Walter L. Fry of Fry Products urged a second sitdown action after attending a business conference. He named figures including President Roosevelt and John L. Lewis as potential strikers and blamed government regulations and labor leaders for scaring industry. He said high wages and high taxes do not cause recession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter L. Fry
Fry Products, Inc
Detroit
Fre
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
CLO
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
Robert H. Jackson
Ickes
Perkins
Fry
Talk Of Lewis As President Heard At UMW Sessions
Washington UMW sessions hear Lieut. Gov. Frank J. Hayes of Colorado praise John L. Lewis and say a miner may become U.S. president. Hayes lauds CIO, blasts AFL for not organizing mass workers, and backs Roosevelt programs while payrolls rise for Lewis and top officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
UMW
Washington
Frank J. Hayes
Colorado
United Mine Workers Union
United States
John L. Lewis
Hayes
Illinois
Committee For Industrial Organization
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Columbus
O. Hayes
William Green
A. F. of L
Miners
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
Incomplete Conversation and City Water Report Mentioned
A fragment discusses actor time pressures and a humorous anecdote about a mistaken phone office. The piece then notes two 10,000 gallon gaso line tanks near Seventh Avenue and First Street now used by Cedar Rapids City Lines and reports waterworks fund balance of 38,670.06 dollars as of January 31 with January water use and tax expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Cedar Rapids
H. F. Blomquist
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Iowa Couples
Arthur Rosengren and Lena Hanson of Marshalltown. James E. Van Winkle of Cedar Rapids wed Ida Lint of Shellsburg. Harold J Scherbaum and Alice B. Meeks of Vinton. Melford McClain of Charles City and Alyce Ingalls Snyder of Grinnell. Earl Hoffman and Doris Ford of Cedar Rapids. A J Jungworth and A V Lindley of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rosengren
Lena Hanson
Marshalltown
James E. van Winkle
Cedar Rapids
Ida Lint
Shellsurg
Harold J Scherbaum
Alice B. Meeks
Vinton
Melford
Ira Hook Sentenced Five Years for Larceny in Linn County
Ira F. Hook aged 18 of 604 Fifteenth Avenue SW received an indeterminate five year term at Anamosa Reformatory after pleading guilty to larceny. Police recovered stolen items including an air hammer valued at 250 and a hydraulic jack linked to Hook, who confessed to multiple thefts targeting Haegg Construction and Phillips Petroleum properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Ira F. Hook
Fifteenth Avenue
Anamosa Reformatory
Hook
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
Howard Walsh
L. F. Hines
Haecge Construction Company
Cinder Block and Materials Company
Walsh
Fred Ulrich
Center Point Road
Ulrich
Ira Hook
Hines
Jim Bailey
Haegg Construction Company
Haegg Company
Bailey
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips Company
Sixth Street
Tenth Avenue
Kolokay Promises Relief for Colitis Symptoms
Free test of a California biochemist’s home method claims to relieve colitis caused by constipation and hyperacidity. The Kolokay powder offers soothing relief and is advertised for sale at May's Cut Rate Drug Store with a free trial offer from the K-O-Ko Company in Glendale California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarre
California
May
Dept. G
Glendale
Scout mothers and local notices fill city briefs
Scout mothers of troop No. 8 will meet Friday at 7 30 p.m. at Kenwood school. Federal labor union No. 19147 will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7 30 in the Labor temple. Earl Wolfman and Doris Ford of Cedar Rapids were married Wednesday afternoon by H R Churchill. Co A Burmeister was fined for overtime parking. Edward Roach paid for leaving his car without a rear light. Charles Novotny will show motion pictures and speak at the High Twelve club Friday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. Benny Joe Voelpel, son of Russell Voelpel, a U S navy member in Cedar Rapids, will live with his grandmother. Harry Stultz and Patrick McHale received suspended jail terms for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout Mothers of
Kenwood School
Federal Labor Union
National Oats Company
Labor Temple
Earl Wolfman
Doris Ford
Cedar Rapids
H R. Churchill
Charles Novotny
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
South
Benny Joe Voelpel
Russell Howard Voelpel
San Diego
Calif
U. S. Navy
P. N. Ytsen
Arrest of Ray Hatfield Linked to Local Theft
Ray Hatfield aged 21 of 1106 Ninth Street NW was arrested Wednesday evening and held for investigation over the theft of a tin box from a local residence. The box contained valuable papers but no money. Blanche Shekelton of 625 Sixth Street Marion sprained her wrist after slipping on ice Wednesday evening and was treated at St Luke's hospital. Defective wiring caused a fire at 12 01 am near a car distributor owned by R H Van Houten, the distributor damaged by the blaze in front of 601 Twelfth Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hatfield
Ninth Street NW
Blanche Shekelton
Sixth Street
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
R. H. van Houten
Twelfth Avenue SE
Professor Macy Addresses Lions on The National Debt
Prof Ward C Macy of Coe College spoke to Cedar Rapids Lions at the Roosevelt hotel on The National Debt during the weekly luncheon. He was invited after presenting the same topic to Lions last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward C. Macy
Coe College Social Science Department
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Macy
Lions
The
Install Officers for New Aretha Household of Ruth 2646
High Twelve club coverage notes the installation of officers led by Mrs. Rosabel Sample DGM. New MNG Pattie Caulder Vergie Board RNG Golden Dorsey W R C F Conway N G Rose Johnson WP Carry Perkins PMNG SG Gibson WCS Lella Hurst W S A Fuller RSS Eva Perkins RJS Ida Buttram FJS. Dr Louis Sale Harrison of Sydney to speak at Sunshine Mission with stereopticon lectures Friday to Sunday evenings at 7:30. Justice H R Churchill extends case to Feb 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aretha
Ruth
Rosabel Sample
Iowa
Pattie Caulder
Vergie Board
Golden Dorsey
W. R
C. F. Conway
N. G
Rose Johnson
W. J
C. Lee
Sunshine Mission
Louis Sale-Harrison
Sydney
Australia
Leila Wilson Joins Cedar Rapids Public Library Staff
Miss Leila S. Wilson of Des Moines joined the Cedar Rapids public library staff on February 1 as general assistant and supervisor of the Daniels Park and Sixteenth avenue SW sub-stations. She came from the state traveling library project and holds BA and Bachelor of Library Science degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leila S. Wilson
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Health and Public Safety Update
January health report lists 11 scarlet fever 15 chickenpox 44 whooping cough 1 measles 1 mumps with 46 deaths in Cedar Rapids. Poppy day sale approved for May 28 by American Legion auxiliary committee. January police fines and fees total 51265 213 765 350 77.42. Council approves installa tion at Cedar Rapids Gas Co per request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
A. Trusty
Cedar Rapids
Hanford
The
American Legion
James P. Winn
Council
Public Safety
W. C. Benesh
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Cedar Rapids Man Charged in Auto Case with Chattel Mortgage
The defendant in the Cedar Rapids case is charged with selling concealing or disposing of an automobile on which a chattel mortgage held by David Abrahams. Filed April 10 1936 the case was not tried due to the defendant's absence from the state. Justice Churchill said the defendant has since returned to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebe Gordon Ruth
Cedar Rapids
David Abrahams
Churchill
January ad boom at The Gazette beats prior months
More people placed more Want Ads in The Gazette during January than in any earlier January. Advertisers cited low cost as the reason, boosting classified activity and results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Election Ordered Among AP Editorial Staff at Three Offices
The National Labor Relations Board directed elections within 15 days for editorial employees in the Boston Philadelphia and Washington offices of the Associated Press to determine their bargaining representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Boston
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ae, Jax. A
Burns
Los Angeles
Ave
Dial
Sue
Rinso
Good Housekeeping Institute
America
Edward G. Robinson
Claire Trever
Columbia NeTwork
Bill
Mommy
Harry Stultz
Omaha
Patrick McHale
Waterloo
Buehler Bros
1St St. SE
H. R. Churchill
Kenmore Food Shop
A. J. Geesaman
Iles
Monarch
Zwieback
Richelieu
Decker
Clarence Gloe
Pillsbury’s
Idaho
Campbell's
Tae Setae
Salto
Crisco
G.W.C. Fruit Cocktail
Briardale
Milk-O-Lik Stars
Roxy Dog Food
Central Park Grocery
E Ave
College Grocery
13Th St
Eaton’s Food Market
1St Ave
O. L. Gerdl
2Nd
Gordon Grocery
Marlon
Highland Grocery
13Th St. NW
Indra’s Food Market
Oakland Ave
Jensen Brothers
Henry Jensen
K St
Jerry Klinsky
B Ave
Meis Food Shop
16Th St
Miller's Select Foods
Nrd Ave
Gerber
Kraft
Walt Disney
Dward's
Abril Ena
Briardale Grapefruit
Leila
Wilson
City Hall
Dyster Bros
Srd Ave
Roam Efgee
Heinz Ketchup
Sweet
Bartlett
Wheaties
P&g
Agein Brock
Michigen
Kitchen Klenzer
Castile Kirk’s
Ideal
Kentucky Club
Prince Albert
Velvet Tobacco
Red Heart
Oranges
Texas
New York
Nancy Hall
Bacon
Perch
Haddock
Wilson’s
First Avenue East
Ya Fook Storr
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