Roosevelt seeks expanded federal courts and alert notice rule
The president urges Congress to raise the Supreme Court and lower courts to fifteen judges, with retirement at 70 and full notice to the attorney general before constitutional rulings. He argues congestion justifies enlargement while signaling a push to shape constitutional interpretation. Flood concerns shift to river levels as Ohio and Mississippi recede easing fears of массовed evacuations.
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Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Murphy denies guard aid for Flint sit down strikes
Gov. Frank Murphy rejects claim of an auto strike settlement within an hour and says he will not respond to Genesee County Sheriff Wolcott’s telegram seeking National Guard help to evict sit down strikers at two Flint Fisher body plants. Officials from General Motors and the United Automobile Workers report progress toward settlement after a Friday conference.
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Flint, Mich
INS
Michigan National Guard
Frank Murphy
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
United Automobile Workers
Genesee County
Thomas W. Wolcott
National Guard
Pacific Coast Maritime
Washington
Roosevelt
General Motors
White House
Flint
Mich
Paul V. Gadola
Martin
Homer Martin
UAW
Wolcott
Gadola
Iowa Seizes 80 Slot Machines Amid Ongoing Crackdown
Chief W W Akers notes no statewide drive on slot machines and says agents will seize wherever encountered. The article recalls earlier estimates of 4,000 machines in Iowa and mentions ongoing enforcement as time allows.
GM CIO labor talks enter third day under Roosevelt push
Detroit United Press reports General Motors and the CIO continue a three day conference on labor representation. The dispute centers on who should speak for GM workers in bargaining with the company. The CIO led by John L. Lewis reportedly softened its demand for a single union voice, while GM officers led by William Knudsen hold firm.
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General Motors Corporation
Committee For Industrial Organization
Roosevelt
General Motors
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Automobile Workers of America, Cio
William S. Knudsen
Donaldson Brown
G-M
Temperature Drop Holds at Zero as Cedar Raids Record Peak
Temperature readings in Cedar Raids show sub zero threat not breached as the day began at midnight Thursday holding at zero until 7 a.m. Friday. The temperature then rose to 9 above at 10 a.m. and 25 at 2:30 p.m. Thursday reached a peak of 8 above at 3 p.m. with a fall to 5 above by 7 p.m. according to Chambers Ins keep company records.
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Chambers
The Failures and the Price of Help
A reader writes about a man driven to failure by excessive aid and media ridicule. The essay argues self reliance is the best remedy, warning that too much help can erode character and leave people as derelicts. The author urges unfuddled self discipline and taking responsibility.
Illinois Boy Found Strangled to Death
Roger Loomis five year old son of a government employee vanished from in front of his Lombard home Thursday about 4 p.m. His body was found in a snow filled ditch Friday after 17 hours missing. Police said they would seek Justice Department help if autopsy or coroner reports indicate murder.
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Lombard
Ill
Roger Loomis
Wheaton
Department of Justice
George Kewey Loomis
Chicago
Woman’s $200000 suit against bigamous husband declared mistrial
Thelma E. Lambertson’s $200000 suit ended in mistrial after she was asked if social standing suffered more from marrying a bigamist than her brother’s Georgia chain gang member status. She replied yes.
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Newark
N. J
Thelma E. Lambertson
Roosevelt purges adviser row stirs quiet relief in Democrats
Reported clashes over whether a White House adviser and an editor at large for Roosevelt reflect a shift in party strategy. The article by Dr Stanley High in the Saturday Evening Post questions party loyalties and hints at a conservative drift led by figures like Governor Earle or Secretary Wallace for 1940.
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Stephen T. Early
White House
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F. A. High
Des Moines
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
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Christian Herald
Garner
Democratic Party
Wallace
Earle
Pennsylvania
Tinkham Wins Verdict From Bishop Cannon
In Washington AP Rep Tinkham of Massachusetts won a directed verdict Friday in a $500000 libel suit brought by Bishop James Cannon Jr The judge ordered the jury to find for the Republican congressman after hearings on defense testimony.
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Washington
Tinkham
Massachusetts
James Cannon
Jennings Bailey
Federal District Court
Cannon
Roger J. Whiteford
Modern marriages end in annulments over children
Edgar Fol som’s marriage was annulled after his wife declared she had no children and married for fun. In a separate case Charles P. Haugh ey also had his marriage annulled when asked about a previous child. she replied simply “So what.”
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New York
Edgar Folsom
Charles P. Haughey
Junior Gazette launches in Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a new youth page starting Saturday titled The Junior Gazette. It will run weekly with a mystery serial Treasures of Darkness, tricks from Magic-Made-Easy, etiquette articles, and features about Iowa's youth.
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Junior Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
County Red Cross Fund Nears $20,000 in Linn County
Contributions for flood relief along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers rise toward the $20,000 mark in Linn county. By Friday noon a total of $19,245.90 had been subscribed, with $18,000 received by the St. Louis flood disaster relief headquarters for immediate use. About three tons of wearable clothing and bedding donated by Cedar Rapids and vicinity were shipped to St. Louis for distribution, tracked by Frank Smith of Marion. A Red Cross clothing center opened at the Y M C A to aid flood victims, with garments prioritized for those who fled with little beyond their clothes.
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American Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
Ohio
Mississippi
Linn County
Red Cross Flood
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids
Salvation Army
Frank Smith
Marion
First Christian Church of
Percy Stevens
Red Cross
Seizure of 80 Slot Machines Reported in Iowa
DES MOINES AP reports eighty slot machines seized in various parts of Iowa. Chief W. W. Akers of the state bureau of investigation says there is no drive against the machines and outlines a steady enforcement approach, stating they are picking up machines wherever found.
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W. W. Akers
Iowa
Joe Gagen
Mr. Akers
Des Moines
Akers
Keith Vawter of Chautauqua Fame Passes at 64
Keith Vawter 64 of Marion died 5 30 a m Friday after influenza and heart trouble. He built the circuit chautauqua system and guided many towns with a stand-out program of speakers music and entertainment. The Cedar Rapids native lived in Cedar Rapids Walker and Marion during a long career shaping touring chautauquas with talent like Bryan Harding and Elsie Baker.
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Keith Vawter
Central Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Vawter
Walker
Vawter
United States
Chautauqua, N. Y
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Chicago
Chautauqua
William Jennings Bryan
Warren G. Harding
Willis
Ohio
Elsie Baker
Sir John
Open Revolt in Moscow Reported by Berlin Paper
Berlin papers report an open revolt in Moscow against Stalin with fifteen killed and forty wounded after clashes between GPU troops and anti Stalin students. The riots followed a secret mass meeting and spread to workers suburbs as students tried to incite laborers.
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INS
Josef Stalin
Moscow
der Angriff
GPU
Stalin
Warsaw
Clementi Voroshiloff
Europe
Riga
Voroshiloff
Red Army
Explosion Destroys Louisville Coffee Building in Flood Hit City
A gas explosion leveled the Bollinger Hancock coffee building in Louisville Kentucky causing an estimated 150 000 to 200 000 dollars in damage. Roof debris flew skyward and flames gutted the remaining structure as flood refugees and firefighters faced water shortages. A nearby merchant policeman felt the blast lift him as streets shook.
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Louisville
INS
Bollinger-Hancock Coffee Company
Sit-Down Lover Fights 990-Pound Ball Chain Prank
Harold Hulen, a 30 year old singer and amusements director, endures a third day of a sit down strike for the hand of Florence Hurlbut as pranksters attach a 990 pound ball and chain to his ankle. He finally frees himself after hours of filing. Florence refuses his advances, signaling no marriage consent and hints at moving out, while apartment manager Ruth Smith weighs options.
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Excelsior Springs
Harold Hulen
Hulen
Chamber of Commerce Amusements
Florence Hurlbut
Helen
Roosevelt proposes six new Supreme Court justices
President Roosevelt asks Congress to authorize adding up to six Supreme Court justices if current members over 70 do not retire. The plan envisions up to fifteen total justices, authorizes broader federal judge appointments, direct appeals to the Supreme Court, and court transfers to speed business.
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