Massachusetts 30 hour work week fight stirs House action
In Boston a committee chair pushes a 30 hour work week despite objections by General Huck Johnson and allies like Harry Hopkins and the AFL. Connery aims for a record vote to revive the long cited plan, contrasting with Johnson who backs a code route and wage adjustments.
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Washington
Huck Johnson
House Labor Committee
Massachusetts
William P Connery
House
Senate
Connery
NIRA
Perkins
Harry Hopkins
Johnson
Hunger marchers press appeal to Ramsay MacDonald
Hundreds of marchers in the prohibited zone around Parliament forced their way toward Downing Street. They sent a deputation to Ramsay MacDonald at his residence to press demands while police kept order and MacDonald refused to meet them.
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London
House of Parliament
Ramsay MacDonald
Downing Street
McDonald
MacDonalds House
MacDonald
Whitehall
Communist Slain In New Paris Rioting
In Paris three others were wounded as rioting returned to the city early Tuesday. Police reported one Communist killed during the clashes, with authorities investigating the incident.
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New Paris
Paris
Iowa news in brief from several towns across the region
A string of social notices reports farewell parties for the Kettlesons and Rathbuns, multiple wedding anniversaries, and several marriages. The listings include the McClellans’ thirtieth anniversary picnic, Thelma Petersen and James Carroll’s Wheatland wedding, and other local nuptials in Newhall Clermont Rowles Tama Dysart and Baldwin areas.
Woman Severely Burned by Grease in Doughnut Frying Accident
Mrs William Dixon of 1601 C Avenue NE suffered widespread burns to her arms and legs at 5 30 p.m. Monday when a kettle of hot grease overturned as she moved it on the stove at her home. She was taken to Mercy hospital for first aid and is confined there in serious condition.
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Dysart
John Adam Schreiber
Waterloo
First Evangelical Church
H. J. Wackerbarth
W Cc. Lang
Cedar Falls
Geraradle BhmneraMts
Neidiee Hilmer
Bernice
Walter
Clarence
Stanley
Baldwin
Carl Kleis
Kleis
Bernard March
Baldwin School
Charles Graves
Clare Scott
F Barrows
Floyd Graves
William Dixon
C Avenue NE
Dixon
Mercy Hospital
Former Oberlin President Henry Wing Dies at 75
Dr. Henry Churchill Wing, 75, who led Oberlin College for twenty five years, died at his home in Oberlin Ohio. He had suffered ill health since 1927 after retiring as president, with paralysis listed as the cause of death.
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Oberlin
Henry Churchill Wing
Oberlin College
Stone orders exceed fifty thousand for city filter beds
M O Weaver of Iowa Falls says he placed crush rock orders totaling more than 50 000 with Larimer and Shaffer and Builders Material for eight sewer plant filter beds. He will supply about 50 000 yards at 1 50 a yard from quarries south of town and Des Moines subcontractor Bemis and Schlick will provide rock. City engineer must approve use of local rock for filter beds before production and testing is planned.
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M. O. Weaver
Iowa Falls
Weaver
Bemis and Schlick
Des Moines
Larimer and Shaffer
Builders Material Company
Larimer
Shaffer
Here
Cedar River
Lost Patrol at Town Friday Explores Men’s Thoughts of Women
Eleven men besieged in a Mesopotamian oasis face death and recall women from wives to mothers. The cast includes Victor McLaglen Boris Karloff Reginald Denny and Wallace Ford. John Ford directed this desert drama filmed in Arizona amid harsh heat.
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Victor McLaglen
Boris Karloff
Reginald Denny
Wallace Ford
John Ford
Arizona
Emperor Jones Heads Majestic Bill With Robeson
Majestic theater presents Emperor Jones as the feature Wednesday and Thursday with Paul Robeson in the Harlem tyrant role. Carole Lombard stars in Brief Moment as the added feature plus a supporting cast including Gene Raymond and Monroe Owsley.
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Majestic Theater
Emperor Jones
Eugene O'Neill
Paul Robeson
Roaring Buck
Harlem
Carole Lombard
Gene Raymond
Monroe Owsley
Donald Cook
Arthur Hohl
Florence Britton
Lacy Questioned By Federal Sleuth
Chicago AP report says James Lacy, held for the attempted abduction of Iowa publisher E. P. Adler, was questioned by Melvin H. Purvis who vowed to hand over all information to state authorities. Lacy to be arraigned Tuesday in felony court. KESWICK: Fire destroyed the Fischer farm home northwest of here with Mrs. Fischer inside. roof collapse threat prompted rescue of some downstairs furniture.
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Chicago
James Lacy
E. P. Adler
Iowa
Melvin H. Purvis
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Purvis
Lacy
Keswick
George Fischer
Here
Appointment of Administrator for Freeman Brown Estate
Notice states Lloyd Brown appointed and qualified February 8 1934 as Administrator of the Freeman Brown estate in Linn County Iowa. Creditors urged to pay debts and file authenticated claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk. Cahill Boland and Hines are the attorneys for the administrator.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Freeman Brown
Iate
Iowa
Lloyd Brown
Cahill, Boland and Hines
At the Theaters Iowa listings mix of stars and films
The page lists showings across Iowa venues including It Happened One Night at Paramount with Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March. Easy to Love at STATE. Possessed at Majestic. Footlight Parade at Palace. The World Changes at Rialto. Hold Me Tight at Olympic with star casts.
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Iowa
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Paramount
Sylvia Sidney
Fredric March
State
Adolphe Menjou
Genevieve Tobin
Edward Everett Horton
Majestic
Joan Crawford
Dorothy Mackaill
Paul Cavanaugh
Palace
James Cagney
Ruby Keeler
Dick Powell
Joan Biondeli
Rialto
Paul Muni
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