Sit-down Strike at GM May Widen Impact Across Auto Industry
Flint NAS 200 GM workers join a leaders conference backing John L. Lewis effort to build a rival union and pressure the UAWA. A GM plant shutdown could halt output across auto makers, risking 275000 jobs directly and idling thousands more in related industries. The delegates demand UAWA be the sole bargaining agent for GM workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
General Motors
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Lewis’ Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers of America
Sitters-Down
Michigan
Ohio
UAWA
Nazis In Spain Clash As Air Attacks Escalate
Loyalist planes claim to shot down three German aircraft after bombardment attempts on Bilbao. Roosevelt signals possible embargo on arms to Spain Germany and possibly Soviet Russia and Italy if belligerence grows. Graf Spee frees Spanish freighter Aragon from custody. Hitler to speed up military aid to Franco per Berlin sources.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Washington
Roosevelt
Spain
Germany
Soviet
Russia
Italy
William . Shirer
iCovgracht
Universal
Berlin
Hitler
Francisto Franco
Voelkischer Beobachter
Paris
London
Panish
England
France
Mussolini
Labor's fight over 30 hour week and union power in industry
The piece critiques Lewis and the 30 hour week push while noting labor rights and employer relations. It then shifts to European tensions and Spain Germany blockades, and ends with Nebraska's unicameral legislature experiment under Senator Norris and its implications for lawmaking.
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Washington
Congress
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
House
Assembly
George Norris
German Spanish naval clash rattles global war fears
Berlin reports rebel officers mingling with crowds as German ships halt all Spanish red ships and seize the Marta Junquera in the Bay of Biscay. The Koenigsberg also seized the Palos, heightening German public alarm over the naval standoff and Madrid’s rebel actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
INS
Francisco
Germany
Spain
Foreign Office
Marta Junquera
Koenigsberg
Bay of Biscay
Madrid
Iowa Board to Meet Tuesday on Ossie Solem Resignation
Iowa City AP report says the University of Iowa board of athletics will meet Tuesday at 4 10 p.m to consider Ossie Solem's resignation if presented to them. Prof. C. M Updegraff announced the planned session and its conditional agenda.
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Iowa City
Prof
C. M Updegraff
University of Iowa Board of Athletics
Ossie Solem
The Leaden Souls Of Daily Life
Dr Newton examines the habit of grumbling and self pity that drags down mood and culture. He argues such people misread duty as a gadfly and miss joy, urging a freer spirit and occasional smiles even in hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TNCOR
H. G. Wells
London
Iowa
Zangwill
Emerson
Law to aid milk industry eyed by Kopplemann
Rep Herman Kopplemann of Connecticut said Congress will seek legislation to establish marketing agreements fair to producers, consumers and distributors. He outlined the plan after the Federal Trade Commission released its milk industry report and said he would discuss the bill with President Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Herman P. Kopplemann
Conn
Kopplemann
Federal Trade Commission
Trade Commission
Roosevelt
Extortion Note Found in Glendale Wallet Letter
An extortion note addressed to Dan N Turner of Creston Iowa was found in an old Glendale California wallet. The note demanded payment to avoid harming a daughter and set a February 4 1937 meeting date at a previously appointed place. Creston police investigated but could not locate a Dan N Turner in Creston or confirm the recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Calif
George Purser
Dan N. Turner
West Mill Street
Creston
Creston (Ap
Rayburn Leads House Democrats in Majority Leader Race
Sam Rayburn defeated Rep. John J. O Connor 184 to 127 at a Democratic caucus to become house majority leader. Rep. William Bankhead was renominated for speaker. Republicans named Bertrand Snell, while George J. Schneider won progressive support. Rayburn pledged harmony with the administration after the vote.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
Congress
John J. O'Connor
N. Y
House
William B. Bankhead
Ala
Rayburn
Bankhead
House Republicans
Bertrand Snell
New York
George J. Schneider
Wis
Joseph W. Burns
Tenn
O’connor
Matton
Summers
Thomas Cullen
Rgee
O'Connor
Cullen
Vatican Pope Pius XI Seen Nearing End as Conclave Looms
Vatican doctors improvised the first official bulletin on Pope Pius XI noting a heart condition and poor circulation at age 79. Experts doubted recovery, citing age and heart risks, while intimates discussed a papal conclave within fifteen days of death to elect a successor.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XI
Vatican Secretariat of State
Rome
United Press
Resignation opens Iowa coaching vacancy attracts top field
Ossie Solem's exit as University of Iowa athletic director and head football coach creates a nationally notable vacancy. The piece notes Iowa's strong athletic program, Big Ten standing, and the growing push to separate directorship from coaching duties, with officials optimistic about attracting leading coaches.
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Solem
Iowa
Ossie Solem
University of Iowa
Salem
Burt Ingwersen
Iowa City
Death of George Jaeger Jr. Shocks Cedar Rapids Area
George Jaeger Jr. 40, a Chicago broker married to Cedar Rapids native Ellen Douglas, was found shot to death near his car in a Chicago suburb. A coroner's jury ruled suicide, with investigators noting left handedness and a prior despondency after his father's death. Funeral planned in Lake Forest after inquest. Survived by wife Margot, mother Minnie Birk Jae Reet, and aunt Amelia Birk.
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Associated Press
George J.jaeger, Jr
Lake Forest
Killen Douglas
Cedar Rapids
George J. Jaeger, Jr
Chicago
Ellen Douglas
Mr. Jaeger
Jaeger
A. 8
Klein
Walter O. Birk Candy Company
Crescent
Margaret Serie
Hall
Gail Burck
Pasadena
Calif
Barbara Douglas
George B. Douglas
First Avenue
Mrs. Jaeger
Margot
Thomas Kennedy
Lake County
Kennedy
John L. Taylor
Lake Forest Mortuary
Graham and Company
West Jackson Boulevard
Jacob Birk
Birk Brothers Brewing Company
Princeton University
Rosehill Cemetery
Minnie Birk Jae- Eet
Amelia Irk
Mrs T A Ambler Dies at 69 in Storm Lake
Mrs T A Ambler, 69, widow of the former Presbyterian pastor of Storm Lake, died Monday from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm Lake
T. A. Ambler
Presbyterian Church
Acosta Details Why He and Others Quit War in Spain
An inside story cites Acosta and fellow American aviators explaining why they left the fight in Spain. The account notes air battles over the region with Allied and Soviet forces and hints at dangerous engagements involving jet and propeller craft.
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Acosta
Spain
Perisners
France
Soa
I Fought in Spain Then Quit for Democracy
In Paris, an American recounts flying and bombing for government forces in Spain, drawn by money and a stated fight for democracy. He describes resignation after one month, noting dictatorship everywhere and no desire to continue with the planes or the mission. He mentions four Americans who signed up together and left together.
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Bert Acosta
Paris
Spain
New York
Waterloo firm unveils 1 million building program
Iowa Public Service of Waterloo announces a 1987 building program costing one million dollars. Howard M. Smith, assistant general manager, says the plan includes a 150 thousand dollar addition to the electric plant and installation of a new turbo-generator and boiler, boosting output by half.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Iowa Public Service Company ‘of
Howard M. Smith
Gypsy Women Rob William Lynch in Oskaloosa Kitchen Robbery
William Lynch 65 a Fremont Iowa car penter told officers in Oskaloosa that two gypsy women followed him into his kitchen and robbed him of 85 dollars while he was getting matches at their request.
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Oskaloosa
William Lynch
Fremont
Carpenter
GM Refuses to Recognize One Union for Bargaining
New York General Motors chief Alfred P. Sloan told employees the company will not name a single bargaining agent. He outlined a five point program: workers can be employed on merit, pay is based on wages and overtime, 40 hour week remains, seniority rules apply, and union membership is not required for work.
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New York
General ‘Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan
Sloan
General Motors
Automobile Labor Board
United States
Expert Quick Solution of Kidnap Case
Tacoma Washington dispatch reports all channels for the safe return of Charles Mattson were cleared Monday night as a ransom of 28000 dollars awaited at the boy's home. Dr. W W Mattson appealed to law enforcement to refrain from actions that might alarm the kidnapper and interrupt negotiations for the boy's return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Mattson
Harold Nathan
Department of Justice
Tacoma
Olympia
G-Man Coalition Pursues Safe Return of Charles Mattson
Authorities and Dr. Mattson seek the boy’s safe return with military style support from the FBI and Tacoma police. Negotiations reportedly paused as investigators pursue leads while denying troop withdrawals from Olympia. The case centers on a ransom demand of 28 000 dollars and a suspect portrayed as Tim who disappeared eight days ago.
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Dr. Mattson
G-men
Mattson
Puget Sound
Cesat
Dr. Matteon
Tim
Little Charles
Maley Forms Des Moines Law Partnership
Walter Maley formerly first assistant at the attorney general announces a new Des Moines law partnership with Carl A Missile Dine and Pierce Witmer forming Maley Missile Dine Witmer in Des Moines.
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Maley
Des Moines
Walter Maley
Carl A. Missiledine
Pierce Witmer
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Britain
Rabat
French Morocco
Graf Spee
Aragon
Tetuan
Spanish Morocco
Lewis
Pierre J. Huss
Iowa Athletic Board
Bulletin
DR. Newton
Creston, Ia
Rayburn House
Texas
Pope
Earl Cougalin
the Gazette
University
Eugene Gilmore
Tion
Syracuse University
Athletic Board
George Jaeger, JR
Cedar Rapids News
Wilderness
Wash
Charles Mattson
W. W. Mattson
Clarence D. Martin
Olympia Peninsula
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