Western Bloc Rebels Against Cuts in Relief
Western lawmakers from Washington to California form a bloc to preserve WPA relief outlays amid pressure for a $790 million deficiency fund. They demand at least $170 million monthly, citing drought migration, while Hopkins and Buchanan plan quick action on the relief bill. Senate dissent surfaces over lump sum funding as Pope leads a regional effort to secure aid without harming administration goals.
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Washington
Congress
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
California
WPA
Harry L. Hopkins
James P. Buchanan
House Appropriations Committee
Buchanan
House
Senate
Bennett C. Clark
Harry Byrd
Robert J. Bulkley
Carter Glass
Appropriations Committee
James P. Pope
Ida
Treasury
Former Cedar Rapids Resident Injured In Miami Crash
Mrs. Albert C. Thompson of Cedar Rapids learned her son in law Vincent J. West, a former Cedar Rapids resident, was injured in a traffic accident in Miami Florida. West was hospitalized and his injuries were not yet known. He was in a car collision with a truck.
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Cedar Rapids
Miami, Fla
Albert C. Thompson
Seventeenth Street
Vincent J. West
Miami
Fla
West
Thompson
Vincent J. Welt
Welt
Velma Thompson
Deaths Services For Fred G Holubar
Funeral services for Fred G Holubar will be held in the Rohn chapel at 2 36 p m Monday conducted by the Rev Melvin L Welke Burial will be in Cedar park Friends may call at the chapel today.
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Fred G. Holubar
Rohn
Melvin L. Welke
Cedar Park
Pick And Shovel Crew Clears Icy Street Tracks
Cedar Rapids and Marion street car crews used pick and shovel methods to free ice packed rails on First Avenue East and near Kenwood leaving motormen stranded and awaiting rescue after twelve hour watch duties. Motorman William D Webster of Oak Hill sat marooned near Sixth Street SE while crews worked to reopen lines.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
First Avenue E
Kenwood
William D. Webster
Daniels Street
Oak Hill
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Street
Webster
Auto Union Group Drops Peace Parley
The United Auto Workers and General Motors face a setback in mediation as sit-down strikers block direct bargaining. Government officials note constructive talks with GM executives and labor leaders, but GM demands removal of sit-down workers before negotiations resume.
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Auto Union Group
General Motors
William Knudsen
G.M
G. M
Homer Martin
Cleveland Fisher Body workers vote to end strike
The Cleveland employee committee at Fisher Body mailed over 7,000 cards to gauge support for returning to work under pre shutdown conditions. Chairman Peter G. Schick reports 3,435 respondents favor immediate return, arguing a small group prompted the strike while the vast majority oppose it.
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Cleveland
Fisher Body Company
Peter G. Schick
F. H. Corbley
Schick
Indictment in Hooded Mountain Raid Cases in Kentucky
Kentucky indictments target 25 alleged hooded assailants called black legs for midnight raids on cabins. They face charges under criminal syndicalism and sedition laws with up to 21 years and a 10000 dollar fine. five additional indictments allege banding and confederating. Bonds set at 2000 dollars. Commonwealth’s Attorney cites beatings and reports of assaults on women.
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Prestonsburg
Kentucky
Commonwealth
O. C. Hall
Indict 29 at Kansas City for Vote Fraud
Springfield Missouri jury foreman said the inquiry would resume Tuesday morning. The 22 jurors include two Kansas City residents, with 346 witnesses called, all from Twelfth ward. Indicted include Leo B. Roach a policeman and multiple Democratic and Republican judges clerks and precinct captains.
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Kansas City
Springfield
Missouri
D. J
Reeves
Harding
Leo B. Roach
Callie Clark
Lorne Wells
Margaret T. Kelley
Cecelia Ditsch
Edson M. Walker
Loretta McEntee
John T. Little
Alice M. Froeschl
Frank H. Adams
Beulah Walton
Chloe G. Albright
Elijah Burke
James E. Maxey
Lena T. Green
Joe R. Wells, Jr
Olga Kegin
Anna V. O’lough
New York Jurist Urges Three Curbs on Supreme Court
Justice William Harman Black of the New York supreme court proposed three constitutional amendments to curb the U S Supreme Court. He urged banning declarations of amendments unconstitutional after adoption and forbidding overturning original constitutional provisions or acts of Congress. He argued no other major country grants such power to its highest court.
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Supreme Court
Congress
Parliament
House Burns Down In Fire Damages Family Possessions
A kitchen fire started near the chimney at the Savage home and destroyed most of the family’s belongings. Rose Ilene Savage saw the blaze and alerted her parents. Fire department arrived after a neighbor summoned help. Neighbors provided clothing as the Savages stayed with Percy Williams. Loss estimated around $1,000 with no insurance.
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Rose Ilene Savage
George Williams
Thirtieth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Savage
Percy Williams
Memorial Drive
Penick and Ford
Selton
Six Men Arrested in Forgery Ring Targeting Grain Dealers
John T. Duncan, chief of detectives, said six young men were arrested in Missouri and brought to Hamburg Iowa in a forged draft scheme against Iowa grain dealers. The $775 draft, claimed issued by Farmers Bank of Gower Missouri, was used to pay for three truckloads of corn. Similar forgery schemes affected dealers at Coon Rapids Sioux Rapids and Conroy Iowa.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
John T. Duncan
Missouri
Hamburg
Iowa
Duncan
Farmers Bank of Gower
St. Joseph
Coon Rapids
Sioux Rapids
Conroy
Telephone Operator Plunges To Death in Chicago
In Chicago, 24 year old Isabel Moran, a switchboard operator, leapt from the eleventh floor of 30 North La Salle building on Saturday. Fire department and police investigated the death as a possible suicide.
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Chicago
Isabel Moran
North LaSalle
Britain threatens Spanish blockade in Europe tensions
German and Italian notes drive a prepared blockade plan as Hitler faces pressure. Nazi circles mock French and British claims of Spanish Morocco designs predicting a blunt rebuff. Some allege France will not withdraw support to the Spanish socialist forces and may align with Moscow.
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Europe
Hitler
Spanish
Morocco
France
Moscow
Britain and France mull naval show off Morocco to deter Spanish war
Britain and France weigh a joint naval display off the Moroccan coast to deter further foreign intervention in Spain. London plans to propose late month dates for halting foreign volunteers and a new international general staff to enforce the ban.
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London
France
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
Spanish Morocco
Berlin
Rome
Lisbon
Moscow
Spain
Anthony Eden
Andre Corbin
Eden
Corbin
Spanish
Morocco
Downing Street
Stanley Baldwin
Mrs. Baldwin
King George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Sandringham Estate
Feed Dealers Guests Of Wilson And Co At Banquet
More than 100 eastern Iowa feed dealers attended Wilson and Companys annual banquet sponsored by the livestock feeds department headed by superintendent Russell Ward. Dinner was in the Chamber of Commerce dining room at Memorial Coliseum with Harry Palmer welcoming. Guest speaker was W A Billings of the University of Minnesota speaking on Talking Turkey.
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Iowa
Wilson and Company
Livestock Feeds Department
Russell Ward
Chamber of Commerce
Memorial Coliseum
Harry Palmer
W. A. Billings
University of Minnesota
Billings
Chemistry student announces Iowa City mayoral bid
Iowa City activist and University of Iowa chemistry student M I Crowder 23 announced Saturday night his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for mayor. Crowder is a doctoral student seeking a platform on local reform and progressive issues. He emphasized youth engagement and university town collaboration as key priorities.
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Iowa City
M. I. Crowder
University of Iowa
Democratic Party
Cedar Rapids girl cheerful after neck injury recovery
Miss Eutona Blayney, 25, of Cedar Rapids, recovering in Waterloo hospital after an accident on highway 20 ten miles east of Waterloo. She has regained movement in both arms and remains optimistic about months of recovery while doctors plan to fit a brace. Her sister and two companions were injured in the crash. one man, Jack King, broke his back.
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Eutona Blayney
Fifth Avenue SE
Waterloo
Miss Blayney
Jay Leonard
Waterloo Courier
Fided
Highway 20
Duane Nichols
Cedar Rapids
June
Jack King
King
Miss June Blayney
St. Francis Hospital
Snow delays actions in Mattson kidnapping case
In Seattle and Tacoma, heavy snow stalls ransom negotiations for 10 year old Charles Mattson. Dr W W Mattson waits for a word from the kidnapper as officials and observers foresee delays and increased risk to safe payment of the $28 000 ransom.
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Seattle
W. W. Mattson
Charles
Seattle Times
Tacoma
Wash
Charles Mattson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mattson
Fire Victims Suffer Burns. One Man Injured
Fire tore through a scene leaving Fleming with arm burns but not in serious condition. The blaze caused extensive damage and prompted emergency response.
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Fleming
Can Old Faces Look Young Again
Pauline Palmer presents a free book detailing an at home facial rejuvenation method to reduce wrinkles double chins and age marks. Over 70 000 people have requested the book and a free Facial Analysis Chart is offered by writing to Pauline Palmer 1093 B Armour Blvd Kansas City Missouri.
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Pauline Palmer
Armour Blvd
Kansas City
Rites Held for Mrs Douglas at Church and Oak Hill
Funeral services for Mrs. Douglas were held with Rev. Father Campbell leading a prayer service. Eleanor Taylor played the pipe organ with selections by Bach Gluck Brahms Arcadell Wagner and Dethier. The committal followed at Oak Hill cemetery with burial prayers.
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Father Campbell
Eleanor Taylor
Douglas
Jesus
Bachair
Gluck
Brahms
Arcadell
Wagner
Dethier
Oak Hill Cemetery
New Life Insurance Offer Seeks Buyers With Low Start
St Louis based American Life and Accident Insurance Co promotes a new life policy with no medical exam. The plan costs 1.00 monthly for five years then 2.00 monthly for fifteen years, then becomes fully paid. Children may be insured at half rates. Send personal details to secure a policy during the offer.
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St. Louis
American Life and Accident Nsurance Co
American Life Bidg
Iowa City Gas Tank Explosion Hurts Repairman
Theodore Fleming of Iowa City was slightly injured when a gasoline tank on a truck in his repair shop exploded. Fire damage was set at about $2,000 as Fleming tried thawing the gas line with a torch and rolled in snow to extinguish flames after his clothes caught fire.
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Iowa City
Theodore Fleming
Fleming
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