End of Auto Strike Moves to Inaugural Negotiations
A week of EST news highlights the pause in automobile industry strikes as talks set to begin Monday between strike leaders and General Motors executives. Sit-down workers at several plants return home while production remains hindered. both sides show cautious hope for concessions. The report also recalls a Washington high school fire and the lingering "ghost" of past incidents, tying local memory to a present blaze.
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General Motors
Washington High School
Washington
Turk” Mihills
Fear Auto Strike Parley Deadlock at GM UAW Talks
General Motors rejects the United Automobile Workers bid to be the sole bargaining agency as strike talks loom. Sit down workers evacuate plants amid banners signaling a possible resumption of the walkout and a hint of wider union efforts toward Ford.
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General Motors
United Automobile Workers
Fleetwood
Cadillac
G. M
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Iowa Liquor Proposal Sparks Saloon Debate
The argument for reopening saloons in Iowa centers on selling liquor generally and licensing by the state liquor commission. Advocates claim easier law enforcement under a licensed bar system, but warn the booze trade remains inherently problematic.
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Iowa
State Liquor Commission
General Assembly
Uar
Federal propaganda payrolls spark question on value
Brookings reports fifteen federal agencies employ 312 publicity staff at 79 000 monthly. The Social Security Board has hired 61 presidents at 15 125 a month. The piece questions justification for extensive propaganda after public approval of the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Social Security Board
Roosevelt
Smith, Jr. separation awarded with alimony
Rome N Y The New York Supreme Court Justice James T Cross awarded Mrs. Alfred E Smith Jr the former Bertha Gott of Syracuse a separation from the son of the former New York governor and 1923 democratic presidential candidate She also granted $200 monthly alimony and 105 25 costs She may seek modification on proof of inability to pay The October hearing heard her claim that Smith threatened her life with a revolver and a knife and struck her at a society party after she urged him to quit drinking and go home
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N. Y
Supreme Court
James T. Cross
Alfred E. Smith
Bertha Gott
Syracuse
New York
Smith
Gazette previews women at work and winter features
The notice highlights a page 4 feature on women at work in the state house with other pages covering kitchen tips, fox farming, pet and pelt care, fashion for ear-muffs on page 8, a Silver Skates tournament today at the municipal rink, three pages of sports, Cedar Rapids exhibits, and a city building boom illustrated on page 6 with Keswick’s new house.
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Statehouse
Gazette
Iowa
Illinois
Otis Leefers
Cedar Rapids
Keswick
Push Game Law Charge Against Van Devanter
The biological survey planned to charge Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter with violating federal game laws for duck hunting without a $1 duck stamp. He said the inspector advised obtaining a stamp later and he did so the next day. The report was sent to the Agriculture Department solicitor for action.
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Washington
Willis van Devanter
Ira N. Gabrielson
Bureau
J. P. Winchell
Agriculture Department
van Devanter
Supreme Court
Auto Club
Virginia
Grace Moore sued for unpaid home planning fee
Hollywood soprano Grace Moore and her husband Valentin Parera are named in a suit by architect Arthur Hutchinson for a $3,740 planning fee on their new home. The filing was recorded Saturday.
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Hollywood
INS
Grace Moore
Valentin Parera
Arthur Hutchinson
Purchase of Vote Machines Sparks County Board Controversy
Linn county supervisors drafted a resolution to ratify a $9,806 vote machine purchase made without public record entry on Dec. 19. The deal surfaced when The Gazette sought verification from County Auditor Vesely. Ten machines at $980 each were ordered through G. A. Senninger of Marion for delivery June 1, 1936.
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Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Gazette
Robert M. Vesely
Vesely
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Stirm
G. A. Senninger
Marion
Automatic Registering Machine Company
Jamestown
N. Y
Elmer M. Seevell
Senninger
Marriage Decline Amid Economic Peace and Moral Drift
A reader warns of high divorce rates amid stable prosperity and social standing. The piece cites royal and public figures, notes a cultural shift toward viewing marriage as an experiment, and argues for renewed commitment and self-restraint. It cites “The Fate of the Family” and urges accountability, ending mid-sentence as it continues on Page 3.
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Holt
Faith In Fellow Man Preserved In Spite Of Tragedy
A Tacoma couple speaks after their son’s kidnapping murder urging laws for prevention and harsher punishment. They express thanks for public sympathy and deny rumors while promising to reveal full ransom details in future pages.
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Tacoma
Wash
Weather Outlook for Chicago Jan 18 23
Weather forecast for the Great Lakes region and upper Mississippi valley calls for snow or rain on Monday and again late week. Temperatures expected near or below normal across the period.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri
Otar and Janssen May Marry Today
Ann Harding the American actress and Werner Janssen famed symphony conductor planned to wed in London. Janssen indicated he would meet reporters Sunday at Gaxton hall registry office, fueling speculation of a secret marriage. The couple filed a marriage notice in a London registry the day before, with delays in confirmation and Janssen unavailable for comment.
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London
Ann Harding
Werner Janssen
Janssen
New York
Gaxton Hall
Miss Harding
New Yorker
New York Philharmonic Symphony
Hosbdau
Elsa Smith
Indianapolis
Washington Merry-Go-Round Returns to The Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces the Washington Merry-Go-Round will resume its daily commentary as Congress reopens and Roosevelt nears a second term. Authors Allen and Pearson draw attention for bold interpretations, facing charges of bias while predicting Roosevelt’s re election and national developments.
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Washington
National
Allen
Pearson
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Hitler Closes Kiel Canal To Alien Warships
Berlin reports Chancellor Hitler moved to ready Nazi Germany for potential war by closing the Kiel canal to foreign warships and ordering consuls to enroll Germans abroad for possible recall. He also entertained Franco German talks with Andre Francois Poncet, seen as a last bid for a temporary armistice before war.
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Hitler
Nazi Germany
France
Kiel Canal
Reich
Andre Francois Poncet
Paris
Konstantin von Neurath
Francois Poncet
Germany
Europe
von Neurath
Loyalist defense claims new Hindenburg line in Madrid
The loyalist junta reported a 12 hour assault by Franco's fascist legions was repelled at Madrid's gates. Colonel Jose Miaja said trenches and barricades encircled the capital and the defense would hold out for long months despite fierce fighting and murderous fire.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
Francisco Franco
14 Year Old Wife Delivers 8-Pound Baby in Illinois
In Moline, Illinois, Grace Frazelle, age 14, gave birth to a son named Raymond Deane who weighed eight pounds five ounces. Nurses called the baby a fine example of a healthy infant. The father is 19 years old.
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Moline, Ill
Grace Frazelle
Raymond Deane
Pet Dog Costs Owner and Employer in Damages Case
White Plains New York UP A jury awarded 117000 dollars in a damage suit against Lee Woodward and Greta V Stafford wife of a New York stock broker The suit arose from a Mount Vernon family auto accident on June 23 1935 car driven by Woodward struck by Arthur D Philson and four passengers after Woodward s dog jumped to the front seat causing distraction
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Greta V. Stafford
New York
Mount Vernon
Woodward
Arthur D. Philson
Governor Marland Threatened Over Extortion Demand
Oklahoma Governor E. W. Marland tightened security at the executive mansion after receiving a handwritten letter demanding 5000 in unmarked bills under threat of violence to him and Mrs. Marland. A $500 reward was posted for the suspect. The note, postmarked Oklahoma City, claimed a “business deal gone through” and urged an advertisement in the Oklahoma News personals.
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Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Executive Mansion
H Im
Oklahoma News
Slim
Bilk
Seattle killer case widens manhunt and new clues
Federal agents and state police intensify the search after a blood stained mattress is found in a well dugout near Everett and prints link the Seattle Beacon Hill service station robbery to the ransom call. Dr. W W Mattson appeals to Providence and justice.
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Tacoma
Wash
Little Charles Mattson
G-men
Universal Service
Seattle
W. W. Mattson
Everett
Eatc
Voices Trust
Providence
Little Charles
Beacon Hill
Beacon Avenue
Stevens Street
Mattson
Grand Street
Waverly Man Killed As Auto Hits Truck
Kenneth Benton 25 of Waverly died Saturday after his car struck a freight truck driven by Hilmuth Ball of Waterloo. Ball was uninjured.
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Cedar Falls
Kenneth Benton
Hilmuth Ball
Waterloo
Ball
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