Union Opposition to Miss Perkins Plan Grips GM Strike Action
The A F of L opposes Miss Perkins plan while U A W A leaders threaten protests over alleged discrimination and demand reinstatement of all unjustly dismissed workers. Federal investigators probe strike breakings at Anderson Indiana and violence claims tied to Flint demonstrations. Perkins sends a labor department agent to Anderson and other GM strike zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Anderson
Ind
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
Flint
Senate
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
U.A.W.A
Miss Perkins
Labor Department
House Passes Civil Service Bill Amid Partisan Clash
The House approved the civil service bill 216 to 164 after a GOP attempt to re draft failed 270 to 109. Republicans argued the move would wreck merit and freeze incumbents, while administration leaders tied it to Roosevelt orders and a broader civil service reform plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Bacon
N. Y
Civil Service Commission
House
Roosevelt
Four Injured From Ice Falls In Springville Area
Mrs. Hattie Shank 71 of Springville sustained a fractured pelvis after a Thursday fall in front of her home and is hospitalized at St. Luke's. Florence Brown 81 of Cedar Rapids Route 2 fractured her right hip and is hospitalized. G W Cropp 56 on Sixteenth Street NE fractured her right hip and remains at St. Luke's. Betty Jirsa 12 of D Street SW fractured her right leg and was treated at St. Luke's before going home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Shank
Springville
St. Luke's Hospital
Florence Brown
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Brown
G. W. Cropp
C Avenue
Sixteenth Street
First
A Avenues
Betty Jirsa
D Street
Coe senior wins Iowa poetry contest in Ted Malone program
Ray Pierce of Coe College Tipton has been named top intercollegiate poet in Iowa for his poem Connotations in a Ted Malone CBS contest. Audre Wardeman and Joseph Auslander judged, and Connotations will be read on CBS coast-to-coast program February 1 at 11 15 a m Iowa time on CBS stations in Kansas City St Louis Minneapolis Omaha and Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pierce
Coe College
Tipton
Iowa
Ted Malone
Columbia Broadcasting System
Audrey Wardemann
Joseph Auslander
The
North American Review
Malone
CBS
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Omaha
Lincoln
More Tax Returns Expected With March Fifteenth Deadline
Early requests for federal income tax blanks by people who never filed before suggest more individuals will pay federal income tax this year. Deputy collectors in the internal revenue office said Friday returns must be filed by March 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Flying dragons of the Far East spread rib parachutes
The report describes flying dragons with webbed ribs that extend to form a parachute like wing. It notes their origin in the Far East and explains how the rib membranes enable gliding escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Cedar Rapids High School Orations Recall 19th Century Graduations
Reminiscences trace Cedar Rapids high school commencements from 1876 to 1880 with small classes and students delivering orations and essays interwoven with music. Faculty, venues, class mottos, and notable topics like The Power of the Press and The Monroe Doctrine highlight a bygone era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Union Opera House
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Lewis Mine Unions Threaten to Strike
A potential strike looms as about 25 000 coal miners led by John L. Lewis threaten walkout over captive mine contracts. Disputes over check-offs and per capita increases from 1 to 2 dollars spark fears of a broader labor crisis and cited contract violations if steel operators refuse the higher assessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Steel Corporations
Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Union Treasuries
Steel Companies
Lewis’ Steel
Percival Phillips War Reporter Dies at 69
Sir Percival Phillips American born journalist dies in London nursing home after brief illness. He was 69 and had long career spanning twelve wars and revolutions. He served as special foreign correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph since 1922 after earlier work with the London Daily Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Sir Percival Phillips
Sir Percival
Brownsville
London Daily Telegraph
London Daily Express
David Patterson Former Legislator Dies in Iowa City
Sigourney resident David Patterson, 78, longtime Keokuk county figure, died Thursday in Iowa City. He served two terms in the Iowa General Assembly, one term on the Keokuk county board of supervisors, and 13 years on the Sigourney school board. He belonged to the Sigourney Methodist church and several fraternal orders. Preceded by wife Martha Jane and three children Vera Mabel and Thomas, he is survived by daughter Mrs Walter France and son David Patterson Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
David Patterson
Iowa City
Keokuk County
Board of Supervisors
Sigourney Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
the Shrine
Martha Jane
Vera
Mabel
Thomas
Walter France
David Patterson, Jr
Local labor refuses OIT down approval continues page one
The article lists multiple labor leaders and committee members across divisions such as finance entertainment label organization and education as they push back on an OIT down approval. It names chairmen and members including R V Richter Harry Simon G K Strausser F J Zbanek and others across several committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Richter
Harry Simon
G. K. Strausser
F. J. Zbanek
W. B. Mokresh
A. G. Dietrich
J. W. Walterick
C. B. Zimmerman
al Schluntz
Eldon Martin
D. J. Boyd
Harry F. Haller
Weldon Klug
Arthur Schlichting
S. G. Smith
James Bruce
J. C. Blodgett
Two Army Flyers Die in Crash Near Front Royal
The crash of an army bombing plane near Front Royal killed Lieut. Joseph B. Zimmerman of Langley Field and Private Henry L. Nied. Zimmerman died at Walter Reed hospital from burns and injuries. Nied died in the blaze. Five other enlisted men were injured.
County Flood Aid Fund Tops Nine Thousand Dollars
The Red Cross flood relief appeal drew broad support from churches and businesses. Major gifts included 25 000 from United Fruit and J P Morgan, with numerous local firms and organizations contributing amounts listed up to Friday noon. Branches in Marion Lisbon Mount Vernon Central City added funds, and a Z C B J benefit dance is planned to aid sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ters
St. Louis
Red Cross Fund
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Red Cross
United Fruit Company
J. P. Morgan
Linn County
Cedar Rapids Engineering Company
Quaker Oats Shipping Department
American Association of University Women
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Mizpah Circle of the King’s Daughters
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Fellowship Fund
First Baptist Church
Terry Durin Company
Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Company
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Russell Ice Cream Company
Beta Sigma Phi
Fairview Aid Society
Waltonians
Hogan Brothers
Boy Scout
L. H. Stubbs & Co., Inc
Fillmore P.T.A
Bokerney
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Millwrights
Silver Cross Circle King’s Daughters
Triton Club
Cedar Rapids Cooperative Dairy Company
Harper McIntire Company
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Butterfly Sweet Shop
Marion
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Central City
Western Bohemian Fraternal Association
I. C. B. J. Hall
Boy Scouts
Storms Lash Western Europe Leaving Dozens Lost At Sea
Terrific winds battered England and France as blizzard conditions and floods claimed at least 57 lives at sea. Officials fear about 100 more missing aboard the 4,855 ton Brazilian liner Santos drifting near the Berlengas islands off Portugal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western
Europe
London
England
France
Santos
Berlengas Islands
Portugal
Rail Labor Seeks Change to Rate Act Clause
Representatives from three railroad labor groups joined their employers in urging Congress to amend the long-and-short-haul clause of the Interstate Commerce Act. Labor leaders John P. Corbitt J A Farquharson and W D Johnson testified before the House Interstate Commerce Committee in support of the Pettengill bill to modify the clause that bars lower long haul rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
John P. Corbitt
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J. A. Farquharson
Brotherhood of Trainsmen
W. D. Johnson
Order of Railway Conductors
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Pettengill
Six Men Guarding Louisville Hospital Against Flood
In a Louisville flood saga, six unnamed volunteers fought five days to keep water from the city hospital and its $500,000 annex. They built sandbag barriers, rigged pumps, and kept boilers dry while 500 patients and staff endured the siege as doctors, nurses, and police worked nonstop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ohio
Louisville City Hospital
Preston and
Chestnut Streets
Preston Street
Chestnut Street
City Hospital
Fromm
J. B. ‘Scuhmeyer
Cairo
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
New Madrid
Hickman
Mellwood
Ark
Helena
Southern Illinois
Flood Crest Near Paducah Sparks National Relief Effort
Amid the Ohio River flood, 1,035,000 victims and 330 deaths are estimated as rescue and rehabilitation plans unfold. A 100000 strong corps strengthens Cairo defenses while midwestern states push federal and state aid to care for the homeless and rebuild flooded towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleastern
Middlewestern
Ohio
Mississippi
Cairo
Eugene Reybold
Memphis
Walter Moxom
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Golden Gloves Plans Reported by Young Men's Bureau
The Young Men’s Bureau heard progress reports on the second annual Golden Gloves carnival to be hosted by The Gazette and the bureau of the Chamber of Commerce. Johnny Fryrear and Eddie Jennings handle arrangements for Feb 8–10 with finals Feb 17 at Memorial Coliseum. Alex Fidler to officiate bouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Johnny Fryrear
Eddie Jennings
Alex Fidler
Memorial Coliseum
Fryrear
Jennings
Fidler
Dick de Marah
Gazette Newsboy
Mount Vernon Avenue
Iowa String Warblers
Bob Henton
Don Phillips
Art Stritsky
Bureau
Iowa City Woman Found Injured On Highway
A woman identified as Mrs. Everett Tompkins of 730 South Clinton Street Iowa City was found injured on Highway 161 near the airport about 2 a.m. by H F Reiley of Mason City surveying for the state planning board. She was taken to St Luke's Hospital with bruises after a motorist said she was his wife. Police believe she either jumped or fell from a car following an evening at Pla Mor ballroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Tompkins
Clinton Street
Iowa City
Airport
H. F. Reiley
Mason City
State Planning Board
Reiley
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ministers to Meet in Des Moines Conclave
About 500 ministers are expected to attend a three day Iowa convention opening Monday in Des Moines. Speakers include Dr. Herbert L. Willett of the University of Chicago and Dr. Halford Luccok of Yale University Divinity School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Herbert L. Willett
University of Chicago
Halford Luccok
Yale University Divinity School
Frank Lilly veteran printer dies in Cedar Rapids
Frank Lilly a longtime Cedar Rapids resident and veteran in the printing business died at his home at 637 Avenue NW at 7 15 am Friday after weeks of illness. Born June 25 1871 in Palo he lived most of his life in Cedar Rapids and worked at Republican Printing before starting Lilly Printing with Murray Robertson at 125 Third Street NE. He married Nora Powers on June 1 1898 in Cedar Rapids and leaves five children two sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements to be announced with calls to Brady chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lilly
Lilly Printing Company
Avenue NW
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Republican Printing Company
Murray Robertson
Third Street
Cedar
Navy Patrol Bomber Fleet Reaches Pearl Harbor
The first of twelve patrol bombers completed a record nonstop flight from San Diego to Pearl Harbor arriving at 3 a.m. Honolulu time. Commander William M. McDade led the squadron of 72 personnel, covering 2 553 miles in 21 hours 48 minutes with cheers from waterfront crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
T. H
INS
Pearl Harbor
San Diego
William M. McDade
Naval
Tama County Flood Relief Effort Gathers Strong Local Support
Tama County residents contribute to Red Cross flood relief with Traer Dysart Gladbrook Dinsdale Clutier and south Tama towns giving amounts totaling over 600. The Clutier Community club aims for nearly 300 and a benefit dance next Tuesday supports the drive. The Dysart Shippers fund plans a 500 transfer to Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Tama County
Red Cross
North Tama
Dysart
Gladbrook
Dinsdale
Clutier
South Tama
Clutier Community Club
Dysart Shippers Association
Roosevelt And Briton Confer On War Debts
London report says President Roosevelt and Walter Runciman discussed war debts and a possible new deal to avoid Johnson act restrictions. Britain seeks to shed defaulter stigma and favor commodity payments while opposing gold transfers. Topics included currencies trade agreements shipping subsidies and US participation in US produced raw materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roosevelt
Walter Runciman
British Board of Trade
Britain
United States
Baldwin
Andrew W. Mellon
America
Maori tribes crown Wall Warfield Simpson queen
A letter from New Zealand reports 50 000 Maori tribesmen proclaim Wallis Warfield Simpson as queen should Edward VIII abdicate or never marry. The tribes claim loyalty and history since Edward's 1920 visit, noting Polynesian custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Wally
London
Wall Warfield Simpson
Zealand
Wallis
Ede Ward VIII
Edward
Pacif
Cavalcad
Ne Zealand
Iowa Senate Backs Extension of Farm Moratorium Laws
Des Moines AP State judiciary committee recommended two bills to extend farm mortgage moratoriums to March 1, 1939, placing them on the senate calendar. Sen Albert Shaw says the bills, backed by farm debt groups, will be taken up soon. One bill would empower judges to extend redemption periods after foreclosure and another would allow courts to delay foreclosure actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Thursda
Senate
Albert Shaw
Pocahontas
Iowa Mutual Field Men Confer With National Insurance Plans
Iowa Mutual Field Men of the Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance company meet for a weekend conference at home offices to discuss plans for the coming year and business development. The traveling staff serves more than 1,200 agencies across the territory, with no special events scheduled. Friday's notice identified S. E. Coquilette as treasurer and H. D. Durham as assistant treasurer, while Ray Mills is listed as secretary and general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Coquilette
Merchan National Bank
Tt Company
H. D. Durham
Ray Mills Ws
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A. F. OF L
Coe
Napoleon Bonaparte
James Reed
Gertrude Broeksmit
Jeanne D'Arc
Hattie T. Reed
Belle Hawthorne Carpenter
Cora M. Ramsdell
Helen Olds Higley
Annie Malley de Castello
Jennie Price Laurence
George Evans
Cedar Rapids Company C
National Guard
Crrak Rapids
Hao
Mary Bourne
Mary M. Bradley
Gertrude Brooksmit
Geannette Evans
Josephine Dusill
Elizabeth R. Camp
Frederick G. Murray
Edward M. Murray
Pasadena
Calif
Coe Collegiate Institute
Greene's Opera House
Emma Abbott English Opera Company
William Castle
Romeo
Emma Abbott
Juliet
Percival Phillips
Thursday Bridge Club
St. Patrick's Church
Klinger Paint Company
WMT
Fairfax
St. John’s Syrian Church
Cedar Rapids Association of Credit Men
Model
Bishop
C. S. A. Central Committee
Dearborn Brass Company
Coggon _ public schools
Onslow Charity Fund
Central City Methodist Ladies Aid
Cresswell Pharmacy
Lawrence and Simon Butter Shop
Muscatine
Electric Machine Company
Kiwanis Club
Thorpe Top and Body Works
Group of
Urbana
Cedar Rapids Woman’s Club
William Tehel Bottling Company
Howe Radio
United Association of Journeyman Plumbers
Craemer’s
Daughters of Union Veterans
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Laurel Wreath Girl Scouts
National Life Insurance of Vermont
Krejci Brothers Grocery
Friendship Circle of the King’s Daughters
Service Circle of the King’s Daughters
Chicago North Western Woman's Club
Montgomery Ward Company
Edward J. Neil
Paducah
Kentucky
Jeffersonville
Golden Gloves
Briton
Cenfer
Iowa Mutual
Buckle
It Big Shoe Store
2Nd Ave
Vmiskks
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