Pope Pius Calls Global Film Censorship Push
The Pope orders bishops worldwide to classify motion pictures and label bad films to guide Catholics on what to avoid. He cites Vatican concerns over sin and vice and urges annual promises from lay believers to refrain from viewing prohibited movies. A global censorship office under bishops is proposed, with cooperation from Catholic Action and the Legion of Decency.
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Vatican City
Pius
His
Catholic Action Organization
Fathers
Mothers of Families
United States
Legion of Decency
Holy Father
Wives Catastrophes and The Value of Poise
A reader describes a wife who magnifies misfortune, turning everyday setbacks into imagined catastrophes. The piece suggests the husband cultivate emotional control, poise, tact, tenderness, and patience to cope, noting religious faith can help if genuine.
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Mark Twain
Lady Smoking Causes No Fire Damage Report
Firefighters in a Minneapolis suburb found smoke from an apartment window. After responding, they returned to station log noting Lady smoking. No damage reported.
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Minneapolis
Bolters Boycott National Farmers Holiday Convention
Six state Farm Holiday association presidents declared the St Paul convention invalid seized national records and named a new slate. They accused the acting president’s event of being non representative and not in line with the by laws. They named Burdick as national president Keane as vice president and Groth as secretary treasurer. They ordered a new convention within sixty days.
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ST. Paul
Farm Holiday Association
National Association
Asher L. Burdick
North Dakota
Arthur W. Cameron
New Mexico
W. D. Keane
Panama
Iowa
Charles Gladamer
Wisconsin
George Iverson, Jr
Maryland
John Bosch
Minnesota
Burdick
Keane
Walter Groth
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Hindenburg Sets Record Fast North Atlantic Crossing
The giant dirigible Hindenburg completed the fastest of her seven North Atlantic crossings, arriving at Lakehurst, New Jersey after 53 hours and 6 minutes from Frankfort Germany.
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Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
Frankfort
Germany
Republicans Move National HQ to Chicago
United Press reports Republican strategists shift headquarters from Washington to Chicago for the Midwest campaign. Harrison E. Spangler notes farm sentiment turning from New Deal as he joins the effort under John D. M. Hamilton. Spangler cites polls and says Landon gains traction among midwestern farmers.
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John R. Beal
United Press
Washington
G. O. P. Banner
Chicago
London
Palmer House
Railway Exchange
Harrison E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spangler
John D. M. Hamilton
Mid-West
Farley to Meet Roosevelt in White House Conference
James A. Farley arrives at the White House for a conference with President Roosevelt amid retirement speculation from the postmaster general role. He is accompanied by W. Forbes Morgan and Lawrence H. Roberts of the DNC and Charles Michelson, the DNP director, and says the discussion will cover campaign matters.
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Washington
INS
White House
Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Farley
W. Forbes Morgan
Lawrence H. Roberts
Democratic National Committee
Charles Michelson
Democratic
Short Changer Gets Away With Easy Ten Dollar Score
Miss Elsie Tefer, bookkeeper at the Instant Auto and Tire company, reported a smooth short changer who asked for a $20 bill for twenty dollars in small notes. The cashier found a $10 shortage after the suspect, about 32, 5 feet 11, 180 pounds with light hair, left wearing a white shirt light trousers and white shoes.
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Elsie Tefer
Instant Auto and Tire Company
Gazette Vacation Delivery Service Announcement
The notice advertises mail delivery of The Gazette to readers on vacation at camps, resorts, hotels, or relatives homes in Cedar Rapids and Marion. It offers special order blanks for carriers to mail the paper while away to keep readers informed during travel.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Japan Plans Vast Expansion of Merchant Fleet
Tokio officials unveiled a plan to boost Japan's merchant marine by 6,000,000 tons, more than 150 percent, requiring a 60,000,000 yen appropriation. The push aims to grow Nippon's trading vessels to over 10 million tons, expand transpacific routes, and create new ocean lanes, challenging American ship competition.
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TOKIO
Japan
Britain
United States
Nippon
Washington
America
Cedar Rapids Council Considers Beer Transfer Law Loophole
For the first time since beer was legalized in Cedar Rapids the city council was asked to approve transferring a beer parlor without evading the law. Owner E H Gundling of the Blue Moon and operator Ed Wilson faced July 1 license rules. Wilson planned to sell to Ed Wessel and surrendered Wilson’s permit fee of 300 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
E. H. Gundling
Blue Moon
First Avenue E
Ed Wilson
Gundling
Wilson
Ed Wessel
Wessel
Han
Landon to Meet Estes Park GOP Leaders After Vacation
Gov. Alf M. Landon arrived at the McGraw ranch in Colorado for a vacation and planned a Friday luncheon meeting with Colorado GOP leaders including National Committeeman Lawrence Phipps and State Chairman Charles Enos. Staff members Taft Robey and Taylor joined as talks centered on rallying Colorado to the Republican column.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Colorado
Lawrence C. Phipps
Charles Enos
W. B. Bell
Republican Party
Aileot Lanar
Young Republicans
Wilbur Dempus
McGraw Ranch
Landon
Charles P. Taft
Ralph W. Robey
Earl H. Taylor
Ecta Ae
Den
London
Falls River Pass
Woman Slain by Intruder in Chicago Hotel
A well dressed woman entered the apartment of Miss Annabelle Blake 35 in a near north side hotel and shot her fatally below the heart after a short conversation. Blake phoned for help before dying. The intruder fled in a maroon coupe. Police described the killer as about Blake's age and known to her.
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Chicago
Annabelle Blake
Near North Side
Miss Blake
Chicago Avenue
Drought Affects Agriculture Across Regions
AP report notes water conservation maps drawn for five northwest states to combat drought while Wallace tours Minnesota drought belt. Weather bureau says drought blankets key agricultural areas as markets react with wheat jumps amid Winnipeg and Liverpool price signals. Scattered showers offer slight relief from heat at Atlanta. Roosevelt’s Warm Springs farm endures adverse weather effects.
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Associated Press
Chicago
WPA
ST. Paul
Wallace
Minnesota
Washington—Weather Bureau
Winnipeg
Liverpool
Minneapolis
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Drought Damage Overstated in Northwest, Civic Report Says
The St. Paul Civic and Commerce association released a report arguing drought damage in the northwest has been greatly exaggerated. It notes drought areas are limited and crops in North and South Dakota remain in splendid condition outside the affected regions.
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ST. Paul
Rains reach most drought areas but Dakotas face destitution
Weather Bureau reports widespread rainfall yet fails to end the drought in the Dakotas and Montana where up to 100,000 farm families are destitute. Good rains fall elsewhere. showers forecast for the Ohio Valley. Resettlement officials say 80,000 to 100,000 families affected by spring wheat damage. President Roosevelt pushes relief efforts.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Montana
South
Dakota
Iowa
Ohio Valley
Resettlement Administration
Nebraska
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Phobic Prison Wife Returns To Professor Leonard
Grace Leonard, 28, returns to her husband Professor William Ellery Leonard, 60, after a court-ordered reunion in Madison Wisconsin. Judge A C Hoppmann had allowed the remarriage a month after granting a divorce and the couple agreed not to seek another divorce for a year while Mrs Leonard repays $4 200 previously given.
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Madison, Wis
William Ellery Leonard
University of Wisconsin
Grace Golden Leonard
A. C. Hoppmann
Madison
Wis
Grace Leonard
Leonard
Sachtsen
Leonards
Democrats To Shun Zioncheck Welcome At Seattle Friday
In Seattle the arrival of Rep. Marion A. Zioncheck Friday at 8 am prompted Democratic leaders to plan departures. Police Chief Sears downplayed risk saying Zioncheck is just another passenger with two officers stationed at the station.
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Seattle
Wash
Marion A. Zioncheck
Sears
Negus Seeks $50 Million Loan To Regain Ethiopian Sovereignty
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia urged the League of Nations assembly to grant a loan of 10 000 000 pounds sterling about 50 000 000 dollars to help re establish Ethiopia's sovereignty.
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Negus
League
Empire
Geneva
INL
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
League of Nations Assembly
J P Morgan Recovering At Home In New York
In New York J P Morgan is recovering at Glen Cove after a tram from Massachusetts. Physicians say his neuritis is painful but not dangerous and he is not in danger of permanent disability. Morgan’s estate guards keep outsiders away while Morgan and Company associates describe his condition as not alarming.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Massachusetts
Morgan
Long Island
America
J. P. Morgan and Company
Duce's Youngest Son Stricken With Whooping Cough
Romano Mussolini nine year old son of Premier Benito Mussolini contracted whooping cough at the premier’s Rome residence. His sister Anna Maria seven, daughter of Il Duce, was slowly recovering from infantile paralysis at the Villa Braschi in Tivoli near Rome.
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Rome
Romano
Benito Mussolini
Anna Maria
Il Duce
Braschi
Tivoli
Herring Says No Thought Of More Pay For Free
Gov Clyde Herring told The Gazette no request exists for further payments to Fred Free in the Sioux City investigation. Attorney General Edward O Connor has paid Free 1200 to date as a special assistant, with the third 400 payment reducing the contingent fund to 697.57. Free may not present findings to the grand jury until September, and the executive council took no action on O Connor s request to approve the spending.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Executive’ Council
Fred Free
Sioux City
Clyde Herring
The
Edward O'Connor
Free
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
O’connor
Gov. Herring
the Gazette
Herring
Weekend Want Ad Sale Promises Big Cash Offers
Advertises extended time to place want ads for used items real estate cars rentals and accommodations with a 25 percent daily discount over a three day period. Provides contact number Ad-taker 2 1121.
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Dial
Surgeons Plan Rare Separation of Siamese Twins
In Medford Mass at Lawrence Memorial Hospital surgeons prepared to separate Sia mese twins, one alive and the other dead. The twins born Wednesday in Everett weighed seven and five pounds. the larger died Wednesday night while the smaller remained alive and faces a delicate operation. The two were joined at the head and shared brain tissue raising fatal risk.
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Medford
Mass
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Diego Fiorenzo
Winthrop Street
Everett
John B. Vernaglia
Vernaglia
Fiorenzo
Auto collision injures three at Fairview and Parkway
At 6 45 p m Wednesday three people were injured when a car driven by Mrs D O Andreas 2232 Country Club drive SE and another driven by J J Jacobs 1701 Seventh avenue SE collided at Fairview drive and Country Club parkway SE. Mrs Andreas was knocked unconscious with bumps and bruises. Jacobs had head bumps and his son John Jr 14 suffered pelvic injuries. Both cars left the pavement. Injured were taken to doctors offices.
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D. O. Andreas
Country Club Drive
J. J. Jacobs
Seventh Avenue SE
Fairview Drive
Country Club Parkway
Andreas
Jacobs
John, Jr
MacArthur Affair Letters Help Drama Critics Sued
Chicago drama critic Carol Frink testified in Judge La Bay's court about loving letters Charles MacArthur wrote to his first wife. Helen Hayes cried as MacArthur admitted writing sentimental notes before meeting Hayes. Frink seeks 100000 dollars for alleged alienation of affections.
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Chicago
INS
Carol Frink
Judge la Bay
Charles MacArthur
California
Helen Hayes
Victoria Regina
MacArthur
Miss Frink
Miss Hayes
Weather Of Ideal Summer Variety Cedar Rapids News
Perfect summer weather prompts the weather man to adjust forecasts in Cedar Rapids. Temperatures rose from a low of 56 to 72 by 7 83 pm, with a high of 94 earlier in the day, then 85 by 7 pm and 70 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
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