RFC Chief Sees Signs Of Recession Ending
Enid RFC chief Sean Jesse H Jones reports 2719 loan applications totaling 82700000 this week as evidence business is ready to risk plant expansion and rehabilitation. He notes 997 loans totaling 79000000 already closed with banks participated in 219. He cites railroads a likely early revival signal and favors rolling stock and track work with collateral.
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Washington
INS
Sean Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Busi Mess
Roosevelt
Jones
International News Service
Gilass-Steagall
Jlower
Securities Commission
SEC
New York Stock Exchange
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Martin
Commission
Indiana youths pedal 1000 mile trip to Des Moines
Ralph Wilkens 14 and Fred Murry 15 of Fort Wayne set out June 13 on bicycles with a camping trailer. They aim to travel about 508 miles to Des Moines via Peoria Burlington and Ottumwa and plan to return by July 5.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Indiana
Ralph Wilkens
Fred Murry
Fort Wayne
Ind
Hoosier
Peoria
Burlington
Ottumwa
Peace Symbol to be Dedicated at Memorial Service
Dr. Joseph Fort Newton to be principal speaker at the battlefield memorial this morning. Roosevelt words echoed by a mobile sound unit as veterans hear remarks from Overton H. Hennett, John M. Claypool, Alfred Kennedy, Scott Squyres, and Vivien Corbly. A 3000-strong parade of regular army troops showcased tanks, machine guns, anti aircraft guns and other war gear under large canvas canopies.
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Joseph Fort Newton
Doherty
Overton H. Hennet
John M. Claypool
United Confederate Veterans
Alfred J. Kennedy
United Spanish War Veterans
Scott P. Squyres
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Vivien D. Corbly
Disabled American
History on March at Gettysburg veterans reunion
Edward B. Lockett portrays Gettysburg’s 75th Civil War veterans reunion in a quiet Pennsylvania town. About 2000 men, living beyond life expectancy, gather to relive three days of hell while sharing stories and listening to army bands. They display loyalty to both sides and eschew lingering sectional bitterness as they camp and reminisce.
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Edward B. Lockett
Gettysburg
INS
Pennsylvania
Key West Overseas Highway Dedicated At Bahia Honda Bridge
The $30 million overseas highway linking Key West with the Florida mainland was formally dedicated in a three day celebration ending Saturday. Ceremonies took place at the Bahia Honda Key bridge north of Key West.
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Key West
Fla
Florida Mainland
Bahia Honda Key Bridge
Here
Rail Official Dies in Chicago at 69
Morris R. Leahy aged 69, former general passenger agent for the Chicago and North Western railroad, died Friday night in Chicago.
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Chicago
Morris R. Leahy
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Father-In-Law Of Astor Tracks Golf Driving Range Work
Francis C. French father-in-law of John Jacob Astor III begins work at a Boston golf driving range near the Harvard stadium. Proprietor Edward Madden says French will start Tuesday and join 17 other workers collecting balls cleaning clubs and may later offer paid driving lessons after hours.
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Boston
Francis C. French
John Jacob Astor, III
Harvard Stadium
Edward C
Ted” Madden
French
Rhode Islander
Mrs. McCall Plans Personal Appeal To Florida Governor
Mrs. Franklin Pierce Mc Call, wife of the youth condemned for the Jimmy Cash Jr kidnapping, vows a personal appeal to Gov. Fred P. Cone. Attorney C A Averitt says she has visited him at Raiford prison as letters to the pardon board pour in urging clemency or swift execution.
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Tallahassee
Fla
INS
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash, Jr
Fred P. Cone
C. A. Averitt
McCall
Raiford
State Pardon Board
Joseph Carmichael Dies Former Publicity Director in Des Moines
Des Moines AP reports Joseph Carmichael a Davenport newspaperman and former Iowa public utility information director died at home after years of illness from pneumonia on his sixtieth birthday. He lived in Des Moines since 1922 with wife and three children surviving. Funeral Monday at St. Augustin's Church Davenport burial planned.
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DES Moines
Joseph Carmichael
Davenport
Carmichael
Iowa Committee On Public Utility Information
Clinton
State University of Iowa
Davenport Daily Times
Dan
Kathryn
Nancy
St. Augustin’s Church
Premiums Announced for Sheep at State Fair in Iowa
C J Knickerbocker sheep department superintendent announced premiums totaling 3951 to exhibitors at the 1938 Iowa centennial state fair. Pull classifications cover major Iowa breeds with specific awards for Shropshires Hamp shires Cheviots and Merinos including specials. An extra 1035 in premiums is set for 4 H club entries in the sheep division.
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DES Moines
C. J. Knickerbocker
Iowa
Ottumwa Man Charged With Reckless Driving
R. McBeth of Ottumwa was arrested by Patrolmen Stodola and Hanna at 11 40 p m Saturday and charged with reckless driving. Police said he traveled 65 miles per hour on First Street SW from Fifth Avenue to C Street and had a pint of liquor with a small quantity removed in his car.
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R. McBeth
Ottumwa
Stodola and
Hanna
McBeth
First Street
Fifth Avenue
C Street
Funeral for Priscilla Powell held near Amosa
Mrs. Priscilla Powell about 70 was found dead on the floor of her northeast Anamosa home. Funeral services were set for 3 PM at the local Episcopal church with burial to follow. Coroner ruled natural causes. survivor listed as nephew Charles Hincklef of Baldwin.
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Anamosa
Priscilla Powell
Here
Episcopal Church
Ely
Ely Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
Noble
James W. Bowersox
Edward Zobel
Elmer J. Ulch
Des Moines Rescue Underway for Suspected Drowning
Police dragged the Des Moines River Saturday night seeking the body of 34 year old W L Hopper after a boat overturned. A companion who was with him reached shore safely. The report notes the incident as a suspected drowning.
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Des Moines
Des Moines River
W. L. Hopper
President to Build Up Fences for 1940 Campaign
President plans a wide tour to shape 1940 Democratic prospects. He signals a militant stance within the party to keep the New Deal central, while letting developments choose a candidate. The voyage includes four extra coaches for state leader conversations and four major speeches defending the New Deal.
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Ickes
Phillipine
Paul V. McNutt
Capitol
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Utah
Nevada
California
Barkley
Ohio
Thomas
Oklahoma
McAdoo
Linn Democrats Name 54 To Dist Judicial Session
Linn county Democrats met in county convention at the court house naming delegates to the state democratic convention and to the state judicial convention. They chose 54 delegates for the Eighteenth Judicial District convention to be held in Cedar Rapids next Thursday. The county central committee re elected Joseph Mekota as chairman and Mrs Julia Huston as chairwoman with Celia Hyland as vice chairwoman and Walter R Hutchinson as first vice chairman. Wayne C Boland was named second vice chairman and Eleanor Cahill elected secretary and Paul Huston treasurer. The list of district delegates includes Raymond Coward Carl A Ross Martha Heins G R Hendrickson Robert M Smith George Gorman Ben Tait Marvin L Burkholder and many others.
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Linn County
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Mekota
Julia Huston
Celia Hyland
Walter R. Hutchinson
Wayne C. Boland
Eleanor Cahill
Paul Huston
Raymond Coward
Carl A. Ross
Martha Heins
G. R. Hendrickson
Robert M. Smith
George Gorman
Ben Tait
Marvin L. Burkholder
George Claassen
Henry J. Achter
Fred J. Payneer
Frank Healy
Irene Henson
Edward Kuba
Thomas Woods
L. F. Benesh
M. J. Donnelly
Raymond Klass
Ralph Lupton
Lamphere Dies. Des Moines Legion Leader Succumbs
John C. Lamphere, 46, prominent Des Moines American Legion figure, died suddenly at home after a heart attack. He worked in the graves registration unit of the adjutant general’s office, served in the Rainbow division in World War I, was state publicity chairman for the Rainbow association, adjutant of Baldwin-Patterson post, and a publicity officer for the national Legion in Indianapolis before relocating from Kansas City. Funeral services are set for Tuesday.
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John C. Lamphere
American Legion
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Adjutant General's Office
Rainbow Division
Rainbow Association
Baldwin-Patterson Legion Post
National Department of the Legion
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Women Fly 1490 Mile Nonstop Flight Reports Say
Three women army aviators completed a nonstop 1,490 mile flight in 10 hours 33 minutes. Senior Lieut. Poina Ossipenko Senior Lieut. Vera Lomako and Navigator Lieut. Marina Raskova piloted a single engined hydroplane from Sebastopol to Archangel, Tass reports.
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Moscow
Tass
Poina Ossipenko
Vera Lomako
Marina Raskova
Sebastopol
Archangel
Claims Japs Plan Invasion Of U S Through Mexico
Fort Worth dispatch reports S T Brogdon former Stephenville candidate for governor warns that Japan will invade the United States through Mexico. He claims the Japanese are entrenched in Mexico awaiting a moment to strike Texas, and proposes annexing the Republic of Mexico to the United States as a countermeasure.
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Tex
INS
S. T. Brogdon
Stephenville
United States
Mexico
Brogdon
Texas
Lone Star
Republic of Mexico
Robs Joe E Brown Near Brown Derby in Hollywood
Hollywood police say comedian Joe E Brown was robbed near the Brown Derby on Vine Street after leaving the restaurant for races. A 26 year old transient named Harry Duke demanded money with a gun but Brown gave five dollars and the bandit fled. Duke was arrested after identification by Brown and confessed to the holdup.
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Hollywood
INS
Joe E. Brown
Vine Street
Brown
Harry Duke
Heart Tag Day nets Cedar Rapids volunteers 132.34
Mrs. Paul Roberts, local chairman, announced that 132.34 was collected in Cedar Rapids Saturday for Volunteers of America. The funds will stay in Iowa to aid orphanages and support for girls in need. Viola Teeple won 11.58 for top tagger, with Mary Kane and Effie Mae Mikesell in second and third.
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Washington Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Volunteers of America
Iowa
Viola Teeple
Mary Kane
Effie Mae Mikesell
Statler Ordered to Testify in Temporary Maintenance Case
Ellsworth M Statler, heir to a hotel fortune, was ordered to appear in superior court in Los Angeles to testify on his motion to vacate the order granting his wife Barbara Marguerite 1000 dollars a month in temporary separate maintenance.
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Los Angeles
INS
Ellsworth M. Statler
Barbara Marguerite
Deaths Albert Allman 66 Near Toddville
Albert Allman of Toddville died at 1 15 p m Saturday after a long illness. Born January 25 1872 in Lafayette he lived in Linn county his whole life. He married Mary Matheny January 30 1894 at Toddville and is survived by two daughters Mrs Gertrude Norbohm of Vinton and Mrs Martha Schminkle of Marion two brothers John and David R of Marion four grandchildren four sisters and two brothers preceded him in death. He was a member of the Free Methodist church at Toddville. The body lies at Beatty chapel. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 p m in the Free Methodist church at Toddville conducted by Rev George Reichert. Burial in Dunkard cemetery. Friends may call at the family home after noon Sunday.
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Albert Auman
Robins
Lafayette
Linn County
Toddville
Mary Matheny
Gertrude Norbohm
Vinton
Martha Schminkle
Marion
John
David R
Free Methodist Church
Beatty Chapel
Allman
George Reichert
Dunkard
Funeral services for Albert W Werning at St John’s near Newhall
Funeral services for Albert W. Werning will be held at St. John’s Lutheran church near Newhall at 2 p.m. Monday with a 1:30 p.m. home service. The Rev. O. Nieting will officiate and burial will follow in St. John’s cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty chapel today until 4 p.m. and then at the family home.
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Albert W. Werning
St. John's Lutheran Church
Newhall
Funeral services set for Mrs. Mary Brooks at Beatty chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Brooks will be held in the Beatty chapel at 2:30 p.m. today. Burial will follow in Oak Shade cemetery at Marion.
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Mary Brooks
Beatty Chapel
Oak Shade Cemetery
Marion
Labor Party Rebuked by CIO Leader Over Lehman Omission
New York AP reports David Dubinsky head of the CIO union rebuked the Labor Party for not including Governor Herbert Lehman on its tentative slate drawn up Friday night. The clash highlights tensions within New York politics as labor and party lines shift.
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New York
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
CIO
American Labor Party
Herbert Lehman
Chamberlain Warns Dictators Amid Spanish Civil War
Prime Minister Chamberlain defended non intervention and warned against entanglement in Spain's conflict. He urged cessation of hostilities and offered mediation while criticizing calls for reprisals over Franco bombing British ships. He vowed to continue opposing his parliamentary foes.
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China
Kettering
Europe
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David Lloyd George
Francisco Franco
Franco
Franco proposes neutral Spanish port to halt attacks
London reports unofficially that Franco offered a neutral Spanish port for bona fide shipping and asked that oil coal and motor trucks be added to contraband. British diplomats debate the reply after translation. Franco says he targets military objectives and denies targeting British ships. No British vessels have been sunk since Monday amid Mussolini’s advice to moderate attacks.
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Franco
Britain
Spain
Viscount Halifax
Robert M. Hodgson
Burgos
Robert
Rome
Mussolini
Italy Seeks Belligerent Rights for Franco as Spain Crisis
Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano told British Ambassador Lord Perth that granting belligerent rights to Generalissimo Franco would resolve the Spanish issue. The move follows Britain’s request that Italy press France to stop attacks on British ships amid nationalist air raids on the fleet.
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Italy
Italy recalls 18000 troops as Franco forces advance
Rome dispatches report 18000 officers and men to be recalled from Generalissimo Franco's forces after a British Italian Mediterranean accord. The Daily Legionnaire says the Frecce di vision would be dissolved though it remains unclear if troops leave Spain or simply end combat.
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Italy
Valencia
Rome
Francisco Franco
Daily Legionnaire
Spain
Fighting in eastern Spain shifts to isolated engagements
Insurgents and government forces claim roughly equal local gains as civil war fronts tighten. In the Valencia region the insurgents hold Bechi and report advances on Artesa and Tales near Onda. To the west, government militia push insurgents back south of the Muela de Sarrion range and recapture a hill guarding the Teruel Sagunto highway.
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France
Spain
Valencia
Bechi
Artesa
Tales
Onda
Muela de Sarrion Range
Teruel
Teruel- Sagunto Highway
Hearst Declares California Home At San Simeon Estate
Publisher W R Hearst said California is his legal residence as of January 1 1938, notifying County Assessor W M Hollister that his San Simeon estate near San Luis Obispo is his home after years in New York due to tax law objections.
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San Luis Obispo
Calif
W. R. Hearst
California
New York
Hearst
W. M. Hollister
San Simeon
Here
Woman Injured In Fall From Carnival Train
Florence Roach a carnival troupe member suffered a broken collar bone after falling from a show train while moving between coaches in Charles City. The train continued several miles before the crew signaled the engineer. Backing up the train they found her at a nearby farm home receiving aid.
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Charles City
Florence Roach
Mrs Lewis Recuperating After Abdominal Operation
Mrs John L. Lewis, wife of the CIO chairman, is recovering at an emergency hospital after an abdominal operation last Wednesday. The update came on Saturday night.
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Lewis
Washington
Ins
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Cameraman Led Double Life Suspect Jealousy Motive
Hollywood police pursue new leads in the murder of King Gray a renowned cameraman found shot in his car by the Hollywood post office Investigators say Gray had a four year double life including a younger woman and a party with a man and two women and a potential rival remains unidentified as detectives seek the woman seen near the scene and a possible hired car clue
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Hollywood
INS
King Gray
Ace Film
Hollywood Post Office
King D. Gray
Gray
Big spy ring in London may be uncovered
U S District Attorney Lamar Hardy said in a telephone conversation from the liner Normandie that he may pursue a suspected espionage organization in London. He noted it would not be policy to reveal information now but his presence suggests possible focus on a major spy ring.
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The
Sunday Dispatch
U. S
Lamar Hardy
New York
Normandie
Dispatch
Hardy
Boy Cyclist Dies After Bicycle Collision
Sioux City report states 13 year old Richard Cook, son of Mr and Mrs J D Cook, died in hospital from injuries after his bicycle collided with a car Friday afternoon.
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Sioux City
Richard Cook
J. D. Cook
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