Maytag strike leaders clash as talks stall
Mass picketing continues at the Maytag plant as union leaders and officials dispute terms of a wage cut and back-to-work plan. Governor Kraschel resists outside interference while officials seek arbitration and a swift resumption of operations amid a 40 to 50 thousand dollar weekly payroll, with 1,500 idle workers and 611 claimed adherents.
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Robert Brock
Maytag Advertising Department
Maytag Company
Gerald Geise
E. Ek
Alger
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Howsover
Robert Kirkwood
Ralph Beals
Newton
Carey
Newton Union
Towa
Kraschel
Earl Shields
Jasper County
George Campbell
National Guard
Union
Krascher
Maytag
Prisoner Cuts Self On His Way To Prison
Ed Wignall 35 formerly of Cedar Rapids was injured with a wrist wound found in a Coralville washroom. Deputy sheriffs Harlan Snyder and Dick Preston transported him to Fort Madison prison where doctors treated him and resumed the trip. Wignall had been held in Marshalltown since Saturday without charge while Judge Haas revoked a suspension on his 15-year term for forging a document.
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Coralville
Ed Wignall
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Harlan Snyder
Dick Preston
Wignall
Preston
Snyder
Iowa City
Marshalltown
G . Thompson
C. J. Haas
Manchester Mother Drowns With Son
A Manchester mother Myrtle Christopher Meader and her son Roger Meader died in the Maquoketa river while attempting to rescue him. The tragedy occurred near The Maples summer resort six miles southeast of Manchester. Bodies were recovered about an hour later by lifeguards. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Delaware Methodist Church with burial in Plainview cemetery. Roger was a Boy Scout and would have been promoted this week. Survivors include husband Forest Meader and five children.
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The
Gazette
Manchester
Methodist Church
Delaware
Forrest Meader
Maquoketa
Roger 15
Maples
Here
William D Bostrum
Delhi
Roger
Meaders
J K. Stepp
Meader
Myrtle Christopher
Granada
Colo
George
Nettie Christopher
Mr. Meader
Hopkinton
Roger Meader
Boy Scout
Lotus
Warren
Harley
Audrey
Lyndon
George Christopher
Missouri
John Pierce
Clay Lamphier
Osterdock
Walter Sauerbry
Greeley
Albert Heatty
Spirit Lake
Robert Radcliff
Dallas
Tex
Harry Meader
Dr Coulston Killed In Texas Auto Crash
Iowa friends learned Wednesday of the death of Dr W J Coulston 80 in an automobile accident near Lancaster Texas July 1. A retired Baptist minister he held pastorates in Vinton Pella Newton Boone Mount Ayr Sac City and New Hampton.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Friends
W.J. Coulston
Lancaster
Tex
Coulston
Vinton
Pella
Newton
Boone
Mount Ayr
Sac City
New Hampton
United States Shadowed Policy Clash at Refugee Conference
U S delegates clash with German policy as discussions focus on aiding political refugees from Germany and Austria. The five point plan covers settlement, urgent cases, documents, a continuing government body, and guiding recommendations. Delegates from Canada to New Zealand attend with observers from Poland and Romania, while Austria hints at colonization routes and property transfers for refugees.
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Taylor
Intergovernmental Committee On
United States
Germany
Austria
Canada
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Uruguay
Venezuela
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Denmark
Eire
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Poland
Roumania
Fasci
Italy
Washington
Ethiopia
Nazi Germany
South America
U. S
James G. MacDonald
New York
Roosevelt
League of Nations
German Refugee Relief Commission
Jonah B Wise
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Monsignor
Michael Ready
Catholic Welfare Conference
American Catholic Bishops Committee
Iowa Revenue Office Reports Big Gain in 1938 Collections
Des Moines AP says Iowa federal internal revenue bureau collections rose by more than 5.5 million in the year ended June 30, 1938, compared with 1937. Half the increase is in social security taxes, with estate taxes rising due in part to F. L. Maytag estate payments. Total 1938 receipts reached 24,443,708 versus 18,821,713 in 1937.
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Des Moines
Federal
Internal Revenue Bureau
Iowa
Charles D. Huston
F. L. Maytag
Newton
Don Ameche Visits Mother Cornelia During City Stop
Don Ameche, famed radio and screen star, chatted with Mother Cornelia, head of Mount Mercy academy, at Los Angeles Union Station as a streamliner paused. Cornelia had tutored him at St Berchman's seminary in Marion in 1920 1921 and 1922. he said he would pass through Cedar Rapids en route to New York and Europe.
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New York
Europe
Don Ameche
Mother Cornelia
Mount Mercy Academy
City of
Los Angeles
Union Station
Cornelia
Ameche
St. Berchman’s Seminary
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Judge Sets Hearing Date In Hopkinton Utility Fight
Waterloo AP reports District Judge AB Lovejoy set July 21 for a contempt hearing in Manchester to decide if Iowa Electric and general superintendent Ray C Ingham were responsible for alleged fourth wire cuts at Hopkinton after a restraining order issued Sunday night.
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Waterloo
Lovejoy
Manchester
Iowa Electric Company
Ray C. Ingham
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
National All Stars Top Americans 4 1 In All Star Game
The Nationals beat the Americans 4 to 1 as Cramer and DiMaggio clash in the field. DiMaggio, Medwick, and Gehringer are among key players with late scoring, while Grove and Durocher contribute on the mound in a tense nine inning showcase.
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Nationals
Cramer
Goodman
Medwick
di Maggio
Dickey
Ott Fennel Jarombarak
DiMaggio
Foxx
Durocher
Herman
Hack
Maggie
Cronin
Gehrie
York
Tigers
Allen
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
McCormick
Gehringer
di Marzio
Brown
Figuth
Hopper Oehr- Inger
di Maglio
Jeftecenter
Averill
Ott
Lombardi
Oxx
Gehrig
Goodwan
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Grove
Van Nuys Campaign Feud Ends With Withdrawals
INDIANAPOLIS INS United States Senator Frederick Van Nuys the prodigal son of Indiana democratic politics was expected to return home Wednesday or Thursday ending a year old feud with state administration leaders and restoring party unanimity for the fall election. Samuel D Jackson Fort Wayne attorney definitely removed himself as an opponent of the senator and Lieutenant Governor Henry F Schricker who recently received the blessing of the statehouse organization is expected to announce he will not go before the convention. The third and remaining active candidate for the nomination Alex E Gordon labor leader and vice chairman of the state unemployment compensation board was expected to retire also.
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Indianapolis
INS
United States
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Samuel D. Jackson
Fort Wayne
Henry F. Schricker
Statehouse
Des Moines to Open Third Liquor Store Next Tuesday
Des Moines will get its third liquor store with the opening planned for next Tuesday. The announcement came Tuesday night from Bernard E. Manley, chairman of the state liquor commission.
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Des Moines
Bernard E. Manley
The
State Liquor Commission
Lightning Kills Team On George Petri Farm
A bolt of lightning struck a team of horses on the George Petri farm on Wednesday, killing the animals and knocking down the driver, farm hand George Morris who was cultivating corn. Morris was taken to a doctor and is expected to recover.
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Adair
George Petri
George Morris
Morris
Johnston superintendent resigns amid school board turmoil
JOHNSTON AP Supt. Leon ard L. Peterson of Johnston schools and a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association board of control resigned at a special school board meeting. The move followed student and alumnus protests over nonrenewals of coach Carl Scholz and three teachers. A public hearing was canceled after the resignation. Peterson will take another job and could keep his board seat if it is a school post in Central Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Board of Control
President Roosevelt Pushes Government Reorganization Plan
President Roosevelt indicated on a cross country tour that the country desires and will obtain a government reorganization law. He urged running the executive branch on a business basis and suggested a measure to be presented to the 1939 Congress, likely combining features of prior Senate and House proposals. Senator Burke predicted adminstration efforts to defeat anti Roosevelt Democrats would focus on three senatorial primaries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Burke
Senators Challenged Roosevelt Court Measures In 1937 Debate
Senators George of Georgia Smith of South Carolina and Tydings of Maryland opposed the Roosevelt court bill and other White House initiatives, aligning with Burke whose term lasts through the year. The passage notes their factions and ongoing congressional battles.
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George
Georgia
Smith
South Carolina
Tydings
Maryland
Burke
White House
Oliver Swab’s Car Rolls After Intersection Crash
Oliver Swab and his son Oliver Jr and Rich ard Whitney escaped serious injury when Swab’s car rolled over after a collision at A avenue and Fifth street SW at 1220 pm Wednesday. Swab, driving south on Fifth, swerved to avoid a westbound car on A, both drivers swerved, totaling damage estimated at $500 to $600. Swab sustained a bruise to his left leg.
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Oliver Swab
B Avenue NW
Oliver, Jr
Richard Whitney
C Avenue NW
Swab
A Avenue
Fifth Street
Harlan Price
Twentieth Street NW
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Campbell
James B. Carey
Stnking Union
Strikers
Mrs. Forrest Meader
DR. Coulston
U.S
Phin
Ohte
Bishop's
Bishop’s
Bishop Foods
van Nuys
Americas
Coolerator Cyber
Cooler
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