Roosevelt campaign tour draws lines over New Deal clash
The piece surveys Franklin D Roosevelt on a transcontinental tour pressuring Democratic senators to follow White House policy. It notes party loyalty with Barkley and Barkley peers in Ohio Kentucky and Oklahoma and questions funding for the ten car train. It also covers Iowa editor William Waymack defense of civil liberties amid Maytag plant disputes and a wary look at German American Bund activists described as ushers.
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White House
Oklahoma
Elmer Thomas A
Roosevelt
California
McAdoo
Supreme Court
Iowa
William Waymack
Des Moines Register
Civil Liberties Union
Tee
Waymack
CIO
Maytag
Newton
Roosevelt urges reelection of Barkley in Kentucky speech
President Roosevelt in Covington urged voters to back Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley citing protection of savings and homes under New Deal. He framed the race as a choice of forward looking representatives and democracy by the people, with more addresses to come on the Pacific coast trip.
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Covington
Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Kentucky
Marietta
Pacific Coast
Robert J. Bulkley
Peeter
Northwest Territory
A. B. “Happy” Chandler
Eckener Criticizes Ickes Over Helium Policy
Friedrichshafen Germany Dr Hugo Eckener zeppelin chief denounces Interior Secretary Ickes for blocking helium release to airships calling it an election maneuver He says Germany will obtain helium from the United States and asserts President Roosevelt said the issue is not closed.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Harold L. Ickes
Eckener
United States
Roosevelt
Northwest Zephyr plane crashes at Billings airport
A Northwest Airlines twin motor Zephyr crashed on takeoff from Billings airport killing one passenger Mrs. N N Mackie about 50 of Evans ton Illinois and injuring several others. The three crew members escaped unharmed and ten people were aboard. Plane was demolished and wreckage lay in a 75 foot coulee.
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Billings
Mont
N.N. Mackie
Evanston
Northwest Airlines
Seattle
Wash
Chicago
Violet Tindale
Sloan
British Columbia
Spokane
Department of Commerce
G. B. Tussum
C. V. Gary
W. C. Bellenger
Bremerton
Department of Commerce Air Bureau
Bridger Canyon
Bozeman
James Roosevelt to issue full insurance record reply
James Roosevelt, secretary to the President, says Collier's magazine will publish his complete insurance business data after Mayo Clinic reports. He asks for a factual account to counter impressions from a Saturday Evening Post article and offers access to his records for public scrutiny.
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Rochester
Minn
James Roosevelt
Mayo Clinic
Alva Johnson
Saturday Evening Post
Young Roosevelt
America
Roosevelt
Collier's Magazine
St. Mary’s Hospital
Collier's
Republicans Urge Smith Senate Endorsement in New York
Rep. Hamilton Fish proposed to the state Republican committee that the GOP endorse former Democratic Gov. Alfred E. Smith as a candidate for the U.S. Senate in New York. The move signals cross party backing amid a high profile statewide race.
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New York
Hamilton Fish
State
Republican Committee
Alfred E. Smith
U. S. Senate
Three Die as Northern Pacific Freight Explodes Near Missoula
The Northern Pacific freight locomotive near Willis, Montana blew apart killing three crewmen Ernest M. Westin E. T. Dunlap and Ernest Bedillon and two unidentified transients. Van Pelt said fifty transients rode the fifth car. nine cars derailed and service would be restored after 24 hours. The through eastbound train carried laborers bound for harvest fields in the Midwest.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Here
Carl H. Syria
U. S. Forest Ranger
H. P. van Pelt
van Pelt
Ernest M. Westin
E. T. Dunlap
Ernest Bedillon
Willis
Clarks’ Fork
Montana
Chicago
Milwaukee, St. Paul
Middlewest
Farley to be greeted during Saturday stop in Cedar Rapids
James A. Farley will be greeted when his train stops in Cedar Rapids at 3 35 p m Saturday according to Linn county Democratic chairman Mekota. On the train will be senators Herring Gillette Gov Kraschel national committeeman Utterback and state chairman Birmingham. Farley may speak from a platform if time allows and will enter Iowa at Clinton 140 p m with greetings planned on Fourth street and Sixth avenue.
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James A. Farley
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Mekota
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Farley
Iowa
Clinton
Frank Baldwin
Clyde L. Herring
Guy M. Gillette
United States
Nelson G. Kraschel
Hubert Utterback
E. H. Birmingham
Mekota
Mount Vernon
North Western Railroad
Fourth Street
Sixth Avenue SE
Rail Carloadings Rise 5.4 Percent For Week Ending July 2
The Association of American Railroads said the week ending July 2 saw 588,864 carloadings, up 5.4 percent from the prior week. Grain and grain products rose by 8,958 to 50,954 cars, while livestock loadings fell to 9,681 cars, down 903 from the previous week. Comparisons show sharp declines versus 1937 and 1930 levels.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Monticello Man Nominated for District Judge
J Edward Heiserman of Monticello, Jones county prosecutor, is nominated on a bi partisan slate for the Eighteenth judicial district bench. If chosen he will fill the term of 85 year old Judge Ellison, retire at end of term. Heiserman, 33, is UA graduate, former Monticello high school instructor and principal, married Ruth Burnstedt in 1934.
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Linn
Jones
Cedar County
Cedar Rapids
J. Edward Hieiserman
Monticello
Jones County
4. C. Ring
John ‘T
Moffit
C. J. Haas
Marion
Heiserman
F. O. Ellison
Anamosa
Ellison
Hawkeye
University of Iowa
Monticello High School
Ruth Burnstedt
Webster City
Pennsylvania Feud Leads to Grand Jury Inquiry
A grand jury was ordered to investigate charges of political graft and corruption in Gov. George H. Earle’s primary campaign. The decision, by Judge Paul H. Schaeffer, follows discussions with Dauphin County District Attorney Carl B. Shelley and Attorney General Guy K. Bard amid a long battle over the inquiry.
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Harrisburg, Pa
George H. Earle
Paul H. Schaeffer
Schaeffer
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Carl B. Shelley
Dauphin County
Harrisburg
Guy K. Bard
Shelley
Bard
Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
President Asked To Halt Worker Layoff
A letter to the White House signed by C. E. Smith W. S. Vaught C Wheeler C M O Harrah and A D Ashley on behalf of Goodyear Local No 2 URW asks President Roosevelt to intervene to prevent a reported layoff of 1700 workers at Goodyear Rubber in Akron Ohio.
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Washington
INL
Roosevelt
Goodyear Rubber Company
Akron
White House
C. E. Smith
W. S. Vaught
V. Wheeler
C. M. O'Harrah
A. D Ashley
Goodyear
United Rubber Workers of America
Mercury Climbs in Cedar Rapids After Cool Night
A Cedar Rapids temperature rise follows a cool night with 66 at 6 am, reaching 83 by 2:45 pm. Thursday's high was 84 at 1 pm, then 79 by 7 pm and 69 at midnight as recorded by the Chambers In skeep company recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Gas Overcomes 390 Children At Pool
Pittsburgh AP reports chlorine escaped from a tank at a swimming pool, overwhelming thirty children. Twenty five were rushed to two hospitals for treatment. officials say none are seriously ill.
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Pittsburgh
Nevills expedition sighted safe near Lee's Ferry after 18 days
The six member Nevills expedition, including two University of Michigan women, was sighted 20 miles up the Colorado River near Lee's Ferry Arizona. Coast guard flyers relayed signals indicating all were safe and unhelped. The team aims to resume their 666 mile voyage toward Lake Mead with restocking planned at the river’s mid point.
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Lee's Ferry
Ariz
Nevills
Colorado River
Lee’s Ferry
Coast Guard
BR. W. Fendlay
J. L. Riggs
el Paso
Tex
University of Michigan
Green River
Utah
A. J Hanson
F. S. Anderson
Lake Mead
Boulder Dam
Nev
Cataract Canyon
Colorado
Michigan
Elvada Clover
Lois Jotter
Norman Nevills
Eugene Atkinson
Don Harris
U. S. Geological Survey
W. C. Gibson
San Francisco
Seadlund to Die in Electric Chair for Kidnap Slayings
Federal Judge John P. Barnes set July 14 for the execution of John Henry Seadlund in the electric chair for the kidnapping and death of Charles Ross, a wealthy Chicago greeting card manufacturer. U S Marshal William E McDonnell said the execution would occur at 1 am. Seadlund, handcuffed to two marshals, showed no plan to appeal further.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
John Henry Seadlund
Charles Ross
U. S
William E. ‘McDonnell
Seadlund
Raspberry crates spark big ad success in Gazette sale
Michael Bizek on Johnson avenue NW placed a three day 90c Want Ad in The Gazette for raspberries. He reports overwhelming response and says he sold 90 crates of raspberries, praising Gazette Want Ads for strong results at low cost. Call 2-1121 to place an ad.
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Michael Bizek
Johnson Avenue NW
Gazette
Bridge contract planned for Cedar River at Eighth Avenue
A $200000 Cedar River bridge at Eighth Avenue is nearing letting. A A Hurst of Maquoketa said bids could be opened within thirty days with work likely to start in September. The federal aid project will employ 50 to 75 workers in winter. The new bridge replaces the old bowstring crossing and links the U S No 30 Lincoln highway cut off. Plans are prepared in Ames and funding includes state match. The project advances Cedar Rapids Linn County highway program via the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Rounds
Cedar River
Eighth Avenue
A. A. Hurst
Maquoketa
State Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Hurst
Ames
U. S. No. 30
Lincoln Highway
Mr. Hurst
Wsighth Avenue
Linn County
Chamber of Commerce
Sixteenth Avenue
Dead Man's Curve
Chamber of Commerce Highways Committee
G. O. Fletcher
S. P. Moore
Wiliam HH. Behrens
County
Engi
Stock Drop Marks Sharp July Market Slump
New York reports its steepest decline since the midyear upturn began June 20. Prices fell about $1 to $3 a share with late-day improvement, and few issues closed more than $2 down. Trading slowed to about 1.5 million shares, versus 2.7 million the previous day.
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New York
Courant
Suspect Confesses Slaying Three on Osseo Farm
South St. Paul police say Robert McLeod 28 confessed to killings of Kenneth Oswald 24 his wife Paula 24 and John Kujawa 25 at an Osseo area farm. Bodies found Thursday after a two-couple murder in which McLeod worked as a farmhand. McLeod identified as August Yaeger 42 with prior forgery and grand larceny records.
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South ST. Paul
Minn
E. J. McAlpine
Robert McLeod
Osseo
McLeod
Farmers Union Livestock Commission Company
Oswald
Whaley
Kenneth Oswald
Paula
John Kujawa
Charles Oswald
Kenneth
Kujawa
Oswalds
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
August Yaeger
Crime Bureau
Yaeger
Three Die as Savoia Raid Segorbe Area
Three people were killed and seven injured when nine Savoia type planes raided Segorbe forty miles northwest of Valencia at dawn. The attack damaged several houses and hit nearby towns Soneja and Sot de Ferret, where sixteen were injured.
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Madrid
Savoia
Segorbe
Valencia
Soneja
Sot de Ferret
Mayor seeks national guards as Newton faces parade
Newton Iowa mayor George E Campbell urged Governor Nelson Kraschel to deploy national guardsmen after CIO union workers at the Maytag plants announced a downtown parade. Campbell denied union parade permission. police warned they could not stop marchers. The parade was canceled after news of the troop call. Campbell trembled after the 15 minute call. He did not reveal Kraschel assignment.
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Newton
George E. Campbell
Nelson G. Kraschel
CIO Union
Maytag
Campbell
Kraschel
Newton mayor and sheriff call 1000 volunteers for labor dispute
Mayor George Campbell and Sheriff Earl Shields issued a joint proclamation seeking up to 1,000 volunteers to augment police and deputies in Newton during the Maytag plant strike. The move follows warnings of possible breaches of peace as CIO strikers picket and authorities weigh using special deputies to open or close the plant. Governor Kraschel resisted troop deployment despite requests.
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CIO
Nelson G. Kraschel
Frank Moorehead
Charles Croghan
Des Moines
Campbell
Newton
Kraschel
You Will Still Be Forced To Join The Marines For Jackpot
A satirical note by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks military service and wartime mobilization. It envisions Fort Knox and West Point, joking that banks and money are militarized while aviation and lighter-than-air operations loom. The piece blends humor with war era imagery.
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Marines
Fort Slocum
Aviation
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