Demands action as WPA worker shatters brick record
An unnamed WPA worker in Kewanee Illinois laid 36519 paving bricks in seven and a half hours on a 90 plus degree day, breaking a 27000 brick one day record and employing a dozen helpers. The piece reflects on labor, economics royalty and New Deal policy debates amid mentions of Roosevelt, tax exempt securities and industrial union splits.
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WPA
Kewanee
Ill
Second Avenue West
Cedar Rapids
Labor Leaders Say New Deal Fortunes Safe
Powerful union heads told President Roosevelt there is no imminent threat of major strikes in steel or other key industries that could hurt business or the New Deal in November. William Green and John L. Lewis met with Roosevelt, signaling industrial peace despite craft vs industrial union tensions. Lewis predicted broad worker support for FDR, while Green avoided airing internal rifts.
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American Federation of Labor
John N. Lewis
Miners’ Union
William Green
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Lewis
A. F. of L
Steel Workers
Green
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Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Edward F. McGrady
Federation
White House
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Front
Roose
Bandit Holds Victims in Cooler During Early Morning Robbery
A robber entered a grocer’s store at 700 Sixth Street SE, threatened staff with a long barreled gun, and forced W. A. Risk and workers into a refrigerator. About $3 plus pennies were taken, and four victims were trapped until a boy escaped out a window. Police describe the suspect as a 45 year old man, five foot eleven, with a cap and work clothes.
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Oidar Rapids News
W. A. Risk
Sixth Street SE
Risk
Paul Conroy
Ninth Avenue SE
Conroy
John Stramel
Sixth Avenue SE
Steve
New Dionne Quins Have New Boy Baby
CALLANDER AP An eight pound boy was born Thursday in the Dionne family home area. It is the eleventh living child for Mr. and Mrs. Oliva Dionne. Birth at 325 am remained secret until Thursday afternoon. Mother Elzire Dionne and the baby are reported well by Dr J E Joyal assisted by nurse Delia Charette. The infant shares features with the Dionne quintuplets. He is the third living boy among the Dionnes.
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Callander
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Elzire Legros Dionne
Jealous husband Kills 8 and Self in East Chicago
In East Chicago Indiana a man identified as Gonzales killed eight people including his wife and six children and then shot himself in a mass murder at the Inland Steel Indiana Harbor plant locker room. Police later found the bodies at Gonzales home.
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Chicago
Ind
INS
Celess
Gonzales
Otheir Shecenils
Jose
Atco
Arco
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Cadman Delirious as Peritonitis and Appendicitis Worsen
Dr S Parkes Cadman, famed radio preacher, lies unconscious and delirious in Champlain Valley hospital Plattsburg. Surgeon Dr Lymand G Barton Jr says transfusion from Cadman’s daughter Marie offered only temporary benefit as his condition weakens.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
S. Parkes Cadman
Cadman
Champlain Valley Hospital
Lymand G. Barton, Jr
Barton
Brooklyn
Marie
Kansas Democrats Target Civil Service And Beer In Session
Kansas Democrats pressed Civil Service reform and beer issues during a special session linked to New Deal policy. They sought to fund a 1915 civil service law and urged constitutional amendments to back social security cooperation, while \nLandon supporters rejected the measures and kept Kansas dry.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
London
Senate
Joseph McDonald
Kansas City
Gov Landon
Murphy to Run for Governor of Michigan
Frank Murphy, United States high commissioner to the Philippines, resigns in principle and seeks a two month unpaid leave to pursue the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Michigan. President Roosevelt signals support, enabling Murphy to enter the race for the pivotal state in November.
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Ins
Frank Murphy
Roosevelt
Philippines
Michigan
White House
Murphy
United States
Island Post
Detroit
Folles Lehman
Herbert J. Lehman
New York
M Murphy
I'viday
Lehman
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
G.O.P
Japanese clash leaves 11 dead in Manchuria ambush
Eleven Japanese soldiers were killed and five wounded after a clash with about 300 bandits in the eastern Fentieng region of Manchuria. Reports from Japanese sources describe a tense engagement with significant casualties.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Ins
Fentieng
The Inner Climate of Mind Shapes Life
A reader argues life cannot be controlled and events shape us. The piece contends the key is inner attitude, choosing how events affect us, citing Beethoven as an example of turning deafness into strength and courage.
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Newton
Beethoven
Feds probe hoard tied to will dispute in Iowa farm findings
Cedar county authorities reported Henry Iwers hid about 203 500 dollars in cash and securities on his farm including 4500 in gold certificates. Federal agents reportedly questioned relatives contesting the will after two men claiming treasury status obtained their names in Davenport. Louis Voss sought to strike contest paragraphs alleging improper execution and undue influence.
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Tipton
Henry Iwers
Cedar County
Treasury
Iwers
Davenport
Fortun
Louis Voss
Cedar County District Court
Voss
Louis
Margaret Voss
Meat On Tuesdays Returns To Italy
Italy lifts wartime meatless Tuesdays on July 16 restoring dining and nightlife. Butchers, poultry dressers and restaurant keepers may reopen without the Tuesday meat restrictions as bars theaters and nightclubs resume longer hours after years of curbs during the Italo-Ethiopian war and siege.
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Rome
Chicago Solon 15 Murdered In Gangland Style
State Representative John M. Bolton was assassinated early Thursday in a rapid automobile chase on Chicago west side streets. A shotgun blast killed him at close range as killers fled. witness Harry Blanford described gunfire from pursuers and Bolton’s car crashing into a trolley pole.
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Chicago
John M. Bolton
West Side
Bolton
West
Side Beer
Harry Blanford
Blanford
Barney Myers Elected State Chairman of Young Republicans
Barney Myers of Mapleton was chosen state chairman of the Young Republican League at the state convention in Des Moines. He won by seven votes, 154 to 147, over Lawrence Brierly of Newton, with D C Nolan advancing to the national committee. Other officers elected include Mrs Clarice Hartje national committeewoman, Mrs Grace Simmons state vice chairwoman, and Dick Hise secretary treasurer.
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Atlantic
Grace Simons
Knoxville
Dick Hise
Des Moines
League
Nolan
James C. Davis, Jr
Hartje
R. Kent Martin
Minnie Offman
Marshalltown
Owen Cummingham
Blistering Sun Temps Forecast This Afternoon
Raw weather snippet shows high temperatures and sun dominance. Forecast includes multiple time slots with highs near 90s and potential 100s across Thursday.
Iowa Seventh Straight Hot Day Deepens Toll
Iowa endures a seventh consecutive heat wave with 25 deaths linked to the heat and related conditions. Highs reached 105 in Cedar Rapids and 106 in Washington, while showers were sparse and no relief was expected.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John DeVos
Knoxville
Sheldon
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Inwood
Federal
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Manchester Crash Kills Des Moines Youth and Injures Others
Ray Callahan, 15, of Des Moines died after a roadster overturned near Manchester at 8 30 p m on Wednesday. Gerald Seward, about 15, of Edgewood, suffered a broken jaw and other injuries. Howard Boynton, 15, of Strawberry Point, owner of the car, was uninjured. The youths had been swimming in the Maquoketa river and were returning home when the crash occurred. Callahan was driving and lost control on a curve, sending the car into a ditch after skimming 40 feet along the road.
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Manchester
Ray Callahan
Des Moines
Gerald Seward
Edgewood
Duchy
Here
Callahan
Seward
Howard Boynton
Strawberry Point
Maquoketa
Boynton
Landon Victory Seen By Lowden In Topeka Visit
Gov Landon meets with Illinois former governor Lowden and Senator Glenn in Topeka to discuss farm program for the Republican nominee acceptance speech. Both men express optimism about a Republican victory in November and improving national prospects. Capper and Carlson escort visitors to the governor’s mansion before talks begin.
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Topeka
Kan
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Farmers of America
Frank QC
Lowden
Illinois
Iere
Otis Glenn
Mlinois
London
Mid-West
Cleveland
Glenn
Landon
Knox
Moratorium on rural rehab loans aids drought families
The Relief Administration announced a one year moratorium on rural rehabilitation loans in designated drought counties to help about 30 000 families. Some 7 million dollars remains outstanding in the area and borrowers must show lack of cash to qualify. The plan is part of broader New Deal relief coordinated by Rexford Tugwell and President Roosevelt to aid drought impoverished households in the Dakotas Montana Wyoming and Minnesota.
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Washington
Resettlement Administration
Roosevelt
Dakotas
Montana
Wyoming
Minnesota
Agriculture Department
Neiy
Rexford
Tugwell
Aubrey” Williams
WPA
Baseball Results National League Summary
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Moore
Nowman
Atwood
Wilson
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Wirkofer
Todd
Wiest
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Mungo
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Berress
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O'Dea
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Jeffcoat
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Smith
Gabler
Coffman
Mancuso
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