Factions Stand Firm in AFL CIO Labor Fight
Washington lurid labor clash deepens as AFL leaders threaten suspension of CIO unions led by John L. Lewis. Four unions cited include United Mine Workers United Textile Workers Ladies Garment Workers and International Typographical. Green says suspension potential minimum action if defiance continues.
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INS
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John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
Federation
A. F. of L
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
CIO
Executive Council
United Textile Workers
Ladies Garment Workers
International Typographical Union
William Green
Forecast Break in Heat With Rain South and West
Forecaster Lloyd signals a break in the heat as a new cool air mass moves from the northern Pacific toward the northwest and Dakotas. Showers and cooler temperatures are expected to spread east by Sunday night with heavier rains possible in places, easing crop losses though spring wheat damage is noted.
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Lloyd’s News
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Drought Strains Midwest as Weather Aids Hopeful Ties
Weather reports show corn and rye prices fell while drought expanded across Iowa Nebraska Illinois and Indiana. Washington approved 600000 for shelterbelt planting aiding 1400 jobs. reclamation projects water 3 million acres with near normal 1936 crops. Governor Welford urged swift federal aid as heat drove shortages and farm losses across the Plains and Northwest.
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Walter Welford
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Nebraska
Mitchell
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John C. Page
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Richmond
Des Moines Faces Ninth Straight Day of 100-Degree Heat
Des Moines and other Iowa cities posted record heat with 100 plus temperatures, Cedar Rapids hitting 108 Friday while Des Moines reached 103 and could top 105 Saturday. The heatwave raised the death toll to 31, including 21 heat deaths and 10 drownings, with two children 11 and 10 among the drowning victims.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Inwood
Washington
Marshalltown
Charles Nerwold
Jean Manifan
City Briefs and Personals Items Chronicle Local Happenings
W Xavier Cole now cadet engineer with Sioux City Gas and Electric company after graduating from Iowa State College in electrical engineering in June. M J Bodensteiner received first aid at St Luke's hospital Friday evening for a wound on his right hand from an ice pick. he left the hospital soon after. Ed Stehno of Chicago and his mother Mrs Anna Stehno of Chicago are visiting Cedar Rapids relatives and will return to Chicago Sunday.
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Thirty Fourth Street Drive
Sioux City Gas and Electric Company
Mr. Cole
Iowa State College
M. J. Bodensteiner
First Avenue E
St. Luke's Hospital
Ed Stehno
Chicago
Dubuque Club
Anna Stehno
Cedar Rapids
Soukup
United States
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Wilson High School
Texas
Dr. Soukup
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs Barbara Beatty Munger Injury Recovery Reported
Mrs Barbara Beatty Munger injured in an automobile accident last Saturday night fifteen miles north of Madison Wisconsin is reported making a satisfactory recovery. She was moved from a Madison hospital to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Clarence Beatty 348 Garden drive SE on Thursday.
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Barbara Beatty Munger
Madison
Wis
Clarence Beatty
Garden Drive
Chamber Warns Merchants After Draftbook Theft
Cedar Rapids merchants were told to watch for Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad drafts after a draft book was stolen from the Genoa Nebraska railroad office. The book held twenty six drafts numbered 440525 to 440550. If any drafts are cashed locally, notify the Chamber of Commerce or police.
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Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Rev E C Murphy At Aurora Mission Series
The Rev E C Murphy of Aurora Illinois spoke at Sunshine Mission on Face to Face With God He urged that people face life problems yet the crucial question is What shall I say when God rises up face to face He will speak tonight at 8 on Signs and close Sunday at 8 with Love led by Rev T J Hinkin.
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E. C. Murphy
Mission
Aurora
Ill
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Iowa Republicans Open Campaign in Des Moines Rally
In Des Moines delegates applauded George Wilson and Senator Dickinson as they outlined a militant drive to restore Iowa to Republican governance. The platform urged repeal of the sales tax and touted relief for homestead taxes while opposing centralized urban control.
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Resolutions Committee
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Cheer Wilson
Dickinson
George Wilson
Senator Dickinson
Wilson
Des Moines
Iowa GOP Platform Condemns Graft and Wasted Public Funds
The Iowa Republican platform adopted at the Des Moines convention condemns graft in the present state administration and waste of public funds by Washington bureaucrats under the guise of relief. It pledges to rid the state of maladministration and criticizes Democratic extravagance at state and national levels.
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Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Republicans Endorse Reform and Farm Policy Platform
The document outlines a 1930s Republican program defending the supreme court, opposing centralization, and favoring tax reform and a sales tax replacement. It champions agriculture policy, farm credit, decoupled farm institutions, and cooperative marketing while opposing reciprocal treaties and New Deal policies harming farmers.
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New Deal
Iowa Republican central committee re-elects officers at Des Moines dinner
All officers who were candidates were re-elected at a Des Moines dinner. Carl H. Cook of Glenwood was named chairman, George Lloyd was re-elected secretary, Vera L. Moss of Center Ville became vice chair, replacing Mrs. George W. Pritchard who did not seek re-election. Treasurer William C. Rathke of Glenwood was re-elected.
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Alll
State
Republican Central Committee
Carl H. Cook
Glenwood
Central Group
George Lloyd
Vera L. Moss
Centerville
George W. Pritchard
Onawa
William C. Rathke
Town Mayor Says Extortion Threat Is Hoax Payoff Bricks
Mayor George S. Brydin of Prophetstown Illinois said the reported extortion of 1000 from merchants is a hoax and that a box of bricks would be the payoff He plans to meet the extortionist with Sheriff Arthur Hamilton at 7 pm Saturday stating he is not afraid and would like to confront him The threat arrived at his office Wednesday with a Wyoming Illinois postmark and Walnut Iowa return address The mayor suspected the writer wanted easy money and may be mentally unbalanced.
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ULP
George S. Brydin
Brydin
Arthur Hamilton
Wyoming
Department of Justice
Chicago
Brydia
Haid
Iowa Farm Woman Killed In Crash Near Haverhill Iowa
MARSHALLTOWN AP One woman was killed and three persons injured on a county highway two miles east of Haverhill seven miles south of Marshalltown late Friday. Mrs Tony Wilberding 26 of Haverhill farm wife died of skull and chest injuries when the car she and her husband rode collided with a farm truck. Her husband Tony Wilberding had multiple injuries and was listed in critical condition at a Marshalltown hospital. The truck driver James Fisher 46 of Marshalltown had a hip injury and his son Harmon 16 suffered severe eye burns from lime fluids in the cargo.
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Haverhill
Here
Tony Wilberding
James Fisher
Harmon
Iowa Pledges Clean Government Against Graft
A public statement denounces graft and corruption under the current state administration in Iowa. It declares the responsible party unfit for voter support and pledges to elect officials who will enforce the law impartially and efficiently.
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Iowa
Social Security Pledge for Fair Pension and Welfare Reform
The statement supports a universal old age pension plan funded by federal aid, expands care and training for the blind and disabled, and strengthens widow and children provisions. It calls for revising the federal social security act to remove unsound provisions and opposes building large reserves for political gain while funds should ease human distress.
Demand to return relief administration to local Iowa authorities
The statement condemns federal misuse of public funds for political purposes and coercion in relief programs. It calls for relief money and supplies to be distributed by need, not favoritism or patronage, urging local control under Iowa law.
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Farm Credit Administration
National Farm Loan Associations
Federal Land Banks
Iowa
Washington
Taxation Waste and Republican Budget Pledge
The statement attacks Democratic rule at state and national levels for large deficits and waste. It pledges to balance the budget annually and cut unnecessary government functions and bureaus to restore financial order.
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Republican Party
Pledge for Rapid Improvement of Secondary Rural Roads
The speakers emphasize the need for all weather roads to aid farming and commit to speeding the upgrade of the secondary road system. They urge dirt road farmers to receive the benefits they pay for and deserve.
Iowa Industries Promotes Local Manufacturing Support
A statement urges fostering Iowa industrial activities and endorsing use of products manufactured mined or produced in Iowa to encourage local industry and economic growth.
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Iowa
Labor stance on New Deal and labor rights
The statement criticizes the Roosevelt administration for opportunism and unconstitutional gestures aimed at maintaining power. It supports labor organizing and collective bargaining, favors voluntary arbitration, and calls for women workers protection, opposing child labor exploitation and unrestricted immigration, while affirming US citizen employment rights.
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Roosevelt New Deal
United States
Republican pledge on fish and game fund use
The Republican party pledges that money raised for the fish and game fund will be spent on protecting and propagating wildlife, preserving the state's natural resources, and the practical application of these aims.
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Republican Party
Fish and Game Fund
Iowa Republicans Endorse Landon Knox and State Candidates
The statement pledges continued Republican policy favoring veterans and commends Alfred M. Landon and Col. Frank Knox for national leadership. It urges Iowa voters to support senatorial, congressional, and state nominees as morally upright public servants and calls for unity to preserve liberty and property rights amid a crisis.
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Alfred M. Landon
Col
Frank Knox
Iowa
Czech Leader Seeks Stronger League For Peace Aid
Dr Soukup visits Cedar Rapids praising a stronger league of nations to deter war. He predicts a broad alliance including Sweden Denmark Belgium and the Little Entente with Czechoslovakia and Romania among members. He notes cooperation of England France the Soviet Union and the US as key to peace in Europe.
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League of Nations
Soukup
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England
France
Soviet Union
United States
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Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Czechoslovakia
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Roumania
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Germany
Delta Man Jones Charged With Driving While Intoxicated
Delta Lewis Jones 29 of Pershing was arraigned before Justice H R Boldoser on a DWI charge. He waived to the grand jury after a crash on Delta streets involving Mrs Mabel Gerber occurred the night of July 4.
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Lewis Jones
Pershing
H. R. Boldoser
Jones
Mabel Gerber
Amazon River Widest In World Coverage Report
The Amazon River is identified as the widest river globally by various measurements, highlighting its vast discharge and expansive basin. Experts note its width varies by season and location, influencing navigation, ecology, and regional climate.
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Amazon River
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