Sterilization 15 Urged by Stewart
Dr. R A Stewart, superintendent of the state hospital at Independence, urged sterilization of the feeble minded and insane as a costed necessity, saying money is the hurdle and warning lawmakers have underfunded Iowa hospitals. He described overcrowding, staffing gaps, and sanitation issues at Independence, urging legislature support and medical association aid. The note also mentions the first fully air conditioned train between Buenos Aires and Cordoba.
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R. A. Stewart
State Hospital
Independence
High Twelve Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Stewart
Iowa
Brookings Institute
Barrett
Boston
State Medical Association
Linn County
Dr. Stewart
South America
Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Central Argentine Railway
Air carnival promises daring ground and air stunts at Cedar Rapids
Sunday at 2 30 p m the city's first air circus of the season features veteran of foreign wars sponsor Jimmy Goodwin of Corinth Miss manager who will climax with a 10 000 foot bat wing leap His eight foot wingspan enables 125 mph glide He will open a parachute at 1 000 feet An hour ground show precedes the air acts with a car crash display and flaming barricade stunts Parachute jumpers include Cedar Rapids flyer Earl Hemminger and two leapers Thatcher and Tex Seabourne from Dallas Other stunt pilots include Ken Branshaw Jay Whallcott Walter Burns and more a plane parade will precede the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jimmy Goodwin
Corinth
Miss
Walter Thatcher
Lamesa
Tex
Roy Hanner
Mansfield
Goodwin
Cleveland
Batman
Glen Sohn
France
Earl Hemminger
Thatcher
Iowa Supreme Court In Maytag Squabble
The Maytag strike dispute outlines wage cuts and production losses in Newton. Company profits and fixed overhead are cited against wage reductions, while workers argue high living costs. proposals suggest minimum wage guarantees and potential hours adjustments without deep dividend impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Newton
Maytag
Hickenlooper 15 Given Nomination In Open Race
Miss Hodges topped the field with 37 836 votes as Charles F. Martin of Maquoketa and Lapham sought consideration. The commerce commissioner nomination appeared wide open. B M Richardson of Cedar Rapids was the lone nominee in the primary. David B Long of Des Moines fell short by a narrow margin with six rivals close behind. The six candidates included A E Gane Clinton N C Gray Blencoe J W Hastings Des Moines Barr Keshiear Shenandoah John Olson Calamus Howard R Stewart Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hodges
Charles F. Martin
Maquoketa
Lapham
Commerce Commissioner
B. M. Richardson
Cedar Rapids
David B. Long
Des Moines
A. E. Gane
Clinton
N. C. Gray
Blencoe
J. W. Hastings
Barr Keshiear
Shenandoah
John Olson
Calamus
Howard R. Stewart
Oskaloosa
Party Caucus Selections Define District Committees
The report items list district by district picks for central committeemen and committeewomen, credentials, resolutions, rules, and permanent organization posts. Notable changes include James H. Milroy in the third district, Shannon B. Charlton in the fourth, Clyde McFarland replacing James Rhodes in the fifth, and Vera Moss reelected as vice chair of the state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Jones
Williamsburg
Leo Thoma
Fairfield
Fred Johnson
Muscatine
Pat Hollowell
Fort Madison
James H. Milroy
Vinton
A. J. Banks
Montour
H. O. Hyatt
Marshalltown
C. A. Bryson
Iowa Falls
Ray Eggert
Waterloo
Joe Gunderson
Eagle Grove
Shannon B. Charlton
Manchester
Winnifred A. Young
Arlington
Paul Stewart
Maynard
Tom Holbert
Greeley
E. P. Donohue
New Hampton
W. G. Henke
Charles City
Ellis Beach drowning prompts lifeguard hire discussion
A Cedar Rapids man, Miller, drowned at Ellis Beach while supervising a church outing. Lifeguards on duty started late. Dr Knight urged morning guard coverage before the bathhouse opens at 1 pm. Miller, born July 25 1911 in Oklahoma, leaves a widow Laura and three children. His body was recovered by city patrol and taken to Johnson Funeral Home.
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Miller
Dick Zvacek
Ford Shoudy
Simon
Dan Kruidenier
Knight
Ed Stefan
Stefan
Ellis Beach
Cedar Rapids
Christ Sanctified Holy Church
Oklahoma
Sterling Miller
Wilson and Company
Laura
Sterling
Ralph
Curtis
Mason City
Johnson Funeral Home
Wanted Hobo King for Film Exporting
Tele grams to police chiefs request detention of Jeff Davis known as the hobo king for a movie. Arkansas comedian Bob Burns aims to cast him as an itinerant printer in a picture about migratory workers versus bums and offers Davis the task of exporting the script.
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Hollywood
Jeff Davis
Bob Burns
Arkansas
Davis
Burns
Frank Receives 16000 For Private Work While In Government Post
Washington INS reports Jerome N. Frank, once a key brain trust member, quit private law to join the Securities and Exchange Commission on a 10000 yearly salary but was approved by the ICC for a 16000 annual claim as special counsel to the Missouri Pacific trustee for 1935 to 1937. The ICC cut 4000 from his fee of 20000 before ending his ties, while attorney Ernest A Green also received a 5000 partial settlement after previously getting 16000 as a Missouri Pacific trustee counsel.
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Washington
INS
Jerome N. Frank
Frank
Misouri-Pacific
Ernest A Green
Missouri-Pacific
Roosevelt Calls For End To Armaments Race In San Francisco
President Roosevelt urged world disarmament and pledged U.S. support while touring San Francisco aboard the U.S.S. Houston. He warned that armament spending harms national wealth and urged other nations to reduce weapons as 64 ships passed in the harbor review.
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Treasure Island
San Francisco
Calif
INS
Roosevelt
United States
Houston
Golden Gate
United States Navy
West Coast
McAdoo
William G. McAdoo
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Yosemite National Park
el Portal
World Flyers Honored After Transcontinental Flight
The crew of four crossed the international dateline and landed in Alaska and Canada after a wearisome journey from Floyd Bennett field. Lieut Thurlow, Harry M Connor and Richard Stoddart returned to wives. Edward Lund denied engagement rumors from his secretary Elinor Hoagland who waited at the airport. The aviators praised American engineering and urged boosting U S prestige and aircraft sales abroad to create jobs.
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Alaska
Canada
Floyd Bennett Field
Thomas Thurlow
Harry M. Connor
Richard Stoddart
Hughes Talks To Hepburn After World Flight Romance
New York dispatch reports Howard Hughes called Katharine Hepburn shortly after waking in his hotel suite, suggesting the world flight interruption was followed by renewed romance rumors.
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New York
Ins
Howard Hughes
Katharine Hepburn
Hughes
Star
Howard Hughes Defends Hazardous Flight in Written Statement
Hughes reads a prepared statement to reporters before a Broadway parade describing the flight as carefully planned not a stunt. He credits airline pilots, engineers, navigators, and radio experts for the plane and equipment, insisting the operation followed instructions and reflected many people’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway
Howard Hughes
Army
Navy
Chamber Committee To Study Parking Meter
Ralph E. Walker chair of the retail merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will appoint a committee to study the advantages and disadvantages of automobile parking meters. Cedar Rapids site meters have been proposed before and the subject again came up at a Thursday executive committee meeting with a representative of an Oklahoma meter manufacturing firm demonstrating the equipment. W. C. Benesh commissioner of public safety and Traffic Sergeant Gordon Hughes attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Walker
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Monda
Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchant Bureau
Oklahoma
W. C. Benesh
Public Safety
Gordon Hughe
Supercharged Engine Uses Blone Air-Delivery System
A supercharged engine is defined as one using a blone device to supply air to the carburetor at high altitude under the same pressure as sea level.
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3Rd Ave
2Nd St. SE
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Swisher
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Rapids
Hobo King
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Board of Education
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Ger
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Russia
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Telephones
Hepburn
Gamay
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Pettigrew
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Kresge
Yeager
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