Famous flyer in city lands airport for Turner's visit
Col Roscoe Turner, famed speed pilot, arrives by giant tri motored Boeing to Cedar Rapids for United Air Lines service inauguration from Omaha to New York via Cedar Rapids. He will tour three days, inspect airport, fly with passengers, and urge youth interest in aviation. He is hosted by local officials and business leaders.
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Col
Roscoe Turner
Boeing
America
United Air Lines
Omaha
New York
Cedar Rapids
Colonel Turner
American Air Lines
National Aeronautic Association
Turner
Ottumwa
Frank K. Hahn
Ed Stefan
Don Hines
Hotel Roosevelt
Dark Horses Said to Favor Supreme Court Bench
Delegations arrived for the Iowa Republican convention with a detailed program released by Carl H. Cook. Floyd E. Page of Denison is named temporary chairman with committees on credentials rules permanent organization and resolutions to be selected and reported before noon. The convention will nominate candidates for judges of the supreme court and adjourn after other business.
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Carl H. Cook
Glenwood
Iowa Republican Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Robert Little
America
John B. Turner
Floyd E. Page
Denison
Iowa
Hotel Montrose
Supreme Court
Murphy's Body Taken To Dubuque After Wisconsin Accident
The body of Senator Louis Murphy was returned to Dubuque after a fatal Wisconsin automobile crash. Funeral set for Monday. Mrs Murphy and Mr and Mrs F W Woodward of Dubuque are slightly injured and expected to return home Friday. Democratic and Republican conventions in Des Moines will nominate candidates for the short term and the main seat. Gov Clyde Herring has not decided on a temporary appointment to hold the title.
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Dubuque
Louis Murphy
Wisconsin
Clyde Herring
Appointment by Vice President Garner to a four member Senate panel
The report notes Vice President Garner appointing a four member Senate committee to study an unnamed issue. Key figures and affiliations are not fully legible. The brief outlines the formation of the panel and its anticipated review scope.
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Washington
Garner
Sena
Senators to Attend Funeral of Senator Louis Murphy
Chesley W. Jurney announced funeral attendance by Senators Dickinson Iowa Walsh Massachusetts Deterick Illinois and Duffy Wisconsin. Speaker Bankhead named a committee of Iowa Representatives Biermann Gilchrist Gillette and Wearin to oversee arrangements.
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Tors
Louis Murphy
Iowa
Chesley W. Jurney
Senate
Dickinson
Walsh
Massachusetts
Deterick
Illinois
Duffy
Wisconsin
William Bankhead
Fred Biermann
Fred C. Gilchrist
Guy M. Gillette
Otha D. Wearin
Urges Co-Operative, Orderly Marketing For Fur Farmers
Dr L J O Reilley of Wausau Wisconsin urged co operative marketing for fur farmers before the Iowa unit of the national fox and fur breeders association at a state convention in Des Moines. He warned that the trade must replace trapper produced costs with orderly marketing to avoid market gluts. Iowa ranks fourth among forty one fur states with 178 fox ranches worth over 1 3 million dollars. The national convention discussed breeding and feeding technicalities and featured speakers from Wisconsin Iowa and New York.
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L. J. O’reilley
Wausau
Wis
National Association of Fox and Fur Breeders
Iowa
Montrose
United States
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa Fox and Fur Breeders’ Association
Jack Chastick
Glencoe
C. M. Porter
Woodward
Felix Kohn
Sampson, Fraser and Huth Company
New York
Edna K. Dieman
Mary Jane Hubbard
Thelma Cheney
Eve Powell
Mary Jane Brown
Lorraine Lee Hinton
Rissler
Norma Jean
Bud
Jimmie
Maria
Leona Blume
H. D. Rissler
American to be tried by Nazis as spy
Lawrence Simpson of Kirkland Washington is held by the Nazis on a charge of high treason and espionage. He is preparing his defense for a July 28 trial with Warner Amthor appointed to defend him. American Consul Raymond Giest, visiting the jail, reports Simpson in good health and spirits. Giest is expected to attend the trial.
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Berlin
Lawrence Simpson
Kirkland
Wash
Warner Amthor
Amthor
Raymond Giest
Simpson
Giest
Doctors Hopeful For Gov Olson
Rochester doctors expressed hope that Governor Floyd B Olson would leave the hospital and be home within two weeks after his second stomach operation in seven months. He remains in the political race as the former Labor party candidate for United States senator.
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Rochester
Heat and drought grip Iowa and Midwest farms
Heat and drought dominate Iowa and neighboring states with 13 straight days of 100 degree heat. Crop damage mounted from Missouri to Nebraska, Indiana and Ohio with multi million dollar losses and warnings of ruin in early corn. Officials urged rains within ten days while farmers faced threatened federal loan difficulties and widespread forage losses.
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Missouri
Houston
Springfield
Purdue University
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Scottsbluff
Illinois
J. R. Holbert
Townsend convention debates nonpartisan stance and disputes
The Cleveland Townsend convention rules out endorsements of national parties while tensions rise over Gomer Smith and Gerald Smith. A wave of support for Townsend's plan includes youth speakers and Mrs Townsend, as delegates defend the movement amid clashes with Coughlin and Roosevelt allies.
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Townsend Clubs
Roosevelt
Carnegie Head Denounces Father Coughlin Over Roosevelt Attack
Dr. Samuel Harden Church president of Carnegie Institute condemned Father Charles E. Coughlin for foul mouthed and belligerent language toward President Roosevelt. He wired Coughlin protesting the criticism before the Townsend convention in Cleveland and declared the remarks unworthy of American citizenship for an alien.
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Alfred M. Landon
Alf M. Landon
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Washington
Norman Thomas
Board of Directors
Gomer Smith
Oklahoma
Dr. Townsend
Townsend
Gerald L. K. Smith
Charles E. Coughlin
Pittsburgh
Samuel Harden Church
Carnegie Institute
Lindy Accepts German Visit Invitation for July Arrival
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh notified German Air Minister Hermann Wilhelm Goering that he will accept the invitation to visit Germany. He plans to tour German military and commercial aviation and is expected to arrive near Berlin by air on July 22.
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Berlin
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Lindbergh
Maharajah of Mysore Brings Food Water For London Visit
The Maharajah SirKrishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur arrives in London at Dorchester Hotel with barrels of sacred Ganges water and food from India for a two and a half month stay. He plans entertainments on a grand scale and maintains a palace fleet of 80 automobiles. He eats only vegetables and Brahmin cuisine, travels with his private chef, and spends ten minutes daily in a private temple guarded at all hours. He arrived via Calais and Dover for health reasons following recent family losses.
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H. L. Percy
London
Maharajah of
Mysore
Dorchester Hotel
India
Chamundeswari
Krishnaraja Wadiyar Bahadur
Madras
Hyderabad
Ganges
Edward
Prince of Wales
Calais
Dover
Traveling Stages Bring Nazi Plays to German Farms
Berlin reports traveling theater troupes are sent to rural areas to educate isolated communities about Nazi trends in drama. They use compact stages and portable lighting to stage works by Goethe, Schiller, and Lessing alongside Nazi productions for country audiences far from towns.
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Berlin
Reich
Goethe, Schiller and
Lessing
Virginia Deputy Slain From Auto
Roanoke Virginia deputies Simmons and Boone left Salem sheriff’s office about 2 am heading home when a black sedan behind them opened fire. Simmons was killed instantly with a shotgun blast. Boone survived as their car veered into a ditch. The shooting occurred seven miles south of Roanoke on a lonely road.
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Roanoke
Clarence Simmons
Simmons
C. E. Boone
Salem
Here
Boone
Martial Law To End In Japan Saturday
Martial law in Tokio since the February 26 uprising will be lifted Saturday as officially announced. Authorities pledge continued strict measures to prevent further outbreaks.
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Japan
O'Connor seeks extra probe funds for Sioux City case
Ed O Connor requests additional probe money up to 500 dollars as state records show. The Sioux City attorney general’s office defends prior gamble conspiracy charges and plans to present material to Woodbury county grand jury in September. Office notes low spending against a 93500 annual appropriation with 92639 year to date and unexpended balances of 1486 returned to state coffers.
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Free
O’connor
Sioux City
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
O'Connor
Sioux City Mayor seeks state aid to clean up law enforcement
Mayor W. D. Hayes said he asked Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor for help in improving law enforcement conditions in Sioux City. He condemned the current situation as intolerable and insisted responsible officers must do their duty.
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Sioux City
W. D. Hayes
Edward L. O’connor
Locarno Powers Agree On Three Points
Paris AP reports three Locarno powers Great Britain France and Belgium agreed on three points for a forthcoming discussion Representatives of the three powers will meet next Wednesday in a compromise session The meeting will focus on an exchange of views rather than a detailed Locarno debate France and Britain will publish a statement to reassure Germany and Italy the conference is not directed against them The aim is to ease suspicions that could draw Germany and Italy closer together
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
Alan Crosland Dies of Auto Injuries
Hollywood director Alan Crosland, who guided the first feature with spoken dialogue in The Jazz Singer, died from injuries after a July 10 car crash on Sunset Boulevard. He was 41, hospitalized after the wreck with concussion and fractures, but later succumbed to pneumonia.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alan Crosland
al Jolson
Sunset Boulevard
Crosland
Stephen Roberts RKO Director Dies in Hollywood
Stephen Roberts 41 an ace director at RKO radio studios died in his sleep at his Hollywood home from heart disease Friday.
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Hollywood
Calif
INS
Stephen Roberts
RKO Radio Studios
Hamilton Predicts Republican Swing in New England Vote
Boston report notes John D. M. Hamilton of the Republican National Committee completed a four day tour of six New England states. He asserted New England will vote Republican in the national election and promised three Congressmen a U S Senator and a governor for Maine. He called the tour the most gratifying swing yet and said Republicans are gaining new supporters nationwide.
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Boston
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
New England
Hamilton
Maine
United States
Republican Party
Retail Milk Price Boosted In Omaha
In Omaha the price of milk rose from 10 cents to 11 cents a quart on Friday as distributors said the rise followed a drought driven demand by producers represented by the Nebraska Iowa Co operative Milk association. The amount of the increase to producers was under discussion.
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Omaha
Nebraska-Iowa Co-operative Milk Association
Suspect slain in police car battle in Omaha
A prowler named John Spencer also known as Roy Thompson and Roy Carter was fatally shot after a gun fight with Omaha detectives in a police squad car. Detective Sergeant Joe Treglia was critically wounded and Detective Charles Swanson was shot in the leg. Spencer died later at a hospital. Swanson blamed the botched search as both officers admit fault.
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Omaha
John Spencer
Joe Treglia
Charles Swanson
Spencer
Roy Thompson
Roy Carter
Swanson
Treglia
Carl Reed Named By GOP To Oppose Judge T H Goheen
West Union delegates of the Thirteenth judicial district nominate former Judge Carl W. Reed of Cresco for district judge and table a joint nominating plan with the Democrats. Democratic delegates nominate Judge T H Goheen of Calmar. Democrats accuse Republicans of breach of faith over nonpartisan action. District counties include Allamakee Clayton Winneshiek Fayette Howard and Chickasaw.
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West Union
Thirteenth Judicial District
Carl W. Reed
Cresco
T. H. Goheen
Calmar
Goheen
Allamakee
Clayton
Winneshiek
Fayette, Howard and
Chickasaw
Roosevelt Coasted Toward Nova Scotia Aboard Sewanna
President Roosevelt sailed along the Bay of Fundy aboard the yacht Sewanna under a light breeze, nearly 24 hours out of Seal Harbor, Maine, en route to Cape Sable, Nova Scotia.
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Liberty
Bay OF Fundy
President Roosevelt
Cape Sable
Nova Scotia
Seal Harbor
Maine
Nationalization of Bank of France Authorized by Deputies
In Paris the Bank of France was nearly fully nationalized by a 430 to 111 vote in the chamber of deputies. The reform, backed by Socialist Premier Leon Blum, moves to the senate for expected approval with limited opposition.
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Paris
Bank of France
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate
Harlem Cult Ritual Described To High Twelves
Dr H M Gage president of Coe College told High Twelve club members at Friday noon about the Harlem cult that selected Father Divine as its true God. Gage described his New York City meeting and banquet with the cult and with Father Divine.
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Harlem
Father Divine
H. M. Gage
Coe College
Gage
New York City
First Air Express Shipment From Here Made By Collins Co
The first local air express shipment will be carried on United Air Lines from Cedar Rapids by Collins Radio Co. of Cedar Rapids. The eastbound plane departs at 7 this evening carrying radio equipment consigned to Senor Casas, Collins representative in Cuba. It will likely route to Miami via Chicago.
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United Air Lines
Cedar Rapids
Collins Radio Company
Senor Casas
Collins Company
Cuba
Miami
Chicago
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