NRA veteran predicts no nation steel strike before election
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson says a major steel walkout is unlikely before Nov 3 and cites imminent actions on coal and maritime labor as the next flashpoints. He credits NRA with lifting buying power and jobs but criticizes policy shifts and fears continued investment uncertainty.
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New York
INS
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
John L. Lewis
Johnson
Lewis
Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Hitler Seeks Improved German American Relations
Berlin sources report Hitler privately moved to improve political and commercial ties with the United States. He proposed a settlement on the Black Tom and mixed claims debts totaling 50 million dollars to be sent to Washington via Robert Bonynge, with Munich negotiations by Bonynge’s agent and Major Pfiefer. Officials offered no commitment, but a favorable deal would be seen as a first step toward resolving broader German American issues.
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Berlin
INS
Hitler
United States
Germany
Washington
Robert Bonynge
Mixed Claims Commission
Munich
Bonynge
Pfiefer
America
Townsend Delegate Bolts Convention
Theodore G. Nelson of Salem Oregon walked out of the Townsend national convention amid protests over credentials. He condemned the movement as controlled by cunning racketeers and politicians and said he would no longer be associated with it. Nelson, a former North Dakota political power and Oregon Senate candidate, also cited mob influence at the gathering and his wish to present a democratizing resolution.
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Cleveland, O
INS
Townsend
Theodore G. Nelson
Salem
Ore
Oregon
Credentials Committee
Nelson
North Dakota
Senate
Kenwood Children Stage Program At Playground
More than 125 attended a Kenwood playground community night featuring a program by local children. George Legg played accordion, Donald Houts gave two readings, Patricia Maloney sang Oh Susanna, Mary Ludlow performed a piano solo, and Ruth Rice did a tap dance with Boyd Sanford and Marian Hunting directing the event.
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Kenwood Playground
Kenwood
George Legg
Donald Houts
Oh Susanna
Patricia Maloney
Mary Ludlow
Ruth Rice
Boyd Sanford
Marian Hunting
Forage Ban Raised to Feed Drought Cattle in West
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration eased restrictions on harvesting forage by farmers in drought areas. Growers who planted soil conserving crops like clover can harvest for feed and still receive AAA payments. The move covers the western states from Arizona to Wyoming and aims to ease forage shortages while supporting cattle prices with a midwestern buying program beginning Monday.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Northwest
AAA
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Chicago
St. Paul
Sioux City
Former Local Girl In Serious Condition At Hospital
Mrs. James L. Turnbull of Waterloo is in serious condition at University hospital in Iowa City after a birth Saturday. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Turnbull, with Mrs. Turnbull formerly Miss Mary Louise Hickok, daughter of Prof. and Mrs. C. T. Hickok.
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Iowa City
James L. Turnbull
Waterloo
University Hospital
Turnbull
Mary Louise Hickok
C. T. Hickok
Fifth Avenue SE
Police Respond to Domestic Altercation at Goyer Home
Fred Goyer of 910 Eleventh Street NE suffered wrist lacerations when his fist broke a window during a domestic incident on Saturday. He was taken to St Luke's Hospital where officers were summoned before he could receive care. He was later returned home after medical treatment.
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Fred Goyer
Eleventh Street
Goyer
St. Luke’s Hospital
Local Man Suffers Fractured Arm in Palo Collision
Clifford Stone of Cedar Rapids was rushed to Mercy hospital after a truck struck his left arm as he extended it from a car window three miles west of Palo. Sheriff James H. Smith said amputation was possible at midnight and Stone, a Penick and Ford employee, was transported from Palo in serious condition.
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Clifford Stone
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Pale
James H. Smith
Stone
Sheriff Smith
Palo
Penick and Ford Company
Body of Senator to Lie in State at St Marys Church
United States Senator Louis Murphy will lie in state at St Marys church from Sunday evening until shortly before a pontifical mass Monday morning. The body can be viewed at the Murphy home until 6 Sunday evening, then the casket is moved to the church. Governor Herring and other state officials are expected to attend along with representatives from the senate and house. Telegrams of sympathy continue to arrive at the Murphy home.
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Murphy
Leo A. Schwind
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clyde L. Herring
Nels G. Kraschel
Senate
House of Representatives
Dubuque
Plan To Return Tipton Slayer By Train From Calif
SAN FRANCISCO AP Officers moved John Mercer from the city jail to Iowa custody after identification by fingerprints. Iowa officials said a train would depart about 9 p.m. PST for the Tipton area where he is wanted for joining a posse after a 1930 drugstore holdup. Airline plans for an 11 p.m. flight were canceled over handcuff rules.
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San Francisco
John Mercer
Iowa
Tipton
W. W. Christians
Cedar County
Glen Schmidt
State Bureau of Investigation
Christians
Deadly Colombian quake and eruption devastate Tuquerres
A Friday night quake leveled Tuquerres and damaged seven towns near the Ecuador border. A volcanic eruption from Cerro Negro sent ash and lava overhead, killing fourteen and injuring twenty-two, with many victims including women and children. Soldiers and emergency hospitals aided survivors as towns like Pasto Tulcan San Gabriel Santander Yascual and Panamas suffered destruction.
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Bogota
Colombia
Tuquerres
Ecuador
Cerro Negro
Pasto
Tulcan
San Gabriel
Santander
Yascual
Panamas
Gonzales
Garzon
Tadeo Martinez
United Press
Kraschel Speaks at Local St Lud Mila Festival
Lieut Governor Nels G Kraschel Democratic candidate for Iowa governor spoke at the St Lud Mila s Kolach festival on the church school field, praising President Roosevelt and the New Deal for the working man. He described Roosevelt as preserving the present and future of workers and outlined New Deal social and economic aims.
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Kraschel
Liberty League
New England States
Joseph Mekota
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Church School
Nels G. Kraschel
Iowa
Roosevelt
Attorneys For Anne Cannon Reynolds To Get $1,000,000 Fees
Attorneys for Carbarrus Bank and Trust as guardian for Anne Cannon Reynolds will receive over one million dollars in fees for representing the child's interests in the Z Smith Reynolds estate settlement. Judge J H Clement said an order will grant ten percent of the net amount to the lawyers, with the child's net share around 10.5 million dollars. Other counsel for related parties collected substantial fees as part of the estate litigation.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Carbarrus Bank and Trust Company
Guardian
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Z. Smith Reynolds
J. H. Clement
Cansler
John M. Robinson
W. H. Beckerdite
Benet Polikoff
William Graves
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Brooks, McLendon, Holderness
Anne L. Cannon
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