City Playgrounds Host Four Tournaments This Week
Four city playgrounds schedule croquet and five hundred events postponed from last week heat. Croquet splits into four classes for boys and girls with age divisions. five hundred includes mixed teams and age groups. Other events include paddle tennis and horseshoes plus radio track and field planned at Arthur Field Rug.
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Roosevelt
Daniels
Roosevelt Playground
Duaiiels
Arthur Field
Fairfield city owes Wheatley 1850 in land condemnation case
Judge Fook Daugherts rules Fairfield must pay Johny Wheatley 1850 instead of 1833.50 plus interest for eighteen acres of land where Walton Inketes-Cervo sits, connected to a 1929 reservoir condemnation by the city of Fairfield.
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Fook Daugherts
Ottumwa
Johny W Wheatley
Walton Inketes- Cervo
Wheatley
Politics Keep Washington Stirring In Summer Months
Washington basks in heat as Congress D.C. slows for summer while national campaigns heat up. The New Deal dominates midterm chatter with battles across states like California Texas Wisconsin and Pennsylvania shaping fall elections.
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Washington
Would-Be King of Andorra Jailed On Plebeian Charges
Boris Skossoref a Pole proclaimed himself king of Andorra and staged a mock court. He was arrested in Seo de Urgel and brought to Barcelona on charges of disturbing the peace and being an undesirable alien. Spanish authorities deem the stunt a harmful distraction amid Franco Francoist tensions over Andorra.
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Spain
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Andorra
Boris Skossoref
Scourgell
Andaria
Tins
Seo de Urerl
Vogel
Langer
Supreme Court
Bert M Salisbury
Olson
Langerites
Adj
Earle Wharles
Warner Film Chief Attacks Cardinal Over Movie
Warner Brothers chief for the studio blasts Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia during a Hollywood luncheon. He condemns calls to suppress films as un-American and warns of damage to an industry and thousands of livelihoods. He urges Postmaster General Farley to issue a stamp to aid distressed areas.
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Harry
Warners
Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Warner
Warner Brothers Studios
James Farley Warner
Democrats Convene in Des Moines for Iowa State Convention
Iowa Democrats gather in Des Moines for the state convention to name a central committee adopt a fall platform and hear talks on national and state leadership. Governor Herring will keynote as temporary chairman and Louis Murphy will speak in the afternoon with other leaders and district caucuses scheduled.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Herring
Nelson G Kraschel
Woodward
Herring Ed Dunn
Mason City
Frank Lund
Webster City
Clifford Woodward
Young Democrats Clubs
June Fickel
National Democratic Committee
L. Steve Hill
E. R. Meredith
Ames
Meredith
State Old Age Pension Commission
Murphy
United States
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
City Briefs and Personals Highlights of Local Notes
National Association of Power Engineers met at 8 pm Monday in Sokol gym Linden Camp No 145 Modern Woodmen of America held a 7 30 pm regular meeting Tuesday with a reception for new members followed by a card party at 8 30 pm Rav F McGuire of Soy Bean Products Co Cedar Rapids spoke at a Monday Rotary luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt M J Frankel returned from Chicago and New York trips to view fall merchandise shows Walter Canterbury 49 of 1229 Eighth St NW injured at Penick and Ford plant with a broken right foot Mrs Canterbury reports an initial fracture assessment confusion Mr and Mrs M H Finger of Chicago visiting at the home of Mrs Finger’s parents Mr and Mrs E E Thompson 162 24th St Drive SE
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Linden Camp
Modern Woodmen of America
Rav F McGuire
Soy Bean
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Walter Canterbury
Eighth Street
Penick and Ford
Mrs Canterbury
Mr Canterbury
M H. Finger
Chicago
McGowan Arrested on Assault With Intent Charge
Arthur E McGowan 39 of 919 Eighth Avenue SE was arrested Saturday at 610 pm on assault with intent to commit great bodily injury per a complaint by his wife. He was jailed with $1000 bond and will face Justice Henry Stearns in court Monday.
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Arthur E McGowan
Eighth Avenue SE
McGowan
Henry Stearns
Deaths of Mrs Jennie M Lathrop and Mrs Cela Stone
Mrs Jennie M Lathrop aged 84 died Friday night at her daughter’s home in Cedar Rapids after months of illness. She leaves husband Lloyd and three sons Howard Ta Lloyd and Joe plus a daughter and one grandson. Funeral Monday at 2:30 pm at Strawberry Point Congregational Church with burial in Strawberry Point Cemetery. Mrs Cela Stone died at a local hospital after a long illness. Born September 14, 1907, her body remains at Turner mortuary awaiting funeral arrangements.
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R. G Bencke
Fifth Avenue
Strawberry Point
Lathrop
Center Point
Lloyd Lathrop
Howard T
Thompson Ta
Lloyd L
Cedar Rapids
Joe B
Ray Beneke
Congregational Church
Mr Wells
Manchester
Rohn
Cela Stone
Edwin Stone
Furst Avenue
Turner Mortuary
Proposals to take over Peoria Life Co business
Receiver Charles V. O'Hern recommended a contract award to Life and Casualty of Chicago for reinsurance of Peoria Life's insolvent business. In Illinois bidders for Abraham Lincoln Life announced a bid to purchase, with plans to merge with Peoria Life to form a Springfield headquarters company overseeing $268 million in in force policies.
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Peoria
Peoria Life Insurance Company
Charles V. O'Hern
Life and Casualty Company
Chicago
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln Life Insurance Company
Lincolnpany
Minneapolis Strike Peace 15 Delayed Amid Tense Mediation
The Minneapolis dispute over truck and transport operations persists as Chief Johannes denies promising a truce while Father Haas and mediator E H Dunnigan seek a working basis. Armed guards guard headquarters after calls for removal of the chief amid a renewed strike by No 574 affiliated with the AFL.
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Father Haas
E.H Dunnigan
A.G Bainbridge
Governor Olson
Regional Labor Board
No. 574
American Federation of Labor
Washington
E. H Dunnigan
Plan Music Festival At Drake Sept. 15
Des Moines officials announce the first grand all Iowa music festival at Drake stadium on September 15. Invitations have been sent to 1,000 Iowa bands male choruses and drum and bugle corps units for participation.
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Des Moines Legion
Drake Stadium
Iowa
Langer impeachment clash rolls through state Capitol
Governor Langer faces impeachment questions as lawmakers investigate his conviction on conspiracy charges. The rift with Senator Nye and pressure over political contributions sparks a fierce session. clashes over attendance and a pending court fight signal a turbulent power struggle in North Dakota politics.
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Langer
National Guard
House of Representatives
Gazette Plane Flight To Chicago And Return
Fritz Hahn and Bob Nelson flew from Minnesota to Chicago in The Gazette Stimson cabin plane on Saturday. Hahn piloted to Chicago while Nelson piloted the return, meeting Mrs Hahn’s sister for a month’s visit at the Hahn home. Each leg took about one hour fifty minutes. Dan Hunter traveled to Des Moines with Dr Bailey in a Hallwood Waco for the final round of the state golf tournament.
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Fritz Hahn
Bever Avenue SE
Bob Nelson
Second Avenue SE
Chicago
Gazette Stimson
Wives Demand Access To Besieged Kohler Plant
Three hundred eighty Kohler women petitioned Village President Anton F. Brotz asking to see their husbands and other male family members besieged by strike pickets for five days. They urged either removal of their husbands from the plant or permission for the women to enter. Picketing has kept workers inside and hindered reporting for work.
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Kohler
Wis
Anton F. Brotz
Kohler Company
William Herring of Mechanicsville Dies at 66
William Delevan Dayton Herring aged 66, longtime Cedar County resident, died Saturday at his sister Mrs. Agatha Miller's home after a brief illness. Born May 27, 1868 in Richmond County Ohio, he came to this area at age five and lived on a local farm before moving to Mechanicsville thirty five years ago. He is survived by his sister and a daughter Mrs. Doris Carroll of Mount Vernon area. Funeral service set for 2 30 p.m. Monday at the Presbyterian Church, Rev James Baltz officiating. Burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Mechanicsville
William Delevan Dayton Herring
Cedar County
Agatha Miller
William
Esther Herring
Richmond County
Ohio
Herring
Doris Carroll
Mount Vernon
Presbyterian Church
James Baltz
Rose Hill Cemetery
Milk Truck Crushes Des Moines Child
James Bowes two and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs J F Bowes was crushed by a milk truck in Des Moines after the truck backed down a driveway. He died in a hospital Saturday afternoon.
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Des Moines
James
J. F. Bowes
Waubeek Council Camps Open and Close Dates Announced
Cedar Rapids Boy Scout camp Camp Waubeek on the Wapsie river will close today after a successful season. Two three day camps follow July 30 to August 2 and the next Thursday through Sunday. Fee 50 cents per day covers milk, refrigeration, cots, tents, and gear. Harold West leads as camp director with a full staff. program includes campcraft swimming games and campfires. Visitors welcome.
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Council
Cedar Rapids
Camp
Waubeck
Wapsie River
Waubeek
Harold West
Mr West
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