Campaign fund group to take up complaints
Washington AP Chairman Sheppard of the senate campaign investigating committee said he would call a meeting next week to consider recent political statements by Harry Hopkins WPA administrator and complaints by Gov. William Langer of North Dakota and Sen. Walter F. George. Langer alleged WPA workers were intimidated and misuse of the senate franking privilege. George charged the Georgia director of the national emergency council was dismissed for backing him in the Georgia Democratic primary. Hopkins suggested 90 percent of relief rolls back Roosevelt. Nye had complained of excessive absentee ballots. investigators found minor legal violations but no evidence that federal funds or patronage affected the primary outcome.
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Washington
Sheppard
Texas
Senate Campaign Investigating Committee
Harry Hopkins
WPA
William Langer
North Dakota
Walter F. George
Ga. Langer
Nye
George
Georgia
National Emergency Council
NBC
Lowell Mellett
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Langer
Senate
Swedish Royalty Homeward Bound
Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf Crown Princess Louise and Prince Bertil return to Sweden aboard the Gripsholm after a 26 day visit marking the 300th anniversary of Swedish and Finnish settlement near Wilmington Delaware. A crowd of several thousand gathered on the pier as the ship’s band played the Swedish national anthem.
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New York
Sns
Prince Gustaf Adolf of
Sweden
Louise
Prince Bertil
Gripsholm
Wilmington
Del
Insull Buried With 10 Mourners Present
Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities magnate, buried in London Illinois in a private service attended by ten mourners and three family members after his heart attack death in Paris a week earlier.
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London
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Paris
Insull
219 Page Volume On Income Taxes Lacks Evasion Chapter
Arthur Bugs Baer notes a 219 page treasury volume on income taxes with no chapter on evasion. He mocks the book as a cookbook for financial dyspeptics and jokes that the tax collector ends up without a win in this tale.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
The
Treasury
Far east tension seen easing over Japanese border actions
Moscow observers say danger of a major Japan clash is diminishing despite a border clash on the Ussuri river. Izvestia notes Japanese forces harbor China aims as two Japanese Manchukuan motorboats land on Faingov Island, Soviet cutter fired, and casualties and captures reported amid border incidents.
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Moscow
Ussuri
Japan
Izvestia
China
Khabarovsk
Vidnoye
Faingov
Wantung
Dewey to Name Judges Linked to Tammany Leader
New York district attorney Thomas E. Dewey set to announce on Monday a list of judges allegedly influenced by Tammany Hall's James J. Hines. Dewey's probe into the Dutch Schultz lottery racket has tied Hines to racketeering. Supreme Court Justice Pecora ordered Dewey to provide names of fixed judges. An aide, Charles F. Grimes, secured a show cause order to possibly skirt the ruling, though success seemed unlikely.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Tammany
James J. Hines
Hines
Tammany Hall
Dewey
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Charles F. Grimes
Roosevelt Studies Papers On Cruise Aboard USS Houston
President Roosevelt kept to his studies aboard the USS Houston as it moved toward the Galapagos Islands during a Pacific cruise. The ship sped at 22 knots on the 1,300 mile leg from Clipperton to the Galapagos, with breezy, cooler weather easing the heat.
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U.S.S. Houston
Equatorial Pacific
Roosevelt
Houston
Galapagos Islands
Clipperton Island
Galapagos
Corrigan Growing Annoyed by Kids in Dublin
Douglas G Corrigan said his career is in the air while facing growing commercial offers. He arrived after a transatlantic flight in a 900 dollar plane and plans a weekend before visiting London as guest of Ambassador Kennedy. He will pursue flying at home, saying the air is in his blood. Corrigan has been described as the cheapest guest for the American legation, with simple habits.
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Dublin
Douglas G. Corrigan
London
Joseph P. Kennedy
Legation
Corrigan
Frick heiress petitions for tax refund of 1931 33 overpayment
Pittsburgh AP Helen C Frick daughter of Henry Clay Frick the coke and steel magnate asked Uncle Sam for the return of 279182.82 dollars she says she overpaid in income tax from 1931 to 1933.
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Pittsburgh
Helen C. Frick
Henry Clay Frick
Coke and Steel
Sam Friday
Britain urges moderation in note to Hitler
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sent Adolf Hitler a personal message seeking improved British German relations and urging moderation on policy toward Czechoslovakia. Britain and France were said to be pressing Prague for concessions to its German minority, while officials warned against over-optimism and noted no German guarantee of Czechoslovak neutrality or non aggression pact had been offered.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Chamberlain
Britain
France
Herbert von Dirksen
Dirksen
Germany
Fritz Weidmann
Hitler
Weidmann
Great Britain
Italy
Praha
It Can Happen to You Want Ads Drive Quick Sales
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa readers use Gazette Want Ads to sell, rent, and locate services. G L Newman reports selling a steel hydraulic box for 100 cash after advertising July 16 to 18, paying 90 cents and receiving 10 calls. Call 2 1121 to place an ad.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
The
Gazette
G. L. Newman
McKinley St
Adtaker
Three Women Found In New Mexico Badlands After Mirage Mirror Signal
Three school teachers missing in northwestern New Mexico were found exhausted and exposed after wandering the lava beds near ice caves. A small compact mirror flashed by one woman reflected sunlight to attract searchers. State police and Gov. Clyde Tingley organized the hunt. The group included Mrs. W. A. de la Forest of Lexington Kentucky and Miss Irene Piedalue and Miss Laura Piedalue of Winchester Kentucky.
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Grants
N. M
New Mexico
Badlands
Kenneth McCullough
Clyde Tingley
W. A. de la Forest
Lexington
University of Kentucky
Irene Piedalue
Winchester
Laura Pieda- Jue
Catholic Charities
New York
Billings
Mont
Philip Gibbons
Piedalue
Gibbons
Albuquerque
Aimee
de la Forest
Martin Craig
Tingley
TVA Cost Allocations Delayed by Factional Dispute
TVA engineering staff and an advisory committee of mainly university professors clashed over cost allocations for Norris Wheeler and Wilson dams. Lilienthal testified before a congressional panel that two committee members nearly resigned as valuation work, begun in 1935, clashed with engineers’ outlines and board-approved procedures.
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Knoxville, Tenn
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
Congressional Investigation Committee
Lilienthal
Arthur E. Morgan
Norris, Wheeler and Wilson
Muscle Shoals
Board of Directors
Hungarians Join War On Czechs Minorities Plan
PRAHA Czechoslovakia Hungarians joined Germans Saturday in opposing a pre determined settlement of the minorities problem. Leaders of the United Hungarian opposition parties held an emergency conference Friday night on the government’s proposed minorities statute. Deputy Gen Szuello attacked the plan, saying decentralization and administrative autonomy are needed in areas with dominant minority groups.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Gen& Szuello
Gov Chandler III and Wife Pinch Hit in Speech Campaign
In Louisville, Kentucky, Gov A B Chandler III was sidelined by illness as his wife filled his speaking engagements for the Democratic senatorial campaign against U S Sen Alben Barkley. She spoke in Middleton Friday night and was set to address a crowd in Louisville Saturday while Chandler recovered at home.
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Gov. Chandler III
Louisville
A. B. “Happ
Chandler
U. S
Alben Barkley
Middleton
WPA Allots $39 310 For Improvements At Hawkeye Downs
The Works Progress Administration announced in Washington a $39 310 allotment for Hawkeye Downs in Cedar Rapids. Improvements include grading, cattle and swine pens, concession booths, drain tiles, water mains, feed barn remodeling, fencing, painting, electrical work, scales and picnic grounds with booths under the grandstand. Work may begin in two to three weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Hawkeye Downs
WPA
Stock Market Hits Its Highest Point Since Last October
New York reports the Dow Jones industrial average closing at 144.24, up 1.99, a peak not seen since October 7, 1937, as trading surged in final minutes. The all-road average finished at 30.38, up 0.50, a new high since February 25, while the utility average barely rose.
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New York
High Court to review anti sitdown ruling on layoffs
The U S circuit court of appeals overturned a NLRB order against Fansteel Metallurgical for unfair labor practices after workers at the North Chicago plant occupied property in 1937. The panel held employees who were discharged lost status and that just cause existed for their removal, with a dissent arguing workers remained employees during the strike.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
National Labor Relations Board
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
North
Mercury Dips to 59 as Cedar Rapids Sees Cool Day
Fair cool weather brought Cedar Rapids a mild day with a low of 59 at 5 am and a high near 84 by early afternoon. Friday’s high reached 83 followed by 79 in the evening and a 61 degree midnight low as reported by the Chambers Insurance thermometer.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Cedar Rapids Man Reunites With Sister After 20 Year Search
George Yountz, Cedar Rapids printer, learns his sister Eva Kratzer was living in Oregon after two decades of mystery. He recalls a 10th birthday photo and finally exchanges letters, inviting Eva to visit with his wife and 5-year-old daughter Mary Anne at their home.
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Cedar Rapids
George Yountz
George
Eva
Nora Kratzer
Yountz
Klamath Falls
Ore
Arthur Simmons
Ing
George Kratzer
Samuel Miller Galbraith
Rustic Singer Is Favored In Texas Primary
Texas Democrats held a crowded primary with twelve gubernatorial contenders and many House hopefuls. Favorite for governor is W Lee Daniel a flour salesman who tours the state with a hillbilly orchestra singing his own songs. Prominent candidate for Congress is Rep Maury Maverick, opposed by Paul Kilday in a race shaped by local machine backing and a cautious stance on the New Deal. If no candidate wins a majority a runoff on August 27 will settle the governor’s race.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
House of Representatives
W. Lee Daniel
Rep Maury Maverick
House Liberal Bloc
Roosevelt
Paul Kilday
San Antonio
House
Girl Is Killed And Lover Wounded In Pact Of Death
TUCKER Ga A 19 year old girl was shot and killed Saturday and her 21 year old soldier sweetheart seriously wounded as they tried to carry out a death by own action pact. Neighbors heard two shotgun blasts and a man cry. Richard H Denham a Fort McPherson soldier staggered into the road and said Ive killed my girl. Miss Sarah George lay dead in a nearby pasture. In the girls pocketbook were notes signed by Denham and by the girl professing their love and stating they could not marry for a reason no one would know.
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Tucker
INS
Richard H. Denham
Fort McPherson
Sarah George
Denham
Stayin Striker Accepts Ten Thousand To Settle Claim
New York news reports Hedi Heusser a California bound 27 year old divorcee of a Swiss diplomat will receive 10000 in full settlement from Rollo K Blanchard water meter magnate. She will also get 300 for travel and 300 for incidentals after agreeing to relocate to California and drop further claims including an alleged promise of marriage.
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New York
Sns
California
Hedi Heusser
Rollo K. Blanchard
Irvington
Hedi
Blanchard
Russia protests Polish police repression of embassy staff
Moscow protests to Warsaw over what it calls intolerable police repression against the Russian embassy and diplomats. The note says embassy employees with diplomatic passports were surveilled and some taken to police stations to sign depositions. Visitors and servants were arrested and mail deliveries to Tass were forbidden. Russia seeks an end to the repression and a return to normal relations.
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Moscow
Russia
Poland
Warsaw
Tass
Roosevelt Roses At Queen Marie’s Coffin In Bucharest
Red roses sent by President Roosevelt lay at Queen Marie’s coffin as mourners queued through Cotroceni Palace for a glimpse ahead of Sunday burial. The royal funeral proceeds continue with local crowds paying respects.
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Bucharest
Roosevelt
Marie
Cotroceni Palace
Campbell puts responsibility upon Kraschel in Newton Maytag strike
Newton mayor George E. Campbell says he conferred with Gov Nelson Kraschel in Des Moines about reopening the Maytag factory closed under martial law. He asserts the law allows the plant to operate and workers to return, and urges Kraschel to open the plant once the national guard maintains order.
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Newton
Maytag
George E. Campbell
Nelson G. Kraschel
Des Moines
Major Campbell
National Guard
Kraschel
Maytag Company
Maytag Strike Hearing Recessed As Guards Hold Plant
The National Labor Relations Board recessed its hearing on Wagner Act charges against Maytag Washing Machine Co. to Monday, seeking to allow union and company sides to pursue settlement. At the same time, 30 additional National Guardsmen joined the plant security, bringing total guards to 50 with two machine guns at the main gate. Maj. Willard Gaines said the extra force is a more economical setup and not tied to anticipated trouble.
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Labor Relations ‘Board
Employment Decline Seen in June 15 Figures
New York AP report quotes Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins stating that as of June 15 employment fell by about 2 percent from the prior month. She cautioned that fresh data were unavailable and urged context from the ongoing federal spending program.
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NEW “York
Frances Perkins
United States
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