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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1939

Page

3

Roosevelt denies New Deal move to oust Farley

President Roosevelt dismissed as tommyrot rumors that an inner New Deal circle led by Thomas Corcoran aims to remove James Farley as Democratic National Committee chairman. He also said Farley will remain postmaster general and avoided details about disagreements with Farley.

Washington Roosevelt Tommyrot New Deal Thomas G. Corcoran James A. Farley Democratic National Committee Farley Hyde Park N. Y Europe Corcoran Tommy the Cork National Organization Hatch

Potter Leaves Iowa Faculty For Rutgers

Joseph L. Potter resigns after nine years as an electrical engineering instructor at the University of Iowa. He will join Rutgers University as an assistant professor of electrical engineering in New Brunswick New Jersey. Potter is a Kansas State college graduate. No successor named.

Iowa City Joseph L. Potter University of Iowa College of Engineering Rutgers University New Brunswick N. J Potter Kansas State College

Suit seeks $5000 over death of Cherokee state hospital inmate

Ruth Maxine Knudson 17 died while an inmate at Cherokee state hospital for the insane. The suit filed against Dr. Charles F. Obermann and former attendant Marie Ballman seeks $5000 damages. Isador Robinson represents A A Knudson, the deceased's father and administrator. The petition alleges death on June 19 1937 resulted from strangulation with wet soapy cloths and twisted towels applied to throat and neck.

Cherokee (Ap Ruth Maxine Knudson Cherokee State Hospital Charles F. Obermann Marie Ballman Isador Robinson Des Moines A. A. Knudson Webster County Wayne Flickinger Robinson

Gillette Bypasses Feuling in Postmaster Selection

Senator Guy M. Gillette recommended William J. Gleason for postmaster at New Hampton Iowa after a competitive exam. The seat was held by Mrs Pearl Feuling wife of former Iowa Democratic chairman Eugene Feuling who did not receive reappointment despite initial endorsements.

Washington, D. C Guy M. Gillette Roosevelt William J. Gleason New Hampton Pearl Feuling Eugene Feuling Iowa Feuling Fred Biermann Decorah

Des Moines Labor Conciliator Dies in Montana

William H. Rodgers of Des Moines Iowa, a representative of the conciliation service of the U S Department of Labor, collapsed in a Missoula drug store Tuesday. A physician ruled heart trouble, brought on by heat, as the cause of death.

Missoula, Mont William H. Rodgers Des Moines Iowa Conciliation Service United States Department of Labor

Czech ex-president Benes to lose citizenship under new law

Reichenberg Germany AP reports Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia will be the first emigrant in the Bohemia Moravia portion of the partitioned republic to lose Czech citizenship under an imminent law Die Zeit said Tuesday Künstler Konrad Henlein’s paper Die Zeit said the measure targets emigrants.

Reichenberg Germany Eduard Benes Czechoslovakia Bohemia-Moravia Partitioned Konrad Henlein Die Zeit

Radio Schedule Snapshot Reflects Dense Iowa Network Listings

A detailed grid shows radio programming across stations WMT WGN KFJB WOI WOI WSUI WOC and others. It lists 6:00 to 5:50 daily slots featuring music dramas news sports markets and variety shows with numerous hosts orchestras and guests.

Morning radio schedule mixed with local notices

A fragmented listing of morning radio programs across stations WMT WGN WHO KFJB WOI WOC WSUI and related segments. The entry names show time slots from 5:30 to 8:30 with program titles such as Sunrise Hour Neighbor Bob Farm News Morning Parade Musical Clock Pete's Mountaineers and Just Plain Bill along with various local figures Lem Martha Jerry and John.

WMT WUI Waat Price America WGN Heidelberg WSUI Bree Ews Henson Sherman Bree Woc—New Horby Lonny Lone Ranger Tommy Dorsey Woc German Bend KFJB Ina Ray _Hutton Orch WISUI Johnny Davis Percy Faith George Jessel Sshiriey Kauffman WOOC Radio Guild Sunset Symphony Kay Kyser Peter McGregor Iowa Sportsman Armchair Adventures Big Town George Sokolsky Cedar Rapids Evansville Enric Madriguera Vivian Benshoff Dick Jurgens Sports_ Review Paul Whiteman Richard Himber Steve Leonard Jan Savitt Count Basie Joe Reichman Carol Lofner Ievener Forum Carlos Molinas Happy Felton the Crusaders Ee van Stan Myer Ron Wilde Herbie Kay Arch Ohn Metcalf Choir Loft WOI Ness David Harum Mary Lee Taylor Lorenzo Jones Don Pedro Widder Brown Hannah Wwoc Jenny Manhattan Homemakers Forum Joyce Jordan Ray Stolzenberg Kitty Kelly WOUC Reee Marge Woon Wwsui Arnold Grimm Hilltop House June Baker Happy Gang Judy Jane Woc—Society Dr. Malone Wwooc Ralph Slade Melody Caroline Golden Don Roth WOOI Woc—Farm Bureau Variety Gayle Gaylord Ma Perkins Pepper Young Eric Clyde Barrie Judey and George Weiler Suella Dallas Maurice Reese Ray Bloch Rhythm Auction Vic and Sade Deep River Boys Sweet Music Itty Keene Genevieve Rowe T—Johnson Julia Leon Kraft Morin Tam Owens Cowboys Pone Hamp Kemper Stanley Hickman Ace Brigade WPA Emily Morgan Jane Anderson Sree Sam Easy_ Aces Renee Ginsburgh Once WHO Ennio Bolognini Woc—Ensemble Mr. Keen Capt. Herne Ross Jordan Weho—Top Hatters Crimson Trailware Friars Newws Let’s Dance Nee Eenree Hee Eens Ho—Boone Lem Martha Jerry Counrry Red River Music Shop Pete Wwocc Los Angeles Colored Chorus John Bill

Chicago University In New Broadcast

The University of Chicago launches The Human Adventure on Columbia network every Tuesday at 6 p.m. CST for one hour. William Benton, vice president, says the program aims to offer lively educational content and inform the public about university research efforts.

University of Chicago Columbia Broadcasting Chain William Benton

Woman Parading As Man Is Acquitted In California

Mi nerva Phipps, 46, who masqueraded as a man for 23 years and posed as a husband to two women, was acquitted of impersonation and fraud in Pasadena. The judge ruled the marriages were pretense and neither woman was deceived, ending the four hour trial.

Pasadena Calif Minerva Phipps Frank C. Collier Mabel Eagan Radcliff James Phipps Phipps S Tip C. M. Linton Linton Collier

Secretion Relief Trial With Penetro Bixers

A brief on using a nasal drop method described as two drops in each nostril to ease secretions. The note suggests trialing a product named PENETRO bixers for relief.

Brain size compared to elephants and whales

The article notes the human brain is surpassed in size only by elephants and some large whales, highlighting its relative scale among mammals.

Radio Signals To Mars Set For Thursday Night

New York reports the first scientific attempt to contact Mars by radio will occur Thursday night. Dr. Clyde Fisher of the Hayden Planetarium says the Baldwin Long Island station will transmit at 11 22 p m using a 20 megacycle 20 000 watt transmitter aimed at Mars. If the signal penetrates the atmosphere it may reflect off Mars and return in about six and a half minutes. Forty short wave receivers will monitor signals on 16 kilocycles to 300 000 kilocycles to hear a possible echo. no contact with Martians is planned. The army signal corps and navy transmitters are asked to stay off air 10 30 to 11 30 p m EST. The program will be recorded.

New York INS Mars Clyde Fisher Hayden Planetarium Baldwin, Long Island Press Wireless Baldwin WOR Earth Army Signal Corps Navy

Hail damages Framingham homes plants and reformatory

About 3 000 window panes in 500 houses along with several industrial plants and the state reformatory for women were broken by hail during a heavy electrical storm in Framingham Massachusetts. An inch of rain fell in the Greater Boston area, the heaviest in days.

Framingham Mass State Reformatory For Women Greater Boston

Coal Vein Networks Cover Vast US Area

About 350000 square miles of the United States are underlaid with veins of workable coal. This regional resource spans multiple states and promises substantial energy potential for industrial use and future mining operations.

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