Kohler Strike Sparks Tense Debate on Unions and Outside Pickets
The Kohler plant near Kohler Wisconsin faced a two week shutdown as workers petitioned to continue operations amid outside pickets and a riot Friday night. The article discusses Section 7A of the blanket recovery act and the tension between collective bargaining rights and leadership from outside labor groups. It weighs communist influence versus labor rights and urges balanced protection for both workers and employers.
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Kohler
Chicago
Milwaukee
New York
National
Minneapolis
Marie Dressler Dies After Battle With Cancer
Santa Barbara reports Marie Dressler, famed film comedienne once called the ugly duckling, died Saturday at 3:25 p.m. pacific time from uraemia and cancer complications. She was about 62 and fought illness with remarkable persistence aided by friends and nurses.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Marie Dressler
Ugly Duckling
Comedienne
Iowa
Screen Colony
C. G. K. Billings
Miss Dressler
Hollywood
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Plains Regions
Weather outlook for July 30 to August 4 covers upper Mississippi lower Missouri valleys and northern central plains. Temperatures near or above normal at the start then warming further with little precipitation expected. The forecast focuses on heat trends across the plains and Midwest regions.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
New Dealers’ Rainfall Aimed at Workers Haunts Them
The text notes that the new dealers who promised to aid workers did not foresee that their efforts would eventually haunt them as they do now.
Army Bombers To Remain Two Weeks In Alaska
Army air corps bombers now in Alaska will likely fly south in about two weeks. The squadron, stationed in Alaska, will conduct photographic and reconnaissance hops from Fairbanks to Washington, Nome, Anchorage, Seward and other towns, with a refueling stop at Juneau before heading to Seattle.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Alaska
Army
Air-Corps
Fairbanks
Nome
Anchorage
Seward
Juneau
Seattle
Reds Plan To Bomb Churches Claims
Washington dispatch reports police opened an inquiry into charges that communists intended to destroy churches nationwide. Dr Oscar Autritt claimed he saw a list of churches to be bombed, including Methodist churches in Charleroi Pennsylvania Defiance Ohio St Louis Missouri and Oxnard California.
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Washington
INS
Metropolitan Police Department
Oscar Autritt
Soviet Union
First Congregational Church
Atee
Cooldge
Autritt
Said Autritt
Charleroi
Defiance
St. Louis
Oxard
Calif
Mayor Moore Gifts Umbrellas To Traffic Police
Philadelphia officers thank Mayor J Hampton Moore for a shady deal as the city buys 200 large umbrellas to shade the stop and go policemen from the sun. The purchasing department will cover the cost.
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Philadelphia
J. Hampton Moore
Sm. Ag
Navy shipbuilding delay sparks probing by lawmakers
The navy faces questions over delays in a 16 ship program as Walsh seeks a statement to show acceleration. Labor groups urge speed to boost jobs while only two keels were laid last year and private yards lag behind on 21 ships.
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Washington
INS
Treaty Navy
Navy
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate Labor Committee
Congressional Navy
Organized Labor
Labor Relations Board
Jis
Metal Trades Division
American Federation of Labor
Navy Department
W.A. Calvin
Boilermakers and Shipbuilders Union
Ghe
Guard Tightens Military Law in Minneapolis
National guardsmen restricted interstate shipments through Minneapolis and cleared picket lines during the truckers strike. Adjutant General Walsh strengthened orders forbidding cargo movement without permit and warned of harsher penalties for continued picketing. Strikers and employers protested as troops patrolled city streets and detained demonstrators near the strikers’ headquarters. No food shortages reported despite the military crackdown.
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ST. Paul
National Guardsmen
Minneapolis
Floyd B. Olsen
Ellard A. Walsh
Frank E. Reed
92Nd
Reed
Walsh
State Fair Grounds
Kohler Strikers, Guards Clash In Wisconsin Protests
National guardsmen kept order as martial law, proclaimed by Gov. Schmedeman, faced picketing by Kohler company workers and sympathizers. Shootings left two dead, one dying, and thirty eight hospitalized across Sheboygan as deputies intervened after a chaotic night.
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Kohler
Wis
National
Albert G. Schmedeman
National Guard
Walter J. Kohler
Kohler Company
Sheboygan
Pope Pius Plans Edict on Nazi Atrocities Over Dollfuss Death
At the Vatican Pope Pius XII denounces German Nazis for the killing of Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss and contemplates issuing a white book on Nazi atrocities. The episode underscores Vatican concern over the Austrian revolt and the assault on Catholic rites.
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Pope
Dollfuss
Vatican City
Pius
Engelbert Dollfuss
Vatican
More Money and Sutil More Money Romance on Gazette
The Gazette will begin Charles Grant's smashing romance More Money on July 31. The tale explores love affairs blind stock speculation toppled fortunes and a breathless drama driven by desire for wealth. Watch for it Tuesday.
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Charles Grant
the Gazette
Balancing burdens one by one and by helping others
A Santal tale shows a man carrying a heavy bag with a rock on the other end of the pole to balance the load. The lesson: when we balance our own burdens with those of others we ease both loads and find happiness. The piece argues bearing one another’s burdens lightens personal weariness.
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India
Von Papen Status Worries Germany in Vienna Delay
Berlin reports delay in formal Austrian acceptance of Franz von Papen as special minister raises concern despite official calm. Vienna resents Hitler's move to appoint Papen without consultation as Munich cabinet weighs Austrian questions amid Dollfuss funeral. Goebbels absent from session, and officials note potential for an incident.
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Berlin
Austria
Franz von Papen
Willhelmstrasse
Vienna
Foreign Office
Hitler
von Papen
Kurt Rieth
Munich
Joseph Goebbels
Dollfuss
Heavy Rains Break Heat In New York
Torrential rains slugged New York City causing citywide flooding as inches of water fell overnight. Temperature dropped sharply but humidity remained high and heat persisted despite the storm.
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New York
Austrian Nazis Fight Bitterly on Two Fronts
The Vienna dispatch reports royal troops and the helmwehr storming Nazi rebels in Styria and Carinthia with artillery and rifles. Thousands of Nazis flee into Yugoslavia as Graz sees shootings and mass arrests. casualties run into the thousands, with hundreds dead or wounded.
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Vienna
Styria
Carinthia
Helmwehr
Jugoslavia
Engelbert Dollfuss
Dollfuss
Graz
Tyrol
Maribor
Italy
Austria
Jugoslavian
Plans for Huge Army Air Force Rush Underway
The War Department under General Douglas MacArthur moves to finish plans for a powerful air force, aligning with Baker board recommendations and awaiting Congress funding. The plan aims for submission at the next session’s start, with approval from Acting Secretary Woodring.
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Washington
Ins
Europe
War Department
United States
Staf
Douglas McArthur
Woodring
Baker Board
McArthur
Air Corps
Congress
Sudden Rip in Gas Bag Triggers Balloon Crisis
In LOOMIS NEB UP report Major William Kepner and Captain Albert Stevens confront a ruptured stratosphere balloon gondola at 60,000 feet. The craft tears open, loses control, and the crew braces for a bailout as Kepner urges lowering ballast and prepares to jump when 5,000 feet above ground.
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Loomis
Neb
William BE. Kepner
Albert W. Stevens
Stevens
Kepner
Orvil Anderson
Anderson
Balloon Trip Log Details Rapid Descent Toward Holdrege
United Press records a balloon flight with takeoff from Rapid City South Dakota at 6:45 am and rapid climbs to 60,000 feet. The craft drifts southeast and reports temperatures well below freezing, with a descent starting around 1:25 pm and a final landing near Holdrege Nebraska at 3:49 pm.
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United Press
Rapid City
S. D
Ainsworth
North Platte
Neb
Cozad
Kan- Sas
Holdrege
Funeral Director Seeks Admin For Carroll Estate
John F. Will wescheid, funeral director who arranged Tommy Carroll's funeral, filed a petition for appointment of an administrator for Carroll's estate. Carroll died intestate with an estate valued at £1,200. His widow, Mrs. Viola Carroll, resides in St. Paul.
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll Report for 1934 Crashes
Civil authorities release Cedar Rapids toll figures for 1934 detailing 188 accidents 206 injuries and 9 deaths. The data highlights safety concerns and urges public attention to traffic conditions in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Flight of trio ends when balloon rips in ascent crash
Major Kepner Captain Stevens and Captain Anderson parachuted to safety near Holdrege Nebraska after a stratosphere bound balloon ruptured at 60,000 feet and the gondola tumbled to a prairie crash. Crowds crowded the scene as the three uninjured airmen inspected instruments and spoke with reporters about the perilous descent.
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Holdrege
Neb
Here
Sky
Kepner
Rapids City
Albert ‘W. Stevens
O. A. ‘Anderson
Seventh Army Corps
Omaha
Coroner Rules John Hunter Death Accidental
The 14 year old John Hunter of 2021 Fourth Avenue SE died July 13 and the coroner R A Vorpah ruled the death accidental. The cause listed is strangulation with the body found suspended by a belt in the attic stairway while the boy wore a pirate costume from a school play. The coroner indicated the incident resulted from an unintended act during a pirate game.
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John Hunter
John. W. Hunter
Fourth Avenue SE
R. A. Vorpah
Young Hunter
Nfe
Woman imprisoned twenty years in shed in Metz
A 48 year old woman was found by police in a farmyard outhouse near Metz after more than twenty years of confinement. She was partially paralyzed and living in repugnant conditions, said to have been imprisoned by her parents to prevent marriage against their wishes.
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Metz
France
INS
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