Material Service cargo barge sinks in Lake Michigan tragedy
A 246 foot steamship laden with gravel sank in Lake Michigan near Calumet harbor after listing in a forty mile gale. Fifteen crewmen were believed drowned, seven rescued. Capt. Charles D. Brown of Port Huron and 14 others listed as missing. Rescue boats and coast guard units searched the area after the vessel went down around 1 30 a.m. EST.
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Chicago
INS
Lake Michigan
Joseph Weber
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Weber
Material Service
Calumet Harbor
Charles D. Brown
Port Huron
Mich
John Palmer
Lockport
Johnson
John M. Johnson
A. E. Pierce
Eighty-sixth Street
Coast Guard
R. A. Carlson
South Chicago Coast Guard
Benham Towing Company
Jackson Park
Rush
Municipal Pier
Brown
Melvin Taft
Ill
John Melby
Elmer Bergreen
Fred Samuelsen
Landon Praises Farm Home as Foundation of Liberty and Prosperity
In Topeka Alf Landon speaks at the state house about farm life as the bedrock of American liberty and business. He discusses drought impacts, livestock support, credit and taxes, foreclosures, and the importance of keeping land in operating farmers’ hands, citing 4-H and self sufficiency.
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Landon
Alf Landon
State House
Topeka
Family Sized Farms and Conservation Plan Highlighted
A speaker praised 4 H club work beside church and school in Kansas and beyond as building character. He urged conserving family sized farms through a long running program of resource improvement and personal happiness, stressing home life as essential. The speaker came across as a cheerful, contented man with a peaceful outlook.
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Kansas
Quarry Hopper Collapse Injures Iowa City Driver
Oscar Bacon of Iowa City a truck driver for Concrete Materials suffered scalp wounds a possible fractured skull and deep lacerations of the right foot when an overhead hopper collapsed onto his truck at the quarry around 5 am Wednesday He was rushed to Mercy hospital by ambulance Homer Smothers a loader at the quarry received body bruises was treated and released
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Oscar Bacon
Iowa City
Concrete Materials
Bacon
Mercy Hospital
Homer Smothers
Fifth Street
Wells of Faith and the Need to Redig Them
A 1936 sermon by Dr Newton likens Isaac digging his father’s wells to modern readers reopening old wells of faith fortitude and courage. He warns against worshipping form over substance and urges water-finders who distill life-giving truth from religion beyond dusty ritual.
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Isaac
Ickes Starts Probe of Oil Lease Racket
Investigators from the Interior Department and post office inspectors have begun an inquiry into an oil lease racket in California, Illinois and Idaho. Secretary Ickes disclosed the development on Wednesday.
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Ickes
Washington
INS
Interior Department
Post Office
California
Illinois
Idaho
Secretary of the Interior
Sterling Wire Plant Strike Settled by Lewis Union Group
Robert Pilkington an arbiter for the U S labor department said the Northwestern Barb Wire plant strike ended by agreement between John L Lewis committee for industrial organization and company officials The pact was approved by the Sterling unit of the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Plate Workers union and workers would return to work with the next shift before sunset
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Sterling
Robert Pilkington
U. S. Labor Department
Northwestern Barb Wire Company
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Company
Lewis
Pilkington
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Plate Workers Union
RFC Head Resting in San Francisco Hospital
RFC chairman Jesse H. Jones is resting in a San Francisco hospital recovering from a general rundown condition. Albert A. Calkins said Jones would leave in a few days, noting he is worn out after a blazing airplane plunge in Texas.
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San Francisco
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Albert A. Calkins
RFC
Jones
Calkins
Texas
Spanish Reds Call Reserves for New Drive
A hitch delays evacuation plans for Americans and other foreigners from Madrid to the Mediterranean coast, with the State Department formally advised of possible indefinite postponement. The abrupt Spanish move toward communism raises grave concern over American investments, while unofficial reports say General Motors and Ford plants were seized by government forces in Barcelona.
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Washington
Madrid
Mediterranean
State Department
INS
General Motors Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Barcelona
Gibraltar
Malaga
Morocco
Ministry of Commerce
General Motors
Ford
Franco seeks Mediterranean aid to spare British ships
Commander Francisco Franco the insurgent Spanish leader asked Wednesday that British warships in the Mediterranean be kept clear of Spanish government vessels to prevent attack by his aircraft. The request aims to avoid confrontation with his air force.
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London
INS
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Spain’s Left Mobilizes for War as Rebels Advance
In Madrid the leftist government mobilizes industry, agriculture and finance for a broad war effort. Reinforcements move to block rebel advances near the Guadarrama. columns head toward Cordova, Seville and Zaragoza as government planes bomb Zaragoza and other cities. Churches burn in loyalist zones. a decree seizes religious schools and calls farmers to grow food. a 40 million peseta credit is issued to restore order.
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Madrid
INS
Spain
Guadarrama
Toledo
Ciudad
Cordova
Seville
Ovideo
Saragossa
San Sebastian
Spanish Morocco
Rebel capital regains outside access via Valencia
The Madrid frontier is no longer sealed by rebel troops, according to General Emilio Mola's spokesman. He told International News Service on Wednesday that Madrid now has outward access through Valencia, marking the first official admission from the rebel side about the front.
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Burgos
INS
Madrid
Valencia
Emilio Mola
Cap
Noted Man of Few Words at Public Event
A profile describes a man who enjoys people and has clear understanding. He speaks without false notes and tones, an interesting figure who did not speak for publication. Continued on page 2.
Mercury Drops 35 Degrees For Cool Night
Cedar Rapids enjoyed one of its coolest nights of summer as temperatures plunged to a 62 degree low at 5 a.m. Wednesday. Tuesday's 97 degree high was followed by a gradual rise from 70 at midnight to 87 by 2:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, then 70 at 7 a.m. today.
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Cedar Rapids
Turbine Electric Locomotive To Be Built For U. P. Ry.
The Union Pacific Railroad will place a turbine electric locomotive in service early next year. Executive vice president W. M. Jeffers announced a two unit design of 2,500 horsepower each with a top speed of 110 mph and 1000 ton trailing load. General Electric will construct the locomotive.
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Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
W. M. Jeffers
Jeffers
General Electric Company
Nose Severing Attack Leaves Former Companion Held
Emil Johnson 52 of 1117 Fourteenth Avenue SE was slashed nearly severing his nose and cutting his throat in a late Tuesday attack at Ernest Sharron 48 of 1500 Fifteenth Avenue SE. Sharron was held on mayhem charges after police questioned him. he had a wrist gash and was treated at the city jail.
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Emil Johnson
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Ernest Sharron
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Sharron
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Twelfth Avenue
Sixth Street
Earl Stanley
Stanley
Will of Olof Olson Bequeaths Soul to God in Probate
Spokane report notes Olof Olson's will filed in probate provides he bequeaths his soul and body to God. The document reflects typical 1930s probate language and cemetery directives.
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Spokane
Wash
Olof Olson
Thorpe Quizzed About Nurse In Custody Fight
Hollywood report details Dr. Franklyn Thorpe being questioned about relief nurses in Mary Astor custody case. Thorpe admits knowing Norma Taylor and Lillian Miles but denies romantic involvement or marriage to Miles. Astor seeks annulment alleging elopement to Arizona in 1931. Thorpe disputes the affidavit claims.
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Thorpe
Hollywood
Franklyn Thorpe
Screen Colony
Mary Astor
Roland Rich Woolley
Miss Astor
Norma Taylor
Arizona
Miles
Woolley
Daughter Of Florida Publisher Wounded In Spanish Fighting
An American woman wounded in fierce fighting for Guadarrama passes north of Madrid last week is identified as Mrs. Fernando Gaillardo, daughter of Tampa Times publisher Col. D. B. Makay. Dispatches say she was evacuated safely to the American embassy in Madrid.
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Washington
INS
Guadarrama
Madrid
Fernando Gaillardo
D. B. Makay
Tampa
Florida
Times
State Department
Eric C. Wendelin
Central City Doctor Injured in Spill Near Central City
Dr. E. M. Adams of Central City sustained severe lacerations to his right wrist and a left leg wound when his car left the road about three miles west of Central City Tuesday afternoon. He was brought to St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment.
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E. M. Adams
Central City
Adams
St. Luke’s Hospital
Charles Denecke Cedar Rapids merchant dies at 80
Charles Denecke longtime Cedar Rapids dry goods merchant dies at University Hospital Iowa City from pneumonia. Born June 20 1856 in Wood County Ohio he started in Toledo before co-founding Denecke and Vetter in 1886. He led the firm until 1918 and later owned the building.
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Charles Denecke
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Denecke
Denecke and Vetter
Newman Company
Wood County
Ohio
Toledo
Farm prices rise sharply on drought and heat
Washington report shows drought and heat waves pushing farm prices to the highest since 1930. The June to July index rose eight points, with grain up 22, truck crops 16, dairy 10, cotton 9, and chicken and eggs 3 points, while meat animals fell slightly.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Cool Winds Bring Relief To Iowans
Northwest winds push temperatures below normal across Iowa for the first time in weeks with readings around two degrees below average. No rain in 24 hours. light showers possible in western areas tonight or tomorrow. Highs earlier reached 101 in Albia, with Estherville at 56 the coolest spots Tuesday night.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Albia
Burlington
Keokuk
Lamoni
Estherville
Thieves Strike Casket Firm Steal Cloth and Casket
Thieves broke into a Kansas City casket company, carried off three bolts of casket cloth and one casket, loaded the loot on a truck, and fled. The watchman, puzzled by the unusual haul, mistook the raiders for late employees.
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Kansas City
Kan
Reed Survey Predicts Loss of 200 Million Bushels in Iowa Corn
Charles D. Reed of the federal crop bureau said extensive heat drought hail and grasshoppers have likely destroyed more than half of Iowa's potential corn crop. The estimate places losses at over 200 million bushels from a 419 million bushel July 1 forecast with erosion of potential output and higher futures not offset by prices. Reed warned drought relief may be needed soon as counties face severe shortages unless rains return.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
Federal Crop Bureau
Reed
Chicago Exchange
Ray Murray
Risden Appointed to Extend Search at Iwers Farm
Special to The Gazette J E Risden former state agent was appointed by Judge J T Moffit to conduct a further search at the Iwers 800 acre farm where several hundred thousand dollars in cash and securities were found after the death of Henry Iwers the last of three bachelor brothers Administrators William Duge and Louise Voss asked the court to continue the search to recover hidden valuables The estate valued at about 350000 includes 19500 in expenditures and taxes and the search will be conducted over several days with representatives of both co administrators present
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Tipton
J. E. Risden
Iwers
Risden
J. T. Moffit
William Duge
Louise Voss
John Iwers
Duge
Henry Iwers
Voss
Marion C. Hamiel
Ery Iners
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Joseph Fort Newton
DR. Newton
Sterling Wire Plant
Lewis Union Group
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REDS
H. R. Knickerbocker
Eeeer
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