Public figures face scrutiny amid political clashes
The piece dissects a generals public behavior during Dies committee testimony and notes a push for stronger lighting in Cedar Rapids. It also covers Townsend pension votes, campaign fund concerns, a Roosevelt loyalist proposing export restrictions to curb Japan’s aggression, and labor board chairman Madden urging tougher penalties for oppressive labor practices.
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HWE
National Labor Relations Board
Senate
Madden
Kidnapper claims infant replacement in Philadelphia case
A 21-year-old woman Beatrice Wood and a man Frederick Bauers were arrested after allegedly kidnapping five month old Gerald McCrohan from his carriage to replace her own dead baby. The child was found unharmed in Bauers’s Park location and returned to Mrs Margaret McCrohan, who prayed for the infant’s safety amid the family’s four other children.
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Philadelphia
Gerald McCrohan
George Myers
Beatrice Wood
Myers
Gerald
Frederick Bauers
Bauers
Margaret McCrohan
Three Adjustments to Sanity in Everyday Living
Dr. Newton outlines three basic adjustments for a balanced life. Accept and understand yourself to share happiness with others. Build bridges to others to avoid isolation. Maintain faith and reliable relation with God to avoid vanity. These guide inner unity and real happiness.
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Tagore
India
Neutrality Plan Comes Up Monday in House committee
Washington dispatch reports the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to begin consideration of the administration neutrality program at a meeting scheduled for Monday.
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Washington
INS
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Trouble In Balkans Merely A Gag Now Ninety Years Old
By Arthur Bugs Daer he remarks that the Balkans have long been a joke in journalism and urges calm noting history shows no real crisis in the region. He quips that even tense relations resemble an old boarding house and mocks sensationalism.
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Balkans
Industrial Turmoil Prompts Calls for Quick Justice
The piece argues for swift accountability in escalating industrial turmoil that harms workers and employers alike, urging that those responsible be brought to justice promptly to restore balance and safety.
Hitler Purge Claimed Of German Army Chiefs
The Yorkshire Post reported a new purge in the German army with over 30 officers involved including five generals. The move, cited as opposition to policies risking wide front war, named generals Lieb Stuelpnagel Quade Liebmann and the Fifth Army Corps commander among those affected.
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London
Yorkshire Post
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Lieb
Industry
Stuelpnagel
Quade
Air Force College
Liebmann
War Academy
Fifth Army Corps
Submarine disasters claim 700 lives since 1904 Dolphin sinking
The United Press summary notes more than 700 deaths in submarine incidents since the 1904 Dolphin disaster. It lists major losses including Squalus off New Hampshire in 1939, No. 70 in 1923, B-3 in 1935, Promethe in 1932, S-4 in 1927, S-51 in 1925, and F-14 in 1932, among others.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Japan
France
Provincetown
Mdss
Block Island
Italy
St Louis Refugees Sail Back From Havana After Cuban Refusal
A crowd of 918 Jewish refugees aboard the ship St Louis left Havana as Cuban authorities refused landing. President Bru threatened to send a gunboat. passengers wept as crews aided order. Some refugees attempted self harm. the voyage resumes toward Hamburg amid international tensions and new anti refugee measures.
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Cuba
Germany
Hamburg
St Louis
Federico Laredo Bru
Morro Castle
St. Louis
Thimburg
Line
Five Arrested In Gambling Raid At Cedar Kaplan News
Five men were arrested by police detectives at 10 25 p m Thursday for operating a gambling house at 309 Fifth avenue SE and for gambling. Paul Hostak 29 pled guilty and was fined 100 dollars plus costs. Frank Vaughn 25 William Jones 45 Fred Wyatt 45 and Ray Franks 38 also pleaded guilty and received fines of 25 dollars plus costs.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Paul Hostak
Fourth Avenue SE
Frank Vaughn
Route 3
William Jones
First Avenue
Fortieth Street
Fred Wyatt
Third Street
Ray Franks
Fourteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids News
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Jerome Bohonek
Ll. Ws Schallman
Thomas
Powell
Mmembers
Ernest Jo Sykora
California Youth Threatens King George Guard on Canadian Border
Police guard the entire Canadian border to stop an unidentified youth from entering from California who allegedly threatened King George of England. The report notes heightened security on Friday as authorities investigate the claim and monitor cross border movement.
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Buffalo
N. Y
California
King George
England
U S Deficit Doubled From 1938 With May Shortfall
Treasury data show an $4,240,467,001 deficit after eleven months of the fiscal year, about $800 million below the full year budget estimate. Revenue for May rose to $396,781,388 while expenditures totaled $8,295,768,960, driven by WPA spending. The public debt reached a new high of $40.28 billion due to $3.12 billion of borrowing.
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Washington
Treasury
WPA
Roosevelt Baby Dies Soon After Premature Birth in Boston
In Boston a son born prematurely to Mrs Anne Clark Roosevelt, daughter-in-law of the Roosevelts, died shortly after birth. The First Lady Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt traveled to comfort her daughter-in-law and her newborn son, while the mother-in-law was reported in good condition. John met his mother at South Station and accompanied her to Hotel Statler.
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Boston
Anne Clark Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John
South Station
Rehearing Sought By H. M. Cooper
H M Cooper of Marshalltown ex chairman of the Iowa liquor control commission filed in the state supreme court a petition for rehearing on an auction case. The high court had affirmed a Benton county district court ruling in Cooper's $50 000 libel suit against The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Verne Marshall, editor. The petition sets for oral argument in September and concerns overruled motion to strike certain allegations in The Gazette's answer.
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DES Moines
H. M Cooper
Marshalltown
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
State Supreme Court
High Court
Benton County District Court
Cooper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Verne Marshall
Benton County
Gazette
Plans for Roosevelt talks on economic problems
President Roosevelt will host a series of cooperation conferences with business agriculture and labor to diagnose why the economy is balking. Secretary Hopkins said the meetings should include broader segments than the business advisory council and focus on frank nonpartisan discussion of solutions and credit flows to small business.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Administration
Agriculture
Commercce
Hopkins
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Ain
Chamber
Industralists
Roosevelt Frida
Business Advisory Council
Uouse
Match Stick Girls Need Camp Help Public Health Fund Appeal
A Cedar Rapids Gazette appeal describes two frail girls Rosalie and Adele who need Camp Good Health care after tonsil surgery. It explains their diet, energy needs, and the camp's purpose for physically handicapped children from low income homes. Donations fund one week of camp per five dollars.
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Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids
Rosalie
Adele
Public Health Nursing Association
Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Iowa
Flat Corporate Levy Plea to Abolish Undistributed Profits Tax
Washington A United States Chamber of Commerce spokesman urged congress to impose a flat 15 percent corporation tax and repeal the undistributed profits levy. Ellsworth C. Alvord presented the plan to the House Ways and Means Committee, proposing a $2000 credit for small incomes and simplifying asset holding periods. The package seeks loss carryovers, easier capital gains rules, and reduced holding rules, with separate rates for dividends and retained earnings.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Business Organization
Committee On Federal Finance
Ita
Papal Peace Moves Meet Warm Recept ion from Governments
Pope Pius addressed the college of cardinals reporting assurances of goodwill from Great Britain France Poland Germany and Italy for peace. He said responses encouraged further efforts to preserve world peace. Germany and Italy added that justice must accompany peace. The pope began the peace effort a month ago as war dangers rose.
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Vatican City
Pius
College of Cardinals
Vatican
Great Britain
France
Poland
Germany
Ialy
Hnly
Aged Blind Man Rescues Wife From House Fire
In Easton Maryland elderly blind J. D. Ford and his wife escaped uninjured after a kitchen stove explosion sparked a blaze that leveled their home and damaged two others. Ford, described as semi invalid, searched through smoke to pull his wife to safety.
Mercury Dips After Rain In Cedar Rapids Weather
After a light shower and rising clouds Cedar Rapids saw temperatures fall from 87 at 2:20 PM to 76 at 2:45 PM. The day had a high near 88 at 2 PM with rain threats continuing and a cooler night forecast.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Thetis Sub Rescue Effort Abandoned After Tide Submergence
The admiralty announced the temporary abandonment of rescue attempts for 90 men trapped in the sunken British submarine Thetis in the Irish Sea as air shortages and weak signals raised fears. Four of 94 who tested the craft were rescued earlier, reporting companions fading due to carbon dioxide buildup and limited air.
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Thetis
I i
Jngland
Admiralty Jriday
Marine
Irish Sea
Cartier
Otsing Automatic Davis ‘Tung
Lihindudno
Wales
Admiralty
United States
Council Aroused Over Blasting for New Permit
Concrete Materials faced sharp council scrutiny after applying for a blasting permit long past its expiry. A Thursday quarry blast at Pleasant Valley avenue SW raised fears of long term damage to the city sewage plant and incinerator nearby. Officials warned effects may not show for 10 to 15 years.
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Pleasant Valley Avenue
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