Iowa Farmland Income Jumps in First Four Months of Year
The Iowa farm economy shows strong gains with OWA’S FARM income $13.606 million above 1937 in the first four months, and Hawkeye farmers posting $179.32 million for the 1938 quarter. April receipts hit $42.547 million, up from $39.186 million last year, despite a $7 million drop in government payments. Local writer laments lack of Iowa news dissemination to the nation.
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OWA
Hawkeye
Iowa
East
McCall Assumes Full Cash Blame in Kidnapping Case
Franklin Pierce McCall confessed to abducting five year old James Bailey Cash Jr from his bed on May 28 and causing the boy’s death. He requested a $10,000 ransom and led authorities to stage notes. Hoover said the suspect acted alone and may face murder and kidnapping charges.
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White House
Washington Monument
Messrs. Knutson
Minnesota
Boileau
Wisconsin
Pierce
Oregon
Sheppard
California
Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
McCall
Skeegie
R. A. Cash
George A. Worley
Worley
Motorist Weaving On Road Nabbed For Drunk Driving
W J Lindsey 48 of Moline was arrested at 8 pm on Mt Vernon Avenue on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Police say he weaved across the highway and was found slumped at the wheel with a quart bottle of whisky in a briefcase. An alert caller reported erratic driving before Lindsey reversed and wandered.
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Cedar Rapids
W. J. Lindsey
Moline
Lindsey
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Taxpayers Milked by Congress, Cows Rebellious
The excerpt contrasts cows with taxpayers, noting cows resist milking while taxpayers endure. It suggests cows stand up for themselves, whereas Congress ignores taxpayers, who bear the burden while the cows focus on their own welfare.
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Congress
Move Against Hague Refused By President
President Roosevelt refused to intervene personally against Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City at the request of Rep. Jerry O Connell of Montana. O Connell sought protection for free speech after being barred from a May speech and was briefly ejected from the city. The White House talks remained secret and the President declined comment.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Jerry O’connell
Montana
Frank Hague
Jersey City
N. J
White House
O'Connell
Jersey Storm Center
O’connell
Hague
Democratic National Committee
Local Man Killed By Lightning Near Cleveland School
Walter Parsons about 45 of 412 Sixth Street SE was electrocuted at 2 15 pm during a severe storm while standing under a tree near Cleveland school. A neighbor and her son witnessed the accident as an ambulance was delayed by high water.
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Walter Parsons
Sixth Street SE
Cleveland School
William H. Moes
First Avenue W
Charles
Parsons
Probe on Radio Practices Wins House Approval
The House Rules Committee approved a resolution for a congressional investigation into alleged monopolistic radio industry practices and FCC conduct. Five of seven FCC members testified denying financial interests or lobby influence as the measure faces doubtful chances in the full House amid administration opposition.
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Washington
INS
House Rules Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Sevenman Commission
Frank R. McNinch
Rep. Connery
Massachusetts
House
Clerks Idle as State Rents Office Machines
Otto S. Muntz, advisory chairman of the Greater Iowa Commission, told a legislative interim committee the state spends 50 000 to 60 000 dollars to rent business machines for statistical work that unemployed Iowa clerks could perform for the same money. He accused the eastern corporation supplying the machines of large Democratic campaign contributions and said the State University of Iowa and the comptroller’s office were possible next users. The committee members debated the issue and signaled an investigation.
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DES Moines
Otto S. Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission
Legislative Interim Committee
Iowa
Muntz
Eastern
National Democratic Campaign Fund
State University At
Iowa City
Comptroller’s Office
Winter Wheat Forecast Far Above Average In Iowa
Iowa's June 1 forecast projects winter wheat at 11 914 000 bushels, well below last year's 15 688 000 but above the 1927 36 ten year average. Rye at 1 782 000, oats 93 percent of normal, barley 94 percent, and pasture growth rated excellent with 93 percent pasture condition, the best since June 1927.
Agriculture Dept Reports Wheat Output At 760 Million Bushels
The department announced on Friday June 1 that winter wheat production would total 760,623,000 bushels at an average yield of 15 bushels per acre. Last year output was 685,102,000 bushels. Continued on page 2.
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Washington UP
Agriculture Department
Seven Newton Men Face Riot Charges In Maytag Dispute
Justice Max Stouder issued warrants for seven Newton men on riot charges connected to a labor disturbance at the Maytag plant in Newton. The group allegedly stopped an automobile carrying Fred Davis, a Maytag employee, and promises to “back to work” were found in his pockets. About 100 workers formed a back to work movement after wage hour talks with CIO negotiators broke down. The seven names were not released.
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Jasper County
Maytag
Newton
CIO
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Roosevelt
Max Stouder
L. M. Carr
Fred Davis
Davis
William Houston
National Labor Conciliator
Runoff Seen in Kingston GOP Nomination Fight
In Kingston North Carolina the Republican county coroner race produced H C Phillips 1 vote and Louis Cameron 1 vote. A runoff primary likely required with 48 poll judges to count the votes as Election Board Chairman Reynold Allen lamented they may count no more than two votes.
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Kingston, N. C
H. C. Phillips
Louis Cameron
Reynold Allen
How Can I Bear It A Broken Heart Reflects Faith
A widow seeks words of comfort in a 1938 column on grief and faith. The piece reassures that loved ones remain near, that death is brief in the scope of life, and that faith explains parting while God’s love endures. It cites a grey poet and closes with trust in divine care.
Game Off Ladies Night in Cedar Rapids Decatur Series
Heavy rain forces postponement of the Cedar Rapids Decatur opener at Hill Park. President Harry Johnson says Saturday will be special ladies night with the game pushed to 9 o clock.
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Cedar Rapids News
Hill Park
Harry Johnson
Estate of Joe T. Robinson Valued at 35521.74
The inventory filed by widow in probate court shows Senator Joe T. Robinson left an estate of 35521.74 dollars. Except for a few individual bequests the entire estate was left to Mrs. Robinson.
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Little Rock, Ark
United States
Joe T. Robinson
Robinson
Shadow of slaying and kidnap attempt looms over Harlan trial
The Slaying of Lester Smithers and a reported kidnapping attempt against a union witness cast a pall over the Harlan labor trial. Authorities tied the events to union activity as three men faced charges in the case. The abduction of John Isom was described to FBI agents with Isom escaping when the pickup stopped at a camp. The government accuses defendants of conspiring to deprive miners of organizing rights under the Wagner Act.
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London
Harlan Labor
Federal District Court
Harlan County
C. N. Nolan
Lester Smithers
Gulston
Verlin Fee
Clyde Fee
Harlan
Nolan
Smithers
Yancey. Ky
United Mine Workers of America
George Titler
UMW
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Isom
Cumberland
Titler
Isom
Harry Bennett
Harlan Central Coal Company
Kelly Fox
Theodore Middleton
John Roosevelt Delays Honeymoon for Harvard Wedding
Cambridge report says John Roosevelt and Anne Lind postpone their Europe honeymoon so the President's son can be an usher at Marshall Field Jr and Joanne Bass wedding on June 20, while their own June 18 ceremony is planned.
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Cambridge
Mass
John Roosevelt
Anne Lindsay Clark
Europe
Harvard
Marshall Field, Jr
Joanne Bass
Staff Moves in at Health Camp for Opening Week
Camp Good Health prepares for fifty nine youngsters arriving next week as staff move in and stock supplies. Vera Murray and M J Savel lead dietitian team with Doroth Miller and Marget Young assisting. Neva Kluss named assistant director as resident staff settles in.
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Camp Good Health
Vera Murray
M. J. Savel
Eighteenth Street
Katherine Knutsen
Murray
Valley City Teachers College
University of Michigan
Mercy Hospital
Savel
Coe College
Dorothy Miller
Eighth Avenue SE
Marget Young
Ellis Boulevard
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Miss Young
Neva Kluss
Postville
Cornell
Great Blaze Across The Sky Crashes On Ella Youle Farm
Eyewitness Miss Ella Youle recalls a large airplane crashing on her 250 acre Delavan Iowa farm. She describes a roaring sound a great blaze in the sky and a fiery impact with parachutes found near scattered bodies. She blames an electrical storm for the tragedy.
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Ella Youle
Delavan, I
Torrential Rain Floods Cedar Rapids Streets
Heavy rainfall drenched Cedar Rapids with a two burst downpour starting at 2 p.m. and returning at 3 p.m. Floodwaters rose in low areas like Park Court SE while gauges recorded .33 inch in the first half hour and totals near .86 inch by 3 p.m. Temperatures plunged from 80 to 68 as sun gave way to deluge.
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Cedar Rapids
Park Court SE
Chambers
Czechs Vigilant As Last Election Near
Czechoslovakia maintained vigilance and broad precautions as the final election weekend approached. Military mobilizations paralleled May 22 and May 29 ballots amid tensions with the Sudeten German minority. Some 8,170 communities prepared to vote while earlier rounds saw under 3,000 municipalities.
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Praha
Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Germany
Boy Hit by Car While Running Into Alley
Dick Riche aged 17 of 1007 Fourth Avenue SE suffered a bruised right leg when struck by a car driven by H. L. Davis aged 53 of 1326 C Avenue NE. The collision occurred in an alley near 1320 C Avenue NE as Davis drove west and the boy ran from between two garages into the path of the vehicle. A bystander reported the left rear wheel may have passed over the boy’s leg.
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Dick Riche
Fourth Avenue SE
H. L. Davis
C Avenue NE
Davis
Army bomber crashes in storm near Delavan killing eight
An army B 18 bomber en route from Chanute Field, Illinois to Denver, Colorado crashed on a farm north of Delavan during a thunderstorm. All eight crew members died. Coroner reports indicate parachutes deployed at low altitude. Wreckage scattered over a half mile. An army board investigates the accident.
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Delavan
Here
Carey Youle
Nelson A. Wright
Tazewell County
Wright
Chanute Army Field
Rantoul
Denver
Colo
Housley
Truitt
Henderson
Langley Field
Hampton Roads
Reeve
San Antonio
Tex
Ives
Langden
California
Army
Roy W. Camblin
Hugo P Rush
Samuel Stephenson
Chanutefield
Coogan Family Appeals Orders Blocking Earnings
Jackie Coogan’s mother and stepfather filed a legal notice to appeal four court orders that froze their property while the child star sues over earnings from his movie work. The action marks a step in the ongoing dispute over control and income from Coogan's film career.
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Hollywood
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Why Bury Assets When Liabilities Really Are Dead
Article by Arthur Bugs Baer criticizes financial policy likening the system to prisoners escaping. It argues liabilities are the true burden and suggests reversing the metaphor by placing debts under Fort Knox. The tone is wry and dismissive of long term fiscal peril.
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Fort Knox
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Gillette
Joseph Hilliard
Cleveland
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Camp Good Health Fund
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Kent Calkins
McKinley
Franklin
Miss Ella Youle
Delavan, YU
Cedar Rounds
Tllingis
Chanute Field
Lowry Field
Richard B. Reeve
Waunakee
Wis
Norman I. Ives
Los Angeles
Thomas Langden
Galveston
Edward F. Murah
William H. Housley
Phillip J. Truitt
Max W. Myser
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O FE. Henderson
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Huntsman
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