Political clash at Johnstown and labor figures stir politics
Governor Earle orders Bethlehem steel evac at Cambria plant amid CIO clashes as John L. Lewis commands obedience. Arl Browder voices communist party ties to CIO farming labor goals while Byrd cites 5 million on federal funds. Fields billing clash and Iowa labor tensions follow.
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Arl Browder
Communist Party of the United States
League For Industrial Democracy
Browder
John L. Lewis
CIO
Farmer-Labor
People’s Front
Earle
Pennsylvania
Soviet airmen near United States coast in polar flight
Three Soviet aviators piloting a hermetically sealed monoplane push toward San Francisco after a nonstop Mos cow to Oakland transpolar flight. Flying blind due to static, they rely on instruments as Alaska and Canadian ground stations struggle to reach them.
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Canada
Moscow
United States
Oakland
Alaska
U. S Army Signal Corps
Tus
Fort Smith
Northwest Territory
North Pole
Everyday Living Readers Share Joys and Secrets Across Ink
A columnist notes readers are lively and witty and recounts tales from fans who send letters, kittens for sale, and a mystery reader in Michigan. The piece highlights anonymous correspondents and a devoted pen pal who battles illness and writes weekly.
Daddy's Day in June: A Tiny Holiday for Pops
In a lighthearted verse Arthur Baer jokes about declaring a day in June for Father’s Day before it exists. He notes Congress may set the day aside to “cool,” and mocks the idea that any other day besides Pop’s deserves a celebration.
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Congress
Congressman Demands Probe of Roosevelt Tax Returns
Rep. Hamilton Fish urged a congressional inquiry into the tax returns of President Roosevelt and allies. He called for examination of figures including John L. Lewis, Harry Hopkins, Henry Morgenthau, James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt, and others, citing public interest and parity with tax dodging cases. He based his push on hundreds of letters from across the country and pledged to submit them to the tax dodging committee.
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INS
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Hamilton Fish
New York
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Harry L. Hopkins
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Henry L. Doherty
James Roosevelt
Anni R. Boettiger
Elliott Roosevelt
James A. Farley
the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Tenth Victim of Chicago Riot Dies
Chicago reports the death of Lee Tisdale, 50, a Black steel worker, in St. Luke's hospital, raising the Memorial Day clash toll to ten as police and demonstrators battled in South Chicago.
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Chicago
Lee Tisdale
St. Luke’s Hospital
Transfer Snite To Iron Lung In Pullman Car
Frederick B. Snite Jr., 26, an infantile paralysis victim, was moved from the liner President Coolidge to a Chicago bound Pullman car for the final leg of his 12 000 mile journey in an iron lung. A police escort led the three car unit through San Francisco as nurses and staff prepared a portable respirator and a mirror to glimpse the ship. The Overland Limited from Oakland carried the family entourage and spare respirator toward Chicago with Snite reported feeling fine after the transfer.
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Frederick B. Snite, Jr
President Coolidge
Embarcadero
San Francisco
Snite
Shanghai
Chicago
Overland Limited
Oakland
Thomas B. Griffin
Frederick
Parents Visit at Camp Good Health Today
This story outlines Parents Day at Camp Good Health from 2 to 5 pm inviting mothers and fathers of physically handicapped children from poor city homes. It notes planned activities like playhouse sun baths stunt nights and story hours and urges donations to the Camp Good Health Fund run by the Public Health Nursing association.
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Good Health
Inmaculate Conception Ehurch
St. James Methodist Church
Camp Good Health Fund
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Fall of Bilbao Major Victory for Insurgents
Insurgent forces led by Gen. Jose Fidel Davila captured Bilbao after an eleven week siege. The city, dubbed the invincible Basque capital, faced 20 000 deaths, widespread hunger, and destruction as Basque defenders retreated toward Santander into new fortifications.
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Bilbao
Jose Fidel Davila
Pittsburgh
Santander
Davila
Union Labor Picket Carried On At Royal American Shows Here
Four men from the local teamsters union picketed the Royal American Shows entrance with Unfair to Union Labor signs. Picketing remained peaceful though reports varied on why tractors were used. Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor had not officially endorsed the action.
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Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Carnival
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Miscellaneous Bills Subcommittee Named
Chairman Doughton of North Carolina named a subcommittee on miscellaneous bills. The panel is headed by Rep. Arthur P. Lamneck of Columbus Ohio with Rep. Wearin of Iowa among its members.
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Doughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means
Arthur P. Lamneck
Columbus
Ohio
Wearin
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Hall Beat Rock Island While Sioux City Triumphs
Cedar Rapids lost to Rock Island 6-5 as Sioux City defeated Davenport 8-0 to shrink the Western League lead to six games.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Sioux City
Davenport
Hitler threatens warlike response after Spanish attacks
Berlin reports Hitler warned of drastic action against the Spanish government over two torpedo strikes on the German cruiser Leipzig. He ordered firm measures by the four-power committee and moved Admiral Scheer toward Gibraltar as naval forces escalated in Spanish waters.
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Gotheburg
War Council
Werner von Blomberg
Erich Raeder
Constantin von Neurath
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Britain
France
Italy
Almeria
Fibrascope aids airliners by calculating load balance
Los Angeles reports Lewis W. Imm, a Commerce Department engineer, unveiled a five pound fibrascope that in two minutes determines airplane load distribution and center of gravity. The device helps balance cargo and seating to improve lift and efficiency, reducing delays and costs for airlines and the army.
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Los Angeles
Lewis W. Imm
Department of Commerce
Imm
Vanderlip Jr Resting Comfortably in New York Hospital
Frank A. Vanderlip Jr. was reported resting comfortably Saturday night at a New York hospital where he has been confined for several days. The financier’s condition remained unchanged.
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Frank A. Vanderlip, Jr
New York Hospital
French Premier Blum Cabinet Considers Resignation
Paris (US) Socialist Prime Minister Leon Blum and his Popular Front Cabinet planned to resign Saturday night if the Senate does not back down on its opposition to a temporary dictatorial control of finances. The Chamber rejected a Senate substitute and passed the government measure 346 to 248. The Senate earlier defeated the government bill 188 to 72 and approved its own substitute 238 to 52 limiting cabinet power. The crisis hinges on a possible Senate reversal when it meets Sunday.
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Leon Blum
Popular Front
Senate
Universal Service
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
June Brides and Past Weddings Across Regions
A collage of wedding traditions and brides from West Branch to Decorah, with notes on June brides and regional customs. Features school reunions near Central City, Ina Hibbard’s sports era, Father’s Day tributes, and local milestones including the Lyman building real estate shift to an oil burner plant.
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Elk
West Branch
Theva
Colleen
Parnell
Holka
Cedar Rapids
Pella
Decorah
Ina Hibbard
Washington High School
Page
Sec
Pater
Will Rogers
Jose Tturbi
Iowa City
Norman
Philadelphia Symphony
Jude HC Ring
Birgest
Lyman
Tare G
Bethlehem Steel shutdown order enforces martial law
Gov George H Earle set a 1230 am EST zero hour for Bethlehem Steel Johnstown pa to close plants amid strike violence and martial law. National guardsmen prepared as last resort while Bethlehem officials face immediate shutdown affecting about 14000 nonstriking workers.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Johnstown
Bethlehem
Earle
Torni
Cantria Works
Bethlehem’ Steel
Bate Tle
Eugene Grace
Miners March Called Off in Johnstown Martial Law
More than 500 state police under Gov. Earle imposed martial law to close Bethlehem Steel's Cambria plant amid fears of a mass miners march. John L. Lewis banned further demonstrations and ordered a weekend of peace. Col. A S Janeway arrived to disarm citizen vigilantes and keep police in the strike zone.
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Earle
Bethlehem Steel
Cambria
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John L. Lewis
CIO
Michael Boyle
Cambria County
A S. Janeway
Pennesylvania National Guard
Daniel Shields
National Guard
Shields
Col
Janeway
Lewis
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Weather Humidity Peaks as Cedar Rapids Reaches 90 Degrees
Cedar Rapids residents endured the season's most humid day as the temperature climbed to 90 at 3 p.m. and fell to 84 by 7:30 p.m. The cool low was 66 at 5 a.m. A .41 inch morning rainfall did little to ease the heat per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Weather outlook for June 21 to 26 across central plains
A weekly forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. One or two periods of local showers with temperatures near or somewhat above normal.
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Great Plains
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