Cyclone of relief reform roils Linn County politics
The Linn County relief crisis sparks a possible overhaul of county administration as federal aid looms. Officials fear loss of local control to a new social work corps linked to Iowa University, while critics warn of wasted funds and impact on theaters and merchants. A carnival leaves town amid licensing debates and concerns over tax losses. A bootlegger murder near Creston prompts calls to weigh constitutional changes after a grim crime wave. Public works funds face scrutiny over permanence and value.
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Linn County
Woman Adrift Thirty-Three Hours Survives Plane Crash
Mrs. Margaret Rennie, 27, recalls thirty-three hours afloat on a raft in Lake Michigan after a crash that killed her husband Charles Rennie and two others, pilot James Gillette and mechanic Pete Keller. An Ann Arbor railroad ferry crew rescued her. Local man Charles Rennie led the victims as they used a gasoline tank as a float.
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Traverse City
Mich
INS
Lake Michigan
Margaret Rennie
Charles Rennie
Traverse City Oil Company
James Gillette
Pete Keller
Jim
Keller
Ann Arbor
Gillette
Mrs. Rennie
Rennie
Charles
Car Loadings Show Steady Rise for Week Ended June 17
The American Railway association reported revenue freight loadings at 587,931 cars for the week ended June 17. This marked an increase of 23,385 cars from the prior week and 69,533 more than the same week last year.
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Washington
The
American Railway Association
Yaeb Mae
Mystery birth rumor swirls around Aimee McPherson Hutton
A Paris hospital cablegram claimed Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton gave birth to a nine pound son. David L. Hutton Jr dismissed the message as a hoax and ordered tracing, while temple aides noted his split from Angelus Temple and possible divorce actions against him.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
Paris
David L. Hutton, Jr
Angelus Temple
Harriet Jordan
Harry C. Brandon
Temple
Brandon
Wilfedd Andrews
Europe
Dollar Wheat Draws Nearer As Grains Hit Highs On Trade
Chicago reports record grain prices as heat and drought shrink crops. Cash wheat hits 83 cents for top grade, December futures at 88.3 cents, corn at 57 3/4 cents, oats at 40 1/2 cents, with market expectations of dollar wheat growing on La Salle Street.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Thomas Howell
la Salle Street
Dollar Wheat
Austrian Nazi Leader Arrested as Linz Threats Rise
Alfred Frauenfeld, head of the banned Nazi party, was arrested at Villach in Carinthia as authorities counter threats to cross into Italy. Dollfuss vowed defiance, saying the government and law enforcement will defend the homeland with the last drop of blood. Vienna officials met to discuss preparedness measures.
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Vienna
Alfred Frauenfeld
Villach
Carinthia
Italy
Linz
Engelbert Dollfuss
Frauenfeld
Emil Fey
Hull Denies Rift Between Domestic Recovery and World Talks
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rejected claims that the U S domestic economic recovery program conflicts with international cooperation at the world economic conference He said there is no basis for the idea and noted the delegation’s resolution supports both domestic action and coordinated global policy.
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London
Cordell Hull
United States
Hull
America
Senator Couzens Warns of Internationalism vs National Economy
Senator James Couzens of Michigan said in London that the United States faces a clash between international and domestic programs. He noted a nationalist economic policy emerging since the conference began that could significantly conflict with America’s national economic plan.
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Michigan
London
United States
America
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Lyman 84 Dies. Cedar Rapids Millinery Leader Remembered
B G Lyman aged 84 died at 2 a m at his Cedar Rapids apartment. He had suffered injuries from a car accident a year earlier and had been bedfast fourteen weeks. He spent over fifty years in women's millinery with Lyman Brothers of Cedar Rapids since 1897, retiring six years ago. Born February 11 1849 near Sheridan Wisconsin he lived on a farm, married Mary A Parker of Poplar Grove Illinois, moved to Vinton Iowa over fifty years ago, and ran a millinery business and traveled with his wife. He was active in the First Presbyterian church and a Junior Bible class member, and he never missed Sunday prior to illness. He was a Mason and golfed until injury, part of a long-standing Country club foursome.- Continued on Page 8 Column 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue SE
Mr. Lyman
Lyman Brothers Company
Sheridan
Wis
George
Mary Lyman
Poplar Grove
Ill
Mary A. Parker
Vinton
First Presbyterian Church
Lyman
Bratton to Resign Senate for Federal Judgeship
New Mexico politics buzzed as Sen John G. Bratton announces plans to resign his U S Senate seat. He will mail his resignation to Gov Arthur Seligman and take an oath as judge of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
United States
John G. Bratton
Arthur Seligman
Tenth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge rules on Tacoma divorce over public dances
In Tacoma Washington Judge E D Hodge denies Lydia Unsin's divorce against Byron Unsin stating a husband may drink at public dances once a year as a spouse privilege.
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Tacoma
Wash
E. D. Hodge
Lydia Unsin
Byron Unsin
Roosevelt Policies Face Head On Clash Says Hurley
Patrick J. Hurley, former secretary of war, says Roosevelt domestic and foreign programs head for a collision. He notes temporary economic gains from federal stimulus, but warns the national recovery and international tariff reductions conflict, risking wage and hour standards amid European competition.
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Patrick Hurley
Warry Ferguson
Washington
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover
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Roosevelt International Economic Conference
Europe
Lightning Lashes Cedar Rapids Area With Flooding Rain
A heavy Friday storm drenched Cedar Rapids with 1.34 inches, flooding streets and damaging a drill tower at the central fire station. Lightning damaged a wholesale grocery roof and a home attic, with power and telephone lines disrupted briefly. no injuries were reported. Cooler weather followed as rain moved east to Springville.
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Park Court District
Central Fire Station
John Braul’s Sons Wholesale
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Memorial Auditorium
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Solis Ci
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Cedar Lake
Twelfth Street
H. D. Harger
BE Avenue NW
Sinclair Packing
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Penick
Ford
Sinclair
Joe Habotka
Seventeenth Avenue SE
M. H. Morrison
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Morrison
Third Avenue
Twelfth Street SE
Eighth
Mount Vernon SE
Springville
Mercury
Chambers-Inskeep Company
Gibson faults good will ambassadors over debt defaults
New York AP report says Herbert Hoover era ambassador to Belgium and future Brazil envoy Gibson criticizes unofficial American goodwill ambassadors abroad. He says they spread the idea the United States won’t press war debt payments and may encourage debtors to demand cancellation. He remains cautious about armament disarmament prospects.
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Gibson
United States
Belgium
Brazil
Jiner
Roosevelt
America
Johnson to Bar Child Labor in Textile Industry
Washington recovery administrator Brig. Gen. Hugh B. Johnson announced on Saturday that child labor will be barred from the textile industry. He also opposes the stretch-mouth system in textile mills and similar practices in other industries.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
Wife Of Slayer To Face Charge In Iowa Shooting
In Mahaska County Iowa authorities charge Mrs. Claude Ridout wife of the slain gunman in connection with the murder of Federal Prohibition Agent Harry Elliott and the shooting of A. A. Murphy. She described being in the car during the confrontation and hiding her eyes as her husband engaged the officers. Ridout killed himself after a pursuit. Complicity in aiding escape likely to be charged.
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Obkaloosa
Claude Ridout
Harry Elliott
Mahaska County
Eliott
A. A. Murphy
Spencer
Ridout
Arlo W. Palmer
Creson
Roosevelt Plans Nova Scotia Cruise From Pulpit Harbor
President Roosevelt will cruise from Pulpit Harbor on Amberjack II with escort, planning a voyage to Nova Scotia harbors before heading to Campobello New Brunswick. He faced minor engine trouble as signals indicated departure to proceed north along Maine coast. Before leaving he sent a launch to the Commanche with halibut gifts for reporters.
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North Haven Island
Nova Scotia
Roosevelt
Tfe
Amberjack II
Nova Scotian
Campobello
New Brunswick
Ellis
America
Saler
Maine
Portland
Children’s Dramatic Club Aids Camp Good Health Fund
The Kids' Dramatic Club organized by neighborhood girls aged 9 to 12 raised funds for Camp Good Health totaling 1381.55 dollars. They staged their first program yesterday in Dollman's garage with a 3 cent admission for children.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Kids' Dramatic Club
Susannah Wesley
Trinity Methodist Church
Kids’ Dramatic Club
Washington Avenue
Twentieth
Twenty-first Streets
Camp Good Health
Dollman's Garage
Stooped Repairman Survives Steam Tire Vulcanizer Blast
Oswald Justen a repairman in Wahoo Nebraska narrowly escaped injury when a steam tire vulcanizer exploded as he stooped to pick up a dropped tool. Debris sprayed the area moments after he had moved, and he survived with minor injuries.
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Wahoo
Oswald Justen
Justen
Fabwindods
France Passes Wheat Subsidy Bill Amid Trade Clash
The French chamber of deputies approved a 530 to 35 vote on a wheat subsidy plan. It bans foreign imports, offers a 1 per bushel exporter bonus, fixes price at 115 francs per quin tal, and allocates 400 million francs to run the program. The move shocks world traders as markets react with a rise to 95 francs per quin tal.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
London
France
Senate
Canada
Argentina
World Economic Conference
Quintal
Wheat plan hinges on Australia joining big five
London AP report says the American delegation faced unease over whether Australia will join the wheat production restriction scheme at the world economic conference. Canberra’s Friday night communications were mysterious, and Bruce declined comment. If Australia adheres, it would mark a major achievement as Canada Argentina Russia and others already back the plan.
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Stanley M. Bruce
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Bruce
Australia
Canada
Argentina
Russia
America
Macon Reaches Her Home At Lakehurst
The dirigible Macon arrived at Lakehurst naval air station after a night flight from Akron Ohio. It was commissioned as a naval ship of the skies at a cost of 2 450 000 dollars and was moored eight hours after departure. Rear Admiral Ernest J King attended and called the airship a grand ship.
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N. J
Macon
Naval Air Station
Akron
Ohio
Ohio City
Ernest J. King
Navy
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