Robertson addresses American progress and the Roosevelt era
W. Robertson, Westinghouse director, argues in an address to the Chamber of Commerce that America has advanced on social and economic fronts despite injustices. He defends private enterprise and warns against overreliance on brain trust claims while stressing national resilience and abundant industry. He cites twenty four million automobiles as a sign of material strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oes
America
Robertson
Particwar
Hsten
Iowa Gets Small Share of 216 Million Agriculture Aid
State received only 4.7 million of 216 million disbursed for land rentals and farmer benefits through the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. Texas led with 1.62 million. Oklahoma and Kansas each exceeded 4 million. Iowa’s corn and hog payments are among the largest by state, while national totals and May incomes show gains from benefit distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oklahome
Town
Esehere
Iowa
Illinois
Norma Millen To Take Witness Stand Next Monday
Norma Brighton Millen 19, minister's daughter and former Iowan, will testify Monday in her defense against being an accessory after the murder of Patrolman Forbes McLeod during the Needham Trust raid last February. Her husband Morton Millen is already convicted, with his brother Irving and Abraham Faber. George A. Douglas, her counsel, may make Norma the last witness, possibly leading to a verdict by mid week or Tuesday.
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Dedham
Mass
Norma Brighton - Millen
Forbes McLeod
Needham Trust Company
Morton Millen
Irving
Abraham Faber
George A. Douglas
Norma
Weather Outlook for Chicago and Plains June 26 30
The forecast calls for generally fair skies with moderate temperatures to start the week across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Temperatures rise by midweek with showers expected toward the end of the week.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Living Everyday and the White Horse Hill Echo
The narrator recalls a June visit to White Horse Hill near Uffington England describing a chalk figure and a vast southern English panorama. He reflects on time memory and a sense of kinship with the dead, imagining ancient civilizations and the living past shaping mood and thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiller
White Horse Hill
Uffington
England
Hampshire
Wiltshire
White Horse
Michael Drayton
Camp Good Health drive urges Cedar Rapids help for needy children
A Cedar Rapids Gazette appeal asks readers to fund Camp Good Health serving ill and destitute children. Forty eight youngsters have benefited after a week of care at the hill site on Mount Vernon highway. Additional donations will allow longer treatment and support for waiting children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Public Health Nursing Association
Big Creek
Mount Vernon Highway
Camp Good Health Fund
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Camp Good Health
Large Field Of Entrants In Outboard Regatta Today
Cedar Rapids hosts a major outboard motorboat regatta on the Cedar River at Ellis park. The event, sanctioned by the Mid-West Outboard Association and National Outboard Association, features top drivers, near record times, and crowds after 15 000 last year. Reserved seats sell 40 cents with sections A B and C and general admission 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar River
Ellis Park
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Mid-West Outboard Association
National Outboard Association
Cedar Rapids
Bath House
Battle near Fort Ballivan in Chaco war claims heavy losses
AP dispatches from La Paz describe a brutal clash on a half mile front at Fort Ballivan with a massive Paraguayan assault repulsed by Bolivian artillery and mortars. Bolivian losses cited as 61 dead 170 wounded while Paraguayan casualties were not officially estimated.
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Buenos Aires
Brizuela
Canada
Pilcomayo
Europe
Condado
Canada el Carman
Candado
Chaco
Frisco Shippers Plan To Employ Strikebreakers
San Francisco industrial leaders decided to reopen the port within seventy two hours after a strike by longshoremen halted commerce since May 9. John F Forbes announced the plan after a conference with police officials and harbor authorities. Armed guards were expected to protect strikebreakers and a truce was urged to prevent renewed violence.
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San
State Board
Harbor Commissioners
Oriental Commerce
California
Forbés
Cuban Naval Mutiny Quashed On Warship Cuba
Quick government action ended a mutiny aboard the warship Cuba at Antilla. Troops from Santiago rushed in, forcing sailors to acknowledge a new commander who arrived from Havana. Commander Gamba relieved Ulloa, who was arrested, and the Cuba sails back to Havana with its crew.
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Havana
Cuba
Antilla
Santiago
Angel Gonzalez
Salvador Ménendez Villoch
Gamba
Ulloa
Langer's Wife May Enter For Governor Hope
Mrs. Langer, a DAR leader and former New York socialite, is considered a possible independent candidate to challenge Governor William H. Langer amid a three way Republican dispute. Langer faces a federal felony conviction and awaits sentencing two days after the primary, while Lt. Governor Ole Olson challenges his continued tenure.
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Fargo
N. D
William H. Langer
Ma” Ferguson
North Dakota
Langer
D.A.R
New York
Leeder
Andrew Miller
Bismarck
Zlieut
Ole Olson
anti-Langer Non
Leaguers
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Rainfall and Heat Reported in Decorah Area
Saturday storms dropped .71 inch of rain in Decorah between 6 and 6:30 pm. The shower was the heaviest since early April and was accompanied by hail, though no serious damage occurred. Temperature peaked near 101 degrees after noon.
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Decorah
Exposition Week Calendar Of City Events
The City of Cedar Rapids hosts a week of events including outboard races on the Cedar River at Ellis Park by the Chamber of Commerce youths, a Belden Hill park baseball game, free vaudeville on Second Avenue, factory inspections, live fowl scramble, Queen of the Made in Cedar Rapids Exposition events, a beauty parade, free dancing with Elston band, and a bicycle parade for youths 6 to 16 with prize entries at Greene's square.
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Cedar River
Ellis Park
The
Young Men’s Bureau of
Chamber of Commerce
Gazette Office
Second Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Elston
Greene’s Square
Roosevelt Returns Home To New York For Family Reunion
President Roosevelt visited Hyde Park in New York to meet his newest granddaughter and share a casual lunch of hot dogs and beer with Mrs. Roosevelt. The couple arrived after a long drive from New London and then focused on legislative and labor matters upon entering their estate.
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Hyde-Park
Roosevelt
New York State
Geee
Ruth Googins Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Bravest Rider Snatches Trolley Rope on Busy Street
Edward J. Bisson bystander and Alfred Koepke halted a streetcar after a sand-truck collision. Mrs. Edward Weber feared to have a fractured skull as physicians battled for her life. The motor man G. G. Warner jumped from the car before the crash, averting greater disaster.
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Edward
Weber
J. Bisson
Bisson
Alfred Koepke
G. G. Warner
U S Awards 10000 Reward for Dillinger Capture
The United States pledges a 10000 dollar reward for the capture of John Dillinger and 5000 dollars for information leading to his arrest. A 5000 dollar reward is offered for Lester Gillis alias Baby Face Nelson, with 2500 dollars for information on his arrest. The rewards, detailed by Attorney General Homer S. Cummings, cover various claim scenarios and divide rights.
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Washington
John Dillinger
Will O' the Wisp
Department of Justice
Dillinger
George
Baby Face
Gillis
W. Carter Baum
Wisconsin
Homer
Cummings
Y. Homer
The
United States
Congress
Lester M. Gillis
Nelson
Homer S. Cummings
Cedar Rapids Celebrates Fiftieth Exposition Progress
A Cedar Rapids celebration marks fifty years of industrial growth with a $67 643 500 factory output value. Festivities begin with auto races on the Cedar River at Ellis Park and continue all week with vaudeville, a bicycle parade, a beauty pageant titled Queen of the Made in Cedar Rapids, and a street festival concluding with the crowning of the most beautiful local woman. An essay contest invites nearby residents for cash prizes.
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Cedar Rapids
Ceedar Rapids
Cedar
Ellis, Park
Ciithin
Mademoin and
Rapias
Chamber guides industrial tours and free local entertainments
Planning notes indicate Chamber of Commerce will arrange guides for industrial tours. Monday features a baseball game Cedar Rapids Raiders Topeka Senators with two admitted free. Tuesday 8 30 p m free vaudeville on Second Avenue stage. street closing and traffic ban. Thursday street carnival with Elston Orchestra. Turner company sound setup for clear music. Continued on Page 2.
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Chamber «of Commerce
Cedar “Rapids
Raiders
Topeka Senators
Second Avenue
Second
Second ‘Avenue
Elston
Turner Company
Midwest Heat Wave Reaches 100 Mark Across States
A sultry June heat wave pushed temperatures to 100 in mid-America, triggering prostrations and drownings. The upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys endured high humidity after rains. Beaches and resorts drew thousands as Kansas City hit 103 and Des Moines 100 while eight people drowned in Chicago.
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Chicago
mid-America
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas City
Des’ Moines
St. Louis
Omaha
Minneapolis
Actor Kenneth Harlan seeks annulment from Phyllis McClure
Baltimore report states film star Kenneth Harlan asked the court to annul his fourth marriage to actress Phyllis McClure. He charged their wedding resulted from a party where both drank freely, and cited intoxication as the reason.
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Baltimore
Kenneth Harlan
Phyllis McClure
Harlan
Veto Expected On Farm Debt Moratorium Bill
Washington AP reports a veto of the Frazier farm moratorium bill was anticipated in administration quarters though no certainty existed that President Roosevelt would disapprove the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Frisco
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Cedar Rapids Exposition
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Mercury
Midwest
Kenneth
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