Hill recalls Gideons origins at Iowa convention
Samuel E. Hill of Beloit recounts the Gideons start at a banquet during the thirty-seventh Iowa Gideons convention. Three men formed the organization in 1899, later placing 1,350,000 Bibles in hotels hospitals and other institutions worldwide.
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Samuel E. Hill
Beloit
Wis
The
Gideons
Christian Commercial Men’s Association of America
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Iowa Gideons
Hill
John H. Nicholson
Denver
Colo
E. W. Newburg
Rockford
Ill
Newburg
Gideon Bibles
A. B. T. Moore
Minneapolis
Earl Youtzy
Cedar Rapids
Myrna Treimer
Des Moines
Harry D. Clarke
Chicago, Ill
J. B. Scott
M. K. Long
Will Dykhuizen
Mary Tremaine
St. Luke’s Hospital
A. A. Brooks
Roosevelt
Montrose
Allison
Pullman
Lincoln
Magnus
Westminster Presbyterian
Trinity Methodist
Mr. Hill
A. K. Harper
Westminster
Trinity
Roosevelt rallies on economic royalists amid stormy crowd
President Roosevelt draws 115000 supporters in Philadelphia at a noisy rally after rain, denouncing "economic royalists" and outlining New Deal aims to protect families, offer opportunity, and defend democracy against industrial dictatorship. He links current protests to prior financial probes and the 1932 political rise.
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Mr. Roosevelt
America
Roosevelt
Mr. Garner
Washington
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Harlem
Gazette declines government material and a liquor case review
The Gazette refuses a government sponsored weekly feature arguing it would fund propaganda and burden taxpayers. The report then covers John Arluno of Centerville Iowa appealing a liquor nuisance conviction, claiming Missouri liquor legality, with the Iowa Supreme Court upholding the conviction and allowing interstate liquor control to stand.
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Gazette
Resettlement Administration
Washington
John Arluno
Centerville
Appanese
State Supreme Court
Missouri
Unionville
Iowa
Arluno
Enterville
Supreme Court
H. M. Cooper
Linn County
John Linder Heads Local Millwrights After Election
Local No. 1039 Millwrights and Millmen elected officers Tuesday with John Linder as president and Oscar McCollister, John Linder, Joe Leehman, and H. L. Currier named delegates to the Cedar Rapids district council of carpenters. Other officers chosen include Steve Elgas vicepresident H L Currier recording secretary and Thomas O Dunlop treasurer.
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John Linder
Steve Elgas
H. L. Currier
Joe Leehman
Thomas O. Dunlop
Tony Womoski
George Stengel
Charles Hess
Cedar Rapids
Elks Initiate Fourteen Members at Friday Night Ceremony
The Elks club held an initiation ceremony for fourteen new members before more than 100 attendees at a picnic supper in the club rooms. Newly initiated are E. J. Nelson Herman A Rundquist F A Ahring L C Jurgenson Dan Novak Howard R Hays H E Yerick W E Barlow Robert R Kouba R J Taylor Jr Glen B McDonald E W Mainwaring J L Kiburz and Carl J O Connor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elks Club
E. J. Nelson
Herman A. Rundquist
F. A. Ahring
L. C. Jurgenson
Dan Novak
Howard R. Hays
H. E. Yerick
W. E. Barlow
Robert R. Kouba
R. J. Taylor, Jr
Glen B. McDonald
E. W. Mainwaring
J. L. Kiburz
Carl J. O’conner
Robinson speech foreshadows Roosevelt landslide victory
Senator Robinson of Arkansas prepared a notification speech to President Roosevelt praising his renomination and the Democratic convention's calm, orderly process. The manuscript argues that loyal Democrats nationwide supported the ship of state and warns critics who favor dictatorship.
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Franklin Field
Phila
Roosevelt
Robinson
Arkansas
Arrest Shellsburg Man On Drunk Driving Here
John Stodola, 66, of Shellsburg, was arrested by police at 6 30 p m Saturday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated at his brother Joseph Stodola's home 1137 Fifteenth street SE The warrant was issued by Justice A S Reed Five witnesses saw him drive unsteadily and two physicians found intoxication after arrest He was released Saturday night and booked to appear before Justice Reed Monday morning
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John Stodola
Shellsburg
Joseph Stodola
Fifteenth Street
A. S. Reed
Stodola
Justice Reed
State files action to gain possession of $360000 estate
Iowa comptroller filed a district court action to escheat the $360,000 estate of Sadie F. Clark who died without a will or heirs. Nine distant relatives had claims, later six more joined. judge overruled the motion to dismiss the original nine. The state seeks sale of the estate and placement of proceeds in the state school fund.
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Council Bluffs
State of
Iowa
C. B. Murtagh
Sadie F. Clark
Clark
A. A. Clark
John P. Tinley
State
State School Fund
Landon Takes To Chopping Wood On Vacation
Gov Alf Landon spent a quiet vacation at the McGraw ranch near Estes Park Colorado using wood chopping to stay fit for the campaign He plans to climb Longs Peak before July 6 and to attend church with his family He also finished a legislature address and works on his nomination speech between rides and fishing in Cow Creek.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Long’s Peak
Topeka
McGraw Ranch
Gov. Landon
Landon
Nancy Jo
John Cobb
Jack
Nancy
Cow Creek
Seven Arrested In Liquor Raid Saturday Night
City detectives and a deputy sheriff raided William Moses Lee's residence Saturday evening and charged Lee with illegal possession of intoxicating liquor and operating a gambling house. Six others were charged with gambling and frequenting a gambling house. Seizures included a gallon of alcohol and several bottles of whisky. Arrested alongside Lee were John Harris Victor Vishek Lawrence Boone James O Neal James Carr and Everett Alnutt. All defendants are identified as Negroes except Vishek.
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William Moses Lee
Fifteenth Avenue
Lee
Marshall and
Haberle
Richard Payn
John Harris
Thirteenth Avenue
Victor Vishek
Tenth Street
Lawrence Boone
James O’neal
Bealercourt
James Carr
Everett Alnutt
Vishek
President Roosevelt Enlists For Duration Of War At Philadelphia Rally
President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares he is enlisted for the duration of the war at a Saturday night Philadelphia rally before about 110000 people at Franklin Field. The event features Mrs Roosevelt and the president's family, Garner's renomination, and wide support amid calm, celebratory tone contrasted with undercurrent of national tension.
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Damon Runyon
U. of P
Philadelphia
Sean
Franklin Field
Franklin D. Roosevelt
University of Pennsylvania
John Nance Garner
America
French fascists warned as government cracks down on leagues
The decree suppresses the Croix de Feu and similar semi military groups while rightists warn of a coming clash with the popular front. De la Roque calls for unity to confront politicians as national flags rise in Paris in defiant display. The Amiens munitions plant faces worker control after owners abdicate. France moves toward state ownership of munitions to keep weapons from rightist hands.
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Croix de Feu
Popular Front
de la Roque
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Bruening
Paris
Boulevard Saint Germain
Passy
Neuilly
Italy
Mussolini
Amiens
Soir
Blume
Lebrun
Ministry of Finance
Blum
Teacher 49 Weds Former Pupil 19 in Niagara Falls
Ruth Jennings a 49-year-old teacher married Leslie William Hodge 19 after he graduated from Niagara Falls High School. The Rev George F Hoyer noted they are a happy couple and the romance began in the classroom and grew on a farm near Syracuse where Hodge helped out. Hodge works in a factory and his parents signed the marriage consent.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Ruth Jennings
Leslie William Hodge
Niagara Falls High School
George F. Hoyer
Syracuse
Hodge
Caterpillar Plague Appears Lessening in Ontario
Ontario government officials reported the forest tent caterpillar plague was nearly over with northern areas greatly improved. Western districts still faced crop and tree damage at Port Arthur and Fort William where insects remained plentiful.
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Toronto
Ont
Ontario
Port Arthur
Fort William
Lakehead
Tribute to Tribune Praises Cedar Rapids Gazette Honor
Civic Observer notes The Cedar Rapids Tribune reprints news of The Gazette's Pulitzer Prize win with pride and positive coverage of Chamber of Commerce praise. The editorial compares regional newspaper culture, asking if such goodwill could happen in Trenton and praising midwestern journalism.
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Civic Observer
Trenton
N. J
Labor News
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
The
Observer
Head of Muscatine Button Concern Dies
ROCHESTER Minnesota AP James H. McKee 43 president of the McKee Button company Muscatine Indiana died in a hospital here Saturday of carcinoma of the lungs McKee had led the Muscatine firm manufacturers of fresh water pearl buttons for ten years
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Rochester, Minn
James H. McKee
McKee Button Company
Muscatine
McKee
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