Bargaining rooted on railroads shapes labor talks
Ray Blosser reports on the railroad unions led by A. F. Whitney and Alvanley Johnston. The big four brotherhoods with total tens of thousands of members maintain independence while considering cooperation with AFL and CIO. Insurance societies funded by unions bolster safety and bargaining power.
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Cleveland
America
Brakeman
Boss
Congress
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
U. S
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Rugged Alvanley Johnston
Detroit
D. B. Robertson
Order of
J. A. Phillips
Cedar Rapids
CIO
AFL
John L. Lewis
Whitney and Robertson
Whitney
Czech Consul in Minneapolis Stands Firm Against Nazis
Dr. Charles E. Proshek the Czech consul in Minneapolis defies German pressure saying he has received no orders to surrender and will not bow to the Nazi regime. He denounces leaders as international bandits and vows to protect papers and duties of the late President Masaryk.
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Minneapolis
Charles E. Proshek
Cechoslovakia
Masaryk
Proshek
Taft Urges GOP Leadership to Back Business
Senator Taft says the Republican Party must lead in encouraging business and accuses the administration of insincerity in its overtures to industry. He spoke on Saturday, stressing GOP responsibility to promote economic growth.
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New York
Taft
Ohio
Harassed husband on shooting spree ends in tragedy
Tony Trinka 25 blamed his father in law for family trouble and killed his 2 year old son and wounded August Basken 60 before shooting himself as police hunted him for eight hours. A taxi abduction claim surfaced and notes left blamed the father in law for breaking up the home.
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Sauxville
Wis
Tony Trinka
Trinka
August Basken
Tony, Jr
Basken
Zion
Racine
Walter Prichard
Milwaukee
John Mersh
Press freedom named valuable possession by Northwestern dean
Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism Dean Kenneth E. Olson told a Southwestern journalism congress in Stillwater that freedom of the press is one of the most precious things we possess. He said every government weighs news and that no agency plays a bigger role in preserving liberties.
Czech Home Goods Mart Opens Tuesday in Cedar Rapids
The Home Industry Mart, sponsored by the Czech Alliance, opens Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Iowa theater building showcasing linens glassware embroideries and wooden articles by Czechoslovakian women refugees. Madame Mila Vegrova attends with local officials and Chicago representatives. sales pay the women and are reimbursed by the National Council of Women after international affairs settle. The event runs all week with displays by Killian and Newman's in windows.
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Iowa
Home Industry Mart
Czech Alliance
Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes
Mila Vegrova
National Council of Women
Emilie Welc
M. Matejka
Chicago
Alliance
Killian Company
Newman's
Third Street
Iowa Theater
Benes
Dr. Benes
Colorado killer linked to Wisconsin arrest in 1st degree murder
A 22 year old Fond du Lac laborer Ellsworth E Medberry waived extradition to Akron Colorado to face a first degree murder charge for the slaying of John T Gray, 32, of Colorado Springs. Gray was killed after Medberry allegedly forced him from a car near Akron and hid the body in a garage near a school.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Akron
Colo
Jame Silgen
Ellsworth E Medberry
Medberry
John T. Gray
Colorado Springs
Denver
Gray
Sedgwick
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Silgen
Colorado
President Roosevelt Enjoys Potomac Cruise With Guests
President Roosevelt and a small party of guests took a brief cruise aboard the presidential yacht on the Potomac River Saturday, enjoying a relaxing outing.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Potomac River
Masaryk to Speak in Cedar Rapids Next Sunday Night
Jan Masaryk confirms he will lecture at 8 p.m. Sunday at Memor ial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. Reservations remain valid as the Czech Alliance reschedules due to European events. A banquet honoring Masaryk will be held at Sokol hall at 6 30 p.m. on Sunday.
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Jan Masaryk
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Czech Alliance
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Europe
Masaryk
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Czech Alliance Committee
Sokol Hall
American Photographic Exhibit Opens Today in Library Art Room
The Cedar Rapids Camera club sponsors a 101 print traveling exhibit from the 1939 American Annual Photographic, on display in the public library art room from 3 30 to 5 30 p m daily through March 29. John Barry, a Cedar Rapids photographer, contributed a photo. the show covers portraits landscapes still life and abstracts and a data book will be available for photographers.
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Cedar Rapids
John Barry
Pinball Declared Illegal in Illinois by AG Cassidy
Springfield Illinois Pinball games were classified with slot machines as illegal in an opinion by Attorney General John E Cassidy.
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Springfield
Illinois
John E. Cassidy
Coe students dominate Iowa debate tourney at Montrose hotel
Coe College swept top honors at the Iowa Intercollegiate Forensic Association state tournament. Adele Weymouth and Lorraine Rawlings led the women’s debate with a superior team rating, while Marion Bailey and Ruby Arnold shared women’s oratory honors. McGahey and Loundsbury led male events, with several others achieving superior rankings across extemporaneous and poetry categories.
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Coe College
Montrose Hotel
Adele Weymouth
Rockford
Lorraine Rawlings
Council Bluffs
Marion Bailey
Elkader
Ruby Arnold
Simpson College
Miss Arnold
Miss Bailey
Towa
Illinois
Katherine Show
Newton
Pauline Shepherd
Simpson
William McGahey
William Loundsbury
Iowa
Robert Rohwer
Robert Hamel
Morningside
al Silver
John Simmons
Drake
Coe
Harold Birch
Central
Katherine Slow
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Czech Home Goods Mart
Trace
Wisconsin
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Pontiec
Pontiac
Culver Motors
Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
General Motors
Midh
Eneral Motors
SILK
Sewman
Meron
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Proving
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Cote Ased
New Wilminster
Wilton
Axminster
Newman
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