Robinson Denies Federal Power in Sitdown Crisis
Senate Majority Leader Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas said federal intervention in the Chrysler sitdown strike is not warranted under the Constitution unless federal laws are violated or federal property is damaged. After three White House conferences with President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner, Robinson outlined two conditions for federal action and noted neither has arisen.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Garner
Roosevelt
Chrysler
Warm Springs
Labor
Perkins
Detroit
Bankhead
House
Rayburn
Robinson
Garner Roth
Earhart aims for new flight by May first
Amelia Earhart plans a new Oakland Honolulu flight with navigator Fred Noonan aboard to limit load, following a crash in Honolulu and arrival in Los Angeles. Capt Harry Manning and Paul Mantz assisted on the last leg, and Earhart outlined the expected course as far as possible.
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Los Angeles
INS
Amelia Earhart
Honolulu
Aviatrix
Fred Noonan
Oakland-Honolulu
Harry Manning
Paul Mantz
Noonan
Islands
Hundreds Attend Cedar Rapids Chamber Dinner Monday
About 300 Linn county farmers and 240 Cedar Rapids Chamber members have booked reservations for the chamber membership dinner set for 7 p.m. Monday at the Shrine temple. Thurman Dusty Miller will headline the program with an inspirational talk. Guests of honor include Dr. Charles E. Finley Iowa State College president and other officials. The Juvenile Ramblers six member orchestra will entertain, and the Young Men's Bureau will award four distinguished service honors for civic work.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Shepard
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State College
Rex Conn
Linn
Dave McCreery
Lian County Farm Bureau
R. K. Bliss
William G. Murray
F. G. Murray
Juvenile Ramblers Orchestra
Charles.l. Loufek
Charles
Alan Richardson
Cedar: Rapids
Toraee
Lin
Paul Valliere
Ellery’ Whitmer
Wayne Whitmer
Carl Reeder
Taylor School
Charles Loufek
Lester_ Hurt
van Buren
Russell Norris
Center Junction
Bob Bryant
Lyle Bryant
Mount Vernon
Young Men's Bureau
The
Broker Kent Surrenders for Questioning in Chicago
Ralph C. Kent a 50 year old Chicago broker who had been missing since March 13 surrendered to the state's attorney for questioning about alleged shortages in his accounts. Assistant State's Attorney William J. Lynch said Helen Robertson a laundry owner claimed Kent swindled her out of 40000 and John Balshaw a solderer said Kent embezzled 3000. Kent said he embezzled money because he got caught in the stock market.
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Chicago
Ralph C. Kent
William J. Lynch
Helen E. Robertson
Kent
John Balshaw
Lynch
Government Orders Guard On Alert In Puerto Rico
San Juan AP report says on a Saturday night the government ordered national guard companies and the Sixty-fifth regiment to stay on the alert in their bar racks amid reports that nationalists planned independence demonstrations Sunday.
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San Juan, Porto Rico
National Guard
Production expansion urged to curb unemployment in 1929 context
The Works Progress Administration warned that unemployment could become permanent unless production rises 20 percent above the 1929 peak. Acting Administrator Carrington Gill urged federal machinery to monitor industrial changes, retrain workers, and shift labor to meet evolving needs as technology advances.
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Washington
America
Works Progress Administration
Carrington Gill
Indus
Gill
A Question of Faith Immortality Debate Reads Readers Query
An earnest reader asks Padre about life after death amid shifting beliefs. The column notes growing concern over immortality, scientific limits, and faith, urging contemplation of whether existence continues beyond life and how modern minds seek reassurance.
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Padre
Four Enginemen Die After Train Derailment In Chile
Four members of the engine crew of a Chilean freight train in Concepcion were fatally scalded Saturday when the engine overturned following a derailment.
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Concepcion
Chile
Spring features load on Cedar Rapids pages
The page outlines spring whimsy and local plans across Cedar Rapids sections. It highlights weather hints Easter ideas and a mix of arts farming and family pieces including a bridge stockholder battle near Lansing and children saving pennies for parties.
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Page
Cives
Hope
Germany
Justice Bridge
Mississippi
Lansing
Waukon
Decorsh
Cedar Rapids
Wands Montz
Iowa
Fititine
Old Rey
Pace
Labor peace talks at Chrysler plant stalemate drags on
Governor Frank Murphy led a tense peace conference over the Chrysler sitdown strike as CIO leader Lewis pressed for UAW recognition and a company test of majority preference. Chrysler resisted, arguing for bargaining rights without a union. If no deal is reached by morning, Lewis may depart for a coal conference, leaving Murphy and mediator Dewey to hold talks solo.
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Chrysler
Peac
Chrysler Lewis
Frank Murphy
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Automobile Workers Union
New York
Murphy
James F. Dewey
Lyle Talbot to Wed Socialite on Sunday
Hollywood reports actor Lyle Talbot preparing Saturday for a Sunday wedding to New York socialite Mar Guerite Ethel Cramer. The ceremony will take place at the home of Mr and Mrs Stanley Davis, where the couple met last Christmas. Honeymoon to be delayed due to Talbot's film commitments.
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Hollywood
INS
Lyle Talbot
Marguerite Ethel Cramer
New York
Stanley Davis
Talbot
Ships Race to Aid of Sinking Vessel Off Japan Coast
Honolulu AP reports a large-enough sea area rescue as a liner with about forty crew battles heavy seas 840 miles off Japan. A distress call prompted the Empress of Canada to alter course for the rescue, while Japanese freighters also moved to assist.
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Honolulu
Pacific
Japan
Canada
Incendiary Fire Destroys West End Synagogue
The West End synagogue burned Saturday in a suspected incendiary blaze. Rabbi Nathan Stern valued the loss at 200000 dollars, saying the Torah scroll was priceless. Deputy Chief Inspector Kear ordered 50 detectives to search for clues in a series of fires near Rodeph Sholom.
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New York
West End
Nathan Stern
Francis J. Kear
Rodeph Sholom
Albert Kinderman
Rabbi Stern
Thomas Brophy
Find Lost Plane Rented Thursday Pilot Still Missing
Houston AP reports a missing airplane rented from Air Activities Inc found on a ranch near Cambellton about 50 miles southwest of San Antonio. The pilot, who presented a license, and a borrowed watch were not found. The plane landed safely and appeared in good condition.
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Houston, Tex
Air Activities, Inc
Cambellton
San Antonio
Rip Hansard
Frisco graft figure vows to spill the works before grand jury
Peter McDonough, bail and bond broker dubbed the fountain head of corruption in San Francisco, promised to reveal all this week as the grand jury considers the Atherton report. The probe cited a $1,000,000 annual graft and alleged McDonough’s control of vice operations, police accounts, and the vice syndicate, with district attorney Brady to step aside and a special prosecutor to be named. Civic groups demand a complete clean-up before the Golden Gate Bridge celebration.
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SAN_FRANCISCO
Peter McDonough
San Francisco
Edwin M. Atherton
McDonough
Atherton
Matthew Brady
Brady
Golden,Gate Bridge
Angelo J. Rossi
Italian Interests Involved In Spain Says Lloyd George
London reports indicate Lloyd George asserts Italian interests are involved in Spain while Mussolini and Hitler push non intervention. Stalin has cut Russian shipments. Germany seeks friendly ties with France, America, and Britain, as Franco’s position weakens and fascist aims face limits.
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Spain
Lloyd George
Universal Berfee
London
Mussolini
Hitler
Stalin
Germany
France
America
Great Britain
Italy
Famine Rumors Grip Italy Prompt Mass Demands
The London Referee reports Italy facing a vast food famine causing anxiety and prompting Musso linin’s hurriedLibya return. In Naples protesters block troopships and thousands are held in Milan and Turin on sabotage and aid to Spanish communists charges amid a rising crisis.
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London
Italy
Mussolini
Libya
Naples
Spain
Milan
Turin
Lions Club Brings Joy To Blind On Easter
Cedar Rapids readers learn the Lions club Easter egg hunt was abandoned after three years of large crowds. Funds shift to aid the blind, buying radios, enabling church attendance and movies, with Willard Caldwell receiving a home radio and plans to follow summer baseball broadcasts.
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Lions Club
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Willard Caldwell
Oakland Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Italy Feared To Send 100000 Troops To Spain
Spanish and British reports claim Mussolini plans to rush 100000 Italian troops to support Franco in Spain, as non intervention frays amid renewed fighting around Pozoblanco and Puerto Llano. Government planes bomb strategic targets including Saragossa and Almaden, while insurgents push toward coal mines at Puerto Llano.
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London
Italy
Spain
Valencia
Gaders
Mussolini
Red
Franco
Stet
Guadalajara
Madrid
Jilduce
Pozoblango
Puerto’ Llano
Almaden
Frans ‘Co
Puerto Llano
Mercury
Pozoblanco
Saragossa
Huesca
Almudovar
Vives del Rio
Renales
Alcaracejos
Stronger Grog For British Navy Order
London dispatch reports a fleet command order to strengthen grog for the British Navy. The substitution reduces rum strength from three parts water to two parts water per part rum for one year, effectively diluting the drink with more water.
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London
INL
Britain
Navy
Fleet Command
Weather outlook for Chicago period March 23 to April 3
The forecast covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the central great plains. Little precipitation is expected in the north portion while the south portion may see some precipitation early. Temperatures will be mostly below normal in the south and near or below normal in the north.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
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