Milwaukee freight car theft tied to jailed vagrant
Daily Record reports Erwin Schwartz was sentenced to eight days in county jail after attempting to steal a ride on a Milwaukee freight car. Grant Brown of Exsitherville was bound to district court on a $109 bond. Police noted a leak and short circuit events near Center Point Road and Milwaukee tracks at 3 am and 2:26 am respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Schwartz
Milwaukee
Grant Brown
Tleaky
William Rasles
Center Point Road
Twenty-seventh Street
Milwaukee Tracks
Ferne Coax versus Robert Cox judged for cruelty
Judge H C Ring rules on cruel and inhuman treatment with property rights settled by stipulation. Ferne Campbell restored the right to her name following the Cedar Rapids marriage to Ferne in May 1925. Obituaries note Anna Beatty, 78, George W Pyle, 75, and Harry W Wingert, 68, all passing Thursday at their respective homes.
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Ferne Coax
Robert Cox
H. C. Ring
Ferne Campbell
Cedar Rapids
Wen
Anna Beatty
Second Street
George W Pyle
Fifth Street
Ram
Harry W. Wingert
Nineteenth Street
Localities linked to four named individuals in Marengo and Cedar Rapids
Everett L. Kahler and Esther Volz of Marengo join Charles Alvin Fosse of LaPorte City and Lottie Hoglan of Cedar Rapids in a set of recorded associations. The item lists four residents by name and hometowns.
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Everett L. Kahler
Esther Volz
Marengo
Charles Alvin Fosse
LaPorte City
Lottie Hoglan
Cedar Rapids
Two Men Given Floater Sentences on Vagrancy Charge
Joe Baker aged 38 of Minneapolis and E C Parkhurst aged 52 of Lincoln Nebraska received 30 day floater sentences on vagrancy charges.
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Joe Baker
Minneapolis
E C Parkhurst
Lincoln
Neb
Birth of Son for Mr and Mrs Ray L Birkholz
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ray L Birkholz on March 28 at Alien Memorial Hospital in Waterloo. Mercy Hospital was listed as the location for the birth in the notice.
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Ray L. Birkholz
Eighteenth
Alien Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Mercy Hospital
Birth Announcements From Marion and Elberon Families
Joseph Cira of 1038 Seventh Avenue Marion reports a son born March 29. Mr and Mrs George Frandle of 1116 Sixteenth Street SE announce a son born March 29. St Luke's Hospital records Mr and Mrs Harold Bockholt of Elberon with a daughter born March 28.
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Joseph Cira
Seventh Avenue
Marion
George Frandle
Sixteenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Harold Bockholt
Elberon
Dewey Attacks WPA Record in New Deal Critique
Dewey portrayed WPA gains and payroll boosts prior to 1926 and 1938 elections as corruption behind the New Deal. He cited 450 road workers hired near the 1938 Illinois primary and alleged misused federal aid funds, claiming political manipulation and no accountability.
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Illinois
WPA
Dewey
Harry Hopkins
United States
New Deal
Charles Schwartz
Senate
Rugg's Russia Book Examined From 7A to 9A Texts
The piece analyzes how Rugg’s 7A and 9A textbooks portray Russia and Stalinist rule. It notes shifts from a favorable view of peasants under Stalin to a more autocratic system, detailing the Soviet political structure and the growing state control described in late chapters.
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Ruger
Stalin
Rugg
Karl Marx
Russia
Central Executive Committee
Ruge
Council of People’s Commissars
Rugx
Communist Party
Debated Russia’s democracy under Stalin and Rugg text
The article critiques Professor Rugg’s Russia chapter and the new constitution as propaganda under Stalin. It notes the continued dictatorship, limited political freedom, and the role of the Politburo. Concerns come from Roosevelt high school parents and local education observers about propagandistic material.
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Russia
Harold Rugg
Stalin
Kluss
Roosevelt High School
the Gazette
P. T
P. T A
Board of Education
Rugg
Mrs. C. L. Douglass Dies Active In Clubs And Civic Work
Mrs. C L Douglass widow of Charles L Douglass dies after a life of community work. Born 1869 to pioneer Illinois parents she studied at Sugar Grove industrial school and Hillsdale College. Survived by husband son Howard and four grandchildren. Funeral services in Cedar Rapids and Marseilles burial.
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Emmabelle Douglass
Boone
Charles L. Ann
Jean
Cedar Rapids
Frank H Armstrong
Chicago
Douglass
Charlies J. Bready
Marseilles
H. R. Gross Quietly Weighs Governor Run
Des Moines broadcaster H R Gross said he is undecided about seeking the Republican nomination for governor. Two Des Moines men filed papers in his name, claiming to draft him. Gross plans to decide before April 24, with no filings yet.
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Des Moines
H. R. Gross
Nelson G. Kraschel
Gross
Kraschel
George A. Wilson
HG. Peterson
Harry Shaver
Peterson
Statehouse
Iowa Farmers Union Publications
Central Broadcasting Company
Downey Highlights Nonwillful Wage Hour Violations
Downey says most violations are not willful and stem from faulty accounting and unclear scope of the act. Back wages began accruing when the 1938 law took effect on Oct 24 and may become prohibitive unless employers review their records. Affected employers may request a wage hour investigator to assess compliance.
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Downey
Hope For Recovery Of Otis L. Leefers
Hope rose Friday for the recovery of Otis L. Leefers city building inspector but his physician says he remains in critical condition from heart disease and complications. Leefers 57 has served as building inspector since 1925 with a break between 1921 and 1922 and recently directed department work from his home at 861 Seventeenth Street South. The duties are now handled by Robert Blahnik assistant inspector and Bess Wilson.
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Hope
Otis L. Leeters
Leeters
Seventeenth Street S
Robert Blahnik
Bess Wilson
Governor's Letter On Dam Fails To Satisfy Engineer
Des Moines sources say Governor refuses to approve a 6 million dollar Iowa River dam project above Iowa City. Col Gross did not reveal the engineer’s letter and officials expect the document to be made public here soon.
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Col Gross
Des Moines
Iowa River
Iowa City
Gross
Governor rejects push to release Coralville dam letter
Gov. George A. Wilson said he would not initiate further talks with Lieut. Col. Charles P. Gross about a Coralville dam letter. Gross wanted communication and possible partial release to the press, but the governor said release rests with the colonel and declined to act today or tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Coralville Dam
Charles P Gross
Rock Island
Col. Gross
Wind Damage and Storm Wreak Crisis at Local Depot
The Milwaukee depot suffered heavy wing damage and a broken limb felled a live wire behind 1203 Ellis Boulevard NW at 7 27 am. Iowa Electric Light and Power reported ten to twelve minor trouble cases from the wind with temporary dimming along the Oxford circuit near North Liberty. City crews cleared debris and rain totaled .05 inch. Temperatures fluctuated from a low of 35 to a high of 63 as brisk winds persisted.
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Milwaukee
Ellis
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Oxford
North Liberty
Chambers Inskee
Finn Donations Soar in Fund Drive for Finland Relief
President Hoover reported that contributions to the Finnish Relief Fund, where he serves as national chairman, have exceeded 3 million dollars. The figure highlights strong public support for aid to Finland during the crisis.
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San Francisco
INS
Herbert Hoover
Finnish Relief Fund
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