Temperatures rebound after sharp Cedar Rapids drop
Cedar Rapids saw lifting temperatures after a night drop with the day starting at 73 and falling to 36 by 1 a.m. A sunny afternoon pushed the high to 68. The Chambers Inskeep company recorded the notes as Dudley Crafts Watson of Chicago gave a lecture at the city library. A small roof fire at 716 Fourth Avenue SE was reported by Marie Minor.
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Cedar Rapids
Boston
Town
Washington
MountaAyr
Tampa
Sioux City
New Orleans
Omaha
Galveston
Charles City
Des Moines
San Francisco
la Crosse
Seattle
Havre
Davenport
Nismarck
Gt Keokuk
Detroit
New York
Dudley Crafts Watson
Chicago Art Institute In Art Gallery of Public Library
Fourth Avenue
Marie Minor
Edith Heldt Baremore Court Restores Name Rights
Judge John T. Moffit rules on cruelty grounds restoring Edith Heldt to her name. Edith Heldt married Wesley Baremore on May 17, 1937.
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Edith Heldt Baremore
Calvin Wesley Baremore
John T. Moffit
Edith Heldt
Marriage Licenses and Driver Fines List
Marriage licenses issued for LaVerne A. Fink and Mavis J Nelson of Cedar Rapids. Edward O Stoudt of 521 Tifth Avenue SE fined $10 and costs for speeding in a truck. Harry Pinch of Marion fined $10 and costs for speeding in a truck. H. E. Montgomery unspecified. D Konigsmark of 925 L Street SW fined $10 and costs for speeding.
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LaVerne A. Fink and
Mavis J Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Edward O Stoudt
Tifth Avenue
Harry Pinch
Marion
H. E. Montgomery
D. Konigsmark
L Street
Loaded Trucks Stalled by Denver Strike
Trucks loading meat near Denver halted as union contract expired April 16 and talks continue. Denver local officers notified drivers to stop, with drivers' union cards removed to prevent movement. If no settlement occurs, trucks remain idle and drivers will return to Denver in empty vehicles.
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White
F. P. Frisby
Fred Burwinkel
Denver
Catholic College Music Conference Formed at Mount Mercy
A new Iowa Catholic College Music Conference was organized at Mount Mercy college with Rev. Cletus Madsen named president and Sister Mary DeLourdes as first vice president. A May conference in Davenport was planned to include small ensembles and orchestras. The festival at Immaculate Conception Auditorium drew 205 voices in a Pilgrims Chorus encore from Tannhauser.
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Iowa Catholic College Music Conference
Mount Mercy College
Cletus Madsen
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Sister Mary DeLourdes
Immaculate Conception
New Musical Organization
Pilgrims
Tannhauser
Mount Mercy
Brahms
Don L. Ferosi
Ottumwa Heights College Choral Club
Die Fledermaus
Strauss- Saar
Palestrina
Dubuque
Florentine
Roosevelt Hotel
Londonderry
J. M. Molloy
McNutt Confirms Roosevelts Approval to Return May 11
Manila report says Paul V. McNutt Philippine high commissioner and 1940 presidential candidate confirmed he asked President Roosevelt for permission to sail for the United States on May 11.
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Mnutt
Manila
P. I
INS
Paul V. McNutt
Roosevelt
United States
Karl Blaise To Head Reorganized Welfare Bureau
Karl P. Blaise was elected chair man of the reorganized welfare bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday noon Montrose hotel meeting. The bureau directs Community Chest activities and coordinates Cedar Rapids welfare and character-building groups. Eight members were named to three groups with terms ranging one or two years.
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Karl P. Blaise
Reorganized Welfare Bureau
Cedar Rapids
Blaise
Harry Palmer
Chamber
Roy Choate
A. L. Smulekoff
Bureau
C Harve Geiger
George Laird
Howard Cherry
van Veehten Shaffer
WW. M. Ivins
Max Widmer
Carl N Ettinger
Edward Sheehy, Jr
Lindy Urges Swift Air Drive to Boost Aviation Power
Lindbergh warns urgency in seaplane landing gear and aviation research as he dines with Senator McCarren Admiral Land and other officials. He vows to testify on Sunnyvale lab funding and calls for multiple similar projects to keep pace with Germany Britain and others. The report highlights the wind tunnel wing drag reduction and potential speed gains for pursuit ships up to about 500 miles per hour.
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Lindbergh
Pat McCarren
Nev
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Harry ¥. Guggenheim
NACA
Grover Loening
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Air Safety Board
Europe
Army Air Corps
Germany
Britain
Maly
France
Russia
Navajo Man Dawns On Weather Gauge In Dispute Over Rain
In Santa Fe a Navajo man named John Katz tore a government temperature gauge from its moorings after saying the weather medicine failed to bring rain. He was charged with destroying government property and fined $25. The report notes his belief in Navajo rain gods displeased by the weather instrument.
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Santa FE
N. M
John Katz
Katz
Dewey's image and appeal in New York politics
The article explores how prosecutor Tom Dewey attracts support despite strained relations with the press. It notes his confidence, glamour, and perceived liberal aims, while acknowledging critics who see him as a tough crime fighter. New Yorkers view him as practical and effective beyond law enforcement.
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Dewey
Tom Dewey
Michigan University
Iowa Farmer Dies After Self-Inflicted Shot During Strawstack Fire
STORM LAKE Iowa Ray Pryor a mentally deranged farmer was found dead amid a burning strawstack after a 12 hour manhunt. Sheriff C R Gaffin said Pryor shot himself rather than surrender to a surrounding posse. The death followed a weekend hunting trip and Pryor’s struggles with ill health and debts.
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Storm Lake
Ray Pryor
C. R Gaffin
Pryor
Charles Christensen
Christensen
Art Anders
Gaffin
Charles van Buskirk
Board Rehires Supt Deamer and Hallman After Petition
The board votes to rehire Supt Deamer and Hallman amid charges against Wall man. A 184-resident petition, prepared by Van Vechten Shaffer and others, claims Hallman pledged to overcome shortcomings chiefly a lack of tact. Harold Templeman’s contract issue is not discussed.
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Wallman
van Vechten Shaffer
Herbert Stamats
J. E. Haegg
Roy &. Curray
H. Y. Simmons
Hallman
Harold M Templeman
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Classroom ‘Teachers Association
State Teachers’ Association
Tréwin
President Roosevelt Leaves Hyde Park for Washington
President Roosevelt departed Hyde Park by train for Washington where he was due late Tuesday night. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, guests at a picnic luncheon, left New York Monday night after their visit.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Crown Prince
Frederik
Crown Princess
Ingrid
Denmark
New York
De Valera Brands Draft Aggression
The draft policy targets distribution of German newspapers on British stands as an unaminously approved boycott. Warsaw reports Beck denied Polish talks with Germany on status of Hungary or Slovakia. Britain wavers on Soviet alliance while Russia hints at a separate security pact for Latvia Lithuania and Estonia.
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Leon Noel
Warsaw
Paris
Beck
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Slovakia
Russia
Britain
France
Latvia
Lithuania
Esthenia
Belgium
Switzerland
Netherlands
Foreign Office
Berlin
Hitler
Death of Vice Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson
Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, 58, died Tuesday at the royal naval hospital in Portsmouth England.
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Portsmouth
England
Reginald Henderson
Royal Naval Hospital
Gehrig Ends Long Streak of Games in Debut as Regular
Lou Gehrig begins his record run with the Yankees on June 2 1925 delivering two singles and a double in an 8 5 victory over the Senators. He rises from obscurity, replacing Deacon Scott’s 1307 consecutive game record and stirs talk of breaking the all time mark.
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Gehrig
Deacon Scott
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Scott
Yankees
George Mobridge
Allan Russell
Washington Senators
Wally Pipp
New York
Columbia University
Lou
Pee-Wee Wanninger
The
Iron Horse
Gehrig Delays Return as Record Streak at Risk
Gehrig remained unavailable until Tuesday and practiced with the team before the game. McCarthy said Gehrig might enter later, preserving his consecutive games streak but breaking his record of starting 2,130 in a row.
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Pipp
Gehrig
McCarthy
Henderson Approved for SEC Post by Senate Panel
Washington report says the Senate Banking and Currency Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved Leon Henderson's nomination as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The confirmation moves toward final Senate action on Henderson, a noted economic official.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Leon Henderson
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
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Lindy
Iowa
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London
United Kingdom
O. G. Karlowa
E. P. Himmelmann
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Anna Joanna Wolf
Northern Ireland
Isle of Man
Rostal
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War Office
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National Guard
Regular Reserve
Hermann Goering
Great Britain
Reich
Berchtesgaden
Asi
Hog Fussell
Okinow
Sea Dog
Henderson
SEC
Aemer's
Lynn Garelda
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Missy
Paula Brooks
Irene Karol
Carole King
Mary Lynne May Fair Vici Vassar
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