Washington parade confusion clouds capitol visit
In Washington, a long parade caused traffic chaos near the Capitol and the White House as officers redirected routes. The piece notes conflicting views on Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa and White House pressures surrounding the Democratic primary. It highlights Gillette's independence on armament spending and praises W. W. Waymack of the Des Moines Register for a Pulitzer.
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Hitler Mussolini Hold Private Talks On Europe
Hitler and Mussolini met in Rome amid rain and crowds to discuss the Rome Berlin axis and possible military ties against Soviet Russia. Both leaders signaled urgency, with Hitler pushing for a Eurasian five power pact and a potential anti Bolshevik alliance, while Mussolini favored less urgent military steps and closer coordination.
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Driving Rain Ends Cedar Rapids Heat Wave
Violent rain and strong winds cooled Cedar Rapids as temperatures fell from 82 degrees at 1 15 PM to 73 by 2 30 PM on Wednesday. Earlier, humidity kept the mercury rising from 67 at 7 AM to a high of 82, with Tuesday peaking at 83 before dropping to 70 by midnight on the Chambers Inskeep company dial.
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Were Attacked by 110 Vote Critics at Cornell Poll
Buck questions what kind of Americans the 110 poll voters are while arguing 25 percent of Cornellians may be untrustworthy. He notes many voters could be women and defends their right to oppose war as futile barbarism. He advises feeling sorry for those who refuse to fight.
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Pontiff condemns Nazi insignia hoisted in Rome on Holy Cross day
Pope Pius at Castel Gandolfo called the display a sad thing and said the insignia of another cross not Christ’s was hoisted in Rome on Holy Cross day as Hitler arrived. Vatican sources say the rebuke aimed at both Italy and Hitler, urging prayer for mercy.
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Ford Motor Co challenges Wagner Act procedures in court
Ford Motor Co questioned the constitutionality of Wagner Act procedures and charged that the National Labor Relations Board is overstepping its authority in a motion filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Covington Kentucky. Phillip G Phillips regional NLRB director asked the court to deny Ford petitions or delay a hearing until its request to withdraw enforcement of the order is decided.
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Inland Steel appeals NLRB ruling over CIO contract
Inland Steel Co filed a petition in the U S circuit court of appeals seeking to overturn a national labor relations board order for a written contract with the CIO The company contends the hearing was manifestly unfair and that the board exceeded the Wagner act infringing on due process and constitutional rights The filing notes the hearing and examiner were hostile and abusive and indicates continuation on Page 2 Column 7
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Soviets Propose Labor Movement Reunions and Unity
Moscow outline by Nikolai M. Shvernik calls for worldwide proletariat sanctions against fascism and cooperation of Soviet unions to reunite labor movements in split countries. It urges refusing ships to fascist states, blocking fascist goods, organizing strikes in arms plants, aiding loyalist Spain and China, unifying unions, and backing united proletarian fronts where they exist.
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Daladier Announces French Franc Devaluation Plan
Premier Edouard Daladier says France will fix a new franc rate in agreement with the United States and Great Britain. He cites unemployment, trade balance, and rising war risk as reasons and says the change will be announced Thursday morning. The move precedes coordinated talks on a three power currency stabilization pact and a 15 billion franc defense loan.
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Funeral Rites Planned for James E. Blake in Cedar Rapids
Former Cedar Rapids businessman James E. Blake dies in Miami Beach and funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Grace Episcopal Church with burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Body arrives midnight Wednesday and will rest at Turner chapel until noon Thursday. Honorary pallbearers and Master Masons from Mt Hermon lodge will participate in the service.
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Ralph R. Ellis
Mt. Herman Lodge
Masonic Hall
Box Office Poison Says Top Stars Hurt Film Biz
The Independent Theater Owners Association of New York declared in Hollywood Reporter that many high paid stars like Mae West Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford are box office poison. The ad urged producers to focus on quality pictures and business sense. It also cited Katharine Hepburn Kay Francis and Marlene Dietrich as stars with negligible public appeal.
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Hollywood Reporter
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Joan Crawford
Katharine Hepburn
Kay Francis
Marlene Dietrich
Patience Across Time and Tone in Public Letters
A reader argues patience has limits and risk when overused in business and life. The piece contrasts biblical Job, poet Burdett Cloutts, and Theodore Parker, asserting patience is strength and part of faith, not weakness.
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Japan Accepts Part Of Soviet Settlement Plan
Tokyo says a Soviet 10 point proposal for settling differences with Japan is partially acceptable. A unilateral Soviet decision on disputed points is rejected. Tokyo warns Moscow that aiding China’s forces under Chiang Kai-shek is a hostile act. Moscow allegedly supplied 500 warplanes with 200 Soviet personnel in China.
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Can't Judge Well's Depth By Length Of The Pump Handle
Arthur Bugs Baer humorously notes that height of a pump handle misleads about well depth and mocks reliance on statistics. He recalls Henry II's weights to lampoon illusory precision and the evaporation of measures in transit.
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Four Indiana convicts captured after Midwest gang ties emerge
State police tied four Indiana state penitentiary escapees to a suspected bank robbery ring linked to the Dillinger era. The men, Ernest Powell, Ernest Grigsby, Frank Mears, and Wilbur Dawson, were arrested near Mahomet Illinois as they tried to reunite with Penfield raid suspects. A Penfield raid left Walter Ramsey and Joe Earlywine dead. A sheriff recalled the 1933 Michigan City breakout engineered by John Dillinger.
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Dranville
Manhole Pump Lift Injures Workman in Iowa Theater
Howard Stark, 26, of 110 Fourth Avenue SW, was seriously injured when a hook on a chain hoist failed while lowering a 3,500 pound fresh water pump into a manhole at the Iowa theater. He suffered internal injuries and a fractured left collarbone and was taken to Mercy hospital.
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Urge Ford to Seek Presidency by Citizens League in Telegram
New York telegram to Henry Ford from the Citizens Protective league urged him to run for President. Kurt Mertig signed the message stating Ford could restore Americanism if elected and quoting the Constitution's preamble.
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Boiler Room Blast Damages Oil Station No One Injured
An explosion in the boiler room at Home Oil and Gas on Second Avenue and Seventh Street SE caused extensive damage. Attendant Sid Vedder and bystander William Knaack were blown 10 feet into the driveway but escaped injury. Investigators cite gasoline fumes lingering from Tuesday morning cleaning as the probable cause.
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Dixie Methodists Back Union in Split Church Merger
The Methodist Episcopal Church South judicial council ruled the conference approved plan to unite American Methodism valid, clearing the way for a tri partite union that would create a church of about eight million members despite threats of secession. Critics vow civil court challenges over the merger and the Negro question.
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Recovery Bill Up In House Tuesday
The House agreed by unanimous consent to take up the $4,512,000,000 Roosevelt relief recovery bill next Tuesday. It outlines funding for recovery and relief efforts led by the Roosevelt administration.
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New Cooking Champion Crowned at Madison Square Club
George Le Manna aged 11 wins first prize in the Madison Square Boys Club annual cooking contest. An Italian family, he impressed judges with a Hungarian goulash that topped the field.
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Madison Square Boys Club
George le Manna
Pepper Wins Florida Democratic Primary for Senator
Senator Claude Pepper led Florida in the Democratic primary with about 212 thousand votes to 100 thousand for J. Mark Wilcox and 44 thousand for Dave Shultz as the Roosevelt administration enjoyed a win in its first 1938 primary test. In South Dakota, Berry led Hildebrandt and Hitchcock, while in Alabama Dixon topped four rivals in the gubernatorial race.
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Hitchcock
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Chauncey Sparks
Eufaula
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Virginia Jenckes
Ind
Bankhead
Joe Starnes
Thomas J. Heflin
Approve Bill For War Pension Boost
The House passed the Gasque bill increasing pensions for permanently disabled World War II veterans with nonservice-connected ailments from 30 to 40 dollars a month. The measure, estimated to aid 43,100 veterans and cost about 5.18 million dollars annually, moves to the Senate.
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Papal Envoy to Rebel Spain Promoted to Nuncio
A papal representative to insurgent Spain has been raised to nuncio. The move, reported from Burgos, is seen as de jure recognition of Generalissimo Francisco Franco's regime by the Holy See.
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