Airmail Week and Local Civic Notes Across Iowa
Iowa towns boast air postage efforts amid local airport limits and expanding routes. Cedar Rapids shines in Forbes rankings with Dollar Day sales while a national recovery idea prompts civic voices to urge buy now actions. Davenport police chase convicts in a bungled kidnapping plot as reform talks face criticism over insane criminal care. Pepper’s Florida victory signals possible push for a new reorgan ization bill in Washington.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Forbes Magazine
United States
Chicago
James W Bradley
America
Chambers of Commerce
Bradley
25 Die When Atlanta Hotel Burns
A five story hotel fire in Atlanta killed 25 and left many missing as rescue teams fought smoldering ruins. Fire officials warned at least 20 more could be found beneath twisted steel amid delayed identifications and collapsed wreckage.
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Atlanta, Ga
INS
Court Fails To Act In Tom Mooney Case
The Supreme Court did not act on Thomas J. Mooney’s petition for review of a California high court ruling denying him liberty from San Quentin. Mooney, linked to the San Francisco parade bombing, argues conviction based on perjured testimony and awaiting possible action next Monday.
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Tom Mooney
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Thomas J. Mooney
California
Old Shells Burst In Argonne Fire
Fire swept the Argonne forest in Verdun as hundreds of small caliber shells, relics of World War I, exploded. About five hundred soldiers battled the blaze through the night and into Monday, stopping the flames before reaching the American cemetery and monument.
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Verdun
France
Argonne Forest
Deny Delay In Harlan County Terror Trial
Federal Judge H Church Ford refused defense pleas for a continuance in the Bloody Harlan case. Sixty nine coal operators and deputies face anti union terrorism charges under an 1870 law, with the Wagner act cited as potential impact if the government prevails.
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Harlan County
London
INS
H. Church Ford
Harlan” County
Ford
Kentucky
Charles T Dawson
Harlan
Ex-Convicts' Kidnap Plot Trap Snaps In Davenport
A state agent staged a trap for two former convicts amid a claimed kidnap plot involving Douglas West, 10, son of Cedar Rapids residents. The incident ended with the men released after questioning. Identified suspects were Earl McKeehan and Louis Burda. investigation details were presented by Frank Moorhead in Fort Madison.
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Douglas West
Bruce West
Cedar Rapids
Glenn Haynes
State Penitentiary
Davenport
Fort Madison
Frank Moorhead
Nels Kruschel
Moorhead
International News Service
Earl McKeehan
Des Moines
Louis Burda
Mr. West
Eugene Brown
H. H. Joy
Labor Board Wins in Republic Case
The Supreme Court ordered the Third Circuit to reply by next Monday on reopening the Republic Steel case. Justice Buffington and judges Davis and Thompson were named in the petition as targets of the board’s action, which followed the Kansas City stock yards ruling. The decision is expected before May 31.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Third Circuit
Philadelphia
National Labor Relations Board
Republic Steel
High Court
Robert H. Jackson
Circuit Court
Labor Board
Republic
Kansas City
Joseph Buffington
J. Warren Davis
J. Whitaker Thompson
Owen J. Roberts
Pennsylvania primary politics roars to close amid bribery charges
In Pennsylvania a heated primary campaign ends amid widespread accusations of bribery and intra party fighting. Democrats back Gov George H Earle for senate and Charles A Jones for governor while CIO leader John L Lewis supporters back Lt Governor Tom Kennedy. The contest is seen as shaping national conventions for 1940.
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Tiarrisburg
Ins
Pennsylvania
New York
James A. Farley
Thomas Kennedy
George H. Earle
U S
Roosevelt
CIO
John ©. Lewis
A. F. of L
William Green
Democratic State Organization
Senate
Charles A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Joe Guffey
John TL. Lewis
Bowers
Tom Kennedy
Ouster Hearing Preparations for Cedar County Supervisors
In Tipton district court four Cedar county supervisors faced ouster proceedings as motions to strike remained undecided. Judge W W Scott met with counsel Monday to decide if the four cases would be consolidated for trial, with an announcement expected after lunch.
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Tipton
Cedar County
W. W.scott
Scott
Wreck causes odd marriage vow in city court
In Glasgow Kentucky AP report Haiden Basil charged after an auto wreck. Miss Olene Wooten asked for arrest in city court. As police served the warrant Basil talked with Wooten and she exclaimed they would marry. The ceremony followed.
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Glasgow
Haiden Basil
Olene ‘Wooten
Basil
Miss Wooten
Liberty or dinner The new Dark Age ahead
The excerpt laments rising dictatorship and mass conformity threatening freedom and intellect. It warns thatState control and censorship crush creativity, with quotes contrasting liberty and survival, predicting a bleak future and a new Dark Age if freedoms fade. Copyright note cites 1838.
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Lord Baldwin
University of Berlin
Germany
Russia
Gorki
Haly
WPA Aids Track Removal Project Seeks City OK
City council heard WPA approval for an extension of street car track removal work with Mayor F K Hahn signing the application. The project would cost about 5000 dollars to the city. A group led by C J Kosek urged council to approve river bank clearing and beautification along with the track work.
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Cedar Rapids
WPA
F. K. Hahn
C. J Kosek
Parks and Playgrounds Committee
City Plan Commission
R. T Lubbock
Morgenthau Highlights U S Government Credit Strength
Secretary Morgenthau told the Senate Finance Committee that the credit of the government is as high or higher than ever. He noted banks hold substantial government obligations and declined to predict outcomes if bonds fall, while testifying on a bill to raise the second Liberty Loan limit from 25 to 45 billion dollars.
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Washington
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Senate Finance Committee
Morganthau
Daniel W. Bell
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Josiah W. Baileys
N. C
Bailey
Morgenthau
the Treasury
Cedar Rapids Warmup Hits Summer Levels Sentinels
Temperatures in Cedar Rapids rose toward summer levels on Monday as clear skies prevailed. Readings climbed from 42 at 6 am to 75 by 10 am and to 76 at 2:30 pm, with increasing cloudiness later. Sunday featured sun, scattered clouds, and brisk winds with a 37 low and 71 high.
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Cedar Nanlds
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Penick And Ford Workers Contribute To Health Camp Fund
Federal Labor Union No. 18619 at the Cedar Rapids Penick and Ford plant gave 25 to the Camp Good Health Fund. The group also aims to provide bedside or special class instruction for physically handicapped children and to fund camp access for 115 needy youths on the Public Health Nursing association list. A volunteer committee led by George Detrick coordinates shift donations and project work.
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Cedar Rapids
Federal
Penick and Ford Ltd., Inc
Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health
George Detrick
First Street
Good Tiealth
Hugh A. Sheridan
Edward Beadle
Ralph McNamara
Boards of Education
Iowa
Supreme Court Agrees To Review TVA Challenge
The Supreme Court will hear the appeal of eighteen southern utilities challenging the Tennessee Valley Authority act and TVA operations. The case tests federal authority, state powers, and due process claims tied to TVA rates and power distribution. Oral argument begins with the 1938 39 term. no further hearings this term.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Alley Authority Act
TVA
Tennessee
Nomore
Public Works Administration
Rural Electrification Administration
Mystery Clothing Found In Pasture Linked To Stranger Hideout
Clothing of a 12 or 14 year old boy was found in a pasture on the Amos LeQuire farm four miles west of Mount Vernon. A furitive stranger lived in a hollow log near Alexander's crossing half a mile away. Officials prepared two sets of circumstances for a 6 man inquiry. The stranger, aged 30 to 35, wore overalls and vanished after a neighbor surprised him. The clothing matched a possible kidnapping case involving Peter Levine, 12, of New York, who wore a blue shirt when abducted February 24.
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Amos LeQuire
Mount Vernon
Alexander's Crossing
Larry Condon
Peter Levine
Murray Levine
New York
Levine
Roosevelt signals support for federal reorganization bill
President Roosevelt told the big four congressional leaders he would like a federal reorganization bill passed this session but did not label it must. House leaders Rayburn Garner Bankhead and Barkley reported the discussion and said the program would be handled day to day with a hoped adjournment by June 4.
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Washington
INL
Roosevelt
Big Four
Congressional
House
Sam Rayburn
White House
John Garner
William Bankhead
Senate
Alben &. Barkley
Rayburn
Congress
Supreme Court Rules Union Leaders Entitled to Rehire
The Supreme Court ruled that the National Labor Relations Board can compel reinstatement with back pay for workers discriminated against for union activity. The Mackay Radio case involved five telegraphers at the San Francisco office who were refused reinstatement after a 1935 strike. The court overturned the Ninth Circuit and upheld the board’s authority to enforce reinstatement and curb anti union actions.
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
National Labor Relations Board
Ninth Circuit
Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company
Supreme Court
Rename Streets In Europe Then Chase People Down Them
A 1938 column mocks street renaming in central Europe by the League of Nations. The writer notes how streets once named Wilson and Annie change repeatedly, leaving residents confused as labels shift. The piece likens this to labels on an apothecary shelf that obscure the request.
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Europe
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Annie
League of Nations
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