Interim committee probes $500000 decihanded for emergency work
Rep. Morgan McEnaney of Mason City voices protest over mail used for committee business as the interim panel votes to investigate the $500000 decihanded to Governor Kraschel by the last general assembly for emergency conservation work. The panel can hire an attorney and subpoena witnesses if needed.
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Morgan ‘McEnaney
Mason City
Legislative Interim Committee
Des Moines
Kraschel
General Assembly
Herring
Windsors May Trip in Doubt Amid Labor Criticism
Washington reports organized labor’s sharp strike at the Windsor tour may cancel the U S visit. Charles Bedaux said the plan’s fate rests not on his system but on broader labor hostility, while the duke remained determined to proceed and Bedaux offered to resign if needed.
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Washington
Organized Labor
United States
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Charles E. Bedaux
New York
Bedaux
American Federation of Labor
Comet
Espigrenacet
Duke
White House Announces Windsor Guests for Tea
The White House said the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will be guests of President Roosevelt at tea Friday afternoon. Mrs James Roosevelt will host the event for the royal visitors, while the president is away on a lecture tour.
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White House
Washington
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Free Love Debate Between Woman and Preacher
A woman argues for free love while a preacher confesses belief in it yet admits practical limits. The exchange turns on loyalty, bonds, and happiness as the narrator notes the irony of Christians who do not practice their beliefs. Copyright 1937.
Bedaux Defends Tour After Germany Ejection
Bedaux says Adolf Hitler ejected him from Germany four years ago and that criticism of himself did not affect the tour. He notes the duchess displeased with American reaction and with Baltimore labor federation references. He reluctantly offers to step aside as guide, insisting he has worked hard to make the trip a success.
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Bedaux
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Baltimore
CIO Official Joins AFL Leaders Over Bedaux Choice
In Washington an official of the CIO joined AFL leaders in condemning the Duke of Windsor's selection of Charles E. Bedaux, industrial engineer, to head his upcoming survey of America. The remark was made Thursday night amid broader protests.
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Washington
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Duke of Windsor
Charles E. Bedaux
State Dept Won’t Grant Royal Status for Duchess Visit
Washington reports the State Department will not accord royal status to Wallis Simpson on her planned visit with the Duke of Windsor next week. Officials say they will follow British practice and treat the pair with standard diplomatic forms. New York arrival will be met by George T. Summerlin who will use royal highness and duchess Grace in introductions.
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Duke of Windsor
United States
Britain
England
Edward
Washington
White House
Downing Street
London
Wally
State Department
Duchess of Windsor
New York
George T. Summerlin
Duchess of
Summeriin
4th Ave BW 129 1st Floor 2 700m Apt Private Entrance
Advertising notice summarizes a rental listing at 4th Avenue BW 129 on the first floor with a 2 700m apartment and private entrance. The ad says the listing rented after attracting eleven calls.
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3Rd Ave
Landon Knox Fight Midterm Parley Stirs GOP
Washington reports a plan for a midterm national Republican convention faced delay as Sen. Arthur Van Denberg of Michigan opposed an immediate spring meeting. He urged further exploration before any calls, saying the situation could change by next spring or fall.
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Washington
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Michigan
National Committee
Republican split on midterm convention moves GOP leaders oppose
In Chicago Alfred Landon and Frank Knox opposed Hoover’s midterm party convention plan. Knox called the proposal unwise in a Chicago Daily News editorial. John D. M. Hamilton held a press conference but avoided full endorsement while Sen. Borah condemned the idea.
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Chicago
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Cdr
Frank Knox
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
LaGuardia
Knox
Chicago Daily News
John
D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
William E. Borah
Idaho
Better Chairs Beds for Linn County Home Urged by Grand Jury
Linn county's grand jury reporting before Judge C. J. Haas recommended action to provide more suitable chairs for inmates at the Linn county home near Marion and urged painting and redecorating the interior. While praising cleanliness under steward W. H. Bleakly, the panel criticized the furniture and seating in inmate lounges and called for improvements to beds and chairs.
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Linn County
C. J. Haas
Marion
W. H. Bleakly
Nine-Power Parley Rehashes Old China Pact Critique
The piece mocks Brussels' nine powers pledging China's integrity in 1922. It argues treaties and bonds failed, calling the current Shanghai inquiry a repeated badger hunt. The writer adds satirical allusions to Lars Porsena and Horatius to lampoon distance and judgment.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Brussels
China
Shanghai
Hoover idea sparks Friday meeting on a four year plan
Borah and Vandenberg cling to the strategy that defeated court packing with Republicans silent while Democrats and New Dealers clash. A conviction grows that the same tactic should be used as the four year plan revives 1933 fears. Let them destroy themselves, says the Borah Vandenberg line.
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Hoover
Borah
Vandenberg
Supreme Court
Borah-Vandenberg
Grand Jury Returns No Bills in Runkle Case Lisbon
Linn county November term grand jury returned four indictments none of which proceeded. It exonerated Charles R. Runkle former Lisbon town clerk on a $367.25 embezzlement charge after waiving preliminary hearing. Other no bills announced include Ward Burks and Harvey Frager with Bond statuses noted and continued cases for shrub injury and related matters.
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Linn County
C. J. Haas
Charles R. Runkle
Lisbon
Runkle
C.H. Briggs
H. R. Churchill
Ward Burks
Harvey Frager
Burks
Frager
Cedar Rapids
Urban Jacquet
Pearl Horsky
Jones Backs Voluntary Permanent Farm Program
Representative Marvin Jones of Texas, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, said the committee majority supports a voluntary permanent farm program. The statement follows an administration tilt toward compulsory crop control and notes many committee members drafting the farm bill prefer voluntary provisions for most commodities.
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Washington
Ins
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Jones
Settlement Reached In Hetty Green Estate Dispute
New York reports the $70 million Hetty Green estate dispute with Mrs. E H R Green settling out of court for 500000. Surrogate Harry Owen announced the agreement to end a claim that fraud induced a premarital signing away rights in exchange for an 18000 yearly annuity.
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New York
Hetty Green
Harry Owen
Essex County
E. H. R. Green
Hetty
M. A. Wilks
Edward H. R. Green
Hitler Accepts Mediation Role in Sino Japanese War
Berlin reports Hitler abruptly shifts to mediator between Japan and China ordering a halt to colonial ambitions. Von Ribbentrop to pursue peace talks while Britain and France show unity at Brussels nine power conference. The move coincides with a retreat from minority autonomy plans outside the Reich.
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Roosevelt
Italy
Mussolini
Japan
Orient
Yankees
Berlin
INS
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Reichsfuehrer
Baron Joachim von Ribbentrop
China
von Ribbentrop
Britain
Germany
Europe
Reich
Czechoslovakia
Soviet
Russia
Nine Power Treaty Conference Offers Mediation Services
The nine power treaty conference reached its first agreement by offering mediation in the Japan China war. By Thursday night nearly all 15 nations at the meeting were advocating joining the mediation effort.
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Brussels
INS
Japan
China
British Prime Minister Weighs Windsor as Viceroy of India
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain discussed naming Edward Duke of Windsor as guardian of the empire's vast dominion in India. Cabinet opinions vary and no final decision is expected soon as Edward Tours the U.S. and other countries.
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Duke of Windsor
India
London
INS
England
Edward
United States
Chamberlain
Man Killed as Buzz Saw Cuts Head in Yard Accident
Forredt Groat, 31, of 1260 Twenty-second Avenue SW, was killed instantly Thursday at 5 15 p m when his head was severed by a moving buzz saw mounted on a truck in his rear yard. Coroner Dr B L Knight ruled accidental death with no inquest. Groat left a widow Margaret and two children Forrest Jr 8 Merlin 4. Surviving workers included Louis Michalec Otto Voltz Jr and Norman Brown. Body at Janeba and Brosh mortuary with funeral arrangements pending.
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Groat
Louis Michalec
Nineteenth Street
Otto Voltz, Jr
Norman Brown
Cedar Rapids
Margaret
Forrest, Jr
Merlin
Janeba and Brosh Mortuary
Prochaska Brothers Nabbed On Liquor Charges At Smoke Shop
John Prochaska Jr and Wencil Bud Prochaska were arrested on bench warrants for illegal possession of alcoholic liquor stemming from indictments by Linn County grand jury. Witnesses from Waterloo alleged multiple purchases at the Senate Smoke Shop on October dates with prices ranging from 1 80 to 2 50 per pint. Bond set at 1000 each. arraignment scheduled.
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Cedar Rafids
John Prochaska, Jr
Wencil
Bud” Prochaska
Senate
Third Avenue SE
Larry Condon
Linn
Grand
C. J. Haas
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids i
Prochaskas
Iowa
James H. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Wendl Prochaska
Rain Curtailed Marks in National Cornhusking Meet
Ray Hanson of Minnesota won the national cornhusking championship on the Weber brothers farm near Marshall Missouri in a rain soaked event. Hanson husked 1497 pounds 21.38 bushels to beat 19 rivals as heavy rain prevented records and reduced yields. Cecil Vining Layton Roberts and others followed with top scores while the crowd surpassed 50000.
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Marshall
Roosevelt
United States
Weber Brothers
Missouri
Minnesota
Bushell
Ray_ Hanson
Bingham Lake
Minn
Hanson
Harry Brown
Harry Brows
Cecil Vining
Kansas
Layton Roberts
Jack Welles
South Dakota
Noble Goodman
Ohio
Labor Rivals To Get At Heart Of Discord
Peace committees of the AFL and CIO met in Washington to decide which industries should have craft unions and which should be organized industrially. After more than three hours they paused hostile proposals, aiming to rebuild unity. George Harrison and Philip Murray emerged to report a cordial session.
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Washington
A. F.’of Li
CIO
A. F. of L
George Harrison
A. F. of S
Philip Murray
News New
AFL Grants CIO Organizing Rights in Rubber and Maritime
The American Federation of Labor agreed to grant exclusive organizing rights to the CIO in the rubber and maritime fields as a step toward reunion. George Harrison, chairman of the peace committee, announced the concession as negotiations for reconciliation resumed after an eight day recess.
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A. F. OF L
Washington
INS
American Federation of Labor
CIO
George Harrison
Paraguay Fighting Leaves Over 100 Dead in Concepcion
Army dispatch from Asuncion reports heavy clashes at Concepcion, 135 miles north, with casualties surpassing one hundred. Official confirmation issued Thursday by Paraguayan authorities.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Concepcion
Here
Rivalry over corn husking broadcast ends in arrests at Marshball
Three WOW Omaha employees Foster May Joe Herold and Paul McDonald were charged with trespassing as a broadcast dispute erupted near the Weber field venue minutes before the national corn husking contest. Roy Moore of Capper Publications said WIBW and 14 Midwest stations held exclusive rights with NBC. May claimed permission from Marshall chamber official J G Patterson. The trio posted $500 bond and await court next Tuesday.
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Marshball
WOW
Omaha
Foster May
Joe Herold
Paul McDonald
Weber Cornfield
Roy Moore
Capper Publications
Topeka
Moore
WIBW
National Broadcasting Company
May
J. G. Patterson
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Herold
McDonald
M Huber Former Hudson Treasurer Dies in Mountain Lakes
H. Christian Huber aged 65 longtime Hudson Motor Car company treasurer in New York died Thursday at his Mountain Lakes New Jersey home. He retired in 1932 after fifteen years with the firm.
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Mountain Lakes
N. J
H. Christian Huber
Hudson Motor Car Company
New York
Huber
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