Decrees End U.S. Antitrust Action Against Ford Chrysler
Washington reports consent decrees filed in South Bend end federal antitrust action against Ford Motor and Chrysler Corp. Prosecution continues against General Motors. Decrees ban coercive wage assignments and harsh collection, limit ads, and ensure fair competition among auto financiers.
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Washington
U. S
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
U. S. District Court
South Bend
Ind
Department of Justice
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Cummings
Universal Credit
Commercial Credit Company
Amos
Fuel Ads Offer Coal Wood and Oil in Cedar Rapids
Fuel dealers in Cedar Rapids prepare to keep homes warm. Readers are directed to the Want Ad section to order coal wood or fuel oil.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt and Farley Clash Over Post Election Hopes
In Washington Roosevelt asserts wins will reflect liberal gains, not party heft. Farley, touring and soon backing all Democrats, says only that candidates be Democrats, regardless of liberal or conservative label. The two differ on how victory currency should be counted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
First Lady Cuts Visit Short To Get Home To Vote
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt shortened a Fort Worth stop to reach New York in time to vote in the Tuesday general election. She spoke briefly with her son and daughter in law Elliott Roosevelt of Fort Worth before flying on.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lehman
Los Angeles
James
Hol Hster
Calif
Adventurer Sails 4500 Miles to Aid Dying Mother
Henry L. Walther, 24, flew from Alaska to Chicago after racing death at Kings Cove. He reached his mother Mrs. Alice Walther just as cancer neared end, a week after leaving camp. A fevered effort by many to aid the reunion proved crucial.
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Chicago
INS
Henry L. Walther
Alaska
Alice Walther
Kings Cove
Alaskan
Carroll B. Smith Dies of Injuries in Auto Crash
Carroll B. Smith 35, of Peoria JL, former advertising manager for La Plant Choate Manufacturing, died from injuries after an Oct 10 crash near Marshalltown. Survived by his mother and sister Mrs Myron J Aubineau of Kenilworth NL. Funeral Tuesday at Christ Church Chapel Winnetka. Body at Scott Mortuary Wilmette.
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Carroll B. Smith
Peoria
la Plant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Marshalltown
Myron J. Aubineau
Kenilworth
Quaker Oats Company
Chicago
Smith
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Christchurch Chapel
Maple
Oak Streets
Winnetka
Scott Mortuary
Wilmette
The Gazette Sparks Political Fallout in Iowa
The Gazette tallies criticisms of Governor Nels Kraschel and Attorney General John Mitchell over published accusations of graft and corruption. Kraschel lambasts the paper while a Cedar Rapids witness testifies in a 1955 graft probe, linking racketeering to state agents. Mitchell defends himself amid charges of failing to prosecute known criminals.
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Nels Kraschel
Gazette
Kraschel
Dickinson
Wilson
the Gazette
Nels
Cedar Rapids
Kxraschel
Max Duckworth
Ed O’connor
John Mitchell
Iowa
Mr. Mitchell
Light Co. to End Street Car Service in City
Iowa Electric Light and Power will discontinue street car lines within ten days to two weeks. Frank C Chambers executive vice president said the move follows a long financial loss and Cedar Rapids City Lines will provide replacement bus service. Details will be laid before the city council before final approval and the company notes there is nothing to sell beyond old rails and cars.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Compiany
Frank C
Chambers
Frank E. Young
Ray Swein
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Tuesday Elections At A Glance
The Associated Press outlines Tuesday races for 35 senators and 432 House members along with 32 state governors and various officials. It notes current party breakdowns, registration totals around 54.3 million voters, and an expected turnout near 40 million.
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Associated Press
United States
House of Representatives
Maine
Senate
Farmer-Laborite
House
Pee
Royal reconciliation step seen as Windsors meet Windsors in Paris
London reports a tentative first move toward normal royal relations as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visit Edward and Wallis in Paris with royal approval. The meeting marks the first time a royal woman has seen Wallis since her marriage and the first sight of Edward by his brother since abdication. The Gloucesters travel from Kenya via Marseilles to Paris for a brief stay before returning to London.
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Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Britain
Buckingham Palace
Duchess of Gloucester
Kenya
Edward
Paris
George
Elizabeth
Windsors
Wallis Warfield
Baltimore
Duke of Gloucester
Gloucesters
Marseilles
Driver Narrowly Survives Train Crossing Crash
Cedar Rapids resident C F Knight aged 55 escaped serious injury when his car was struck by the Forty-niner Northwestern passenger train at the 1st Avenue and Fourth Street crossing. The auto was hurled about 150 feet, Knight suffered head and facial lacerations and shock, witnesses noted snow flurries hid the wig wag signal, and Conductor Joe Irwin halted the train after the crash. Knight was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment.
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Cedar Rapids News
C. Knight
Fifteenth Avenue
1 Avenue
Fourth Street
North Western
Knight
al Messenger
Messenger
Mercy Hospital
Fred Whitney
Avenue NW
Joe Irwin
Forty-niner
Editor Criticizes Kraschel Admin in Iowa Radio Address
Verne Marshall of The Cedar Rapids Gazette lambasts Gov Kraschel and his aides for policies and alleged misdeeds in an on air broadcast from station WHO. He cites indictments involving Kraschel and Belt, calls for distrust of government, and warns of bootleg liquor issues and political scalps.
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Nels Kraschel
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Kraschel
Carleton Belt
United States
Christ Merkury
Texas
John Mitchell
Hartley
Towa
Cllinois
Mr. Marshall
Duckworth Details Kraschel Slot Protection Demand in Iowa
Former Woodbury County attorney Max Duckworth swore an affidavit recounting Gov. Nelson Kraschel's alleged demand for 2000 to fix Sioux City slot machines. Mayer testified Kraschel discussed entry into the racket and split the money with Duckworth, with Duckworth aiming to expose the case in Cedar Rapids.
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Max Duckworth
Woodbury County
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Nelson G. Kraschel
Clyde Mayer
Sioux City
Duckworth
Houston
Tex
Grand Jury
Nels Kraschel
University of Iowa
Kraschel
Iowa
Dakotas
Mayer
Towa
Ed O'Connor
Lan Duckworth
O'Connor
Nels
Harlan
Des Moines
Duckworth Letter to Verne Mar Shall Reveals Personal Reflections
Max Duckworth writes to Verne Mar Shall of The Gazette acknowledging past actions and offering full facts to inform Lava's public. He expresses no ill will toward editors, accepts responsibility, and hopes his disclosure may repay some debt to the public.
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Verne Marshall
The
Gazette
Duckworth
Lava
Max Duckworth
Choir singer 17 elopes with 59 year old pastor in Ulster Park
Authorities across eight states search for Martha Mey Avery a 17 year old chorister who left with Rev Leonard C Richmond 59 after a farewell letter from her parents said they would take no charges. Richmond a married pastor with four sons vanished after missing Sunday church services.
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Martha Mey Avery
Leonard C. Richmond
Raymond Avery
Richmond
Martha Richmond
Martha
Leonard
Union Center
Ulster Park
Here
Board of Trustees
Ducks Head South Along Mississippi River
Louis Mickish, a Mississippi River resident, remarks on seeing an unprecedented number of ducks migrating southward along the river. The sighting occurred Monday as flocks moved downstream in large, continuous streams.
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McGregor
INS
Louis Mickish
Mississippi River
Payees in Iowa relief payroll draw unsigned control
Special to The Gazette describes 91 county appointees of Gov Kraschel receiving monthly relief checks though state relief administrator Norman Genung says they are not his employees. Milroy cites a transcript of a 1938 conversation noting $1,645 paid monthly to county administrators, many ineligible counties, with a yearly total near $20,000.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Norman Genung
Genung
James H. Milroy
Republican State Central
Milroy
Kraschel
Republican Committees
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
TERA
Relief Administration
Genwag
Wet Snow Delays Cedar Rapids Traffic With Freezing Temperatures
A winter storm in Cedar Rapids brought wet snow and a two inch accumulation by mid afternoon Monday while Sunday rain totalled .54 inch. Visibility declined on open highways and snow clung to windshields requiring frequent clearing. Temperatures dipped to 28 to 29 degrees, marking the season’s low in the morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Mercury
Chambers
Cloudburst kills 13 in Moroccan village disaster
A cloudburst flood swept Ben Armed near Casablanca killing 13 and forcing 200 residents to flee, many narrowly escaping drowning as the Moroccan village faced a devastating inundation.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Ben Armed
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