Cedar Rapids Sewage Plant Contracts Eyes Fast Start
City officials moved toward beginning Cedar Rapids sewage plant work within a week as federal contract barriers eased. Washington contact affirmed bids may be approved once bond contract is signed, with amended grant terms under the national recovery act.
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Uncertain Driver Meets Police Car Lands In Hoosegow
H D Schroder a 31 year old of Waterloo collided with a police car on Second Street SE between Third and Fourth Avenues at 340 am Saturday after driving in an unsure manner. He was jailed on a reckless driving charge.
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Local Firms Eye Russia Trade After United States Recognition
Cedar Rapids machinery makers anticipate orders from Soviet Russia as official recognition opens potential contracts. A. L. Meyers of La Plant-Choate cites past snow plows and bulldozers shipments and contact with Amtorg. Hall Manufacturing and Iowa Manufacturing consider dairy barn equipment and road building needs as Russia expands.
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Soviet Union
A. L. Meyers
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Amtorg Trading Corporation
New York
Speeder Machinery Corporation
Hall Manufacturing Company
Iowa Manufacturing Company
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James F. Plumb
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
G. B. McDonald
Names and spelling clash in Roosevelt letters
Washington reports the name of the Soviet recognition envoy as Maxim Litvinov in Roosevelt's letters, while newspapers spell it Maxim Litvinoff. White House linguists chose v for a closer Russian sound, and the Soviet commissar who suggested the spelling may have thought Anglia cited it. The commissar's preterpicating last name appears to be Finkelstein.
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Roosevelt approves broad set of codes before Georgia trip
President Roosevelt signed the newsprint, paper and pulp, hotel, food and grocery codes along with five minor codes before departure to Georgia, as announced by the NRA Friday night.
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Five Injured in Local Automobile Accidents
A string of accidents left five people injured in two city intersections. Mrs Irene Haynes and Mrs C E Sisko were struck on L avenue NW by Vernon Nye who said he failed to see them in time. Mrs Sisko suffered a fractured leg and scalp wound. Haynes had chest and knee bruises. The Hillocks, Mr and Mrs Robert Hillock, were hurt in a separate crash on Third street and A avenue NE with W J Smith driving the other car. Mrs Hillock had back injuries and nerves from shock. Mr Hillock had cuts on his hand and forehead. John Wright sustained chest and neck bruises when Ed Padzensky rammed his car on A avenue NE causing two parked cars to be sideswiped. no other injuries reported.
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Roosevelt Defends Change Against Reactionaries in Georgia
President Roosevelt, visiting Savannah for Georgia’s 200th anniversary observance, praised U.S. recovery and warned reactionaries against a do nothing policy. He lauded new world diplomacy with Russia and stressed American self-government amid calls for progress.
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Francis B Sayre Named Assistant Secretary of State
Francis B. Sayre, son-in-law of the late President Woodrow Wilson, was named assistant secretary of state. He is a professor of law at Harvard University and will join the department after completing arrangements with Harvard. He succeeds Harry F. Payer, who moves to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation as special adviser on foreign trade. Sayre is married to Jessie Wilson Know deceased.
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Capone Plea Taken Under Advisement in Atlanta
Federal Judge E Marvin Underwood on Saturday took under advisement Al Capones bid for freedom from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta where he serves a ten year term for income tax evasion. Attorney William E Leahy was given five days to present evidence arguing the offenses were barred by the statute of limitations while government attorneys contended habeas corpus review could not address that issue.
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Wolves And Gophers 0 0 Tie At Period End
Minnesota and Michigan were tied at 0-0 after the first period in Ann Arbor. The game between the Wolverines and Gophers is in the early stage with scoreless hockey.
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Cornell Graduate Named Judge Advocate General of Army
Colonel Arthur M. Brown, a Cornell graduate of 1897, was appointed judge advocate general of the Army by President Roosevelt. He will hold the rank of major general for four years, succeeding the retired predecessor. Brown previously advised the League of Nations commission and was born in Davenport Town in 1873.
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Iowa City Engineer Named for Civic Works Program
Governor Clyde Herring announced the appointment of George Keller of Iowa City as engineer for the new civic works relief program. Keller will travel to Des Moines to meet with the governor and prepare to start his duties Monday.
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Hart Kidnapers Threaten Mob After Body Disappearance
Two concrete blocks weighing 22 pounds each were used to weight Brooke Hart after he was abducted from a parking lot and thrown into the bay. Suspects Thurmond and Holmes confessed and were held for safekeeping as crowds murmured of lynching amid ongoing investigations.
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Thomas Thurmond
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Nudist Camp Leader Gets 60 Days Jail
ALLEGAN Mich Fred T Ring nudist camp proprietor was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail and fined 300 dollars and costs after conviction on indecent exposure arising from a Labor day raid on the colony near Allegan.
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Reconciliation Rumors Stir Over Pickford Fairbanks Visit
Mary Pickford announced a December trip to New York while Hollywood circles speculate on reconciliation with Douglas Fairbanks. She hinted at stockings on the Pickfair mantle this Christmas as Fairbanks returns from a year in London, fueling rumors of a happy holiday reunion.
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Gold Price Unchanged as U S Slows Gold Purchase Drive
Washington reports that for the fifth straight day the price of gold held at $33.56 an ounce as the administration slows the purchase program. Treasury officials offered no comment, but informed sources say sponsors seek a period of calm to assess next steps amid the dollar around sixty cents in gold terms.
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Planned To Plead Guilty To Murder But Is Acquitted
Edward Weiss 29 walked free after a Chicago jury found him not guilty of a murder linked to a $4,000 theft. He had urged his lawyer to accept a plea offer of 14 years in prison before the verdict. The defendant sobbed and protested as the acquittal was announced.
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Liquor Conspiracy Trial Adjourned For Weekend
In Peoria Illinois the federal court trial of four Iowa defendants ends a week’s session with government testimony complete. Defendants include Thomas Avery of Cedar Rapids and William Cooper of Des Moines, both suspended prohibition agents, William Schwinden of Davenport, a suspended detective, and Harry Brown of Davenport, a suspended U S deputy marshal.
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Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Record shows Cedar Rapids auto toll figures with 272 accidents 336 injured and unknown 6 killed in a year. The fragment cites totals but lacks dates or agency names. This brief notes traffic toll without full context or official attribution.
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Roosevelt Litvinoff Seem At Center of USSR Pact Talks
Washington reports on a near nonaggression understanding guiding the return of normal relations between the United States and the Soviet Union. Litvinoff pressed for a broad pledge against armed activity and propaganda, while Roosevelt confirmed reciprocal adherence.
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Temperature Holds Its Recent Gains
Cedar Rapids temperatures held most gains Friday night and Saturday with a low of 28 at 7 a.m. Saturday and a high near 39 by night. Friday featured a 53 degree peak at 3 p.m. followed by 39 at 7 p.m. and 33 at midnight under partly cloudy skies.
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Recognition of Soviet-US Ties Embraced as World Peace Step
Moscow hails U S Soviet recognition as a triumph for the regime and a boost to world peace. Officials foresee economic benefits and closer cooperation while Americans in Russia anticipate easier access to goods and capital.
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Park shack fire traps worker and prompts escape
James Fitzpatrick a 27 year old park department employee was locked inside the Daniels park shack around noon Friday when a fire started from a cigarette stub burning papers. He smashed a window to escape suffering deep cuts on his right hand and was treated at St Luke's hospital.
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Fenton declines Alcatraz prison job
Warden W T Fenton of the Nebraska penitentiary refused the post of warden at the new federal prison on Alcatraz Island San Francisco Bay. In a telegram to Sanford Bates he said he would not leave his current duties after twenty one years. He had visited San Francisco and Reedley California before making his decision.
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Dollfuss Assailant Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
In Vienna Rudolph Dertil was found guilty and jailed for five years for shooting and wounding Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss on October 3.
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Soviet envoy stays to meet RFC officials
Moscow approves William C. Bullitt as ambassador to Russia and moves to advance new trade ties with the United States. Litvinoff seeks rapid talks with RFC officials on credits and debt discussions as Roosevelt announces recognition and negotiated documents to ease propaganda and worship restrictions.
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Football Extra Promises Big Gridiron Contests Tonight
The Sunday Gazette announces a football extra with complete stories on today’s major games. Featured matchups include Iowa versus Purdue, Minnesota against Michigan, and Nebraska facing Pittsburgh, all aimed to spotlight local interest.
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