Supreme Court Clerks and Black Family Feud Highlight 1937 Tale
A fragment from a Washington diary describes Justice Black’s court staff, a Black family clerical salary dispute, and black messenger Sean Smallwood amid scrutiny over Ku Klux Klan associations. It also touches Bryant vs Zimmerman and tense grand jury precedents, with side notes on Roosevelt and an Anne Pulgar Burke Latin America tour.
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Justice Black
Paris
London
Washington
Sean Smallwand
Blake Messenger
Cathalie
Black
Ku Klux
Smallwood
Frank Gort
Bryant
Zimmermen
Supreme Tour
Stratwell
Vanter
Mies
Roosevelt
Liu den Ropers
Secetary of Commerce
Anne Pulgar Burke
Latin America
Italy And Germany To Lead Europe To Peace Duce Says
ROME reports Premier Benito Mussolini in a speech delivered after returning from a visit hailed an alliance with Adolf Hitler. He claimed fascist nations would guide Europe to peace and prosperity, as crowds cheered from the balcony at the Vittorio Palace.
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Italy
Germany
Europe
Duce
Rome
UPO
Benito “Lusser
Adolf Hetler
Ronn
Aly
Waz Teeomans
Mosse Co
Vente Palace
Radio program listings and station notes from a historic paper
A compact recap of radio program schedules and station announcements featuring NBC WEAF WABC WJZ CBS and other outlets. Entries mention Arthur Lang bar tone, Jackie Heller tenor, Ray Heatherton, Don Winslow of the Navy, Frank Laird Waller, Margaret Daum, Charles Sears and Barry McKinley among performers. Includes station call letters, times, and program notes across multiple networks.
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Weco
Nh Son
Guiding Tooth
Oirse
NBC! Weaf
WAR On Ny
Arthur Lang
Salvation Army
WABC
Weeco
Jackie Heller
Jack Armstrong
NBC
Ray _ Heatherton SONKSeries
Woc
WCCO
al Vierra
Orch
Tnbci
Frank Laird Waller
Ger Orch
Char Ors
Margaret Daum
CBS
Wwcco
Barry McKinley
NBC Weap
Charles Sears
Nbci
Don Winslow
Navy
WEAF
Frank Dailey
KMOX
Notre Dame Faces Drake in Opening Clash Amid Squad Turmoil
Coach Elmer Layden eyes Drake as Notre Dame opens its fiftieth season with practice starting in South Bend. Injuries and unsettled lineup loom while Drake trips Washington University and Central College in tuneups.
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Chicago
Elmer Layden
Notre
Meat Prices Seen Drop as Corn Bumper Crop Helps Cattle
Chicago reports from the Institute of American Meat Packers say retail steak prices should fall before year end due to a bumper corn crop. The improved feed supply allows more corn-fed cattle to reach markets, easing costs though some regions still show high prices. Kaiser representatives note steady prices for beef and pork as consumer demand shifts.
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Chicago
Todes
Institute of American Meat Packers
Intitute
Teak Forte
Kaiser
Deelers
Carsamer Pices
Beth Beet
Kasser
Lotte
Starksards
Barry
Reynolds Receives U S Post In Minneapolis
Dispatch notes Reynolds gains a U S post in Minneapolis with duties unclear amid terse report. A separate Alameda incident describes Joseph Knoles fleeing police while partly clothed and pursued near the Oakland estuary before release.
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Alameda
Caif
Tum Trey
Oakland
Lover of Sleeping Beauty Waits for Wedding Ends in Tragedy
Patricia Maguire of Oak Park lay ill with encephalitis lethargica for seven months and died, while her devoted suitor James Burns kept vigil for a June 1932 wedding. An autopsy suggested brain damage ended any chance of recovery, while Burns remained in Farley and pledged eternal fidelity. Funeral notices follow for other Iowa locals.
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Chicago
Oak Parks
Patriia Maguire
Patricia Manunu
Local court actions and community notes across eastern Iowa
East Iowa briefs report Frank Korbel of Caimar jailed awaiting liquor possession hearing after car search by Deputy O R ay. D W Bates seeks final bank dividend and discharge for Commercial State bank receivership with 84 percent payout. Engagements and PTA meeting notices accompany items from Ryan, Decorah, Clarence, Central City, Wapello, Montour and Maquoketa with local society events and obituaries.
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Decorah
Frank Korbel
Caimar
Korbel
Fort Atkinson
Fred O’ray
Howard F Baithell
Independence
D W . Bates
Commercial State Bank
District Court
R W Hasner
Ryan
John E. McEluigo’t
Mary
John Phillips
Joseph Phillips
McElligott
St Johns High School
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
St John's
Ryan End
Third Picket With Sign Joins In CIO March At Hotel
CIO picked up a third protester at the Roosevelt hotel as the march entered its second day. The man said he lost his job at Collins Radio and denied hotel discharge. CIO claims two other workers were fired for union activity with a third, Harold Barger, also cited. The CIO seeks NLRB action and a majority union vote, while Collins denies firing over union activity.
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Roosevelt
CIO
Collins Radio Company
Lese He Russell
National Labor Relations Board
Wayne W. Elliott
Roosevelt Hotel
William Fulmer
Frank Kulish
Elliott
William Catlow
A F of L. Union
A F of L
NLRB
Collins Company
Harold Barger
Mrs Texanne Burgess Dies At Home Of Her Daughter
Mrs Texanne Burgess aged 83 died at the Cedar Rapids home of her daughter Mrs Florence Burgess Eckford after several weeks illness. She had moved to Iowa from Atlanta and was active in church and club life. Survived by son Karl Burgess of Atlanta and six grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Burial plans and visitation to be announced in Toccoa Georgia.
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Arthur Hogan
Ray Hogan
Farley
Hopkinton
Samuel Orr
Charles Bacon
Buck Creek
Orr
Samuel
Mary Orr
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Colorado
Iowa
Sarah J. Ratcliff
Joseph C
Baldwinsville
N. Y
Odd Fellows Lodge
David Orr
Cedar Rapids
William Orr
California
Anna Wilson
Coggan
Manchester
James I. Sheppard
Delaware County
Thomas P. Shaffer
Sheppard
Milo Township
Lenox College
Flora E. Fox
Jay E. Sheppard
Hiram R. Wilson
Charles O. Sheppard
Flora A. Shew
Goldendale
Wash
Clarence Bixler
HH. Crist
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Alsa Smith
Elmer Brendes
Lester Kelly
Elwood Kirkpathiwak
Brandon
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Arthur Shaffer
Nola Mendford
George Shaffer
Ponte Moog
Mardene Wood
Arlene Shaffer
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Elmer Weoeodford
Nola
Joseph
Labbie Wood
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Milly Wilson
Vinton
Caige Shaffer
Joe Shaffer
Setah McKinley Merten
Bet' Glen Daywitt
Leona He Pker
Urbana Decor
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F. Phelan
Fresno
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Ohio
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Central City
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Saukville
Wis
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S F. Phelan
Reno
Nevada
Charlie
Burleigh
Tena Shaw
Maquoketa
George A. Toombs
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William Klamp
Elk Township
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Captain John Walker, longtime editor of New Orleans States, dies
New Orleans veteran journalist Captain John Walker died Thursday. He served the New Orleans States for 52 years and resided at 69. His death marks the loss of a storied editor and local newspaper figure.
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