Boxcar controversy and a perilous flight tale
A reader recalls a boxcar moved into a residential lot at J Avenue and Seventeenth Street NE and questions who decides such moves. The column then recounts a tense airplane flight from Ottumwa toward Chicago in fog, with pilot Dan Hunter using flares to guide a safe landing.
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Seventeenth Street
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Jack MacNider
Dan Hunter
Gazette
Topeka
Kansas City
Ottumwa
Chicago
Hunter
Mendota
Paris Faces Socialist Fascist Clash Over Communist Meeting
Paris police mobilized 20 000 to stop Col Francois de la Rocque followers from disrupting a Communist mass meeting set for Sunday at Parc des Princes government forces massed 8 500 guards and heavy police to prevent violence amid leftist government tensions and hotel workers strike outcomes.
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Leon Blum
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Croix de Feu
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Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Geneva
Wallace Accuses Two Packing Firms of Unfair Practices
Washington based report states Swift and Company and Armour and Company were asked by the Department of Agriculture to answer charges of unfair practices and price discrimination in New York City meat sales. A hearing is set for November 2 in New York.
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Wallace
Washington
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Department of Agriculture
New York City
Henry A. Wallace
New York
Reader letter argues for gradual cooperative commonwealth
A reader praises daily chats but condemns claims that all are capitalists. He argues for gradual elimination of private privilege and for a cooperative commonwealth with freedom for individuals. He rejects fatalism, defends personal will, and warns against forced collectivism.
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Ansah Saetatt
Auto crashes into porch injuring motorist on Vernon Drive
Chester B. Bell of 2200 Grande avenue SE suffered a brain concussion and severe facial cuts when his car hit a parked vehicle and then the front porch of the George B. Lady residence at 1900 Fifth avenue SE. He was taken to St. Luke's hospital in semi consciousness.
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George B. Lady
Fifth Avenue SE
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St. Luke's Hospital
Wendl Gatto
Fifth Avenue
Jennings Crawford
Henrietta Harken
Second Avenue SE
Riley
Mrs. Crawford
Rude Auto Company
Pacific Naval Base Project Planned for Oakland
The Navy will seek a 12 million dollar supply and operating base at Oakland California, to bolster Pacific coast defense and be as pivotal to the Pacific as the portal is to the Atlantic. The proposal will be presented to Congress, highlighting the base’s strategic importance for supply logistics and local defense.
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Ins
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Navy Department
Congress
Oakland
Calif
Navy
Atlantic Coast
Evacuation Of Madrid Begins Under Fire
Madrid reports say evacuation started as fascist lines close in after a fresh air bombardment. Wounded militia and children are among the first to depart the city bound for Valencia on the eastern coast.
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Valencia
Mediterranean
Spanish President Bans Gold and Silver Exports
President Manuel Azana issued a decree prohibiting the export of gold and silver in Madrid. The directive aims to conserve monetary reserves and stabilize the economy amid postwar pressures.
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Madrid
Manuel Azana
Rebels Warn Foreign Ships to Leave Spanish Ports
A Cadiz radio broadcast warned all foreign ships to depart ports under loyalist control as they would be bombarded without warning from October 3. The measure targets ports from Malaga to Barcelona, cited as Marxist naval bases, as Moors and foreign legionaries reportedly landed near Algeciras and Cadiz with planes and arms to aid the rebels.
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Cadiz
Malaga
Barcelona
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Algeciras
Bombardment of Oviedo by rebel forces escalates siege
Madrid reports a furious aerial and artillery bombardment targeting Oviedo as the communist socialist regime moves to quell public alarm caused by rebel air raids.
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Oviedo
Madrid
Mrs Simpson Leases Large London House For Seven Months
Mrs Ernest Simpson, American friend of King Edward VIII, leases a seven month London residence at No 16 Cumberland Terrace overlooking Regent's Park for 25 guineas weekly. The property features seven bedrooms and is furnished. the arrangement begins Oct 7 as Simpson hosts friends there after the coronation period.
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World Cruise
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Simpson
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Edward
Czechoslovakia Devalues Currency After Gold Bloc Moves
Prague reports the Czechoslovakian government devalues the crown by about 16 percent after gold bloc nations adjust their currencies. Both chambers of the national assembly will be convened next week to endorse the measures.
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Prague
National Assembly
Former Cedar Rapids pastor killed in auto train crash
The Rev. John J. Gent long served as pastor at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids and St. Mark's Nokomis Ill. He died when his car collided with a freight train on Saturday. Survived by widow, son John, and daughter Mary.
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Nokomis
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Towa
Eastern Conference of
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Zion Lutheran Church
Mt. Carmel
St. Paul’s ‘Lutheran Church
Fort Madison
Carthage ‘College
Western Theological ‘Seminary
Southern Conference
Illinois Synod of the United Lutheran Church
John
Mary
Borah Denies Not Supporting Landon in Campaign
Idaho Senator William Borah angrily denied reports claiming he would not back Alf Landon for president. He said the statement was false and that people are overestimating the remarks.
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Landon
Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Alf M. Landon
Borah Opposes Landon Run Says He’ll Back Roosevelt
The Philadelphia Record reports Sen. William E Borah will not back Gov Alf M Landon for president. In Boise Idaho Borah told Record Washington correspondent Robert S Allen that he would not defend London and would counter reactionary Republicans threatening him with a Roosevelt statement.
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Philadelphia Record
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Alf M. Landon
Robert S. Allen
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Boise
Idaho
Borah
London
Temperature Holds Steady in Cedar Rapids Saturday
Cedar Rapids recorded little temperature change under fair skies as the day’s high reached 67 degrees at 4 pm with 60 at 7 pm and 59 by 10 pm, per Cham bers Inskeep company records.
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Mercury
Chambers
Weather Outlook for Chicago Week Up North
AP reports October 5 to 10 will bring little precipitation across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Temperatures mostly above normal with a steady pattern expected.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Benernas
World Series Highlight Drives Gazette Weekend Coverage
The Gazette previews major weekend events with world series notes Yankees versus Giants and a broad list of features. Readers find editorials, society notes, poems, fire safety tips, and a rich index of pages spanning news, culture, and local features.
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Big Ten
Yankees
Aella Parvin
Hollywood
Hayes
Tilden
Landon to Start New Tour October 8 From Topeka
Gov. Alf Landon announced part of his Great Lakes campaign itinerary on Saturday. The Republican nominee will begin the tour October 8 from Topeka, visiting Illinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indiana with fifteen stops before a Chicago stadium address. A rear platform return through the four states follows with no speech in Columbus.
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Alfred M. Landon
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Landon
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Freeport
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Rockford
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Hamilton
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Dayton
Springfield
London
Treasure Hunt for Hussar Gold Off East River Continues
Treasury officials estimate the government could claim over 1 million from the Hussar wreck off Manhattan as Simon Lake, the 70 year old submarine inventor, presses a plan to salvage about 4.8 million in gold and silver. The deal would give Lake 90 percent with the government taking around 480 thousand plus possible relics.
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Treasury
Manhattan Island
Simon Lake
Taches
Lake
East River
Saof
Norma Shearer to Receive Bulk of Thalberg Estate
Hollywood reports Irving Thalberg left a 10 million dollar estate with Norma Shearer and her two minor children as primary beneficiaries. The will creates a 150000 dollar trust for his parents and 100000 for his sister, with five New York relatives each receiving 10000 dollars.
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Hollywood
Irving Thalberg
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Norma Shearer
Guggenheim Foundation Gives Clark $20000 for Rocket Research
The Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation donated $20,000 to Clark University to fund continued rocket flight experiments by Dr. Robert H. Goddard. The check was mailed to Clark University on a Saturday.
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Harry" F. Guggenheim
Clark University
Robert’ H. Goddard
Daniel and Florence Guggenheim
John B. Turner Critically Ill Pioneer Mortician
John B. Turner 91 a Ced ar Rapids resident since 1872 lies critically ill at his home 1544 B avenue NE after six weeks bedridden. He has shown rapid strength loss in the last week and is under medical care.
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John B. Turner
Ceddar Rapids
B Avenue NE
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