Roosevelts name calling blamed for slump in business
Republican national chairman John D. M. Hamilton charged that Roosevelt administration name calling has slowed recovery and harmed employment. He cited bitter attacks on business and free enterprise and recalled past derogatory labels for those able to create jobs. Capitol reception greeted Hyde Park suggestions with guarded skepticism.
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Washington
John D M. Hamilton
Republican National
Roosevelt
Hamilton
White House
Robert H. Jackson
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Hyde Park
Capitol
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Logan
A. F. of L
National Association of Manufacturers
N. Y
Europe
Borah
Idaho
Holt
W. Va
Theaters Showcase Six 1930s Screen Pairings
Paramount presents Campus Confessions with Betty Grable and Eleanore Whitney. Marx Brothers in Room Service with Rita Hayworth, Paul Kelly and Frankie Darro in Juvenile Court. The Ritz Brothers star Straight, Place and Show with Donald O’Connor and Lynne Overman in Sons of the Legion. Palace features A Slight Case of Murder with Edward G. Robinson and Romance in the Dark with Gladys Swarthout and John Boles. Rialto pairs Rembrandt with Charles Laughton and Gertrude Lawrence and Crashing Hollywood with Lee Tracy and Joan Woodbury. Strand runs When G-Men Step In with Don Terry and Jacqueline Wells and Law of the Plains with Charles Starrett.
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Paramount
Betty Grable
Eleanore Whitney
Iowa
Marx Brothers
Rita Hayworth
Paul Kelly
Frankie Darro
NEW State
Ritz Brothers
Donald O'Connor
Lynne Overman
Sons of the Legion
Palace
Edward G. Robinson
Gladys Swarthout
John Boles
Rialto
Charles Laughton
Gertrude Lawrence
Rembrandt
Lee Tracy
Joan Woodbury
Hollywood
Strand
Don Terry
Jacqueline Wells
Charles Starrett
Iowa City Water Co. Recalls Sale Offer
The Iowa Water Service sale to Iowa City was withdrawn after a suggestion to hold a city election on the water purchase alongside the electric plant issue. The Chicago firm of Stifel Nicolaus & Co. withdrew the offer, citing efforts to complicate the deal by tying it to the electric plant controversy. The ownership question has long sparked local contention.
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Iowa City
Iowa Water Service Company
Water Company
Chicago
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co
Inec
H. E. Smith
Actress Ann Sheridan divorces Edward Norris in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES AP Ann Sheridan film star testified Wednesday she won a divorce from actor Edward Norris. She said his conduct made her nervous caused weight loss and work trouble. They wed August 16 1936 and separated August 26 last year.
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Los Angeles
Ann Sheridan
Wednesday Jr
Edward Norris
Norris
Inside Memo on Patents and Supreme Court Prospects
The memo outlines a plan to compel licenses for dormant patents to curb blockades by firms. It notes Judge Irving Lehman as unlikely for confirmation amid New York politics while Felix Frankfurter could be confirmed after debate.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Irving Lehman
New York
Lehman
New York State
Herbert Lehman
Felix Frankfurter
Bratton
New Mexico
Hughes
Brandeis
William King
Utah
Thurman Arnold
King
Arnold
Girl of 10 Killed Crossing Highway Near Independence
Dorothy May Morris ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles O Morris living twelve miles east of Independence on highway 20 was struck by a car driven by John Fenner of Gladwin Michigan as she crossed the road home from school at about 415 pm Wednesday. Buchanan County Sheriff A W Hammelman and Coroner M J Leehy visited the scene and after questioning witnesses decided no inquest will be held.
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Independence
Dorothy May Morris
Charles O. Morris
Highway
John Fenner
Gladwin
Mich
Buchanan County
A. W. Hammelman
M. J. Leehey
Hitler Kin Seeks To Become Briton
London Irish-born Mrs Bridget Hitler, sister-in-law of the German chancellor, seeks again to become a British subject. She became Austrian subject 28 years ago when she married Adolf Hitler's half brother. they separated in 1914.
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London
INS
Bridget Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Auto Union to Seek 32 Hour Week
The United Automobile Workers executive board voted to push a temporary 32 hour work week across the auto industry to create jobs. President Homer Martin said it would raise employment by about 20 percent without costing corporations more and would lessen welfare costs. The action targets Chrysler and Kelsey-Hayes plants in Detroit after talks with company delegates.
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Washington
United Automobile Workers Union Executive Board
Homer Martin
Chrysler Corporation
Kelsey-Hayes Company
Detroit
81 000 To Be Given Civil Service Status
The Civil Service Commission announced that 81 000 federal workers, mostly from emergency agencies, will gain civil service status on February 1. They must take noncompetitive exams. those failing to reach a 70 grade will be dismissed unless kept by their superiors. About 36,000 work for WPA or are WPA-funded.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Population in US schools drives enrollment stats
Twenty two percent of the population is enrolled in the nation's schools. The weight of a dairy cow and the volume of milk she gives determine largely the amount of feed necessary.
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United States
Radio Programs Schedule Listing With NBC CBS Networks
A dense 1939 radio grid lists times and hosts across NBC CBS networks WABC WEAF WJZ WOC KMOX WCCO and others. Entries include Easy Aces Vocal Varieties Mr Keen Hollywood Screenscoops Marvels from the studios with Elvira Rios and Joe Penner.
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Sveneing
NBC
Etna
Roy _Heatherton
Sonis
Wabc and Chain
Weaf Chain
Mr Keen
WJZ
Hollywood
CBS
KMOX
WCCO
Marlo Cozzi
WEAF
Elvira Rios
Joe Penner
I Wabc
WBBM
Rudy Vallee
Kate Smith
WABC
WOC
Robert Emmett
Dolan
Ovie <Allston
Ibchard Himber's
Vincent Lopez
Dean_ Hudson
Johnny Lowe
Enwall
I 30
Barl Hines
Freddie Martin
WHO
WJZ Chain
Landt Trio
WEAP
Richard Maxwell
Lorenzo Jones
Une Widder Brown
CBS Rts Keene
Folwoard
MacHuck
WBEM
Hetty and
Bob
WIZ Chain
Nbci
Betty Crocker
Mary Marlin
Ma Perkins
Nyc
WJZ Apt
Adrian Rollis
Orchestra
WIA
Nancy Martin
Wadc! and Chain
Annie
Morin Sisters
Dick, Todd
Richard Leibert
Ray Heatherton
Webb and Sherr
Oscar Shumsky
Lum and
Abner
Burns
Alien
Woco
Weaf Pain
Martin
Hollywood Hotel
WEBM
Wayne King’s Orchestra
Benno Rabinoff
Solin
Barry Wood
Dosse
Crawford
Amos
Andy
E Osborne
Henry Busse
Alf Donahue
EAF
Larry Candullo
Count Bnasse
No Orchestra
Dho
Richard Himber
Ovie Allston
Warbc and Chain
Frank Novak
Henry King
Wabc and
Chain
Bladder Irritation Warning Prompts 4 Day Test
An advertisement urges a four day test to flush excess acids and wastes from the kidneys. It links bladder irritation to waking at night and urges buying Bukets 2h from local druggists and May’s Drug Store with warnings of burning frequent or scanty flow and leg pains.
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Nature
May
Drus Storre
Farley vows full DNC backing for Gillette in re election
Democratic National Committee chair James A. Farley said the committee will back all party nominees including Senator Gillette of Iowa. He dismissed fears of third party votes and affirmed support for the party slate across states and races, noting differences with President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Gillette
Towa
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Nwa
Progressive Party
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Iowa
Missing Rockford Girl Found Uninjured Near Home
Joan Tutt two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Tutt of Monrose Center was missing since Tuesday afternoon and located the next day in an unplowed field two miles from her home uninjured.
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Rockford
Ill
Joan Tutt
Fred Tutt
Monrose Center
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Fran Allison
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Ann Miller
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