Agar's Pursuit of Happiness critiques democracy and the Democratic Party
Herbert Agar’s The Pursuit of Happiness surveys democracy from Jefferson to Roosevelt. It argues that poverty and wealth hinder democracy and that people must embrace democratic ideas for the common good. The author defends democratic instincts and warns against both communist and capitalist extremes while praising clarity of thought and past Pulitzer-winning work.
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Herbert Agar
Houghton-Mifflin
Jefferson
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Agar
Mr. Agar
United States
V. M
Coe College names members of choirs after tryouts
Prof. Paul S. Ray announced the a cappella and vesper choir rosters after two weeks of tryouts assisted by Miss Andrea Johannsen. The lists include Cedar Rapids based students and alumni from multiple towns, with many named vocalists across soprano, alto, tenor, and bass sections.
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Paul S. Ray
Coe College
Andrea Johannsen
Helen Bakken
Gray
Irene Carran
West Branch
Jane Carrier
Vinton
Diana Coffey
Wellman
Margaret Hindee
West Liberty
Betty Levien
Wyoming
Marjory Reaney
Columbus Junction
Manda Davies
Crawfordsville
Betty Finch
Monticello
LeRoy Jensen
Clinton
Earl Klay
Orange City
Ronnie Prehm
Eagle Grove
Don Ross
Massillon
Ohio
John Schwenke
Sigourney
Jack Stone
St. Louis Park
Minn
Fred Verink
Evanston
Ill
Raymond Wallace
Hopkinton
Jean Dunlap
Martha Leksa
Winifred Murray
Phyllis Rogers
Marabelle Fuller
Betty Ann Sommer
Florence van Winkle
Malcolm Metcalf
Bernard Rudin
Leo Shikoski
Cedar Rapids
Buick Workers Vote To Postpone Strike
DETROIT UP Demands of the United Automobile Workers union for a 32 hour week, which closed two factories Friday, appeared destined Saturday night to spread throughout the industry while union employes at the Buick plant in Flint voted to postpone a threatened strike pending further negotiations.
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Detroit
United Automobile Workers Union
Buick
Flint
Genevieve McCullough Keeps Iowa C E Office
Howard Daven of Orange City was elected president of the Iowa Christian Endeavor union in Council Bluffs. Other officers include Forrest Richeson Spencer as vice president, Miss Genevieve McCullough Cedar Rapids as vice president, Miss Dorothy Plumbeck Davenport secretary, Miss Gertrude Miller Des Moines treasurer, and Miss Maxine Rittle Des Moines assistant secretary.
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Council Bluffs
Howard Daven
Orange City
Iowa Christian Endeavor Union
Marguerite Kenney
Des Moines
Forrest Richeson
Spencer
Genevieve McCullough
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Plumbeck
Davenport
Gertrude Miller
Maxine Rittle
Keokuk Man Killed in Fort Madison Crash
Keokuk resident Ga Watson aged 21 died when his car left the highway southwest of Fort Madison on Saturday. James Ferris, 20, also of Keokuk, was injured in the accident.
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Fort Madison
Watson
Keokuk
Here
James Ferris
Munich Pact Opens Pathway to Peace
The Munich agreement paves a course toward European peace with the Big Four planning a general settlement conference early next year. Disarmament and economic readjustment dominate talks as Britain France Germany and Italy move to curb rearmament and curb unemployment while addressing Spain and colonial questions. The United States is expected to play a major role in the upcoming talks.
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U. S
Europe
United States
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Munich
PWA
Hermann Goerling
London
Berlin
Rome
Spain
Washington
America
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
McClure
Young Republican Oratorical Contest At Montrose Hotel
Youths aged 16 to 24 will present national and international questions at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel. The Linn county Young Republican league offers prizes of 25 15 and 10 dollars. Contest topics include The New Deal and government control versus free enterprise and other civic issues.
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Crystal
Montrose Hotel
Young Republican National Federation
Linn County
Young Republican League
America
Republican
Frankfurter Counsel Sought by F D R on High Court Post
Hyde Park N Y INS President Roosevelt seeks Harvard professor Felix Frankfurter for a vacant U S Supreme Court seat. Mrs Frankfurter, a veteran law teacher, accompanies him. White House aides doubt the pick will be Frankfurter due to regional and political considerations.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
United States Supreme Court
Frankfurter
White House
High Court
Two Men Held In Probe Of Thefts From Cars
Edmund Angell and John Pizel both age 19 are held by police for investigation after Cedar Rapids thefts from cars were attributed to Angell. They were picked up Saturday by east side squad officers. Capt. Steve Stolba led preliminary questioning and articles believed stolen were recovered. A further inquiry is planned for Monday.
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Edmund Angell
Seventeenth Avenue SE
John Pizel
Fourteenth Avenue SE
East Side
Steve Stolba
Angell
Cedar Rapids
Dies Asks Roosevelt Checkup On Government Officials
Rep Dies of Texas proposes that President Roosevelt order an investigation into whether government officials and employees have been members of communist or fascist organizations to evaluate loyalty and security. The appeal urges a public inquiry and Senate consideration.
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Washington
Rep. Dies
Texas
Roosevelt
Dae
Community Notes and Meetings Across the City
Townsley club No 5 meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the Forney residence 607 avenue NW. Police auxiliary meets Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. at the police station. Fred Stirm filed nominating papers as an independent candidate for reelection. Henry Gundling to speak on Highlights of the Legion convention at Canopus club luncheon. Railway Employes Benefit Association meets Thursday at Sokol hall with a dance to follow. Gayle Timm returns from Health sanatorium with her father Otto Timm. Prof C W Perkins to discuss central European controversy at Rotary luncheon. El Kahir temple Shrine to hold dinner entertainment and meeting Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. with dinner admission by 1938 card. Trinity Lutheran Home Missionary Society meets Wednesday at 2 30 p.m. Hostesses listed. Mrs George W Parks to leave for Milwaukee due to illness of daughter. Cedar Rapids lodge 141 I O O F meets Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. for business and Maine lodge 643 celebration at Z C B J hall. Executive committee of Cedar Rapids Nagri Cultural Bureau to meet at Roosevelt hotel Tuesday noon. Jan Hus I O O F degree staff to present flag drill at Maine lodge anniversary and initiate class of six Wednesday. William Mansfield of Chicago to address local No 170 Monday at 8 p.m. Meat cutters and grocery clerks invited. Fred and Mrs Collard return from Waterloo after real estate convention.
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Jan Hus
Maine Lodge
I. C. B. J. Hall
Hahn and guest visit Cedar Rapids for Iowa Wisconsin game
Robert H. Hahn son of Mayor F K Hahn and guest Guy Manlove of Kansas City spend the weekend in Cedar Rapids after driving from Kansas City to attend the Iowa Wisconsin game.
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Robert H. Hahn
F. K. Hahn
Guy Manlove
Kansas City
Cedar Rapids
First Aid Club To Meet At Police Station
The Linn county first aid lay instructors club of the American Red Cross will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the police station to continue conferences promoting uniform presentation of first aid courses. Fire Captain Joely Milliken is secretary of the club.
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Linn County
First Aid
American Red Cross
Joely Milliken
Transferred Sailor Joins U S S Argonia at San Pedro
Clyde A. Koering, Navy recruit, moved from Great Lakes training station to the U S S Argonia at San Pedro California. He is a Franklin High School graduate and his parents are Mr and Mrs Fred Koering of 1520 E Avenue NE. J Hoffman Cohn of New York City will speak at Westminster Presbyterian Church today with talks at 10 55 a m 2 30 p m and 7 30 p m on the Jewish question based on his Palestine and Central Europe experiences.
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Clyde A. Koering
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
U.S.S. Argonia
San Pedro
Calif
Fred Koering
E Avenue
Koering
Franklin High School
J. Hoffman Cohn
New’ York City
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Third and Bever Avenues
Fourteenth Street SE
Cohn
American Board of Missions To the
Palestine
Europe
K. P. Plans District Convention in Brooklyn
Final plans for attending a district convention at Brooklyn will be made at a Knights of Pythias meeting at 7 45 p m Monday in Castlehall. Members chosen to represent the All Stars and Professional teams will be named for the contest running Oct 17 to May 1 1939. Team captains named by E I Seibert are Roy V Johnson and L Kent.
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K. P
Brooklyn
Star
West
Knights of Pythias
Castlehall
All-Stars
E. I. Seibert
Roy V. Johnson
L. Kent
Unions Open New Offices Declared Not Affiliated
Four crafts unions opening offices in the Labor temple are not members of the affiliated federation. The article notes these unions operate independently and are seeking recognition or affiliation. Local organizations respond with caution as workers weigh representation options.
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Labor Temple
Ere
Building Trades council faces rift as unions sever ties
W. B. Hassler secretary of the Building Trades council said on Saturday night that four unions the teamsters and chauffeurs painters machinists and auto mechanics and iron workers remain connected though several have cut ties. The council still uses its old office and telephone number 24729.
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Building Trades Council
W. B. Hassler
Teamsters
Council
Hassler
Building Trades
Homecoming Night in Iowa City Quiet After Defeat
Iowa City saw a calmer crowd on Saturday night as homecomers sought drinks and nightlife to cope with a Hawkeye loss to Wisconsin. Traffic remained heavy, police reported few intoxication arrests, and no serious auto accidents occurred. The university hosted open houses and alumni events at Memorial Union with a Sunday address by Charles R. Brown of Yale.
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Bob Snerwood
Iowa City
Hawkeye
Wisconsin
Mierry
Iowa
Memorial Union
Charles R. Brown
Yale University Divinity School
Ames Collegians Celebrate Cyclone Victory On Campus
About 3,000 Iowa State students erupted in three hours of wild celebration after the Cyclones beat Nebraska Saturday night. They built a large bonfire on the highway opposite the campus, then moved to Campustown theaters opened by manager Joe Gerbrach. Firecrackers and blank cartridges were used to cheer as traffic was held up briefly.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Cyclones
Nebraska
Joe Gerbrach
Towa State College
Deaths Joseph Konigsmark and George W Kyle
Funeral services are set for Joseph Konigsmark sr at 2 p.m. Monday in Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery. His address is 925 L Street SW and friends may visit tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. George W Kyle dies Saturday morning and funeral is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Beatty chapel with burial in Linwood cemetery. He leaves a wife seven children twenty six grandchildren and nineteen great grandchildren.
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Joseph Konigsmark, Sr
L Street
Beatty Chapel
C. J. Bready
Linwood Cemetery
George W. Kyle
Thomas J. Hinkin
Funeral for L Thomas Trumbull at Beatty chapel
Funeral services for L. Thomas Trumbull will be held in the Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. today in charge of the Rev. C. J. Bready. Burial will be in Shiloh cemetery.
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Thomas Trumbull
L. Thomas Trumbull
Beatty Chapel
C. J. Bready
Shiloh Cemetery
Frank Hoyman Funeral At Stanwood Tuesday
STANWOOD Frank Hoyman 62 longtime Pioneer Stanwood family member and former Egypt teacher died Saturday at University hospital Iowa City after an operation. Funeral services will be held at United Presbyterian church Tuesday at 8 p.m. He is survived by his wife three children four sisters and three brothers.
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Stanwood
Frank Hoyman
Egypt
University Hospital
Iowa City
United Presbyterian Church
Downey Resident Norman Oyler Dies After Illness
Norman Oyler 64 a farmer living south of Downey died in the Mount Pleasant state hospital Friday night after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at the Baptist church here.
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Downey
Norman Oyler
Mount Pleasant
Baptist Church
Iowa Legislature Faces Higher Demands for Funds
Iowa lawmakers to be elected in November will confront rising needs for allocations from education boards and control, old age pensions, and homestead tax relief. The pension system now costs about 12 million annually, funded by state sales and income tax receipts and matched by federal funds.
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DES Moines
Iown
General Assembly
State Boards of Education and Control
California
Iowa
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Board of Control
Giant 14 Pound Mushroom Found Near Cedar River
Carl Mills reports a 14 pound goat’s chin mushroom found by his party while mushroom hunting on the Cedar River west bank near Palisades, six miles southeast of the city. The specimen is solid and 11 inches tall with a 19 inch diameter. Mrs Mills will prepare it for the table.
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Iowa
Carl Mills
Wilson Avenue
The
Gazette
Cedar River
Palisades
Mills
Two Des Moines Men End Lives
Coroner A Shaw reports two Des Moines men took their own lives on Saturday night Roy Wilkinson 49 was found shot in his grocery store back room and died in hospital Chester Ostren 44’ body recovered from a lagoon in Greenwood park with a note directing cremation and his wife to sell his car found in an abandoned automobile in the park.
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Des Moines
A. Shaw
Roy Wilkinson
Chester Ostren
Greenwood Park
Mary Bents Rites Slated In Anamosa
Mrs. Mary Bents 32 wife of Jacob Bents from Newport died in Mercy hospital Anamosa on Saturday. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Center church. Survived by husband two children Betty Jane and Johnny mother and sister Mrs Harm Behnken and Miss Elizabeth Behnken Scotch Grove and sister Mrs Clarence Rickels Anamosa. Friends may call Beam and Miller chapel.
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Anamosa
Mary Bents
Jacob Bents
Newport
Mercy Hospital
Wayne Center Church
Betty Jane
Johnny
Harm Behnken
Elizabeth Behnken
Scotch Grove
Clarence Rickels
Beam
Miller _ chapel
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COE
Marjory Bailey
Louise Baumgartner
Elgin
Leota Becking
Woodstock
Katherine Bothell
Jeane Brown
Dayton
Isabel Butler
Marshalltown
Mary Clifford
Mabel Cisna
Walker
Elizabeth Coon
Oak Park
Phyllis Darby
Cresco
Kathleen DeBerg
Adair
Marjorie Deering
Postville
Jeanne Durfee
Shirley Englebert
Marengo
Anogene Faris
Mediapolis
Mildred Fry
Traer
Gladys
Jeanne Sheetz
Margaret Victorine
Betty Winn
Alto
Beatrice Anderson
Ruth Anderson
Dysart
Jean Burroughs
Springville
Jean Campbell
Jean Carter
Delaware
Ethelyn Fink
Manning
Helen Knox
Milledgeville
Miriam Lieberknecht
Letts
Mary McLaughlin
June Ortiz
Chicago
Myrna Parke
Maynard
Cathryne
Okinow
Iowa C. E
Hitler
Chamberlain
Tanganyika
Southwest Africa
Alfred Duff Cooper
Admiralty
Franco
Mussolini
Ignia
Duke
Aosta
George
England
Works Progress Administration
WPA
Charleston
S. C
Congress
F.D.R
High Court Post
Townsend Club No. 5
Forney
Avenue NW
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Henry Gundling
Legion
Canopus Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Benefit Association of Railway Employes
Sokol Hall
Otto Timm
Gayle
Victor
Mr. Timm
C. W. Perkins
Rotary Club
el Kahir
Home Missionary Society of
Trinity Lutheran Church
Leroy Jahnke
Lawrence Schirm
Fred Schirm
George W. Parks
D Avenue
Denver
Milwaukee
John Spratler
Maine
Z. C. B. J. Hall
Nagricultural Bureau
William Mansfield
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
A. F. of L
Fred Collard
Waterloo
Ames Collegians
Joseph Konigsmark
Town Hall
Dr, A
L. Sachar
World Traveler
Sessons
Linton Wells
Ace News
South America
Clifton Fadiman
New Yorker
Current
Mercado
Tipica Mexican Orchestra
Don Blanding
Osa Johnson
Martin Johnson
Geo
Sokolskt
Brillant Keanemiat
Aether
John Gunther
Yong
China
James Shelby Thomas
Chrysler Institute of Busineering
Cedar Rapids Town Hall
Grace Boston
Bever Ave
Fia
Shige Mubiianee
Tieton Camerpa'a
Board of Education
Tastryt Tavern
Leo McSwiggan
First Street
Gold Coast and Prager
Sunshine Beverages
Charles Chuba
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