Strachey Deported and U.S. Labor Turmoil Sparks Debate
The piece discusses John Strachey Strachey being kept overnight and barred from entry at the U.S. State Department's order, criticizing democracy and praising communism, while arguing that anticommunist actions target foreign agitators. It also notes Detroit jury decisions freeing Reuther’s alleged attackers and reflects on New Deal politics, labor racketeering, and public opinion.
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John St. Lee Strachey
New York
United States
England
United States Department of State
Strachey
Uncle Sam
Dies Congressional Committee
New Deal
Lewis Proposes CIO AFL Leadership Resignations for Peace
John L. Lewis said he would quit as CIO chairman if William Green retires as AFL leader. He urged a bilateral step to end labor conflict after the AFL convention at Houston demanded his removal. Lewis offered to resign tomorrow or any day if Green also resigns, aiming to allow a peace pact between CIO and AFL leaders.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
A F. of L
Houston
Tex
CIO
A. F. of L
Green
Federation of Labor
Heywood
Truck Wrecks Porch Of House In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. M. E. Fitz, 71, said her income comes from a state old age pension as a pickup truck crashed into her front porch on Monday night. Police arrested Reid Thompson of Marshalltown for drunkenness and leaving the scene. Thompson claimed he did not drive the truck and offered to pay for the $60 damages. he will be arraigned once he raises the funds.
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M. E. Fitz
Eighth Street
West Side
Reid Thompson
Marshalltown
Third Avenue
Thompson
Harry Johnson
Teamsters Open Peace Drive Against CIO
Houston dispatch reports A F L Teamsters led by Daniel J Tobin launch a peace campaign against John L Lewis CIO. Tobin vows 300000 members will back the effort and withhold support for strikes until federation and CIO conferences reopen.
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Houston
Texas
INS
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
CIO
Teamsters
Daniel J Tobin
Tobin
Resolutions Committee
Federation
John Lewis
Federation Executive Council
Fires Along Canada Border Leave 14 Dead
Reports from Fort Frances and nearby towns say at least fourteen people are dead with many injured and several missing as brush and forest fires rage on both sides of the Minnesota Ontario border. Winds drive the flames toward Fort Frances and International Falls amid the spreading fires.
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Fort Frances
Ont
Minnesota-Ontario
International Falls
Minn
CIO Pickets Seek to Boycott Nevada
Verdi Nevada dispatch reports CIO pickets press motorists to boycott mountains highways as authorities threaten armed resistance to an “invasion.” Gov Kirman and Atty Gen Mashburn await four CIO leaders in Carson City while 250 deputies stand ready to shoot to kill if California unionists enter Washoe county. Louis Goldblatt of CIO Northern California cites a vigilante smokescreen over bargaining rights.
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Verdi, Nev
CIO
Nevada
Salt Lake City
Sacramento
California-Nevada
Richard Kirman
Gray Mashburn
Carson City
Kirman
California
Washoe County
Louis Goldblatt
San Francisco
Isbell Construction Company
Lewis Refuses Radio Speech on resignation offer
Washington AP John L. Lewis CIO chairman declined a Tuesday offer to give a radio speech. He outlined his offer to resign if William Green retired as AF of L president. Green was also offered a nationwide broadcasting opportunity.
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Washington (Ap
John L. Lewis
CIO
William Green
A. F. of L
Green
Nationwide Broadcasting Company
Refugees in Prague Seek U S Aid for Asylum
Austrian and German refugees in Prague appealed Tuesday for United States or other countries’ asylum. About 700 refugees in Brno asked the U S legation for help, warning many face concentration camps or execution if returned to German rule.
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Prague
United States
America
Brno
Legation
Neil Malcolm
League of Nations
Malcolm
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Little Republic
Roumania
Hungarians Welcome Troops as Ipolysag Is Seized
Thousands of Hungarians in Ipolysag cheered as Hungarian troops occupied the border town on a day marked as a national holiday. Military bands played as authorities celebrate the transfer seen as ending two decades of mourning for Hungarians in Czechoslovakia. Dispatches from Komprom report envoys negotiating over the cession of territory.
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Ipolysag
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Komprom
Everybody Has Line And Daddy Of Them All Is Dotted Line
A satirical piece by Arthur Bugs Baer lampoons national fortifications and lines drawn between nations. It notes Belgium, France, Germany, and the United States maintaining lines like Maginot and Siegfried along with anonymous transacting boundaries. The author calls the dotted line the ultimate symbol of allegiance and danger.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Belgium
France
Germany
Uncle Sam
Rail unions demand government take over rail lines
Washington dispatch reports that railroad brotherhoods facing a 15 percent wage cut urge President Roosevelt’s board to place the industry under government banker control. They accuse J. P. Morgan and affiliated bankers of exploiting carriers and seek a capital overhaul rather than wage reductions.
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Washington
INL
J. P. Morgan and Company
Roosevelt
W. J. Lauck
Brotherhoods
J. Pr. Morgan and Company
Lauck
Dollar Day Offers Many Big Values in Cedar Rapids
Wednesday Dollar Day in Cedar Rapids features fall sales with numerous values and discounts. Read both Monday and Wednesday Gazette issues to compare ads and buy wisely for autumn and early winter. Families should review savings on men's and women's clothing, children's garments, and household furnishings.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
George Lambertsen Dies After Brief Illness at 47
Harry F. Lambertsen 47 of 148 Thirty-second street NE died at a local hospital Tuesday at 4 40 a m after a brief illness. He leaves wife Ruth two children Margaret and Ellis and his Cedar Rapids mother and sister with brothers in Freeport and Cedar Rapids. He served in World War I with the American Legion and belonged to Kenwood Methodist church Mount Hermon Masonic lodge Eastern Star and Knights of Pythias. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m Turner chapel.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry F. Lambertsen
Thirty-second Street
Stark Construction Company
Jong
Renwick
Ruth Jenkins
Margaret
Ellis Lambertsen
Eastern Star
Knights of Pythias
Turner Chapel
Jewish Editor Rudolf Thomas Dies in Prague
Rudolf Thomas, editor of the Prager Tagblatt, died Tuesday after an overdose of a drug taken with his wife in what police call a suicide attempt. His wife remains in critical condition.
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Prague
Rudolf Thomas
Prager Tagblatt
Wallace Outlines Four Point Farm Program Plan
Secretary Wallace and aides present a four point program to curb surpluses and low prices. It includes continued crop control with quotas referenda, revival of processing taxes, emphasis on expanding domestic markets, and reorganization of the agriculture department to cut red tape and speed subsidies.
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Washington
Wallace
Congress
Supreme Court
Agriculture Department
Department
Bulgarian Assassin Confesses Payment for Gen Peeff Killing
Vase Josifoff a 35 year old Macedonian terrorist confessed on his deathbed that he received 200 for killing Gen Yordan Peeff chief of the Bulgarian army general staff. He shot the general wounded his aide then killed himself claiming two Macedonians paid him.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
INS
Vase Josifoff
Yordan Peeff
Josifoff
Want Ads Promote Quick Sales in The Gazette
Daily readers of The Gazette can sell items quickly with Want Ads. Dial 2-1121 to place an ad and reach more than 42,000 subscribers. A recent ad sold a gas range by second day, showing the system works.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette
Pair Rescued From Mystery Cave Depths in Okla
Two East Central State Teachers College students Thurman K Treadwell Jr and Hugh Glen Munroe were rescued unharmed after more than 48 hours in the Ar buckle mountains cave system. They crawled in with bathing suits, swam a subterranean pool, and waited as a search party of over 100 people found them.
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Dougherty
Oklo
Arbuckle Mountains
Thurman K., Treadwell, Jr
Hugh Glen Munroe
East Central State Teachers College
Treadwell
Munroe
Ada
Shirley Temple Sends Cheer From Hollywood To Doomed Boy
Shirley Temple mailed a heartfelt letter to 14 year old John Howard English Jr of Chicago who is battling a malignant disease. Doctors say he has days to live and his wish was to see the Cubs win the world series. The letter was sent by air mail with a special delivery stamp.
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Arlowen
Marion Pioneer
Carl Owen
Hollywood
INS
Shirley Temple
John Howard English, Jr
Chicago
English
Cubs
New York Yankees
Hollywood Monday
Lady Astor Defends Lindbergh Against Soviet Claims
Lady Astor denies a Moscow report accusing Col. Lindbergh of insulting the Soviet air force at a dinner she hosted for the American aviator. She calls the claims false and rejects any disparaging remarks.
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London
INS
Russia
Lady Astor
Charles A. Lindbergh
Moscow
Lindbergh
Red Air Force
Lindbergh makes surprise powered takeoff from hangar
Lindbergh to Berlin in a bold flight from Waalhaven airport in the Netherlands. He started the engine inside the hangar and lifted off without wheeling the plane out, aiming to dodge press questions about Soviet charges. He landed in Berlin for a scientific congress and avoided commenting on the accusations.
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Rotterdam
Holland
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
Berlin
Waalhaven
Col
Lindbergh
Red Air Force
Lilienthal Scientific
Turbine Blows Up Cuts Service Across Cedar Rapids Area
A No. 4 turbine explosion at Iowa Electric light and Power halted service for about thirty minutes in Cedar Rapids and 100 nearby towns. The blast damaged the switchboard, plunged the plant into darkness, and forced workers to fight a smoky fire before rerouting power. The outage was described as the worst in over twenty years with full recovery expected to take days. Authorities planned a six to eight day investigation to determine the cause.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Earle Nichols
Sutherland Crows
Marshalltown
Dows
F. H. Humbert
Humbert
Benes Courted as Glasgow University Rector Candidate
The Czechoslovak legation denied accepting Benes had been invited to stand as the Scottish nationalist candidate for rector of Glasgow University, while officials announced his candidacy at a students meeting. Posters urged voters to back Benes as a defender of small nations though the post is honorary.
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Bulletin— London
Eduard Benes
Glasgow University
London
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Britain
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