Debate over Lindbergh speech foreshadows arms policy clash
In the Senate, Lundeen hesitated on Lindbergh’s flyer plan while Barkley pressed the issue and Clark defended the speech’s patriotic tone. Pittman assailed Lindbergh’s stance, warning it could aid totalitarian powers and confuse defensive and offensive arms amid fears of a broader European war.
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Lundeen
Alben W. Barkley
Lindbergh
Bennett C. Clark
Congressional
Pittman
Senate
Connally
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Russia
Bargaining Reduces Newspaper Industry Strife NLRB Study
The NLRB released a 171 page study on collective bargaining in the newspaper industry. It credits centralized bargaining by mechanical unions and the American Newspaper Guild with reduced industrial strife and more stable employment conditions.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Division of Economic Research
David J. Saposs
AFL
American Newspaper Guild
CIO
Bulletin
NLRB
Mechanical Trades
Couple In Seventies Brave Atlantic To See Their Son
Mr and Mrs Abdullah Igram aged 74 and 72 travel from Damascus to visit their son Hassan Igram in Cedar Rapids Iowa after a perilous journey from Beirut on the Greek liner Nea Hellas. They endured Mediterranean subs and wartime fears and have long worked a 200 acre farm near ancient Damascus.
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Atlantic
Syria
Mediterranean
Abdullah Igram
Hassan Igram
Damascus
Igrams
Beirut
Europe
Asia Minor
Nea Hellas
New York
No Word Spoken At Celebration Of Silver Wedding
Mr and Mrs Louis T Herbold of Marion celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with 60 deaf mute guests at a surprise party. The event featured a mock wedding, a large silver chest gift, and sign language communication among attendees from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Ottumwa Waterloo and Davenport. The couple will take a second honeymoon in Council Bluffs.
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Louis T. Herbold
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Knights of Pythias Hall
Herbold
Council Bluffs School
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Davenport
L. P. Herbold
Twelfth Street
Max
Ruth
Mae
L. W. Rose
First Avenue W
Cedar Rapids
Keota farmer Jack Dill ends his life
Jack Dill living seven miles east of Keota in Washington county died by hanging Saturday afternoon. His body was found by his wife Fern Dunbar in the barn about 5 p.m. Coroner W. S. Eldridge ruled it suicide after investigation. Dill, who had a mental breakdown after his mother’s death last March, had been in Mount Pleasant state hospital in April and released about six weeks ago. He is survived by his wife, three children Helen Ruth and Donald, five brothers Earl Cloyce Fred and Glenn, two sisters Rita Romine and Marjorie Klein, all on local farms. The body was taken to Marsh funeral home in Keota for funeral arrangements expected Monday.
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Keota
Jack Dill
Washington County
Fern Dunbar
S. Eldridge
Washington
Dill
Hallie Dill
Mount Pleasant
Helen
Ruth
Donald
Earl
Cloyce
Fred
Glenn
Rita Romine
Marjorie Klein
Marsh Funeral Home
Roosevelt Pupils Win In Newspaper Contest
Two Roosevelt high school pupils placed in Iowa High School Press association contests. Jack Linkletter won second in feature writing, Catherine Wilcox earned third in advertising copy writing. Grinnell announced results Saturday. their Roosevelt teacher is Don Brown.
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Roosevelt High School
Iowa High School Press Association
Grinnell
Jack Linkletter
I. E. Linkletter
Avenue NW
Catherine Wilcox
Lawrence O. Wilcox
Seventh Avenue
Don Brown
Roosevelt
News
Pickpocket duo seen in downtown store after wallet theft
Police were asked by W. L. Ireland of 1633 Sec ond avenue SE to find two alleged pickpockets who he says stole his wallet containing $37 and other items while he looked at music in a downtown five and ten cent store at 8 15 p.m. He described a woman 40 to 45, about 170 pounds, short and heavy set, in a black coat and hat, and a man 40 to 45, about 5 feet 10, 180 pounds, in a brown overcoat and hat. Both wore rimless glasses.
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W. L. Ireland
Second Avenue SE
Ireland
Fail To Find Money At Gypsy Funeral
An Iowa sheriff and a farm couple returning from a fruitless search for a gypsy fortune teller Mme. Marie after being bilked of 5500 dollars. They followed a tip to St Louis county for a gypsy funeral but found only folded paper in a bundle that was supposed to hold bank notes.
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ST. Louis
LLP
Iowa
Mme
Marie
Lone Tree
Louisa County
George W. Oakes
Edward Schlapkohl
Mme. Marie
St. Louis County
Schlapkohl
Earlville Stockyards Fire Damages $5,000 Worth
A blaze at Earlville stockyards owned by Lain Sill broke out at 11 50 Saturday night destroying scales a granary and a quantity of grain and hay. Damage is estimated at about $5 000 with Dyersville firefighters aiding Earlville crews.
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Earlville
Dyersville
Remarks on law, sabotage, and anti communist fear
A column discusses Elmer A. Johnson of Lisbon as a country lawyer and prosecutor, recalling the Tonn case and a judge's error, then warns that opposition to criminal statutes invites crime. It links anti Communist fears to labor strife, CIO slow downs, and 2850 communists on federal payroll, urging vigilance to protect liberties.
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Sistant
Elmer A. Johnson
Lisbon
Johnson
Elmer
Tonn
Marion
State Supreme Court
Milo P. Smith
Europe
Big Bill Haywood
CIO
Chrysler Corporation
Dodge
United Automobile Workers
A. F. of L
Iowa
Car Hit by Two Trains Kills Waterloo Man
Waterloo police report Ruben Smith, 41, a factory worker, died when his car crossed inside the north city limits and was struck by an eastbound Illinois Central freight and then by a westbound freight at a crossing.
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Waterloo
Ruben Smith
Illinois Central
Germans Boast After Sinking Royal Oak Ship Loss
Nazi officials celebrate the Royal Oak sinking as British shipping suffers heavy losses. Reports note new torpedo tech and German aid aircraft aiding submarine patrols. British admiralty confirms the Royal Oak loss and discusses convoy risks amid war relief efforts.
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Royal Oak
Admiralty
High Command
Berlin
Deaths William S Dochterman funeral in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for William Sanderson Dochterman 91 a Cedar Rapids resident since 1885 who died in Milwaukee will be held at Turner chapel at 11 a.m. Monday the Rev E J Wykle will officiate and burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery friends may call at the chapel
Miller Funeral for Louis Ellsworth Miller
Funeral services for Louis Ellsworth Miller will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Turner chapel with Rev. Marion H. Williams officiating. Miller, a city resident for 50 years, died at his home on Fifth Avenue SE. Interment follows in Lanark, Illinois, with the body to be taken there Tuesday. Friends may call at the chapel.
Mrs E F Jurgensen 34 Cedar Rapids native dies in Fairfield
Mrs E F Jurgensen 34 long time Cedar Rapids resident dies at her Fairfield home Friday night after months of illness. Funeral at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids Monday 2 30 pm Rev Henry Scherer to officiate Burial Cedar Memorial Park Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband daughter Jacqueline parents John L Peters Marion three sisters L R Olney Cedar Rapids Milo Davin Alfred Johnson Marion and brother August Peters Milwaukee.
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E. F. Jurgensen
Cedar Rapids
Fairfield
First Lutheran Church
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Henry Scherer
Cedar Memorial Park
Jacqueline
Funeral services for Mrs. Jes sie May Butz
Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie May Butz, who died Friday at her home 1227 Fifth Avenue SE, will be held at Beatty chapel at 3 30 p m Monday with Rev. Henry Scherer officiating. Friends may call at the residence 1227 Fifth Avenue SE from 11 a m Sunday to 1 p m Monday.
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Butz
Jessie May Butz
Fifth Avenue SE
Beatty Chapel
Henry Scherer
Cedar Memorial Park
Finland Eyes Soviet Peace Talks Amid Security Concerns
Finland signals hope for a Soviet compromise while warning against any threat to its neutrality. Observers see hints of Russian demands for territorial concessions and a mutual defense pact, as Helsinki thanks the United States and President Roosevelt for support guiding a peaceful, moderate solution.
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Estonia
Latvia
Finland
United States
Roosevelt
Two Hurt In Intersection Car Collision
Two people were bruised in an afternoon crash at 3 20 p m when a car driven by Pauline Guernsey 23 of 820 Camburncourt SE struck the left rear of a car driven by Robert E Hyde 23 of Walker causing the Hyde vehicle to overturn. Hyde and his wife 25 suffered head and leg bruises.
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Pauline Guernsey
Camburncourt SE
Robert E. Hyde
Walker
Second Avenue
Second Street
Hyde
Guernsey
Cossart Seeks War News While Resting at Roosevelt Hotel
English actor Ernest Cossart, tired after a long journey from Hollywood to New York, speaks by phone from room 425 at the Roosevelt hotel. He discusses recent war events, his print stage background, and a possible role in The Gas Light while noting past roles in Tower of London and Lady of the Tropics.
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Ernest Cossart
Roosevelt Hotel
North Platte
Neb
Hollywood
New York City
Valerie Cossart
New York
Ahmed Kulane
Chimney Sweep
Hedy Lamarr
Cossart
Theater Guild
America
South Africa
Starnes Anticipates Army Posts Abandonment
Rep. Joe Starnes of Alabama said the House appropriations subcommittee that toured military establishments will likely recommend abandoning some small Army posts.
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Washington
Joe Starnes
Ala
House Appropriations
Red Turkish Pact Reported Signed
Reports say Turkey and Soviet Russia signed a defense pact with armed aid pledges and a Dardanelles closure, while Russia reportedly avoids a commitment to war with Germany. German Soviet Italy talks on common defense may involve inspections of western fortifications by officers from both sides.
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Italy
Adolf Hitler
Turkey
Russia
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Germany
West Wall
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Bernard Nelson
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ICE and Fuel CO
First Street
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SHELL
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Std Ave
Curtis Bushnell
Coggan, Iowa
Campbell & Smith
A. H. Deckman
Mt. Vernon Ave
Bert Jordan
Newhall, Iowa
Springville, Towa
Co. W. Liense
Harold Mackey
16Th Ave
Mulherin & Koffron
10Th St
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Donald Musser
Mt. Vernon
C. BR
Co. H. Perkins
C. RR
Chris Peterson
Lisbon, Iowa
Claude Thompson
Vernon, Iowa
Frank Tumilty
Shellsburg, Iowa
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Jows
M. J. Young
Couplin
Brent
Davis
McGivern
D. Sheeley
Shellevare
Earl DE Camp
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Atkins
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