Railway Carmen Observe Jubilee at Cedar Rapids Banquet
Members of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America and its Loyal Star auxiliary, from five states and Canada, gathered at the Roosevelt hotel to mark the organizations fiftieth anniversary. The event featured J M Patterson of Kansas City as main speaker, praising labor achievements including the 1938 job protection agreement the railroad retirement act and unemployment compensation bill. Toastmaster John Arrington of Cedar Rapids led the program with W J Adams and Joe Mekota among others commending Roosevelt labor policy.
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Canada
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
The
Loyal Star
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
J. M. Patterson
Kansas City
Brotherhood
Patterson
John Arrington
Carmen’s Union
W. J. Adams
Carmen's Journal
Joe Mekota
Linn County
Democratic Central Committee
Roosevelt
Soul
Favor Levy On Cows To Promote Use Of Iowa Dairy Products
Davenport AP report says Iowa Independent Dairymen favored a 10 cent assessment on each milk cow to fund promotion of state dairy products. About 75 delegates attended led by president J Gaukler. sentiment preferred cow levy over a processor levy. next meeting will discuss the plan.
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Iowa
Davenport
Iowa Independent Dairymen
Hotel Blackhawk
J. ¥. Gaukler
Paul Crowley
Des Moines
Iowa Ice Cream Manufacturers Association
Cancel Broadcasts On Defense Order Silent Talks On National Defense
Washington on orders of President Roosevelt a series of national defense broadcasts begun last Thursday was canceled Saturday. The War Department said the President does not want speeches on the subject until his investigation ends. Assistant Secretary Edison opened talks Thursday on The American Navy. Woodring and General Arnold were slated to speak November 3 and November 10.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
War Department
Charles Edison
Harry H. Woodring
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Marriage challenge could annul 10 year old Rosie
County Attorney Forrest Short said annulment proceedings may be taken against the marriage of 10 year old Rosie Columbus to 34 year old Flem Tackett. County Judge Edward P. Hill joined the review and both aim to annul if legally possible. The wedding occurred last Monday in a mountain cabin. the license lists Rosie as 14.
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Prestonburg
Forrest Short
Rosie Columbus
Flem Tackett
Short
Kentucky
Edward P. Hill
W. G. Ratliff
Rosie
President Inspects Best U. S. Aircraft
President Roosevelt toured the nation’s largest and fastest military aircraft at Anacostia and Bolling Field. He was accompanied by aides and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau as the administration maps a largely expanded program for next year.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Navy
Anacostia Air Base
Army
Bollingfield
Treasury
Morgenthau
Administration
Potomac River
Cardinal Mundelein Sails to Rome for Saint Cabrini Beatification
Cardinal Mundelein, archbishop of Chicago, sailed from New York on the Rex bound for Rome to attend beatification ceremonies for Mother Cabrini who will become the first American saint.
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New York
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Rome
Rex
Mother Cabrini
Thieves Steal $300 Worth of Cough Drops in KC
Kansas City police seek suspects who stole 300 dollars worth of cough drops from a car belonging to George Fosnacht a traveling representative from Dubuque. The theft occurred while the vehicle was parked in the city.
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Kansas City
George Fosnacht
I Avenue
Fosnacht
Dubuque
Indian agricultural leader to speak at Coe College chapel
Dr. Sam Higginbottom, president of Allahabad Christian College and head of its agricultural institute in India, will address Coe College students and limited visitors at 9:30 a.m. Monday. The speaker, born in Manchester in 1874, will discuss eroding soil and a new plow developed by his institute to deepen soil stirring.
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Sam Higginbottom
Allahabad Christian College
Allahabad
India
Agricultural Institute
Coe College
James T. Hodgson
Coe
M. Willard Lampe
United States
Ohio State University
Boy Ends Life To Avoid Taunts At Trip's Failure
A 12 year old Chicago boy who fled with a friend to hitchhike to California killed himself rather than face taunts over the failed trip. Nicholas Boras died in a hospital after shooting himself with a .25 caliber pistol. companion Robert Fender, 14, witnessed the act and notified authorities.
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Boy
Trip
Chicago
INS
California
Nicholas Boras
Robert Fender
West Coast
Lansing
Nicholas
Robert
Wasted Effort Seen in $9,000 Light Bulb Study
Peabody officials puzzled as WPA plans spend six months and $9000 to count street pole bulbs. Patrick Tumelty says he refused to sponsor the project and already knows the answer, yet WPA workers will report to him.
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Peabody
Mass
INL
Uncle Sam
WPA
Patrick Tumelty
Census shows broom demand fell 14 percent 1935 to 1937
The census bureau reported Saturday that demand for brooms declined by 14 percent between 1935 and 1937, a drop noted in the household goods market.
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Washington (Ap
Census Bureau
Corruption Claims Target Kraschel Inner Circle
The piece attacks Governor Kraschel and allies Kirtley Kampmeier and the state house KKK trio, accusing them of corruption and questioning why Kraschel appointed Kirtley and Secretary of State Robert O'Brian and what duties they were given.
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Kraschel
Kirtley
Kampmeier
KKK
State House
Robert O'Brian
Average Americans plead for GOP Congress on national radio
Nine average Americans from New York to Iowa urged voting for a Republican Congress to restore prosperity. They cited relief work, relief programs, and red tape as stifling jobs and business while calling for less federal regulation and a return to the pre New Deal economy.
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Washington
Ins
Republican Congress
Republican National Committee
Thomas Twohig
University of California
Marilyn Miller
Colorado University
Carl Nielsen
Omaha
Lloyd van Patten
Iowa
Albert Claessens
Chicago
Harmon McBride
Cleveland
J. Elmer Magee
Pittsburgh
Arnold Sayer
Long Island
Congress
Hopkins at ranch guest of James Roosevelt in Hollister
WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins visited the Walter Murphy ranch in Hollister where James Roosevelt, the President’s eldest son, has been convalescing after surgery. The report notes polar bears traveling from Greenland to Iceland on drifting ice.
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Hollister
Calif
INS
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Walter Murphy Ranch
James Roosevelt
Greenland
Iceland
100 Year Old Woman Casts Absentee Ballot
Mrs. Lucy Brooks of 1322 Avenue NE, over 100 years old, cast an absentee ballot this Saturday for the general election on November 8. Confined by health, she urged her son J A Sprague to arrange her vote, recalling her interest since Lincoln's 1860 candidacy.
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Lucy Brooks
Avenue NE
Abraham Lincoln
Brooks
J. A. Sprague
the Gazette
Frisco Department Store Strike Near Settlement
San Francisco's AFL strike against 35 department stores nears a settlement basis after daylong talks. Mayor Rossi's mediation committee reports progress as both sides discuss terms to propose to members this week. 6,000 strikers are slated for a Monday meeting.
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San Francisco
SNS
AFL
Angelo J. Rossi
Omaha Mayor Blocks Gypsy Rose Lee Strip Act
Omaha Mayor Dan Butler ruled Gypsy Rose Lee will not perform or be considered for an Omaha booking. He said she won’t pack in crowds and even barred readings from Tobacco Road and Idiot's Delight and removed Slogham House from the public library shelves.
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Omaha
INS
Gypsy Rose Lee
Dan B. Butler
Butler
Tobacco Road
Mari Sandoz
Slogham House
Dictators Readied Slow Arms Race Amid Axis Talks
Continued analysis of Mussolini and Ribbentrop discussions shows no disarmament plan but a push for limitation. Mussolini allegedly proposed a Jewish state for Jews of Italy and Germany, with possible expansion to others. A Czech Hungary settlement and Hungary’s minority claims were drafted for approval in Berlin.
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Hitler
Italy
Germany
von Ribbentrop
Ciano
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
France
Man Wore Three-Foot Snake as Neck Tie in Pittsburgh
Police confiscated a three-foot snake after residents reported a man wearing it as a necktie. The man claimed he bought the snake for 25 cents and faced questions from authorities.
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Pittsburgh
Carnegie Illinois to start two more blast furnaces
The Carnegie Illinois Steel Corp announced that two additional blast furnaces will be put into operation at Chicago district plants next week.
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Chicago
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Chicago District
Saturday’s Marks and City Chart Snapshots
The record lists city marks including Lew Mish of Cedar Rapids 62, Des Moines 42, Albany 46, Omaha 38, New York 88, Washington 62, San Francisco 44, Cincinnati 38, Seattle 66 with various accompanying numbers and notes indicating cancellations and partial scores. The fragmentary OCR shows a mix of place names and scores without a clear single event or outcome.
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High Lew
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines Ee
Albany
Omaha En
New. York
Deule
Washington
Dillinger Doctor Sentenced to San Quentin for Murder Case
Dr. Clayton E. May aged 50, once jailed for a Dillinger related face lifting, was sentenced to five years to life in San Quentin on second degree murder and conspiracy charges tied to an abortion operation performed on a housewife in San Francisco last April.
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San Francisco
Clayton E. May
Leavenworth
John Dillinger
San Quentin
Standards Pact Would Link Ford and Union
A proposed standards pact aims to link Ford and the United Automobile Workers with a plan to set a 65 cent hourly minimum. The wage scales would be nationwide and apply to all wage workers in parts plants, with general support from Martin who believes parts companies, automotive plants, and the union would welcome it, though full industry agreement is essential for workability.
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Martin
Death notices for Levi H Humphreys funeral Tuesday
Funeral services for Levi H. Humphreys a retired railroad man who died Saturday morning will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the Moon chapel conducted by Rev Charles J Bready. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Levi H. Humphreys
Moon Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Cedar Memorial Park
Mrs H J Barker Funeral Services Held At Rohn Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. H. J. Barker are set for 2 30 p m Monday at the Rohn chapel with Rev. W A Montgomery and Rev. E D Wells officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill cemetery. Visitation is allowed Sunday afternoon or evening at the chapel.
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H. J. Barker
Rohn Chapel
W. A. Montgomery
E. D. Wells
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Vondracek
Funeral services for Mrs Marie Vondracek, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Moon chapel. Theodore B. Hlubacek and Praha Rebekah lodge will conduct the service. Burial is in Cedar Memorial park. Pallbearers are W. Klinger, Louis H. Straka, Anton Rypka, Joseph Trusty, Joseph Urban and Joseph T. Chadima.
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Marie Vondracek
Moon Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Praha Rebekah Lodge
Cedar Memorial Park
W. Klinger
Louis H. Straka
Anton Rypka
Joseph Trusty
Joseph Urban
Joseph T. Chadima
Woman Fasting In Woods Found Clad Only In Leaves
A missing woman, 33, who told her husband she would fast in the woods for six days, was found by a 50 member posse eight miles north of White Cloud. She wore leaves, lived on acorns and nuts, and was hospitalized for exposure after days in 26 degree weather.
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White Cloud
Mich
Edward Dempkey
Here
Fremont
Robert Hart
Hart
Mission festival services set at Wayne Lutheran church
The Rev. F. Keh ren of Wayne Lutheran church will be guest minister at the evening service of the annual mission festival. The Rev. G. J. Zeilinger, local pastor, will deliver the morning sermon.
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Wyoming
F. Kehren
Wayne Lutheran Church
G. J. Zeilinger
Quiet Pre-Halloween Weekend After Carleton Victory
Police logged a tranquil pre-Halloween weekend with eight radio cars on patrol and only minor incidents. Prank reports of corn throwing and window soaping circulated, but no serious disorder. Coe homecoming crowds celebrated peacefully after a 33-7 win over Carleton.
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Coe
Carleton
Cadillac And LaSalle To Be Shown Monday
The 1939 Cadillac and LaSalle cars will be lighter and more colorful than ever before, according to the Allen Motor Company dealers at Second Avenue and Tenth Street SE. The showing, to open Monday, will feature a comprehensive array of models.
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LaSalle
Allen Motor Company
Second Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Gratified Whitney Hails Rail Wage Ruling
Cleveland A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says he is gratified by the federal fact finding board recommendation against wage cuts. He offers cooperation on any decent plan to aid the roads, protect employees, and restore industry credit.
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Cleveland (Ins
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Federal
Brotherhood
The
Whitney
Farmhand Admits Part In Poison Plot
Madison AP Elmer Johnson 24 an itinerant farm hand pled guilty in superior court to aiding Mrs Florence Peters in an attempt to poison her second husband Authorities say Peters was sentenced to life in prison for murdering her first husband Henry Kessenich of Waunakee Dane County village.
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Madison, Wis
Elmer Johnson
Florence Peters
Fossils Reveal Giant Shark Teeth in Maryland Find
Fossils from Maryland show shark teeth more than ten times the size of the largest living species. Researchers note this indicates a once dominant megatoothed predator in the region.
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Maryland
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