Greek Archbishop Athenagoras Visits City for New Greek Church
Archbishop Athenagoras of the Greek Orthodox church visited on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss establishing a local Greek church. He met Mayor Frank K. Hahn at city hall and said a priest would head the new institution once organized. A committee led by Paul Costas, George Faches, and Chris Maggos was appointed to pursue incorporation.
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Mike Bellas
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George Faches
Chris Maggos
Armour Institute Names Dr Poulter Research Director
Armour Institute of Technology announced Wednesday that Dr Poulter will head the Research Foundation. The senior scientist for Byrd's second Antarctic expedition will live in Chicago with his family while continuing scientific work from Crawfordsville Indiana and after leaving Iowa Wesleyan College.
Stalin Speeds to Georgia in Armored Train
Berlin reports from Warsaw say Josef Stalin travels from Moscow to Georgia aboard a special three armored car train to personally oversee affairs in his homeland amid a dangerous stage. Soviet Ambassador Dantzak to London leads a Western Europe diplomatic shake up as Litvinov is replaced.
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Drowned Five Youths After Boat Capsizes on Lake Superior
Five youths ages 14 to 17 are believed to have drowned when their 15 foot sail boat capsized in strong northeast winds on Lake Superior near Ashland Wisconsin. The overturned craft was found four miles from Ashland at midnight Tuesday as fog hampered search efforts. Names listed include John Wiswik 17 Dan Weir 16 Phillip Jensen 15 Henry Mitchell 15 and Eugene Sullivan 14. Authorities notified around nine pm and searches continued through Wednesday with added volunteers.
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Lake Shore
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Henry Mitchell
Eugene Sullivan
Chequamegon Bay
Cascade Man Hurt in Roof Accident at Home
John W. Less a 60 year old Cascade township farmer is in Mercy hospital Anamosa with a fractured hip and shoulder after a ladder fall while repairing a roof on Monday.
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Mercy Hospital
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South Dakota asks denial of plan to partition M. and St. L.
Washington AP says South Dakota seeks IC C denial of Associated Railways Chicago plan to abandon any M and St. L. line segments in six counties Walworth Pott es Faulk Spink Day Clark due to publication notice noncompliance. Tama man arraigned for petty larceny selling empty beer bottles. fined $100 or 30 days, suspended if he leaves town.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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TAMA
Clifford Crawford
French Leaders Discuss Longer Military Service Term
Paris officials consider extending France's term of military service in response to Germany's two year conscription. War Minister Daladier and legislators Vincent and Lechambre met as Figaro reported splits on a two and a half to three year term. A Paris session coincides with a Nancy parade honoring Marshal Rydz-Smigly.
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Maginot Line
LaGuardia Backs Roosevelt for November Polls
New York mayor Fiorello LaGuardia who won on a fusion ticket will support President Roosevelt for re election. He signed a call for a progressive conference in Chicago on September 11 and is expected to aid Roosevelt's campaign and speak for the Democratic ticket.
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Roosevelt
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Glacier National Park Fire Controls After Major Blaze
Glacier National Park in Montana faced its worst fire on record as 1,500 firefighters fought to control it. About 9,990 acres of timberland burned and 90 cabins near Many Glacier Hotel were destroyed while the hotel and guests were saved and evacuated.
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Pillsbury Flour Mill Closes Amid Elevator Workers Strike
In Minneapolis the Pillsbury mill halted operations at noon after elevator, flour, feed, and union pickets halted entry. The strike leaves over 200 workers unemployed while about 350 state grain inspection staff are scaled to half time until September 15. Grain receipts have plummeted with only eighty five cars arriving and ten day averages under one hundred.
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Railroad and Warehouse Commission
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Paul Wagner Named President of Northwest Trailer Association
Paul R. Wagner and J. J. Doctor of Cedar Rapids were elected president and secretary of the newly organized Northwest Trailer association Tuesday by twenty members at a camp of families living in auto trailers at the Iowa state fair.
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Cedar Rapids
Northwest Trailer Association
Landon Lead Grows In Grass Roots Rural Poll
New York based poll shows Gov. Al Landon widening his lead over President Roosevelt in the second week of the grass roots survey. From 213,211 ballots across 33 states, Landon receives 126,559 votes (59.35 percent) while Roosevelt gains 73,273 votes (33.89 percent).
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Browder
Roosevelt Vote Totals in Iowa Show Landon Leading
The Iowa results list Roosevelt with 3186 votes, Landon 3699, Lemke 1783, Thomas 351, Colvin 105, and Browder 379. The margin favors Landon as Roosevelt’s share decreased by 8.41 percent.
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Lemke
Thomas
Colvin
Browder
20 000 More Drought Aid Jobs Approved
The works progress administration added 20,000 drought relief jobs to Wisconsin and Kansas quotas. Wisconsin’s quota rose from 10,000 to 25,000 drought victims while Kansas gained 5,000 more, reaching 10,000 receiving federal aid. Deputy Administrator Aubrey Williams announced the raise, boosting the Great Plains drought employment quota to 141,500.
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Works Progress Administration
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Kansas
WPA
Aubrey Williams
Great Plains
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