Fire destroys nine Rowley buildings after wedding party
A fire starting around 2 am after a wedding party in Rowley's Community hall leveled nine buildings on the block. Losses totaled about $50,000 with Rosencrans suffering the principal damage. firefighters from Independence and Quasqueton aided as Rowley had no water pressure.
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Rowley
Victor Krob
Independence
Quasqueton
Masonic Hall
Will Rehburg
Cliff Matteson
Roy Rosencrans
Vern Donilea
John Corkery
Raymond “Red” Harrington
The
Board of Education
Corkery
Rosencrans
K. C. Beatty
Joe Boeler
Beatty
Boeker
Edna Faust
Buchanan County
Ten Die in Dayton Auto Crashes in Weekend Toll
Death ruled the highways in this district. Ten persons were killed in two separate collisions near Lebanon and on the city outskirts. Five others remain critically injured in Dayton hospitals. Six victims in the first crash were from a Dayton vacationing family. two men and two women died in that wreck.
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Dayton, O
Lebanon
Dayton
Germans Claim Peace Balance Held By Czechs
Berlin based German press largely blames Czechoslovakia for the Sudeten crisis risk and warns Britain misreads the situation. Editorials quote calls for Prague to concede rights of Sudeten Germans and frame Prague as responsible for any consequences.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Prague
Cook Sheriff Joins In Assault Against Bookmaking Outfit
CHICAGO AP Chicago and Cook county bookmakers faced assault from three sides Saturday as Sheriff John Toman teamed with State's Attorney Thomas J Courtney and city police to wipe out gambling dens. Deputies and highway patrol raided seven resorts around Chicago, while Courtney's men hit eight city handbooks. They found racing sheets and paraphernalia but no betting evidence in one small venue.
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Chicago
Cook County
John Toman
Thomas J. Courtney
Toman
Courtney
Funeral industry notes link between low mood and mortality
New York AP report based on the National Casket Co. annual review says business may suffer but mortality fell by about 6 percent from the prior year. The company explains lower earnings amid a general health trend with government data supporting reduced mortality in a low mood year.
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New York
Wall Street
National Casket Co
United States
France Unifies Air Force Under One Supreme Command
Paris announces a government decree to unite the air force into a single command with an inspector general for each division as France prepares for possible Czech crisis tensions. Paris backs Britain in seeking concessions from Czechoslovakia on German minority demands amid looming trouble.
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Paris
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Great Britain
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Reichs Navy to Maneuver in North Sea
German reinforcements moved to the Rhine border near Kehl and Offenburg as Germany notified Britain its rebuilt fleet will hold maneuvers in the North Sea. The German fleet will train off the Norwegian Danish coast, extending to the Netherlands, while Britain conducts exercises off Scotland and the Orkneys amid the Czechoslovak crisis.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
North Sea
Netherlands
Scottish
Orkneys
Hitler Pressure Points Czech Nazi Recognition Hints
Reports from Berchtesgaden say Hitler and Konrad Henlein discussed how to push for Czech recognition of Nazism in Sudeten areas. The talks followed a pattern of conservative stance and anti Prague press campaigns.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Prague
Sudeten
Czech
A F of L Survey Finds Gains in Basic Industries
The American Federation of Labor reports in its monthly survey that key basic industries show substantial production gains. Steel lumber cotton textiles automobiles and electric power rise as the federal building program and rising spending may boost a rapid recovery if capital goods keep pace with consumers and government outlays.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Corn Loans Pass Twenty Two Million Mark
The Commodity Credit Corporation said by Thursday it loaned 22,307,191 dollars on 45,978,028 bushels of corn. Iowa accounted for 27,068,731 bushels. The agency also reported that by August 27 loans totaled 6,155,471 dollars on 34,189,648 net grease pounds of wool with 91,851,060 pounds appraised for loans.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Drops Charge Against Arab And His Bride
Nijib Toonic a 27 year old Arabian telephone engineer and his 17 year old Missouri bride Doris Hisan Toonie were freed after a Mann act charge was dismissed by U S Commissioner Garrett W Cotter. The couple said they wed legally and planned to sail to Basra Iraq where he runs the city’s telephone system.
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New York
Nijib Toonic
Doris Hisan Toonie
Missouri
U. S
Garrett W. Cotter
Toonie
St. Louis
John J. Dowling
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Neosho
Federal
Basra
Iraq
G-men learn story of perfume swindle in Arabia tale
In federal court a Missouri girl 17 dismisses claims of an exotic Arabian love potion. She says the supposed harem lure was only a bottle of Parisian perfume. Her husband notes harems are outdated and insists he is Catholic and monogamous.
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New York
INS
G-men
Missouri
Gosh
Doris Hisan
Neosho
Arabia
Blessed Event at All-Iowa Fair Opens with Calf Birth
At Hawkeye Downs the All-Iowa Livestock exposition kicked off with a unique birth. Ed Geraghty arrived early, loaded a Jersey cow mother and calf onto the grounds, presenting Safe Dreaming Spot and her calf Sybil's Safe Dreaming as contenders for naming honors. The dam and calf's timing drew attention as Floyd Johnston weighed a bet on the sex. Time of christening to be announced.
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Hawkeye Downs
Walter Winchell
Ed Geraghty
Mr Geraghty
Geraghty
McGregor
Fairgrounds
Sybil
Safe Dreaming
Floyd Johnston
Rockies Flood Loss Put at 2 Millions
Heavy rains caused flash floods in the Rocky mountains Saturday killing at least six people and isolating or flooding towns. Morrison near Bear Creek Canyon was hit by a six foot wall of water, flooding homes and businesses. About 200 miles of roads were washed out and traffic halted west and north of Denver. Numerous residents were rescued from rooftops and cars with several people reported missing.
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Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Morrison
Bear Creek Canyon
Mexican Deputies Clash Over Committee Assignments
In Mexico City two factions drew pistols in the chamber during a Friday night clash over committee seats. Leaders intervened by withdrawing their groups from the chamber to prevent bloodshed amid the dispute and halted meetings.
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Mexico City
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Roosevelt hints at cross party support for liberals in fall campaigns
President Roosevelt signaled possible cross party support for liberal candidates even if on Republican tickets. He said the good of the country rises above party and suggested he could back liberals on either side, drawing criticism from both parties. He planned a trip to Maryland to bolster David J. Lewis and oppose Millard E. Tydings. Lewis would accompany him on the journey.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
John Hamilton
Congress
Capitol Hill
Logan
Maryland
Millard E. Tydings
Tydings
David J. Lewis
Morgantown
Potomac River
Potomac
Salisbury
Denton
Lewis
Keller seeks congressional airing on Maverick ban
Rep. Kent Keller challenges Texas denial of Maury Maverick as an independent candidate for the House. He petitions Secretary Clark and calls for a thorough congressional review of Maverick’s ballot status after Maverick lost the Democratic nomination by about 1000 votes. Senator Sheppard orders investigators to verify truthfulness of Senate candidates reports.
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Washington
INS
Kent Keller
Maury Maverick
Texas New Dealer
House
Keller
Edward Clark
Texas
Lone Star
Maverick
Paul J. Kilday
Capitol
Morris Sheppard
Senate Campaign Fund Investigating Committee
Fair Weather Follows Cool Night in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids enjoyed another pleasant day after a cool night with a low of 55 at 7 a.m. The day rose to 75 by mid morning and 84 in the afternoon. Friday’s high reached 76 with a 68 at 7 p.m. and 57 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Miss Cochran First Racer in Cleveland Bendix Flight
Jacqueline Cochran led the Bendix transcontinental race toward Cleveland in a Seversky with flight No. 13, clocking 2 24 p.m. arrival time in 8 hours 10 minutes. Frank Fuller and three other entrants pursued from Los Angeles, with a field of nine remaining racers and a $30,000 prize.
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Miss Cochran
Cleveland
Bulletin
Jacqueline Cochrane
Seversky
Union Air Terminal
Burbank
Calif
Frank Fuller
Jacqueline Cochran
George Armistead
Los Angeles
Winslow
Ariz
Fuller
Wichita
Kan
Bendix
N. J
Ross Hadley
al G. Larry
Albuquerque
N. M
Kansas City
Max Constant
Bordeaux
France
Frank Cordova
Bellanca
Robert Perlick
Beechcraft
John Hinchey
Charles la Jotte
Wage Hour Chief to Explain New Act on NBC
Washington reports Wage hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews will deliver his first nationwide address explaining the new wage hour act over NBC at 8 30 pm CST Labor Day.
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Washington
Elmer F. Andrews
Peace In Europe Breaks Up Parades Says Bugs Baer
A satirical column by Arthur Bugs Baer argues that true peace in Europe would disrupt numerous parades and mockingly critiques postwar treaty terms and shifting military traditions. He vents about generations educated in wartime salutes and differing national customs.
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Europe
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Fair Grounds Thrumming With Prep For All Iowa Fair
Hawkeye Downs buzzes with breeders exhibitors and race horse owners as the All Iowa fair prepares to open for six days. Charles Moore oversees setup while food concessions draw crowds and the midwest's top auto racers headline Sunday racing. Livestock judging begins Monday with 500 blue ribbon winners featured. Camp C B Robbins and guardsmen set up the military display as tents rise for the event.
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Hawkeye Downs
Fair Grounds
Charles Moore
Midwest
Half Mile
Ernie Young
B. Robbins
National
High School Boy Shot Refuses To Name Assailant
A 17 year old Glendale high school senior lay in a hospital after a shooting at a gay party. Warren J Murphy son of a wealthy Glendale family refused to identify his attacker despite detectives' questions. He said there was a fight and someone insulted his girl and vowed to handle it himself.
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Glendale
Calif
INS
Warren J. Murphy
CIO WAGNER BREACH STIRS U S LABOR RULING IN MICHIGAN
The national labor relations board ruled tentatively that Consumers Power of Jackson Michigan violated the Wagner act by opposing the CIO holding alleging company domination. Over 18 months CIO strikes included plant switches pulled and power-house seizures affecting Saginaw valley industry.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Consumers’ Power Company
Jackson, Mich
Saginaw River Valley
Independent Power Employes' Association
CIO
The
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Utility Workers Organizing Committee
Police Evacuate 100 WPA Strikers in Birmingham
In Birmingham, police evacuated about 100 workers from a 24 hour sit down strike at WPA headquarters. The action began Thursday to protest the discontinuance of bus transportation to a project, with authorities citing municipal health and fire hazard ordinances to clear the scene.
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Birmingham
Ala
WPA
Kidnappers Pledge $15,000 Ransom for Mrs Meeks
William R Meeks an orchardist in Rio Oso says he cannot raise the money. Merchants pledge to raise the ransom for his wife who was abducted at his home in Yuba City. FBI withdraws from the case as authorities fear for her life.
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Yuba City
Calif
William R. Meeks
Rio Oso
Meeks
Frank Merriam
National
N J Pieper
Federal Bureau of Investigation
San Francisco
FBI
Pieper
G-men
Bert Alrey
Sherff Ullrey
No Reception For President Says Maryland Mayor
Crisfield Maryland mayor William E Ward announced there would be no official reception or town decorations for President Roosevelt during his Monday campaign stop on the eastern shore in support of Democrat David J Lewis. The mayor said Roosevelt is a politician visiting the area and declined any official hospitality.
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Crisfield, Md
William E. Ward
Crisfield
Roosevelt
David J. Lewis
United States
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