Rival union groups brace for major labor conflict
Washington reports a split in the American labor movement as the AFL and the CIO face off. John L. Lewis leads 1,150,000 CIO members into a campaign against William Green and 2,500,000 AFL loyalists. The rift follows Lewis's push to broaden industrial union organizing across steel, auto, rubber, and textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
A. F. of L
William Green
Green
Lewis
Atlantic City
Exiled Soviet Plotters Reported by Voelkischer Beobachter
Berlin dispatch says sixteen anti Stalin plotters proclaimed executed in Moscow were not shot but exiled to Siberia. The Pravda tale claims three blank volleys sufficed, after which the men were loaded onto trucks and sent to the Trans Siberian line for secret transport aboard an express train.
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Berlin
Moscow
Siberia
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Pravda
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Leon Trotzky
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Trans- Siberian Railway
Iowa Drought Ends as Steady Rain Covers State
Rain washed across Iowa delivering up to 4.38 inches in Bedford and 4.30 inches in Ames helping revive watersheds and pastures. Observers say moisture will aid fall plowing and seedings while forecasts predict cooler weather and more showers.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Bedford
Ames
Charles D. Reed
Audubon
Atlantic
Carroll
Corning
Creston
Denison
Greenfield
Guthrie Center
Harlan
Lamont
Mount Ayr
Malvern
Red Oak
Winterset
Challenge Federal Loans For Municipal Electric Properties
Alabama Power company and Texas Utilities petition the Supreme Court seeking an injunction to block government loans and relief funds used to aid city-owned electric systems in Plainview Texas and eight Alabama cities including Florence and Decatur. The federal district court in DC had ordered dismissal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama Power Company
Texas Utilities Company
PWA
Plainview
Tex
Florence
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Decatur
Hartselle
Guntersville
Russellville
Ala
Federal District Court For the
District of Columbia
Ein Noad
Cascade Woman 18 Repeatedly Attacked in Home Invasion
A Cascade woman reports a man broke a screen and entered her home. He choked her into yielding $1.50 after tearing her baby from her arms, then fled as a large armed search dispersed across cornfields. Night Marshal Fay and deputies pursued but the suspect eluded capture at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay
Monticello
Henry Eichorn
Jones County
R. D. Cooley
O’shea
Elmer O’shea
Cascade
Cooley
George W McBride 87 Early Resident Dies at Home
George W McBride aged 87 of 638 C avenue NW died at his home at 9 15 pm Saturday after a long illness. Born August 23 1849 in Marion he spent most of his life in the state. His wife died March 11 1936. Survived by three nieces Mrs A O Boniface of Bronxville NY Mrs J Smythe of Hawaii Fay McKee Smith of Chicago and one nephew G W McKee of Cedar Rapids. He was a member of the Second Christian church. Friends may call at the Turner chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McBride
C Avenue NW
Marion
A. O. Boniface
Bronxville
N. Y
J. Smythe
Hawaii
Fay McKee Smith
Chicago
G. W. McKee
Cedar Rapids
Second Christian Church
Turner Chapel
Suspect Recaptured in Ruth Muir Slaying Case
Riverside California AP reports a man tied to the Ruth Muir murder was believed recaptured near Corona after slapping a deputy sheriff and escaping from questioning. He may be a patient from Patton state hospital, with officers sent to bring him back to Riverside. Miss Muir, 48, was a Wellesley College graduate and YWCA secretary.
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Riverside
Calif
Ruth Muir
Wellesley College
Corona
Here
Carl Rayburn
Rayburn
State Hospital For
Patton
Miss Muir
Walter Sibley
The
Y.W.C.A
Civic Worker Beaten to Death in La Jolla
A socially prominent civic worker was beaten to death Monday night in La Jolla, San Diego. Investigators have found no fruitful clues so far in the search for the killer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Jolla
San Diego
Five Cult Witnesses Charged With Perjury in Grand Jury Case
Five men accused of perjury in grand jury testimony about the Black Legion in Genesee County were held on bonds of 500 dollars each after pleading not guilty. Defendants including Walter Bair Early St John James Brannon Donald Swindle and Walter Allen stood mute at arraignment before Circuit Court Judge Paul V Gadola. They will be examined on September 11 and are charged with denying Black Legion affiliation in official testimony while serving as night riding vigilantes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint, Mich
Black Legion
Genessee County
Walter Bair
St. John
James Brannon
Donald Swindle
Walter Allen
Paul V. Gadola
DeMolays Honor Leon Hasek For Long Service
Congressman Hubert Utterback spoke at the Des Moines DeMolay event as Leon C. Hasek received the DeMolay Cross of Honor for sustained adult leadership. The award was presented by FE. W. J. Kurth at the Consistory building with Hasek's wife mother and son in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Utterback
Des Moines
DeMolay
Grand Council
Iowa
Leon C. Hasek
Cedar Rapids
Hasek
FE. W. J. Kurth
Charles
Davenport
Sunshine Mission
Jack Heskett
Robert Kolarik
Don Russell
Donald Reysa
James Ralston
Frank H. Ward
Emil Burmeister
John Watson
J. A. DuBois
W. D. Ralston
Eleanor Kurth
Harold Reeves
Spanish Girl Seeks Refuge at U S Embassy in Madrid
An 18 year old Spanish girl described as slim with brown eyes sought asylum Saturday at the American embassy, fearing government imprisonment. She claimed grand-daughter of a general and offered to marry an American and divorce if needed to reach the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
United States
Cedar Rapids Men Join Highway Patrol and Examiners Staff
Six Cedar Rapids men enter state highway patrol or motor vehicle examiners' staff. Matias Kemler Walsh and Wilson to patrol in Dubuque and Council Bluffs, with Hahn, Cornelius and others reassigned. Des Moines and Camp Dodge inspections noted. local tax poster shows Cedar Rapids property tax distribution totaling 46.03 per thousand before a four dollar refund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
State Highway Patrol
Motor Vehicle Department
William Matias
John Kemler
Highway Patrol
Dubuque
Joe Walsh
N. P. Wilson
Council Bluffs
Wilson
Walsh
Charlie Hogan
Hogan
Dick Hahn
Des Moines
Hahn
Leo Novak
Washington High
Chester S. Cornelius
Linn County District Court
Mason City
President Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Matias
Kemler
Camp Dodge
Milo Sedlacek
Linn County
Sedlacek
Kansas Aviatrix Wins Earhart Air Trophy In Races
Betty Browning of Wichita won the Amelia Earhart trophy race at the national air races before 50,000 spectators with a 25 mile course at an average 157 mph. Henrietta Sumner of Los Angeles protested the awards while Gladys O Donnell took second and Genevieve Savage third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Henrietta Sumner
Betty Browning
Earhart
Wichita
Kan
Miss Browning
Amelia Earhart
Gladys O’donnell
Long Beach
Genevieve Savage
Coronado
Calif
Jeanette Lempke
Bay City
Mich
Nancy Love
Boston
Mass
Edna Gardner
New Orleans
Melba Beard
Altadena
Betrayal Favored In Thompson Trophy Qualifying Heats
Official Thompson trophy qualifying results rate Michael Betrayal the French ace as the favorite with 273.473 mph over five miles in Los Angeles. Kling, Elmendorf, Neumann, Rae, and McKeen post speeds ranging from 226.444 to 217.365 mph as the field readies for Monday’s ten mile speed race and a possible Thompson record break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Michael Betrayal
Betrayat
Arthur Robert Kling
le Monte
Ill
David Elmendorf
Palms
Calif
Harold Neumann
Kansas City
Roger Don Rae
Lee Schoenhair
Keith Rider
Marion McKeen
Inglewood
Thompson
Hold Preliminary Autopsy In Death Of Iowa City Man
An initial autopsy on George R. Gay of Iowa City indicates death from complications of intestinal influenza. Gay, a local meat market owner and president of the Iowa City Rotary Club, had been ill a week earlier but seemed to recover before Friday's sudden collapse at his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
George R. Gay
Carnival Trio Leave Fines Behind Before Going On Their Way
Ray Van Wert of Cincinnati and companions John Applegate and R F Kelley, carnival workers bound for southern Missouri, paid fines and costs to Cedar Rapids police and signed waivers authorizing plea entries by assistant city attorney Harry S Johnson. Van Wert faced 100 dollar reckless driving with most suspended. Applegate and Kelley received 10 dollar and 25 cent intoxication fines with balance suspended. Police found six bottles of beer in the car after the 2 15 p m pickup near First avenue and Thirteenth street E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray van Wert
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Applegate
R. F. Kelley
Washington
Ind
Missouri
Cedar Rapids
Harry S. Johnson
van Wert
Applegate
Kelley
First Avenue
Thirteenth Street E
Retiring Railroad Telegraphist Went 52 Years Without Illness
Charles E. Gill, 70, longtime Cedar Rapids Rock Island telegraph office wire chief, retired after 52 years without a sick day. He plans a cross country trailer trip with his wife and son Victor, visiting Dayton and Loveland before Florida or the Carolinas, while reflecting on decades of freight delay periods and the transition from Morse to typewriters. The former Pittsburgh and Rock Island veteran entered service in 1884 and ends a career noted for precision and loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Ray Coutts
Iowa Tax Service
Universal Service
Ray
Alf Landon
Landon
Rock Island Telegraph Office
Gill
Loveland
Victor
Woodrow Wilson High School
Florida
Carolinas
Palm Tree
Ocean Beach
Railroad
Ohio
New York Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cincinnati
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago
Mr. Gill
G. T. Hood
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapid
Hitler Names Envoy to Embargo Group
Germany appoints Prince von Bismarck to join an international non intervention committee for the Spanish civil war. Hitler seeks Britain and France guarantees of action and vows to curb arms smuggling into Spain amid reports of France arming Madrid’s regime. Portugal expected to follow suit as the Irun victory aided the move.
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Berlin
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Prince von Bismarck
Germany
Lisbon
London
Universal Service
Britain
Spain
Madrid
Irun
Red
International Commission
Snowstorm Drenches England With Giant Snowflakes and Hail
Severe weekend storms sweep England with unusually large snowflakes and hail the size of hazelnuts. A lightning strike in St James Park near Buckingham Palace killed a couple taking shelter under a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
St. James’ Park
Buckingham Palace
TVA Suit Dismissed By 19 Utility Firms
In Birmingham federal court nineteen private power companies moved to dismiss a suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA general solicitor James Lawrence Fly said the action was at the companies’ request. The dismissal cited that no new issue remained after the Ashwander ruling. A similar Tennessee case is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Birmingham
James Lawrence Fly
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Ashwander
Birmingham Steel
Tennessee
Spanish Ambassador to U S Quits Post
Washington AP The Spanish embassy says Ambassador Don Lu Calderon has resigned his post due to clashes between his beliefs and the new Spanish government. Five staffers had earlier resigned over sympathy with the insurgent cause, leaving only attaches at the embassy. Calderon has served in Washington since June 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don Lu Calderon
Spain
Calderon
Washingto
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