Community Chest Drive Plans Open Sept 30 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids announced plans to open the Community Chest campaign September 30 with a total budget of 85 752 24 for eight agencies including Boy Scouts Camp Fire Girls Community House Home for Aged Women Public Health Nursing Sun shine Mission Y M C A and Y W C A Clare Marshall named general chairman with 500 volunteers to raise funds. A pre campaign meeting set for Friday at 7 30 p m will include agency directors and the Chamber of Commerce public welfare bureau to review plans and budgets chaired by Van Vechten Shaffer.
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Cedar Rapids Community Chest
Boy Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
Community House
Home For Aged Women
Public Health Nursing Association
Sunshine Mission
Clare Marshall
Public Welfare Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
van Vechten Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Shaffer
Arthur Poe
S. E. Coquillette
A. L. Taylor
Howard H. Cherry
James Knox
M. H. Morrison
George Laird
A. T. Pleune
German Flying Boat Forced Back To Base
The German flying boat Aeo lus with a four man crew failed to complete an Atlantic flight. It was catapulted from the base ship Schwabenland near Horta and returned after engine cooling system trouble and strong head winds.
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New York
Aeolus
Atlantic
Schwabenland
Horta
Pan-American
Roosevelt Reciprocates Landon Compliment At Des Moines Meeting
On board the presidential special en route to Knoxville Roosevelt responds to Alfred M Landon calling him a very fine gentleman by saying I reciprocate. The exchange follows their Des Moines meeting last week.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ins
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Des Moines
Everyday Living Thoughts on Life and Manners
A collage of aphorisms on life, religion, politeness, and human nature. Notable lines on truth, happiness, and social behavior attribute wisdom to common experiences and quotes from Chesterton Twain and others.
Ousted Cop Files Vice Conspiracy Charges in Sioux City
Patrolman Thomas H. Barron, a discharged officer, leveled new accusations against Commissioner Gordon C. Hollar Superintendent of Public Safety and Chief Chris Dahl. He said the police department no longer enforces law and is controlled by ex convicts and criminals. Barron and Edward Asmussen seek restoration and a full probe into graft and conspiracy within the force.
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Sioux City
Thomas H. Barron
Gordon C. Hollar
Public Safety
Chris Dahl
Civil Service Commission
Barron
Edward Asmussen
Asmussen
Hollar
Dahl
Fred H. Free
Landon Plans Maine Invasion Next Saturday
Gov Alfred M Landon announced a series of appearances from his special train on Saturday in Connecticut Massachusetts and New Hampshire while en route to Portland Maine He will stop in Stamford Bridgeport New Haven New London Conn Worcester Lowell and Lawrence Mass and Dover NH He will spend the weekend in Portland with Senator Frederick Hale and return to Topeka Monday.
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Topeka
Kan
Ins
Alfred M. Landon
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Portland
Stamford
Bridgeport
New Haven
New London
Landon Plans Maine Campaign Dash On Birthday Eve
Gov Alfred M Landon marks his forty ninth birthday with a surprise trip to Maine to personally close the Republican campaign. He will speak in Portland with a national broadcast as the campaign ends in the pivotal state before next Mondays vote. The move signals confidence in a landslide there and shifts from a desk bound approach to direct, vigorous campaigning.
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Topeka
Kan
Ins
Alfred M. Landon
Maine
Portland
Landon
White House
London
Boston
Fear Missing Boy In Detroit Slain
In Detroit detectives shift to a grim theory about 20 month old Harry Browe possibly meeting a fate similar to 11 year old Lillian Gallaher. Chief William J. Collins assigns crack homicide detectives to the case as hope of finding the baby alive fades.
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Detroit
INS
Harry Browe
Lillian Gallaher
William J. Collins
Gallaher
Temperature Rises Slowly With Light Rain Hint
Clouded skies gave Cedar Rapids only a few drops of rain. Temperatures climbed from 69 at midnight to 81 by 3 pm, peaking at 89 in the afternoon and falling to 76 by 7 pm, per Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Treasury bonds oversubscribed ninefold in 20- to 23-year issue
Secretary Morgenthau announced that the treasury offering of 400 million dollars in 20 to 23 year 2.4 percent bonds had been nine times oversubscribed. He closed the books calling the financing a great success.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Trail Prowler Crashes Window After Break-In
Police spread a wide net after an injured burglar escaped from C. W. Boegel’s home at 1949 First Avenue East. He jumped through a plate glass window about 1 35 a m, leaving bloodstains and possible head cuts. Officers searched the east city and hospitals, yet no arrest. a report indicated the suspect sought medical care but did not appear.
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C. W. Boegel
First Avenue E
Boegel
Marion
Physicians Exchange
Ambulance Services
Physicians and Surgeons Exchange
Earl Stanley
PWA Grant Approved for Cedar Rapids Water Mains
The city of Cedar Rapids won a $64,636 PWA grant toward a $143,636 water main extension plan. Funds cover mains from the water plant to Twelfth Street and A Avenue NE, A Avenue from Twelfth Street to the loop, Bever Park reservoir to Country Club Heights, and the river crossing under the First Avenue Bridge. If the project proceeds a bond issue would be required.
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PWA
Associated Press
Des Moines
Twelfth Street
Loop
Bever Park
Country Club Heights
First Avenue
Burgus
Norris Name Filed to Seek Nebraska Senate Seat
Senator George W Norris, a veteran Nebraskan Republican independent, filed 40,504 signatures to run for re election in Nebraska. James E Lawrence led the Norris for Senator committee. Opponents are Robert G Simmons and Terry Carpenter. Norris seeks Roosevelt support and plans to campaign for re election of Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Lincoln
Neb
George W. Norris
Secretary of State’s
James E. Lawrence
Nebraska
Norris
Roosevelt
Robert G. Simmons
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Carpenter
Townsend Plan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A short report notes the Cedar Rapids auto toll for 1936 with figures on accidents injuries and deaths. The item presents terse counts under the headline style typical of the era.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt to Campaign in Des Moines This October
Iowa remains a key political battleground as President Roosevelt plans a major October campaign stop in Des Moines. Governor Landon to speak Sept 22 at the coliseum, with a large GOP rally anticipated statewide. James Roosevelt to visit Mason City Sept 12 to kick off the Iowa drive.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Roosevelt
Republican High Command
Alf. M. Landon
G.O.P
Kansas
E. H. Birmingham
National Committee
James Roosevelt
Mason City
Eastpark
Young Roosevelt
Boston
William Lemke
Union Party
Sioux City
Davenport
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Lemke
Roosevelt launches 180 mile Smoky Mountains tour
President Roosevelt arrived in Knoxville at 10 a.m. CST to begin a 180 mile motor tour through Great Smoky Mountain National Park as the first leg toward Charlotte N C for a large green pastures rally. Accompanied by John Roosevelt and Marvin McIntyre, he follows a drought tour in the Midwest and plans a nonpartisan speech around 4 p.m. CST Thursday before 50 000 to 100 000 spectators.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roosevelt
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Charlotte
N. C
John
White House
Marvin H. McIntyre
Washington
Midwest
Green Pastures
Pacific Planes To Carry Passengers Within 2 Months
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper announced Pan American Airways will start weekly passenger service over the Pacific to the Philippine Islands within thirty to sixty days. The plan aims to connect the U S with Asia via a regular air route.
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Pacific
Washington
Daniel C. Roper
Pan- American Airways
Philippine Islands
Yanks Clinch Pennant With 11 3 Triumph Over Indians
The New York Yankees clinched the American League pennant by defeating the Cleveland Indians 11 to 3. Pearson pitched for the Yankees, while Mel Harder started for the Indians and was chased from the mound.
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Cleveland
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Pearson
Yankees
Mel Harder
Indians
Nazis demand restoration of colonies at Nazi rally
At the Nuremberg rally Adolf Wagner spoke for Hitler urging restoration of German colonies to end “exploitation.” He argued lack of colonies forces cheap exports to obtain raw materials and praised the third Reich’s four year plan, claiming unemployment fell and factories reopened.
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Nuremberg
Germany
INS
Fuehrer
Marie Antoinette
Wagner
Hitler
Europe
Third Reich
Man Who Menaced King Edward To Go On Trial Monday
George Andrew Mc Mahon faces trial at Old Bailey on Monday for alarming King Edward VIII by brandishing a revolver during a July 16 military parade. Two defense attorneys were assigned and to confer with him at Brixton prison ahead of proceedings.
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King Edward
London
George Andrew McMahon
Edward VIII
Old Bailey Court
Brixton
Swiss Void Ouster Of Italian Writers From League Session
The Swiss federal council voided the July expulsion of eight Italian newspaper men from Geneva for causing a disturbance during Emperor Haile Selassie’s appearance at the League of Nations assembly. The ruling reverses the Geneva council of state and upholds the writers' appeals, finding the expulsion violated Italy Switzerland treaties.
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Berne
Switzerland
Swiss Federal Council
Geneva
Emperor Haile Selassie
League of Nations Assembly
Federal Council
Geneva Council of State
Italy
Britons Killed in Clash in North Palestine
In Jerusalem three British constables were killed Wednesday amid Arab disorders in North Palestine with further clashes reported coast to coast. Arabic violence escalates as British officers confront unrest.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Martin Leads In Washington State Primary
Mounting returns show Gov. Clarence D. Martin leading John C. Stevenson for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Washington. Partial results give Martin 36 395 to 31 380. Hartley leads Meier in the Republican contest while Magnussen and Ross top Democratic and Republican bids for Marion Zioncheck’s congressional seat.
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Washington State
Clarence D. Martin
John C. Stevenson
Martin
Stevenson
Roland H. Hartley
Walter F. Meier
Warren G. Magnuson
Bert C. Ross
Marion Zioncheck
Congress
Rosalie Dill
C. C. Dill
Colorado
Ed C. Johnson
William E. Sweet
Johnson
Arizona
R. C. Stanford
B. B. Moeur
Thomas E. Campbell
Vermont
George D. Aiken
H. Nelson Jackson
Alfred H. Heininger
South Carolina
G. Heyward Mahon
John J. McSwain
Six Die In French Army Plane Crash
Six army flyers were killed Wednesday in the bomber crash in a field at Boncourt near Lerouville France. The incident occurred in Nancy AP reported the fatalities.
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Nancy
France
Boncourt
Lerouville
Georgia voting tense as Talmadge foes clash at rally
In the Georgia primary the Talmadge Roosevelt clash escalated with a riot at Dalton where a heckler was knocked down and guardsmen faced off with fists and clubs. Deputies arrested five men. bonds set. Nomination ballots loomed for senator and governor with Talmadge attacking the New Deal and Russell defending administration policies.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Talmadge
J. T. Bryant
National Guard
Claude C. Pittman
United States
Georgia
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Russell
Japanese Couple Seized Over Davenport Arsenal Photos
Two Japanese nationals Nobuzawa Tsumura and Toniyo Yanari were arrested on suspicion of photographing Rock Island arsenal from the Iowa side of the Mississippi River. Police seized a moderately expensive camera with a high power lens. the case involves U S Secret Service and federal authorities.
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Davenport
INS
Rock Island
Ill
Iowa
Mississippi
A. G. Gillespie
Nobuzawa Tsumura
Denver, Colo
Toniyo Yanari
Platteville Colo
Secret Service
United States
Albert F. Block
Federal Distric Attorney
Des Moine
Secre
Mississippi River
Polic
Block
University of Colorado
Arsenal Island
U S Plans Counter Move Over Japan Excess Submarine Tonnage
Secretary Swanson charges Japan with violating the London naval treaty by keeping 15958 tons of excess submarines. He warns the move could spark a naval race and says the United States will likely counter by preserving parity in submarine tonnage with Japan, with Britain likely to follow.
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Washington
INS
Japan
Swanson
United States
America
Britain
Arkansas Board Blames New Deal Agencies for Teacher Shortage
The Arkansas board for vocational education said New Deal agencies drained agricultural schools of qualified teachers by offering much higher salaries, hindering instruction over the past year. The report notes few institutions could cope with the handicap and keep a functional program.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas Board For Vocational Education
New Deal
Cobb Sets 167 Mile Auto Speed Record
John Cobb, English auto racer, set a new world record at 167.690 miles per hour in a one hour run on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The old mark of 162.5 mph was held by Captain George Eyston, another English driver.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Ins
John Cobb
Salt Bed
George Eyston
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