Roosevelt Orders $60 Million Aid for Drought and Storm Damage
President Roosevelt directs $60 million in federal relief for drought, hurricanes, and grasshoppers. Aid targets the Dakotas, Texas Panhandle, Florida, and Rio Grande regions with food clothing and livestock feed. Hopkins to arrange immediate food and aid. Ickes to set aside funds for road work. farm credit administrator to offer liberal credit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
Public Works Board
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Florida
Rio Grande
Ickes
Harry L. Hopkins
135 Deaths in St Louis Sleeping Sickness Epidemic
Dr Edward Rosenow of the Mayo Clinic visited St Louis to present research on sleeping sickness also known as encephalitis. He showed rabbits inoculated with spinal fluid from victims and slides of streptococci as possible causes while noting no definitive conclusions yet and that cures lie in future research.
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St. Louis
INS
Edward Carl Rosenow
Mayo Foundation
Rochester
Minn
Public Health Service
Rosenow
Woman Accused Of Torturing Adopted Boy
Sacramento California police arrested 20 year old Mrs Evan Anderson after neighbors called juvenile officials to a frantic scene. The four year old adopted son Erwin Anderson was found on a garage perch in severe pain with a tongue injured and a face bruised. The charge cites inhuman treatment and alleged use of whippings and sharp clothes pins to shame the child.
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Sacramento
Calif
INS
Evan Anderson
Anes
Erwin Anderson
Prima Donna Puzzle Reveals Early Stage Star
The pictured lady is identified as one of the first stage stars to gain great success. The horizontal and vertical clues name actors, fabrics, places, and terms from theater and daily life, with references to sun gods, poems, and geographic hints.
NRA Anti-Trust Request Stirs Texas Legal Mix
Austin Texas reports Attorney General Allred pursues suit against American Petroleum Institute and fifteen major oil firms for alleged antitrust law violations. President Roosevelt’s NRA plan cited as urging limited competition. oil groups seek trial to argue penalties could reach large sums. The case centers on claims the industry ethics code masked efforts to squeeze independent stations.
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Austin
Tex
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Texas
James V. Allred
American Petroleum Institute
Allred
Johnson Opens Buy Now Drive Sept 20
The National Recovery Administration plans a three month campaign starting Sept 20 to spur consumer buying and keep factories busy. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson and aides call for a broad appeal with extensive information to revive confidence and support the recovery effort.
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Johnson
Washington
INS
National Recovery Administration
NRAA
Hugh S. Johnson
Recovery era rhetoric shapes NRA campaign strategy
The section describes a shift to immediate buying as policy and a recovery administration plan to extend an olive branch to coal operators. It notes John son’s refusal to campaign by force to defend the blue eagle and cites a patriotic appeal as the movement’s basis. Officials see a growing industry labor split as the NRA’s most serious threat.
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Recovery Administration
Johnson
NRA
City Briefs and Personals Sparsely Scattered Local Items
Haircuts offered at Hanna Barbershop 327 2nd avenue SE. Chicken supper at St James church 5 pm 30c. Buy Goodrich tires EZ Pay Tire Co 114 3rd St NE. For coal coke wood see Want Ads classification 32. Miss Virginia Olga Stanek 1511 Second Street SW operated for appendicitis at Mercy hospital Tuesday. S H N circle of Kings Daughters meets with Mrs J H Anderson 1612 Grande Ave SE Thursday 2 pm. Carolyn Mack 6 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Mack 512 Third Street SW ill and taken to St Luke s hospital. Dr O D Houser formerly of 1124 Merchants National Bank building moved to Maxwell IA his dental practice to be taken by his brother Dr J D Houser. A 1928 Pontiac coupe 57-11176 owned by Mrs Harry Sargent 1219 Eighteenth Ave SW stolen Tuesday evening from a parking place near Third Ave in First Street SE. Car not locked. On Mortgage Bankers Committee H E Henderson Cedar Rapids elected to executive committee of Iowa Mortgage Bankers association meeting in Des Moines. Other locals Daniel Rhodes and Harry T Hedges attended.
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O. D. Houser
Merchants National Bank
Maxwell
J. D. Houser
Harry Sargent
Eighteenth Avenue
Third Avenue
First Street
H. E. Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Mortgage Bankers Association
Des Moines
Associated Press
Daniel Rhodes
Harry T. Hedges
Cedar Rapids Offenders Fined and Hike Plan Announced
Two individuals, including Joe Bidwell, 38, of 612 Fifth Avenue SE, were fined 25 dollars plus costs. another offender faced 100 dollars plus costs. All will serve time in county jail. The Cedar Rapids Hiking club, led by Orville Klug, will depart from city hall at 7 15 p m Thursday for a west side hike planned along Third Avenue to Edgewood School No 1 and back via Rockford Road. If weather fails, activities switch to the French room at Hotel Montrose for games and singing.
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Avenue NE
Joe Bidwell
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Edgewood School No. 1
Rockford Road
Orville Klug
Hotel Montrose
Wheat piled up as Soviet transport fails market delivery
Thousands of tons of wheat from a bumper harvest threaten destruction as the government scrambles to move grain by rail. Unused storage and commandeered spaces fail to cope with a flood at stations across the Soviet Union, with Ukraine deliveries already exceeding its quota.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Ukraine
Russia
U. S. Dollar Falls Again in Foreign Exchange
New York reports the U S dollar sliding further in exchange trading. The pound sterling rises to 4.5853 dollars, up 0.133 from Tuesday. Other currencies advance including the French franc Italian lira Belgian belga German mark Dutch guilder and Spanish peseta with varied point gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur Poe Highlighted in Cary Magazine Football Tale
The Saturday Evening Post features Lucian Cary’s story Saturday's Millions mentioning Arthur Poe, Quaker Oats plant assistant manager. A character recalls Poe's son and a famous Princeton vs Yale play where Poe allegedly took the ball and ran 100 yards for a game winning touchdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Poe
Lucian Cary
Saturday Evening Post
Princeton
Yale
Poe
Marriage Licenses for Sila and Reind in Cedar Rapids
Wesley E. Sila and Veronica Mary Reind, both of Cedar Rapids, obtained marriage licenses. The couple announced plans for their nuptials in the county records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley E. Sila and
Veronica Mary Reind
Cedar Rapids
Nancy Page advises soft decor to miniaturize furniture
A friend downsizes apartments for winter and repapers rooms to unify space. She whitewashes golden oak furniture, selects white organdy curtains, and uses diamond and plain papers to lighten rooms. The strategy leverages light and color to make heavy pieces feel smaller and calm.
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Nancy
Deaths Jasper N Travis Funeral Notice
Funeral services for Jasper N. Travis will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Beatty chapel conducted by Rev. F. H. Ward. Burial follows in Linwood. Friends may call at the chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Jasper N. Travis
Beatty Chapel
F. H. Ward
Linwood
Notrump vs Slam in Duplicate Bridge Reveals Witty Play
In a Des Chapelles club Duplicate game Charles Schmid and partner showcase precise bidding and play to reach a slam in spades. The article discusses the strategic reasoning behind the diamonds, club eliminations, and trump maneuvers that secured the contract and illustrates a safe takeout double against a vulnerable opponent.
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Howell
Charles Schmid
Deschapelles Club
New York
South
North
Schmid
Hearts
East
Mr. Schmid
West
West North East South
Local speeding cases heard in police court
Jerry Libal of Marion pled not guilty to speeding and will be tried Thursday. R. H. Peeples of 224 Twenty-second Street SE was fined $10 and costs. Overtime parkers fined $2 and costs included R A Koehn of 233 Thirteenth Street NW J C Loomis of 1317 Avenue NE and J A Barnett of 527 Second Avenue SW.
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Jerry Libal
Marion
R. H. Peeples
Twenty-second Street
Parkers
R. A Koehn
Thirteenth Street NW
J. C. Loomis
Avenue NE
J A. Barnett
Second Avenue
Judge Boosts Fines for Intoxicated Cases
Judge Thomas B. Powell Wednesday increased the customary $10 and costs ante in police court for intoxication for three victims. Fred Williams, 29, of 1409 B avenue NE, and H. T. Cahill, 28, were named in proceedings.
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Thomas B. Powell
Fred Williams
B Avenue NE
H. T. Cahill
Entertainers Announced for Shrine Temple Night in a French Village
The Shrine temple unveils a lineup for Thursday to Saturday performances of A Night in a French Village. Features include the Faber Sisters dancing team Miss Jessie Archibald a noted personality singer and tap dancer and our Gay the flexible marvel contortionist.
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Shrine Temple
Faber Sisters
Jessie Archibald
Our Gay
Tabor Grand Theater
Denver
Miss Archibald
Miss Gay
Fred Zebedie
Mercantile Bureau Sets Friday Membership Meeting
Every business house affiliated with the mercantile bureau of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce is urged to send a representative to a Friday September 15 meeting at 9 30 a m Merchants will hear plans important to all city merchants and the bureau membership.
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Mercantile Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Mercantile Bureau
Court House News: Default Divorces Leading District Docket
Civil term progresses with numerous default decrees in district court Judges Ring Clark and Moffit presiding. Divorces include Iane Halstead McKinley Halstead and other couples. several account judgments list amounts from 55.27 to 4173 dollars. Louise Cork receives divorce and alimony. Frances Vaverka seeks divorce from Alvin Vaverka. marriages dated Oct 11 1929 referenced.
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H. C. Ring
A. B. Clark
John T. Moffit
Iane Halstead
McKinley Halstead
Margaret Grace Oldfield
Carl Jackson Oldfield
Rudolph Lamos
Alice M. Lamos
Minnie A. Lee
M. W. O'Rieley
Frank Drexler
Margaret Earley
L. H. Jacobson
Texas Company
Sat Wymer
the Pany
Ewerti’ Crescent Macaroni ‘and Cracker Company
John C. Diask
J. L. Drahos
C. D. James
Louise A. Cork
John J. Cork
Frances J. Vaverka
Alvin G. Vaverka
Roy Choate Granted Patent For Heavy Duty Dump Wagon
Roy E. Choate of LaPlant Choate company received a government patent for a new dump wagon designed for heavy work. The wagon features a hydraulic control to wind up the dumping section and has been on the market for about a year with satisfactory performance. Kentucky farmers plan to plant thirteen percent more tobacco acres this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Choate
Roy E. Choate
LaPlant Choate Company
Choate
Kentucky
Appeal for help in searching for three missing Cedar Rapids boys
Parents of Norvel Skersick Tony Hill and Bruce Brauzauski appealed for aid in locating their sons who disappeared Friday Sept 8 while en route to school. Skersick 16, Hill 15, Brauzauski 15, all from Cedar Rapids, have relatives in San Diego Peoria Clinton and Chicago. They may have traveled by train to one of those cities. Information should be given to police.
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Cedar Rapids
Norvel Skersick
Third Street
Tony Hill
Bruce Brauzauski
Skersick
Hill
Brauzauski
Skersick Boy
San Diego
Calif
Peoria
Ill
Brazanski
Clinton
Chicago
Sted
Hollywood romance frames Barbara Roberts wedding date
Hollywood star Barbara Roberts and film casting director Robert W. Webb chose Saturday as their marriage date. Roberts recently won an annulment of her prior marriage to film writer Robert Dillon after learning he was not legally divorced from his former wife at the time of their Tijuana nuptials.
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Hollywood
INS
Barbara Roberts
Robert W. Webb
Misa Roberts
Robert Dillon
Miss Roberts
Tijuana
Mex
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AGE Ee Ctrades Guo Council
Arapis
Cedar Rapids Printing Co
Cedar Rapids Typesetting Co
H. L. Feireisen
Hanson Publishing Co
Town Printing Co
Kolarik Bookbinding Co
Lily Printing Co
Metcalf Printing Co
Service Press
Superior Press
Tribune Pub. Co
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids Tribune
North America
Ocean
South America
Eorces
Holland
Ives
Holland Furnace Company
Frank H. Wagner
F Ave
Iawa
Dial
Holland Heating
Hanna Barbershop
2Nd Avenue SE
St. James Chiarch
Goodrich Tires
EZ Pay Tire Co
3Rd St. NE
Virginia Olga Stanek
Second Street
Mercy Hospital
S. H.N
Circle of
King's Daughters
J. H. Anderson
Grande Avenue SE
Carolyn Mack
Ed Mack
St. Luke's Hospital
U. S
Nancy Page
Clara
Florence la Ganke
Jasper Travis
Josephine Culbertson
The
Gazette
Culbertson
You
Kiis
Second Avenue SE
Court House News
William Loufek
Louis Krall
Mary Krall
John A. Bowers
Zeigler Coal
Winne Coal CO
Evergroon Eneers
BY Claude Callan
Ellen
Dan
Hollywood Romance
Frank Kent
Zenith
Viking
Barton
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