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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1938

Page

5

St Louis Electrical Union Leader Schading Slain

Arthur Schading, 51, czar of St. Louis electrical trade unions and key AFL figure, was assassinated after leaving union headquarters by masked gunmen. Union member John Thompson Witnessed the killing. A woman passerby also saw part of the incident. Police found a .32 pistol. a coroner noted 45 cal bullets in Schad ing. He had led four locals and fought intra union battles. A $1,000 reward was offered for attackers. past threats were denied by his wife.

ST. Louis Arthur Schading St. Louis Electrical Trade Unions John Thompson Schading Union Hall Thompson Electrical Workers’ Union American Federation of Labor Andrew Ayleward David A. Jones Ayleward Phonograph Workers' Union Teamsters Union Harry Wendt Kirkwood John Farrell Union

Barter Preference in Europe Hurts U.S. Exports Says Choate

Roy E. Choate of La Plant-Choate Manufacturing told Cedar Rapids Retail Credit members at Roosevelt hotel that Europe favors barter over cash, hindering American export trade. He cited experiences in Europe, noting traders even offered tractors for sheep. The dinner honored Frederick E. Fluegel on his 25th business anniversary with Iowa Adjustment Co.

United States Roy E. Choate la Plant-Choate Manufacturing Company Cedar Rapids Credit Association Frederick E. Fluegel Association Iowa Adjustment Company

Evangelist Praises John Wesley Experience At Nazarene Revival

At the Church of the Nazarene on Fourteenth Avenue and K Street SW evangelist H S Palmquist spoke on The Burning Heart and read his poem Pine Ridge Calls a Pastor. The revival continues nightly except Saturdays through Oct 2 with The Inner Urge in Man as tonight's subject and a chalk talk by Palmquist. Mrs Palmquist will sing.

Church of the Nazarene Fourteenth Avenue K Street H. S. Palmquist John Wesley Palmquist

Belgiums War King and Related Crossword Fragments

Puzzle lists multiple clues about a Belgian monarch during wartime and various words. The grid includes numbered horizontal and vertical entries with definitions such as parrot duct, sewing tool, dower, and queen.

Belgium

Beaux Plans and a Shifting Inheritance in Town

Carolyn Kell and Beau Kell navigate love and social class as Beau supports a large family while Carolyn’s wealth shortens their path. In a tense family dinner, Madam Scott proclaims a trust ending Scotty and Julia, blessing Rosalie while disinheriting Scott and Julia, igniting a dispute over coin and ambition. Scotty plots a Maryville hotel with five thousand dollars as Beau campaigns.

Carolyn Beau Kell Beau Scotty Rosalie Akers Rosalie Julia Webster Akers Madam Scott George Webster George Scott Julia Peyton Hurst

Rich Heir Scuttles Society Dream Marries Hotel Cook

Jennie Sue and Scotty wed in Maryville after he inherits five thousand dollars. She vows to avoid high society and run a roadside hotel, while Carolyn, Beau’s critic, drives in to watch the wedding and a town election parade unfolds around the Maryville House project.

Jennie Sue Scotty Maryville House Maryville Beau Bell Carolyn Dotty

Train Derailment Kills Two in East Deerfield Mass

Two train crew members died and two were injured as a Boston and Maine freight train derailed early Tuesday in East Deerfield Massachusetts. Engine and four cars left the track of a 76 car freight.

East Deerfield Mass Boston and Main

Masaryk Anniversary Statement by Czech Alliance

The Czech Alliance of Cedar Rapids marks the first anniversary of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk’s death with an appeal to American citizens of Czechoslovak ancestry. They praise Masaryk, urge unity and equality before the law, support Czechoslovakia’s republic, and pledge to aid freedom and democracy while opposing autocratic forces. Theodore B Hlubecek Jr. signs as president.

Thomas Garrigue Masaryk Czechoslovakia Europe United States Czechoslovak Republic Towa Theodore B Hlubucek, JR Czech Alliance of Cedar Rapids

Markets Stay Open If Europe War Breaks Out

A high ranking U S financial official said the stock markets would not close in a European war The unnamed official urged keeping the United States as the world financial center and insisted markets must remain open to allow worldwide trading

Washington

Wanted Ad for Used Lumber and Building Materials

Classified notice seeks good used lumber and building materials for sale. Advert asks readers to contact seller with offers and details on availability and price. Local reader may benefit from affordable supplies for home projects.

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