Senate rows over arms embargo repeal in Roosevelt plan
Washington UP reports top Democratic senators pledge victory for the President's arms embargo repeal if departments stay out of the congressional fight. Carter Glass and Walter F. George warn against executive interference as the isolationist bloc plans strategy. Key Pittman will air administration views by radio as debates open.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
United Press
Executive
Congress
Carter Glass
Walter F. George
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William E. Borah
Idaho
Hiram W. Johnson
Calif
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Bennett Champ Clark
Frank Murphy
Cordell Hull
Pittman
White House
Foreign Relations Committee
Key Pittman
Nev
Borah
Man seeks to sock a cop prompts police warning
Assistant Chief Al Mikota recalls a caller asking the cost to hit a police officer. Patrolman Merle Burton searches downtown after a drinker vows to assault a cop, then cautions readers to make an appointment with the captain before acting.
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al Mikota
Mikota
Rockford
Merle Burton
Burton
Crow culling bid offers rewards for capture in Saskatchewan
In Saskatchewan a plan to rid the region of crows involves tagging and releasing birds with rewards for capture. One crow is valued at $500 under the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Canada
Eagle Scout Honors For Sea Scout Jim Battin At Cedar Rapids Court
Jim Battin 16, son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Battin of Cottage Grove Ave SE, will receive Eagle Scout honors at 7 30 tonight at the September court of honor for Cedar Rapids area Scouts in Wilson School. Guests include Troops 19 and 34 and Lincoln PTA sponsored groups. Battin, in Scouting since 1935, is Life Scout since 1938 and captain of Franklin High football. Thirty two merit badges will be earned by forty one Scouts.
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Jim Battin
Franklin Battin
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Franklin High School
Harold J. Palmer
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Wilson School
Lincoln P.T.A
Second Evangelical Church
Scout Battin
Kiwanian
Franklin High
Palmer
G. K. Thompson
M. J. Tracy
R. F. Wiley
H. C. Carbee
Wilson H. Cooper
R. Lowell Stambaugh
Ralph Hunte
W. E. McFann
Machine Gun And Mortar Section Added To Co. C
The Iowa National Guard 133d Infantry Company C in Cedar Rapids adds a machine gun and mortar section enlarging to 61 men with six machine guns under Adjutant-General Charles H. Grahl. Enrollment authorized to form the new unit. Drill sessions and officers schools open in October. Drills Mondays 8 to 10 p.m. Noncom schools Fridays 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Memorial building armory.
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National Guard
Iowa National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
Memorial Building
Shoes on Cow Trick Landed Suspect in Orangeburg
In Orangeburg South Carolina a man confessed in court to placing shoes on a cow to mislead police who followed human tracks. He was arrested on a theft charge and sentenced to 18 months of road work.
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Orangeburg
S. C
Downing Joins Lunts in Taming of the Shrew in D C
Robert Downing, formerly of Cedar Rapids, rehearses at the Guild theater in Washington with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in The Taming Of The Shrew. He plays Gregory, servant to Petruchio, as the production opens at the National theater on October 2.
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Robert Downing
Cedar Rapids
Guild Theater
Washington
D. C
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
National Theater
Gregory
Petruchio
Mr. Lunt
Lunts
Milwaukee
Downing
Lunt-Fontanne
Eggs Kept Better When Stored With Small Ends Down
Advice on egg storage favors placing eggs with the small end down to preserve freshness. The tip aligns with traditional kitchen practice and helps maintain quality, especially for longer keeping.
Army Navy Move Toward Rapid Mobilization Plans
Washington officials outlined quick mobilization for war including compulsory conscription, wartime industry gearing, and price controls under the 1920 act. The plan envisions 1,000,000 in the field within 90 days, with 700,000 from regulars and reserves and rest via draft, subject to Congressional approval.
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Washington
Army
Navy
United States
Congress
Joint
Army and Navy Selective Service Committee
National
Organized Army Reserve
Army and Navy Munitions Committee
War Resources Committee
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
U. S. Steel Corporation
War Resources Administration
Roosevelt
War Department
Robbery Reported in Pittsburgh While Victim Slept
Nathan Jacobson of Punxsutawney Pa. told police Tuesday he was robbed of eight hundred dollars while sleeping at the Association for the Improvement of the Poor facility in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Nathan Jacobson
Punxsutawney
Association For the Improvement of the Poor
Studio wage boost for Hollywood craftsmen
Hollywood studio craftsmen totaling 12 000 members received a 10 percent wage increase. The raise was granted Tuesday by the Association of Motion Picture Producers and applies to stage employees in the film industry.
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Hollywood
International Alliance of Theatrical
The
Association of Motion Picture Producers
Medical Society to Hear Dr Tem ple Fay
Dr Temple S Fay of Philadelphia originator of the hibernation treatment for cancer will speak at the Linn County Medical Society meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. He will discuss physical and neurological considerations and the refrigeration process, water balance, epilepsy and pregnancy related issues. Dr Fay arrives from Rochester Minnesota after addressing the American Neurological Association convention.
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Temple S. Fay
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
Linn County Medical Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Fay
Temple University
International Cancer Research Foundation
United States
Temple
Linn Medical Society
H. L. van Winkle
Cedar Rapids
County Medical Society
Arthur D. Woods
State Center
Rochester
Installed Capacity of U S Hydro Systems Reaches 16 Million HP
Report notes the total installed capacity of United States hydro electric systems at 16 million horsepower. It highlights the scale of hydropower and its role in national energy output during the period.
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The
United States
Notice of Will Probate in Linn County Iowa
In Iowa Linn County the District Court will hear a challenge to the Last Will and Testament of Bertina Dobson Pirnie, deceased, filed for probate at 9:00 A.M. on September 30, 1939. M. L. Burkholder, attorney, and W. Lundquist, Clerk of District Court, are noted.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
Eathenaceek
Bertina Dobson Pirnie
Dees Cedar Rapids
Iowa
IN_W. LUNDQUIST
Clerk District Court
M. L. Burkholder
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Isolationist
Watus
Lowo
James Holmes
Robert Leo Barker
Wayne McPike
Karl Newport
Billy Orton
Roland Roupe
Ellery J. Whitmer
David Smith
Dale Newport
Warren Barclay
Douglas Slife
Junior Hatfield
Darrell Mills
DeVere Slife
Ralph Armstrong
Junior Underwood
Albert Truesdell
Harold Hixson
Hugo Richard Sindelar
Joseph Vanous
Jack Hampton
Darrell Sinkey
Robert Pollock
Norman Pollock
Charles Slater
Dean Caryl
Junior Caryl
John Zimmerman
Eddie Buck
Jerry Standard
Robert Stodola
Richard Davis
David Ring
Douglas McDowell
Lasswell
Co. C
Taming of the Shrew
U. S
Craemer’s
Ture
Second Avenue
Medical Society
DR. Temple Fay
Zebo
Craemer's
Lovely
Les See
Veanleas
Vanta Cotton Union Suits
Vanta
Vanta Hose
Vanta Towels
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