117 Iowa, Four States Form Soil Saving Associations
The federal Soil Conservation Service reports 117 soil saving associations formed in Iowa and neighboring states Iowa Illinois Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin totaling 9 126 members across about 2 million acres Many associations operate limestone quarries and lead erosion control efforts Officials warn continued erosion threatens farm income and regional manufacturing dependent on agriculture
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Des Moines
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
The
Conservation Service
R. E. Uhland
Illinois
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Uhland
United States
Cedar Rapids Community Concert Drive Ends Successfully
The Cedar Rapids Community Concert Association closed a campaign Saturday night with about 100 workers. Mrs. C. A. Beems chaired the effort and James E. Franken is president. The season includes European ballet on Nov 11, Frence Tibbett on Dec 7, Toscha Idel Jan 21, and Barttt and Robertson March 18.
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Cedar Rap
C. A. Beems
James E. Franken
Poss European Ballet
Frence Tibbett
Toschaidel
Barttt and Robertson
Unhurt After Car Plunges Into Ditch on City Street
W. F. Cohen of 183 Thirteenth Avenue SW escaped uninjured when his car went through a barricade on Second Avenue at Fourteenth Street SE and into a pavement ditch after 7 p.m. Saturday. The street was torn up for steam pipe installation. Cohen said he was blinded by the lights of an approaching vehicle while driving west.
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W. F. Cohen
Thirteenth Avenue
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Cohen
Increase in Auto Fatalities Shown
The Commerce Department reported 196 auto fatalities in 131 leading cities for the week ended Sept. 18, up from 184 the previous year. For the first 38 weeks, auto deaths totaled 6,265 versus 6,598 a year earlier.
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Washington
Commerce Department
First use of the term cowboys traces to wartime band
The word cowboys emerged during the American Revolutionary War to label a group of Tory raiders who stole cattle from both sides. The term later came to describe later cattle herders and Western riders.
Enjoy Your House Plants and Sweet Potato Vine Tips
This guide promotes growing a house sweet potato vine indoors with simple steps. It covers selecting a potato, starting sprouts in a light window, using an upright container, and mounting on a shelf for decor. It also advertises a 40 page booklet on house plants by Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Home Institute
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
Booket
Man In Street Bewildered By Devalued Franc
Paris residents react to devaluation news as prices rise and uncertainty grows. A policeman notes tougher times for savers, shoppers fear rent and food costs, while exporters praise the shift and a rightist deputy calls it robbery amid parliament’s ongoing debate.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Blum
Georges Mandel
Fall From Hospital Window Is Fatal
Frank Walasek of Omaha, 47, was found dead after leaping or falling from a second floor hospital window late Saturday. Attendants noted a loosened screen. his body lay 12 feet below on a concrete court. He had entered the hospital the previous Wednesday.
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Omaha
Frank Walasek
Walasek
Texas Woman Heads Camp Fire Girls
Mrs. El bert Williams of Dallas Texas was elected national president of Camp Fire Girls Inc at the national council closing session. She succeeds Mrs. Lida Foote Tarr of Cleveland who becomes first vice president.
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Lincoln, Neb
Elbert Williams
Dallas
Tex
Camp Fire Girls, Inc
National Council
Lida Foote Tarr
Cleveland
Scouts Plan 24 Hour Halloween Camping Meet
The Cedar Rapids area Scout council will host a 24 hour Halloween camporal for 45 troops from Benton, Jones and Linn counties at Shaver park October 31 into November 1. Entry patrols and troops compete separately with programs in campcraft, first aid, signaling, fire by friction and more. A joint campfire closes the event with Joe Stenner directing activities.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Stenner
Two More Bishops Rebuke Coughlin in Catholic Stand
Bishop Joseph Schrembs of Cleveland rebuked Father Coughlin for calling President Roosevelt anti God as too harsh and unfounded. He said Coughlin was carried away by rhetoric and defended Roosevelt's acts on crops and hog destruction as economic policy. He praised Coughlin for some church teaching work on social justice.
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Cleveland
Joseph Schrembs
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Father Coughlin
Schrembs
Detroit
Omaha Bishop joins rebuke of Father Coughlin on Roosevelt
Bishop James Hugh Ryan of Omaha and Archbishop John T. McNicholas of Cincinnati condemn Father Coughlin for calling President Roosevelt anti God. Ryan says he agrees with the Cincinnati Archbishop and that the Holy See wishes were mild and not followed.
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Omaha
James Hugh Ryan
The
Catholic Church
John T. McNicholas
Cincinnati
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Roosevelt
Ryan
Holy See
Archbishop McNicholas
Father Coughlin
Pictures of G. O. P. Nominee Removed After Court Acts
Milwaukee AP report says Shields removing photos of Governor Alf M. Landon from street light poles after court action. Flags and bunting remained. Warrant charged violation of a city ordinance banning pole decorations against the decorating company head.
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Milwaukee
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Admiral Taylor appointed to maritime commission to replace Hamlet
President Roosevelt announced Rear Admiral Montgomery Taylor will join the new maritime commission replacing Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet whose selection was announced Sept. 23. Hamlet stays in the coast guard until early October and may lose benefits, so Taylor serves temporarily to complete the commission per law.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Montgomery Taylor
Maritime Commission
Harry G. Hamlet
Hamlet
Coast Guard
Taylor
McGrady Delayed by Snowstorm on Westward Flight
Assistant Labor Secretary Edward F. McGrady, en route to San Francisco to avert a maritime strike, said a snowstorm grounded his plane in North Platte Nebraska delaying his arrival likely until Sunday.
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McGrady
Washington
Edward F. McGrady
San Francisco
North Platte
Neb
LaGuardia Aims for Roosevelt Support and NYC Rally
LaGuardia told President Roosevelt he will likely win New York City by a large margin and help carry New York State in November. He plans to join the final Democratic rally at Madison Square Garden and declined to fix dates for future appearances. He dismissed talk of becoming secretary of war, citing a contract with New York City through 1937. He urged advance federal aid guidance for city relief and public works planning.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
LaGuardia
Roosevelt
New York City
New York State
White House
Madison Square Garden
Tammany
Harry H. Woodring
Tve
Chiang May Act To Stop Japanese Clash
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek planned to return by air from South China to Nanking to avert a possible armed clash with Japan. He aimed for an early Pacific settlement after the incident in Shanghai and the fatal shooting of a Japanese sailor.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Genral Chiang
Canton
Pakhoi
Couple Killed in US 6 Crash Near Kendallville
Marion R. Wade 26 and his wife 25 of Battle Creek Michigan died when their car hit a truck driven by James F. Johnson of Cleveland on US 6 six miles west of Kendallville Indiana. Their 21 month old son was found half an hour later crawling on the pavement and appeared uninjured.
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Kendallville
Ind
Marion R. Wade
Battle Creek
Mich
James F. Johnson
Cleveland
U. S. Highway 6
Here
S U S Hospital Car Involved In Highway Crash Near Marengo
Special to The Gazette. A highway crash two miles east of Marengo involved a State University of Iowa hospital ambulance and a hit and run truck driver. Three people were injured: Arena Harvey of Sioux City with cuts, Evangeline Lee of Maxwell with a severe gash and body lacerations, and Mrs. C. E. Greer with shock.
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The
Marengo
State University of Iowa Hospital
Here
George Spencer
Iowa City
Spencer
Arena Harvey
Sioux City
Evangeline Lee
Maxwell
C. E. Greer
Clear Lake Man Booked For Reckless Driving
Jack Levisay, 29, of Clear Lake, was arrested on reckless driving after driving along the west sidewalk of Fourth street and stopping in front of 209 Fourth street. He was under the influence of alcohol.
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Jack Levisay
Clear Lake
Second Avenue
Fourth Street
Tom Quigley
Cobhancourt SE
LeRoy Russell
Norway
Henry Hunter
Center Point Road
Disney's Steam Boat Mickey Pioneered Sound in Animation
Walt Disney is credited with the first successful use of synchronized sound in animated cartoons, marking a milestone with Steam Boat Willie.
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Walt Disney
Steamboat Mickey
Cedar Rapids Saengerbund to meet Monday at Hur hall
The Cedar Rapids Saengerbund will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at Hur hall 213 First street.
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Cedar Rapids Saengerbund
Hur
First Street
Wednesday Social Club Picnic Reminder
The Wednesday Social club will meet with Mrs. Frank Wells at 1262 Fourth Avenue SE on Sept 30 for a picnic lunch. Roll call will be answered with quotations from Julius Caesar. Members should bring the usual picnic requirements.
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Frank Wells
Fourth Avenue SE
Julius Caesar
Local man James Kisor arrested on false utterance charge
James H. Kisor aged 27 of 1648 B Avenue NE was arrested late Saturday afternoon on a charge of false utterance of a check. The warrant for the arrest was issued by Justice A. S. Reed.
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James H. Kisor
Justice A. S. Reed
Fire Doused in Parked Car on Second Ave SE
A blaze in a car parked between Eighth and Tenth streets on Second avenue SE after 7 p.m. Saturday was put out by Patrolmen Stusak and Kofron. The vehicle is registered to Dick Madison, 204 Thirteenth Street NW.
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Second Avenue SE
Eighth and
Tenth Streets
Stusak and
Kofron
Dick Madison
Thirteenth Street
Child Fractures Leg After Fall At Home
Richard Reith age 5 of 112 Twenty Ninth Street NE fractured his right leg Saturday night after a fall at home. He was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment and later returned home.
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Richard Reith
Twentyninth Street
Mercy Hospital
Car Break-In Reported on Sixteenth Avenue and C Street
Harold Jones reports his parked car was broken into at Sixteenth Avenue and C Street SW at 12 05 a.m. Sunday. A woman's purse with small change was stolen from under a blanket after the thief shattered the car window.
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Harold Jones
Sixteenth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
C Street
Raincoats Reported Stolen From City Store Lobby
The Syndicate Clothing Company reported to police that two raincoats were taken from a rack in the lobby Saturday afternoon. The coats valued at 3.98 and 4.98 dollars were missing.
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Syndicate Clothing Company
Believe Monetary Pact Will Stimulate Commodity Prices
London reports the three power monetary accord is expected to lift commodity prices. Analysts await Germany’s stance, fearing depreciation tactics could derail the pact and undermine global markets. The negotiators admit no enforcement means but trust moral pressure will suffice.
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London
United Press
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Accused Of Killing Employer Intending To Vote For Landon
Eureka California police held John Miller a 44 year old mechanic after an eye witness said he shot and killed his employer L E Perske 60 owner of the garage because Perske intended to vote for Alf Landon Miller reportedly asked Perske if he would vote for Landon and then fired two bullets striking Perske in the heart as he died before doctors could reach him
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Eureka
Calif
John Miller
Alf M. Landon
Augustus Elam
Miller
L. E. Perske
London
Perske
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