Labor to Demand Safeguards of NRA
The American Federation of Labor meets next week to press the NRA for safeguards for organized labor. It cites lack of job restoration, wage differential breakdown, and employers shifting burden, while seeking a 30 hour work week and arguing faults lie in specific NRA developments, not the program overall.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Executive Council
The
A. F. of L
Abor
A. F of L. Sehon
Roosevelt
A. F of L. Council
William Green
Federation
Seven Scouts Earn Eagle Award Sets New Area Record
At McKinley junior high on Tuesday evening the Cedar Rapids area council held a court of honor where seven Scouts received the Eagle badge, the most from a single ceremony in local history. Four from Troop 2 and three from Troop 12 marked a record for number of Eagles at one event. The honorees include Benjamin and Edward McDonough, James Lehman, Carl Volesky, John Hasek, Victor Hahn, and James Holton, with badges affixed by parents and 600 attendees watching.
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Cedar Rapids
Benjamin McDonough
Edward McDonough
James Lehman
Carl Volesky
John Hasek
Victor E. Hahn
James Holton
The
Elks’ Club
J. W. Walterick
James Leechman
Joseph Leechman
First Street
Woodrow Wilson Junior High
Red Fox Patrol
Charles R. Volesky
Fourteenth Avenue
Grant High
Grant High School
Jessie Hahn
Second Avenue
M F Hasek
Eighth Avenue
Roosevelt Junior High School
C Avenue NW
Flying Eagle Patrol
E. B Holton
Scout Troops Share Honors at Court of Honor
Troop 2 won advancement honors and placed second in attendance. Troop 18 hosted the event under W A Suthers, with Dr. Suthers as court of honor chairman and Tenderfoot investiture designer. Fifty merit badges were awarded to thirty four Scouts and leaders. several scouts earned Star, Life, and First Class ranks across Troops 6, 12, 14, 16, 17, 31, and 34.
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First Baptist Church
W .A. Suthers
Suthers
Court of Honor
LeRoy Swiser, Jr
George Harmer
John O'Deen
Warren Kellogg
Anamosa
Richard Ball
Carl Filermans
Victor Montgomery
Donald Bruce
Ray Darling
Harry Lutz
Lyle Gun
Auto Repair Assn backs Motor Safety Week in Linn County
The Linn County Auto Repair Association eased dissatisfaction over which garages would conduct free safety checks for Motor Safety Week. Eight stations were authorized to issue OK stickers, preventing overdistribution and ensuring motorists can get a free check and return for the final OK at the original station.
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Linn County Auto Repair Association
Ym.c. A
Earl Derr
Charles Marousek
Dan Kruidemier
Bob Vinch
Derr
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Safety Committee of
Hanford
Kruidenier
Marousek
Legion
O. K
Marousck
City Briefs and Personals Item Highlights
Chicken supper 25c Thursday 530 to 7 Westminster Presbyterian church. Dr Arduser Optometrist 204 Par amount. Czech night school Mondays at Washington high school until further notice. Olivet 30c chicken supper Thursday. J B Smith 56 of 606 Sixth Ave SE fined $10 in police court for intoxication. Louis J Meck of Cedar Rapids and Esther E Listerberger of Marion married Tuesday afternoon by Justice G S Lightner. Overtime parkers fined $2 in police court Wednesday C J Benda 828 Third Ave SE and John Spicka 515 Seventh Ave SE. Fresh shipment Jones sausage Hindkys 4141. Major William J Jones Iowa army recruiting officer and First Sergt Emmett Dropns.
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J B Smith
Sixth Avenue SE
Louis J Meck
Cedar Rapids
Esther E. Listerberger
Marion
Justice G S Lightner
Parkers
C J. Benda
Third Avenue SE
John Spicka
Seventh Avenue SE
William J Jones
Iowa
Emmett Dropns
Will Rogers comments on progress and Ring Lardner
Will Rogers reflects on progress with railroads improving towns and air travel, notes the death of Ring Lardner, and laments the loss while celebrating Lardner's contributions to literature from his early days with Ziegfeld's Follies.
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Garetter Beverly Wills
Calif
Roscoe Turner
Ziegfeld
Lardner
Cedar Rapids Officials Inspect Recruiting Office
In Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, two Des Moines men visited the local recruiting office of Sergt. William Melton. Also on Tuesday three attorneys were admitted to practice in the U S district court by Federal Judge George C G Scott. The new admittees were George R. Griner and Lloyd Roberts of Cedar Rapids and D W Dickinson of Eldora. Chicken supper at G and J. Johns Episcopal church Thursday, 35c 25c.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
William Melton
United States District Court
George CG. Scott
George R. Griner
Lloyd Roberts
D. W. Dickinson
Eldora
YMCA offers swimming classes for women and youths
Registration opened for swimming classes at the YMCA for women school children and high school girls. Classes start October first. Police were called at 1 30 am on Wednesday to pursue two men who stole thirty loaves of bread from the Peter sen Baking company plant.
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Petersen Baking Company
Local News Briefs From Cedar Rapids Area
Ralph Hoover sustains a gash on a finger when a car crank slips at midnight. A. J. Barth appears in court over a milk container violation. Sperry rail detector tested rails near Cedar Rapids on the North Western line. George Bednashek and Carl Wehrle fined for carrying loaded guns. Charles Witusek fined for reckless driving. Four Cedar Rapids men attend a state optometrist meeting in Dubuque with speech by E B Alexander.
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Ralph Hoover
Fifteenth Avenue SW
St. Luke's Hospital
North Western
Sperry
Cedar Rapids
North Western Road
Clinton
George E Bednashek
Carl Wehrle
Sam O'Brine
G. S. Lightner
Charles Witousek
Dubuque
Leonard I. Arduser
E. I. Copeland
Dawson Grim
George J. Roman
E.B. Alexander
Duncan
Okla
American Optometric Association
Superintendent Deamer to address labor meeting on school plan
Arthur Deamer, superintendent of Cedar Rapids schools, will explain the proposed school building program to Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor and organized labor associates Thursday at 3 pm at Labor Temple. All organized labor members and affiliated persons are invited to attend.
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Supt
Deamer
Arthur Deamer
Cedar Raids
Lees
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor and
Organized Labor Associates
Labor Temple
Organized Labor
Hallman Speaks on Bees at Washington High Assembly
Washington high school opened its season with M. S. Hallman, principal, presenting The Study of Bees at the Paramount theater. The event featured the high school orchestra and pupils singing school songs to begin and end the program.
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Hallman
Washington High School
Paramount Theater
M. S. Hallman
Legion Auxiliary Banquet Held For Past Presidents
The annual banquet for past presidents of the local American Legion Auxiliary was held Monday evening in the Eastern Star hall with thirty five covers. Special guest was Mrs. Winifred Niggemeyer department president of Fort Madison.
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Wapello
Local Club Installs New Officers At Dinner
In Mount Pleasant and Muscatine areas the First district members gathered as retiring president Mrs. Edith Kelly presided. Newly elected officers include President Mrs. Mary Wiedderrecht First vice president Mrs. Bernice Herrick second vice president Mrs. Celia Lichtenberg secretary Mrs. Lucille Brown treasurer Mrs. Clara Deppy chaplain Mrs. Mildred Hook historian Mrs. Margaret Hinderman and sergeant at arms Mrs. Maymo Davison.
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Ora Laird
Ebba Brandel
Dell Lochrie
Mount Pleasant
Kathryn Martin
Muscatine
Ben Lukenbill
Mediapolis
Edith Kelly
Niggemeyer
Laird
Mary Wiedderrecht
Bernice Herrick
Celia Lichtenberg
Lucille Brown
Clara Deppy
Mildred Hook
Margaret Hinderman
Maymo Davison
Fire devastates barn and truck near Columbus Junction
A fire Monday evening destroyed a truck and Guy Crull’s barn at Fredonia, two miles east of Columbus Junction. firemen from Columbus Junction helped save nearby structures. The loss is insured.
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Columbus Junction
Guy Crull
Fredonia
Legion auxiliary elects officers for Kalima post
Members of the American Legion auxiliary of James R Kalima post No. 236 elect a president Mrs. Fred Vana de Wall a vice president Mrs. Wilbert Weise and a secretary treasurer Mrs. George Nekola for the coming year.
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Elberon
American Legion Auxiliary
James R Kalima
Fred Vana de Wall
Wilbert Weise
George Nekola
New Iowa W C T U Head To Be Named At Marion Meeting
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa W C T U will elect a successor to Mrs Ida B Wise Smith at Marion for the state executive post. Smith, national W C T U president elect, takes over Nov 1 and will not seek re election. National execs from Evanston will attend. All British civil aircraft use air cooled engines.
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New Iowa
W.C.T.U
Marion
Des Moines
Ida B. Wise Smith
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