Japs Split Over Treaty With Axis
Washington reports Congress opposes the Roosevelt administration neutrality and lending bills. Senators Adams and King defend their own paths while McCarran and Schwellenbach weigh neutrality revision and the cash and carry policy amid looming worries of war. In Tokyo, a bitter internal struggle grows over aligning with Germany and Italy as cabinet figures, army officers, and the imperial household react to shifting European diplomacy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Sen. Adams
D.-Colo
House
Rep
Michener
R-Mich
Congress
King
Sen. King
Utah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McCarran
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Sen
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
F. R
Lapy
Senate
Shanghai
Japan
Germany
Italy
Tokyo
Kichiro Hiranuma
Relt
Manchukuo
China
Seishiro Itagaki
Hirohito
Imperial Household
Hungary
Spain
Manchoukuo
Soviet
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Toshio Shiratori
Hiroshi Oshima
Lake Como
Roosevelt warned of power limits amid economic crisis
He warned that 1.5 billion people could be affected as his hands would be tied and he would lack power to curb war risks. He cautioned that if lending and housing bets fail, 5 million workers and 15 million dependents on WPA and PWA would suffer livelihood losses.
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Foe
WPA
PWA
Congressional Coalition
Roosevelt
Disasters Mar British Maneuvers Amid Air Strikes
Britain's simulated war games suffered losses as a Wellington bomber vanished in the North Sea and four airmen died in a Yorkshire crash. Despite the tragedy, about 1,300 warplanes conducted dawn exercises as London prepared for a nationwide blackout tonight involving 200 000 air raid personnel and strict light restrictions.
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London
Britain
North Sea
Yarmouth
Tollerton
Yorkshire
Eastland
Germany
England
Dr Walter Norem to Lead Persian Hospital Post
Dr Walter Norem city health officer of Muscatine and surgeon will depart New York Sept 2 for Teheran Persia to serve as hospital surgeon under the Presbyterian Mission board. He will study Persian and head toward hospital leadership while Mrs Norem and their two children accompany him on a month long journey via Beirut Marseilles and Cairo.
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Walter Norem
Walter, Jr
Katherine
New York
Persia
Norem
Presbyterian Mission
Muscatine
Presbyterian Mission Board
Presbyterian
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Mexico
Beirut
Syria
Marseilles
Alexandria
Genoa
Naples
Cairo
Pyramids
Egypt
Damascus
Bagdad
Teheran Hospital
Madison
Wis
R. M. Arey
University of Wisconsin
University of Louisville
Kentucky
Austin
Methodist Hospital
Four Die as Rural Home Burns in Hison Arkansas
A rural Arkansas farm family perished when their home was destroyed by fire. Mr. and Mrs. John Graves, both 29, their 1 year old daughter Betty Sue and five year old son Marvin were killed. Their 9 year old daughter Ruth was seriously burned.
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Hison, Ark
Cap
Here
John Graves
Betty Sue
Marvin
Ruth
How They Talk How They Talk
Quotes from public figures and sports writers on politics farming baseball and lobbying. The items mention Senator Hatch Charles Reed Gus Mancuso Eddie Brietz Henry Wallace and commodity loan money with references to public debate and media commentary.
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Gus Mancuso
Cubs
Chicago
Hartnett
Eddie Brietz
Henry Wallace
Capitol Hill
Ray Tucker
Iowa Pearl Button Firms Sign Labor Pact In Muscatine WaPello
The Iowa Pearl Button company and the WaPello plant signed a standard 40 hour week contract with the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America covering Aug 9 1939 to Dec 31 1940. Arbitration settles wage disputes and protects no lockouts while maintaining production standards.
League seeks probe into Iowa utility tax assessments
Des Moines AP reports the League of Iowa Municipalities urged a legislative interim committee to investigate how the state tax commission assesses public utilities, claiming valuations are far below actual value. The group cites a large gap between assessed and reported utility values and offers evidence to support its claim.
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Des Moines
League of Iowa
State Tax Commission
Frank G. Pierce
Marshalltown
League
Commission
Iowa
General Assembly
Pierce
Tax Commission
C. F. Green
Sioux City
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
Louis E. Roddewig
Davenport
Two-Alarm Cedar Rapids Fire Damages Newell Construction Site
A two-alarm blaze Tuesday night gutted the warehouse and offices of the Newell Construction and Machinery Co in Cedar Rapids Iowa causing about 20000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief E P Kohout said the cause was not yet determined and two firefighters were slightly injured as a crowd of more than 3000 watched the effort.
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Cedar Rapids
Newell Construction and Machinery Co
E. P. Kohout
Wauseon Workers At New York Commonwealth Fund Hospital
A report notes labor at the New York Commonwealth fund hospital in Wauseon Ohio involving workers and activities connected to the facility.
Union Leaders Outline Goals for Pearl Button Industry
The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America says it aims to restore the pearl button industry’s former status without harming manufacturers. Ed Schultheis and Joe Kaminsky, representatives, discuss signing agreements with Iowa Pearl Button Co. and McKee Button Co. and possibly Hawkeye Button Co. to aid workers, manufacturers, and the Muscatine community. The union plans national advertising and offers to explain Hawkeye labor issues to local clubs.
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Organization
Ed Schultheis
Joe Kaminsky
National Organization
Iowa Pearl Button Co
McKee Button Co
Hawkeye
Muscatine
Union Asks Governor to Name Arbitration Board for Button Plant
Local 289 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America through attorney W. D. Randall asks Governor George E. Wilson to appoint a board of arbitration under Chapter 74 of the 1935 Iowa code to resolve differences between Hawkeye Pearl Button Co and plant management. The union says it cannot reach an agreement without arbitration and will be bound by the board’s decision after a legal hearing.
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George E. Wilson
Muscatine
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
W. D. Randall
Iowa
Hawkeye Pearl Button Company
Des Moines
Board of Arbitration
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co. Workers Petition to Reopen Plant
Fifty employees sign a petition to return to work at the Hawkeye Pearl Button Co. plant, closed since April 27, as president Fred C. Vetter notes the list is not yet circulated and will grow. Some workers attempted to enter today but were blocked by strikers. only stockholders C. C. Haggermann and Edward Hagermann were admitted.
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Hawkeye Pearl Button Co
Fred C. Vetter
Vetter
C. C. Hagermann
Edward Hagermann
Weather forecast for town and Illinois
Town sees generally fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with possible showers in the extreme west. Illinois forecast: fair tonight and Thursday, cooler in the far south and east-central tonight, slightly warmer Thursday.
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Illinois
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FDR
George Washington
Sen. Hatch
Charles D. Reed
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
Jimmie Fidler
Union
Iowa Pearl Button Company
Wapello
McKee Button Company
Schultheis
McKee
Arbitration Board
Orange
Second Streets
J. C. Bishop
Gov. Wilson
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