Governor rejects arbitration board for Muscatine strike
Gov. George A. Wilson refused to appoint a three member arbitration board for Hawkeye Pearl Button Co. unless striking CIO workers return or show good faith. The move follows union demands for arbitration amid picketing and a plant closure since April 26.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Muscatine
Hawkeye Pearl Button Co
CIO
E. D. Schultheis
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Board of Arbitration and
Vetter
Navy Plane Crashes Near Parrita En Route to U S
A United States navy aircraft, leading a six-ship squadron from the Panama Canal zone toward Texas, crashed today near Parrita on the Pacific coast about 60 miles south of Puntarenas. The two engine plane went down in the vicinity of the town. No further details on casualties or causes were immediately available.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
United States Navy
Panama Canal Zone
Texas
Parrita
Puntar
Quiet Muscatine Button Strike Shows Calm Front
In Muscatine today the strike front was quiet with fewer than 30 workers outside the Hawkeye factory. Des Moines leaders of Amalgamated and the company met with Gov. Wilson to work toward developments as workers held a peaceful discussion at the Trades and Labor Assembly hall where Vernon Dale urged nonviolence and continued peaceful methods.
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Muscatine
Amalgamated
Company
Des Moines
Gov. Wilson
Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
Vernon Dale
Safety Education Program To Be Outlined By Sept 1
Des Moines Iowa Gov. Wilson's advisory committee announced plans to outline a new safety education program by September 1 funded with 31 210 appropriated by the 1939 legislature. The panel met in Ames with M C Nelson of Des Moines as chairman and other members W Earl Hal of Mason City and Earl W Fischer. The committee said it aims to create the most comprehensive statewide program yet.
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Des Moines
British Plane Crashes and Burns Five Die
Five men perished when a British Airways airliner crashed into the Straits of Storstroem south of Copenhagen. Victims listed include S. J. Simon, A. C. Crossley, Herr Reuss, C. A. Casteillo, and A. S. M. Leigh. pilot C. F. C. Wright survived after escaping through a window.
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Copenhagen
Straits of Storstroem
S. J. Simonton
United States
A. C. Crossley
Herr Reuss
C. A. Casteillo
A. S. M. Leigh
C. F. C. Wright
U S Patrol Bombers Join Panama Canal Anniversary Observance
The report notes a crash on the Pacific side of Costa Rica with few details. Thirty five U S naval patrol bombers participated in a Panama Canal anniversary observance in the canal zone this morning.
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Enas
Pacific
Costa Rica
U. S. Naval
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
Roosevelt Advances Thanksgiving Date Stirring Varied Response
President Roosevelt announced moving Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23 to aid business. governors turkey growers and football coaches voiced protests and praise as merchants welcomed earlier shopping and calendars face upheaval.
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U. S
New York
Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Pilgrim Fathers
Lincoln
George Washington
Proclamation Not Binding on States
A state department official said the president's Thanksgiving proclamation has effect only in the District of Columbia and U S territories. Governors typically issue their own proclamations. the president's declaration does not bind the states. The State Department certifies and issues presidential proclamations.
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Washington
State Department
District of Columbia
United States
Thanksgiving conflict over holiday date stirs governors
Nation debates shifting Thanksgiving from Nov 30 with Plymouth leaders objecting. Plymouth Mass official James Frasier condemns the change while governors dispute the idea, citing tradition, economics, and football schedules. Republicans Wilson Rhode Island Vanderbilt Carr weigh in alongside Democrat Moore. Major Griffith notes college schedules adapt, and turkeys may arrive earlier for markets in Colorado and beyond.
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Plymouth
James Frasier
Selectmen
Mass
George A. Wilson
Iowa
William H. Vanderbilt
Rhode Island
Ralph L. Carr
Colorado
Roosevelt
Prize List for Contest Is Expanded in Muscatine
The Muscatine Journal expands the tall corn contest prizes with merchandise awards totaling 89.33 dollars in addition to cash prizes of 5 3 and 2 dollars. Ten theater tickets will be awarded to the first ten entries plus the cash and merchandise prizes from local businesses. Open to all Iowa and Illinois farmers entrants must bring the tallest stalk. entries close at 11 a m Friday.
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The
Muscatine Journal
Auumber of
Muscatine
Palace
Uptown
Texaco
Brewer Oil Cox
Trout’s Sanitary Market
Universal
Universal Shell Co
Fairall Paint Store
McKee Feed and Grain Co
Broad’s
Sherwin- Williams
Asthalters
Meerdink Clothing Company
Evans Food Store
Lee
Sterneman’s
Western Auto Store
Batterson's
Motor Service Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
J. C. Penney Company
Iowa
Illlinois
Iowa Daily Press Assn
Plans Advanced to Free Prisoners in Spain
Plans to free more than twenty American prisoners of the Spanish civil war move toward a release schedule. Harold Whitey Dahl, an aviator captured by nationalists in 1937, is named among those to be freed, though no dates are fixed yet.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Harold
Whitey) Dahl
Weather Summary for Iowa Illinois and Mississippi River
Partly cloudy with local thundershowers in central and east Iowa on Wednesday and likely in extreme west tonight. Cooler in extreme northwest and continued warm conditions in Illinois Davenport Rock Island Mo line area. Mississippi River stages show minor changes with La Crosse 4.8 fall 0.2, Dubuque 7.5 no change, Davenport 4.7 no change, Keokuk 3.2 no change.
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Iowa
Illinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Dubuque
Keokuk
Prime Minister Mackenzie King and fashion in quotes
A collage of quotes from figures like Mackenzie King, Mrs. Gimbel, Rep. O'Connor, Jack Dempsey, Eddie Britz, and Jimmie Fidler. The remarks touch on politics, fashion, and sports, portraying contemporary public figures and trends with mixed tones.
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Mackenzie King
Canada
Alan Barth
Food Shortage Grows in Japanese-Occupied China
A food shortage threatens hunger riots as floods drought and transport disruption hit Chinese areas under Japanese control. In Shanghai officials warn of dwindling rice stocks and soaring prices while attempts to import grain face Japanese transport barriers and currency issues.
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
China
Shantung
Hopeh
Henan
Anhwei
Neutral
Wuhu
Yangtze Valley
Saigon
Former Russian Admiral Succumbs in France
Richard Baker, 93, once an admiral in the imperial Russian fleet and Legion of Honor officer, died in Montauban, France today.
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Montauban
France
Richard Baker
Legion of Honor
League May Abandon Danzig Shield If Poland Agreement Reaches
League sources say the League of Nations may drop protection of the Free City of Danzig if Poland moves toward resolving its quarrel with Germany. High Commissioner Burckhardt returns from talks with Hitler and Polish officials amid reports of a Polish German compromise. If endorsed by Poland, the plan would replace League authority with a German Polish joint administration, with Burckhardt filing a report to end his post and sever League protection.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Free City of
Danzig
League
Poland
Germany
Carl J. Burckhardt
Free City
Hitler
Burckhardt
Polan
Britain
France
Sweden
League Official Reports to Britain
Dr Carl Burckhardt, League high commissioner for Danzig, sent Britain a report on his Berchtesgaden talk with Hitler. Britain refused to discuss the report and warned no settlement proposals had been received. Britain signaled willingness to negotiate a peace plan with Poland, while safeguarding Polish interests.
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London
Carl J. Burckhardt
League of Nations
Danzig
Adolph Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Burckhardt-Hitler
Britain
Hitler
Burckhardt
Lord Halifax
Berlin
League Committee of Three
France
Sweden
Poland
Great Britain
Miss Gaynor Weds Adrian Film Stylist
Hollywood stars Janet Gaynor and Gilbert Adrian wed in Yuma Arizona and plan a month long honeymoon trip into Mexico. The couple left for El Paso to enter Mexico after the ceremony and honeymoon. Gaynor was previously married to Lydell Peck. Adrian has not married before. Age details: Gaynor 30, Adrian 35.
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Yuma, Ariz
Mexico
Hollywood
Janet Gaynor
Gilbert Adrian
M.G.M Studio
Ed M. Winn
el Paso
Tex
Miss Gaynor
Lydell Peck
Adrian
Mrs. Folsom 76 Dies After Weeklong Illness
Mrs. H. D. Folsom aged 76 died at her Muscatine home at 10 15 a m after a week of illness. She was born in Rock Island on April 17 1863 and moved to Muscatine in 1914. Surviving daughters Mrs. George H. Davis and Mrs. S G Stein and seven grandchildren. Services set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Hoffman Funeral Church with Dr David I Berger in charge and burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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H. D. Folsom
West Fourth Street
Presbyterian Church
P. E. O. Sisterhood
West End
S. D. Folsom
George H. Davis
S. G. Stein
Muscatine
W. H. Mcllrath
Council Bluffs
Mary Elda
Ann Stein
Lola Folsom
S. G. Stein IV
John Folsom
Richard D. Folsom
Jane Ann Mcllrath
Hoffman Funeral Church
David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Small Boy Rescued After 24-Hour Minnesota Swamp Search
Kent Olson, 12, who wandered from the Stanley Askeroth farm near Battle Lake, was found exhausted and muddy after a long search. Selmer Nelson heard a cry for Mommy and located the boy as more than 600 volunteers scoured the swamp area. He was taken in by his worried parents, Mr and Mrs Kenneth Olson, about a mile and half from the farm.
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Battle Lake
Minn
Selmer Nelson
Kent Olson
Stanley Askeroth
Fergus Falls
Kenneth Olson
Evidence Points to Single Suspect in City of San Francisco Crash
Reno officials, led by A. D. McDonald, say definite evidence exists naming a single possibly responsible person for the derailment that killed 23 and injured over 100. FBI and railroad executives call sabotage likely, noting a skilled, deliberate act removing spikes and moving rail without triggering signals.
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Reno
Nev
San Francisco
A. D. McDonald
The
Southern Pacific
McDonald
Limited
Humboldt
Bob la Duceur
Andy M. Welliver
Welliver
la Duceur
T. J. McLaughlin
FBI
Pyyam's Lake
Ney
Agi
Henry P. Vaux
Port Ledge
Rosemont
Penn
Susan M. Vaux
Elko, Nev
M. M. Jeffers
Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
Jeffers
E. F. Hecox
Burns Fatal to Iowa Farmer at Emerson Farm
Emerson Iowa Kelly Steiner 33 died in a Red Oak hospital from burns suffered when a gasoline barrel exploded in a garage on his farm home five miles north of Emerson. His wife poured water on his burning clothes and a brother carried him to the hospital after the blast.
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Emerson
Kelly Steiner
Red Oak
Here
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Wilson Asks
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F. C. Vetter
Harold Wilson
Ed Kimball
Iowa Manufacturers Assn
Wison
Schuthers
Wilson
Atty. Wilson
Kimball
John Connolly, Jr
Connolly
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Navy
George Wilson
Burns
A. H. Moore
New Jersey
John L. Griffith
Big Ten Athletics
Babe Hollingberg
Washington State
Denver Commission
S. G. & P. Stein Co
Glendora
W. G. Block Co
the Journal
Otto Grocery Co
Goodrich Silvertown
Journal
Wilson Shoe Store
Montgomery Ward and Co
Hill-Goetz Lumber and Coal Co
J. & I. Grocery and Market
Adam Gimbel
New York City
Paris Fashion Review
Rep. O'Connor
Montana
Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis
Eddie Britz
Bergen
McCarthy
Jimmie Fidler
Gaynor
Minnesota
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