U. S. Seeks Russian Market Ties Under Early Steps
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration may pursue closer U S relations with the Soviet Union through Reconstruc tion Corporation loans to American exporters. About 4 million dollars in loans would back cotton shipments to Russia, secured by Amtorg notes and USSR state bank guarantees. Additional loans for other exports, including wheat, are under consideration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Reconstruction Corporation
Russia
Amtorg Trading Company
State Bank of the Soviet
the Soviet
Gold bloc nations press for gold standard stance amid conference debate
The article reports on the bout between gold bloc countries and Roosevelt’s stance at the international economic conference. It notes France’s push for gold, US calls for budget balance, andBritain’s cautious alignment while Italy and Poland align with gold policies. Roosevelt warns against diverting to temporary exchange fixes.
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MacDonald
Great Britain
United States
Bank of England
Poland
Roosevelt
Great Conference of Nations
United States of America
Charles Rist
L. G. A. Trip
Netherlands
Rist
Geological Museum—Conference
Trip
Alberto Beneduce
Italian Council For Public Works
Italy
Stocks Hit New Highs On Broad Market Rally
Stocks rose on the Chicago board of trade with ton and wheat gains, and sterling spiked before retreating. European gold currencies also hit fresh highs as speculative trading surged on the New York Stock Exchange, aided by President Roosevelt's remarks on lifting prices and the domestic support program. U S Steel advanced over $2 to $62, and the preferred share traded at par, up about 1.75 from Saturday.
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France
United States
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Stock Exchange
Roosevelt
U. S. Steel
Preferred
Centennial Fete Ends with Plans for Souvenir Buttons
The Muscatine centennial committee approved selling flags to raise funds for further events, and staged a grand historical pageant from founding to present day with a 25 cent souvenir button featuring Muscatine's main product. About 6 000 to 7 000 residents and visitors were expected to attend the festivities and parade events, including a Miss Muscatine coronation and a large parade with around 80 floats.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
Muscatine High School
Muscatine centennial pageant features and race
The Muscatine centennial celebration included free vaudeville on the levee two daily showings and two evenings of street dancing. For the first time joint sanctioning was secured for boat races by the Mid-West Outboard and National Outboard associations on Muscatine’s course. A grand pageant with 400 local cast members, fireworks from barges, and historical exhibits impressed visitors. Employment and publicity boosted local commerce and community bonding.
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Weed Park
Muscatine County
Mid-West Outboard Association
National Outboard Association
Muscatine
United States
Mississippi River
Levee Park
Myers
J. F. Boepple
Des Moines
New York City
Fourth plans spark Muscatine celebration
Muscatine residents anticipate July Fourth festivities with careful planning and community spirit. The days will feature safe activities for youth, neighborhood fun, kittenball tournaments in West Liberty Wapello Pleasant Prairie and Pauls Grove, plus civic speeches by Attorney Gus Allbee at New Era and varied events at the Geneva Golf and Country Club.
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Muscatine
West Liberty
Wapello
Iowa
Pleasant Prairie
Paul's Grove
Mother Kills Self and Infant Child in Omaha
A 28 year old mother Eliza beth Flynn killed herself and her five month old baby boy John Oliver at their home four days after a suicide attempt by poison. The baby died at a local hospital shortly after.
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Omaha
Elizabeth Flynn
John Oliver
Body of Preston Youth Drowned in Creek
Efforts continued to recover Raymond Cain a 10 year old son of Mr and Mrs Matthew Cain of a farm two miles southwest of Preston. The boy drowned Sunday when he fell into a flood swollen creek on the farm. A reward has been offered for the body’s recovery.
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Clinton
Raymond Cain
Matthews Cain
Preston
Abduction Case: Factor Family Hears of Ransom Demand
Jerome Factor, 19, reports a telephone demand for 75000 to secure his father Factor's release. Police consider possible ties to Sankey gang in Minnesota or Wisconsin or Touhy gang in Chicago amid an ongoing investigation into the Denver case.
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Factor
Jerome Factor
Young Factor
Frank Freemuthb
Sankey
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Verne Sankey
Charles Boettcher II
Denver
Dan Gilbert
Chicago
Roger Touhy
Contest Winners Leave for Chicago
Contest totals show 328,706,000 votes cast over ten weeks as winners depart for Chicago. Robert Weber earned a $5 certificate for the top weekly vote total. a full list of $2 prize recipients was not ready, with tabulators still compiling results.
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Robert Weber
Muscatine
Dorothy Bowen
Isabelle Webster
Charlotte Braun
Lucille Young
Allen Butts
Bruce Ratcliff
Darleen Cramer
Eseeee
Frank TeStrake
Coretta Moore
Bernice Hafinbaum
Dorothy Greenwald
Jeanne Stelzner
Cos
Jacques Merrifield
Howard Worst
Alys Lemon
Virginia Huff
Arthur Witt
Vincent Welk
Bernice Tiedemann
Lucy Sissel
Eosee
Eleanor Appel
Virginia Houk Eccvecece
Elizabeth Legler
Claire Durst
Wanda Latta
Clifton Reeves
Marguerite Clark
Scott Griffin
Arthur Nyenhuis
Sophia Lindle
Leroy Petersen
Earnest Holtz
Dorothea Vee Arlene Collins
Dorothy Frater
Charles Metalman
Mildred Carlson
Harlo Ricketts
Mary Hayes
Maynard Boruff
Lytle Lambert
Boardman Dies After Air Crash
Aviation pioneer Boardman killed in air crash while continuing to plan a nonstop flight to Rome. His 1931 New York to Istanbul record with John Polando stood as a long distance nonstop milestone at 49 hours 20 minutes. Rosetta Valenti, Italian aviatrix, had planned to join in the next Rome attempt using the same aircraft.
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New York
Istanbul
Turkey
John Polando
Lynn
Mass
Boardman
Rosetta Valenti
Aviatrix
Rome
Deadly Storm Lashes North Iowa and Illinois
A violent wind storm tore through North Iowa from Nora Springs to Mason City and hampered roads with downed telephones and fences. It damaged farms, barns, and crops, toppled buildings in Manchester and near Chicago, injuring about 20 and causing millions in losses.
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Rudd
Cresco
Mason City
Hampton Barns
Manchester
Illinois
Chicago
Elgin
Fox River
St. Charles
Glen Ellyn
Wheaton
Third crash at Arnold home in 10 days on highway No 6
At Atalissa on highway No 6 at 1 15 a m a third accident in 10 days occurred when a Des Moines man Rey Johnson and J W Wheeler of Aledo Ill collided. Both vehicles damaged Wheeler and William Reynolds were thrown through the top of the Wheeler coupe all escaped serious injury Johnsons wife and three other occupants were in the car en route to Chicago Minor damage occurred in a collision at the same spot Saturday afternoon Sheriff Fred Nesper investigated the scene.
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del Arnold
Atalissa
Rey Johnson
Des Moines
J. W. Wheeler
Aledo
Ill
Wheeler
William Reynolds
Johnson
Chicago
Arnold Yard
Fred Nesper
Davenport Woman To Face Hearing For Obtaining Money Under False Pretense
Clare Rodda a Davenport woman arrested last week for obtaining money under false pretense will face a hearing at 11 a m Tuesday July 11 in the court of Justice W L Mackey at West Liberty County Attorney Harold E Wilson announced today The woman allegedly collected about 200 dollars on accounts and the names of those who paid were not divulged
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Clare Rodda
Davenport
Court of Justice
W. L. Mackey
West Liberty
Harold E. Wilson
Prisoner Freed to Save Eyesight
Zeahringer won habeas corpus to leave jail for eye operation. Judge allowed release on condition doctor reports when Zeahringer can resume serving time. Dr R R Goad testified the prisoner has hardening of the eyeball and needs prompt treatment to save vision.
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Zeahringer
Fred Nesper
R. R. Goad
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