Gypsy Mill head injured in strike clash near Fort Dodge
A clash at United Gypsum Co. three miles east of Fort Dodge injured four men, including plant superintendent R. D. Hess with multiple contusions. Schultz and Deaton, strikers, suffered minor cuts, while foreman Mique Coffey was bruised but not hospitalized. Police and hospital reports differ on the events at closing time as 15 workers left.
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Gypsy Mill
Fort Dodge
United Gypsum Co
R. D. Hess
Lutheran Hospital
Robert Schultz
James Deaton
Mercy Hospital
Mique Coffey
Hess
Schultz
Deaton
Iowa WPA Projects Dwindle in Importance
DES MOINES The work projects administration grows less significant in Iowa as WPA jobs fall to 15 150 from over 70 000 under CCC. WPA ended in 15 counties. remaining workers are older and unskilled while defense industry hiring rises. Administrative staff reduced from 233 to 182 on July 7.
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Des Moines
Work Projects Administration
Iowa
WPA
Grand Pay Increases To Liquor Employees
DES MOINES A pay increase of about 5 percent has been granted to some of the lower paid employees of the Iowa liquor control commission. Chairman M L Curtis announced the rise, tied to a revision in the classification of 175 state owned liquor stores. The higher paid of 700 employers earning 850000 dollars a year are not included, but the store rating changes will bring raises for managers of these stores later.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
M. L. Curtis
Curtis
Striking Mahaska Bottling Workers Report Fist Fight
Mahaska Bottling Co. strike clashes erupt on the three day protest. County Attorney William Spencer says strikers Merle Sparks and Russell Ferguson reported being struck by Jack Morgan son of owner Harry Morgan after a door incident. Sparks and Ferguson filed assault and battery charges before Justice W J Howell. Strikers, AF of L affiliates, seek wage and hour concessions with 16 of 20 employees striking.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaska Bottling Co
Mahaska County
William Spencer
Merle Sparks
Russell Ferguson
Jack Morgan
Harry Morgan
Morgan
Sparks
Ferguson
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Howell
American Federation of Labor
Brothers Deny 1934 Holdups in Iowa Case
Dave and Tom Reese, brothers, pleaded innocent to robbery with aggravation charges in Ottumwa. Bond set at 3500 each. preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday. Investigators credited with much of the case, tying the defendants to the Spensler grocery holdup in February 1934 and other related crimes.
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Ottumwa
Dave
Tom Reese
A. R. Swartz
Cc. A. Elliott
Charles Kapp
Wapello County
C. M. Higdon
Higdon
Spensler Grocery
Rule People on Relief Can't Own Automobiles
Black Hawk county supervisors unanimously rule that relief seekers must surrender auto license plates to reduce relief costs. County overseer Mildred Langfitt estimated about zero relief clients currently drive cars. a similar resolution was passed years ago but not enforced.
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Waterloo
Black Hawk
Mildred Langfitt
City to resurf ace streets with asphalt this summer
Washington city council voted to surface about seven miles of streets with asphalt this summer after choosing the material at a reasonable price. The plan avoids bidding by contracting directly with the asphalt seller and uses county grading at cost. About 67 000 gallons will be applied across 112 000 square yards with primer and armor coats.
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Washington City Council
Washington Streets
County Board of Supervisors
Washington
Council
W. B. Dupuis
Harry Montgomery
Frank McFarlane
Henry B. Bailey
Cowles Denies Chicago Newspaper Rumor
Gardner Cowles Jr denies the report that he and John Cowles plan a Chicago morning newspaper. The claim, aired on the Pearson and Allen Merry-Go-Round program, suggested a partnership with Marshall Field of Chicago, which Cowles rejects.
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Cowles
Chicago
Des Moines
Gardner Cowles, Jr
John Cowles
Pearson and Allen
Cowles Brothers
Marshall Field
Three Amateur Acts Listed for Next Contest
Three amateur acts are announced for Wednesday evening's contest after the band contest in Central Park. Additional acts may join if reachable and notified in time. otherwise they will wait for a later contest. Appearing are Mrs Oakley Payne Washington piano Phyllis Anderson Margery Cherryholmes Janet Finke Crawfordsville five to six year old girls cowboy songs Betty Kallous Melba Hall Washington accordion and vocal duet.
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Central Park
Oakley Payne
Washington
Phyllis Anderson
Margery Cherryholmes
Janet Finke
Crawfordsville
Betty Kallous
Melba Hall
Aged Brighton Woman Sarah Cady Dies at 86
Brighton reports the death of Sarah Cady 86 in her son Edward Cady’s home after a long illness aggravated by heat. She leaves three children Florence Barnett Edward and Ferne Rotzinger, two brothers Anson Brinton and Ben Brinton, and a sister Mary Day. Funeral arrangements are pending arrival of daughter from Atlantic and will likely be at Brighton Methodist Church. Funeral services are under A Hoskins Funeral Home.
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Brighton
Sarah Cady
Edward Cady
Atlantic
Brighton Methodist
Edward
Hannah Hyde Brinton
Clay Township
Methodist Church
Florence Barnett
Ferne Rotzinger
Anson H. Brinton
Mary Day
Ben Brinton
Faye Fichtner
Rotzinger
Mr. Cady
Germans Claim Sinking 19 Ships in Convoy
Berlin reports a daylong Atlantic battle in which German submarines sunk 19 merchant ships totaling 116,500 tons from an escorted British convoy. The high command says a British destroyer and an anti submarine patrol ship were also sunk, with the convoy protected by destroyers auxiliary cruisers and submarine patrol ships.
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Berlin
Atlantic
High Command
Unfounded Rumor Denied By Mr Cowles
Mr Cowles refutes rumors as completely unfounded saying there has been no discussion on the subject and dismissing the chatter as mere gossip.
Soviet Forces Break Through in Ukraine and Smolensk Areas
Reports from the Ukraine front state Marshal Kudenny led a Soviet attack driving Nazis from marshes near the south Ukraine, with German bodies and wreckage left behind near Odessa. Berlin claims German-Romanian forces near Smolensk and toward Odessa, while Moscow reports a major armored counterattack near Smolensk and Nevel, with heavy German losses and seized equipment. London coverage notes Eden denying aims to crush Germany and warning of a possible peace blitz, and dispatches suggest Japan seeks assurances on a Russo-Japanese neutrality pact before reaffirming it.
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Moscow
Ukraine
Marshall Kudenny
Odessa
Berlin
Smolensk
Bessarabia
Black Sea
Lake Peipus
Leningrad
Red Air Fleet
Nevel
London
Anthony Eden
Britain
Germany
Reich
Eden
Foreign Press Association
Adolph Hitler
Hitler
Russia
Japan
U.P
Vladivostok
Far East
Brinton v Hospital: Judge Overrules Defense Motion
Judge P J Siegers in Newton overruled the defense motion to strike sections of the plaintiff Ian Brinton's petition in the Brinton v Washington County Hospital case. The ruling allows the petition to proceed with the challenged sections intact.
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P. J. Siegers
Newton
Ian Brinton
Washington County Hospital
Nine Aviation Pupils Reach The Solo Stage
Nine students in the summer civilian pilot training class at the airport and junior college have soloed. Roger Eugene Miller of Wellman, an alternate and late starter, still must complete ground and flight work before solo flights. The class ends in early September with a fall session planned, and several members expect to finish flying within a week to August. Participants include Bull Wellman Clark Brighton Graham Fairfield Hughes Washington Klein Washington McGinnis Ainsworth Maghee Washington and Wheelan Washington.
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Roger Eugene Miller
Wellman
Miller
Harland Mead
Dean Mead
Galen William Bull
Clive Vinton Clark
Brighton
Milton Henry Graham
Fairfield
Hayden Thomas Hughes
Washington
Carl Frederick Klein
William Lewis Mce- Ginnis
Ainsworth
Valliere Bliss Maghee
Marshall Elwood Smith
Donald Joseph Wheelan
Aluminum Drive Closes Tonight in Washington
Tonight marks the final opportunity for residents to donate aluminum ware at city hall with county chairman E. F. Bauer of West Chester coordinating pickups tomorrow. The front terrace pile grows as deposits arrive and city workers will collect leftovers. VFW and Boy Scouts already collected 200 to 225 items weighing about 75 to 100 pounds during a northern town tour.
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Washington
City Hall
E. F., Bauer
West Chester
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Boy Scouts
Defendants Given Pleading Deadline in Suit
The defendants were given until August 20 by Judge Siegers to plead further in this suit.
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Siegers
Aristotle and Plato: pupil and master in philosophy
The text notes Aristotle as the renowned pupil of Plato, highlighting their teacher pupil relationship in ancient philosophy. It emphasizes Aristotle's fame alongside his mentor.
Thompson Named 18th Iowa District Judge in Des Moines
Governor Wilson appointed G. K. Thompson of Cedar Rapids to the 18th district bench to fill the late Herbert C. Ring. Thompson, 54, was Lynn County attorney from 1923 to 193? and led county and district bar groups. The 18th district covers Lynn Cedar and Jones counties. Thompson is a Republican.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
G. K. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Herbert C. Ring
Thompson
Lynn County
18Th District
Lynn
Cedar
Jones Counties
Lynn County Bar Association
Iowa County Attorneys’ Association
Iowa Heat Wave Rises as Thermometer Hits 104 in Washington
Des Moines reports no let up in the Iowa heat wave with temperatures climbing toward 100 in most areas. In Washington the official reader reached 104 at two o clock as cooler weather and showers were forecast. Fred Livlin, 60, died after being overcome in a field. Keokuk and Marshalltown posted the state's high at 100 yesterday. Inwood noted .65 inch rainfall.
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Iowa
Washington
Des Moines
Mercury
Iowa City
Fred Livlin
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Inwood
Traffic signals at busy Washington Street corner go active
Supt Perry L Jordan of the Washington city water and light plant reports completion of traffic signal lights at the East Washington Street and South Second Avenue corner. The 10 30 AM operation saw red amber and green signals guiding motorists and pedestrians at a junction near city hall fire station State theater and two filling stations. A pedestrian safety island will follow at the Standard Oil station corner later this week or next.
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Perry L. Jordan
Washington City
State Theater
Standard Oil Station
Rail Workers Reject Proposal
Representatives of 800000 non operating railroad employees rejected a railways counter proposal for 11 changes in work rules as wage demands were being negotiated in Chicago.
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Chicago
Plane tail found in cornfield prompts owner search
Airplane owner Rudy Urich of Duncan reports finding a fragment in his cornfield that resembles a complete tail section. He seeks the plane’s rightful owner to learn how it could fly without that part and identify which section it came from.
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Rudy Urich
Duncan
Urich
Municipal Band Concert at Central Park July 30
The municipal band will perform in Central Park on Wednesday July 30 at 7 45 p m. Featured pieces include March Man of the Hour Fillmore Holmes Holmes Straus King Arr Yoder Whaley Tate with arrangements by Yoder Whaley Tate.
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Central Park
Holmes Straus King
Arr
Yoder
Barkley Says Roosevelt to Send Price Fixing Bill Message
Senate leader Alben Barkley announced after a White House conference that President Roosevelt will send a message to Congress tomorrow requesting enactment of price fixing legislation. The draft bill would include rent control, parity prices for farm products, and a defense area rent stabilization provision to prevent inflation.
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Washington
D. C
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Congress
Barkley
Henry Wallace
House
Sam Rabyburra
Snd House
John McCormack
Massachusetts
Des Moines Laborer Killed by Train
Des Moines laborer Charles Herr aged 45 died when the city grader he operated was struck by a Rock Island passenger train east of the city limits. The grader was carried 500 yards down the tracks with Herr’s body in the cab. Herr, a streets department employee, had been working on Dearborn Avenue and died instantly of a skull fracture per Coroner J. W. Bailey.
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Des Moines
Charles Herr
Rock Island
Herr
City Streets Department
Deaa Ave
J. W. Bailey
Force Delay in House Action on Plant Seizures
A coalition of House Republicans and three deaf Democrats voting against government seizure of struck defense plants forced another delay in final action on selective service deferment for men aged 28 on July 1. The House voted 255 to 114 to return the legislation to conference with instructions to delete the plant seizure divisions.
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Washington, D. C
House Republicans
House
Strike Hits U S Navy Yard Amid Labor Walkout
AFL electricians struck Brooklyn Navy Yard halting most new building work as 100 workers joined 8000 in New York City walkout to win 600 installation jobs for union members at a Con Edison plant. Union leaders warned extended stoppage could delay two new battleships while wage talks continued.
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United Press
AFL
Brooklynn Navy Yard
United States
New York City
Consolidated Edison Company
Bert M. Jewell
AFL Department of Railway Labor
Jewell
Births and funerals pace U S demographic rhythm
Census data show a baby born every 14 seconds in the United States while an undertaker is called every 22 seconds reflecting ongoing population turnover and social life patterns across the nation.
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United States
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Fillmore
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