Smith and Roosevelt dominate a tense Democratic convention
Washington reports Speaker John N Garner supports a possible presidential run and repeal of the 18th Amendment while John J Raskob travels to Chicago to marshal Alfred E Smith. Smith aims to block Roosevelt, with talk of him possibly withdrawing or remaining a behind the scenes force as the 1932 convention unfolds.
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Washington
INS
John N. Garner
House
Chicago
John J. Raskob
New York
Alfred E. Smith
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Borah
Roosevelt
Factory Team Still in Lead in Local League
In a standout game American Pearl Butter factory team defeated Second Ward 4 to 3 after trailing early. Other results: Third Ward beat First Ward 16 to 2. Fourth Ward overcame Troop F 4 to 0. First-round games wrap next week with four matchups.
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American Pearl Butter Factory
American Pearl
Troop F
European nations form anti American union in Lausanne
Delegates from Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg launched a pan European customs and economic union in Lausanne. The group, carrying an anti American tendency, aims to open the union to all European countries wishing to join.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Hop-a-Long Victor Wins Derby of Toads in Hollywood
Hop-a-Long, Betty Williams dark horse entry, won first place by a slim margin in Malibu Beach California the horned toad derby. 150 puddle jumpers competed with Leaping Lou by John Boles finishing second and Heap Leap owned by Richard Wallace third. Wynne Gibson’s entry placed 133rd.
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Malibu Beach
Cal
Betty Williams
Colony
Hollywood
Lou
John Boles
Heap Leap
Richard Wallace
Wynne Gibson
Chicago street cleaners strike over overdue wages
Chicago workers including ash and garbage collectors street sweepers and asphalt plant staff walk out after wage delays of nine weeks. Union leader John W Garvey says city funds are unavailable but salaries should be paid by Friday. Mayor Cermak travels to Washington to seek federal loan aid.
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John W. Garvey
Hod Carriers
Common _ Laborers’ Union
A. A. Sprague
Public Works
Anton J. Cermak
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
Bandit Steals Car From Des Moines Car Salesman
Des Moines Iowa June 21 Authorities search for a bandit who posed as a buyer and robbed salesman Harley Zook of a car he was showing and an undetermined amount of money. Zook was found bound gagged and placed in a ditch on the outskirts of town by passing motorists.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harley Zook
Two Iowa Linemen Electrocuted In Waterloo Accident
Waterloo Iowa June 21 two Tony Mie Service Company workers were killed while painting a transformer tower Earl Henney foreman slipped and fell into live wires Everett H Ritchie lineman tried to catch him and was electrocuted both men died at the scene or shortly after as rescuers recovered Hennys body after a long fall and Ritcheys body was found in the 33 000 volt lines.
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Waterloo
Iowa
INS
Tony Mie Service Company
Earl Henney
Everet H. Ritchie
Henney
Ritchie
Train disaster near Allison Park claims two lives
In Allison Park near Pittsburgh a Baltimore & Ohio Capitol Limited boiler exploded. Engineer O. B. Smith and fireman H. E. Scott were killed while scores of passengers on the New York to Chicago run escaped injury. Sleepers were not transferred but rerouted via New Castle Junction.
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Pittsburgh
INS
New York
Chicago
Capitol Limited
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Allison Park
Here
O. B. Smith
H. E. Scott
New Castle Junction
Detroit street railway earns profit for third straight month
Detroit's municipal street railway reports a $20,991 profit in April under General Manager Joseph E Mills. This is the third consecutive profitable month after a $63,000 deficit last year.
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Detroit
Joseph E Mills
Information on New Federal Taxes from Washington Visit
Wilson Reed of Fairfield, deputy internal revenue collector, spoke in Washington today about the new federal taxes that go into effect this week. He outlined taxes on soft drinks, postal rates, income tax, estate and gift taxes, manufacturers excises, automobile taxes, and other levies with compliance details for local businesses and individuals. Howard McCall of near West Chester also shopped in Washington today.
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Wilson Reed
Fairfield
Internal Revenue
Washington
Reed
The
Revenue Bureau
Howard McCall
Near West Chester
Iowa University Hosts Sixth Child Development Conference
Miss Wilma Walker and Dr. George K. Pratt will lecture and direct round table discussions at the University of Iowa for the sixth annual conference on parent education and child development. The program features fifteen speakers, 400 attendees, and topics on personality, sex education, hygiene, and child rearing methods.
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Wilma Walker
George K. Pratt
Iowa Conference On Child Development
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Fred Moore
Des Moines
Ralph P. Bridgman
New York City
Kayde Schweinitz
Philadelphia
Clifford Shaw
Wilma
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Esther Berne
Marjorie Burgess
Karl KE. Leib
Walter A. Jessup
Ida BR. Wise Smith
National Ww. Co. T. U
Robbery motive linked to Keefer sisters murder near Knoxville
Authorities say robbery is the motive in the killing of Jennie and Jestia Keefer, with their bloodstained barrel and empty purse found. two Negro suspects were sought. The 65 and 70 year old sisters were discovered burned in their farm home, authorities arriving with three state agents to assist the case.
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Knoxville
Iowa
INS
Jennie
Jestia Keefer
Ira Ward
Rock Island
Emmett Hollingshead
Carnival Worker Hit by Knife Attack Near Death
George Sanders, a carnival worker, lay near death after a knife attack on the carnival lot. C. W. Hendricks was jailed in connection with the incident.
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Dubuquf
George Sanders
C. W. Hendricks
Senate approves $50,000 to continue Wall Street probe
Senator Norbeck states 25 million people were harmed in the stock market debacle with a $15 billion loss. He notes officials betrayed stockholders and cites Fox Film as an example where William Ox deducted market losses on his income tax. Norbeck claims possible tax recovery of about half a million and substantial personal wealth remains.
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Washington
INS
Norbeck
South Dakota
Senate
New York
Fox Film Company
William Ox
Fox
Shafer Infant Dies at County Hospital
Virginia Arlene Shafer, fifteen months old, daughter of Marion and Beatrice Shafer of North Third Avenue, died at 6 30 this morning at Washington County Hospital. Private funeral services were held at 4 pm at L A Jones Funeral Home with Rev A A Vinz officiating. Born at the hospital on March 16 1931 she had been ill two weeks and at the hospital since Sunday. She is survived by her parents and a two year old sister Savilla May.
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L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Virginia Arlene Shafer
Marion and
Beatrice (Wilson) Shafter
North Third Avenue
Washington County Hospital
A. A. Vinz
The
Baptist Church
Savilla May
Hoover decline to campaign shapes Santa Monica political mood
In Santa Monica Mr Hoover says he will not electioneer for the job. He notes that promise heavy candidates fail to win trust as voters, weary after losses between June and November, may skip voting this year.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Hoover
Rotary hears three speakers on convention turmoil
Rotary members heard reports on the Republican National Convention by Win Smouse Colonel J C Wilson and John Haien of Oberlin Ohio. Smouse criticized gallery hostility and focus on prohibition while Wilson noted confusion in the proceedings and praised a colored delegate’s address. Next meeting pledged as Ladies Night.
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Rotary Club
Win Smouse
Col
GC. J.wilson
Smouse
Col. Co. J. Wilson
Iowa
John Haien
Oberlin
Ohio
Haien
Roger Bobson
Bobson
George Maxwell
Ultimatum Issued by Hugh Gibson on Geneva Talks
Washington dispatch reports the United States shaping a new policy statement for the Geneva disarmament conference. The message directs Hugh S. Gibson, ambassador to Belgium and head of the U S disarmament delegation, to press for a concrete action affecting Europe's economic political balance.
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Washington
Geneva
Europe
Hugh 8. Gibson
Belgium
Disarm or debt relief linked in Lausanne talks
Secret Lausanne discussions between U S ambassador Gibson and French leaders followed a June 21 meeting at Morges between Herriot Boncour and American disarmament envoy Davis. Gibson warned France that debt reductions depend on Europe cutting armaments, while Herriot rejected quantum cuts. The talks sparked immediate political impact in Lausanne.
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Lausanne
United States
Geneva
Gibson
Norman Davis
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Britain
INS
France
Hotel de Mont Blanc
Morges
Hoover
Washington
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Edouard Herriot
Paul Boncour
Herriot
Europe
Ambassador Gibson
America
Des Moines Records Third Drowning of Year
Des Moines reports the year’s third drowning after Warren Olson, 11, died while swimming in a gravel pit near his home. The incident marks the city’s latest water-related tragedy.
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Des Moines
INS
Warren Olson
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Raskob
Bandit
Hawks
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Nelson Kelly
Floyd Bennett Airport
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Child Conference
OWA
Parrel
Wall Street
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McNaugh, Sondicars
Lee
Col. C. J. Wilson
John Hazen
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