05 Aug 1937
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Alden Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1937
Page
1
The seventy fifth congress shifts into recess as the Supreme Court reform bill and other Roosevelt measures stall. A new senate majority leader is chosen after Rep. Robinson's seat, with wage and housing acts and tax reforms eyed for next session. insurgent attacks in the civil war narrative push battles near Barcelona, with 65 dead and 150 injured in early dawn bombing.
Dying in weeks the scheme to add justices to the Supreme Court failed as the Senate voted 70 to 20 to recommit the Robinson substitute to the judiciary committee. Barkley tried to shelve the measure, but key supporters Ashurst and Minton also backed recommit, drawing loud applause from senators and the gallery.
The Spanish government defends Madrid against insurgent forces in what is described as the war’s fiercest battle. It is portrayed as the crucial struggle on the royalist side with Franco’s army leading the attack.
Reports from the Sino-Japanese crisis describe Japan firing on Chinese positions near Peiping and along the Peiping Tientsin route, with 200 marines entering Shanghai Chapei as civilians seek shelter in the international settlement. In U.S. politics, Alben Barkley secures Senate leadership after last minute vote shifts, while President's Supreme Court bill lingers and Garner invites opposition to draft its own measure.
In Cleveland a riot among Steel Workers' Organizing Committee pickets injures forty and causes clashes with loyal workers and police. A moving car during stoning runs into a line, killing one striker. In Buffalo a strike by 1,000 grocery truck drivers and 1,000 butchers disrupts food supply as residents seek supplies from rural areas.
The Democratic state committee of Arkansas nominated Gov. Carl E. Bailey to be the late Joseph T. Robinson's successor as United States senator. Bailey, forty two, is considered likely elected but could face opposition in September 14 elections from Republicans or independents. Rosser Venable may challenge if Bailey is nominated. The Republican committee is seeking an opponent for the governor.
The Senate approved a one year extension of low inter est rates on farm loans by 71 to 19, making the bill law without the President's signature after the House passed it by a two thirds margin over Roosevelt's veto. Senator Barkley offered little resistance as observers tied the defeat to his election as majority leader over Pat Harrison.
Applications for grants under last year's agricultural conservation program covered 283,000,000 acres two thirds of the crop land and involved about 4,000,000 farmers. About 31,000,000 acres were diverted from soil depleting crops 53,000,000 acres received soil building practices. Conservation payments totaled 32,323,303.11 dollars while benefit and rental payments reached 235,744,264.42 dollars. AAA total expenditures for 1936 were 357,338,617.30 dollars, covering administration and liquidation of obligations after Supreme Court rulings on unconstitutional sections.
Fianna Fail retains power as Eamon de Valera secures the role of president of the executive council for five years by an 82 to 52 vote in Dail Eireann. Supporters expect him to push the new constitution that would create a senate and a popular vote for president, while experts note potential political shifts if he serves seven years.
Edward Patrick Madigan's football era failed to save St Mary's college from foreclosure as the Oakland institution sold to security holders for 411,150 after missing interest on 1,370,500 in bonded debt since 1934. Madigan may stay as coach at seven thousand dollars annually plus ten percent of gate receipts. last year receipts were 174,671.
The piece analyzes Secretary Wallace's ever normal granary plan as a central element of his farm policy, arguing it would keep farm supplies at a government- determined level but risk depressing prices and constrain production. It contrasts past policy failures and notes uncertainty over hearings and partisan stance in Congress.
Born about 1907 in San Antonio Texas Joan Crawford grew up amid theater life. She worked as a telephone operator in Lawton Oklahoma a convent in Kansas City kitchen maid and waitressing while paying her way through college. She labored in stores and night clubs in Chicago Detroit and New York before a Shubert show led to a Metro Goldwyn Mayer contract. Her early years were marked by drudgery and disappointment but her perseverance and confidence carried her into Hollywood glamour.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.