Iowa GOP Delegation to caucus at 8 30 p m Monday
The Iowa delegation to the Republican National Convention will caucus at 8:30 p m Monday to decide whether to instruct the delegation and to name convention committee members. The 22 member unit is uninstruced and may seek an early expression of support for Alf Landon or Senator Burton K. Dickinson.
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Cleveland
Iowa
George Lloyd
Des Moines
Lloyd
H. E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Alf Landon
L. J. Dickingon
Kansas
Borah Refines Strategy Focus on Platform with GOP
In Cleveland Senator William E. Borah shifts from stressing a presidential candidate to pushing for a definite platform on key issues. He criticizes a foreign policy plank as weak and hints he may walk if his terms are ignored. Idaho and Texas delegations back Borah and Landon respectively. Massachusetts supports Landon with most of its ballots.
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Cleveland
William EB
Borah
Republican Party
Idaho
John Thomas
Idaho Was Being Considered For Chairman of the Platform Committee
Thomas
Washington
Landon
Texas
Massachusets
Arthur Vandenberg
Frank Knox
Test Your Knowledge Quiz Review On Page Six
The reader is invited to page six for answers to a ten question quiz. Questions cover Catholic mass canon, Tennessee’s statehood year, Bismarck’s state capital, epithets in botany, Charles Errard, Texas nickname, Jamaica’s sea, koumiss, a cannonback bird, and McKinley’s Ohio hometown.
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Tennessee
Union
Bismark
Charles Errard
Lone Star State
Jamaica
Koumiss
Ohio City
President McKinley
Republicans Study Planks For 1936 Platform In Cleveland
Republican leaders move a farm plank into the platform aimed at appealing midwestern voters. Proposals emphasize federal aid market protection for farmers bounty or allotment schemes and surplus disposal without crop destruction. An eastern old guard draft favors simplicity and a strong preamble echoing the 1856 republican creed.
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United Press
Cleveland
Hiram Bingham
Connecticut
London
Grandstand collapse kills dozens during royal review
In Bucharest a grandstand packed with 3,000 spectators collapsed during a ceremony marking King Carol's accession anniversary. Officials confirmed three dead, but private estimates put fatalities at 24. About 700 were injured, with 380 to 400 hospitalized.
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Bucharest
Roumania
UPR
Carol
Airplane Crash Kills 4 In Belgrade Fire
A two seated military plane crashed Monday in Belgrade, setting two houses ablaze. The incident killed the two Army officers and two civilians in the houses, with 12 civilians hospitalized.
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Belgrade
U.P
Cooperation Urged by Mrs Roosevelt at Drake Commencement
First Lady Anna Eleanor Roosevelt urged Drake University graduates to adopt a cooperative world view to solve local and international problems. Speaking to about 2,500 in attendance and 190 degree candidates, she compared the graduates to pioneers and emphasized clear thinking to achieve global cooperation.
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Des Moines
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Drake University
Drake
Cause of blast in Tama. one dead, many injured
Investigation continues after a Saturday Tama blast in the business district killed Mrs. Lyle Mooney and injured six others seriously while twelve more suffered minor injuries. Rescue workers used a crane to separate wreckage from two stores and locate all victims.
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Tama
Marshalltown
Lyle Mooney
Blind Flight Hailed as Pioneer Air Achievement
Major Ira C. Faker, army flier, is praised for a blind flight from New York to Los Angeles in 23 hours. He navigated with an instrument panel while a convoy plane piloted by Maj. William E. Kepner relayed guidance. Faker departed New York at 12 15 p m last Wednesday and landed here at 1 15 p m Sunday, totaling 23 hours 10 minutes.
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Los Angeles
Ira C. Faker
Army Flier
New York
William E. Kepner
Baker
French Miners Strike Surges as Workers Rejoice in Paris
About 100000 coal miners walked out in the north on Monday while a million jubilant workers awaited orders to resume work after a government backed agreement. The government will push bills to nationalize war industries and set a uniform 40 hour week with wage increases and paid vacations across sectors.
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United Press Paris
Miss Atkinson Receives Drake Degree at Commencement
Mariin Atkinson of Ames earned a bachelor of music from the Drake College of Fine Arts as part of a 190 member graduating class. The ceremony at University Church of Christ Monday morning featured Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the address. June Teig of Story City earned a certificate to teach in elementary grades from the College of Education.
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Mariin Atkinson
Ames
Drake University
University Church of Christ
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Miss Atkinson
College of Fine Arts
June Teig
Story City
College of Education
Myra North Sought by Tribune Circulation Department
The Tribune seeks the services of Myra North in the capacity of Special Nurse for a vacation assignment. Readers are asked to contact the circulation department at 2400 to arrange details.
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Myra North
the Tribune
Ickes Hearst Trade Blows Over 1936 Campaign
President Roosevelt plans a western tour as Harold Ickes and William Randolph Hearst clash in a heated exchange. Ickes criticizes Alf Landon while Hearst defends the Kansas governor, with the White House saying the trip is a friendly regional visit.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
William Randolph Hearst
Ickes
Alf M. Landon
William Randelon Hearst
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
Indiana
Kentucky
Lindberghs Expected to Return to U S in August
Paris report says Charles A Lindbergh Mrs Lindbergh and their son Jon plan to return to the United States in August after a stay in England. The aviator Perronnet de Torrres and the Lindberghs share mutual friends.
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Lindberghs
Paris
Peyronnet de Torres
Charles A. Lindbergh
Jon
United States
England
Torres
the Lindberghs
French franc rise boosts early New York stocks
Temporary easing of French financial troubles lifted the franc and favored the New York stock market at the opening. Trading picked up and prices rose across sections, signaling improved market activity.
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New York
Act
Death Toll Six In Auto Crash Near Muscatine
Six people died and two were critically injured in a head on collision near Wilton Junction Iowa on a Saturday night in a crash that also injured Thomas McConnell of Chicago who later died. Victims include Henry Runyon John Jones Ronald Ades Paul Fey and John Mullihan. Mrs McConnell and James Mindham were in serious or critical condition. An inquest into Iowa's worst highway crash of the year was planned.
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Muscatine
Wilton
Iowa
Thomas McConnell
Chicago
Davenport
McConnell
Henry Runyon
John Jones
Ronald Ades
Colfax
Paul Fey
Mingo
John Mullihan
Collins
T. F. McConnell
James Mindham
SERVICE MEN TO HEAR TALK ON BONUS BONDS
The Ames post of the American Legion will host an outdoor meeting and fish fry near Coon's stand north of Ames Monday evening. Roy Corrill will explain how veteran bonus bonds are delivered and cashed. All service men in the community are invited. transport will be provided from the Legion hall at 6 30 p m.
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Ames
American Legion
Coon's
Earl Reen
Roy Corrill
Legion Hall
Franc Strengthens After Settlement of Sieges
Paris reports a stronger franc after the new government reached a settlement ending siege strikes. The dollar opened at 15.17 francs, with the pound at 75.85 francs. Gold quoted at 139 shillings 4 pence, dollar price $34.83, and gold sales listed at 186,000 pounds.
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Paris
France
London
Ames Seen As Forest Station
Washington reports the Agriculture Department weighs a central forest experiment station in the Great Plains with Ames Iowa as likely site. The plan covers North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas and Iowa sub stations in Waterloo and Sioux City considered if another state hosts the center. Research would study windbreak effects on crops climate planting suitability tree species and new cultivation methods with dates TBD.
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Washington
D. C
Ames
Department of Agriculture
Great Plains
Congress
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Waterloo
Sioux City
Forest experiment station location not yet decided
Professor G B MacDonald director of the Emergency Conservation work in Iowa said on Monday no definite word has been received regarding where a forest experiment station will be established. A previous proposal was reportedly under consideration.
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G. B MacDonald
Iowa
Passing Car In 700-Foot Zone Fine Set
Judge J Y Luke of the Ames municipal court fined A M Marsh of Spencer for passing a car in the 700 foot no pass zone. Marsh pleaded guilty and paid 4.50 dollars, total with costs, the first such local court ruling.
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J. Y. Luke
Ames Municipal
A. M. Marsh
Spencer
Ames Court
Civil Service Names Ames Postmaster Candidates
The Civil Service Commission lists three finalists for Ames postmaster: Alvis J. Loyd, Anna K. Shane, and Clarence B. Brooker, with Loyd leading. Veterans receive five extra points. Utterback will choose and seek Senate confirmation before Congress adjourns. Loyd, longtime Ames resident and local businessman, and Shane, active Democrat, bring regional ties and public service to the process.
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Selah Crosby
Treasury Department
Blum
Renault
Ballincourt
Michelin
Clermont Ferrand
Hearst
New Deal
Mindham
Severat
Eg Eyleres
Civil Service
Utterback
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Hubert Utterback
Alvis J. Loyd
Anna K. Shane
Clarence B. Brooker
Murphy
Lucian C. Tilden
Senate
Louis Murphy
Amés
Loyd
Ottumwa
Munn Lumber Company
Loyd's
Lincoln Way
H. F. McLaughlin
East Fifth Street
Shane
Story County
Democratic Central Committee
A. B. Storms
Iowa State College
Adolph Shane
University of Iowa
Ash Avenue
Brooker
Highland Park College
Aunt Lindy
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