Arnold tax relief model praised by readers in Nebraska
A letter-writer extols Frank Arnold of Fullerton Nebraska as a statewide tax reduction organizer. Mentioning rapid tax cuts from 1927 to 1934, the piece argues Iowa needs an Arnold figure to resist new levies and to curb liquor profits funding the state, contrasting Nebraska and Kansas approaches.
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Arnold
Nebraska
Edless
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
An Arnold
General Fund
Kansas
Des Moines
Increase in Winter Wheat Crop Forecast by Agriculture Office
The Agriculture Department announced the 1936 winter wheat crop will total 493,166,000 bushels based on April 1 conditions, with 47,529,000 acres sown, up from last year and above the five year average. It cites state by state production estimates and compares rye oats and pasture conditions to recent years. Iowa projects a 25 percent rise to 7,290,000 bushels with 405,000 acres sown, amid winter floods.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Montana
Oregon
California
Iowa
DES Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
Good Friday Reflections On Forgiveness And Ignorance
A 1936 reflection quotes Jesus forgiving those who crucified him and argues most harm stems from ignorance not malice. It compares human cruelty to a cart wheel and urges viewing with compassion, noting a love deeper than sin will ultimately prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pather
Jesus
DR. Newton
Missing Honeymoon Flyers Sought After Seaplane Crash
Seattle AP reports two newlyweds missing after their seaplane crashed in a fierce storm off the Alaska coast. Pilot Albert Almossino and his bride Joan McDonald of Spokane were bound for Juneau from Seattle, due in Ketchikan Sunday night. Search efforts extended along southeastern Alaska coastline and northern British Columbia.
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Seattle
Alaska
British Columbia
Albert Almossino
Joan McDonald
Spokane
Wesh
Ketchikan
Juneau
Two More Houses Are Broken Into
Two breakins were reported in Cedar Rapids Thursday evening. F. W. Davis of 316 Ninth Street NW reported a theft: a wrist watch valued at 17 dollars and a five dollar bill taken after entry by a skeleton key. Gilbert Jones of rural route one reported a second theft: three blankets 23.50, seven dresses 16, a blue suit 10, seven dresses 16, 7 dresses valued at 16.
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F. W. Davis
Ninth Street NW
Gilbert Jones
Jones
Coughlin's MUSJ Plans First National Convention
Walter D. Davis of Cleveland announced that the National Union for Social Justice will hold its first national convention in Cleveland from August 13 to 16. Davis, former manager of Cleveland's public auditorium, was named grand marshal by Rev. Charles E. Coughlin.
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Cleveland
Walter D. Davis
Royal Oak
Mich
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Vis
Johnson Calls WPA Program Cruel and Stupid
Brig. Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, relief administrator for New York City, chargers the Works Progress Administration relief program with waste and cruelty. He asserts sixty percent of WPA projects are needlessly expensive gestures and criticizes relief rules that deny aid to those earning private incomes.
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Washington
INS
Hugh S. Johnson
New York City
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
International News Service
Johnson
Hopkins
NRA
WPA
Project Control Board
Detectives Hunt For Mrs Bartholomew
New York AP Two private detectives searched Friday for Mrs Lillian Mae Bartholomew mother of Freddie Bartholomew the boy motion picture actor Her attorney Philip A Levey who hired the detectives expressed belief she was dodging him Levey said he was retained to help Mrs Bartholomew regain custody of her 10 year old son and had not yet seen his client who arrived Wednesday from England
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New York
Lillian Mae Bartholomew
Freddie Bartholomew
Philip A. Levey
Crow Wing County Declares Gopher Bounty Plan
Crow Wing County Minnesota votes a bounty to curb gopher overpopulation. The county board sets three cents for ordinary striped gophers and five cents for pocket gophers, amid local concern over damage from pests.
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Brainerd
Minn
Minnesota
Gopher State
Crow Wing County
Bo Vaters
Easter package bombs kill one injure four in Wilkes-Barre
Postal inspectors said at least six such boxes were mailed with Easter decorations. Michael Gallagher 70 died opening a cigar box. Clinton Lehman 35 was critically hurt along with Thomas Maloney and his two children. Judge Benjamin R. Jones and ex Sheriff Luther Kniffen were targeted. warnings issued to officials. Boxes found or returned without injury.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming
Michael Gallagher
Clinton Lehman
Thomas Maloney
Maloney
Lehman
Benjamin R. Jones
Luther Kniffen
William A. Clark
George H. Earle
Jurist
Kniffen
Nun's Face Bleeds in 12th Good Friday Miracle
In Cosenza Italy Nun Elena Aiello lay on a cot in an orphanage as blood streamed from her face for the 12th consecutive Good Friday. Physicians priests and sisters surrounded her while crowds prayed outside the stone building.
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Cosenza
Italy
Elena Aiello
Calles Arrested Exiled by Mexico Decree
Former Mexican strongman Plutarco Elias Calles was seized in a midnight arrest with three advisers and sent to exile in the United States. Federal troops and secret police surrounded their homes before dawn as charges of bombing and anti-government agitation circulated.
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Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
United States
Calles
Luis Morones
Luis Leon
Interior
Agriculture
Rafael Melchor Oretga
Guanajuato
Chamber of Deputies
Vera Cruz
Exiled Mexican Leader Plutarco Calles Arrives in U S
Plutarco Elias Calles former Mexican president and three aides arrive by air from Mexico City at 12 50 p m CST Friday. U S customs and immigration greet the exiles at Pan American and clear them through as fast as possible on arrival.
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Brownsville
Tex
Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Mexico City
United States Customs and Immigration
Pan American
Scorned Bride Kills Husband in Chicago Tavern
Betty Martin, 32, says she killed Andrew Martin, 38, in a south side tavern after he entered with another woman. A coroner's jury ruled murder and urged hold for the grand jury. One bystander, Peter Mastin, was slightly wounded.
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Chicago
Betty Martin
South Side
Detective Bureau
Islands
Andy
Peter Mastin
Spring Weather Delivers Mixed Skies in Cedar Rapids
Friday in Cedar Rapids featured variable skies with light rain and sun. Temperatures ranged from a morning low of 42 to a high near 58, with a brief midday dip and a 63 degree peak noted by the Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Churches Of Rome Observe Good Friday
Mournful silence spread through Rome as Catholics filled about 400 churches for Good Friday services commemorating Christ's sacrifice. From noon to 3 PM, the city suspended ordinary activities during the crucifixion hours.
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Churches of
Rome
German Envoy to Britain Leopold von Hoesch Dies in London
German ambassador to Great Britain Leopold von Hoesch died in London from heart disease at age 55. He had recent exchanges with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and joined Joachim von Ribbentrop in talks following Germanys Rhineland occupation. Von Hoesch began his career in Peiping in 1907 and served as Paris ambassador in 1924 before becoming Reich ambassador in London in 1932.
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London
Leopold von Hoesch
Great Britain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Anthony Eden
Germany
Rhineland
von Hoesch
Peiping
Paris
von Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Versailles
Roosevelt Home and Cabinet Meet Called After Florida Trip
President Roosevelt, tired from a Florida fishing trip, returns to Washington and immediately summons a cabinet meeting for the day. At the station the cabinet members greet his special train, with Mrs Roosevelt and Vice President Garner leading the welcome. Also present are Hull Morgenthau Cummings Dern and Wallace.
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Washington
Florida
Roosevelt
Capital
Garner
Hull
Treasury
Morgenthau
Cummings
Dern
Agriculture Wallace
White House
New York Lawyer Exonerates Judge Ritter at Hearing
New York attorney Charles A. Brodek testified for the defense that Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of Florida committed no house charge of performing legal services after his elevation to the bench. Brodek said a $2,000 fee paid on March 30, 1929 covered services rendered before Ritter became a judge. He added no services were performed after he joined the bench.
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Washington
INS
Charles A. Brodek
New York
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Brodek
Ritter
Amputations Move in TWA Crash Rescue Effort in Uniontown
Uniontown hospital surgeons amputated the left leg above the knee of Challinor of Cleveland, a TWA crash victim in critical condition with a semi gangrene infection. His wife and father hurried to the hospital as other survivors, including Mrs Meyer Ellenstein and stewardess Nellie Granger, showed slight improvements.
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Uniontown
INS
C. G. Challinor
Cleveland
TWA
Uniontown Hospital
William A. McHugh
Paul B. Steele
Pittsburg
Challinor
John Challinor
Clarksburg
W. Va
Meyer Ellenstein
Newark
N. J
Investigators Hear Sun Racer Cause In Pittsburgh Hearings
Federal investigators moved hearings to Pittsburgh to learn what caused the Sun Racer airliner to stray thirty miles off its radio beam and crash near Uniontown, killing eleven. They conferred at Allegheny county airport and studied data before resuming testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Uniontown
Alleghany County
Guatemala proposes American league of nations to Roosevelt
Guatemala asks the United States to back a multilateral American league of nations with mutual defense and a permanent regional court. The plan ties to the Pan American peace conference with potential U S opposition to a hemisphere court and compulsory arbitration.
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Washington
INS
American League of Nations
United States
Guatemala
Jorge Ubico
Roosevelt
South America
Ame Icas
Permanent Court of Justice - Americas
Amea
Amer Publics
American Rights
Inter
Cordell Hull
One Body Recovered From Hotel Ruins
Fire at Fisher's hotel in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania burned one person to death and Fire Chief William Davenport said another body might be inside the building. A body identified as Mrs Lehman of had been recovered.
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Bloomsburg, Pa
Fisher’s
William Davenport
Davenport
Lehman
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Nebraska Federation of County Taxpayers Leagues
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MUSJ
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Him
Frank Murphy
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