Seed Purchases Plan for 1937 Farmers Hit by Drought
A $10 million seed purchase program was framed to aid farmers whose grain for next season’s planting was destroyed by drought. The Farm Credit Administration would lend up to $10 million to buy spring wheat oats rye and barley seed for resale to farmers with cash sales. Officials expect announcements soon and note Iowa Nebraska and other plains states will seek seed corn and other grain as drought worsens.
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Washington
Forest Service
Great Plains
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Morgenthau
Commodity Credit Corporation
Iowa
Jesse W. Tapp
Agriculture Department
Nebraska
Towa
Everyday Living Decisions Shape Character In Daily Life
A 1936 essay notes how small daily choices reveal character more than major life plans. It argues swift, decisive action under changing facts beats overthinking, with references to Lindbergh Dostoevski Lincoln and a preacher’s prayer for flexible wisdom.
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DR. Newton
Lindbergh
Orient
Lincoln
Dostoevski
Knute Rockne's Son Ordered To State Insane Hospital
William Rockne 19 son of the late Knute Rockne was ordered to the Elgin state hospital for the insane after Chicago physicians diagnosed dementia praecox. The hearing before Judge Win G Knoch adjudged him insane. He had been under observation at the Chicago Psychopathic hospital for a week with his mother Bonnie Rockne and siblings in South Bend, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Rockne
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame
Elgin State Hospital
Chicago Psychopathic Hospital
Young Rockne
Win G Knoch
Psychopathic Hospital
Rockne
Bonnie Rockne
South Bend
Ind
Life for a Life at Folsom Prison
John B. Berryman a 43 year old turkey raiser and disabled World War II veteran was executed at Folsom Prison for the $35 murder of 75 year old Charles Grant the crime occurred in Frida.
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Folsom Prison
Calif
Ins
Charles Grant
John B. Berryman
Frida
Extortion Charges Shocks Hewitt Case in San Francisco
In San Francisco 22 year old Ann Cooper Hewitt is named as an unwitting tool in an extortion plot as defense attorney Isador Golden blasts the state during the trial of Dr Tilton E Tillman and Dr Samuel G Boyd. He alleges a conspiracy involving Mrs Maryon Cooper Hewitt McCarter and three named associates to pressure the heiress’s mother for 150000 dollars.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Tilton E. Tillman
Samuel G. Boyd
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Isador Golden
Boyd
Golden
Ann
Russell P. Tyler
Maryon Cooper Hewitt McCarter
Pedar Brugiere
Miss Cooper Hewitt
Holt Defends Frazier Lemke Mortgage Bill at Coughlin Union
At the Charles E. Coughlin National Union for Social Justice convention in Cleveland Senator Rush D Holt of West Virginia defended the Frazier Lemke mortgage bill. He urged relief for tenant farmers and to aid labor while criticizing Washington and the money system. He warned more lawmakers may back the proposal, urging a just living wage and economic reform.
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Cleveland
William Lemke
Charles E. Coughlin
United States
National Union For Social Justice
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Father Coughlin
Federal Reserve Banking System
West
Coughlin
Congress
America
Washington
Nolt
South
Pleads Guilty To Charge He Sought To Wreck Zephyr
Cecil Hollenhors 27 pled guilty to a charge of maliciously placing an obstruction on the Burlington rails with intent to destroy near Holdrege Nebraska July 24. He confessed revenge on his father and stepmother Hollendors and a brakeman prevented the wreck about 200 yards west of the depot as the Zephyr approached.
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Holdrege
Neb
Cecil Hollenhors
Burlington Zephyr
Here
Hastings
Hollendors
Burlington
G. Royal Hanson
A D 'Hollendors
H. E. Nelson
Baseball Results Exhibition at Saint Paul
National League St Louis 7 00 6 08 010 413 2. Amn Assn St Paul 1 54 1 00 511 7. Pitchers Dean Rhem Davis and Davis were joined by Weinert Cox Ragney Hutchinson Fenner Pasek in a tight exhibition game at Saint Paul.
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ST. Paul
Natl
St. Louis
Amn
Assn
St. Paul el
Dean
Rhem
Davis
Vumamakie Weinert
Cox
Ragney
Hutchinson
Fenner
Pasek
Cleveland
Hildebrand
Blacholder
Uhie
Feller
Lee
Becker
Hogsett
Knott
Kimber Ila
Liebhardt
van Alta
Andrews
Murphy
Brown
Wicker
Tenn
Ross
Fin
Hayes
Etto
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Man
Passeau
Johnson
Atwood
Castleaencusa
Boston
Brooklyn
Lanning
Weir
Smith and Lopes
Frankhouse
Elps
Cincinnati Eel
Henshaw
French
O'Dea
Lombardi
Derringer
Brennan
Scheit
Prominent Iowa City Lawyer Henry G Walker Dies
Henry G Walker 57 a well known Iowa City attorney died Friday in his garage from a self inflicted gunshot wound acting coroner Dr Paul Reed ruled it a death by own action. He had been a University of Iowa attorney in 1931 and practiced with Dutcher Walker and Reis. His wife and two daughters survive along with a son Phillip of Washington DC.
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Iowa City
Henry G. Walker
Paul Reed
Walker
University of Iowa
Iowa
la Red
Todk
Dutcher, Walker and Reis
Phillip
Washington, D. C
Carl E. Flick
Mason City
Burl Bush
Cleveland
WPA worker killed after being thrown from truck
Herbert Trimble, 55, of Cedar Rapids, a WPA worker, died Friday near Ellis Park when the truck he rode on veered after steering failed. The vehicle struck a culvert and plunged into a ditch. Trimble died en route to St Luke's hospital. inquest unlikely. He left a wife and eight children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Trimble
Sixth Street
WPA
Gail Wood
Tenth Street
Ellis Park
Trimble
St. Luke's Hospital
B. L. Knight
Beatty Chapel
Three Injured in Car Crash on Fifth Avenue
Three people sustained minor injuries after a car driven by L C Whitcomb of Marion struck a tree at 1858 Fifth Avenue SE at about 8 20 pm. Whitcomb Harold Locker and E C Long were treated at St Luke s hospital and released. Long sustained light cuts. Whitcomb said he swerved to avoid a center parking obstruction. The wrecked vehicle, and a separate incident involving 7 year old Jackie Raftis and a trailer on a car driven by George H Selzer of Amana, were reported to police with slight injuries to Raftis at 9 pm.
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L. C. Whitcomb
Marion
Fifth Avenue
Whitcomb
Harold Locker
Sixth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. C. Long
Iowa City
Jackie Raftis
1110
First Avenue E
George H Selzer
Amana
Selzer
No Tax Breaks Seen As Miscellaneous Levies Expire
Washington tax experts say re enactment of 500 million dollars in miscellaneous sales and similar taxes due to expire June 30 is unlikely. The White House aims to balance the budget on existing taxes, with debates looming between parties over cuts and new levies as deficits rise and receipts lag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ins
White House
Congress
Roosevelt
Four Delegates Shot at Rochester Hotel Bartenders Meet
Four delegates to a hotel workers and bartenders convention in Rochester were shot Friday night as they walked from a downtown restaurant. One man died. Assailants, likely laying a trap, fired from a car at the restaurant door and fled. The abandoned car and two revolvers were found shortly after.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
In Cedar Rapids the auto toll for 1936 has reporting showing 328 accidents with 221 injuries and 7 deaths recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mass Execution Report Surfaces Amid Spanish Civil War Turmoil
Lisbon reports from Rosal De La Fronteira describe a mass execution of over 1,000 Spanish government militiamen at Almendralejo in Badajoz province, with women among the dead. Rebel air raids set Badajoz aflame, refugees cross borders, and San Sebastian officials warn firing squads against the Almirante Cervera.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Almendralejo
Diario Noticias
Badajoz
Rosal de la Fronteira
Iran
Spain
Madrid
San Sebastian
Almirante Cervera
Bay of Biscay
Irun
Rebels Renew Madrid Offensive With Fierce Bombardment
The insurgent drive on Madrid reopened after a three day lull with heavy shelling along the Guadarrama front and a significant advance by the rebel right wing as battles intensified in the Badajoz and San Sebastian sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
INS
Badajoz
San Sebastian
Guadarrama
Six Workmen Die In Nevada Mine From Poison Gas
Rescue teams battled gas fumes to recover six miners killed in a Mountain City copper mine. Five died trying to save a sixth man who collapsed while inspecting a pump on the 500 to 600 foot level. Victims named by company officials include Frank Terzera 44 Mountain City Nev Albert Atel 41 Mountain City June Barr 45 Mammoth Ore Lawrence Willis 32 Emmet Idaho William Burns 48 Mountain City John Sheppard 32 Wellington Colo.
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Mountain City
Nev
Mammoth
Ore
Lawrence Willis
Emmet
Idaho
William Burns
John Sheppard
Wellington Colo
U S Advises Americans To Leave Madrid
London report says twenty one Americans aboard the first British rescue plane to Seville from Granada. Madrid warns Americans to evacuate immediately or stay at their own risk, with the embassy ready to close if chaos worsens. The U S S Quincy will call at Alicante on Sunday for Americans.
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London
Seville
Granada
Madrid
Washington
State Department
Quincy
Alicante
Rio Tinto hosts held by Spanish communists in Huelva mines
Rio Tinto Mining Corp reports 38 staff members, including American J. O. Ambler of San Antonio, Texas, held hostage by Spanish communists in Huelva mines. The company approached Britain and Spain for intervention as evacuation via the British destroyer Craven is refused. Concerns rise for staff safety as anti government forces approach within thirty miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INS
Rio Tinto Mining Corporation
Huelva
J. O. Ambler
San Antonio
Tex
Brite
Craven
Preston
Auto Accidents Fatal To Three In Iowa Friday
Three people died in Iowa auto accidents on Friday. Richard Smith five, son of Mr and Mrs Sam Smith of Elliott Ta died of injuries after being struck by a car Saturday. Rov Bogardus a plumber died from injuries in a collision at Council Bluffs first auto fatality there this year.
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Des Moines
Richard Smith
Sam Smith
Elliott
Rov . Bogardus
Council Bluffs
American women describe revolt from Granada to Gibraltar
Misses Jane Bruce Ross of Chicago and Leila Cook Barber of Poughkeepsie arrived in Gibraltar after a 23 day ordeal in shell torn Granada Spain. They were flown out by Viscount de Libour of London to Tangier and praised the hotel staff and orderly evacuation despite bombardment and failed communications.
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Gibraltar
Jane Bruce Ross
Chicago
Leila Cook Barber
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Granada
Spain
Viscount de Libour
London
Tangier
Washington Irving
Rachel Witwer
Adah K. Seely
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
John II Jordain
Vacuum- Socony Oil Company
Sta
Roosevelt Warns Abroad, Defends Nation and Neighborhood
President Roosevelt in a Chautauqua speech expresses deep concern over international tendencies. He vows the United States will defend itself and its neighborhood while urging a peaceful policy and neutrality to build public support against war profits. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Friday Hight
Lake
Chautauqua
North
South America
Roosevelt
Simi Ono
Petzhbers
Spain
America
Soviets Arrest 16 In Plot Allegedly Backed By Trotsky
The government announced the discovery of a plot attributed to exiled Leon Trotsky aimed at Soviet leaders. Sixteen people were arrested as Trotsky's agents were said to have been sent into Russia from abroad to carry out terroristic activities.
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Trotsky
Moscow
Leon Trotsky
Russia
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Holt
Lauds Coughlin
Henry Walker
Cedar Rapids News
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Nevada
U. S
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