Raskob Defends Property Rights and Government
A Detroit column defends the form of government that protects work and property against partisan bias. It notes John J. Raskob and other democrats urging nonpartisan support for property rights and warns against populist pressure during economic peril. It also reports on Mussolini and Ethiopia, a Washington meat-prices protest, and a Iowa City power-plant debate with public ownership and municipal funding considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tional Committee
Raskob
Brain Trust
Iowa City
Washington
Uncle Sam
O Connor Questioned By Grand Jury In Iowa Probe
Sioux City AP report details Lynn Geil Des Moines writer and Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor testifying before Woodbury county grand jury. Geil allegedly dictated another affidavit after his testimony while banker F C Davis also gave an affidavit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Lynn Geil
Des Moines
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Geil
Edward L. O'Connor
O'Connor
M. E. Rawlings
Walter Maley
Iowa auditor urges council to act on graft grand jury request
State Auditor C W Storms returned from Sioux City and asked the Iowa executive council to immediately consider the Woodbury county graft grand jury's request to halt its investigation. He carried the plea to Gov Clyde L Herring, who was away on governor's day duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Herring
Executive Council
Council
Des Moines
C. W. Storms
Sioux City
Iowa
Argentina Bans Press Censorship Decree Declared Unconstitutional
The interior ministry decree aimed at regulating foreign correspondents was ruled unconstitutional by Attorney-General Juan Alvarez. The measure has not been applied due to broad protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Ministry of the Interior
Juan Alverez
Economics at Iowa's Athens warns against utility destruction
A columnist argues that destroying a private power plant and distribution system harms public capital invested in United Light and Power. The piece notes public utility battles affect thousands of Iowa stockholders and emphasizes broad economic consequences beyond individual interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowsa City
Iowa City
Iowa
Athens
United Light and Power Company
Shadow as Symbol of Light and Life in 1935 Reflection
A reflective meditation on shadows as the underside of light and the elusive beauty they reveal in art and life. It contrasts shadow with light, cites Gothic and classical imagery, notes shadows in famous monuments, and ends with a quiet musing on life’s final shadow as a cloud on the human path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahara
Melrose
Glastonbury
Notre Dame
Lincoln
Potomac
Hopson Again Ires Senate Committee Contempt Threat
Washington UPI report says the Senate lobby committee, after a secret meeting, threatened Howard C. Hopson with contempt. Chairman Hugo Black read a sharp statement denying further tolerance of Hopson’s conduct as Hopson admitted sending a New York telegram ordering ads to use stronger language later when the death sentence bill faced the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
Howard C. Hopson
Hugo L. Black
Hopson
Black
Roger Barton
New York
Barton
House
Roosevelt Nominates 14,709 To Senate Since Session Began
Washington AP reports that through last week President Roosevelt had sent 14,709 nominations to the Senate since the current session opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
The fragment mentions Cedar Rapids and an auto toll related to 1935, but details are unclear. It appears to reference a toll or fee event in Cedar Rapids with uncertain figures and context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
New Tax Bill Agreed Upon By Conferees
Senate and house conferees reach final agreement on a 250 million tax bill dropping Roosevelt inheritance levies. The plan raises estate and gift taxes, adjusts rates for corporations, capital stock, excess profits, and individual surtaxes, and narrows intercorporate dividend exemptions.
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Washington
Senate
House Conference Committee
Roosevelt
Harrison
Mississippi
Conference Committee
McCarran
Circus switch grounds for parade at 11 A M
Cole Bros Clyde Beatty circus moves from Cedar Gardens to old Twenty third avenue grounds at Wilson avenue SW forcing a parade route change of over four miles. Parade starts 11 a.m with performances at 2 and 8 p.m gates open 1 and 7 p.m.
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Clyde Beatty
Cedar Gardens
Twenty-third Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Third
Sixth Streets
Loop District
Circus Grounds
Sixth and
Old Twentythird Avenue
Show Grounds
J Street
Sixteenth Avenue
Third Street E
Second Avenue
Sixth Street
Three Judges Uphold Public Enemy Law Convictions
In New York three appeal judges ruled that Salvatore Spitale and Salvatore Arcidiaco did not have constitutional rights violated and upheld their convictions for violations of the state public enemy law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salvatore Spitale
Salvatore Arcidiaco
Three Die In Wyoming Plane Crash Near Laramie Peak
Bodies of Burnside Smith 47 Indianapolis businessman and his wife Eleanor plus pilot Dick Arnett were found beside a burned private plane eight miles up Laramie Peak after a Helena to Denver trip gone wrong. Local rancher Peake and Captain George Smith reported the scene as investigators prepared to retrieve the remains.
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Glendo
Wyo
Indianapolis
Laramie Peak
Helena
Mont
Burnside Smith
Dick Arnett
Eleanor
Peake
George Smith
Wyoming Highway Patrol
Smith
Laramie
Joan Sloan Smith
E.R. Tibbetts
Denver
Tibbetts
San ‘Antonio
Tex
Frontier Park gears up for Iowa Jersey cattle show
Final preparations for the third annual all Iowa Jersey cattle show at Frontier Park are underway. The event runs Thursday through Saturday with 60 to 70 exhibitors, 175 head of stock, a 1000-seat show ring, tents, a public address system, and judging by F B Astroth of Minneapolis. A herdmen contest opens Thursday morning with judging Friday, plus local entertainment and free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Park
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
F. B. Astroth
Minneapolis
Jersey Cattle Club
Springville High School
Rock Creek Ramblers
Chamber of Commerce
Rivers Measure Sent To President After House Approval
The House on Monday adopted a conference report approving river and harbor funding totaling 528,168,573 dollars. The measure aligns with Senate changes and now goes to the President for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivers
Washington
House
Senate
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Laid to Rest in Major Memorials
The nation mourns as Will Rogers and Wiley Post are honored in Los Angeles and Oklahoma City. Post travels on to Oklahoma City for state funeral while Rogers lies in state at Glendale and a Hollywood Bowl service draws thousands. Services also held in Beverly Hills and Glendale with family, aviators, and political leaders attending.
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Wiley Post
Oklahoma City
Hollywood
Will Rogers
Rogers
Burbank
Post
Point Barrow
Alaska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ‘City
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Glendale
Hollywood Bowl
Marie Dressler
Community Presbyterian Church
Beverly Hills
Fhumorist
Seattle
Capitol
First Baptist Church
Los Angeles
Col
Clarence M. Young
Joe Crosson
Baby Born Without Brain Lived 27 Days in New York
A newborn in New York survived 27 days after birth despite a brain absence. Doctors found the brain cavity filled with water after a post mortem. The infant showed normal appearances in other manners during life.
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New York
Twins Named Will Rogers Smith and Wiley Post Smith
In Plains Georgia Oliver Smith and his wife welcomed twin sons Will Rogers Smith and Wiley Post Smith born two days before the Alaska tragedy. The father works as a traveling grocery salesman, and the family honors the famed humorist and aviator.
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Plains
Oliver Smith
Will Rogers Smith
Wiley Post Smith
Britain Asks America To Invoke Kellogg Pact
London reports say Britain urged U S intervention under the Kellogg Briand pact in the Italo Ethiopian war threat. Counsellor Ray Atherton discussed Anglo U S consultation and possible joint action at the foreign office amid cabinet plans.
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Coprrieht
London
Great Britain
United States
Ray
Atherton
Foreign Office
U. S
State Department
Washington
Britain
Paris
Ethiopia
Mussolini Boosts Italian Air Force as War Warning Rises
Mussolini ordered a 67 percent expansion of Italy's air force, adding 16,288 personnel to reach 40,483. The decree also empowers the air ministry to maintain 1,500 officers and 1,500 NCOs in reserve, amid world pressure for peace and possible sanctions.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Enor le
Air Ministry
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Mussolini
Italy
League of Nations
League of Nations may convene emergency meeting on Ethiopian crisis
Reports indicate the League of Nations council could be called before September 4 to address the Italian Ethiopian conflict. Peace efforts have halted. The council is set to meet September 4 and the league assembly on September 9 with 58 members. Many fear delay could erase any chance for effective action to preserve peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
League of Nations Council
League Assembly
League
British Cabinet to Press League Action on Italy Ethiopia
London AP reports an authoritative source says Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare will ask the British cabinet to urge League of Nations members to apply economic and financial measures if Italy attacks Ethiopia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Samuel Hoare
League of Nations
Italy
Ethiopia
Richetti Sentenced to Hang Oct 4 in Union Station Massacre
Adam Richetti, who used a machine gun in the union station massacre two years ago at the urging of fellow gangsters, was sentenced Monday to be hanged on October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Adam Richetti
Union Station
Gas Stove Ads Pay Off In Local Gazette Sales
Cedar Rapids residents use inexpensive Want Ads in The Gazette to sell old gas stoves and gain extra dollars for new purchases or rentals. Fred C. Parrish at 1308 Hinkley Ave NW sold his stove last Sunday to one of six respondents.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Fred C. Parrish
Hinkley Ave
N.W
Peace Backers Force Senate Consideration
In a tense session, a Nye Bone bloc pressured Democratic Leader Robinson to delay adjournment and vote on neutrality legislation. The Senate planned a vote amid discussions on prohibiting arms shipments, war zone travel, and port usage, with further action possible on loans and contraband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Llp
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Key Pittman
Senate
Pittman
America
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Homer
T. Bone
Wash
Joseph. I. Robinson
Ito
Guffey
Nye
Robinson
Bone
State Department
D)nev
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
State of
Coach Otto Vogel Becomes University Heights Police Chief
Otto Vogel, University of Iowa baseball coach, was named chief of police for the newly incorporated suburb University Heights in Iowa City. He called the appointment his first political post and joked it might be better than coaching.
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Iowa City
Otto Vogel
University of Iowa
Vogel
University Heights
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Detroit
Wallace
O’connor
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Storms
Action
State Center
Edith Johnson
Argentina
Wilson Ave
Cedar Rafids News
Wyoming
Jersey
Cedar Rapids News
Hellywood
Mourms
Rogers and Post
Richetti
ROPER
Up Guffey
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Judiciary Committee
NRA
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