Olson Death Looms Over Minnesota Political Future
Minnesota Governor Floyd B Olson, a three time labor governor and 1930s farmer labor party strategist, died on Saturday. His death raises questions about the party's unity and its ability to field a strong candidate for the U S Senate amid a shifting national political landscape. Lieut. Gov. Hjalmar Petersen would succeed Olson, with Ernest Lundeen and Elmer Benson as likely contenders for the Senate seat.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Floyd B. Olson
United States Senate
Thomas D. Schall
Karl Marx
John Dewey
Sweden
Olson
Farmer-Labor
Farmer-Labor Party
Roosevelt
William Lemke
Radical Union Party
London
Hjalmar Petersen
Senate
Ernest Lundeen
Minneapolis
Elmer A. Benson
Schall
Benson
Olson Organization
Labor
Denmark
Petersen Becomes Minnesota Governor
Longtime Minnesota resident born in 1890 Denmark, Petersen rose from local mayor to lieutenant governor and led tax legislation including state income tax. He advocates an adequate old age pension and plans to fund it by progressive taxation. Married twice with two daughters, hobbies include music. the Petersens reside in Askov.
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Petersen
Minnesota
Denmark
United States
Tyler
Askev American
Askov
Elmer Benson
Labor
Benson
Rigmor Wosgaard
Milwaukee
Evelyn
Ames
Iowa
School of Agriculture
University of Ohio At Columbus
Petersens
Four Held In Slaying Probe Of Sioux City Man
Sioux City police say four persons including the victim's wife and son are held in connection with the death of Thomas McFarland. The body was pulled from the Missouri river two weeks ago. Also held are Breston Riddal and Theodore Amick. Identifications came from clothing and a watch. A fake death note led investigators to Riddal, who is also known as Chris.
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Sioux City
Thomas McFarland
Rudolph Mancheck
Missouri River
Thomas Farley
McFarland
Dan McFarland
Breston Riddal
WPA
Theodore Amick
Farley
Local Girl Reserve secretary to leave Cedar Rapids
Miss Alice Papes, longtime YWCA Girl Reserve secretary in Cedar Rapids, leaves for a three year post in South America as traveling program counseling secretary. She will sail September 18 on the Santa Rita bound for Valparaiso and Santiago to study Spanish and assistYWCA programs. Her Cedar Rapids post will be filled by Miss Elizabeth Dodd of Muncie Indiana who holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan. Miss Dodd has studied at Birmingham University England and trained at the British YWCA college and has worked in Muncie two years as Girl Reserve secretary.
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Alice Papes
Cedar Rapids
South America
Papes
Santa Rita
Valparaiso
Santiago
Chile
Elizabeth Dodd
Muncie
Ind
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Miss Dodd
Birmingham University
Birmingham
England
Selly Oak
National
New York City
Northampton
Columbus
White Plains
N. Y
Dodds
Chicago
Indianapolis
Governor Floyd Olson Dies After Long Illness
Minnesota governor Floyd B Olson, a farmer labor figure who rose from longshoreman to state leader, dies after a prolonged illness. He survived radical treatments and relapsed after a summer of returning to duties, with medical care including radium and feeding tubes. Olson, born November 13, 1891, rose from a hard early life to become Hennepin County attorney and governor in 1933, famed for exposing graft that sent four Minneapolis councilmen to prison.
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Olson
Gull Lake
Minn
Walters
Rochester
Floyd B. Olson
British Columbia
Alaska
Minnesota
Western Canada
Ray P. Chase
Hennepin County
Minneapolis
Norway
Paul A. Olson
Floyd
Canada
Pacific States
Rose
Farm-Labor Party
Henrik Shipstead
Securities Commission
Banking Department
St. Paul
Walter Liggett
Liggett
Worries and warnings from an old London friend
A reflective essay blends personal counsel on avoiding future fears with a London lodge memory about a man who learned to live one day at a time. It cautions against imagining worst cases, noting most troubles arise from unreal worries and urging present focus to protect today.
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Robert Frost
Jesus
Edwin Booth
Lincoln
London
Clevenger Killer Sentenced 10 Die
The trial featured disputes over a signed confession deemed involuntary by Judge Phillips and later admitted in oral form. Ballistics tied the murder weapon to the pistol found at the suspect’s shack as Moore testified fear drove his confession. Three witnesses placed him at the scene, though two had felony indictments. Dozens questioned before Moore’s arrest.
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Laurence JF. Brown
Moore
Phillips
Brown
Mark Griffin
Zeb V. Nettles
Helen Clevenger
New York
Fannie Gilliam
Olson-Herring pig bet cemented sportsmanship tale
A long remembered wager between Governors Olson of Minnesota and Herring of Iowa calmed a tense Iowa Minnesota football rivalry. The bet, a Minnesota hog versus an Iowa pig, eased tensions before the 1935 game. Floyd of Rosedale became a lasting trophy with a bronze statue prize for future contests.
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DES Moines
Olson
Iowa
Minnesota
Oze Simmons
Iiowa City
Simmons
Herring
Bernie Bierman
Bierman
Iowa City
Floyd
Rosedale
Minneapolis
Richard Jones
Austin
Minn
Governor Olson
Rochester
George Buzza Marion Pioneer Dies at 83
George Buzza 83 longtime Marion resident and city assessor for 16 years died after a long illness at the Masonic sanatorium Bettendorf Born January 19 1853 in Owen Sound Ontario he came to the United States at 22 and farmed near Miles later moving to Marion Surviving five children two sisters and a widow Sophia Winsor His death is announced with funeral plans to be announced later He was a prominent Democrat and a member of Masonic lodge No 6 Marion.
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George Buzza
Marion
Masonic
Bettendorf
Mr. Buzza
Owen Sound
Ont
United States
Miles
Sophia Winsor
Marion Where Mrs. Buzza
George
Hollywood
Mary
Frank
Mildred Rice
Seattle Heights
Amber Travis
Buzza
Masonic Lodge No. 6
Shif Linn County to Bohemian Laws and Loan Assashff deed
A deed involves Shif Linn County transferring to Bohemian Laws and Loan Assashff fifty foot lots 5 and 6 in block 3, King's V ote Rapids, with a recorded amount of 3 765 dollars and 87 cents.
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Shif Linn County
Bohemian Laws and Loan Assashff
King
Rapids
Five Injured In Auto Truck Crash East Of Grinnell
Special to The Gazette five persons were injured and confined to a local hospital after a car and oil truck collision one mile east of Grinnell on highway 6 Saturday. The oil truck was driven by Clarence B Foster of Grinnell. The car was driven by Lloyd Jones of Columbus Ohio. Injured in the Jones car were Harold Bender Miss Melba Alien both of Columbus and Mrs Colleen Bell and her 5 year old son of Gowrie Iowa.
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Grinnell
Here
Clarence B. Foster
Lloyd Jones
Columbus
Ohio
Jones
Harold Bender
Melba Alien
Colleen Bell
Gowrie
Iowa
Raiders Uncover Backyard Cache Of Liquor Alky Beer
County raid by county federal and city officials found eighteen half pint bottles of alleged liquor in a backyard garden and a quart and pint in the house. Some beer in a cooler was seized. Fred Turner 25 of 550 H street SW was booked on illegal possession. Deput y Sheriff Dick Payn Detectives Wilson Bailey and Federal Agents R H Taylor and Ed Miller conducted the search.
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Fred Turner
H Street
Turner
Dick Payn
Wilson and Bailey
R. H. Taylor
Ed Miller
Storm Breaks Up Local Heat Wave
Storms swept across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City bringing soaking showers and wind. Cedar Rapids also reported hail while Des Moines saw a hard shower Saturday night. Temperatures fell 10 to 20 degrees where rain occurred, ending a local heat spell.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Des Moines
Evacuation Urged as U S Ships Move Toward Valencia
The U S embassy in Madrid announced that either the Oklahoma or the Quincy will head to Valencia and the Alicante coast on Tuesday to evacuate Americans. It warned that delays risk permanent isolation and that the embassy may have to depart Madrid if conditions worsen.
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Madrid
United States
Valencia
Alicante
Spain
Pilot Killed In Seaplane Crash Near Laurelton
A sightseeing seaplane owned by William Hellsmith crashed near Laurelton New Jersey killing the pilot and seriously injuring two passengers. The craft, en route to Bretton Woods New Jersey for Sunday sightseeing flights, was reported to be en route when it went down Saturday.
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Lakewood
N. J
INL
Laurelton
William Hellsmith
Bretton Woods
Legion Plans Old Fashioned Carnival at Cedar Park
Hanford Post's Drum and Bugle corps organizes a two day Watermelon Day celebration at Cedar Park next Friday and Saturday featuring a strong man act, a 6 ft 6 in 300 lb promoter, Kiddies matinee for 5 cents, boxing and wrestling bouts, two orchestras for dances, and free watermelon for attendees. Admission is ten cents.
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Hanford Post
Cedar Park
McKinsey
Wee Wee McGregor
Harry Lauder
Australia
McGregor
Jolly Scotchman
Dallas
Texas
Don Friend
Jesse Conrad
Legion
Park Gate
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