Roosevelt May Call Peace Parley for World Conference
The New York Times reports President Roosevelt, if re elected, would invite leaders from Britain Germany Russia France Italy and other nations to a world peace conference. The aim is to discuss disarmament and war prevention with a public pledge to use influence to avert war. The plan’s timing before or after the election is uncertain.
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Times
The
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Washington
Sky Clears But Mercury Is Low
Cedar Rapids temperatures held at moderate summer levels as sun cleared clouds. The mercury rose to 89 at 2 45 p m after 75 at 10 a m and a 24 hour low of 68 at 5 a m Tuesday. A shower with brisk winds followed the mid day high of 89 and precipitation measured .04 inch.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Bullitt Named Envoy To Paris By Roosevelt
William C. Bullitt, currently envoy to Soviet Russia, is named ambassador to France by President Roosevelt. The move follows Jesse I. Straus’s resignation due to illness and will send Bullitt to Europe around September 20. Loy Henderson remains in Moscow until a successor is appointed.
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William C. Bullitt
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Russia
France
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Bullitt
Jesse I. Straus
Europe
Moscow
Soviet Union
Loy Henderson
Wilson
William Phillips
Rome
Italy
Reed attacks Roosevelt peace parley proposal in World Leaders plan
James A. Reed, former Missouri senator and world affairs expert, denounced reports that President Roosevelt would call a peace conference of world powers. He warned a parley with leaders like King Edward, Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin would resemble a post graduate course in dictatorial tactics and threaten liberty. Reed clarified his remarks target only the idea, not King Edward.
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James A. Reed
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United States
Reed
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Hitler
Mussolini
Stalin
England
Roosevelt silent on peace conferenc pre-election report
President Roosevelt en route to Bismarck North Carolina declined to comment on a New York story claiming he was considering an international peace conference if re-elected. The report mentions inviting Mussolini Hitler Stalin King Edward VIII and other heads of state.
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The
New York Times
Roosevelt
Edward VIII
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Lebrun
France
Japan
China
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Hitler
Stalin
England
Secretary Dern in Critical Condition After Illness
Washington AP reports Secretary of War George H. Dern, 64, is in a semi conscious state at Walter Reed hospital after a restless night. His wife and children, except John Dern, are nearby as doctors monitor heart and kidney complications from a prior influenza attack.
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War Department
Washington
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George H. Dern
John Dern
Chicago
Walter Reed Hospital
Roosevelt
Stalin Warns Red Army to Prepare for Instant Action
Stalin ordered the Soviet armed forces to hold themselves in readiness for instant action on the eve of momentous events. He urged frontiers watchers to be ready and promised all they need for defense and glory of the Soviet land. Voroshilov followed with reassurance that no autumn maneuvers are planned and that troops are trained to respond at a moment’s notice.
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Red Army
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
London Evening News
Red Forces
Stalin
Hitler
Clementi Voroshiloff
Evening News
Communist International
Moscow
Voroshiloff
Izvestia accuses Germany of preparing new world war
The Soviet newspaper Izvestia charges Germany with increasing insolence and readiness for another world war, asserting that fascist threat grows stronger.
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INS
Izvestia
Germany
U S Imports Jump Far Exceed Exports in July
Washington reports July imports exceeded exports by 15.085 million dollars. Exports were 178.324 million, down from June and July 1935 levels at 184.909 and 173.23 million respectively.
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U.S
Washington
Commerce Department
Bank Bandit Robs Colfax Bank for 2800 Dollars
A bandit ambushed the Peoples State Bank in Colfax Wisconsin at closing time taking about 2800 dollars. He forced the president and a director to the floor and kicked assistant cashier Leon Dunbar before fleeing toward the Mississippi River.
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Peoples State Bank
Mississippi River
Leon Dunbar
Everyday Living Reflections On Life’s Quiet Continuity
A 1936 essay reflects on life’s ordinary flow and the rarity of true tragedy. It urges steady living, managing tempers, and valuing small blessings, noting that most people endure setbacks with sound judgment and resilience.
Brown of Whiting Heads Iowa Legion Convention
G M Smoke Brown of Whiting elected commander of the Iowa American Legion department at Des Moines for 1937. He defeated Victor Sieverding Grundy Center and Frank K McCarty Dubuque. Officers named include D S Barr Oska loosa Peter Hansen Manning Roy L Sherwood Keokuk Rev P J Ryan North English R J Laird Algona J A Nye Ida Grove A W Huber Council Bluffs. Resolutions backed emblem protection veteran hospitals programs highway safety and pride in national commander J Ray Murphy.
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J. Ray Murphy
Five ABA delegates chosen under new reorganization plan
Boston report states five assembly delegates to the American Bar Association house were elected Wednesday under President William L. Ransom's reorganization plan. Delegates named are Jefferson B. Chandler of Los Angeles John W. Davis of New York Owen Cunningham of Des Moines Scott M. Loftin of Jacksonville and Lee Smith Gambrell of Atlanta.
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INS
House of Delegates
American Bar Association
William L. Ransom
Jefferson B. Chandler
Los Angeles
John W. Davis
New York
Owen Cunningham
Des Moines
Iowa
Scott M. Loftim
Jacksonville
Fla
Lee Smith Gambrell
Atlanta
Roosevelt Off Un Trip Headed for Dust Bowl
President Roosevelt travels by presidential special from Ohio toward drought regions of the northwest en route to Bismarck with a nonpartisan, minimal schedule. Crowds greet the president at Willard as his train moves on, with Hopkins and Wallace along but party leaders left behind.
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Willard
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Dakotas
Harry L. Hopkins
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Henry A. Wallace
Jim Farley
Washington
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St. Paul
Red River
New Deal Senators Triumph in Primaries
In Mississippi Pat Harrison led Democratic Senate nominating results by over two to one against Martin S. Conner. In South Carolina James Byrnes held a large lead over anti administration rivals. California returns showed Townsend supporters gaining in some races but no clear outcome.
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Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Martin S. Conner
Roosevelt
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
California
Townsend
Charles J. Golden
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A Cedar Rapids report lists totals for 1936 autos tolls, detailing counts of accidents injuries and deaths. The figures show 347 accidents 243 injuries and ? fatalities across the year.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa 1936 corn yield seen up to sixty bushels per acre
Des Moines report says statewide corn yield could reach up to sixty bushels an acre in east central counties with rains and soil moisture aiding formation of normal ears. About half the crop ranges from poor to good. soybeans improve with rain. alfalfa and winter crops seeded as wet conditions allow.
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Iowa
East Central
Charles D. Reed
Federal Crop Bureau
Washington
Reed
Corn Crop Seen Below Normal Despite Rains
Minneapolis based Cargill Grain reports U.S. corn output may total about 1.25 billion bushels for all uses, far below the normal 2.25 to 2.5 billion. Rains last week helped pastures and late crops, but corn remains largely unrecoverable with grain corn anticipated as the smallest on record.
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Minneapolis
United States
Cargill Grain Company
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Grain and Elevator Company
Quaker Oats Declares Special $1 Dividend
Quaker Oats Co. directors declare a special $1 per share dividend on common stock and a regular $1 on the common, both payable Oct. 15 to holders of record Oct. 1. An extra $1 dividend was paid last quarter. They also declare $1.50 regular dividend on preferred stock payable Nov. 30 to holders of record Nov. 2.
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Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Eleven Die In Siberian Arctic Plane Crash
Moscow dispatch reports eleven people killed when a Soviet passenger aircraft crashed into the Yeni river in Siberia. Three survivors, all seriously injured, spent two hours in icy water before rescue.
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Moscow
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Landon To Speak On Taxation In Buffalo Tonight
Governor Alf M. Landon spoke in Buffalo as part of a crowded conference schedule ahead of his final eastern address on federal finances and taxes. He was hosted at Edward H. Butler's home and met with party leaders including John Hamilton Ogden Mills and several campaign committee chairs.
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Alf M. Landon
C.S.T
Edward H. Butler
John Hamilton
Ogden Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
John Townsend
Delaware
Butler
Ogden Reid
The
New York Herald Tribune
Senator Dickinson Attends Drought Parley and Luncheon
Senator Lester J. Dickinson accepted an invitation to lunch with President Roosevelt, Gov. Landon, and five state leaders and to join a drought conference at the state house. He backed a nonpartisan merit plan for drought administration and urged keeping politics out of the issue.
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Lester J. Dickinson
Roosevelt
Alfred M. Landon
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Statehouse
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Oakland Man Heads K P Grand Lodge in Iowa
C I White of Oakland elected grand chancellor succeeding A B Gookin with R R Hibbs of Marengo named grand keeper of records and seal. Other officers chosen include W B Webster Wellman and Eady Iowa Falls. Nearly 600 Pythians attended with a welcome program at Montrose hotel and a memorial service planned for deaths in the past year.
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Chariton
White
R. R. Hibbs
Marengo
Ward Ferguson
Rolfe
Des Moines
Grand Outer Guard
L. L. Beinhauer
Dows
Frank W. Esher
Waterloo
Fred Stevens
Cedar Falls
Grand Lodge
Montrose Hotel
Crystal Room
John M. Grimm
Frank Hahn
Pythians
Pythian Sisters
John Cook
Star of the West Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Julia Yearick
Winter Temple
Alice B. Carter
Fairfield
Elizabeth Hoyt
Chicago
F. W. Esher
W. G. Ray
Grinnell
James Hakeman
Saambece
Mein Lane
Rockwell City Recluse Found Bound in His House
The body of 70 year old J D Parker was found in his Rockwell City home bound hand and foot and possibly killed in a torture robbery. Sheriff M E Dawson noted Parker lived alone on farm land and the house showed extensive ransacking. Neighbors described him as eccentric with money on his person. The discovery came after a mail carrier spotted Parker missing for several days.
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J. D. Parker
Calhoun County
M. E. Dawson
Parker
Fort Madison
Walter Price
Ohio
Jet Dawson
Dawson
Four AP Agents to Aid Slaying Probe in Rockwell City
Des Moines AP reports state investigation bureau acting chief Frank Moorhead said four agents will assist the probe into J. D. Parker’s slaying in Rockwell City. Sheriff Dawson reported possible Parker fingerprints at the house. Agents Walter Birmingham and Joe De Raad will join others including William Arthur and J. E. Gladstone to reach Rockwell City that evening.
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Frank Moorhead
State Investigation Bureau
J. D. Parker
Rockwell City
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M. FE. Dawson
Parker
Walter Birmingham
Sioux City
Joe de Raad
William Arthur
Fort Madison
Walter Price
Arthur
J. E. Gladstone
Bureau
Retailers Press Gov Petersen to End Truck Strike
In Minneapolis the Retail Grocers' Association urged Gov Hjalmar Petersen Mayor Thomas Latimer and Atty Gen Harry H Petersen to intervene in the truck drivers strike. They warned the city could face a food shortage as wholesale foodstuffs are blocked by picketing.
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Retail Grocers’ Association
Hjalmar Petersen
Thomas Latimer
Harry H. Peterson
Honeymoon Curfew Clash Divides Couple in Divorce Court
Metta Nadine Shuler, 18, wife of Jack Shuler, 18, testified in a Los Angeles divorce case that his father, a pastor, imposed a 10 p.m. curfew on their honeymoon nights. She seeks a divorce citing the restriction as grounds and control.
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Metta Nadine Shuler
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