Senator Murphy Pushes Hog Price Peg at Six Dollars
Iowa column notes Senator Murphy urging President Roosevelt to peg hog prices at six dollars per hundredweight as a deliberate, risky but potentially stabilizing move. It also covers state bond warrants sale, legislative probes, Christmas Seal drive, prohibition repeal, Wyner traffic regulation, and Father Coughlin's stance on Roosevelt monetary policy with a Washington tone.
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Murphy
Town
Roosevelt
Iowa
Armed Citizens Block Polls in Louisiana District
In Hammond Louisiana armed citizens shut polling places across sixteenth district precincts to oppose Senator Huey Long. Judge Lee Ponder called off elections in Tan Gipahoa St Helena and Livingston parishes as deputies patrolled to enforce orders amid riots and ballot destruction.
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Huey Long
Hammond
ULP
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Bolivar E. Kemp
Congress
Lee Ponder
Long Leutenant
Tangipahoa
St. Helena
Livingston
New Orleans
Nate Tycer
Tycer
St. Prancisville
West Feliciana Parish
Clinton
East Feliciana Parish
Livingston Parish
Everyday Religion and the Search for Truth
A condensed meditation on truth, faith, fear, and happiness. The author argues that truth combines fact with faith and hope, while prejudice distorts perception. Wisdom arises from bounding ideas, not chasing superficial pleasures or sensational media.
Senator J. Ham Lewis Found Safe in El Paso Texas
United States Senator J. Ham Lewis, reported missing after missing appearances in Springfield and Dallas, arrived in El Paso Texas in a special car with Secretary Woodin. He rested at the Wilton hotel and is set to speak to the El Paso Bar Association Wednesday evening.
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EL Paso
Tex
INS
United States
J. Ham Lewis
Springfield
Dallas
Texas
Wilton
Chicago
Lewis
el Paso Bar Association
Lindberghs Prepare Midnight Atlantic Flight
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh planned to depart at midnight for a projected 1 900 mile flight to South America. The trip was announced from Bathhurst Lambla with CST timing noted.
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Lindberghs
Atlantic
Bathhurst
Lambla
Charles A. Lindbergh
South America
Rev Frank W Mutchler Dies in Des Moines
DES MOINES AP The Rev Frank W Mutchler age 61 pastor of Union Park Church of Christ collapsed in his home basement garage Tuesday. Heart attack listed as the cause of death.
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Des Moines
Frank W Mutchler
Union Park Church of Christ
Monticello Doctor Dies After $40 Robbery Shock
Special to The Gazette Monticello Dr. W. Benadom age 90 died at his home likely from shock after two men robbed him of $40 in the park Tuesday afternoon. He collapsed en route home after the assailants took his money and returned the pocketbook. He leaves a wife and two sons.
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Monticello
W. Benadom
Benadom
Argue Merits of Hospital Plans in Iowa City Hearing
In Des Moines proponents debate county quota and county partial payment plans for indigent patients at the Iowa State Hospital in Iowa City. Legislators hear supporters of the Hicklin Millhone Speidel quota, which cuts the waiting list, and backers of a county half state half plan.
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DES Moines
Iowa City
General Assembly
Hicklin-Millhone-Speidel
Assembly
Morris Moore
R. E. Neff
J . Kuhlman
Chicago University
Brookings Institution
Iowa
Arthur W. Erskine
Cedar Rapids
County Ready 10 Give Jobs to 1 790 Men
A combined action by city county and school officials with business leaders fast tracked Linn county CWA employment. By 5 p.m. about 900 more workers were to be added and 100 more within days as trucks tools and orders lined up to meet the federal quota. The drive followed earlier delays and aimed to place 565 of the first quota with 174 still awaiting placement.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
CWA
County Relief Committee
Ben Tait
Relief Committee
Des Moines
Federal Employment Office
George Eller
Dave Williams
Building Trades Council
Henry Haegg
Four veterinarians named to animal husbandry division
Secretary of Agriculture Ray Murray announced the appointment of four veterinarians to the division of animal husbandry. The appointees are Dr. A. H. Quinn of Creston for Union county, Dr. R. C. Ripple of New Hampton for Chickasaw, Dr. Russell S. Bealer of Harlan for Shelby, and Dr. B. E. McCulloch of Eagle Grove for Wright.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
A. H. Quinn
Creston
Union County
R. C. Ripple
New Hampton
Chickasaw
Russell S. Bealer
Harlan
Shelby
B. E. McCulloch
Eagle Grove
Wright
Tax Changes Urged by Committee Boost Revenue Aims
The House Ways and Means subcommittee urged sweeping federal tax reforms to raise about 237 million annually. Proposals include higher taxes on dividends and capital gains, 35 percent tax on undistributed income of personal holding companies, and removal of foreign tax credits and certain deductions.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Heise United Aclu
Sally Rand Walks Out Over Dancing Role in Studio
Hollywood, Calif. Sally Rand, famed for fan dancing, quit a motion picture studio after learning her assigned part would limit her dramatic acting. Paramount officials said the dancing role carried only a few spoken lines and could not be expanded.
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Hollywood
Calif
Sally Rand
Chicago Century of Progress
Paramount
Miss Rand
Second Scottsboro Verdict Up To Jury
In Decatur Alabama the jury deliberates on Clarence Norris as the Scottsboro mass assault case resumes while remaining defendants await trial after an appeal on Heywood Patterson’s death verdict. The case remains postponed pending Supreme Court action.
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Decatur
Ala
INS
Clarence Norris
Scottsboro
Supreme Court
Heywood Patterson
DeCasseres First Postprohibition Drink in New York
Benjamin DeCasseres, noted bon vivant, drinks a Scotch high ball at the Waldorf Astoria moments after Utah repealed prohibition. Photographers and friends celebrate as he salutes the end of the old dry era and calls this America’s second Fourth of July.
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New York
Utah
Benjamin DecCasseres
Waldorf-Astoria
Jong DeCasseres
Besore
United Press
Salt Lake
DeCasseres
America
Beverly West Seeks First Legal Drink in U S Vaudeville Show
In Chicago Beverly West Mae Wests sister raced to be first in the United States to drink legally. A 3 second attempt before a cheering audience featured Happy Days Are Here Again as an orchestra played. Oscar Mayer, inventor of the skinless hot dog, drank a Virginia toddy in 4 seconds at the Palmer House.
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Chicago
Beverly West
United States
Mae West
Oscar Mayer
Palmer House
Beverls
Briarcliff Model Grand Champion Steer at 1933 Livestock Expo
Briarcliff Model, a 1200 pound Aberdeen Angus, entered by Briarcliff Farms of Pine Plains New York, won the grand champion at the International Livestock Exposition. Raised by William H. Pew, the 18 month old steer weighed 1217 pounds and heads to auction Thursday. Also noted is the reserve champion Even Page from Oklahoma A and M. The piece also notes a National 4-H health champions contest with Glen Sherwood named healthiest boy and two girls tied for healthiest girl.
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Chicago
Oakleigh Thorne
Pine Plaines
N. Y
Even Page
Oklahoma A
College of Stillwater
Okla
Towan
William H. Pew
Iowa State College
New York
Indiana
Glen L. Sherwood
Larned
Kan
America
Missouri
Iowa
Shirley Caroline Drew
Fayette
Clista Millspaugh
Mount Pleasant
Mary Birsch
Baraboo
Wis
Winnie Reynolds
Elk City
Howard Breeze
Clear Lake
S. D
Charles Rogers, Jr
West Liberty
W. Va
Young Sherwood
Iowa exhibitors win multiple awards at International Livestock Exposition
At Chicago's International Livestock Exposition Iowa exhibitors earned top placings. E Mott Brown of Rose Hill claimed reserve champion steer Chubbie in the 750-875 pound class and placed in senior yearling Angus categories. F W Hubbell of Des Moines won senior and junior yearling Shorthorn heifers plus a three year old Shorthorn cow. Hillandale Farm of Muscatine took a second in a group of three Hereford steers and third in Hereford steers 1150-1350 pounds. Alex Reed and Sons of Bellevue secured a third in a group of three Shorthorn steers.
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Chicago
Iowa
E\Mott Brown
Rose Hill
F. W. Hubbell
Des Moines
Hillandale Farm
Muscatine
Alex Reed and Sons
Bellevue
Iowa ratifies child labor amendment as 16th state
Iowa became the sixteenth state to approve the federal child labor amendment as the House passed a joint resolution 61 to 42 after a morning debate. The action reverses last spring’s defeat and frames humanitarian argument against unfair competition with stricter state laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of the General Assembly
Senate
House
Aldrich
Avery
Beath
Beswick
Brady
Craven
Crough
Dole
Donlon
Durant
Fletcher
Frizzell
Fuelling
Gallagher
Gissell
Grey
Grell
Hopp
Humeston
Jenkins
Johnson
Koch
Laughlin
Lighty
McCarthy
McCreery
McDermott
McFarlane
Paisley Peck
Sheridan
Smith
Stanzel
Strachan
Thies Treimer
Wieben
Ichlis
Wolf
Zipske
Miller
Roosevelt Proclaims Prohibition Repeal and Temperance Policy
President Roosevelt proclaims the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment following ratification by states. He urges national temperance, warns against a return of saloons, and calls for public cooperation to uphold law while honoring federal licensing and taxation.
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Congress
Act of Congress
United States
Secretary of State
Department of State
J. Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States of America
Prohibition End Declared as Utah Ratifies Repeal
Utah becomes the 36th state to ratify the Twenty first Amendment and end thirteen years of national Prohibition. President proclamations followed as Ohio and Pennsylvania had already acted, triggering immediate legal changes and celebratory scenes nationwide.
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Washington
Phillis
Utah
Phillips
State Department
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Major Doulin
Ohio
Salt Lake City
National Probiastion
We Aatte
Inter
Brewster Divorced By Corliss Palmer
Corliss Palmer obtained a divorce from Eugene Brewster Los Angeles publisher and former contestant winner with Brewster's magazine in 1920. The case marks Palmer as the plaintiff in the dissolution of their marriage in a high profile divorce.
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Brewster
Corliss Palmer
Los Angeles
INS
Georgia Peach
Eugene Brewster
Ones
Time Millionaire
Explorer Cordova Dies Reaching Ixtaccihuatl Peak
An expedition member Eds mundo Cordova died Tuesday from the intense cold while attempting to reach the snow covered Ixtaccihuatl summit in Mexico. The expedition from Anaceameca faced extreme conditions and carried on despite the danger.
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Anecameca
Mexico
Edsmundo Cordova
Ixtaccihuatl
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