Controversy Over Political Material in Cedar Rapids Schools
A Cedar Rapids parent protests Every Week and other partisan publications distributed in public classrooms. The letter questions school board approval, condemns pro New Deal propaganda, and cites the Supreme Court and New Deal agencies as examples. The piece urges accountability and aims to shield students from political campaigning in schools.
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Cedar Rap
New Deal
Co. Junior Review
Cedar Rapids
board of education sanct@ion
Arthur Deamer
Federal Securities Exchange Commission
CCC
SEC
Deam
Board of Education
United Sates Senate
AAA
Russian immigrant kills two at Columbia dental school
Victor S. Koussow, 55, a Russian former university graduate, rushed into Columbia College of Dental and Oral Surgery on the upper west side and shot three faculty members. Dr. Paul Wiberg, 38, died. Dr. Arthur T. Rowe, 51, died. Dr. William H. Crawford, 38, was injured. Koussow then shot himself and died. He had been discharged after a dispute with staff earlier that day.
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NEW York
Columbia University Medical Center
Victor S. Koussow
Columbia College of Dental and
Koussow
Paul Wiberg
Arthur T. Rowe
The
Dental College
William H. Crawford
Rowe
Russia
Where Does Papa's Pay Check Go New Deal Probes Family Spending
Washington AP report says the new deal will study how fathers income is spent. Secretary Perkins announced a survey to map spending distribution whether wages or bond coupons fund the family. The program aims to employ about 4,500 relief workers and require roughly 3,500 relief man years, with cost yet to be set.
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NEW Deal
Washington (Ap
Perkins
Railroads Plan To Spend Huge Amount
Chicago AP reports American railroads have earmarked about 48.8 million dollars for new stock and improvements, mainly freight cars and rails. Six roads lead the plan with scope to push spending past fifty million as others consider future investments.
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Chicago
Former Teacher of Herbert Hoover Dies
Mrs Mary Baker, 67, who said she taught Herbert Hoover in Iowa, died from injuries after her Colton home burned Wednesday night. Funeral set for Friday. A revival of the old secret pact among Britain France and Italy to carve up Ethiopia is cited as the basis of a new Anglo-French peace plan for the Italo Ethiopian conflict.
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Calif
Mary Baker
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Colton
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INS
Great Britain
France
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations
League
Lavall
Anthony Eden
Britain
Council of the League
Laval
Eden
Geneva
Addis Ababa
Rome
Mussolini
Technicalities vs Merits in OConnor Probe Editorial
The Burlington Hawkeye Gazette quotes the Cedar Rapids Gazette criticizing Attorney General E L OConnor for seeking a speedy trial on gambling conspiracy charges while blocking evidence and arguing immunity. It notes the trial delay, procedural maneuvers, and calls for meritorious verdicts based on facts over technicality.
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Woodbury County
E. L. O'Connor
O’connor
O'Connor
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gun angle in Liggett murder prompts federal probe
Minneapolis authorities probe whether Walter Liggett was killed by a sub machine gun. Police examined a bullet, sent it to Washington for confirmation, and seek federal help to take over the case citing firearm state. The widow rejects a congressional inquiry, urging local action.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Frank Forestal
Ray Harrington
Glen Northrop
Northrop
Northwestern School of Criminology
Forestal
Department of Justice
Washington
Isadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
United States
Thomas D. Schall
Schall
Walter
Railroad orders 10,000 freight cars production boost
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced it placed orders for 10,000 new freight cars at an estimated cost of about 25 million dollars. The deal marks a large expansion of rolling stock for the carrier.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Facts On Death Shown By Noted Scientist
Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute says death has two forms reversible and irreversible. He predicts future science could suspend life and revive it, possibly for centuries, while noting brain decline ends resuscitation. He cites earlier work on immortal chicken heart and Lindbergh's artificial heart.
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NEW York
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Carrel
Institute
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York Academy of Medicine
Academy
Dr. Carrel
Chamber Polls Members on Federal Expenditures Policy
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States asked its 1,500 members to vote on 17 questions. The referendum seeks reduced federal spending, a near term balanced budget, and tax cuts, including repeal of many postwar taxes. The panel argues current spending cripples business and impedes recovery.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
National Chamber
Youth Changes Plea To Guilty Of Murder
Leroy Drake, 19, a Sunday school boy, halted his trial and pleaded guilty to murdering his elderly aunt and uncle by pouring cyanide in their coffee in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Leroy Drake
Physicians and Nuns Testify in O'Connor Gambling Case
Des Moines doctor Dr. Phil Watters and two Sisters of Mercy testified in the gambling conspiracy trial of Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor. They linked O'Connor to the hospital visits in early November 1934 and to his son Mart in’s illness. Sister Mary Louise and Sister Mary Joseph identified hospital records and blood transfusion discussions. The defense noted diary entries from former investigator Findley. the court reserved ruling on admissibility.
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GC. V. Warren
Sioux City
Des Moines
Sisters of Mercy Hospital
Edward L. O'Connor
O’connor
Phil Watters
Mary Louise
Mary Joseph
Jake Harkaway
O'Connor
J. E
Red” Brennan
Beer Place
Martin
Joseph
Watters
H. M. Havner
State Park
A. Findley
State Bureau of Investigation
Earl’Peters
Irma Wegman
Findley
C. W. McNaughton
Bureau of Investigation
Statehouse
Max Duckworth's Attorney Prepares For Court Hearing
SIOUX CITY AP Preparations are underway by George Gorder attorney for Max Duckworth former Woodbury county attorney for the December term hearing the contempt citation review by the supreme court. The court previously vacated a stay freeing him from jail and will decide if Judge Peters was within his rights sentencing Duckworth while he testifies in the gambling conspiracy trial of Attorney General Edward L O Conner now in progress in district court.
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O'Connor
Woodbury County
Polk County
United States Supreme Court
Tate
Sioux City
George Gorder
Max Duckworth
Duckworth
Supreme Court
Earl Peters
Peters
Edward L. O'Connor
Hague Blasts Democratic National Committee Over GOP Attacks
Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague vice chairman faults the DNC for allowing Republicans to dominate the public debate. He says the administration lacks aggressive defense of the President's program and claims no cabinet member has supported him. Farley aides deny the charges and Farley declined to comment.
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Jersey City
Frank Hague
Democratic National Committee
Republican National Committee
Democratic Party
Washington (Ap
James A. Farley
Hague
Farley
Dream of the Mulato Girl and a Missed Sea Chance
An old man recalls a boy in a London docks who could have boarded the windjammer Mulato Girl bound for Brazil. The captain offered a berth, but hesitation and duty kept the lad from sailing, leaving a life of regret and a reflection on chance and choice.
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Tom Jinson
London
Mulatoto
Brazils
DR. Newton
Sinswer
Governor Probes Liquor Seal Mystery with Inside Story
Des Moines Gov Clyde Herring says the state attorney general office is investigating the liquor seal mystery aided by Milton Strickler attorney for Mike Mercurio. An invoice shows 38000 state seals circulated among Des Moines bootleggers up from 17500 known missing.
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Milton Strickler
Mike Mercurio
Liquor Commission
Herring
Strickler
O. E. Neal
Lehan T. Ryan
Carl Burkman
Mercurio
Bernard E. Manley
Manley
Neal
Townsend Club
Camel Fat Burns In Lamps To Save Kerosene Shortage
A Mogadiscio dispatch reports camel fat is burned in lamps in Italian Somaliland due to an kerosene shortage, reflecting wartime fuel scarcities in the region.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Colony
Somaliland
Mogadiscio
Britain to Stay in League Despite Peace Plan Flaws
London AP reports Britain’s War Secretary Alfred Duff Cooper warned the Anglo French peace plan may fail but the Empire will act under the League. He urged patience, stated sanctions should continue, and noted officials deny forcing the policy while awaiting Geneva Addis Ababa input.
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London
Great Britain
Snow
Alfred Duff
Cooper
League
Unusual Opportunity for Used Cars in Classifieds
Automakers announce 1936 models early, boosting trade-ins of 1933 to 1935 cars. Late models are high demand for better, affordable options. See classified 26 in Classified Want Ad section for available late model used cars.
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