Week of Rach: clashes over jobs defense and peace
The week saw failure of government job plans from the Brain Trust and Major George Berry, with industry plea to deliver jobs. London talks drift toward naval limits while Mussolini seeks Ethiopia gains. Townsend movement stirs 1936 campaign forecasts, and local Iowa notes stock lime for steel amid looming war tempo.
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George Berry
Brain Trust
NRA
London
Ethiopia
Geneva
Iowa Prairies
Mexican Labor Groups Demand Exile Of Calles
Forty six labor organizations in Mexico City urged the government to expel General Plutarco Elias Calles, the former president who returned from exile. Leftist groups backed President Lazaro Cardenas while the regional Confederation of Workers and Peasants opposed him, as Calles arrived with Luis Morones amid concurrent strikes protesting a perceived communist campaign led by Lombardo Toledano.
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Mexico City
Plutarco Elias Calles
Calles
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Confederation of Workers and Peasants
Luis Morones
Los Angeles
Lombardo Toleano
Pick 1936 Republican Convention City Monday Run
Kansas City Chicago and Cleveland bid to host the 1936 Republican National Convention with fears that selecting a site might tilt toward Landon Knox or a rival. Cleveland seen as neutral, Chicago pushes cash offers, Kansas City raises hopes as council debates site.
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Washington
National Committee
Alf Landon
Kansas
Col
Frank Knox
Illinois
Kansas City
Chicago
Friends
Cleveland
John Hamilton
George F. Fetz
Ilinois
East
Hamilton
London
Getz
Warren Harding
Ohio
Frank Lowden
Frank L. Smith
Pittsburgh
Albert W. Lasker
Lasker
Republican Committee
French Flying Boat Spans South Atlantic
The giant French flying boat Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris landed in Natal at 1 pm EST after a 17 hour 13 minute crossing from Dakar. The six engine aircraft is bound for French Guiana and the French West Indies to mark 300 years of French rule in the region.
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Natal
Brazil
Lieutenant de Vaisseau Paris
Dakar
Senegal
Fie
Africa
French Guiana
French West Indies
Weather Outlook For Chicago Dec 16 To Dec 21
AP reports a week long forecast for the Chicago area and nearby valleys. Expect considerable cloudiness and light precipitation with frequent temperature changes in the north portion, while the south portion remains mostly cloudy with near normal temperatures.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Cedar Rapids City Prepares for Sudden Supply Dwindle
Cedar Rapids officials warn of a rapid decline in stock or resources, pledging readiness plans to avoid being caught unawares for an extended period. The notice emphasizes timely action and contingency measures to protect residents.
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Cedar Rapids
The Salute of a Blind Man to Life’s Universe
MacLaren reflects on a blind man he observed saluting the gates of a home as he walked by. The gesture, simple and dignified, becomes a philosophy of life and a prayer of gratitude, likened to a Sanskrit poem about living well today.
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Jan Maclaren
MacLaren
Alberta Town Hit By Severe Fire
A Drumheller fire caused $50,000 in property damage with more losses feared. Flames swept the business district as the Waldor hotel, valued at $40,000, burned after two hours. The blaze destroyed the Drumheller Transport office and the adjoining Universal garage.
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Calgary
Alta
Drumheller
Waldor
Drumheller Transport Company
Universal Garage
Britain's Peace Offer Provokes Disclosures and German Ties
An official white paper reveals discrepancies in how Britain presented the Anglo French peace plan to Mussolini and Haile Selassie. Britain seeks closer ties with Nazi Germany, with Hoare Laval aiming to entice Mussolini while signaling possible oil sanctions. Ambassador Phipps to Berlin told to engage Hitler on Anglo German issues.
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League of Nations
England
France
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
London
Mussolini
Great Britain
Nazi Germany
Mussolim
the Star
Liberal
Baldwin
Samuel i
Shouse of Commons
Hoare
Laval
Addis ‘Ababa
Eric Phipps
Berlin
Hitler
Sir
Remnants Of NRA Pass Into History
Washington moves recognize the shutdown of the National Recovery Administration as the Supreme Court ruled the blue eagle out of law. President Roosevelt accepts L. J. Martins NRA resignation effective December 31 and dismisses 1,250 of 2,500 employees with others reassigned to different departments. The agency nears financial exhaustion and faces potential official death on April 1 without new legislation.
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Washington
Blue Eagle
U. S. Supreme Court
L. J. Martin
NRA
Roosevelt
Martin
Life span debate between Lotka and Carrel in New York
Dr. A J Lotka of Metropolitan Life disputed Dr Alexis Carrel’s claim that life could surpass 100 years. Lotka said longevity beyond 70 remains plausible for a minority, with 100 or 110 highly unlikely due to degenerative diseases. He warned most people cannot expect major gains in maximum lifespan, though average life expectancy has risen.
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New York
INL
A. J. Lotka
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
Lotka
Dr. Lotka
Adela Rogers St Johns Resting Comfortably After Operation
Adela Rogers St Johns film and magazine writer was reported resting comfortably Saturday after a serious operation in Nassau County Hospital Mineola New York. She is described as stable and recovering, with doctors optimistic about her condition.
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Mineola
N. Y
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Nassau County Hospital
Truckers Seek Reciprocal Pact To Dodge Tax
Iowa truckers led by Independent Truckers of Iowa press for a reciprocal agreement to allow Illinois trucks to operate free in Iowa next year, aiming to avoid taxing Iowa trucks in Illinois. Brockaway, called father of the highway commission, urges waivers while Illinois officials discuss a compromise with Iowa officials. Continued on Page 8.
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Ilinois
Towa
Towa Railroad Commission
Illinois
Brockaway
Muscatine
Highway Commission
State- Highway Commission
35Th
General Assembly
Cedar Rapids
Independent Truckers of
Iowa
Iowa Railroad Commission
Harry Dunlap
Commerce
John de Mar
Springfield
Ill
Lee ‘A. Friend
Iiinois Motor Vehicle Department
Pickpocket Lifts 25 From Alburnett Man In Store
W. S. Ward of Alburnett told police his pockets were picked in a downtown Cedar Rapids store at 3 p.m. Saturday. He lost a $25 purse containing cash and a bank check, plus gloves discarded on the floor. Police investigated a separate break in at the American Yeast and Extract company, reporting a window forced and minerals and yeast valued at $37.80 stolen.
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Cedar Rapids
W. S. Ward
Alburnett
Ward
Monticello
American Yeast and Extract Company
N. Street
Auto Skids and Collides Injuring Six in Snow
Six persons were injured in multiple skid and collision accidents amid heavy snowfall and slick streets. At Eighteenth Street and First Avenue FE a car struck a street car, injuring several occupants including Mr and Mrs March and their daughter Eleanor. Other crashes occurred at Fourth Avenue and Seventh Street SE injuring Alice Crew, and near Fourth Street and First Avenue E injuring Joseph Sturm. Mrs Duncan was hurt in a collision on Thirty-fourth Street E.
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Cedar Rafids
Eighteenth’ Street
First Avenue FE
Hopkin
Lee
Maroh
Eleanor
St. Luke's Hospital
Marclf
Marolf
Hopkinton
Alice
Seventh’ Street SE
Milo Teply
Belle Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Seventh Street
Robert Campbell
Iowa City
Joseph Sturm
Fifth Avenue
H. C. Lawrence
Center Point Road
Fourth ‘Street
First Avenue
Lawrence
J.R. Duncan
Anamosa
Thirty-fourth Street
Harvey Lathrop
E Avenue NW
Duncan
Radical forms new Spanish cabinet in Madrid
Manuel Portela Valladares, a radical, formed a new cabinet on Saturday to replace Joaquin Chapaprieta’s government, which resigned amid insufficient general support in Madrid.
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Radical
Madrid
Manuel Portela Valladares
Joaquin Chapaprieta
Six Herbert Hoovers Paraded By Gridiron Club
At the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington six figures linked to Herbert Hoover were paraded before President Roosevelt and guests. The satirical program included skits with Hearst Brisbane McCormick Chaplin Cagney Powell McPherson Morgan and a joke about a tax free refuge. Norman Thomas and Roosevelt were said to speak though reporters were absent.
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Herbert Hoovers
G.O.P
Gridiron Club
Washington
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Dining Club
William Randolph Hearst
Arthur Brisbane
Robert R. McCormick
Charlie Chaplin
James Cagney
William Powell
Aimee Semple McPherson
J. P. Morgan
Desert
American Liberty League
Supreme Court
Cummings
Roper
Franklin
New chapter in SteLous baby dispute linked to violence
St Louis police report a fresh chapter in the Gift of God baby case as Star-Times reporter Harry Brundidge is beaten after a Friday night walk near his apartment. The attack follows weeks of threats tied to custody battles over a four month old baby, with editors noting unidentified interests harassing Ware and supporters. Brundidge says two men trailed him and one yelled get him.
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Hawkshead
Lancashire
England
Frank Atkinson
W. E. Allen
Dr. Allen
ST. Louis
Yey Harry ‘Te Brundidge
Ace
Star-Times
Brundidge
Anna Ware
Robert Whitlock
Star‘Times
Star Times
All Wage Earners May Get Security
Washington AP reports that 28 million wage earners may receive social security numbers under a plan now under study. Officials say the plan could solve administrative problems and help determine pension amounts by linking years worked and salaries after 1936.
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Washington
Social Security Board
John Smith
New York
Chis Cage
Mrs Lena McCaslin Hurt In Auto Accident
Mechan icsville resident Lena McCaslin was taken to St Luke s hospital Saturday night with head injuries from a automobile accident about two miles west of Mount Vernon on highway 30. Injuries not believed serious.
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Cedar Rafids
Lena McCaslin
Mechanicsville
St. Luke's Hospital
Mount Vernon
Highway 30
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F. E. Townsend
Townsend
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Jacobsen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Reed
Reed
South Atlantic
Saluting Life
Joseph Fort Newton
Dr, Newton
Alberta
Britain
Commons
Samuel Hoare
Chickie
Elenore Meherin
Miss Meherin
Nell Doran
Nell
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Carrel
Owa
Naomi’ Doebel
Norman Thomas
Hunt
Harry T. Brundidge
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