Signs of GOP discord at the capital raise party fears
Three Republican senators Smoot Carey and Stei ne meet with Secretary Hyde amid reports of a gulf between the Hoover administration and Congress. Observers cite appointments and the government regrouping plan, with rumors of a 1936 campaign and potential new party leaders like Hitchcock Hilles and Knox as possible national heads.
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Washington
Hyde
Hoover
Congress
Agriculture Department
Smoot
Utah
Carey
Wyoming
Steinee
Oregon
Senate
Charles D. Hilles
New York
Frank Hitchcock
Arizona
Hitchcock
Moses
New Hampshire
Curtis
Wattson
Indiana
Old Guard
Young Guard
Frank Knox
Chicago
County Records Show Gopher Bounties Paid in 1932
Linn county spent 2419.10 on gopher bounties in the first eleven months of 1932, with exterminators paid ten cents per pair for front claws when presented at the auditor’s office. A total of 1008.40 was paid in 1931.
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Linn County
G. A. Senninger
Fire Devastates Shirokiya Store in Tokyo Killings and Chaos
A massive blaze at Tokyo’s Shirokiya department store gutted seven floors, killing fourteen people and injuring over one hundred. Shoppers and staff fled “as flames” with the store zoo’s bears and monkeys lashing out. six military planes lowered ropes to saves on the roof.
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TOKIO
INS
Shirokiya
Orient
Sioux City Businessman Tied to Iowa Liquor Ring
Sioux City businessman Herman Galinsky was arrested on a conspiracy to violate federal prohibition law charge. The bench warrant followed a Du buque grand jury indictment and marks the first of several federal arrests linked to a liquor ring alleged to operate across the state. Details of Galinsky's exact role were not released.
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Sioux City
Herman Galinsky
U. S
Don Preussner
Federal Grand Jury
Dubuque
Galinsky
Sioux City Foundry
I Miller Company
Red Cross to Open Cedar Rapids Garment Distribution Store
A Red Cross store for distributing garments to Cedar Rapids Needy will open early next week. Mrs Metta A Burd Linn county chapter executive secretary said the store address will be announced later. Garments include shirts cotton dresses and flannel undergarments with no shoes coats or woolens distributed.
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Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Metta A. Burd
Linn County
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Farm Board
Congressional
Buchanan County Election Contest Won By Republican
Independence report states final tally in the Raffauf Todd election contest shows County Auditor C A Raffauf Republican with 4583 votes and Lloyd P Todd Democrat with 4395. Official count gives Raffauf a 188 vote lead with 63 contested ballots potentially shifting results.
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Buchanan County
Independence
C. A. Raffauf
Lloyd P. Todd
Raffauf
Todd
Urgent Holiday Relief Drives for 1800 Families
Mrs. cil Landmesser county overseer of the poor reports only 323 Christmas baskets claimed. Cash and food gifts are badly needed to fill the relief need. Call 2-6131 or 2-8632 to sponsor a basket or donation.
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Cil Landmesser
Sunshine Mission
Consistory Quartet Performs Christmas Selections
The Consistory Quartet presented Christmas music selections performed by Mrs. Ethel Wood Birmingham Mrs. George T. Gadd J M Tallman and Charles Laurane. The group delivered festive songs during the church event.
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Ethel Wood Birmingham
George T. Gadd
J. M. Tallman
Charles Laurance
Program of High Twelve Club Friday Noon at Hotel Roosevelt
The note describes a Friday noon gathering of the High Twelve club at the Hotel Roosevelt with a group singing of Christmas carols completing the program.
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High Twelve Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Request for 25 Percent Cut in 1933 Tax Payments
Des Moines reports that the Iowa Association for Reduction of Public Expenditures urged the next legislature to reduce 1933 tax payments by 25 percent. The group met to back the interim committee on cutting government spending and promote the association's plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa Association
Association
Proposal delayed: 1933 tax payments and 1934 start
Wayne Norman of Dubuque urged the resolution noting that proposed legislative committee plans cannot take effect before 1934. Secretary Ed Brown warned of an organized effort to defeat the committee’s bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Norman
Dubuque
Legislative Committee
Ed Brown
Amy Mollison Held Back By Weather
Bad weather kept Amy Johnson Mollison from resuming her flight from Cape Town to England, delaying travel as she remained at Beni Ounif Algeria on Friday per a Central News dispatch.
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London
INL
Amy Johnson Mollison
Beni Ounif
Algeria
Cape Town
England
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Third Ave
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United States
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Armour's
California
J. S Tree
Hershey Kisses
Monarch Telephone
Monarch
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Pillsbury’s Best
Baba & Risk
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4Th St
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Dial
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MON
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First Street
Hamburg
SM. Hocks
Lamb
Tittle Bros. Packing CO
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Armour’s Star
Brookfield
Witsor
Tittle Coffee
Joe Stark
1St St. NE
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Veal
Starks’ Food Shop
Third Avenue SE
Libby
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First Avenue E
Third Avenue SW
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