Record crop output drops 32 percent in 1934 amid drought
The Agriculture Department reported 1934 farm output 32 percent below the ten year average due to drought and relief programs. Total crop value reached 4.78 billion dollars, plus 552 million in AAA payments, lifting the combined total to 5.33 billion. Wheat and corn yields fell while hay and other crops showed gains.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Farm Administration
AAA
Yugoslav Premier and Cabinet Resign in Crisis
Belgrade Yugoslavia tense as Premier Nikola Uzunovitch and his cabinet resign over the League of Nations settlement of the Hungary dispute. The government exit deepens the political crisis in Belgrade amid international mediation.
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Tugoslavia
Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Nikola
Uzunovitch
League of Nations
Hungary
Gloria Vanderbilt Custody Row Reveals Child’s Hostility
A court transcript shows two year old Gloria Vanderbilt telling Justice Carew she hates her mother amid a custody battle with her aunt. Through counsel, the aunt seeks to block Gloria’s mother from regaining custody as the case proceeds in New York courts.
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York
Gloria -Vanderbilt
Select
McNeiley Named in Missouri Killings Indictment
Boone county grand jury indicted Francis McNe of Allerton on murder charges. Sergeant Ben Booth of the Missouri highway patrol and Shentis Roger Wilson reported the case arising from events on June 24, 19RB.
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Eiroy
Mbia
Francis McNe
Immaculate Woman and the Quest for a Fault
Everyday Living riffes on a self styled virtuous woman known as The Model of all the Virtues. Oliver Holmes questions if she could have a fault and notes her rigid goodness drives others toward desperation. He compares to Lincoln and asks why we seek redeeming flaws in others while Jesus’ gentleness remained faultless.
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Oliver Holmes
Linccoln
Lincoln
Partner
Jesus
Drought Cattle Buying Under Review in Iowa
In Des Moines a survey on drought cattle in Chariton and surrounding areas signals possible resumption of cattle buying. Dr F H Davis from Denver will report to Washington within days as Gov Clyde Herring and lawmakers push for a $1,000,000 program to purchase up to 60,000 cattle amid widespread hunger and feed shortages.
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Des Moines
INS
AAA
Igwa
F3.h. Davis
Field
Triple-A
Denver
Chariton
Washington
Davis
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Louis Murphy
Ray Murray
Edward A. Eicher
Murray
Agricultural Administration
Commodity Credit Corporation
Henry A. Wallace
Herbright
Roosevelt asks states to aid recovery through housing program
President Roosevelt sent letters to the governors of forty four states urging state legislatures to pass laws that will speed national economic recovery by expanding housing programs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hutchinson resigns as state securities chief in Iowa
Walter R. Hutchinson of Cedar Rapids resigns as state securities commissioner to focus on law practice. John F. Brady of Council Bluffs named to succeed him effective January 15, with potential future appointment as U.S. assistant district attorney for the northern Iowa district. Hutchinson may join attorney Joseph Mekota in handling Iowa State Savings receiver work.
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Walter R. Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Democratic
Alex Miller
Miller
John F. Brady
Council Bluffs
Hutchinson
United States
Iowa
Securities Commissioner
Joseph Mekota
Mekota
Brady
Omaha
Pottawattamie County
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Hearing In Yuill Election Contest Starts Wednesday
The contest over the 12 064 to 12 062 Yuill win at the November 6 general election will be heard in the courthouse east third floor courtroom at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The three judge panel includes Bert C. Busby as chair, with Guy Linville and Frank Healy. Attorneys for Yuill are Milner and Johnson. Sedlacek is represented by Boland and Lynch. The dispute centers on absent voter ballots from Covington Clinton Township precinct.
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Milo Sedlacek
James H. Yuill
Yuill
Sedlacek
Sedlaceck
Tk Yu
R. S. Milner
Elmer A. Johnson
Wayne C. Boland
Covington
Clinton” Township
Delaware Transfer Of Funds Approved
DES MOINES AP Three transfers totaling 14175.40 were approved Tuesday by C B Murtagh state comptroller Delaware county was granted permission to transfer 9200 from the emergency to the poor fund and Wapello county 4000 from the emergency to the general fund The city of Tama s request to transfer 975.40 from the judgment to the general fund was also approved
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Des Moines
C. B. Murtagh
Delaware County
Wapello County
Tama
Too Many Physicians For Uncle Sam Says Wilbur
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur of Stanford and Hoover official faults the New Deal recovery plan at a Linn County Medical Society address in Cedar Rapids. He argues employment is the index of prosperity, notes rising relief rolls, and says the GOP must return to sound American principles to revive.
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Uncle Sam
Wilbur
Hoover Cabinet
John Henderson
Sam
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Herbert Hoover
Dr. Wilbur
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Medical Society
Hotel Roosevelt
Washington
Jefferson
California
America
Red Plot Aims to Spread Mutiny in Army and Navy
Commander W L Kirkman testified that communists sought to incite mutiny and disloyalty in the armed forces. He described a New York headquarters directing propaganda and urged a law punish any soldier or sailor who violates allegiance. Exhibits included leaflets allegedly from communist sources prompting mutiny and sabotage.
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W. L. Kirkman
Navy
New York City
New York
Moscow
Kirkman
Tax sale exemptions proposed in Iowa bidder bill
A revised scavenger tax bill seeks exemptions for elderly or disabled homeowners facing tax delinquency. It would allow a surviving spouse 65 or older to avoid sale if property is under $4,000 assessed value, with annual county auditor filing and physician verification. Approval hinges on the board of supervisors with school board recommendation. A public bidder would represent tax levying bodies and may bid up to total delinquent taxes due.
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Des Moines
League of Iowa
Fregiyyn Liew
chKajryan
League
Board of Supervisors
Conference in White Sulphur Springs weighs relief options
American business leaders at a two day joint conference in White Sulphur Springs debated direct unemployment relief versus work relief. The labor group urged a cautious stance while industry considers endorsing a general position on relief and unemployment insurance.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Dole
Social Security and Relief
Washington
Conference Committee On Labor
Utility fight with Roosevelt grows hotter in New York clash
President Roosevelt revealed plans to meet with New York City officials over lower utility rates as tensions rise between the Edison Electric Institute and the federal power commission. Mayor LaGuardia and Commissioner Davidson will confer with the White House after public disputes over TVA plans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York City
Fiorello LaGuardia
Maurice P. Davidson
Edison Electric “Light Institute
Federal Power Commission
TVA
LaGuardia
Davidson
la Guardia
White ‘“House
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Yard
Edison Electric Institute
Thomas N. McCarter
Institute
Power Commission
Frank R. McNinch
Commission
Electric Institute
White House
Roosevelt Seeks Steel Truce Amid Labor unrest
President Roosevelt intervened to quiet steel industry labor unrest but failed to win an immediate six month truce between workers and employers. He urged both sides to suspend strikes and lay down principles for a settlement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Washington State Cop Found Dead in Court House
Captain Bud Ray 32 of the Washington state police was found dead in a ventilating shaft outside the inquest room of Seattle King County Court House. He had been missing since Saturday and lay in full uniform with an unfired gun beside him. A head wound and facial lump prompted police to consider both accidental fall and possible foul play.
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Seattle
Bud Ray
Washington
King County Court House
Ray
W. J. Jones
Arms Firm Engages Army Officer for Propaganda Article
Senate investigation reveals Remington Arms planned to boost foreign sales by employing Lt. Col. Townsend Whelen to write a magazine piece abroad. Whelen, still in service, was described as the author in a letter calling the article propaganda and the firm's stance selfish.
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Washington
Remington Arms Company
Senate
Townsend Whelen
Omaha
Neb
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Hugh R. Wilson
Switzerland
Linn county proposes six extensions to county highways
The Linn county board of supervisors approved six proposed additions to the county trunk road system subject to Iowa state highway commission consent. The expansions include Otis-Bertram route to Mount Vernon as road B B, a 6.5 mile trunk road L from Ellis boulevard to the Benton county line, trunk road J from Whitler to the Jones county line, a half mile extension of E to B B, and an X road extension two and a half miles to the Johnson county line.
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Linn
Ellis Boulevard
West River Bank
Benton County
Atkins
Ellis Park
RFC
CWA
Ee County
Whitlier
Viola
Jones County
Bertram
Johnson County
Japan Denounces Washington Treaty Opening Naval Arms Race
Tokyo announces formal denunciation of the Washington naval limitations treaty signaling Japan will stand alone in the Orient and defy Anglo American naval pressure. Privy council approval came with Emperor Hirohito present at Chiyoda castle. Delegates in London react with regret as three power talks face renewed armament competition.
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Japan
Renditu
Tokio
Washington
United States
Pacific
Privy’ Council
Nippon’s
Hirohito
Chiyoda Castle
Tokyo
United” States
Hirost
Salto Idi Weshingen
Ent
Wass
Orient
Manchuria
Privy Council
London
Yprivy Council
Yawning Victim Near Full Recovery in Illinois
Mrs. Harold McKee ended a yawning marathon after eight days of episodes. She recovered with only mild attacks and is expected to leave the hospital soon, doctors say, attributing progress to rest cures.
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Sterling
Ill
Harold McKee
H. L. Pettit
Coughlin Forfeits $15 In Traffic Case
The Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin pastor of the Shrine of the Little Flower Royal Oak forfeited a $15 deposit after failing to appear before Justice Earl Wash on speeding and no license charges. He was ticketed last week for driving fifty mph and had been set to appear Monday.
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Ferndale, Mich
Ulp
Charles E. Coughlin
Shrine of the Little Flower
Royal Oak
Earl Wash
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