O Connor trial taints State AG amid racketeering probes
The piece critiques Attorney General Ed O Connor amid his trial on alleged ties to a Sioux City gambling conspiracy. It questions his decision to testify and warns of possible impeachment while noting Duckworth’s bribery confession and ongoing calls for accountability in state law enforcement.
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Judge sustains immunity claim of Pete Wright
In a gambling conspiracy trial, Pete Wright of Missouri Valley refused to testify as a rebuttal witness. Judge Earl Peters ruled Wright entitled to immunity for answers that might incriminate him, as the state pressed its case against Attorney General Edward L. O Connor.
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Iowa
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Norris Opposes Townsend Scheme in US Senate
Senator George Norris of Nebraska publicly opposed the Townsend old age pension plan. He noted he would not comment on Werner Main's Michigan victory backed by Townsend. Norris cited impracticality and opposition to the sales tax principle in the plan.
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Washington
George Norris
Nebraska
Werner Main
Michigan
Townsend
Norris
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Townsendite Wins Michigan Election by Two to One
Verner W. Main, Battle Creek attorney and Townsend pension plan advocate, won Michigan 3rd district a special election. He defeated Democrat Howard W. Cavanagh by about two to one, with 24 686 votes to 11 342. Former laborite E G Kiefer had 397 votes. Main’s win is billed as a test of the Townsend plan east of the Mississippi.
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Coroner's Jury Declares Thelma Todd Death Accidental
Hollywood details reveal a coroner's jury found Thelma Todd's death accidental but urged further investigation. Film figure Roland West alleged a new witness and suggested a neighboring apartment could have heard the car’s noisy motor, challenging the monoxide theory.
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Los Angeles
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Sidewalk Cafe
Duce May Discuss Peace Plan Saturday
Mussolini plans another grand fascist council meeting at 10 p.m. Saturday to decide whether Italy will discuss the Anglo French peace terms or reject them and seek to solve its own problems without the league.
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Eagle in Denver Tree Shot By Police
A Denver mother phoned police asking them to shoot a large eagle in a tree she feared would steal her baby. Officers found the calm bird and shot it. it was later found to be stuffed.
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Denver
Farm products rise 844 million in 1935 vs 1934
The Agriculture Department estimates an 844 million dollar increase in gross income from 1935 farm products over 1934. The monthly crop report cites total farm product value at 8.11 billion, with corn leading both years. Wheat, cotton, oats, and other crops show varied gains and production shifts across major crops.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
ONeal to Speak in Cedar Rapids Open to Public
Ed O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation will give an extemporaneous 2 pm talk in Memorial coliseum Cedar Rapids as part of Linn county Farm Bureau twenty anniversary events Delegations from about thirty eastern Iowa counties plan to attend and the public may listen in.
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Ed O'Neal
Alabama
American Farm Bureau Federation
Memorial Coliseum
Iowa
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Supreme Court
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O'Neal
Linn County Farm Bureau
Linn County
Never bored if life is lived with inner light and effort
The essay argues boredom comes from expecting constant entertainment. It cites Robert Louis Stevenson and a New Hampshire gardener as examples of finding meaning in work and daily life. Happiness is a duty, not a right, and inner engagement makes life vivid like grains of gold.
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Arahg
Robert Louis Stevenson
Stevenson
DC Newton
New Hampshire
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Wen
Lfe
Hopkins Orders WPA Job Seekers Paid by Christmas
Works Progress Administration head Harry L. Hopkins announced that all 3,500,000 workers under the job program would be paid up to date by Christmas Eve in the stressed effort to ensure timely relief before the holiday.
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Washington
Works Relief
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt relief program may hinge on public works up to 500 million
Washington AP reports sources indicate next year’s Roosevelt relief plan may center on a public works program likely totaling under 500 million dollars. The president will propose it when Congress meets next month, with no clear sign of additional major relief measures. The current 4.88 billion work and relief fund is nearly spent, leaving about 900 thousand dollars unspent by June 30, 1936. Officials expect further private industry recovery to reduce unemployment.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt Signals Shift in Public Works Policy
President Roosevelt disclosed plans to seek about 500 million dollars for public works, signaling a shift from quick cheap relief projects to heavy construction. He ordered that direct labor created by government spending be counted toward relief efforts and cited grade crossing elimination as a current project under the New Deal program.
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Washington
New Deal
Roosevelt
Congress
United Press
Rexford Guy Tugwell
WPA Funds Offer Pledges 45352 For Cedar Rapids Recreation
The WPA proposed spending 45352.83 for Cedar Rapids leisure programs next year, contingent on a city contribution of 195.72. Sixty two Linn county relief recipients would be removed from aid for a year if the project proceeds. Allen Wallen received a WPA letter via R D Briggs outlining amended forms requiring signatures of Mayor Hahn and City Treasurer Cox.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
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R. D. Briggs
Waterloo
Wallen
Frank K. Hahn
M. F. Cox
Briggs
Des Moines
Playground Commission
Cox
L. D. Burgus
Burgus
City Legal Department
Honor Beef Feeder Honored at Clinton County Banquet
A banquet for 500 Clinton county farmers and townsfolk honored Henry Harmesen of Teeds Grove, feeder of the champion carlot of steers at the International Livestock Exposition. Guests included John Mommsen, Carl Oldsen, Milt Tudor, Olin livestock judge, and Dean H. H. Kildee who praised Clinton county as a top cattle feeding area.
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Clinton County
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Teeds Grove
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Miles
Carl Oldsen
Ames
Iowa Beef Breeders
More Men to Go to Work on WPA
Waterloo Allen Wallen, resident engineer for the WPA, says about 260 additional workers will be recruited from the Iowa employment service to join county projects. Remaining relief rolls total around 140 after the new hires. About 60 will work at the Covington stone quarry, and about 200 will build the Pale road north of Ellis Park.
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Iowa Employment Service
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Ellis Park
Hoover Hints at Nomination as Robinson Sees Candidacy
Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas says Herbert Hoover signaled a run for the Republican presidential nomination. Robinson, amid a Senate GOP dilemma, notes Hoover’s St. Louis speech shows clear candidacy while Roosevelt would face renomination with little opposition.
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Rugg Book Condemned for School Use
A city education committee suggests that Harold Rugg's Changing Civilizations in the Modern World be deemed unsatisfactory for classroom use. It notes a portion might be interpreted as favorable to communism while urging the board to resolve doubt in the public interest.
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Gazette
Washington
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Columbia University
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Jury Deliberates On Langer Case In North Dakota
A federal court jury in BISMARCK began deliberating the fate of former North Dakota governor William Langer and two others after an eight day trial on Soredicary charges concluded.
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League
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Hoare resigns as Foreign Secretary over peace scheme
British Foreign Secretary Sir Samuel Hoare, co author of the Hoare Laval plan to partition Ethiopia and ease Italy’s war, quits cabinet amid cabinet opposition and pressure from Eden and critics. Eden’s stance at the League Council and Geneva worsened Hoare’s position, with his departure seen as a crisis moment.
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London
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Pierre Laval
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Italy
Europe
Eden
Samuel
Anthony
John Simon
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Laval
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Sir’Samuel
Commons
Herriot Resigns as Radical Socialist Leader in Paris
Paris reports Edouard Herriot resigns Wednesday night as president of the Radical Socialist party amid a parliamentary outburst by a deputy shouting Stop this horse play. Observers speculate Laval cabinet could face resignation as Herriot ends his party leadership.
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Pierre Laval
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Herriot
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Laval
Italian Victory Declared in Ethiopan War Battle
A Rome government communique announces an Italian win after a three day battle in Ethiopia. The engagement, described as the bloodiest of the war to date, leaves more than 800 dead and hundreds wounded, with 272 Italian soldiers killed and over 500 Ethiopians reported killed or wounded.
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Pets in Want Ads Boost Holiday Gift Plans in Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes pet owners are using affordable want ads to gift dogs cats and other pets this Christmas. The paper reaches about forty thousand families daily across Eastern Iowa.
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Cedars Rapids Gazette
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