Public debate flags Roosevelts moral guard in democracy
A column discusses the fight to preserve democratic integrity as President Roosevelt attacks a small minority dictating policy. It cites Washington, Jefferson and others, notes 11 million jobless in 1933 and today, and critiques the Republican program committee and its leaders Landon Hoover. It mentions Indian relations and a Camp Good Health fundraiser by Old Maids club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme
George Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
Wilson
Roosevelt
Republican Policy and Program Committee
Glenn Frank
Republican Program Committee
Farley
Michelson
Messrs. Landon
Hoover
Landon
Washington
Old Maids Club
Alfred Sloan Tops 1936 U.S. Salary List
A congressional committee released the 1936 pay data of top earners. Alfred B. Sloan Jr. of General Motors led with a reported $561,311 in total compensation, from corporate salary and bonus disclosures to the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alfred B. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
House Ways and Means
The
Treasury
No Iowans Mentioned In Salary Report
Washington AP reports a congressional committee listed the highest paid individuals including industrialists, movie stars and financiers but none from Iowa were named in the disclosure.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Graded executive pay shows GM top earners in 1936 report
The 1936 tax year reveals 13 men earned over 300000, nine GM officials, with William S. Knudsen second at 459878. Gary Cooper led entertainment earnings at 370214, followed by Colman, Colbert, Mae West, Carroll, and Dietrich among others. Other majors include Grace 180000, Schwab 150000, Rand 118371, Weir 71000, Biggers 90000, Doherty 100000, Teagle 122500, Woolworth 216443, Kraft 150000, and Kraft-Phenix leaders earning over 50k each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
William S. Knudsen
Sloan
Gary Cooper
Cooper
Ronald Colman
Claudette Colbert
Mae West
Madeleine Carroll
Warner Baxter
Marlene Dietrich
Ruth Chatterton
Charles Boyer
Rudy Vallee
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Charles M. Schwab
Bethlehem Board
James H. Rand, Jr
Remington-Rand, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Ernest T. Weir
New Jersey
C. W. Daye
F. W. Woolworth Company
Minority Vote Emphasized by Faction in 1908 Discourse
The excerpt argues that minority voting is crucial to maintaining balance, warning that dilution could lead to the minority becoming the majority. It laments potential shifts in power and references a 1908 tone and phrases that evoke civic rhetoric.
Life Problems Like a Crossword in Everyday Living
A column invites readers to share personal life problems and describes problem solving as a personal quest. It compares life to a crossword puzzle and notes that each person faces unique issues, with a nod to Hamlet and Othello illustrating how inner factors shape difficulties.
Frigid Wave Brings Record Cold Across Nation
Frigid air from the Mackenzie basin and Alaska grips half the country in the coldest spell in 23 months. Chicago hits zero and Bemidji Minnesota records 30 below, with Moorhead and Huron at 24 below. Winter crops suffer while Louisiana sugar cane fears grow as the frost expands southward.
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Chicago
INS
Mackenzie Basin
Alaska
Midwest
Texas
Florida
Bemidji
Minn
Louisiana
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Earth narrowly avoids collision with baby planet Reinmuth 1937
Cape Town reports Dr. H E Wood of the Union Observatory says Earth nearly collided with baby planet Reinmuth 1937 on Oct 30 missing by 5 percent of a hour. the object passed about 400 million miles away after days of potential disaster. The near miss marks the narrowest escape in modern astronomical observations.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Union of South Africa
H. E. Wood
Plan to create independent three member air control board
Washington insiders reveal a bill to form an independent three man board with regulatory and quasi judicial powers over civil aviation. The board would transfer aviation powers from the department of commerce and ICC to fix air mail and passenger rates and issue airline certificates. The President retains control over foreign affairs and defense, and appeals go to the circuit court of appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
New Administration
Clarence F. Lea
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Inter-Department Committee On Civil Aviation
Little
Department of Commerce
ICC
Secretary of Commerce
Circuit Court of Appeals
Myrtle Stedman Dies Actress of Silent Era is Dead
Myrtle Stedman, 50, stage and screen actress, died at her Hollywood home. A pioneer of silent films, she starred for Famous Players and Metro Pictures. Noted works include Valley of the Moon, The Famous Mrs. Fair, Flaming Youth, and Dangerous Age, with later roles in Confession and Hollywood Hotel.
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Hollywood
INS
Myrtle Stedman
Famous Players
Metro Pictures Corp
Kay Francis
Hollywood Hotel
Warner Brothers
Father Coughlin Returns to Radio With New Series
Father Charles E. Coughlin resumes broadcasts from WJR Detroit at 3 p.m. CST. The militant priest plans a series running at least until mid April, following months of absence after censure over Hugo Black appointment remarks.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
United States
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
WJR
Nanking Looting Indemnity Demanded by U S
The state department prepared demands for full indemnity for American property looted by Japanese troops in Nanking. Consul Allison reported Americans safe, but the embassy residence was looted and staff harmed. Japan was urged to respect American nationals and property amid ongoing occupation.
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Washington
INS
Nanking
State Department
Tokio
Chiang Kai-shek
John M. Allison
Tsiwan
Allison
United States
Douglas Jenkins
Jenkins
Department
Panay
Des Moines Scout Hitchhikes to Davenport Without Food
Thomas Vestal a13 Des Moines scout set out from Des Moines at 930 am to hitchhike to Davenport. He reached a service station at 730 pm where police found his knapsack full of gear but no food. He was fed by an attendant and lodged for the night. his mother or a return bus ticket was to be arranged.
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Hamlet
Othello
Iago
Thomas Vestal
Clinton Avenue
Des Moines
Davenport
Stearns and
Walters
Mount Vernon Avenue
Mercury Starts On Upgrade After Say Saturday Evening
Cedar Rapids weather report notes a late Saturday night temperature swing with a high near 8 above zero at 4 pm, dipping to 4 above at 6 pm and again rising to 8 above at midnight. The trough reached 4 below earlier in the day according to Inskeep company records.
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Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
GOP Attacks New Deal Over Fear Psychology and Recovery
Washington Republicans in a Jackson Day address charge the Roosevelt administration failed to end the fear psychology blamed for the recession. Leaders McNary Bridges Capper Nye argue buying power and tax policy must improve, while Jones predicts gradual recovery and Clark tours Missouri for reelection praising Roosevelt on agriculture and labor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Ore
H. Styles Bridges
N. H
Arthur Capper
Kan
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
McNary
Congress
Assist
Roosevelt and party push speedier must program strategy
A new White House and Democratic leadership plan to hasten passage of the administration’s must program. They will push parallel Senate and House action with night sessions to overcome filibusters on the anti lynching bill and to advance farm and housing measures, while Hull urges House rejection of Ludlow war referendum.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Monay
Senate
Hull
House
Link Between Cascade Arrests and Linn County Break-Ins
Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Larry Condon questioned two men, Fred Crawford and George Huffman of Dubuque, after their arrest in Cascade for a night ride. Suspects in the Onslow Jordan grocery burglary, one shot fired at the proprietor, with a pistol reportedly found near Cascade. The 1928 Chevrolet sedan matched tire markings from Alburnett scenes.
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James H. Smith
Larry Condon
Linn County
Fred Crawford
George Huffman
Dubuque
Jones County
Crawford
Huffman
Cascade
Henry Eichhorn
Anamosa
Jordan
Onslow
Condon
Alburnett
Weekly Forecast Chicago Weather Outlook Jan 10 to 15
The AP notes a wintry week for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys with light snow on Monday and again around Thursday or Friday. Temperatures are expected to run mostly below normal.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Legion Opposes Ludlow Plan Referendum on War Decision
National Commander Daniel J. Doherty denounced Ludlow’s referendum proposal as a drastic departure from constitutional practice. He warned delaying national defense decisions could jeopardize the nation and lead to a divided, cumbersome process.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Daniel J. Doherty
American Legion
Ludlow
America
Doherty
No Fun After All Boy Dies From Alcohol At Five
Quebec report details the death of 5 year old Henry Gauthier of Jonquieres after nightly intoxication. Witnesses say the child consumed about five ounces of vodka before bedtime and died in the morning.
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Quebec
INS
Henry Gauthier
Jonquieres
Henry
Snow Grips Western Iowa As Subzero Thaws
Snow fell across western Iowa Saturday night while subzero temperatures eased. The weather bureau predicted light snow would spread across the state by Sunday, bringing continued cold conditions and accumulating snowfall.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Roosevelt vows no compromise with minority in Jackson Day address
President Roosevelt declared he would wage a no compromise fight against a minority of business men bankers and industrialists he said aimed to retain autocratic control of the economy. He pledged cooperation with those who would help eradicate evils from undue concentration of economic power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Jefferson
Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Ickes
Congress
New York
Robert H. Jackson
Cummings
Chicago
Nation confronts wealth power and political influence
Democratic dinners raised funds to cut a 211,295 deficit with attendees paying 25 to 100 dollars depending on location. Ickes attacked concentrated wealth in Nashville warning of a panic unless economic liberties are defended. Jackson urged government and business cooperation while Cummings urged clear definitions of monopolistic practices for constructive policy.
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New York
Ickes
Nashville
Tenn
Interior Department
Roosevelt speech at Jackson Day dinner noted in Washington
President Roosevelt addressed a Jackson Day gathering saying the audience included non party members and that partisanship has diminished since Washington's era. He recalls a voter who admires his aims but will vote for his opponent due to family Republican loyalties.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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