Roosevelt proposes 60 percent gold revaluation cap
Franklin D Roosevelt outlines a plan to nationalize all monetary gold, place the U S gold stock under government ownership, and set a 50 to 60 percent revaluation ceiling. He also urges a two billion dollar fund for currency and foreign exchange needs and discusses silver as a monetary base with London agreement implications.
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Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Sebesesene
Treasery
Secretary of the Treasury
TI Am
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Jan
Coasting Hill Rules Issued For Sled Areas
Playground officials released a set of hill safety rules led by Mrs. Clare Nichols. All hills were reported safe except Ninth street SW. Ellis park hill closed until Monday afternoon and bobsled use urged to late evening. Supervisors provided contact numbers for parents and offices.
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The
Playground Commission
Clare Nichols
Ninth Street
Ellis Park
First Avenue
Earl Watson
Fourth Street
K Street
J. Melsha
Third Street
Frank. Balsanck
J Street
Ells Park
Charles Murray
Floods in British Guiana Kill 16 Steady Aftermath Hits Villages
Runners report 16 dead and hundreds homeless as floods sweep scores of villages and farms in Georgetown area. Up country relief teams arrive Monday to assess damage and aid victims.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Tributes Paid To Mrs MacClaughry In Funeral Rites
Funeral services for Mrs Helen D MacClaughry widow of Charles Chase MacClaughry were led by Rev Dr Robert Little at Turner chapel Monday afternoon. Born February 21 1862 in Joliet Illinois she died at 1738 Seventh Avenue SE early Friday age 11 a grave in Oak Hill cemetery followed the service. Pallbearers were Donald Lackey Charles Bode Emil Kriz and Lee Eckert. Floral tributes filled the room as the casket rested in the alcove.
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Helen D. MacClaughry
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Mr Little
Donald H. Lackey
Charles Bode
Emil Kriz
Lee Eckert
Oak Hill Cemetery
No More Free Rides on Freight Trains
Iowa permits arrests for trespass on trains as a federal program expands detention of itinerants. Illinois Central Police Chief T T Kelcher orders full cooperation to remove floaters, warn travellers, and direct them to shelters. Police Chief W C Benesh says the plan will reduce roaming transients near stations and yards. Hotels in England must pay a fee to the music publishers society for radio entertainment.
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Iowa
T. T. Kelcher
Kelcher
W. C. Benesh
England
Music Publishers’ Society
Country
Marion Welcomes Kathryn Stone and Wilbur Bear in Wedding
Kathryn Stone eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Stone and Wilbur H Bear son of Mr and Mrs W G S Bear were married in Manchester in a single ring ceremony performed by Rev Buel. The couple live at 755 Seventh Avenue Marion. The bride wore a brown silk dress and attended by Kenneth Gibson and Virginia McDowell. Mrs Bear is a 1932 Marion High School graduate and Bear is a Cedar Rapids Washington High School alum and works at Larimer Hardware in Cedar Rapids where he also wrestles as Jimmy Bear.
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Kathryn Stone
Donald Stone
Eighth Avenue
Wilbur H. Bear
W. G. S. Bear
Seventh Avenue
Manchester
Buel
Methodist Church
Kenneth Gibson
Marion
Virginia McDowell
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Larimer Hardware Company
Jimmy” Bear
How to Play and How to Wain Bridge Question
An analysis of a Contract Bridge hand where Michael T. Gottlieb loses 2700 points to Harold Richard. The piece outlines the bidding, play, and optimal lead for South in a three no trump doubled contract, detailing the fate of spades and hearts and a recommended line to recover two tricks if West has the Knave. It ends with a posed question and solution about the correct South play.
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Gene Fagan
Marion
Mechanicsville
Michael T. Gottlieb
Harold Richard
Mr. Gottlieb
Mr. Richard
Mr Lightner
West
Whisky prescriptions soar to 17 million in 1932 totals
In 1932 the United States issued over 880 thousand gallons of whisky across 17.35 million prescriptions. The figures reflect broad access to medicinal spirits during Prohibition repeal era.
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United States
London Daily Mail urges fascism in England
The London Daily Mail editorial praising Mussolini and Hitler urges Britain to support Oswald Mosley and the Blackshirts. Lord Rothermere proclaims fascism a modern method and claims new age leadership, arguing old politicians won t face the truth and Berlin conferences could realign Anglo German ties.
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London
London Daily Mail
Great Britain
Lord Rothermere
Mussolini
Hitler
England
Oswald Mosley
Daily Mail
Oswald
Berlin
Geneva
Italy
Germany
Europe
Seaweeds Use Holdfasts Instead of Roots
Seaweeds lack true roots in a general sense. They rely on holdfasts or anchors to cling to surfaces and absorb air water and nutrients through their frond surfaces.
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs
For years doctors prescribed creosote based medicines for coughs and bronchitis. Creomulsion combines creosote with six other key elements to stop coughs and colds quickly. It claims to be powerful yet harmless and easy to take, with a druggist guarantee refund if not relieved.
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Chicago
Helen Neighbor
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Joseph Novotny
Irene Ulch
Leta Smith
Annabelle Lineberer
Christine Evers
Lenore Pyle
Lucille Bailey
Velma Hauser
Esther Flitsch
Marian van Fossen
Charles N. Harvey
Lafayette
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Harry
Kelley Lake
Minn
Alice Randolph
John Harvey
I. E. Linkletter
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Pauline Krog
Colfax Circle
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge
W. H Booze
Ruth Booze
Anna Beyer
Effie Biggs
Mary Breneman
Lucile Bailey
Gladys Ballard
Elizabeth Brown
Lily Alexander
Burt Kehler
Janet Eileen
Christian Church
Marion Lodge
A.F
A. M
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Emma Klein
Marion Shakespeare Club
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Merry Wives of Windsor
Hattie Frager
Dry Creek
Hubert Pye
Grinnell
R. O. Shively
University Hospital
Iowa City
Cheerful Companions
H R. Livingston
Ralph Oxley
Woman's Progressive Club
Harlan Starr
Pleasant Grove
F. J. Cleveland
Blairs Ferry Road
Nakihopa
Kathryn Kendall
L. C. Dow
Amergo Club
Entre Nous Club
Michel
James Bromwell
W. R. Barber
O. O P. Club
T. d. Graham
St. Luke's Hospital
Lions Club
New Hallwood
Theristrint Club
Cc. R. Biddick
H. ©. Allen
Marguerite Sutherland
Charles Wahl
Yocom Chapel
Carl E Krog
St. Paul’s Evangeliial Lutheran Church
W. F. Kruger
William Schwab
Frank Gray
C. Q. Miller
Springville
George Miller
Wyoming
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L. A. Dennison
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O. E. Clemans
Arthur Newman
Ralph Kendall
William Lutz
Helen Fontaine
San Francisco
Sherman A. Fontaine
J. B. Fosdick
Mary English
S. A. Fontaine
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Richard
L. Hanscom
Rochester, Minn
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Lawrence Gordon
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Gerald Gordon
George Miller, Jr
Congregational Church
Linn
Order of DeMolay
Louis Ross
Klatter Klub
Fred Pfeifer, Jr
Josephine
Culbertson
Gazette
Josephine Culbertson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
OKQID
Lightner
Sigtred
Nunn-Bush and Weldon
Walter Booth
Fini A Coats
Sigfred Marions
Leading Clothier
Emma Ryan
Grant St
Bettendorf
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Mark-Dewms
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Milo R. Whipplay
White Bank Building
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