Inaugural Thoughts and Public Ponderings from 1930s Iowa
A column reflects on Roosevelt's upcoming second term and the era's social and economic reforms. It muses on education over road widening, proposes a sit down strike against reckless driving, and jokes about Iowa license plate ideas. It notes social security coverage gaps for laborers and recalls Public Law 576 aiding the World’s Woman’s Christian Temperance Union event.
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NEW Deal
United States
Washington
World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Northwest search shifts to Olympic wilderness for Mattson kidnap case
Federal investigators moved the manhunt for little Charles Mattson to the Olympic peninsula after a plan change. Harold Nathan arrives from Los Angeles to lead G men and state police as a Seattle dealer reports a cryptic note linked to the abduction. The note mentions pay cash and possibly a two person involvement.
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Tacoma
Wash
Little Charles Matts
Harold Nathan
G-men
Los Angeles
Olympic Peninsula
Seattle
Universal Service
Shelton
Olympic
W. W. Mattson
Fasticar
Mattson
Suspect in Mattson kidnapping grilled by Portland police
Detectives in Portland questioned George Dewey Wilson after he unleashed bellicose remarks about the Mattson family, the 10 year old victim in the kidnap murder case. Wilson, a 38 year old laborer, was identified as a top suspect and linked to the Tacoma area, with investigators noting his violent threats.
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Tacoma
Wash
INS
Charles Mattson
Portland
Ore
George Dewey Wilson
John Keegan
Wilson
Mattson
Tim
Keegan
Head
Farley appeals to real Americans to back Roosevelt second term
In a radio address James A. Farley urged Democratic bolters to return to the fold. He praised Roosevelt's victory and pledged continued New Deal policies with charity for all and malice toward none. Farley welcomed Jeffersonian Democrats who campaigned against Roosevelt and urged reconciliation.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
John W. Davis
Mr Roosevelt
Farley
Farmer Sinson Found Frozen Near Home
P J Sinson 82 a Jackson County farmer living alone was found frozen to death near his home Tuesday by neighbors. He apparently fell while leaving his house to fetch water, ending his life in the cold.
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Lamotte
INS
P J Sinson
Jackson County
Sinson
Realism in fiction and the unseen life of others
Dr Newton reflects on Sinclair Lewis and Pearl Buck, noting Lewis’s method of immersive research to capture life’s details and contrasts with Buck’s father figure. He urges readers to observe beyond surface life to uncover humor, pathos, romance, and mystery in ordinary surroundings.
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Borge
Jean Nathan
Sinclair Lewis
Pearl Buck
Supervisors ratify vote machine order in Linn County
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved a 9 800 purchase for ten Automatic Voting Machine Corp machines from Jamestown New York. The board had signed an order blank previously without a formal resolution and sent the contract from New York for signature. The vote followed no earlier formal record.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Jamestown
N. Y
Fred Stirm
Alburnett
Gazette
Robert M. Vesely
Vesely
Stirm
G A. Senninger
Marion
Senninger
Jury Deliberating in Jim Hines Murder Trial
The jury in the Jim Hines murder case retired at 3 13 p m after closing arguments by special counsel C F Murphy who sought the death penalty Hines is alleged to have plotted with others to kill Dan Shine a Littleport farmer soon after his marriage to gain control of his eighty acre farm
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Gazette
Eleader
Jim Hines
C. F. Murphy
Hines
Dan Shine
Littleport
Strike Parley Fails to Reach Any Agreement
Washington reports a nine hour government labor conference on the automobile strike ended at 8 pm Tuesday without a settlement. Secretary Perkins after meeting with Governor Murphy of Michigan and John L Lewis signaled a deadlock as Murphy planned to head to Detroit with talks likely moving to Michigan.
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Washington
Lator Perkins
Frank Murphy
Michigan
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Briggs strike at Meldrum avenue plant ends
The Briggs Manufacturing Co plant at Meldrum avenue in Detroit, maker of Lincoln Zephyr bodies for Ford, ends a weeklong strike that had left 350 workers idle. Police used tear gas after fighting broke out between union and non union staff though officials say no wages hours or conditions were disputed. The company said the disruption stemmed from a misunderstanding linked to layoffs due to material shortages and will reopen at full capacity with rehiring.
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Detroit
Meldrum Avenue
Briggs Manufacturing Co
General Motors
Briggs
Ford Motor Co
State Farm Bureau Federation Confab Opens Wednesday
DES MOINES AP Three Iowa Farm Bureau branches held concurrent sessions ahead of the annual convention opening Wednesday in the Shrine auditorium. The forenoon program features musical contests and meetings of county agents and Farm Bureau women. State President Francis Johnson will preside at the opening with Governor Kraschel giving the main address. O W Beeler will preside at the recognition program where Mrs Charles W Sewell will address delegates.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Shrine Auditorium
Bureau
State Farm Insurance Companies
Iowa Farm Bureau Service Company
Iowa Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Nelson G. Kraschel
O. W. Beeler
Charles W. Sewell
Associated Women of the National Federation
Device Locates Planes With New Radio Finder
CHICAGO AP Sixteen passengers in a TWA plane were lost deliberately above clouds to test a radio direction finder. Captain Hal Snead, flying blind, used the device to locate a position northeast of Woodstock Illinois and steer toward Chicago Municipal Airport. The test shows the finder can reduce pilot uncertainty in poor visibility and is installed on all TWA planes and offered to others.
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Chicago
TWA
Earth
Chicago Municipal
Hal Snead
Woodstock
Snead
Hill County
Iowa Board Warned Of Alumni Group Activities
The Iowa athletic board received an unverified warning about a budding alumni group soliciting funds to aid Iowa athletes. The board met Monday and advised alumni to avoid certain individuals connected to the effort. An agent was reportedly hired by local alumni and businessmen to contact alumni chapters across the state.
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Iowa City
Iowa Athletic Board
Iowa
State
Condition of Pope Pius III Deteriorates in Vatican
Vatican confirms Pope Pius has developed diabetes and his overall condition is dangerously worse. He has lost ground in five days, suffers intensified pain, and receives insulin and a hormone treatment to support heart function. Ulcers on his legs fail to heal.
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Vatican City
Ins
Pius
Vatican
Amanti Milani
Milani
Father Gemelli
Jewels For His Crown Preview Opens Next Friday
A feature on the novel Jewels For His Crown by Tim Lacey centers on a gentle father who bears his family’s loves and fortunes amid challenges of romance and economic hardship. The story, praised for its charm, follows young couples navigating work and marriage as the crash era unfolds.
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Tim Lacey
Harry Pugh Smith
Japan Diet Faces Five Big Problems as It Convenes
International observers warn Japan's diet session must address five key issues. They include whether military spending since 1931 was profitable, how to adjust foreign trade to a changed world, and how to balance liberal trends at home with a strong military influence in government.
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Washington
Japan
Tuesay
Tokio
Manchuria
Manchuoria
Germany
World Will Hear Inauguration Radio Schedule
New York reports six European countries and Latin American divisions will tune in to Roosevelt's second inauguration on Wednesday. Shortwave will offer English French Spanish Italian and German descriptions for rebroadcast abroad. 8:15 CST time set for the main broadcast with programs from WEAF WJZ NBC WABC CBS WOR MBS WMCA Intercity.
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New York
South
Central America
Roosevelt
England
France
Latin America
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Congress
Wormbs
WEAF
WJZ
NBC
WABC
CBS
WOR
MBS
WMCA
Intercity
Oud Wessemer
Wetherlands
Support Roosevelt Fund Traced by Senate Panel
The Senate committee investigating 1936 campaign expenditures reports Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America contributed $32,847 to groups backing President Roosevelt's reelection.
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Washington
Senate
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt Prepares For Guests For Inaugural Day
Mrs. Roosevelt readies for the President’s second inauguration as sleet and rain threaten. A 500 guest luncheon in the state dining room and east room precedes the inaugural parade. She will receive guests in the main corridor while the President hosts governors and wives at a tea. The family attends church at St. John’s near the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
St. John’s
Lafayette Square
White House
Trial Set for Soviet Leaders Charged in Plot to Restore Capitalism
A group of prominent Soviet leaders faces trial on charges of plotting against the Stalin regime to restore capitalism. Among the prisoners are Karl Radek and Nikolai Bukharin, once leading figures in Izvestia, with the indictment accusing them of espionage and forming a Trotskyite group.
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Sory GF
Etv
Stalin
Karl Radek
Nikolai Bukharin
Izvestia
Congress Extends Money Acts Funding Through 1939
Congress voted to extend the $2 billion stabilization fund and authority for the president to alter gold content and issue up to $3 billion in federal reserve notes through June 30, 1939. The bill faces potential early termination and audits, with mixed party support in the Senate and House. President Roosevelt expected to sign next day.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Vandenberg
Michigan
Snell
New York
la Follette
Wisconsin
Norris
Nebraska
Lundeen
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Roosevelt to Take Oath for Second Term at Capitol Step
President Roosevelt will take the oath at noon on Wednesday on the Capitol steps to begin his second term. The ceremony will be open to Congress, the cabinet, the diplomatic corps, governors from 30 states and 20,000 spectators, with a heart to heart address to follow.
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Roosevelt
United States
Capitol
Congress
Supreme Court
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Britain vows opposition to foreign domination of Spain
London AP reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warned that Britain and 24,000,000 Spaniards would oppose any foreign effort to dominate Spain. He called 1937 a critical year for world peace with dangers of the Spanish civil war spreading diminishing but not gone.
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London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Spain
Commons
Britain
Morocco
Eden
Canterbury
Indict Denhardt On Murder Charge
Brigadier General Henry H. Denhardt was indicted in New Castle Kentucky on a murder charge for the death of his fiancée Verna Garr Taylor who was found shot after a roadside ride with him.
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New Castle, Ky
Henry H. Denhardt
Verna Garr Taylor
Mrs. Miller in Des Moines Report of Status
Des Moines Iowa Mrs Alex Miller the Iowa secretary of staff remained seriously ill with pneumonia but was reported about the same Tuesday night Attending physician Dr G B Young said she was holding her own nicely and there was no cause for immediate alarm
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Des Moines
Alex Miller
Iowa
G. B. Young
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