Roosevelt poll finds most Americans say they are better off
The Washington Merry Go Round reports a cross section poll of ten cities showing a broad majority feel better off than last year. Most would vote to keep Roosevelt in office, with mixed views on the New Deal and policy areas like the NRA and AAA.
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Washington
West Indies
Roosevelt
United States
Emporia
Kan
William Allen White
San Francisco
St. Paul
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Dallas
Des Moines
Boston
Dayton
Ohio
New York
Ohio Railway
Georgia
Pittsburgh Steel Executive
Steel Worker
AAA
NRA
Brain Trust
The
Atlanta Journal
Dixie
Cotton Merchant
America
N. R.A
Two Auto Accidents Injure Four in City
Four persons were injured in two automobile crashes on Monday afternoon. At 4:30 p.m. at Fifth Avenue and Twelfth Street SE a car driven by C H Otto collided with Mrs Louis J Stef an’s vehicle. Mrs Otto sustained forehead injuries and was treated at Mercy hospital. At 7:30 p.m. at Third and Washington Avenues SE J Jamieson’s car, with Joe Tiep a passenger, crashed. Joe Tiep had forehead injuries while E T Lowe and Julius Johnson endured injuries to Lowe’s left side and facial cuts.
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Fifth Avenue
Twelfth Street SE
C. H. Otto
Fifteenth Street
Louis J. Stefan
Seventh Avenue SE
Third
Washington Avenues SE
Joe Tiep
Grande Avenue SE
Jamieson
Lowe
Julius Johnson
Chicago
20 Arrested As Counterfeit Ring in Midwest Sweep
Federal agents say a counterfeiting ring passed about 75000 in bogus ten dollar bills through saloons and gas stations. Fifteen men and five women were arrested in Chicago Milwaukee Kenosha and Gary as part of the Secret Service action.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Milwaukee
Kenosha
Wis
Gary
Ind
Returns To Wed After 27 Years On Devil's Isle
Benjamin Ullmo freed after 27 years in Devil's Island penal colony returned to France and hoped to marry the woman who wrote him weekly. He arrived Le Havre aboard the Columbia from the West Indies and wondered if he could adapt to modern life while recalling air travel’s early era. His past included opium use and naval secrets scandal leading to life on Devil's Island. a secret connection backed by lawyers and a parole granted in May 1933 by President Lebrun.
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Paris
Benjamin Ullmo
Devil's Island
France
le Havre
Columbia
West Indies
English Channel
Allmo
Ministry of Marine
Secret Service
Documenta
Toulon
Albert Lebrun
Observe the 4th by Aiding Camp Fund
Camp Good Health Fund supports independence for handicapped children. Donations listed include 1 697.32 from various contributors and 5.00 from Philathea class of Westminster Presbyterian church. The piece urges gifts to Cedar Rapids Gazette for fireworks aid and holiday celebration.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Baker Paper Company
Cedar Rapids
Davenport Issues 83 Liquor Permits
Davenport state liquor store reports 83 permits issued to date with receipts totaling $522.76.
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Davenport
Feminine Lawmaker in a Picture
Puzzle clues describe a grid with fill in terms for a magazine page. Each numbered entry hints at a word or phrase. several entries point to female lawmakers, minerals, and colors. The tone suggests a crossword style feature from a period newspaper.
Answer to Previous Puzzle With Anagrams and Clues
A compact list of crossword style clues and answers featuring numbers and wordplay. The puzzle hints at multiple definitions including ownership, actions, and objects across varied parts of speech gathered in a single page. It presents an entry style that blends etymology and puzzle culture.
Kennedy promises aid to small investors in market reform
Kennedy pledges ten dollar aid to small investors and backs stock market regulation. He criticizes speculative excesses and argues long-term investors should outperform short-term traders, noting insider advantages and rigged markets. He recalls wartime roles and credits Roosevelt with revived national conscience.
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Kennedy
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NBC WJZ WABC CBS Evening Radio Schedule Fragment
A dense listing of radio programs across NBC CBS and affiliated stations with times and spokespeople. It catalogues musical acts talk shows and orchestras including Gene Arnold Archie Keenans Phillips Salty Sam and Ted Black as well as broadcasts from WJZ WEAF WABC WMT and other stations.
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N.E.A
NBC
Gene Arnold
WEAP
WEAF
Vic and Sade
WJZ Kyw
Cloutier Etch
INBC
CBS
WABC
WMT
the Hon
Archie
WJZ Chain
Keenans and Phillips
Helm and
Home Horn
Kyw Wow
Fiddler Etch
WMAQ
Velaxce Arch
Chain
Helen Trent
KMOX
WGN
Ann Leaf
Ma_ Perkins
Stephen Foster
Jack Heller
Ted
Black Arch
Jack Brooks
London
Detroit Symphony
Nbci
WJZ
Oreh
Skippy
WBBM
WGAG
Salty Sam
Yascha Davidoff
Bassonace
WSM
ilti—Kardos Orch
WADC
WCCO
Lilian
Bucknam
Irene Rich
Ares Goldherry
Hes
Grace Hayes
Wen Boake Carter
WOCO
Crime Clues
WLS
WLW
Phil Spitalny
Ian Pearl
WOC- Fuit
Ualy Aees
Feor Gorth
Everett Marshall
Wwoc
Nine Martini and Orch
WBEM
Fred Allen
Sylvia Froos
Doug Srepnery
CBE
WHO
Frances Lanzford
Lanex Arch
Wacco
WABCO
WHAS
Warry Richman
Denny Arch
WFAA
Nick Lucas
KMBC
Tusse Orch
Moyers Orch
Wwoc- Pickens Sisters
Gene and
Glenn
Woc-Who
WARC
Russell
State liquor permit sales brisk at stores
Des Moines reports indicate strong demand for annual liquor purchase permits sold Monday across twenty two stores. Des Moines store sold 600 permits with Cedar Rapids 300 by noon and 226 at Fort Dodge while Burlington surpassed 70. Clinton store manager George D Reynolds said staff were forbidden to disclose sales figures and could be fired for doing so.
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DES Moines
Cedar Rapids
Fort Dodge
Burlington
George D. Reynolds
Clinton
Army Holds Whip Hand in Germany
Berlin report notes the reichswehr as the true force behind the Nazi regime, outranking the storm troops and police. It states Hitler and Goering rely on the army, which remains ready to act but keeps a cautious distance from overt confrontation.
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ARMY
Germany
Berlin
Reichswehr
Hitler
Httle
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Goering
Franz von Papen
Hermannsberg
Submarines Head for Alaska Coast as Defense Moves Begin
Six sharp nosed submarines sail from San Diego toward the Alaska coast as Army and Navy air missions prepare to launch from Washington and San Diego. The plan aims to test rapid relocation to Alaska and potential cooperation with a submarine refueling role.
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Washington
Pacific
San Diego
Alaska
Army
Navy
Alaskan
Dutch Harbor
Hawaii
America
Uncle Sam
Aleutian Islands
Isles
Japan
Aleutians
Nine tricks from a shaded suit in a bridge hand
The article analyzes the Approach Principle in a no trump contract with South as dealer. It details South opening diamonds, a club shift, and a sequence leading to the defense and eventual win for the declarer, with notes on bid choices and potential play for 3NT. It also teases a future hand and includes public notices and an executor appointment from Linn County Iowa.
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Carl S. Uhrig
Pittsfield
Mass
South
South West
North
East
West
Jack New West
Here Is A Patriotic Quilt For July Fourth
Nancy Page shares a patriotic July Fourth quilt design with guidance on colors, blocking, and sewing. The article describes selecting fast color prints, avoiding seams, crafting three borders, and using white thread with specific stitching. Readers can obtain the pattern and back patterns for a small fee via The Gazette.
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Nancy Page
Nancy
Quilt Club
Gazette
Consumer Head Lashes Farm Trusts In U S
Dr Frederick C Howe denounces farm trusts in the United States, citing a milk trust as an example. He notes two company officials earned over two million dollars in 1933 salaries, and that milk sold to babies yields large profits for distributors who pay farmers only a few cents per quart. He argues trusts extend to cotton, wheat, cattle, hogs, tobacco, fruits, vegetables, poultry, and eggs.
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Chautauqua
N. Y
United States
Frederick C. Howe
Aricultural Adjustment Administration
Howe
Washington
America
Milk Trust
Princess Hermine Leaves for Germany to Visit Zabor Estate
The Princess Hermine wife of the former kaiser of Germany will depart Doorn for Germany on Wednesday to visit her Zabor estate in Silesia.
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Doorn, Holland
VNS
Hermine
Kaiser of Germany
Germany
Zabor
Silesia
Chicago surface lines raise wages for motormen and conductors
A new wage scale effective Tuesday boosts pay for Chicago surface lines motormen and conductors. The scale raises wages by three cents per hour with a minimum eight hour day, the result of company and union negotiations and estimated to add about 1 million dollars annually.
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Chicago
Notice of Probate and Appointment in Linn County Iowa
Notice announces probate hearing for Jessie F. Dresser will on July 6 1954 at 9:00 AM in District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa. Edwin W. Lundquist Clerk and Imogen B Emery Attorney lead the probate filing. Anna Kelly named executrix of estate of William P Kelly with June 18 1934 appointment.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Peter Arduser
Towa
District. Court
Bruce Arduser
Crissman and Bleakley
Terezle Vyhnanck
John M McKibben
Lin
District Court
Jessie F. Dresser
Cedar Rapids
EDWIN _W. LUNDQUIST
Imogen B Emery
Olwen
William P Kelly
Iowa District Court
Anna Kelly
New Board to Probe All Communications
Chairman E. O. Sykes announced the new federal communications commission will be formally organized on June 11 and begin an immediate nationwide inquiry into all phases of Interstate communications. He said initial targets will be set once the full board convenes.
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Washington
E. O. Sykes
Federal Communications Commission
Sykes
No Special Events Planned Here For Celebration Of 4th
Cedar Rapids plans a informal observance of July 4 with no community celebration. Downtown shops banks factories and all public buildings including the post office will be closed. Grocers may stay open to late morning while drug stores keep usual hours. The post office will handle special delivery letters and one mail pickup at 5 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Wiped Out On Street By Chicago Gangmen
Chicago police investigated a fatal gangland shooting on North Clark near the St Valentine massacre site. James Zehrel, a former convict, was killed as two cars of killers approached and a gunman fired at point blank range. his companion Kay Jes person had been killed in a prior shooting.
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Chicago
James Zehrel
St. Valentine's Day
North Clark
Zehrol
Kay Jesperson
Des Moines Man Killed by Fall in Lincoln
Des Moines man Roger Kinsinger, 37, died in Lincoln after falling from the eleventh floor of the Stuart building to a roof five floors below. He was in town Tuesday afternoon.
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Lincoln, Neb
Roger. Kinsinger
Des Moines
Stuart
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