Drought Fallout and Iowa Caucus Intrigue Highlighted
The piece contrasts a $300 million crop loss blamed on drought with Washingtons planned scarcity debate. It notes farmers paid not to grow while others struggle, and predicts large farm imports. It also covers Des Moines caucus tensions with Frank Williams as treasurer nominee and Olive Johnson and John Pazour seeking state offices.
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Washington
Nature
Walnut Desk
United States
LPN
Des Moines
Frank Williams
Congress
Linn County
Williams
Olive Johnson
John Pazour
Farley to Take Leave as Postmaster General for Campaign
President Roosevelt announced Farley would relinquish his cabinet post and lead the New Deal election drive during a three months leave between Aug 1 and election day. Howes will lead the department in his absence while debates over Farley’s dual roles continue.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Democratic National Committee
William W. Howes
South Dakota
New York
Norris
R) Neb
Senate
Post Office Department
Williams Sees State Reform After Graft Allegations
The Gazette urges voters to oust the current administration over graft and corruption concerns. It argues reform must spread beyond Linn county, naming Williams as the pivotal statewide candidate to rally broad support.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Linn County
Williams
Farley resigns to focus on November votes
R Farley, a Tammany boss in New York City, leaves the Roosevelt cabinet to devote time to gathering votes next November. The piece questions how many non swimming guards or similar workers exist on Uncle Sam’s payroll and calls for Big Jim to uncover the facts.
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R. Farley
Tammany
New York City
Roosevelt
Uncle Sam
Big Jim
New York Boxing Commission
New Deal
Jim
Roosevelt to Visit Drought Stricken Areas as Big Jim Eyes Campaign
The President plans an August trip to view drought suffering with no political aims, while Big Jim works unpaid and keeps his New Deal posts. Roosevelt may deliver a couple of speeches in the Dakotas. Big Jim remains postmaster general and chairs the New York state Democratic committee.
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Big Jim
Roosevelt
Dakotas
Sam
New Deal
National Committee
New Deal National Committee
New York, State Democratic Committee
Husband Busy Career Forces Dog to Guard Home
In Cleveland a wife says Mike Speciale manager of the French Casino Great Lakes exposition is away so often he cannot come home. Their dog allegedly bit him one night thinking he was a stranger. Judge Frank S. Day ordered Mike to spend one night a week at home.
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Cleveland
Gayle Speciale
Mike
Frank S. Day
Marian Marsh Engaged to Al Scott Stirs Hollywood Romance
Hollywood buzz centers on Marian Marsh and Al Scott engagement. The New York broker, once Colleen Moore’s husband, gifted a ring as Marsh denies a set marriage date while Scott, linked with Janet Gaynor after his Miami marriage, appears courting Marsh amid frequent Hollywood visits.
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Hollywood
Marian Marsh
al Scott
New York
Miss Marsh
Scott
Colleen Moore
Miami
Janet Gaynor
Marsh
Two Is Company Three Is a Crowd in Life Faith
The article extols the sacredness of the number two over one and three, arguing life is a duet not a solo. It cites proverbs on friendship marriage and companionship while warning two can become gossip or quarrel if true unity lacks. It concludes that where two or three gather in My name, I am there, making all numbers good.
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LD Fagin
Fagin
Jesus
Kansas Solons Raise Constitution Issue
The Kansas legislature moved slowly on Gov. Landon’s constitutional amendment draft to fund state aid for the needy and join federal social security programs. In the House a second reading passed a measure for aid to the poor while a second amendment on federal old age pensions and unemployment insurance drew lengthy debate. Senate activity lagged as Democrats attacked Landon over a large year end surplus and urged action before any amendment. Senator MacDonald urged passing social security now to test constitutionality.
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Topeka
Kan
INS
Kansas
Alfred M. Landon
House
Landon
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Joseph S. MacDonald
Kansas City
New Trial Denied to Woman Murderer in Poison Case
Mrs. Mary Frances Creighton, condemned to die in Sing Sing for the poisoning of Ada Applegate, was denied a new trial by County Judge Cortland A. Johnson on Wednesday. Everett Applegate, Ada's husband, also faces electrocution in the alleged crime.
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Mineola
N. Y
INS
Mary Frances Creighton
Sing Sing
Ada Applegate
Cortland A. Johnson
Everett
Danzig Moves Against League as Crisis Deepens
Dr. Arthur Karl Greiser declares Danzig will ignore the League of Nations in domestic affairs and refuse to appear in Geneva. Nazi leaders ban two opposition papers for three months and plot to ostracize League official Sean Lester amid tensions.
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Danzig
INS
Arthur Karl Greiser
Geneva
League
Free City
International
Sean Lester
Germany
Greiser
Lester
Britain May Accelerate Armament As Danzig Tensions Rise
London officials warn the Danzig crisis could widen next month and press for faster defense buildup. Cabinet approved mobilizing 30 to 35 million dollars for army motorization and signaled total defense spending nearer 150 million than 100 million.
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London
Danzig
Eden
Foreign Office
Chamberlain
Europe
Covadonga Seeks To Void Marriage To Cuban Heiress
The haemophilia afflicted Count of Covadonga files suit in New York supreme court seeking annulment of his marriage to Edelmina Sampedro a commoner. Rumors of discord swirl after his renunciation of the throne to wed the Cuban. He denies plans to marry Marta Rocafort after divorce.
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New York
Covadonga
Supreme Court
Edelmira Sampedro
Marta Rocafort
Havana
Omaha World Herald backs away from Roosevelt clash
The Omaha World Herald abandons support for President Roosevelt calling him an enemy of the economic order. It likens his anti capitalist stance to Hitler and predicts a bitter four year campaign, notes banks and idle workers idle during the conflict.
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Omaha
INS
Omaha World-Herald
William Jennings Bryan
Middle West
Roosevelt
The
World Herald
Hitler
Gore Loses Oklahoma Primary in Senate Runoff
Oklahoma City AP reports Senator Thomas P. Gore conceded defeat in the Democratic nomination race. Josh Lee led with 110,611 votes, Marland second, Smith third, Gore fourth from 2,198 precincts. Local returns show Lee advancing to the runoff.
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Oklahoma City
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
U. S. Senate
Josh Lee
E. W. Marland
Gomer Smith
National Townsend Plan
Lee
Marland
Smith
Gore
Gets Age Pension Check and Marries 16 Year Old Bride
Oscar Crawford, 66, received his first state old age pension check for 13 dollars and went to the courthouse with 16 year old Lydia Havermann seeking a marriage license. Clerks deferred until the bride’s father gave consent. The county judge performed the ceremony and the couple left for their 18 acre farm nearby.
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Columbus, Tex
Oscar Crawford
Lydia Havermann
Here
Slayers Sought in Miller Case in Indiana and Kentucky
Indiana state police issued a search for three men named by Heber L. Hicks as Miller’s killers in a murder linked to a June 11 slaying at a New Trenton cottage. Hicks confessed robbery motive and said Miller’s $120000 in securities were in a Cincinnati safe.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Matt Leach
Heber L. Hicks
Cincinnati
Harry L. Miller
Leach
Seymour
Ind
Hicks
Miller
New Trenton
Kentucky
Eminence
Carrollton
Hick
Flora Miller
Miss Miller
Trenton
Marion County
Rockefeller 97th Birthday Celebrated At Golf House
John D. Rockefeller Jr. turned 97 and hailed his health as miraculous while remaining private at Golf House New Jersey. He plans no public outing, awaits visit from relatives, and continues his strict diet legend despite enjoying a birthday cake baked by his Swedish cook.
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Lakewood
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Golf House
New Jersey
Rockefeller
E. Parmalee Prentice
Madeline Prentice
Laurance S. Rockefeller
Mannie T. Evans
Europe
Florida
Wheat Prices Jump as Traders Waver in Chicago
In Chicago the wheat futures market swung on conflicting Canada crop news with Tuesday ending near steady. Brokers shouted buy and sell orders as clerks manned the vast quotations board and telephone operators handled frantic calls from distant cities seeking profits or new commitments.
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Chicago
Canada
Chicago Board of Trade
St. Louis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Heat Waves Persist As Cedar Rapids Reaches 105 Degrees
For a sixth day Cedar Rapids and nearby areas endure temperatures at or above 100 degrees with 105 degrees recorded at 2 45 p m under a blazing sun. State weather officials forecast continued intense heat through Thursday as crops suffer and rainfall remains scarce. Mrs Lester Conway collapsed from heat Tuesday but recovered after medical care.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company Instruments
Lester Conway
Twenty-third Avenue
J Street
Improvement of Airport Is Pushed
Construction of improvements at the municipal airport, delayed several times, is in full swing with completion in sight. Grading on the northwest runway is nearly done and a path through trees leads to the west road. The northeast runway extends to Highway 161 as a dragline crews work. dirt from that end funds filling at the north runway. Crushed rock is being delivered to surface new portions. The Chicago to Omaha schedule start date is expected to be announced soon.
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United Airlines
Omaha
Seven Die In Crash Of British Army Plane
An RAF troop carrier crashed during landing after night maneuvers near Cairo killing seven soldiers including a Canadian. The incident occurred early Wednesday and was confirmed by military authorities.
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Cairo
Royal Air Force
Heat keeps Iowa above 100 as drought tightens
Searing winds and sun push Iowa temperatures over 100 for the sixth straight day with Cedar Rapids Muscatine and other towns hitting 102. No relief in sight as officials warn of continued crop damage while showers are forecast for drought areas in the Dakotas Minnesota Nebraska and North Dakota.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Weather Bureau
Charles D. Reed
Sioux City
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Charles City
Dubuque
Indianola
Keokuk
Iowa City
Muscartine
Spencer
Davenport
Chicago
Middle West
United States Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
J. R. Lloyd
Heatwave Devastates Midwest as Roosevelt Acts to Aid Farms
Widespread heat kills at least 53 nationwide as drought-stricken Midwest endures sixth day of extreme temperatures. Crop losses top 300 million dollars with no relief in sight. President Roosevelt announces WPA aid and subsistence loans for 170 000 farm families and loans for cattle breeders to protect herds.
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Chicago
Midwest
Roosevelt
Washington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wyoming
Montana
Attorneys discuss plan for Iwers autopsy and exhumation
In Des Moines the Attorney General's office held a conference on exhuming and autopsying Henry Iwers. Cedar county officials, state investigators, and Dr. W J Teeters weighed pathologist candidates while a court in Tipton demanded a complete estate inventory by Friday amid a will dispute.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O'Connor
Henry Iwers
Cedar County
O’connor
B. J. Maxwell
Walter Maley
Glen Schmidt
State Bureau of Investigation
State Health Department
W. J. Teeters
Pharmacy College
Iowa City
Tipton
John T. Moffit
Iwers
Louis Voss
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