Farm policy talk and labor critique in current comments
The column discusses drought remarks by Agriculture Secretary Wallace and Topeka talks with George N. Peek, noting no immediate food shortage risk and Peek’s political stance. It also cites a Cedar Rapids Federation letter about PWA bricklaying speeds and asserts no union limits on daily work, while condemning excessive labor costs in PWA projects.
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Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
WPA
Kewanee
PWA
Washington
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Tugwell
Bismarck
N. D
Los Angeles
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Henry A. Wallace
AAA
Des Moines
Iowa
Wallace
Coughlin
Townsend
Weather and drought aid sweep the Midwest
A midweek weather outlook shows a cool spell with rain across the Dakotas Minnesota and Nebraska easing a heat wave. Federal officials announce drought relief plans including a $3 million soil erosion program and a large emergency cattle buying initiative.
Roosevelt pensions on railroad workers disputed funds source
A railroad man disputes a Monday news item claiming pensions would come from public funds. The piece notes checks mailed by the federal treasury as the government’s first pension distribution in private industry, despite a court ruling that nullified the tax law for reimbursement. Congress had appropriated funds, though the ruling challenges eligibility.
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Federal Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Editors Face Flood of Political Propaganda in 1936 Campaign
Editorial notes a surge of political propaganda in 1936, including a proposed rotogravure section praising New Deal projects. The Gazette declined to distribute the material, while letters from Washington and a Birmingham publisher reveal aims to blend news with promotional content and politicking.
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Washington
the Gazette
Philadelphia
Gazette
Weather Forecast Promises Cool Spell for North Central States
Chicago reports cooler air and rain headed toward heat blasted regions as Weather Forecaster J R Lloyd cautions against false hopes after a week of 100 degree heat. The forecast follows a failed prediction of a break and notes 2082 deaths and billion dollars in crop damage from the heat.
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Associated Press
Chicago
North Central States
ST. Paul
Dakotas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
J. R. Lloyd
Lloyd
Iowa Temperatures Reported by the Associated Press
Tuesday noon readings show Des Moines Anamosa 106 Dubuque 107 Clinton 108.5 Marshalltown 108 Ottumwa 111 Mason City 110. These hot values were recorded around 2 p.m. in several cities across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Anamosa
Dubuque
Clinton
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Mason City
Weather pattern brings southeastbound showers and cooling
Lloyd described a cool mass driven by a scarlet sun and clear skies, with moisture deposits Monday night across the Dakotas Minnesota and Nebraska. It was moving southeast at about 33 miles an hour toward middle America, likely bringing showers to Minnesota Iowa Missouri eastern Kansas Nebraska Illinois by midweek.
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Lloyd
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Middle America
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Illinois
Heat Reaches 113 As Cedar Rapids Suffers In Heat Wave
Cedar Rapids endures a record heat streak with 113 degrees recorded Tuesday afternoon. The prolonged heat claims more lives and forces hospitalizations while forecasts promise a cooldown and possible thunderstorms midweek.
Ambassador Jesse Straus Faints During Bastille Day Parade
United States ambassador to France Jesse Isidor Straus fainted while watching Bastille Day ceremonies in Paris. The New York native and Roosevelt appointee was rushed by ambulance from the Petit Palais to the embassy residence and was urged to rest. President Albert Lebrun and other officials witnessed the incident.
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Paris
INS
Jesse Isidor Straus
United States
France
New York City
Straus
Roosevelt
Petit Palais
Albert Lebrun
Iowa Sees 20 More Heat Deaths Amid Record Temperatures
In Des Moines and across Iowa the 12 day heat toll climbs to 122 as temperatures soar to new highs. Authorities link deaths of elderly and infirm to the heat across multiple counties and regions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Propaganda charges fly from both parties in campaign
Democratic and Republican leaders traded accusations of propaganda as the campaign heated up. James Farley denied anti Roosevelt news biases while John D. M. Hamilton accused Democrats of stoking racial and religious fears.
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Washington
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
New York
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Paul Black
Herbert H. Lehman
Lehman
Farley names Tobin to head Democratic Party labor division
New York AP James A Farley announced Daniel J Tobin president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters would lead the labor division at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. Tobin, who ran a similar post in 1932, pledged to place workers first and back Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Farley
Tobin
Democratic Party
New York
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Daniel J. Tobin
International Teamsters Union
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Labor Council to Ballot on Union Ouster
Washington sources report the American Federation of Labor executive council planned to suspend twelve unions allied with the committee for industrial organization. If a vote proceeds, a substantial majority is believed ready to oust the United Mine Workers and eleven other rebels. George Harrison questioned whether a split was inevitable.
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Washington
INS
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
United Mine Workers
George Harrison
United Air Lines Names Becraft As Representative Here
United Air Lines appoints Keith L. Becraft as its Cedar Rapids representative during the experimental Chicago to Omaha schedule. Becraft, a Boeing School graduate, will work with Ralph A. Reed and B. B. Gragg for the first flight ceremonies. Reservations are being taken at the ticket office.
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United Air Lines
Keith L. Becraft
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Omaha
Harold J. Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
Becraft
Boeing School of Aeronautics
Oakland
Calif
Cheyenne
Harold Crary
Rowe
B. B. Gragg
Ralph A. Reed
Warns Against Peril To U S Democracy In Broadcasts Today
Rayond Gram Swing, former Nation editor, warned at a Charlottesville institute that radio could destroy American democracy unless programs are edited better and political broadcasting is separated from commercial aims. He said public affairs are muddled and listeners cannot cope with the flood of material. He criticized sale of radio time for political purposes and that current handling of public affairs makes thinking seem too difficult.
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Charlottesville
Gram Swing
the Nation
Institute of Public Affairs
Beter
Politcal
Swing
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting Corporation
School On
Lindbergh May Meet Hitler On Visit To Germany Next Week
An authoritative source said Col. Charles A. Lindbergh plans a July 22 23 visit to Germany with a reception arranged by the air ministry. US embassy attaches cautioned the visit was uncertain but noted potential stops at major aerospace sites the Olympic Stadium and village.
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Lindbergh
Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Olympic Stadium
Olympic Village
Former Naval Officer Denies Spy Charges
Former Lieut. Commander John Farnsworth faced U S Commissioner Turnage on espionage charges after being arrested with a $10 000 bond. He pled not guilty and said he could not afford bail. A hearing was set for July 29. Farnsworth, pale and shaky, was remanded to DC jail. He cited pneumonia as a reason for his weakness. The charge stems from delivering to a Japanese navy officer a Navy publication titled The Service of Information and Security.
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Washington
INS
John Semer Farnsworth
U. S
Needham C. Turnage
Farnsworth
Roger Robb
Turnage
District of Columbia
Gallinger Municipal Hospital
Max Rosen
Imperial Japanese Navy
U. S. Navy
Navy
Navy Department
Karpis Pleads Guilty in Hamm Kidnapping Case
Alvin Karpis pleaded guilty as a conspirator in the $100000 ransom kidnapping of St Paul brewer William Hamm Jr in federal court. Judge M M Joyce deferred sentence until Edmund C Bartholomew and John P Peifer trial concludes. Byron Bolton and Charles Fitzgerald also pled guilty with sentences deferred.
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ST. Paul
Alvin Karpis
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul Brewer
M. M. Joyce
Edmund C. Bartholmew
Bensenville
John P
Jack” Peifer
Thomas J. Newman
Karpis
Hamm
Joyce
Ee Byron Bolton
Poser
Charles “Bie Os Fitz” Fitzgerald
Los Angeles
Old Age Faith and Life's Quiet Trust
An essay reflecting on aging and death, arguing old age embraces trust rather than fear. It contrasts youth and age, citing Hardy, Stevenson, Schiller, and Holmes to claim life’s continuity and the benevolence of death. The piece urges calm acceptance and mercy in judgment as life nears its end.
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Hardy
Stevenson
Schiller
Holmes
Historic Chicago church destroyed by early morning fire
The historic New England Congregational church, survivor of the 1871 blaze, burned in Chicago. Firefighters faced intense heat with six overcome and one injured. damage estimated at 25000 dollars. The rock believed tied to Plymouth Rock and Pilgrim baptism were reportedly saved. Fire officials planned a probe into the fire cause.
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Chicago
New England
Michael J. Corrigan
Mary Astor Charges Ex-Mate With Blackmail Threats
In Los Angeles Mary Astor sues for full custody of four year old daughter Marilyn in a court fight with ex husband Dr Franklyn Thorpe and accuses him of blackmail to win custody. She seeks four thousand two hundred fifty dollars in securities from Thorpe in a separate filing and notes their divorce was finalized January 20, 1935 with custody awarded to Thorpe.
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Los Angeles
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Thorpe
Miss Astor
Marilyn
John Mercer Arrested After Iowa Gunning Confession
AP report says John Mercer 27 signed a confession admitting he shot and killed a vigilante in Tipton Iowa on August 8 1930 after 57 robberies. He was arrested on a petty theft charge when Dolores Daly identified him on a streetcar. Mercer described staging fifty seven robberies with his brother Roy and Wain Kile and detailed the Tipton killing and flight.
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San Francisco
Daniel J. O'Neill
John Mercer
Tipton
Iowa
Mercer
Dolores Daly
O'Neill
Robert G. Sproat
Roy
Wain Kile
Davenport
Kile
Wain
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
D. S. O’brien
J D Elwood former Tipton merchant dies of crash injuries
J D Elwood aged 75 a Tipton merchant died in a local hospital at 4 30 am Tuesday from injuries from an automo bile crash Monday near Stanwood. The driver of the other car Harry Sprankle Indianapolis and Mrs Sprankle suffered minor injuries. Elwood survived by a daughter De Elda Elwood Cedar Rapids a son Richard Volga City a sister Mrs Kent C Ferman Cedar Rapids and his brother Charles. Funeral services will be at Tipton.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
C. J. McDevitt
George Brems
First Street
Tony Gudzos
Cliff Jones
Fifth Avenue
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wilson and Company
Jim Travis
Richard Mahaffy
Ruby Snell
Eugene Bailey
Fairfax
Godfrey Lopatka
Walker
Penick and
Ford
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Eighth Avenue SE
State Weather Bureau
J. D. Elwood
Tipton
Stanwood
Mr. Elwood
Harry Sprankle
Indianapolis
Mount Vernon
Charles
Davenport
de Elda Elwood
Richard
Volga City
Kent C. Ferman
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Alf M. Landon
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