Bull tossing and politics at Des Moines convention
A readable report mocks Iowa Republicans in Des Moines for inviting a young farmer Anton to a convention, noting sweltering heat and speeches that echo political bull throwing. It contrasts the New Deal critique with claims about Governor Herring and former Governor Turner, arguing party tactics distort facts and lead to hypocrisy.
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Sand Rock
Manchester
Des Moines
Anton
New Deal
Jowa
Dan Turner
Iowa
Herring
Des Moines Records 113 Degree Heat Tie in Iowa
A 113 degree reading at Knoxville tied Iowa's all time heat record set 33 years earlier in Sigourney. Mount Ayr Fairfield Ottumwa Des Moines and others reported 110 to 106 degrees as the heat wilted corn and dried pavements across the state. Des Moines observed low humidity making the heat feel different though no one shed much perspiration in downtown offices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sigourney
Knoxville
Mount Ayr
Fairfield
Ottumwa
Lamont
Keokuk
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Iowa City
Aimee MacPherson
Southwest Town
Charles B. Reed
City Sees Heat Wave Push Toward Iowa Record
Cedar Rapids logged 103 degrees at 2:45 pm as state officials warned the 113 degree Iowa all time high could be reached Thursday. The day rose from 77 at 7 am to 94 by 9:45 am with Wednesday hitting 95 before cooling to 87 by evening.
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Cedar Rapids
State Weather Bureau
Iowa
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Signers Warned Over Pig Production Under Hog Contracts
DES MOINES AP The Iowa corn hog committee warned contract signers who produced more pigs than allowed may be disqualified for reduction payments. They urged early steps to ensure compliance and offered four options including canceling the contract, paying a $20 annual penalty, donating excess hogs for relief, or disposing of excess hogs on the farm while young.
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Des Moines
Cornhog
Iowa Cornhog Committee
Wallace
Washington
AAA
Facing Ugly Facts and Courage to Face Reality
An essay by Dr Newton urges facing unpleasant truths to avoid disaster. It contrasts evading facts with mental clarity from confronting reality, calling for discipline, courage, and a realistic view to reduce anxiety and improve decision making.
Mayor Slain Over Sewer Permit Dispute at Scott City
Scott City mayor H L Bleecker was killed in a sewer permit dispute. Plumber Joe West was jailed in Garden City after knocking Bleecker down and kicking him to death late Wednesday, authorities said.
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Scott City
Kan
H. L. Bleecker
Joe West
Garden City
Bleecker
Fairfax Man Heads Alaska Flight Group
Fairfax, Iowa native Major Hugh J Knorr led the second flight of nine US Army bombers en route to Alaska on a mass formation from Washington to Minneapolis. Col Arnold led the first flight and Major Ralph Royce commanded the third. A Navy squadron of six planes also departed Paradise Cove for Astoria Oregon under Lieut Commander J M Shoemaker.
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Dayton
INS
Alaska
Minneapolis
Washington
Col. Arnold
Hugh J. Knorr
Fairfax
Iowa
Ralph Royce
Hancock, Mich
San Francisco
Paradise Cove
Astoria
Ore
J. M., Shoemaker
Ramsay MacDonald Arrives in Canada for Rest
Ramsay MacDonald the British prime minister arrived in Quebec aboard the Duchess of Athol with his daughter Ishbel to spend three months in Canada recuperating from an eye ailment.
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Quebec
Que
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
S. S. Duchess of Athol
Ishbel
Canada
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
The fragment notes Cedar Rapids auto toll figures for 1934 with mentions of accidents injuries and deaths. Exact counts unavailable in the readable text.
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Cedar Rapids
No Limit On Salaries Of Cinema Stars
The film industry paid 110 people more than President Roosevelt’s salary in 1933 while posting a loss of 19.6 million. The NRA six month study cites peak pays of 315000 to an unnamed actor and 296250 to an artist, with calls for a talent salary base and distribution of receipts. Rosenblatt cites star system abuses and bidding, urging reform.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Pbs
Raps
Rosenblatt
Hawaii Hula Created For Roosevelt Visit In Honolulu
A special native Hawaiian hula has been composed to honor President Roosevelt’s upcoming visit. The best interpretive hulas originated from such historic occasions in the islands, and a song titled Aloha To You Mr. President has also been written for the arrival.
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Honolulu
T. H
Roosevelt
George Ade Ill With Heart Disease In Indiana
Indiana humorist George Ade is ill at his Brook home and cannot appear at the Chicago World's Fair as scheduled. Dr Frank Kennedy says Ade suffers heart disease and must rest, with hopes he will be up and around in a few days.
Blue Eagle Of Dye Plant Threatened
The National Labor Relations Board ordered National Aniline and Chemical Co of Buffalo to appear in Washington on July 27 to show cause why it should not lose its blue eagle and face prosecution for alleged NRA section 7A violations. The citation notes a 900 worker strike over the employer’s refusal to formalize collective bargaining terms in writing.
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Washington
National Aniline and Chemical Company
Buffalo
N. Y
National Labor Relations Board
National Recovery Act
Burglars Take 1425 From Craemer Store Safe
Thieves battered the lock and opened Craemer Dry Goods at 211 First Avenue East and fled with 1425 in cash. Patrolman Morningstar spotted the break at 1 50 am and entered via the roof fire escape. The burglars left no merchandise and disturbed little else in the Cedar Rapids store.
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Cedar Rapide News
Craemer'’s Dry Good
First Avenue E
N. P. Craemer
Morningstar
Merchants National Bank
Craemer's
Cepemer
Bounaskets
Ationce
Craemer
Cedar Rapids Man Booked 24th Time Since 1927
Clyde Johnson aged 29 of Cedar Rapids was jailed in Linn county on an intoxication charge after a Thursday arrest in the courthouse basement. Sheriff Petrus and Deputy Evans reported he was sleeping on a bench with a bottle of rum. Johnson has prior sentences and multiple arrests for intoxication and vagrancy violations.
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Cedar Rapids
Clyde Johnson
Linn County
Joseph A. Petrus
Earl Evans
Johnson
Treasury weighs converting Liberty Bond to lower interest debt
In Washington treasury circles on Thursday a possible conversion of 1.2 billion dollars of fourth Liberty Loan 41 percent bonds into lower interest securities was seen as likely. The bonds are redeemable October 15, and treasury officials may offer a new lower rate issue around September 15 instead of redeeming with cash on October 15.
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Washington (Lp
Treasury
Five Die In Crash En Route To Chicago World Fair
In Illinois a car carrying five Chandlersville residents to the Chicago World’s Fair collided with a truck near Gridley. The dead include Ezra Vaughan 56 and his wife, N Armstrong 48 and his wife 44, and Doris French 14.
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Bloomington
Ill
Chicago
Gridley
Here
Chandlersville
Ezra Vaughan
N. Armstrong
Doris French
Oakland pressman to be sentenced after guilty plea
Arthur J. Cleu of Oakland admitted sending poisoned liquor through the mails to Native Sons lodge members. He pled guilty to six counts of attempted murder and faces sentencing Friday.
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Oakland
Calif
Arthur J. Cleu
Native Sons Lodge
North Dakota Senate Seeks New Governor Amid Crisis
In a chaotic bid, North Dakota lawmakers move to install Mrs. William H. Langer as governor after Gov. Langer deserts office. Lt. Gov. Ole Olson asserts control, martial law is proclaimed then rescinded, while national guardsmen guard the capitol amid calls for impeachment and a special session.
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Bismarck
N. D
North Dakota
William H. Langer
Ole Olson
Supreme Court
Langer
Olson
Leavenworth
Major League Baseball Results From Thursday
National League games saw Cincinnati lose to New York 4 to 0, Chicago topple Philadelphia 14 to 4, Pittsburgh fall to Brooklyn 4 to 2, and St. Louis defeat Boston 4 to 2. American League features New York beating Chicago 4 to 3, Boston topping Cleveland 5 to 3, Washington laboring past St. Louis 13 to 13, and Philadelphia at Detroit postponed by rain.
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New York
Derringer
Lombardi
Schumacher
Mancuso
Chicago
Philadelphia
Malone
Warneke
Hartnett
E. Moore
Hansen
Todd
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Swift
Padden
Zachary
Leonard
Lopez
St. Louis
Boston
J. Dean
Davis
Smith and Spohrer
Verbal agreement reached on local milk distribution pact
Arbitration committee chaired by Sutherland Dows announced a verbal pact to regulate the local milk area with price schedules. The draft will be reviewed by producers, distributors, producer-distributors, and the Cedar Rapids Co operative dairy before signature. The plan follows AAA licensing norms but operates independently of federal control to avoid a price war.
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Sutherland Dows
Cedar~ Rapids
Round World Flight Halted In Cleveland After Seaplane Fire
A round the world seaplane tour started in Chicago was halted in Cleveland after a fire. Commander W H Alexander forced a lake landing near Edgewater Park. Maj W C Brooks of Lincoln and Lt Com John W Iseman of New York were burned while fighting the blaze. Mechanics expect three days of repairs.
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Cleveland
Chicago
W. H. Alexander
Lake Erie
W. C. Brooks
Lincoln
Neb
John W. Iseman
New York
Edgewater Park Beach
Cedar Rapids Water Main Project Receives 11600 Grant
Public Works Administration announced 31.3 million dollars for 256 non federal projects nationwide and Cedar Rapids was allotted 11600 for a water main extension. The package aims to create about 194,802 man months on site plus related employment in materials and transport sectors.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
States
Puerto Rico
New Public Works
Cedar Rapids
Pet Raisers Learn Quick Selling in Gazette ads
The Gazette Want Ad section urges quick sales of dogs cats birds and rabbits. Call 2-1121 or address ads to The Gazette Want Ad department for Cedar Rapids listings and guidance.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ad Department
Smith Makes Peace With Tammany Hall
Former New York governor Al Smith reconciles with Tammany Hall leader James J. Dooling. Smith backs charter reform and constitutional amendments for a new city government as Lehman and Dooling pledge support, with plans for further talks at Albany and in New York City.
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al Smith
Tammany Wigwam
Tammany Hall
John F. Curry
James J. Dooling
New York City
Smith
Empire State Building
Albany
Herbert Lehman
Dooling
Lehman
San Francisco General Strike Ends After Large Walkout
The San Francisco general strike was called off after the strike steering committee voted 191 to 174 to end sympathy walkouts. Return to work surged citywide in a 1.3 million population area as unions began resuming duties and the crisis over civil order was deemed avertable.
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Portland
Ore
Central Labor Council
Robert F. Wagner
Federal Mediation Board
Sans
Bewater
Wagner
White’ House
San ‘Francisco
Ite Tee
Englewood Banker Defies FDIC To Sue
In a letter to Washington J M Nichols president of the First National Bank of Englewood defied the FDIC to sue him to force his share of the bank deposit guaranty fund He called the plan a political overreach and challenged authorities to act while noting his 50 foot lot and asking why it took 13 months to step on a small lender.
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Chicago
Washington
J. M. Nichols
First National Bank of Englewood
FDIC
Bank Deposit Guaranty Fund
Nichols
Jone
Bank Deposit Insurance Deposit Plan
Lupe Velez Divorce Case Delayed In Los Angeles
Lupe Velez failed to appear in Los Angeles court on Thursday to press her divorce from Johnny Weismuller. Her attorney said she was working on a motion picture and would likely attend the next day, else the case would be put off the calendar.
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Los Angeles
Lupe Velez
Johnny Weismuller
Tarzan
Neil S. McCarthy
Robert Kenny
Lupe
Kenny
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