Calves Buried in 1934 Drought Prompt Critique of Bureaucracy
Dr. B G Williams of Oskaloosa swears 82 drought starved calves near Oskaloosa and Tracy were purchased by the government then killed and buried. He offered to fatten them for the needy at no cost to taxpayers, but a government agent refused to sell. The piece criticizes bureaucratic red tape amid the 1934 drought and current emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Williams
Oskaloosa
Williams
Tracy
Mahaska County Relief Organization
Coughlin
Governors to Speak on Landon Address Next Tuesday
Six governors will air nine minutes each to respond to Governor Landon’s acceptance address. The staged broadcast aims to counter Landon with a united front while Farley predicts a dirty campaign and New Deal ghost writers must handle sensitive issues carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon
Farley
Tammany
New Deal
Rhodes Leads On Second GOP Ballot In Iowa Senate Nomination Race
James R. Rhodes Newton editor led a field of twenty three on the second ballot for the Republican nomination to fill the late Senator Louis Murphy seat. Ed Hicklin Wapello held second after boosting to 508, Faville Sioux City surged to third with 427, Linville Cedar Rapids stood fifth with 353, Chase Atlantic moved to fourth with 375, Shaff Clinton sixth at 340.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
James R. Rhodes
Newton
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Ed Hicklin
Wapello
F. F. Faville
Sioux City
Guy P. Linville
Cedar Rapids
Fred Larrabee
Fort Dodge
Col
Claude Stanley
Corning
Chase
Mitchell and Davidson Vie for Attorney General Post
Jowa Democrats nominate John Mitchell of Fort Dodge for attorney general and Harold Davidson of Clarinda Republican as rivals. Mitchell is seen as a reformer with political experience while Davidson pledges a clean sweep in the Department of Justice if elected. The piece criticizes the current administration and cites past graft investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa Democrats
John Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Mitchell
Ed O’connor
Harold Davidson
Clarinda
Department of Justice
Davidson
Attorney General
Connecticut blood test law cuts marriages by nearly half
Hartford reports a 47 percent drop in marriages due to the new blood test requirement for couples. Some would-be brides and grooms seek licenses in neighboring states, while Connecticut officials deem the measure effective as only about one in a hundred couples shows a disease that would delay marriage. If elopers go unchecked, public wards may rise nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New York
Elopers
Rhodes Leads GOP Senator Nomination Field in First Ballot
James R. Rhodes of Newton led thirty three candidates on the first ballot for the Republican nomination to succeed Senator Louis Murphy. Rhodes received 540 of 3,101 delegate votes, far short of the 1,506 needed. Ed Hicklin of Wapello, 485 votes, was second. E. P. Chase of Atlantic, 342, third. Other totals followed with Faville, Shaff, Linville, Vanderveer, and more listed as the convention adjourned for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
James R. Rhodes
Newton
United States
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
Ed Hicklin
Wapello
E. P. Chase
Atlantic
Election Fight On New York Pennsylvania Focus
The major parties push toward the pivotal states New York and Pennsylvania which hold 82 electoral votes. Landon plans a late August swing to West Middlesex Pennsylvania and Chautauqua and Buffalo New York while Roosevelts camp targets Pennsylvania and New York. Debates follow Landons acceptance speech with reactions from Aubrey Williams and lawmakers on relief costs and WPA policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Pennsylvania
Alf M. Landon
West Middlesex
Chautauqua
Buffalo
N. Y
Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
New Deal
Doom James Plans Suicide to Foil Death Verdict
In Los Angeles prison a razor blade hidden in Robert S. James's bedding was found after a jury sentenced him to death for the murder of his seventh wife Mary. James boasted of ending it all if the verdict went against him, then reacted with agitation and rage upon the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Mary
Robert S. James
Bluebeard Barber
James
Man condemned to die for wife murder with rattlesnakes
Robert S. James faces a death sentence after a nine hour verdict convicting him of killing his seventh wife Mary Busch James by forcing her foot into a box of venomous rattlesnakes and drowning her. Co‑conspirator Charles H. Hope is also found guilty in the insurance‑driven plot. Sentencing set before Judge Charles W. Fricke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert S. James
Charles W. Fricke
Charles H. Hope
Mary Busch James
James
UNCLE OF GIRL QUESTIONED IN MURDER CASE AT ASHEVILLE
W L Clevenger 54 year old bachelor uncle of Helen Clevenger is being questioned by Sheriff authorities after the New York University student was found murdered in a Raleigh NC hotel. Clevenger testified he discovered the body after tapping on her door at breakfast time. Mark Wollner violinist held for investigation released later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
W. L. Clevenger
Helen Clevenger
New York University
Clevenger
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
Laurence E. Brown
Ohio
Wollner
Mark Wollner
Helen
Peifer Jury Still Out in Hamm Kidnapping Case
In St Paul the eleven men and one woman jurors deliberating John P Peifer on conspiracy charges in the William Hamm Jr kidnapping went to lunch without a verdict. They received the case Friday evening, had a short session, and were locked in for the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
John P. Peifer
William Hamm, Jr
Heat Wave Triggers 65 Percent Death Rise in Cities
Census Bureau reports 12,183 deaths in eighty six large cities for the week ended July 18, a 65 percent increase versus the prior year. The 1935 week was noted as normal in temperature, with heat cited as the main factor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Germans Class Abyssinia As Italian Colony
Rome reports Nazi Germany recognizes Italy's conquest of Ethiopia as a fascist colony. Ulrich von Hassel announces the move to Italy's foreign minister. Hitler plans to withdraw the Addis Ababa legation and replace it with a consulate general accredited to Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Germany
Italy
Ethiopia
Ulrich von Hassel
Galeazzo Ciano
Adolf Hitler
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Mrs Adah Seely and Miss Witwer Missing After Spain Revolt
Cedar Rapids residents Mrs Adah K Seely and Miss Rachel Witwer touring Spain reached Seville shortly before the revolt. A letter from Cordova dated July 12 described plans to move to Seville Granada and then Florence. No word has been received since the uprising began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adah K. Seely
Rachel Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Spain
Seville
Frederick Seely
Second Avenue SE
Cordova
Granada
Mr. Seely
Barcelona
Florence
Italy
Allan Weller
Seeley
Record Heat Hits Council Bluffs as 112 Degrees Sets City Mark
Two all time weather highs logged in Council Bluffs on Saturday with 112 degrees at 1 30 p m the hottest in 63 years of bureau records and a 27 hour stretch above 90 degrees ending at 2 p m the first night this hot has persisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Weather Bureau
Bishop Gallagher defends Father Coughlin amid Vatican note
Detroit bishop Michael Gallagher aboard the Rex in Naples says the Vatican did not intervene in the Father Charles E. Coughlin issue and that he will speak for the priest who aligns with the people not with Roosevelt or Lemke. He cites Coughlin as addressing monetary and social concerns and says public opinion favors him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Michael Gallagher
Detroit
Vatican
Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Coughlin
Gallagher
Father Coughlin
William Lemke
Rex
Naples Harbor
Brookhart Nominated by Farmer-Laborites for Senate
Des Moines Iowa based Farmer-Labor party tendered Brookhart the nomination for the two year term to succeed the late Senator Louis Murphy. Brookhart won 125 votes at the convention defeating Judge J F Wirds with 27 votes and Letitia M Conard with 5. Efforts to reach Brookhart in Washington were under way to persuade acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INL
Smith Wildman Brookhart
Washington
Wall Street
United States Senate
Labor Party
Louis Murphy
Brookhart
J. F. Wirds
Iowa Falls
Letitia M. Conard
Grinnell
Brookhart denies Senate bid rumors from Iowa reports
Washington dispatch quotes former U.S. Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa saying he has not considered or discussed a run by the former labor party for senator. He adds he has nothing more to say and would not bolt the Republican Party, stating no further comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
U. S
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Labor Party
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll Heads to 1936 Debate
The Cedar Rapids city council weighs a proposed auto toll for 1936 to fund street repairs and new infrastructure. Officials discuss revenue estimates, impact on drivers, and potential exemptions for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
300 American Autos Seized By Red Raiders
Marseilles dispatch reports three hundred American autos seized when red raiders looted General Motors storerooms in Barcelona. Refugees describe revolutionary horror as eight days of fighting leave Barcelona a shambles with over a thousand slain and four thousand wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
INS
General Motors Company
Barcelona
Exeter
Gillespie
Long
Electric Light and Power Company
Lynne W. Franklin
Garland
Djenne
Spanish Warships Shell Rebel City Ceuta
Spanish warships bombarded Ceuta to break rebel control of Morocco. The battleship Jaime I and cruisers Libertad and Miguel de Cervantes plus three submarines fired many shells as insurgents defended the ancient forts. Rebels had claimed a rebel fleet sank a loyal warship, which appears untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
INS
Morocco
Ceuta
Jaime I
Libertad
Miguel de Cervantes
Pontevedra
Americans Evacuated From Bilbao By USS Oklahoma
Six teen Americans seven British five French one Swiss and one Spaniard were evacuated from Bilbao Spain by the USS Oklahoma at the request of the American consul. Capt William Alden Hall reported at 9 40 a m the Americans rescued include Mrs W E Chapman and son Robert Mrs G A Carlisle Mrs P M Torrence Mrs M Meemer Nettie Cowin Roy B Cowin Edmund C Heine and families, and R R Thursby. Also rescued was the consul s wife maid Julie Varas a Spaniard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Bilbao
Spain
Oklahoma
Navy Department
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
William Alden Hall
W. E. Chapman
Robert
San Antonio
G. A. Carlisle
Detroit
P. M. Torrence
Urbana
P. Meemer
Nettie Cowin
Cleveland
Roy B. Cowin
Bethlehem
Edmund C. Heine
R. R. Thursby
Akron
Julie Varas
Americans in Madrid Embassy Face Growing Crisis
The rumble of heavy guns near Madrid puts 140 Americans in the American Embassy under strain with scarce food and water and limited defense. Third Secretary Eric C. Wendelin reports the situation tense but not yet critical. Americans continue to flee by sea as ships call at Spanish ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Madrid
Eric C. Wendelin
State Department
State of Europe May Depend on Hoht's Result
Spain's civil war reached a decisive phase as rebel and government forces clashed in the Guadarrama mountains amid heavy bombardment of forts in Spanish Morocco and Algeciras. Refugees surged toward Gibraltar and Marseilles as Britain cleared the area for new arrivals.
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TATE
Europe
Hoht
Spain
Guadarrama
Madrid
Spanish Morocco
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Marseilles
Battle for Water Supply in Madrid Looms Large
The struggle over Lozoya, 30 miles from Madrid, could decide Madrid’s water supply and, by extension, the fate of Spain and Europe. Rebels press to take the reservoir as Madrid’s stocks dwindle, while officials warn of dire consequences if water is cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R
Madrid
Lozoya
Spain
France
Hitler
Europe
Weather: Light Rain in Cedar Rapids Then Mercury Rises
The Cedar Rapids area saw light rain totaling about 0.12 inches late Friday into Saturday morning, the heaviest in over a month, with little crop or lawn benefit. Temperatures rose from 71 at 5 a.m. to 94 by 1:15 p.m. Friday and cooled later that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Charles D. Reed
U. S. Weather Bureau
Reed
Clarinda
Atlantic
Estherville
Charles City
Marshalltown
Rapids
Washington
Mason City
Garner
New Hampton
Webster City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
WPA Politics In Oklahoma Probed
Oklahoma investigators broaden probes into Works Progress Administration political activity after Washington ordered the discharge of seven officials. The action follows a wider review of WPA actions in the state and nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Works Progress Administration
Washington
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G. O. Vanderveer
Waverly
George R. Prichard
Onawa
Joe R. Frailey
Fort Madison
Berry F. Halden
Chariton
Tom Huff
Don Berry
Indianola
W. Stuart Gilman
Dean W. Peisen
Eldora
Earl Elijah
Clarence
John M. Grimes
Osceola
J. N. Darling
W. J. Goodwin
David J. Stewart
John W. Kindig
Dan Turner
Howard Clark
Ben Gibson
Tom Martin
Iowa City
Robert Shaw
Sigourney
Edwin C. Manning
Ottumwa
Ray Scott
Henry Wagner
N.Y
London
Aubrey Williams
Works Progress
Holt
W. Va
Bacon
Hildebrandt
S. D
Prof
Asheville, N. C
Girl
Peifer
Hamm
Abyssinia
Cedar Rapids News
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Atlanta
Pene City
Dallas
Galveston St
Bishop
Rev. Coughlin
Priest
Farmer
Rebel City
United Press
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