Landon of Pioneer Stock Moves to Presidential Spotlight
The Kansas governor Alf Landon, famed for his prudent finance and oil industry background, rises from state leadership to the Republican presidential nomination. Born September 9 1887 in West Middlesex Pennsylvania, he exemplifies American frontier roots and steady governance.
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Topeka
Kan
Alfred M. Landon
Cleveland
Republican Party
America
Republic
Alf Landon
Gov. Landon
Theodore Roosevelt
Methodist Parsonage
Kansas
West Middlesex
Ohio
Landon
England
Washington
Annie Mossman
John Landon
Pennsylvania
John D. Rockefeller
Marietta
Independence
University of Kansas
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
Independence Bank
Oklahoma
Margaret Fleming
Oil City
Margaret Ann
Chemical Warfare Service
Lakehurst
N. J
Bull Moose
Alf
Chicago
Republican Old Guard
William H. Taft
Roosevelt
Rough Rider
Teddy
Progressive Party
Henry J. Allen
Clyde M. Reed
Allen
Reed
Frank C. Haucke
Harry H. Woodring
London
State Highway Department
Congress
United States
Hoover versus Roosevelt sparks duel over New Deal
In Cleveland Hoover denounces doom in his speech while critics worry a Roosevelt victory will groggy the nation and imperil the Constitution. Roosevelt in Arkansas mocks the Supreme Court and hints at Wall Street power as he casts himself in Jackson and Jefferson roles. ALICE LONGWORTH reports from the era.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Hoover
Arkansas
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Atlantic Coast
Wall Street
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Little Rock
ALICE
Longworth
French Chamber Approves Paid Vacations Plan
Paris AP reports the chamber of deputies Passes Blum premier bill giving paid vacations to all workers by 563 to one. The measure awaits senate approval. Blum warned he would not use force to evict strikers, fearing possible worker insurrection.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Blum
Senate
Chamber
Black Legion Accused Of Building Dictatorship
Detroit prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea testified he believed the Black Legion was rapidly building strength for a fascist dictatorship. He cited a telephone discussion with Major General Smedley D. Butler and noted similar aims in the group and in a proposed dictatorship plot. Butler planned to visit Detroit late in June for a conference on the Black Legion.
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Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
Smedley D. Butler
Philadelphia
McCrea
Secret Society
Butler
Mercury Rises After Morning Lows In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids temperatures rebounded Thursday after a night of 49 degrees at 5 am. The mercury climbed to 73 by 10 am under a fair sky and reached 76 at 2 45 pm. Wednesday had a high of 70 at 2 pm and fell to 65 by 7 pm and 54 at midnight, per Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Topeka Preparations for Landon Nomination Celebration
Telegrams of congratulation flood Governor Landon as he and Mrs. Landon host supporters. Newsreel crews film the home while Landon attends to family and security as the convention platform debate shapes a united Republican message.
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Arthur H van Denberg
Michigan
Landon
Senator
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Nancy Jo
John Cobb Landon
Cleveland
Ronan
Absolved Of Blame In Fatal Leap From Auto
Henry Eberhardt, 22, was absolved of all blame at a coroner's inquest concerning the fatal leap from a moving auto by Mrs. Delma Funk, 23. Funk had leapt from moving cars previously and died six hours after the incident from a basal neck fracture.
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Mason City
Henry Eberhardt
Delma Funk
Funk
Eberhardt
Plans For Iowa State Bar Convention in Davenport
J. L. Bollinger of Davenport, former district judge, outlined plans at the Linn County Bar association luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt. The Iowa State association meeting is expected to draw 2,000 lawyers and will be held June 18 and 19 in Davenport.
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J. L. Bollinger
Davenport
Iowa State Association
Linn County Bar Association
Hotel Roosevelt
Marriage Licenses Listed From Cedar Rapids Area
The article lists several Cedar Rapids area marriage licenses including Donald F Vanda with Martha E Coberly, K W Hawks with Pearl Blood, Stanley Picek with Viola Bohac, William R James with Ruth McCullough, Guy L Burge with Georgia Linter, and Robert G Collins with Frances Sims. Also notes Troy Mills high school band concert on Tuesday evening June 16 led by Mr Sawyer of Central City.
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Donald Franklin Vanda
Martha Eudora Coberly
Cedar Rapids
K. W. Hawks
Pearl Leona Blood
Stanley Picek
Viola Bohac
William Russell James
Walker
Ruth Leota McCullough
Mount Vernon
Guy Lewis Burge
Mason City
Georgia
Marie Linter
Joliet
Robert G. Collins
Frances Sims
Troy Mills
Mr. Sawyer
Central City
Property Transfers in 1936 Record Mentioned
The document lists conveyances from John H Brookman to Frank Nesetri and Otto E Kaplan to Oscar H Lundquist. Each transfer notes a nominal $1 value and mentions lot numbers in specific additions, with dates in March 1936 and references to recorded subdivision records.
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John H. Brookman
Frank Nesetri
C. R
Otto E. Kaplan
Oscar H. Lundquist
Eastland Manor
Car Fatalities Rally At Thirty Per Hundred Thousand
The article cites Claude Callan noting that thirty of every one hundred thousand people in the United States are killed by automobiles each year. It frames the statistic as a stark measure of road danger and calls for debate on traffic safety policies.
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United States
Hoover branding as Prophet of despair sparks party clash
Speaker Bankhead charged that Herbert Hoover’s Cleveland convention speech cemented his image as the Prophet of collapse and panic. He accused Hoover of stampeding the GOP and offered a sharp critique of Hoover’s self sacrifice and the convention’s rejection.
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Washington
William B. Bankhead
Herbert Hoover
Democratic National Committee
Bankhead
Hoover
Cleveland
More Poison Bran Needed In Battle Against Hoppers
Iowa faces ongoing grasshopper infestation. Assistant ag secretary H C Aaberg says 40 more carloads of poison bran are required after 50 already distributed. ISU’s A D Worthington notes pests persist. Supplies from Minneapolis are exhausted. 200 tons may be sourced from North Dakota at state expense. The Iowa delegation will seek federal funds.
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Minneapolis
Agriculture Department
North Dakota
Aaberg
Iowa
Borah Supports $60 Monthly Old Age Pension Plan
Senator Borah said he favored a $60 per month pension for people over 60. He spoke to reporters while discussing Republican platform plans and noted he did not submit a formal plank. He cited that amount as affordable given the country’s economic condition.
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Cleveland
Borah
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