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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1936
Page
1
New Deal critique sparks Democratic rift in Philadelphia
The piece reports on prominent Democrats including Al Smith and Jim Reed criticizing the New Deal at a Philadelphia rally. It condemns WPA radio broadcasts led by Harry Hopkins, notes questions about unemployment relief, and draws parallels to totalitarian mobilization while urging beneficiaries to accept aid under conditions set by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
al Smith
Smith
Jim Reed
Joseph B. Ely
Bainbridge Colby
Roosevelt
Reed
New Deal
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Cedar Rapids
Federal
Uncle Sam
Washington
Hitler
Germany
Italy
Russia
America
Admits Murder Of Woman Here IOWA CITY MAN
Wynn surrendered to county officials and Iowa City police after a fatal shooting of Mrs. Oretha Dickson in Cedar Rapids. He pled not guilty to first degree murder and was held without bond. The case includes a detailed account of the shooting and witnesses from the Lee family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oretha Dickson
Iowa City
William Lee
Ninth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Grover Quincy Wynn
South Dubuque Street
Johnson County
Marshall
Haberle
Wynn
Earl Stanley
Virgil Powell
Steve Stolba
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
Dickson
Lee
Law
Translator Needed to Bridge Two Worlds of Mind
Thompson argues that words alone fail without a translator and asks for an interpreter who can reconcile German and Western minds. He cites the London conference where alsbald became forthwith then in due course, highlighting how different political mindsets shape language and threaten world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orothy Thompson
London
Alsbald
Germany
Italy
Humpty-Dumpty
Landon Nomination Notification Set for July 23
Gov Alfred Landon announced that formal notification ceremonies will be held on the state house steps in Topeka Kansas on Thursday night July 23 for his Republican nomination for President of the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
INS
Alfred M. Landon
United States
State House
Landon Indicates Cautious Support From Al Smith Allies
Gov. Alf Landon refused direct comment on Al Smith while urging citizens to judge loyalty to country over party. Charles Taft, named by Landon as adviser, said Smith’s influence equates to money with few votes. Landon aims to attract liberals in the West and reject the Liberty League ties seen as hostile to his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
al Smith
Landon
Roosevelt
Charles P. Taft
Taft
Smith
American Liberty League
London
Liberty League
Government Loses Delay Bid in Wheeler Rayburn Suits
In Washington DC the federal government lost in the Court of Appeals when it failed to uphold a stay delaying trials of injunction actions by seven utility firms against the Wheeler Rayburn holding company law. The court ruled the stay improper and said Bond and Share cases do not entitle broader rights for the government. The affected parties include North American company and American Water Works and Electric, with others such as United Light and Power, Continental Gas and Electric, and Tennessee Electric Power involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Bailey
Cummings
New York
Department of Justice
Josiah A. van Orsdel
United States
North American Company
American Water Works and Electric Company
Wheeler-Rayburn
United Light and Power Company
United Light and Railways Company
Continental Gas and Electric Corporation
American Light and Traction Company
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Weather Brightens After Cool Sunday in Cedar Rapids
Brighter weather followed a cool unsettled Sunday in Cedar Rapids. Sunday rainfall totaled .12 inch. Monday temperatures rose from 57 at 5 am to 82 by 2:45 pm, while Sunday’s low reached 58 with a noon high of 68. Readings from Chambers Inskeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Farley Expected to Quit Post This Week After Convention
Big Jim Farley is expected to resign as postmaster general after the Democratic convention ends. William W. Howes would serve as acting head, while Roosevelt remains unfilled on the cabinet until after the November election. Farley would then devote full time to the campaign as Democratic national chairman, aiding New York influence and national strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Big Jim Farley
Roosevelt
White House
William W. Howes
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Farley
Howes
North Dakota
Post Office Department
Democratic Committee Sits Contested Minnesota Delegation
The Democratic National Committee voted to seat both Wolf and Moonan factions from Minnesota and split the Porto Rico vote, while seating Canal Zone delegates led by Mrs. L. O. Keen. Rep. Ryan warned of further moves to challenge the Wolf delegation at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Democratic National Committee
Minnesota
Wolf
Rep. Ryan
James A. Farley
Joseph Moonan
Joseph Wolf
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
L. O. Keen
Louis Townsley
Farley
Jelly And Jam Shower Aids Camp Good Health Fund
A surprise jelly and jam shower collected one hundred glasses by noon Sunday for Camp Good Health Cedar Rapids. Donations from local residents and groups support physically handicapped children, with funds raised via the Camp Good Health Fund and Public Health Nursing oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Good Health
Philip K. Shive
Avenue NE
J. A. Hutch
John Morton
M. Lee
Hugh White
A. J. Wlackenstele
G. H. Tellier
E. C. Hoover
Alfred W. Meyer
W. Paul Engle
Milo Wenger
Ben H. Peterson
Camp Good Health Fund
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Public Health Nursing Association
Salon
Democrats Face Platform Controversies in 1936 Fight
Proposed farm relief and labor planks trigger sharp disputes among Democrats led by Wallace and Davis over crop insurance and constitutional amendments. Liberal factions oppose the draft with calls for a wage standard, while another group seeks a centrist approach to counter Lemke O'Brien third party threats and attack on the gold standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
Roosevelt
Little Rock, Ark
Alfred M. Landon
Middlewest
Lemke-O’brien
Landon
Motorcycle Rider Clocked At 72 Miles An Hour Is Captured
Robert Ladage twenty of 408 Seventeenth Street NE was arrested early Sunday on a reckless driving charge after police say he rode east on First Avenue from Tenth to Seventeenth at 72 miles an hour. He fled ahead of officers, turned north on Seventeenth, and wrecked into a fence near the Milwaukee tracks, throwing him from the motorcycle. Judge Powell scheduled arraignment for Friday with no reason given for the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Ladage
Seventeenth Street
Ladage
First Avenue
Tenth
Seventeenth Streets
Milwaukee Tracks
Thomas B. Powell
New Deal Foes Press Appeal to Democratic Delegates
The text of a 1936 Democratic Party appeal by Alfred E. Smith Bainbridge Colby James A. Reed Joseph B. Ely and Daniel F. Cohalan urges delegates to subordinate partisanship to patriotism. It calls for American first policies reducing government interference and restoring employment, with a note that continuation appears on page 2 column 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N. Y
Democratic Party
Alfred E. Smith
Bainbridge Colby
James A. Reed
Joseph B. Ely
Daniel F. Cohalan
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Al Smith Opts Not to Attend Democratic Convention
Alfred E. Smith has decided not to attend the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia after appealing to delegates to repudiate President Roosevelt. Bert S. Stand of Tammany Hall travels to Philadelphia to take Smith’s seat and back Roosevelt’s renomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Bert S. Stand
Tammany Hall
Smith
Stand
Iowa Delegation Loyal to Roosevelt Despite Smith Telegram
Iowa's 22 votes, cast by 44 delegates, pledged unwavering support for Franklin D. Roosevelt as Al Smith's telegram fails to sway the delegation. Chairman E H Birmingham and Mrs Flora Cotton Etter both affirm the unity behind the President, noting the farmers' approval of Roosevelt's policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
al Smith
Iowa
Roosevelt
E. H. Birmingham
Smith
Flora Cotton Etter
Sigourney
Georgia Governor Talmadge opposes Roosevelt renomination
Atlanta Gov. Eugene Talmadge says endorsing Roosevelt would be a grave error and invites Al Smith and supporters to join in opposing certain Roosevelt administration policies within the Democratic ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Talmadge
New Deal
Atlanta
INS
Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
al Smith
Reed to campaign against the New Deal in fall
James A. Reed former Missouri senator and co-signer of the message urging Roosevelt be set aside said he plans to campaign against the New Deal in the upcoming fall campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Missouri
Roosevelt
Ely to campaign for Landon across New England
Former Governor Joseph B. Ely says he will stump for Republican nominee Alfred M. Landon in New England. He plans at least three speeches and may do more, asserting he will actively support Landon's campaign.
Former Governor Smith to stump for Landon in fall campaign
The Evening Journal reports Alfred E. Smith will back the GOP nominee James R. Landon and plans multiple speeches. Signers Bainbridge Colby James A. Reed Joseph B. Ely and Daniel Cohalan also poised to campaign, with Smith delaying formal endorsement until mid October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Landon
The
Evening Journal
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Bainbridge Colby
Wilson
James A. Reed
Missouri
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
Supreme Court
Daniel F. Cohalan
London
Journal
Mr. Roosevelt
Party Harmony Dented by Al Smith Challenge
Democrats gathering in Philadelphia for the national convention aim to renominate Franklin D. Roosevelt and John N. Garner. Al Smith called for dropping Roosevelt and backing a genuine Democrat, triggering anger and prompting revised speeches as delegates prepare for hours of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Holmes
Philadelphia
INS
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Driver Fined After Hit And Run In Viola
Roy M. Rice and George Rice of Viola faced police court for a Sunday hit and run at First avenue and Tenth street E. Roy Rice was fined 100 dollars for reckless driving, George Rice 33 received a 25 dollar fine for intoxication. no injuries reported in the Strouse vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy M. Rice
George Rice
Viola
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Roy Rice
O. D. Strouse
Second Street
Strouse
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DR. Newton
P.O. Post
Church In the Woods
Peoples Church
Harmon R. Taylor
Wallace
William K. Hutchinson
OWANS
Bulletin
Ely
Alben W. Barkley
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