Hitler on the Defensive as German Pressure Grows
Analyzing a week of unrest in Germany where high ranking leaders openly criticize Hitler and the regime. The piece notes economic strains, a dawning loss of confidence from world powers, and rising domestic opposition while pondering Germany’s uncertain future. It cites warnings from The New York Post and The Detroit News about the country’s direction.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Nad
von Hindenburg
Kaiser Wilhelm
Dawes and Young
Mussolini
Austria
Casting a Lead for Anthony Adverse Opposite Pearl White
Hollywood producers faced casting challenges for the lead in Anthony Adverse seeking an actor to play opposite Pearl White. The search highlighted the industry's difficulty matching star power and screen presence for the epic drama.
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Hollywood
Anthony Adverse
Pearl White
Roosevelt May Dread Farm Mortgage Moratorium Move
A Gazette analysis argues that a five year farm mortgage moratorium, even if constitutional, risks setting a dangerous precedent. It could persuade other debtors to seek relief, delaying settlements on about 127 billion dollars of debt and harming creditors. The piece notes about 3 million farmers would be affected, with farm mortgages once around nine to eight billion dollars, now fluctuating amid broader U S long term debt.
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Department of Justice
Roosevelt
The
Gazette
Research Bureau
Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Louise
Atlantic
Puerto Rico
S. J. Weaver
AAA
West
Military Affairs Committee
General Foulois
Air Corps
U.S
Congressional
Hitler
Harvard
Berlin
North America
Ickes
Manley Hudson
Debts and Drought Mark 1930s US Economy and Politics
From The Twentieth Century Fund figures on long term debts show urban mortgage 22 percent of total and farm mortgage 8,500 million, with total long term debts at 126,834 million. The piece notes farm mortgage value, ownership shifts since 1928, and a quip about a congressman from Washington. It adds Louisiana petitions for a state lottery revival and reflects drought impacts on Hoover era forecasts.
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United States
Twentieth Century Fund
Dear Louise and a Confessional Communion of Slices
A breezy 1930s column blends letters and quips about gender norms, fashion, age and public life. It muses on womanly versus manly acts, notes social fads, and teases politics while preserving a sharp, humorous tone.
Roosevelt Era News Roundup From Dulles to Tugwell
Washington dispatch by Drew Pearson and Robert Allen surveys postwar policy, noting Rex Tugwell's farm belt swing, Wallace’s sales efforts to farmers, and critiques of the New Deal. Also covers Brandeis on college life, munitions investigations, weather forecasting upgrades, and a probate notice from Linn County Iowa dated 1934.
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Washington
Rex Tugwell
Wallace
Tugwell
Henry Wallace
Frank B. Kellogg
Senate
White House
Hoover
Slistle
Buzzie
Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Wilson
Coolidge
Richard Cleveland
Grover
League of Decency
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Yale “Daily News
Contract Bridge Puzzle Clues and Answers
A crossword like list of bridge terms and clues covers horizontal entries from 1 to 50 and vertical from 1 to 48. It includes definitions for bids suits shards, card actions, and related terms such as spades, tenace, dummy, grand slam, and minor notes with cross references and wordplay clues.
Personal anecdotes from a radio and stage era critic
A fragmented passel of remarks on performers, venues, and personalities from the entertainment world. The speaker laments, praises, and teases a wide range of figures including Claudette Colbert, Walt Disney, Elissa Landi, Jean Knott, Dr. George Dorsey, Paul Troubetzkoy, Arthur Somers Roche, and Henry Sell. Mentions Charleston, Mary Pickford, and the Joe Penner era.
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York
Fritsl Scheff
Robert £. Sherwood
Metropolitan Opera
Claudette Colbert
Walt Disney
Elissa Landi
Jean Knott
George Dorsey
Paul Troubetzkoy
Arthur Somers Roche
Charleston
S. C
Mary Pickford
Joe Penner
Likes and Dislikes of People and Places
A fragmented 1934 reminiscence piece lists varied likes and dislikes among public figures, artists, and social scenes. It names Nat Wills, Ralph Barton, Paul Whiteman, Winston Guest, Jean Muir, Rex Cole, Mark Twain, Will Rogers, E. M. Delafield, and others, touching on breakfast memories, theater, poetry, fashion, and social attitudes.
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Ari
Gene
Zip
Ralph Barton
Robison
Winston Guest
E. M. Delafield
Jean Muir
Paul Whitemal
Mind questions and civic news mix in scattered record
An excerpt discusses whether fighting drives war or crowd influence governs it, citing Prof. Metcalf and the Sacculina crab case to illustrate adaptation. It also touches gender and authority, noting Vera Brittain on women's power and indirect influence. The text shifts to local notices: Montreal-bound shipping, Dr. Griffith’s appointment, a marriage in Cedar Rapids, a Greek chair at Coe College, an optician secretary election, and various relocations and speaking engagements in Nebraska and Iowa.
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Maynard D. Metcalf
J. W. Parkhill
Canondale
Coe College
J. G. McMaster
Cedar Rapids
Iaw Association of Opticians
de Moines
Dr. W. Ruml
Buchanan, Mich
L. J. Palda
Verdigree
1924 Gazette recalls local rescues and injuries at work
On June 23 1924 J A Nelson of Iowa Railway and Light Co was badly burned on the face and neck after touching a high tension wire while installing fuses at Fairfax. Charles Heiss Jr eight was rescued from drowning in Indian Creek by George McKee of the Country Club after falling from a bridge. Bernice Lissen ten suffered facial lacerations and arm bruises when knocked down by a car in front of Liebsohn store. June 23 1914 Mrs E J Carey and her son John and Mrs W H Frick departed for unknown destination.
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J.A. Nelson
Nneman
Iowa Railway and Light Company
Fairfax
Charles Heiss, Jr
Indian Creek
George McKee
Country Club
Bernice Lissen
Liebsohn
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A weary man confesses exhaustion from daily toil and debt, while the narrator suggests shared fatigue and hints at resilience. The tale shifts to a reflection on rest and purpose as a woman at home may carry similar weariness. The piece closes with a note about birds guiding a sailor and Columbus changing course to follow migrating birds.
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America
Columbus
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Dad
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Awashington
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Robert S. Allen
Flying Foulois
Brandeis
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NRA
Yale
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George Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
New York
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Army, Navy, and Commerce Department
Charley McNary
Congress
Pennsylvania
Jim” Davis
McNary
Davis
Hugh Johnson
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
George Peek
Jess
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Linn County
District Court
A. D
Marty Krejca
Edwin W Lundquist
Shonka
Jiete Inlet
Untaibi
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England
Meen
Lanny Ross
Ed Sullivan
Henry Sell
Nfe
Charles Evans Hughes
Abe Lyman
John Barrymore
Union Station
Chicago
Oover
Trix
Barbizon
Los Angele
India
Nat Wills
Henry Hull
Tobacco Road
Aylesworth
Gallipolis
Rex Cole
Mark Twain
Will
Clay Morgan
Turnell
Allen Ryal Jr
Harrison Williams
Ben Bernie
Albert Edward Wiggam
Mani
Vera Brittian
Montreal
Europe
J. W. Griffith
Cedar Rappids
Charlotte Elisabeth Ww
Frank Palmer
Peter Wagner
E. J Carey
John
W. H. Frick
Edgar A. Guests
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