Democratic Platform Embraces New Deal Policies in Full
The Democratic platform proclaims three years of recovery under Democratic leadership, vows to continue social security, farm aid, labor rights, and public works, and rejects Republican emphasis on state-only solutions. It emphasizes federal action to curb monopolies, housing, and veterans’ benefits while opposing war and promoting economic security for all.
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America
Army of America
Law of the Land
Congress of the
United States
Washington Sideshow in Philadelphia Gains Narrow Ground
A veteran description of Philadelphia political mood, detailing Jim Farley and aides fearing complacency as 15 000 Democratic boosters dismiss November elections as a foregone formality. The piece notes a rising belief that victory is assured and warns against overconfidence.
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Philadelphia
Jim Farley
Ego Democrats Believe They Cannot Be Defeated Next November
An abstract discussion argues that any ruling party faces potential removal by popular ballot, though the belief is theoretical. The text compares this to the distant idea of being hit by a car, while ego-driven individuals feel immune, ending with a reference to a Mardi Gras celebration.
Democracy and the Founders’ Vision for America
A statement asserts that the well being of the American people and their security and happiness depend on a democracy as established by the nation’s founders, underscoring core constitutional goals and enduring governance principles.
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United States of America
Recovered $400 Lost In Omaha Card Game
Vern Petersen of Gray Iowa recovered $400 lost in a poker game in Omaha. Carter Clausen received a 30 day suspended sentence. Dennis Stark and Gus Petersen were fined $25 each. All three are from Omaha.
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Omaha
Vern Petersen
Gray
Farmer
Perry Wheeler
Carter Clausen
Petersen
Dennis Stark
Gus Petersen
Stark
Clausen
Farm Woman Kills Self With Knife
Mrs. Frank Johnk, 50, living on a farm eight miles east of Oakland Iowa, fatally confronted by an act of self harm using a knife. Authorities report the incident occurred on the rural property, with no further details released pending investigation.
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Oakland
Frank Johnk
Here
Crepe Hangers At Convention Tilt At Applause
Observers note crowd reactions at a convention with added applause devices. Salted with radios and shaker often used to boost the volume, the method claims to inflate turnout signals. Despite the devices, the overall acclaim appears slightly higher than in Cleveland due to manipulated ambient noise.
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Cleveland
Despondent woman slashes self with butcher knife
Authorities report a woman slashed her throat with a butcher knife Thursday and died shortly after. Her husband said she was despondent due to ill health. He learned of the act from Maxine Stemp, 21, niece of Mrs Johns, who was in the house at the time.
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Maxine Stemp
Johns
Miss Stemp
Davis Sworn In as Federal Reserve Board Member
Chester C. Davis, formerly agriculture adjustment administrator, was sworn in as a member of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington. The appointment places Davis among the central bank’s key policymakers.
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Fed. Reserve Board
Washington
Chester C. Davis
Agriculture Adjustment
Federal Reserve Board
Notice of Appointment of Administratrices No 13944 Iowa
The state of Iowa Linn County announces on June 18 1936 the appointment and qualification of Mabel A Booth Stroth and Ella M Ers as Administratrices of the estate of James C Smith late of Linn County deceased. All debts should be paid to the undersigned and claims filed with the Linn County District Court. W L Crissman Attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
James C. Smith
Radio Schedule Dense With NBC CBS NBC WABC WJZ Listings
This listing outlines a full day of radio programming across NBC CBS and affiliated networks. It notes multiple concerts dramas talk shows and orchestras with performers such as Irene Rich Andre Kostelanetz Xavier Cugat and Victor Bay along with Democratic convention coverage and presidential notifications.
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NBC
WEAF
Irene Rich
WJZ Chain
CBS
WABC
KMOX
WCCO
WGST
Ers Levant Orch
WJZ
N. A Harris Orch
Clyde" Lucas Orch
George Sterney Orch
Walter Liponves Rey
Shandor
George Givot
His
Xavier Cugatan
Weaf Chain
Alicia Sturman
Richard Maxwell
Vaughn de Leath
Fred Feibel
Laicius Metz
Kmoxx
George Hall
WOC Ox
Jack Shannon
Joe Parsons
Bass
Reesene Tevue
Sackie Heller
Tenor
Chai One Leaf
Ceme
Ruby Newman Arch
Isle of Dreams
Frank Dailey Orch
Sppeee String Ensemble
Jesse Crawford Orch
Otto Thurn Orch
WEAP
Chain
Jesters
Eeeeeemaeens Toyalists
the Leachatters
Victor Bay Orch
WOC
Carl Ravazza
Orch
Clem McCarthy
W. c . Bob__Crosbos
Dick Mansfield
Michell Gohunter Orch
Glen Gras
Hal Kem Orch
Fuep Moreen Orch
Benswering Orch
Rudy Vallee Orch
WJZ Little
Jack Little Orch
Ae King Orch
Philip Crane
Two-thirds Rule Shaped Democratic Nominations
Philadelphia UP notes the two-thirds nomination rule, adopted in 1832, influenced key outcomes from 1912 to 1924. It kept candidates out in close races, produced dark horses like Woodrow Wilson, Cox in 1920, and Smith or McAdoo in 1924, shaping U S political history.
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Philadelphia
United States
Warren G. Harding
al Smith
Calvin Coolidge
Baltimore
R. M. Johnson
Champ Clark
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
James M. Cox
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
James W. Davis
Tom Mix Plans Real Ranch Western Pictures This Fall
Tom Mix, 57, announces he will return to making western films this fall but with altered scripts. He plans to form his own company and shoot on real ranches with streams and cattle instead of Hollywood sets, avoiding romance through a juvenile actor.
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Iowa City
Tom Mix
Mix
Rail Official Reports Strong Business and Farm Conditions
Executive Vice president E. Flynn of the Burlington in Omaha said the territory served shows favorable business and agricultural conditions. He noted a good wheat crop especially in eastern and central Nebraska, with grasshoppers as the main drawback. Car loadings for June are about 21 percent above last year.
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Omaha (Ap
E. Flynn
Burlington Railroad
Omaha
Nebraska
Flynn
Burlington
Gas In Radiator, Has Narrow Escape
Robert McIntyre of Lafayette Indiana, an aviator in the Indiana air tour, made a forced landing near South Bend after his engine overheated because gasoline was put into the radiator instead of water. He and an unidentified passenger escaped injury and he later took off from a paved street to rejoin the air caravan.
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South Bend
Ind
Robert McIntyre
Lafayette
McIntyre
Indiana Air Tour
Alice Longworth Reports From Democratic Convention Sitdown
At Philadelphia a New Deal convention watches speeches as delegates react to Senator Robinson and the Chicago platform. Many walk out during the evening, while a speaker recounts a party switch from Republican to Democrat.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Robinson
Chicago
Supreme Court
Alice Longworth
Iowa Governor Named Defendant In Bond Suit
Mrs. E. E. Clark of Des Moines sues Governor Clyde L. Herring in district court for 5350 on four bonds. The bonds were part of a 250000 issue for the Ewing apartments in Des Moines, rep by Havner Flick and Powers. The issue is under Herring's direction with a Bankers Life first mortgage. Mrs. Clark is widow of E. E. Clark former head of Bankers Trust Co.
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DES Moines
E. E. Clark
Clyde L. Herring
Havner, Flick and Powers
Horace M. Havner
Clark
Havner
Herring
Ewing
Bankers Life Company
Durant Warns Of Birth Rate Threat To Democracy
Will Durant told Kiwanis delegates that democracy faces collapse if the able are underproduced and mediocrity dominates. He warned America floods cities with labor while invention multiplies brains, sterilizing families that produce statesmen and creating manipulable masses.
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Washington
Will Durant
New York
Sherrill, Former Ambassador, Dies at 69 in Paris
Brigadier General Charles H. Sherrill, a noted American member of the international Olympic committee and former U S ambassador to Turkey, died suddenly in Paris on Thursday night from a heart attack. He was 69.
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Paris
Charles H. Sherrill
International Olympic Committee
United States
Turkey
Tack
Omaha Methodist Bishop Arrives To Begin Work
Bishop G Bromley Oxnam arrived in Omaha to head the Methodist area and declined many speaking invitations to assess the field first. He and Mrs Oxnam came from Greencastle Indiana. He spoke of teaching conduct, exercising sound judgment, and heralding a better day while conserving cultural heritage and building a better tomorrow.
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Omaha
G. Bromley Oxnam
Methodist Church
Oxnam
Greencastle
Ind
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