World peace fears and press freedom clash in era of arms
The article surveys European tensions around Italy and Germany and the risk of war, noting England and the U S expanding defenses while Russia and Japan press for peace. It highlights Iowa farm policy reporting and ends with Chester Rowell urging a vigorous, responsible press as guardian of democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mussolini
Switzerland
Geneva
Germany
Chester Rowell
San Francisco Chronicle
Tax revisions feared as New Deal lawmakers eye revenue changes
Washington officials discuss tempering a general income tax rise and possible sales tax as the New Deal leadership seeks to fund President Roosevelt's budget goals. Leaders oppose a broad tax hike and aim to avoid a “tax fishing expedition” while exploring surcharges on corporate surpluses and excise levies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Joseph W. Burns
John J. O’connor
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
New Deal
Treasury
Samuel Hill
Wash
Hill
Agriculture Department
Inner Racketeers and Fear Rule Our Lives
A 1936 essay argues fear, worry, jealousy and negative self imagery are inner racketeers that drain energy and ruin peace. It urges asserting rights, harnessing energy, and refusing to be ruled by negative thoughts to keep life from becoming a stagnant puddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
America
Post Of Treasury Aid To Stay Vacant
Washington AP secretary Morgenthau said the post of undersecretary of the treasury will remain vacant for an indefinite period. Eugene R. Black Jr. of New York had been mentioned but declined the position for personal reasons after Thomas Jefferson Coolidge of Boston vacated the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Morgenthau
the Treasury
Eugene R. Black, Jr
New York
Thomas Jefferson Coolidge
Boston
Black
Press Stance Against Corruption Protects Public Safety
A newspaper declares its duty to expose exploitation and government corruption, leading the fight to shield people from evils and ensure safety through fearless reporting.
Hirota Forms New Japanese Cabinet After Coup
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota accepted the emperor’s command to head a new government and end the crisis from last week’s fascist military coup. He formed a cabinet with Shigeru Yoshida as foreign minister and ministers from Navy Admiral Osami Nagano, War General Juichi Terauchi, and others, signaling a modernization move despite the revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Koki Hirota
Hirohito
Hirota
Okada
Shigeru Yoshida
Rome
Navy
Osami Nagano
Juichi Terauchi
Richi Baba
Takakichi Kwashi
Naoshi Ohara
Roosevelt 13 Candidate In Three States
President Roosevelt formally launched his bid for re election by entering the Maryland Massachusetts and Ohio primaries. He will speak in Baltimore April 13 for young democrats with state leaders and national officers in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Maryland
Massachusetts
Ohio
Baltimore
White House
Maryand
Wickam
James A. Farley
Farley
Henry ‘Breckinridge
New York
Breckinridge
American Liberty League
Joseph B Ely
Borah
Nebraska
Albert C. Ritchie
Millard E Tydings
Cordell All
Watchman says Fisch sighting near Lindbergh home rejected
Trenton New Jersey AP report states Prosecutor Anthony M Hauck Jr dismissed Alfred Hammonds account of Isidor Fisch sightings near Col Charles A Lindberghs home before the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby. The story was found worthless after four year review and Hauptmann arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Alfred Hammond
Isidor Fisch
Charles A. Lindbergh
Flyer
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauck
Senate OKs Norris rural electrification bill in vote spur
The Senate passed the $420 million Norris rural electrification measure despite objections from Senator King. The plan creates a Rural Electrification Administration to fund and oversee power projects in rural areas, with loan terms scaled and a focus on cooperatives and utility districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
King
Utah
Senate
House
White House
Norris
Norris (R), Neb
Comrade Browder Promises Jobs For All After Election
Earl Browder, head of the American Communist Party, pledged that if his ticket wins in November, all workers would receive 36 to 280 dollars weekly within two months. He spoke on Columbia’s national network, proposing a farm labor coalition to push a limited socialist program while aiming to remake the United States along Soviet lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earl Browder
Kansas
Browder
Communist Party
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Columbia
Adolf Hitler
United States
Soviet Union
Paramount Studio Breaks With Mae West
Paramount Studio announces severance of Mae West contract amid long standing tensions. West, known for wit, moved from stage to screen with the studio and is reportedly set to film under Emmanuel Cohen at Columbia Studio.
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Paramount Studio
Hollywood
Calif
Mae West
Miss West
Emmanuel Cohen
Paramount
Columbia Studio
Quins Learn Dance as Exercise for the Quints in Toronto
Dr. Allan Dafoe, physician to the Dionne quintuplets, said in an address that the five girls are now receiving dancing lessons as muscle exercise. He noted the quints dislike the last bath and a rotating bathing arrangement prevents disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ont
Dionne
Allan Dafoe
Quints
Dafoe
Death of Edward Van Gorkom at 33
Edward Van Gorkom, 33, of 1921%4 Mt Vernon avenue SE, died at 2 p.m. Thursday of a heart attack. Deputy coroner Dr J J Terrall said no inquest. Survived by wife and several brothers. Body sent to Yocom's mortuary at Marion for funeral arrangements.
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Edward van Gorkom
Mt. Vernon Avenue
J. J. Terrall
van Gorkom
Yocom
Marion
Dairy Exhibit Week Planned by Iowa Breeders
Cedar Rapids hosts representatives from four dairy breed groups and junior farm clubs to set the week of Sept 13 for the All Iowa Dairy Cattle show and Junior Livestock exposition. Twenty-two men including H H Kildece attended. plans call for premium lists and a committee from each group to reconvene March 27. The event aims to include youths ages ten to twenty one regardless of affiliation and will qualify calves on production records rather than pedigree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
H. H. Kildece
Ames
Department of Vocational Agriculture
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Towa Guernsey Breeders Association
Towa Holstein Breeders
Iowa Brown Swiss
Iowa Association of Milking
Roy Cook
Independence
A. L. Taylor
American Communist Barron Dies After Arrest in Brazil
Victor Allan Barron, an American Communist from the west coast, died Thursday after he was arrested during Brazil's crackdown on extremists. Police surrounded Prestes’ hideout. Barron, said to be the son of a communist agent, either jumped or fell from the third story of police headquarters and was killed instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
Victor Allan Barron
Luis Carlos Prestes
Brazil
Barron
Oregon
Alameda
Calif
Harrison
Dodecanese Landslides Kill 40 Report
Passengers from the Dodecanese islands report landslides on Leros killed forty Greek workers who were allegedly hurriedly building Italian fortifications and shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Dodecanese Islands
Leros
Wallace outlines soil rebuilding plan for 1936 program
Secretary Wallace outlines the national soil conservation and domestic allotment act plan for 1936. He invites regional farmer meetings in Chicago Memphis New York and Salt Lake City to gather advice and criticisms to speed up implementation. The plan emphasizes soil conservation and restoring farm income as core goals aligned with national recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Memphis
New York
Salt Lake City
Roosevelt
Peace at Wilson Co Packing Plant After 135 Walk Out
A seniority dispute at the Wilson and Company packing plant prompted 135 workers to quit Wednesday forenoon. The Midwest Union of Packing House Employes No. 1 committee recommended workers return to duty after a mass meeting where executives pledged investigation and corrective steps. Beef and sheep departments were idle Thursday due to lack of stock, with resumption possible Friday if cattle arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson and Company Packing
Midwest‘ Union of Packing House
No. 1
C. S. P. S. Hall
L. F. Prior
New York Building Strike Expands Across Sector, Citywide
Labor crisis widens as 4800 buildings in Washington Heights Harlem faced elevator and heating walkouts. union leader Bambrick says the strike aims to paralyze further areas including Grand Central zone with plans to extend to Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Guard
Washington Heights
Harlem
James J. Bambrick
Manhattan
Bronx
Mid- Manhattan
Grand Central Zone
Brooklyn
Queens
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A 1936 Cedar Rapids auto toll plan outlines fees and routes affecting motorists. Officials cite budget needs and equipment upgrades while residents weigh potential toll hikes and traffic impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Measure 10 Outcrops 30 Million Acres
The article reports a regional briefing on a $470 million soil conservation subsidy plan for Midwestern farmers. It outlines removing about 30 million acres from depleting crops and expanding soil building crops, aiming to reduce yearly depleted acreage from 300 million to 270 million by 1936, with committees appointed to flesh out details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Secedary of
Henry Walace
C. E. Ewing
Decatur, Ill
National Livestock Marketing Association
Tabor
M. L. Wilson
Midwest
G O P Grassroots Call for Direct Roosevelt Clash
Midwest Republican leaders urged a November campaign focused on President Roosevelt. G. W. Dalton of Missouri led a unified push that the President alone must be blamed for New Deal measures. Harrison Spangler of Chicago pressed that the President must answer for air mail flight deaths during the air mail contract controversy.
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Chicago
Midwest
Roosevelt
G. W. Dalton
Poplar Bluff
White House
Dalton
Harrison Spangler
Republican National Committee
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Jay Franklin
Mr. Rowell
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DR. Newton
Treasury Aid
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William E. Borah
Ida
Robert A. Taft
Cincinnati
Watchman
Norris’ Rural Power
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Ray Anderson
Gazette
INS
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Henry A. Wallace
Wilson’ Co
Cedar Rapids News
Ewing
AAA
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L. J. Taber
National Grange
H. P. Hull
Lansing
Michigan Milk Producers’ Association
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