Imperial tensions and jail terms dominate Cedar Rapids notes
A snarl of prewar politics from Rome to Ethiopia frames a Cedar Rapids letter column. Italy’s seizure of the Adana railroad escalates the Italo-Ethiopian dispute while a Chicago lawyer begins a two year sentence for harboring Van Meter. William Shirer writes from Berlin on transatlantic mail and air service, and a Des Moines Register correction revises an Iowa prize essay story with prize allocations and Roosevelt inauguration memories from Dows.
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Ethiopia
Chicago
Piai
van Meter
North
Piquett
John Dillinger
Sam
William Shirer
Dar Rapids
Berlin
Zepia
Bill
Europe
America
Buenos Aires
North Atlantic
South America
Cedar Rapids
Lakehurst
Frankfort
Iowa
Shirer
Asia
The
Chicago Tribune
Powder
Des Moines Register
Des Moinés
Register
Capital
Iowa Wheat Crop Yield to Beat Last Year by Million Bushels
Iowa will produce about 6,786,000 bushels of wheat in 1936, up from 5,814,000 in 1935, according to a May crop report by federal statistician Leslie M. Carl. Harvested wheat acreage rises to roughly 377,000 acres with an expected 18 bushels per acre and 81 percent of normal crop condition.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Leslie M. Carl
Carl
Wheat and rye crop indications for 1931 season
The Agriculture Department reports May 1 conditions indicate winter wheat at 463,708,000 bushels and rye at 35,253,000 bushels. A month earlier wheat was 493,166,000. Last year’s output was 433,447,000 with the 1928-32 average at 618,186,000. Continued on page 12.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Dollar Day in Cedar Rapids Brings Summer Savings
This issue of The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites thrifty housewives to shop Wednesday for Dollar Day values in summer supplies. Local stores offer exceptional deals, with guidance to plan purchases, note the stores, and bring home needed items for the household.
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Cedar Rapids
Baseball Results from the American League Summary
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Cleveland
Detroit
Allen
New York
Philadelphia
Smith
Cofftman
Gumbert
Gubler
Mancuso
Walter
Johnson
Passecau
Wilson
Brooklyn
Boston
Earnshaw
Baker
Berres
Chaplin Ad Lopez
Italians Defy France Take Addis Ababa Railway
Rome reports Italy seized the French owned Addis Ababa railway in response to France’s stance on Ethiopia. Mussolini ordered preparations to exploit Ethiopia’s resources with experts to assess agricultural and mineral wealth. Count Volpi Di Misurata to organize committees as engineers and industrialists prepare investigations in Africa.
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Rome
INS
Addis Ababa
Italy
France
Leon Blum
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Mussolini
League
Taly
Geneva
Volpi di Misurata
Confederation of Industry
Ilduce
Africa
Blum
Diredana
Rodolfo Graziani
Pietro Badoglio
Roper urges fair campaign conduct to business leaders
Secretary Roper urged business to oppose vituperation during the presidential campaign and promote fair, educated discussion. He warned that backing one party could threaten democracy, calling for cooperation between business and government and noting ongoing talks with leading industrial figures to spur recovery.
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Washington
Roper
White House
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Commerce
Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
Bernard M. Baruch
Walter P. Chrysler
GOP approves 2.36 billion relief bill amid WPA debate
The House passed a sweeping work relief deficiency measure totaling 2.364 billion dollars by 340 to 37, sending the bill to the Senate with an 803 million dollar administration tax proposal. The package funds WPA and CCC, includes prevailing wage rules, trims the WPA fund by 75 million, and adds to CCC to sustain 350,000 members. It also funds social security setup, unemployment insurance grants, and a 63.35 million public building program.
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Washington
House
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
PWA
Harold N. Ickes
Delea
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Treasury
Tennessee Valley Authority
Post Office
Grill Mrs Hines In Elkader Marriage Murder Probe
The investigation into the marriage murder shifted from Elkader to West Union where Mrs Minnie Hines 49 was questioned. Sheriff L J Palas and State Agent Frank Brady said Jim Hines would be questioned Tuesday after confessions by Pearl Shine and Maynard Lenox.
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Elkader
West Union
Minnie Hines
L. J. Palas
Frank Brady
Jim Hines
Pearl Shine
Maynard Lenox
East Dubuque
Irc
Trigger Man
Dan Shine
Littleport
Pallas
Dan
Keep On Keeping On Lessons From A Courageous Life
A woman shares a personal reflection on resilience, noting life’s trials, the value of perseverance, and finding peace by making the most of what life offers. She recalls discovering that progress comes from using gifts rather than lamenting outcomes, urging others to endure and continue.
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Eugene Sue
Kidnapped Erie Attorney Released in Buffalo
Jeffrey W. Sobel, a prominent Erie, Pennsylvania attorney, was released unharmed in Buffalo, New York, early Monday after being kidnapped by two men as he left a theater Sunday night.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Erie, Pa
Jeffrey W. Sobel
Erie
New York cripples depart for home after White House pledge
A delegation of New York physically handicapped workers left Washington for New York after receiving a White House assurance that President Roosevelt would personally consider and study their demand for jobs. WPA officials had blocked immediate 5000 jobs and a permanent program, prompting the appeal and threatened picket of the White House.
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Washington
New York
White House
Roosevelt
New Deal
League of Physically Handicapped
Marvin H. McIntyre
WPA
Riekus
Union Station
Harry L. Hopkins
Presidential
McIntyre
Senate Honors Trammell In Brief Adjournment
The senate met briefly today and adjourned out of respect for the late Senator Park Trammell of Florida who died suddenly Friday night.
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Washington
ULP
Senate
Park Trammell
Fla
Camp Good Health Improves Facilities With Golden Gloves Funds
Renovations funded by the Golden Gloves tournament will upgrade Camp Good Health for physically handicapped children in Cedar Rapids. New toilets and wash facilities will replace outhouses, cabins will expand, and a septic system will be installed under state health guidelines. The camp relies on donations to continue serving about 48 children weekly, with opening planned around June 15. Contributions to The Gazette Camp Good Health Fund are encouraged.
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Camp Good Health
Memorial Auditorium
Sanitary Engineering Division
Iowa State Department of Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
Public Health Nursing Association For Physically Handicapped Children of
Camp Good Health Fund
Gazette
the Gazette
Iowa
A Mitchell Palmer Dies After Appendectomy At 64
Former attorney general A Mitchell Palmer died at Emergency hospital after an appendectomy. The Pennsylvania native, 64, had surgery April 39 and showed progress until Sunday morning. He led legal and political roles during Wilson era, including alien property custodian and 1912 to 1920 battles for Woodrow Wilson nomination.
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Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Palmer
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Mitchell Palmer
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson
House
Farm Mortgage Moratorium Act Ruled Unconstitutional
The Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act as amended in 1935 was held unconstitutional by the United States circuit court of appeals. Judge A K Gardner of Huron South Dakota authored the decision, marking the first federal ruling on the issue.
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ST. Paul
INS
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
A. K. Gardner
Huron
S. D
Hindenburg Poised for Journey Home After First Atlantic Run
The German airship Hindenburg, here for its New York to Frankfort voyage, is set to depart for its home port with fair weather forecast. Officers expect a 45 to 46 hour crossing aided by 3 observers from the U S Navy and Colonel Bartley of Chicago among the 53 booked passengers. Hydrogen lifted to 394000 cubic feet and 6000 gallons of fuel completed preflight preparations.
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Lakehurst
N. J
America
North Atlantic
Frankfort-on-Main
Hindenburg
Charles E. Bartley
Chicago
Adolf Hitler
Germany
J. M. Thornton
H. T. Orville
U. S. Naval
Frazier Lemke measure to be debated today
The Frazier Lemke farm debt refinancing bill faces House debate after a Monday test vote cleared the measure for consideration. Proponents say it would issue new currency to refinance farm debts, while opponents warn of inflation risks and danger to a sound dollar.
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Washington
Democratic House
Democratic High Command
Lemke
N. D
Burns
Fulmer
S. C
Connery
Mass
Federal Reserve
Th Labor Committee
Bankhead
Alabama
Reeporters
House
Rules Committee
Representative Boland
Pennsylvania
Walter J Barrow Named For Iowa City Postmaster
Representative E C Eicher of Washington Iowa recommended Walter J Barrow for the Iowa City postmaster post to succeed Charles Bowman. The appointment becomes effective when Bowman's term expires June 22.
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Gazet
Washington
E. C. Eicher
Iowa
Walter J. Barrow
Iowa City
Charles Bowman
Bowman
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