Roosevelt shifts to hard hitting fighter role in New Deal
White House aides report a new vigor in Roosevelt as he pivots from compromise to blunt confrontation with Big Business and Democratic critics in Congress. The shift follows denouncing the chamber of commerce and the push for a tougher approach on social reforms and currency stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Whitehouse
Roosevelt
Congress
Raymond Moley
United States Chamber of Commerce
White House
Capitol Hill
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin Roosevelt
Ocean Mail Contract Renewal Sparks Controversy
The report notes six members for Connecticut and Maryland with six, one for Delaware, mirroring the first constitutional apportionment. Big Jim Farley renews the ocean mail contract with U S lines for five years between New York and London, after previously asserting Walter Brown’s 1930 award overpaid by 3,439,148 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
House
Congress
Ocean Mail
United States Lines
Walter Brown
Big Jim Farley
New York
London
Farley
U. S
Col Williams Found Guilty on Two Counts
Col Alexander E Williams of the army quartermaster corps was found guilty by a court martial on two counts and sentenced to dismissal from the service He was convicted of soliciting and obtaining a $2500 loan from a tire tube firm seeking War Department contracts in November 1933 while Brigadier General in charge of the transportation division He was acquitted on a $2000 repayment charge He was also found guilty of giving false testimony before a House subcommittee He denied receiving the loan The sentence was coupled with a unanimous clemency recommendation based on long faithful service and awaits Presidential approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Williams
Col
Swiss Damage Claim Rejected By League
Switzerland’s appeal for about 16 million dollars in compensation from Britain France Italy and Germany for WWI losses was rejected by the League of Nations council in Geneva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Council of the
League of Nations
Pest Eradicator Now Worst Pest
In Mays Landing New Jersey farmers sought a pest eradicator to combat pests they imported to kill other pests. The praying mantis, released to destroy mosquitoes and Japanese beetles, is multiplying rapidly and now preying on honey bees and other valuable insects.
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Mays Landing
N. J
New Jersey
Evening Radio Schedule Twists Through NBC CBS Lineups
A dense airwave timetable lists stations NBC CBS and network chains. Programs cover talk music dramas comedy and variety from morning to late night with many show titles and host names noted alongside affiliate stations WJZ WABC WBBM WEAF and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NBC
Weaf Who Fields and Hall
WJZ Chain
the Gumps
CBS
WBBM
WCCO
Moneyboy and
Sassafras
Weap Who
Stanley High
WEAF
INBC
WJZ
Blanche Sweet
WABC
Armand Girard
Virginia Lee
Kyw Wow
Stenross Arch
Ash — Magic of Speech
Princess Marie
KMOX
Fances Lee Barten
Woc
Dr. Jaskew
Woman's Review
Wwoc
Army Band
Webberch
NBCI
Betty Barthell
Grandpa
Burton
NHC
Raley and Sherr
Nellie Revell
Winkie
Jack Armstrong
Wbbm Wow
Gale Page
WSM Koil
Lowell Thomas
WLW
Duffy
Weaf Chain
Concert
WMAQ
Tony
Gus
WJZ _ WENR
Pickens Sisters
Red Davia
Fanice Erch
WSM
Uncle Exra
Beake Carter
Irene Rich
Stevens Erch
Merten Dewmey
Bill Terry
Ruth Etting
Nickels
Beatrice Lillie
Perrinore
Lyman Erch
Bernice Claire
WMACQ
Dick Prewell
Paise Erch
Phil Baker
Ella Leeson
WFAA
Meeting House
Himber
Tim and
Irene
Relfe
Lucille Manswers
Cordell Hallem
Foreign Trade
Stern
Dalley
Walsh
Weeds
Tucker
Gartrigan
la Pert
Hogan
Wbbm Chain
Beecher
City Briefs and Personals: Gazette visit and nursing staff
Twelve members of Wilson senior high school physics class, guided by instructor W. O. Wick, toured The Gazette plant Thursday. The group plans daily industrial plant visits in the city. Laura Sabroe of Belle Plaine joined the Public Health Nursing association staff, announced by Alma E. Hartz. Sabroe is a 1932 St Luke's graduate with public health training and Camp Good Health experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Senior High School
W. O. Wick
Gazette
Nursing Assn
Laura Sabroe
Belle Plaine
Public Health Nursing Association
Alma E. Hartz
Miss Sabroe
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing
University of Minnesota
Camp Good Health
Low Cost Fuel Oil To Power U S Aircraft Soon
At Langley Field Virginia the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics researchers said diesel engines may soon match gasoline engines in aircraft propulsion. They noted ongoing lab work improving compression ignition efficiency and anticipate further progress.
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Langley Field
Wings of America
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Aeronautical Research Conference
Ford Building on Postage Stamp at San Diego Expo
Washington AP reports Henry Ford and the New Deal clash, but Ford gains a break via a three cent postage stamp issued May 29 at the California Pacific International Exposition in San Diego. The stamp center features a picture of the Ford building.
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Washington
Henry Ford
New Deal
San Diego
Cedar Rapids and two other marriages listed in licenses
Amos N. Dukes and Mary Chmelicek of Cedar Rapids appear in the marriage licenses along with Howard A. Miller of Delhi and Isadore N. Millis of Hopkinton.
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Amos N. Dukes
Mary Chmelicek
Cedar Rapids
Howard A. Miller
Delhi
Isadore N. Millis
Hopkinton
Mexican strike hits capital and eight states
A strike of employees of the Mexican Telephone and Telegraph company began at midnight in Mexico City and eight states. The town council authorized building two tennis courts in the triangle park in the south part of town with the ground leveled and rolled ready for clay.
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Mexico
D. F
Mexican Telephone and Telegraph Company
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Eleader
Triangle Park
Rosenwald Family Backing Chicago U With 10000 Cash
Chicago report that the Rosenwald Family association trustees sent a $10,000 check to the University of Chicago to show approval of academic freedom. They also pledged the university as one of three principal beneficiaries when Julius Rosenwald's estate becomes fully available.
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Chicago
Rosenwald
Young Ohio Wife Slain And Burned
In Warren Ohio police blame a fiend for the murder of 22 year old Marie Tobin. Her unclothed body was found in a burning bed after she was stabbed near the temple with an ice pick and beaten. Firemen subdued the flames and found the body wrapped in a towel with her dog killed under one arm. One suspect was held for questioning and nine others were released after being cleared.
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Warren
Marie Tobin
Four Births Reported in Gazette Notices
The Gazette records births to Bell at 523 Knollwood drive SE on May 22 at St Luke's hospital a son. Struesky at 1308 Second street SE on May 20 a daughter. Thompson address 229 Eighteenth street NW at St Luke's hospital on May 21 a daughter correcting a prior report. Mitchell at 221 B avenue NW on May 22 at St Luke's hospital a son.
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Robert P. Bell
Knollwood Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Louis L. Struesky
Second Street
Lester Thompson
Eighteenth Street NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
The
Gazette
D. D. Mitchell
Avenue NW
Ardith Kohl and Albion King Speak at Ardith Kohl and Albion King Speak at Ardith
Prof. Albion King of Mount Vernon delivered the keynote at eighth grade graduation exercises. Ardith Kohl gave the salutatory and Dean Newman the valedictory, marking a formal end to the students' middle school journey.
Cedar Rapids Library Volumes Rise but Per Capita Shortfall
The 1934 annual library report by E. Joanna Hagey shows 4 860 new books added, 3 098 withdrawn, raising total volumes in use to 75 463. Circulation reached 426 507 with 21 836 registrations, while per capita access remains at 1.34 books.
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E. Joanna Hagey
Miss Hagey
Cedar Rapids
American Library Association
Lang Wins $25 in Heifer Killing Suit Along Roadside
P. M. Lang of Banks township receives a $25 settlement after suing for damages from a heifer killed on May 30 1934 by George Niklaus while the herd grazed along the roadside. Lang claimed a governor proclamation about roadside pasturing supported his claim for $50 but settled for $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union—P
M. Lang
Banks Township
George Niklaus
Lang
M Cown Named U P Church Moderator
Dr EB C McCown pastor of Mount Lebanon church in Pittsburgh is elected moderator of the United Presbyterian church succeeding Dr J Alvin Orr of Pittsburgh at the opening session of the 77th annual assembly in Akron QC AP report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, QC
EB. C. McCown
Mount Lebanon Church
Pittsburgh
United Presbyterian Church
McCown
J. Alvin Orr
Legion Auxiliary Poppy Distribution Planned in Belle Plaine
Miss Frances Snitkay will head the poppy distribution in Belle Plaine on Saturday. In West Liberty the Legion auxiliary sponsors a sale with artificial gold flowers made by Joe McCrellian of Muscatine. President Mrs. J G Carey oversees arrangements and Mrs Ed Sullivan leads as captain with assistants Mrs. Frank Moylan Mrs. Lysle Holmes and Lucy Rock.
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Belle Plaine
Frances Snitkay
Legion Auxiliary
West Liberty
the Legion Auxiliary
Joe McCrellian
Muscatine
J. G Carey
Ed Sullivan
Frank Moy-lan
Lysle Holmes
Lucy Rock
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Daily Awashington
Doughton
Bob Doughton
North
Robert Doughton
Ways and Means
United States
Coughton
Strovich
Henry Morgenthau
Cordell Hull
Hull
Senate
Ze Barney T Phillips
Cooledge
Phillips
Joe Robinson
Joe
Church of the Epiphany
NRA
William Averell Harriman
James L. O'Neill
Missouri Avenue
Clarence Cannon
Col. Williams
Visit Gazette Plant
U.S
Kanealy
Beazley
Podzimek Drug Co
F. A. Challed Drug Co
Killian
Steve Liggett
Noxzema Witt
Ani
Ford Fair
C. R
Bail Park
Delevan Hotel
Renard
C. F. Crossley
Cedar Rapids Baseball Club
Chicago U
Ohio
Sanford
M’cown
U.P. Church
Peoples Savings Bank
the Peoples Savings Bank
3Rd Ave
1St St
the Bank
Otto
Hall-Ekfelt’s
Ace
Tuse
Iowa
Davenport
Third Avenue
Grand Rapids
Krochler
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