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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1936

Page

5

Iowa Vote Shows Roosevelt Landslide Yet Graft Impact Noted

The Gazette declares a Roosevelt landslide in Iowa despite a narrow Kraschel win for governor and calls attention to graft and corruption in Des Moines. It argues many voters backed Roosevelt but rejected Kraschel and Herring due to proven misadministration and a guarded grand jury probe.

Kraschel Herring New Deal Iowa Roosevelt Gazette Nels Kraschel George Wilson London Wilson Herring- Kraschel New Cal State The Executive Council Des Moines Union State House State House Gang

Iowa Legislative Lineup Changes Shifts in Senate and House

The report lists many candidates by name and city reflecting changes in Iowa’s legislative slate. It names both Republican and Democratic incumbents and new contenders across numerous counties, including Readlyn Readlyn and West Branch, with holds noted for several incumbents.

Prairieburg Street Brawl Leaves One Injured

Sheriff office investigated a Prairieburg street fight around 10 30 am on Wednesday. Frank Powers 45 of Prairieburg area suffered severe head and facial injuries. The other man's identity was withheld awaiting county attorney review.

James H. Smith Prairieburg Larry Condon Frank Powers G. K. Thompson

New Deal lands sweeping victory in Roosevelt landslide

Early returns show Franklin D Roosevelt with 523 electoral votes against Alf M Landon's 8 as Maine and Vermont cling to Landon. The massive Democratic win signals a decisive shift with Senate and House races reinforcing the party's strength while only scattered confirmations remain.

CCC Solid South New Deal Gibraltar Roosevelt Alf M. Landon Clinches Republic George Washington James Monroe London Congress Landon Maine Vermont Senate House

Democratic sweep reshapes Senate and House balance

Democrats would command 75 of 96 senate seats and at least 333 House members, a new high. Republicans won 89 seats with 6 progressives, 5 farmer-laborists, and 2 chair positions uncertain. Notable gains include Hughes Brown Smathers Green and Schwarts. Lodge Jr. defeats Curley in Massachusetts. McNary wins in Oregon. Dickinson loses.

House Reublicans James Hughes Delaware Prentiss Brown Michigan William H. Smathers New Jersey Theodore Francis Green Rhode Island H. H. Schwarts Wyoming

Revised list of governors elected

The Associated Press reports Democrats hold a wide lead with 25 governors elected and Republicans 3. The list includes Arizona R C Stanford and Florida Fred P Cone among D governors, plus Vermont George D Aiken and Wisconsin Philip La Follette among others. The note adds Independent leads in North Dakota and the southern magnetic pole detail attributed to 1909 exploration.

Watson Reed Smoot Senate Roosevelt North Dakota Walter Welford William Langer Philip la Follette Wisconsin Elmer Benson Minnesota THE Associated Press Progressive Farmer-Laborite Arizona R. C. Stanford Arkansas Carl E. Bailey Colorado Teller Ammons FS En L. Cross Delaware Richard G. McMullen Florida Fred P. Cone Georgia E. D. Rivers Idaho Barzilla W. Clark Illinois Henry Horner Indiana M. Clifford Townsend Kansas Walter Haxman Massachusetts Charles F. Hurley Michigan Frank Murphy Missouri Lloyd C. Stark Nebraska R. L.cochran Mexico Clyde Tingley York Herbert H. Lehman Carolina Clyde R. Hoey Ohio Martin L. Davey Oe Island Robert E Quinn Apets Iee Browning Texas James V. Allred Utah Henry H. Blood Washington Clarence D. Martin Virginia Homer A. Holt New Hampshire Francis P. Murphy Dakota Leslie Jensen Vermont George D. Aiken Philip F. la Follette

Cedar Rapids executive hospitalized with intestinal flu

Col C B Robbins president of Cedar Rapids Life Insurance and chief counsel of the American Life Convention Chicago was taken to St Luke's hospital Thursday morning with intestinal flu contracted in the city. He had travelled from Chicago last weekend and was staying at the Roosevelt hotel over election day. His condition improved by Thursday afternoon, according to his physician.

Col. C. B. Robbins Cedar Rapids Life Insurance Company American Life Convention Chicago St. Luke’s Hospital Col. Robbins Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel

Robert Howe Born in Brunswick County 1732 Patriotic Soldier

Robert Howe, an American patriot and soldier, was born in Brunswick County, North Carolina, in 1732. The record highlights his early life as part of the colonial military tradition.

Robert Howe Brunswick County N. C

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Sinclair Lewis Lewis Fred H. Wehling Readlyn C. G. Johnson Marathon F. A. Whitney Somers A. H. Baumhover Carroll LaMar Foster West Branch Morgan J. McEnaney Mason City Glenn Curtis Cherokee Lloyd Woods Osceola Otto Fuelling Farmersburg W. J. Dreessen Breda Harry F. Copeland Waukee W. A. Yager Spirit Lake John Ryder Dubuque Eugene H. Reilly E. J. Maniece Estherville Claude Johnson Rippey C. W. Ross Wellsburg George W. Groves Webster City Oscar E. Johnson Kanawha John Knippling Cresco George H. Keeney Mallard Gustave Alesch Marcus Ernest L. Currie Council Bluffs P. C. Rasmussen Walter Dietz Walcott Frank L. Engel Davenport E. A. Moore Harlan Chester L. Johns Ottumwa Fred J. Keefe Fort Dodge John W. Moore Sioux City Frank A. Elliott Bronson H. S. Love Bridgewater Thomas Hendrickson Corning Thomas Rutherford, Jr Audubon C. G. Good Ogden G. T. Kuester Griswold M. E. Benz Lawler Harry F. Bulow Clinton William N. Judd Dewey E. Goode Bloomfield David A. Dancer Lamont H. E. Morrow Hopkinton George L. Scott West Union Roy J. Souis Charles City Morris McNie Hampton William Kerr Randolph Stanley M. Thompson Yale Dean W. Peison Eldora T. H. Brodersen Battle Creek B. B. Hickenlooper John R. Gardner Lisbon F. J. Pine Columbus Junction Promise City J. G. Odden Forest City Claus Randall Manly Robert D. Blue Eagle Grove Democrats T. F. Driscoll Farmington Hugh G. Guernsey Centerville James M. Bell Burlington E. I. Mason Brooklyn Roy E. Stevens A. E. Augustine Oskaloosa Morris Moore Walnut Harold L. Irwin DeWitt Frank E. Ellis Maquoketa Lester Gillette H. D. Miller Morley Edward Breen J. I. Gillespie Tom E. Murray Andrew Bell Denison Howard C. Baldwin Cascade M. X. Geske McGregor Sam D. Goetsch Decorah Earl Dean H. J. Grunewald van Horne Winfred Mighell H. V. Levis Chariton H. W. Edwards Tingley O. J. Kirketey Bedford Paul L. Millhone Clarinda K. A. Evans Emerson G. R. Hill Clarion A. Claire Dewey William S. Beardsley New Virginia Frank Pelzer Paul P. Stewart Maynard Hugh W. Lundy Albia Ora E. Husted Truro George M. Hopkins Guthrie Center E. P. Corwin Fruitland D. W. Kimberly Frank C. Byers B. C. Whitehill Marshalltown John W. Billingsley Newton L. H. Doran Boone George L. Parker Independence John Berg Cedar Falls C. Colfax Smith Clarksville Leo Elthon Fertile E. P. Donohue New Hampton Charles B. Hoeven Alton Albert J. Shaw Poca-hontas Kraschel - Wilson Johnson County Kraschel Wilson Chickasaw Clarke Clay Clayton Greene Grundy Guthrie Hamilton Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Howard Humboldt Towa Jackson Marion Marshall Mills Mitchell Monona Ener Monroe Tee Neee Montgomery Muscatine Eeeed Ee Scott Eee Taylor Winneshiek Woodbury Eee Worth Seecevene Wright Craemer's Craemer First Avenue Paris Jule Fray Mercutie Dorney Craemer’s Marcelle Bachas Lansin Aesnarihais N. G. Kraschel Montana Roy E. Ayers Shackleton H. G. Russell Okinow 2Nd Ave Cedar Rapids, Ta
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