Iowa Campaign Echoes and Silent Editorial Stance
A Des Moines column laments editorial silence on Iowa state campaign issues, accusing Des Moines newspapers of approving the Kraschel wing in the state house. It highlights notable figures like Bourke Hickenlooper and Elmer Johnson, discusses the Second district race between W S Jacobsen and Alfred Mueller, and notes funding and editorial pressures shaping coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins-Corcoran-Cohen
Washington
KKK
State House
Kraschel
Kampmeier
Kirtley
Iowa
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Gillette
Dickinson
Bourke Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Hick
Elmer Johnson
Linn
Capital City
George Wilson
Wilson
State Senate
Raymond Clapper
Clapper
Mark Sullivan
Murphy
CIO
Michigan
Sullivan
Hoover Seeks Congress Backing to Foe New Deal
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Northwest Republicans to elect a new, independent congress next Tuesday to end the New Deal “coercion economy.” He labeled Roosevelt’s program fascist and totalitarian, denounced the labor board, and urged a return to free enterprise to spur recovery and create jobs for 11 million unemployed.
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Spokane
Wash
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Roosevelt
Hoover
Mutual Broadcasting Company
America
Rome
Moscow
Labor Board
Congress of
United States
Legion Chief Urges Support for Dies Committee
In Minneapolis Stephen F. Chadwick national commander of the American Legion called for public confidence in the Dies congressional committee probing un-American activities. He spoke on radio during a Minnesota Legion meeting and said the committee was appointed at the Legion's request and endorsed by the convention.
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Minneapolis
Stephen F. Chadwick
The
American Legion
Dies
Chadwick
Minnesota Legion
Legion
Congress
Father's Quick Recall Rescues Baby From Choking
In Indianapolis Indiana William J Surge revived his 10 month old son after the infant stopped breathing. Surges memory of a first aid illustration guided him to perform resuscitation using simple methods. He attributes the success to common sense and prayer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
William J. Surge
Surge
Temperatures Drift Downward in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw mild November weather with temperatures easing from 52 degrees at 2 p.m. to 45 by 8 p.m. and 44 at 9:30. The sky stayed partly cloudy and the day’s low was 38 at 7 a.m. per the Chambers Inskeep recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Senate spending report lists candidates and totals
Chairman Sheppard disclosed that 208 candidates in 35 senate races reported spending 1 018 111 in primaries with 50 candidates accounting for 873 043. Some expenditures ranged from 80 000 to 100 000 and observers will monitor voting in Pennsylvania New Jersey and North Dakota.
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Washington
Sheppard
Tex
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Senate
Pennsylvania
Newcee
North Dakota
Tuesay
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Bismarck
N. C
Dr Newton to Resume Everyday Living Column on Nov 14
Dr Joseph Fort Newton will resume his daily column Everyday Living in The Cedar Rapids Gazette on Monday November 14. Readers recall the popular feature which paused last summer due to overwork and resumed with renewed vigor after his recovery.
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Newton
Gazette
Joseph Fort Newton
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ness
Dr. Newton
University of Continued
Ickes Dragged Into Communistic Probe
James A. Cobb charged before the Dies committee that Interior Secretary Ickes suppressed a report urging dismissal of Howard University President Mordecai Johnson for teaching communism. Cobb said the report by Louis R. Gravis favored ousting Johnson but was altered. Johnson remains head of Howard.
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Washington
INS
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Mordecai W. Johnson
Howard University
Dies un-American
James A. Cobb
Negro University
Cobb
Louis R. Gravis
Corps of
Johnson
District of Columbia
Wilson
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Martin Dies
Wisconsin
Governor Kraschel Defends Parole Board Member as Honest
In Cedar Rapids Governor Kraschel calls a dismissed Iowa parole board member an honest man who wrote bad checks to support his family. He criticizes The Gazette for reporting the resignation and questions why clemency would be granted to others who misused funds. The speech questions charges against Kraschel’s conduct as lieutenant governor and governor.
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Anamosa
Fort Madison
Des Moines
Kraschel
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Nelson G. Kraschel
Memorial Coliseum
Parole Board
Tam
Kirtley
Harlan Canning Company
Sxraschel
Iowa
Dewey Attacks Lehman Backers In Brooklyn Rally
New York Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey assailed supporters of Herbert H. Lehman, echoing President Roosevelt but urging voters to overlook the past. He accused Lehman allies of corruption and cited Dutch Schultz’s 1925 deputy sheriff appointment, while saying opponents meet no major issues beyond his birth in the 20th century.
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New York
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert H. Lehman
Dewey
Brooklyn
Dutch Schultz
Edward J. Flynn
Central City Man Held In Liquor Sale Probe
Central City resident Roy Rice and his wife Nora Rice faced a liquor sales probe after sheriff deputies obtained a search warrant following complaints. Officers found liquor permits and five bottles of whisky bearing Iowa seals. Rice was jailed and a county attorney will review action.
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Cedar Rapids
Roy Rice
Central City
Nora M. Rice
James H. Smith
Smith
Larry Condon
Rice
H. R. Churchill
Linn
G. K. Thompson
Funeral Services For Dr Redmond Set For Tuesday
Dr William H Redmond Cedar Rapids physician died suddenly Saturday Funeral services scheduled for 10 30 am Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Burial in Dysart family lot Knights of Columbus council 909 past grand knight to recite rosary at home tonight Friends may call at 1924 Fourth Avenue SE today
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William H. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Immaculate Conception Church
Dysart
Knights of Columbus Council
Dr. Redmond
Fourth Avenue SE
Father Coughlin to Open 52 Week Radio Series
Father Charles E. Coughlin will launch a 52 weekly one hour program series starting Sunday on a special network. The talks will cover opposition to communism and social justice principles with a pledge to defend Christianity and Americanism. Air time is 3 p.m. CST weekly, with a Detroit rebroadcast from 5 to 6 p.m. Sundays.
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Royal Oak Mid
Charles FE
Coughlin
Detroit
Campaigns In National Stage As Vote Nears
AP reports the Roosevelt case to voters nears submission for a mid term referendum. Roosevelt closes defense and Hoover leads Republican rebuttal from the Northwest with Hamilton in Washington. State campaigns run locally Sunday and Monday ahead of Tuesday election votes.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Far
Northwest
John D. M. Hamilton
Maine
House of Representatives
Senate
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Wilson
League of Nations
Marion Man Charged With Drunk Driving
A Marion man identified as Dwight Ho Beach of 933 Eighth Street was jailed just before midnight Saturday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was picked up on Highway 149 two miles southwest of Cedar Rapids. case referred to County Attorney G. K. Thompson.
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Dwight Ho Beach
Eighth Street
Marion
Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
G. K.thompson
How to split a ticket on voting machines in Linn County
Voters in Linn County learn two methods to split a ticket on voting machines. Use the straight ticket lever and cancel undesired names with the small lever, or ignore the straight lever and select individual candidates. Any name with a lever down receives a vote.
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Cedae Rapida News
Linn County
Matt
Weather Outlook For Upper Mississippi And Plains
Weath outlook for the week ending November covers upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern and central plains. First part of week generally fair with a precipitation period likely in the latter half. Temperatures start below normal then warm up later in the week.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Gillette Seeks Expanded Presidential Power in Rally Remarks
Senator Guy Gillette told 1,800 at a Memorial Coliseum rally he would support a reorganization bill to concentrate power in the White House. He argued authority comes from the people but warned against giving the Executive control over its own branch and rejected enlarging the Supreme Court.
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White House
Guy Gillette
Memorial Coliseum
Gazette
The
Gillette
Supreme Court
House
Kraschel Defends Parole Board Member and Aide at Rally
Governor Kraschel praised a resigned parole board member as an honest man and argued salary factors and budget efficiency while defending his executive assistant’s past roles at Erie railroad. He cited public focus on petty issues and avoided applause during a moment about the Merkuri arson case.
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Erie Railroad
Wilson
Merkuri
Steel wage schedule urged for federal contracts
The federal public contracts board urged Secretary Perkins to set a minimum wage of 6.244 cents an hour for workers in firms supplying iron and steel to the government. The rates would apply in 36 states and the District of Columbia under the Walsh Healey act, with regional differences and expected increases for many plants.
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Washington (Lp
Federal Public Contracts Board
Secretary of
Frances Perkins
District of Columbia
South
Secretary of Labor
West
CIO Steel Organizing Committee
Baer Urges Fancier Stadiums for Army and Navy
Sports columnist Arthur Baer argues Army and Navy require better stadiums with more seats and secure huddles. He notes West Point drew 80,000 spectators with Notre Dame and Navy 70,000 at Penn, calling it real recruiting and poking fun at concrete lines in football facilities.
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West Point
Notre Dame
Navy
Penn
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