Roosevelt Era Net Costs and Political Shifts in 1930s
In Washington, Arthur W. Mitchell's potential election to Congress signals shifts for the New Deal with Negro representation. Roosevelt aides including Ickes Chapman Hopkins and Mrs. Roosevelt have engaged with civil rights leaders, marking unprecedented Democratic outreach to African Americans. The column also notes duPonts' planned self regulation and a lighthearted anecdote about Franklin and Philip Roosevelt’s financial trust, plus a vivid portrait of Roosevelt press conferences and access.
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Washington
Arthur W. Mitchell
Chicago
Oscar de Priest
New Deal
Mitchell
Roosevelt
Interior Ickes
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Oscar Chapman
Howard University
Interior Department
Harry Hopkins
Democratic Party
Congress
James Roosevelt
Philip Roosevelt
Roosevelt and Sons
White House
Franklin
Philip
Phil
Vote For New Deal
Chicago notes a democratic landslide driven by faith in Roosevelt and his policies rather than party loyalty The piece highlights the new deal as saving farms from foreclosure aiding drought regions with aid and AAA payments and shaping optimism for the future.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Radio listings mix of NBC CBS stations and orchestral acts
A dense schedule of radio programs and musical acts listing show times and participating networks. Named hosts, orchestras, and bands appear with station call letters such as WEAF WJZ WABC WMT WBBM and others. The fragmentary page enumerates daytime and evening pieces, from talk and children segments to choirs, comedies, and musical showcases across multiple markets.
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Galaxy
Woc-Who
Honeymoooners
NBC
WJZ Chain
Vyour Child
Weaf Chain
Tony Wens
Alex Semmler
CBS
WABC
WMT
Marine Band
WJZ
Navy Band
Weaf Woc-Who
Keenan and
Phillips
WEAF
Earl Walde
Honeybox
Sassafras
WHO
Josephine Gibson
WLS Witmj
Farm and Home Heller
KYW
Madcaps
Sheviin Etch
WBBM
Wacco Kmox
Gorden and Stradivarius
Velas Erch
Beulah Croft
Kansel Arch
WCCO
Negto Entertainers
NIC
WMAQ
Wenr Wocho
Chicare Choir
Science Service
rich—Lady Next Door
Meredith Willson
Gould and Shefter
Wwoc-Who
E Runsearch
Edgar Great
Buck Rosera
You and Your Government
Frank Buck
Froake Carter
Relaman
Molina Etch
Crime Clues
WLW
Queena Mario
Detroit
Orpheus Club
Koil Wren
Lyman Oreh
Wayne King
Ren Bernie
Wwoc
Bing Crosby
Ed Wynn
Duchin_ otch
Weaf Woc Who
Isham Jones
KMOX
Woumans
WOC
Annette Vanshaw
Gray Orch
Wcco Kmox
Seven Seas
Tim and Irene
George Givot
W8m
WFAA
Jack Little
Tenens
Dorsey Arch
Busse Arch
Aicep Aetonsen
Wocmills Arch
Lucas Erch
Simons
Fox
Midwest Swings Toward New Deal as Voters Question Spending
The Midwest shifts away from party labels toward the side promising continued New Deal programs. With large majorities in Congress, Roosevelt faces a critical test over continued government spending and regulation of business. Farmers benefit from relief checks, though fear a post-election slowdown. The region, meanwhile, shows mixed views on Wallace and Hoover-era reform, as Klan activity resurfaces in Nebraska.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Midwest
American Bankers Association
Cal
FERA
Omaha
Henry Wallace
Henry
Morley Visits Grant Wood in Iowa Corner-Eye View
Adeline Taylor profiles author Christopher Morley during a visit to Grant Wood in Waubeek. Morley explains his habit of “seeing out of the corner of the eye,” noting how perspective alters perception from a gym floor to a car dashboard. He recalls Kipling quotes, Hawaii homesickness, and fondness for the Midwest.
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Christopher Morley
Grant Wood
Chris
Topher
Morley
Observer
Sea Penta
Wilson Junior
Gazette Office
Wanbeek
Jay Sigmund
Waubeek
Memorial Building
West Side
Mr. Wood
Wilson
Hawaii
America
Farmer-Labor Candidates Spark Silent Coverage by Papers
Two conservative Republican papers did not carry the farmer labor candidates in a reflected political ripple. The issue, noted as copyrighted in 1934, hints at press silence from opposing outlets while the farmer labor movement seeks visibility.
Creston to Receive Council Bluffs Water Shipments
Council Bluffs water works will resume shipments to Creston tonight. A contract with Creston’s municipal water works provides sixty tank cars weekly for an indefinite period to aid the drought stricken city.
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Council Bluffs
Probe Man's Connection With Cedar Rapids Thefts
Russell Leffridge of Rock Island was arrested Monday in Moline for investigation in connection with thefts in Davenport. Moline officers were checking reports that Leffridge had been selling articles stolen in Cedar Rapids.
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Russell Leffridge
Rock Island
Moline
Davenport
Leffridge
Cedar Rapids
Local Men Escape Buffalo on Iowa Farm
M. E. Garmoe, Ben Johnson, and Carl Garmoe visited Harry Mitchell’s 1800 acre Packwood area farm to see horses. A buffalo charged from timber near a railroad, Garmoe sidestepped as his companions climbed trees, the animal vaulted two fences and a track and then vanished. Mitchells were away in Chicago. no owner identified.
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M. E. Garmoe
Second Avenue
Ben Johnson
Third Avenue
Garmoe
Carl
Fairfield
Caesar
Harry Mitchell
Packwood
Johnson
Mitchells
Mitchell
Chicago
Twin Lar son loses two fingers in farm accident
West Branch report says four year old Irvin Larson, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Larson, caught his hand in a corn elevator on the farm Saturday morning, resulting in injuries severe enough to require amputation of two fingers.
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John
Quercus
Saturday Review of Literature
Titania
Morley
Middle West
West Branch
Irvin Larson
Alfred Larson
Greek rodeo images in ancient literature
Greek literature describes rodeo like scenes with steer riding and lariat tossing as popular sports and horsemanship as an ancient art. It notes Greeks threw steers and bulls with bare hands similar to modern rodeo cowboys while cheering crowds watched.
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Public Ledger, Inc
Peoples Savings Bank Applies for FHA Mortgagee Approval
Cedar Rapids bank becomes first in Iowa to seek federal mortgagee status under the housing act. Iowa FHA director J. J. Hughes said the application, signed by Frank, was filed Monday, marking a milestone in statewide loan programs.
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Peoples Savings Bank First
Iowa
Des Moines
Peoples Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Hughes
FHA
Frank
Welch to be sent to Washington for approval
C Welch president of the Peoples Bank and of the Iowa Bankers Association will be sent to Washington for approval.
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C. Welch
The
Peoples Bank
Iowa Bankers Association
Washington
Light Company Cooking School Teaches Soups and Chowders
Iowa Electric Light and Power company hosts a four session cooking school guided by Miss Louise Hathaway home economics expert. Sessions run Monday 7 p.m. Tuesday 2 30 p.m. Wednesday 2 p.m. and Thursday 7 30 p.m. P R Geyer of National Biscuit company demonstrates a shredded wheat manufacture machine showing grain from field to finished product. All interested invited.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Louise Hathaway
Niagara
P. R. Geyer
National Biscuit Company
Kidney remedies promise relief for bladder and kidney ills
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules to flush poisons and acids from kidneys and ease bladder irritation so men can stop getting up at night. It lists other symptoms such as scant urine, burning or smarting passages, backache, leg cramps, and puffy eyes.
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Haarlem
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New York
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Collins
Coolidge
WMA
Sugal Arch
Shippy
Jack Armstrong
Leah — Mary Small
Sods
Willie
P.M
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Edgar A
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Dick Kwce
Charles Sears
Household Orchestra
Wilfred Pelletier
Symphony
Queena Tan
Orpheus
Ario
Ale Trapaltale
Household Loan Plan
Household Finance Corp, Packard Motor Car Co
Toosdays
Ivan Lebedefe
AvouNt
Paul Lukas
Hungary
Bellagoosi
Beardes
Feg Murray
Eboe Ebedeff Ool
John Loder
Crown Prince
King Features Syndocate, Inc
Joice Heth
Prairies
Jim Farley
Mr. Roosevelt
Nebraska
Arthur Mullen
Arthur
Mullen
St. Paul
Frank B. Kellogg
Sioux City
South Dakota
Missouri
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Star
Adeline Taylor
Creston
Council Bluffs Water
Probe Man
Grove
John Harvey Furbey
Carron
Parlor Mfg. Company
Killian Company
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