Farm problems and cotton boom spark 1937 political clash
The current session pushes a farm bill under President orders but no bill exists yet. Secretary Wallace clashes with agri culture committees over processing taxes and compulsory crop control. Cotton output soars with a record 18,243,000 bales on 33,736,000 acres, while 1937 yields rise to 258.8 pounds per acre. Brazil’s Vargas tries to restructure debt and coffee overproduction looms as US creditors hold most of the $760 million.
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Retrenchment 15 Favored by Many Members
Washington session opens with conflict over farm legislation and steps to spur business. Congress seeks retrenchment and relief measures. Roosevelt may address the tax issue but action awaits the regular session. Senate and House reorganization bills loom, while farm program support faces delay.
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Patrolman Hanna Injured In Motorcycle Skid Crash
Patrolman John Hanna suffered severe bruises to the left arm and elbow when his motorcycle skidded at the corner of Eighth Avenue and First Street SE at 3 15 p m Saturday. An X ray at Mercy Hospital showed no fractures. Traffic Sergeant Gordon Hughes investigated. he attributed the skid to cinder dust on the street.
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Winter storm blankets western to eastern North Dakota
Snow fell across western North Dakota with sleet in the center and rain in the east as subfreezing temperatures made travel hazardous. More snow and continued cold were forecast for the region.
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Flowering Wilderness Reflections On Marriage Ideal
Two men discuss marriage and a high goal beyond mere fleshly union. The author cites Dinny Brownings as an example of spiritual pairing, critiques door mat dynamics, and argues most divorces stem from undeveloped selves rather than intolerable partners, inviting deeper thought on Matrimony.
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Fanny Brice May Be Facing a Rose Holm Marriage
Hollywood rumors say Billy Rose plans to wed Eleanor Holm Jarrett as soon as divorces are finalized. Holm's husband Arthur Jarrett vows to sue, while Brice denies knowledge but hints at pursuing answers when Rose arrives in San Francisco. Brice had previously quipped about Rose and Holm.
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C N W to Receive Streamlined Steam Engines in January
The Chicago and North Western railway announced nine new streamlined steam locomotives to be delivered in January 1938. Price set at $145,000 each, capable of hauling fifteen passenger cars at eighty miles per hour, and clad in a lightweight steel shroud for streamlining. They will run on Chicago to Omaha passenger routes.
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King Carol Forms New Romanian Cabinet
BUCHAREST Roumania King Carol commissions Ion Mihalache head of the national peasant party to form a cabinet after the resignation of Premier George Tatarescu of the national liberal party.
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Medinah Club cooks breakfast as union strike disrupts event
In Chicago, executives of the Medinah club donned aprons to cook breakfast for guests while several hundred employees, members of 26 AFL unions, walked off strike action. The workers demand higher wages shorter hours and improved working conditions.
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GM Strike Clash Looms Over New Pact With Union
Union delegates at General Motors threaten to block approval of a new contract with the United Auto Workers. The five month negotiation ends in a revision of last winter’s 44 day strike settlement, condemns unauthorized sitdowns, and affirms the company’s right to discipline employees for cause while pledging UAW discipline for unapproved actions.
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Litvinoff May Be Put On Skids In Stalin Purge
Moscow rumors say Foreign Commissar Litvinov faces a purge as top diplomats abroad are recalled and arrested. Konstantin Yureneff, ambassador to Germany, allegedly jailed, prompting talk Litvinov’s career may end and Potemkin could take over the foreign ministry.
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News Behind the News: Mallon’s Cedar Rapids Column Debuts
Paul Mallon, a top Washington reporter with decades of experience, brings his impartial, detailed coverage to The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The columnist, famed for fearless reporting and a wide domestic background, premieres with the new News Behind the News feature as Congress opens its special session.
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Britain’s Hidden Pact Theory From Balfour Papers
Washington dispatch reports a sensational disclosure of the Balfour document suggesting a secret Anglo-Japanese understanding during World War I. The note cites Lord Grey’s belief Britain could not oppose Japanese expansion in China and that a “safety valve” might be needed to restrain Japan in the Pacific.
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West Allies demand end to Japanese invasion at Far East talks
At the Far East conference nineteen nations rejected Japan's arguments to justify the invasion of China. Italy opposed the resolution, threatening to block the talks as Mussolini aligns with Germany and Japan. Norman Davis urged Tokyo to cooperate to end the war.
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When U S Holds Its Own Aves The Bag By Bugs Baer
In a satirical column Bugs Baer comments on U S power and the Brussels peace commission. He argues Americans should stay calm and avoid war talk while dictators act abroad. He likens Washington to a back collar button and urges patience until official guidance arrives.
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Chinese Counterattacks Stiffen Defense Near Shanghai
Chinese forces under Chiang Kai-shek launched counterattacks that halted a Japanese westward sweep. Chinese troops recaptured Fengkingchen and Chuankung ting while resisting near Shanghai and along the Peiping Hankow line as Japanese forces pressed from Nanking toward the capital.
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Confesses: Murder Of Two Brothers in Mount Vernon
Prosecutor Richard Wells said Toivo Hautaneimi a 25 year old logger confessed killing Floyd Grimm 21 and Ernest 29 and disposing of their bodies on the Grimm farm. He had been jailed on charges related to mistreatment of the Grimm brothers sister Edith. The motive was alleged jealousy over attentions paid to Edith. Ernest was slain December 17 with Floyd killed March 6. the elder Floyd Grimm died in June unaware of his sons fate. The Grimm family had long roots in Trigo, Washington.
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Cedar Rapids Hit By Snow Flurries
Snow flurries began in Cedar Rapids on Saturday night following a cloudy day. Temperatures drifted downward from 49 at 1 am to 38 at 7 pm and 36 at 9:15 pm with a steady fall after the afternoon uptick.
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Secret 1917 pacts revealed reshaping Europe says INS
An International News Service report discloses a verbatim transcript of a British War Council meeting in spring 1917. It claims Britain sought territorial gains and bribed governments to join the Allied cause, influencing Italy and Romania to enter the war and shaping postwar borders.
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Pledges of Territory Outlined by Balfour
The article outlines secret wartime pledges attributed to Balfour, detailing promises to Italy and bordering Austrian regions. It notes the US as an ally auto obligated party and references continuation on page 2 of the section.
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Weekly forecast for Chicago region period
AP forecast notes period November 15 to 20 for upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys. Expect considerable precipitation with snow in the north and rain in the south. Temperatures near normal in the south and near or below normal in the north, especially Tuesday and Wednesday.
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