Classified Opinion Column on Communism and Treasury Arts Funding
A reader notes the era's clash of ideas as communists push anti capitalist rhetoric while Rexford Tugwell urges unity against a common foe. The piece critiques government officials backing communist aims and muses on Treasury involvement in art and public works funding amid economic strain.
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Communist Party
Cedar Rapids
Rexford G. Tugwell
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Tugwell
Britain Maintains War Stand and Peace Aim in Election
Prime Minister Baldwin won a commanding majority as the national government retained control in Britain’s general election. The government captured 423 seats with 11,423,742 votes to 9,965,305 for the opposition, pledging to pursue peace and world stability amid tensions over Italy and Ethiopia.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
Great Britain
National
Ramsay MacDonald
House of Commons
MacDonald
Malcom
Apd
Baldwin
Europe
Africa
Clement Atlee
Labor Party
Tories
David Lloyd George
Woman’s Labor Bureau Protests Messner Release
The Cedar Rapids Woman’s Labor Bureau No. 17 voted to send letters to Governor Clyde L. Herring and the state board of parole protesting the possible release of Lyle Messner, 22, serving a life sentence for the murder of Kathleen Forrest, 6, of Cedar Rapids. The executive board had petitioned the governor earlier. Thursday’s meeting was at the Labor temple.
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Cedar Rapids
Woman's Labor Bureau No
Clyde L. Herring
State Board of Parole
Lyle Messner
Fort Madison
Kathleen Forrest
The
Bureau
Herring
Messner
Labor Temple
Chicago Adopts Eastern Daylight Time Start Date
Chicago Mayor E J Kelly signed an ordinance to place the city on eastern daylight time starting March 1. The move aligns Chicago with the eastern seasonal time shift and affects local clocks and schedules.
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Chicago
E. J. Kelly
Government debt and tax policy create business uncertainty
The text argues that government spending and the national debt threaten business planning. It calls for retirement measures for the debt and questions what future government actions and taxes might be, urging the secretary of commerce to recognize potential hazards to any taxable business.
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Roper
New York
Ures
Thoughts on Life and Time Across a Turbulent Era
A 1935 meditation on living with fear and fault lines in society. Notes on aging power, minority rights, time as illusion, and the clash of mysticism and materialism. References to Stevenson and Arno ld with reflections on faith failure and leisure. Copyright 1935.
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Stevenson
Matthew Arnold
Matt
God
Jesus
Hearing set on Iowa personal income tax constitutionality
Marshalltown Iowa AP District Judge B O Tankersley set December 2 for a hearing on the constitutionality of Iowa's personal net income tax law. The state board withdrew its bid to dissolve a temporary injunction restraining tax disbursements as Ray P Scott Marshalltown attorney pursues a merit based case challenging the law's passage. Scott argues the three point tax law including the sales tax was enacted improperly as conference committee reports were enrolled without final votes. The board will answer promptly and Judge Carl B Stiger will preside the December 2 hearing.
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Marshalltown
B. O. Tankersley
Iowa
State Board of Assessment and Review
Ray P. Scott
Tax Board
Scott
Carl B. Stiger
Ike Gralnek
Gralnek
Grabek
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
Traffic tolls in Cedar Rapids for 1935 recorded 348 accidents 409 injuries and 12 deaths as reported in local figures.
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Cedar Rapids
Borah Questions and Possible Presidential Ambitions
Idaho Senator Borah declared a definite objective in 1936 and hinted he might enter the presidential primaries. He avoided direct answers about his own aims while suggesting Hoover supporters are active for his nomination and planning a Washington eastward speaking campaign. He outlined ideas on AAA alternatives and indicated he would announce his objective when opportune.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Congress
East
AAA
Roosevelt
West
New York
Hoover
President Urges Norris to Seek Re-Election
President Roosevelt urged Nebraskans to ensure Senator George Norris remains in the United States Senate. He defended Norris as essential to both Nebraska and the nation, saying he would not allow Norris to retire while Norris desired to serve.
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Norris
Washington
Roosevelt
Nebraska
George Norris
United States Senate
Senate
United States
Juror Dies During Clark Murder Trial in Philadelphia
Richard Helmer, 34, juror in the William Clark murder trial, leaned forward to hear testimony then slumped and died from a heart ailment, authorities reported. The proceedings were halted briefly as officials investigated the death and jurors were excused.
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Philadelphia
Richard Helmer
William Clark
Helmer
German Jews Deprived Of Right to Vote
Nazis strip Jews of political rights and marriage options in a September edict at Nurnberg. Jews lose voting rights and government employment. Part Jews may keep citizenship if not married to Jews. The decree bans Aryan female servants under 35 in Jewish households and designates Hitler as final arbiter.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Reichsfuehrer
Hitler
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
United States
Langer Case Sequel Sought After Deadlocked Trial
In Bismarck North Dakota AP jurors could not agree on a verdict after 45 hours of deliberation in the second federal conspiracy trial of former Governor William Langer and three co defendants. District Attorney Lanier immediately moved for a third presentation. The foreman said the vote was 10 to 2 for conviction when the deadlock occurred. The defendants are Langer Vogel Kinzer and Erickson. The government alleged they conspired to influence federal relief operations by soliciting contributions to The Leader from workers paid with relief funds. The note ends with aContinued on Page 9 Col 7.
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Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
P. W. Lanier
A. Lee Wyman
Sioux Falls
S. D
C. O. Grady
Langer
Frank A. Vogel
R. A. Kinzer
Oscar Erickson
the Leader
Ickes Charges Collusion in Steel Bids and Foreign Purchases
Public Works Administrator Harold L. Ickes accused steel firms Bethlehem Carnegie Inland and Jones and Laughlin of identical bids on a Morehead City terminal contract. He cited 52 percent higher U S bids and 85 000 in Nazi material purchases as evidence of collusion and pledged personal approval for future foreign purchases.
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Ickes
PWA
Federal Trade Commission
Iakes
Harold
NRA
Washington
Harold L. Ickes
New Deal
Germany
Bethlehem
Carnegie
Inland
Jones and Laughlin
Mornhagt City
N. C
Ocean Terminal
American Federation of Labor
Boan
Morehead
Developmen’ Trade~ Commission
Nation
Bethlehem “Steel Corporation
Chile
A. F. of L
Morehead City
New York City
Triborough Bridge
Central City High Students Hurt in Auto Crash
Central City report lists Margaret Holub 18 and Gilbert Knott 17 injured in a head on collision between their car and a county maintainer at 3 45 p m Friday about a mile and a half east of Central City Miss Holub received medical aid at home while Knott was taken to Mercy hospital Anamosa for a hand injury
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the Gazette
Central City
Margaret Holub
Joseph Holub
Gilbert Knott
George Knott
Prairieburg
Central
Holub
Knott
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Planned Economy Threat to Freedom Warns William Hard
William Hard, noted journalist, told a Town Hall audience at St. Paul’s Church that America must curb monopolistic drift or risk a planned economy and dictatorship. He urged a return to free competition through tariff reductions, FTC expansion, enforcement of anti trust laws, and elimination of subsidies.
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America
William Hard
Town Hall Club
St. Paul's Church
Rex Tugwell
Hard
Federal Trade Commission
Dutle Nra
United States and Canada sign reciprocal trade treaty
The United States and Canada signed a reciprocal trade treaty in Washington to strengthen North American friendship and economic relations. President Roosevelt announced the provisions would be public Monday, with Hull and King signing for their countries. The pact aims to boost American farm and dairy exports and spur U.S. manufactured goods sales in Canada, and could take effect before year end pending formal proclamation.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Hull
William Mackenzie King
Perkins to Leave Cabinet Says Indiana Senator
Indiana Senator Van Nuys predicts Frances Perkins will soon be withdrawn from the cabinet and replaced by Braddine Quasey, noting she was chosen largely as a Roosevelt friend and has delivered limited press coverage and news.
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Indianapolis
INS
Frances” Perkins
van? Nuys
Indiana
van Nuys
Washington
Perkins May Leave Cabinet Says Van Nuys Surprise at White House
Senator Van Nuys of Indiana predicted Frances Perkins would soon retire from the Roosevelt cabinet. White House aides and President Roosevelt dismissed the forecast saying there was nothing to support the claim. Perkins was described as likely to be among the last to consider quitting the administration.
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Washington
White House
van Nuys
Indiana
Indianapolis
Frances Perkins
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Italians expected to take Harar city in campaign
Southeastern Front reports Harar's fall near, as Italian forces under Generals Mariotti and Graziani push on. Air raids south of Makale hit a large zone while Ethiopian and Danakil fighters clash on the Danakil plateau edge.
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Rodolfo Graziani
Harar
Asmara
Eritrea
Makale
Danakil
Mariotti
Graziani
Des Moines Brick Buyer Faces Tax Evasion Case
Des Moines man Joe Baker and co defendant John Romeres were released on $1,500 bond after pleading not guilty to possessing alcohol with unpaid taxes. Authorities say Baker and Albert Elliott filed warrants against Cedar Rapids men who sold bricks claimed as alcohol for 472 dollars on October 25.
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Des Moines
Joe Baker
Baker
John Romeres
Albert Elliott
Cedar Rapids
O'Connor Conspiracy Trial Opens in Sioux City
In Sioux City AP report, opening statements begin in the payoffs and conspiracy case against Attorney General Edward Le O'Connor. Special Prosecutor Havner and Diamond outline alleged participation in slot machine protection, with the defense opposing amendments and promising witnesses. The jury of seven men and five women hears the proceedings as Judge Earl Peters presides.
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Scity
Edward le O'Connor
Dichmond
Earl. Peters
Nauptenud Court
Peters
Havner
cHavners
Diamond
Ins
O’connor
Woodbury
O'Connor
Hayner
Johnson County
Farmer Kills Calf After It Dined on Dynamite
SHENANDOAH AP reports G Myers of Essex Ta killed his calf Friday after it ate dynamite he had used as rock salt. Myers said the calf had become very ill but the dynamite did not explode. He killed the animal as a precaution.
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Shenandoah
G. Myers
Essex
Myers
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Washington, D. C
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New Mexico
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Schumann-Heink
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England
League of Nations
Italy
Woman’s Labor Bureau
Newton
Les
Wm. Hard
Joan Henderson
Monda
Talians
Havner Dains Atty
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