Reactions to parenting views and farm politics in 1930s Iowa
A column blends disparate topics from a college president disputing the nature of mother love to the Farmers National Grain Corporation’s struggles with speculators and a clash between Cargill and the Chicago Board of Trade over September corn. It also covers slot machine enforcement, and a libel case against The Gazette involving H M Cooper, perjury questions, and reflections on courtroom ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Sam
Pris
Chicago Corporation
Cargill Grain Corporation
Minneapolis
Chicago ‘Board of Trade
Cargill Company
Cargill. Company
Ben- 1On County
H. M. Cooper
Gazette
Cooper
One Man Held in Corcoran Slaying Manhunt Follows
Minneapolis one man held at North Side station as two other suspects are sought in the ambush slaying of Patrick J. Corcoran, head of the Twin Cities Teamsters. Authorities probe labor dispute links and threats received by union leaders amid an $11,000 reward for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Patrick J. Corcoran
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Corcoran
Twin Cities
Teamsters’ Union
James Mullen
North Side
Teamsters Joint Union
Two New Soviet Ministers Named In Diplomatic Purge
Moscow reports two new ministers Ivan Zotoff to Latvia and Kuzma Nikitin to Estonia amid a Soviet diplomatic purge. Former college professors replace predecessors believed arrested. Ambassadors to Germany Poland Turkey and the Finland envoy recalled and removal foreseen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
INS
Ivan Zotoff
Latvia
Kuzma Nikitin
Esthenia
Germany
Poland
Turkey
Finland
Thanksgiving Specials Ad In Gazette Want Ad Section
Classified listing promotes live or dressed poultry and various Thanksgiving treats. Market offerings include turkeys ducks geese chickens capons rabbits popcorn fruit cake apples pears vegetables and other good things to eat. Ad taker coordinates via phone number 2 1121.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Warning of more slayings shocks Twin Cities labor saga
A note to Mrs S J Juetten warned two more leaders would be killed after Patrick J Corcoran the Minneapolis labor chief was shot. Police linked the threat to a broader labor war as Alderman Bastis spoke of a death list including Bill Brown and the Dunthorn brothers. Farrell Dobbs called the crime a clean professional job as unions sought aid to quell rising tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Patrick J. Corcoran
Minneapolis
Corcoran
S. J. Juetten
Twin City
Juetten
Laundry Linen and Dry Cleaners Union
A. G. Bastis
Bill Brown
Dun Brothers
Miles
Vincent
Grant
Farrell Dobbs
Drivers’ Union
Speeder Corp Sues Carleton Beh Co For 100000 Bond Deal
Des Moines filing says Speeder Machinery Corp of Cedar Rapids sues Carleton D Beh Co a Des Moines investment firm for breach of contract seeking 100000 in damages over failure to buy 100000 in bonds issued by Speeder Machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speeder Corp
Carleton Beh Co
DES Moines
Speeder Machinery Corporation of
Cedar Rapids
Carleton D. Beh
Beh
Snow blankets northern states as season opens
Bitter winds spread the first widespread snow across the northern half of the nation. Accumulations ranged from a trace to seven and a half inches, slowing traffic but moisture improving prairie soils. Snow dusted South Dakota Iowa Cambria County Pennsylvania Nebraska Dome Lake Wyoming and several other states. Temperatures dropped prompting coats and mufflers for the first time this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
South Dakota
Iowa
Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
Dome Lake
Wyo
Montana
Colorado
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Minnesota
North Dakota
Light Snow Hits Iowa After First Winter Preview
Des Moines reports scattered snow across Iowa with up to four inches in many areas. Burlington and Des Moines saw late flurries while Burlington Adair and Moline, Ill. recorded it. Temperatures mostly in the twenties. readings may fall further tonight. Travel remained open but roads were slick and icy. Ames reports no drifting. The snow aids moisture and crop protection according to experts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Adair
Moline
Ill
Weather Bureau
Highway Commission
Ames
Widow Bravely Stands by Man Accused in Lodger Murder
Eva Bosshardt, 32, tearfully pledges support to her second husband Charles Bosshardt as he faces murder charges in the 1935 killing of Spencer Malan near Enterprise. George Schaefer confesses the crime and the marriage to Malan’s widow to atone. The body was dumped in an old well, with debris hindering removal from a 110 foot shaft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. George, Utah
Eva Bosshardt
Charley
Enterprise
Bosshardt
St. Patrick’s
Charles
Pioche, Nev
Spencer
Schaefer
Four Hurt In Two Highway Crashes Near Ladora Ia
Four persons were injured in two separate accidents on the slippery highway near Ladora Iowa Thursday. Herman Kettelsen and H Aldershot suffered injuries in a ditch crash two miles west of here. Kettelsen is said to be out of danger. In a second crash three miles east of here William Peppas and Albert Wildberger of St Joseph Missouri were hurt in a collision with a car driven by Rev Robert Donaho of Iowa City. Donaho was uninjured.
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Ladora
Here
Herman Kettelsen
Atalissa
H. Aldershot
Columbus Junction
Aldershot
Victor
Kettelsen
A. C. McKean
William Peppas
St. Joseph
Albert Wildberger
Robert Donahoe
Bloomington Street
Iowa City
U S May Acquire Illegality Scenes
CHICAGO AP Uncle Sam contemplated expanding federal real estate holdings. A United States District Attorney urged the alcohol tax unit to study cases where illicit stills or equipment were seized with the aim of acquiring the property before operations continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uncle Sam
United States District Attorney
Daniel D. Glasser
Alcohol Tax Unit
Everyday Miracles in Daily Life
A contemplation on ordinary acts of kindness and resilience as everyday miracles. The piece notes workers, caregivers, and neighbors who selflessly aid others, comparing their deeds to miraculous acts and to scripture, highlighting human goodness and grit.
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Perviceie
Third of O Connell gang captured in Syracuse
Percy Geary alias Angel Face, the third of the O Connell kidnapers who escaped from Onondaga county penitentiary, was cornered in a Syracuse auto parking station. He tried to break free as officers led him to headquarters but was quickly subdued. Oley and Crowley had been captured after a raid on the rooming house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
INS
Percy “Angel Face
Geary
O’connell
Onondaga County
John J. Oley
Harold “Red” Crowley
Rere
Oley
Crowley
Arkansas Girl Becomes Mother at Twelve in Berryville
In Berryville Arkansas a twelve year old girl named Willie Hockersmith gave birth to a baby boy weighing six pounds and a half. She married her husband, nineteen year old Willie Hockersmith, in January.
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Arkansas
Berryville, Ark
Ins
Willie Hockersmith
Hockersmith
LaGuardia Calls New York City Boycott of Housing Conference
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia declares a NYC boycott of the national housing conference in Washington. Nathan Straus lobbies to press ahead with the meeting, urging concrete action and criticizing excessive conferences. The exchange includes hopes for Langdon W. Post and Charles Abrams to attend.
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Washington
INS
Nathan Straus
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York City
Straus
New York
LaGuardia
Ickes
Langdown W. Post
New York City Housing Authority
Charles Abrams
Senate approves two regional PWA directors
The Senate confirmed two new regional directors for the Public Works Administration, David R. Kennicott of Illinois and George M. Bull of Colorado. Howard A. Gray of Illinois was also confirmed as assistant administrator of public works.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Ickes
Public Works Administration
PWA
David R. Kennicott
Illinois
George M. Bull
Colorado
Howard A. Gray
Pledge New Ban on Wildcat Strikes
The United Automobile Workers promised a new ban on wildcat strikes after General Motors accused a Pontiac sit down of violating the union contract. The action idled 14 721 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United Automobile Workers Union
General Motors
Pontiac
Nazi Leader Takes Leap To His Death
Austrian Nazi leader Richard Schuech leaped four floors to his death during a police raid on his Vienna apartment. Fifteen other Nazis were arrested and a quantity of secret political correspondence seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
INL
Richard Schuech
Play On Your Harp: Youth in Quest for Happiness
Travis Ingham presents a serial novel in The Gazette exploring modern youth pressures. Cobby Wells, a handsome spoiled young man, and Jean confront harsh life realities as their romance unfolds under social strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobby Wells
Jean
Travis Ingham
Gazette
Farm bill costs trimmed to 500 million in plan
Senate farm leaders said they aim to cut the granary program costs to 500 million dollars, using a plan to match past farm aid spending. Backers of anti lynching legislation won a procedural vote 42 to 25 against shifting filibuster burden to the reading clerk. Chairman Ellison Smith said the farm bill will be reported Monday and a recess till then will allow full time committee work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
House-Agriculture
Pope
Idaho
Roosevelt
Jones
Tex
House
Wasi
Museum Solves Jobless Eggs By Biggers
In a satirical sketch Bugs Baer and Jack Biggers lampoon unemployment and museum displays. Biggers parodies post office needs while joking about idle hours and dinosaur eggs, suggesting counting and glass cases for visiting days.
Cargill Presses for Counsel at Exchange Hearing
John H. MacMillan Jr president of Cargill Grain seeks legal counsel for the Chicago Board of Trade hearing opening Dec 7 on charges that Cargill violated a business conduct order. He also demands a court reporter and notes the exchange rules require privacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John H. MacMillan, Jr
Cargill Grain Corporation
Minneapolis
Kenneth S. Templeton
Chicago Board of Trade
Exchange
Cargill
MacMillan
The
Business Conduct Committee
Jong
Britain and United States Move Toward Reciprocal Trade Pact
Anglo-American negotiations mark a starting point for a reciprocal trade agreement with most favored nation treatment. Britain, the Dominions, and France may join, with aims to reduce barriers and bolster global recovery, seen as democracy facing fascist blocs.
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London
INS
France
Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
United States
Britain
Brussels
Japan
China
United Democratic Front
Germany
Italy
New Social Register Drops Wallis' Name
The 1938 Social Register omits Duchess of Windsor Wallis Warfield from the main listings. Only a lone, marginal note on page 892 under Marriages of 1937 mentions Windsor Warfield, reflecting the former royal wife’s exclusion from the volume.
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New York
INS
New Social Register
Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Warfield
Windsor
Warfield
Twenty three alleged communists convicted in Rome
In Rome on Thursday night twenty three alleged communists were convicted of anti fascist activities and received prison sentences from one to ten years. Two were acquitted.
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Rome
INS
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Wilson
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Cooper-Gazette
P. J. Corcoran
Earl Sarin
St.Paul
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Martin
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
A. F. of L
Russia
U. S
Utah
Bates
U.S
DR. Newton
O'Connell
Bulletin
BY Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Jack Biggers
Biggers
Jim Farley
U. S. Britain
Tri
Cordell ‘Hull
Lander
Hull
Hhas
Great Britain
Ottawa
United ‘Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Union of South Africa
Wallis
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