Huey Long and Coughlin Could Shape a New Congress
The piece warns that Huey Long and Father Coughlin may steer national policy if elected and influence laws through a proposed “board of legal advisers.” It cautions against underestimating their potential to disrupt recovery efforts and politics. It also notes Iowa job applications under new state income taxes and ongoing legislative-change discussions in Des Moines.
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Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Huey
Father Coughlin
Board of Legal Advisers
Congress
Hyvey
Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Messrs. Long
Long
Des Moines
Waterloo
Sioux City
Davenport
Dubuque
Iowa
Borah Delivers New Charges Of Relief Waste
Senator Borah of Idaho accused the relief administration of waste amounting to millions in a radio address. He urged safeguards for next year’s program and called for a thorough investigation by disinterested parties, noting reports of high administration costs in several counties.
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Washington
Relief Administration
Senator Borah
Idaho
Republican Independent
Congress
Borah
Harry L. Hopkins
FERA
Living to End the City’s Ghostly Habit
A reader laments a pervasive unhappiness in modern life describing a city of ghosts. The letter argues youth and society drift, urging patience and courage to seek a vertical spiritual faith to lift troubled lives. Copyright 1934.
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Galsworthy
Moonshine Ring Exposed by Grand Jury in Virginia
Mountaineers aided federal agents in Virginia as a grand jury reconvened to hear 100 plus testimonies on a multi state moonshine ring. Leaders allegedly profited for six years while enslaving illiterate workers amid reports of murder and corruption centering in Franklin county.
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Harrisonburg
United States Treasury
Grand Jury
Franklin County
Virginia
Air crash near Madison claims two men two killed one injured
Earl Anderson an automobile salesman died in the Madison crash of their airplane while Cliff Duboise was critically injured. The accident occurred here and authorities investigated the scene for causes and safety factors.
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Madison, Wis
Earl Anderson
Cliff Duboise
Iowa Seeks Five Million Under New PWA Setup
Washington AP report outlines grade crossing elimination as part of the public works program. Iowa projects listed by the state highway commission would cost about 5 million, with labor likely exceeding 35 percent of costs. The plan aims to reduce crossings though nationwide totals show many still open.
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Iowa
PWA
Washington
New Public Works
Bureau of Public Roads
Public Works Administration
State Highway Commission
Ickes
Joseph O'B. Eastman
Cioedng
Eastman
United States
Fate Of G. O. P. Hangs On Its Farm Platform Says Lowden
Oregon Illinois Frank O Lowden former Illinois governor and three time Republican presidential candidate says the party cannot recover without a strong agriculture platform. He notes his 4500 acre Sinissippi estate and ten tenant farms as his daily focus and praises Roosevelt and Wallace for farm policy while urging open foreign markets for ag commodities.
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Lowden
Ray Anderson
Oregon
Ill
Frank O. Lowden
Sinissippi Farm
Ilinois
United States
D. R. McCreery
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
McCreery
Sinissippi
Mr. Low
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Roosevelt
Wallace
Details of 1935 corn hog program outlined on farm page
The farm page presents the Gorn Hog program details and its benefits to farmers with an interpretation by Ray Anderson. The feature explains how the plan aids corn producers and clarifies eligibility and expected outcomes for growers.
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Ray Anderson
Fox West Coast Theaters Sold For 17 Million
Earl E. Moss authorized the sale of Fox West Coast Theaters Corp owner of more than 125 Pacific coast cinemas to National Theaters Corp for 17 million dollars. Trustees said this covers creditors claims and expenses with a 100 percent unsecured dividend. A ten day waiting period remains before the sale becomes effective.
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Los Angeles
Earl E. Moss
Fox West Coast Theaters Corp
Pacific Coast
National Theaters Corp
Fox West Coast
Charles P. Skouras
Charles C. Irwin
William H. Moore
Germany to Field Army of 5.5 Million in 1935, Report Says
Paris AP reports budget reporter Leon Archimbaud predicts Germany will deploy about 5.5 million soldiers in 1935 while seeking 5.689 billion francs for next year. He says Germany will be stronger on land than in 1914 within a few months.
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Paris
Germany
Leon Archimbaud
Pleads Guilty to Sale of Narcotics in Cedar Rapids
Thomas Satele, 113 Thirteenth Avenue SE, pled guilty in district court to selling narcotics after two weeks of police investigation. Judge John T. Moffit deferred sentence to Friday. Evidence tied Satele to marijuana cigarettery, with earlier tips from a physician’s office and admissions from John Tyler, later connected to a narcotic charge.
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Earl Stanley
Thomas Satele
Thirteenth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Sotelo
John T. Moffit
G. K. Thompson
Stanley
John Tyler
Satelo
Sateso
Joseph A. Petrus
Soteto
Frontier Park
Roosevelt Pushes Public Power Policy Amid Labor and Business Tensions
President Roosevelt reiterates support for public ownership of power plants and lines, challenging private interests and warning against private power rivalries. Labor leader William Green voices skepticism about big business cooperation with the administration as tensions surface in the recovery push.
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Washington
Big Business
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Labor leaders urge business pledge to NRA cooperation
William Green of the AFL accuses the Chamber of Commerce and the National Manufacturers' Association of blocking labor's role in the New Deal recovery. He cites labor rights under section 7A and alleged discharges of union members, urging joint compliance with labor provisions and code authorities.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
National Manufacturers’ Association
NIRA
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Relations Board
Willard Mack Dies of Heart Attack in Hollywood Career Highlights
Hollywood mourns Willard Mack famed writer director actor and playwright died of a heart attack at his home. The sixty year old Canadian born artist trained at Georgetown and had long starred in Broadway stage and Hollywood screen productions. Survived by stepson Jack and former wives Maude Leone Marjorie Rambeau and Pauline Frederick.
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Hollywood
INS
Willard Mack
Mack
Broadway
Cestepson
Jack
Maude Leone
Marjorie ~Rambeau
Pauline Frederick
Morrisburg
Canada
Georgetown University
Washington,d. C
United States
Salt Lake City
Two More Women Die in Chicago Jumpings
Mrs Theresa N Ryan 65 jumped from the eighteenth floor of the Hotel Stevens becoming the third woman to die by suicide in a week in Chicago. Earlier Lucille Nolan wife of a club host and Nell Walker Albin 26 died by leaping from hotel windows amid jealousy and a Bears victory celebration respectively.
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Chicago
Theresa N. Ryan
Stevens
Lucille Louise Nolan
Medinah Club
Nell Walker Ablin
Commonwealth Hotel
Ryan
Nolan
Frank
Broadway
Jones
Dorothy Lawler
Oak Park
Bears
Opening chapters spark reader curiosity in Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces an upcoming feature installment that begins tomorrow inviting readers to explore the opening chapters. Readers are urged to follow the series as it unfolds in the newspaper.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Dawes tied bank loan suit targets trust firm stockholders
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation sues 4,000 stockholders of Central Republic Trust in federal court seeking 14 million dollars as part of the famed 60 million Dawes bank loan. The case names former Vice President Charles G. Dawes and alleges the bank defaulted since December 1932 with much collateral in real estate.
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Chicago
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Central Republic Trust Company
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes Bank
Rohn P. Barnes
Central Republic Bank and Trust Company
RFC
Trust Company
Central Republic
Dawes
Sally Rand Dance Upheld by Court in Chicago
The appellate court reversed a municipal court conviction of Sally Rand for an indecent performance. Rand argued the fan dance is artistic, but the court found the evidence unreasonable and unjustified for guilt, reducing the impact of the prior ruling.
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Sally Rand
Chicago
House of Correction
Sally
Bref
Monay
Corn Hog Payments Set to Start Disbursement Soon
The AAA will begin distributing the second installment of the 1934 corn hog payments totaling about $92 million within a few days. The announcement was issued on Monday.
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Washington
AAA
Italy backs Austria as balance in Danubian basin
A Rome communique from talks between Austria and Italy predicts Austria will act as a balancing factor in the Danubian basin with full Italian support.
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Rome
Austria
Danubian
Italy
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