Democrats Split Over WPA Appointment in Iowa
National Committeeman Hubert Utterback led protests that Gov Clyde Herring engineered the selection of George Keller of Iowa City as Iowa WPA director. UTterback and others accuse Herring of manipulating patronage as four congressmen elect wired protests and union leaders denounce the move. Keller has not decided whether to accept the post as Des Moines and Iowa City officials weigh political impact.
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Des Moines
INS
Hubert Utterback
Clyde Herring
George Keller
Iowa City
Iowa
Herring
Washington
Steve Hill
Keller
IERA
Harry Hopkins
WPA
J. C. Lewis
State Federation of Labor
Hill
Utterback
Hopkins
J. J. Hughes
National Emergency Council For
Charles Huston
Internal Revenue Collector
N. F. Reed
Nine Condemned to Death by Soviets
In Novosibirsk Soviet authorities sentenced nine men to death for anti communist sabotage. Eight defendants pled guilty to deliberate attempts to wreck the Kamerovo coal mines, actions said to have cost fourteen miners their lives.
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Novosibirsk
Western Siberia
Kamerovo
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
The record lists traffic tolls in Cedar Rapids for 1936 with counts of accidents and injuries. It records 437 total cases, 336 injuries, and notes deaths. This concise item notes the tolls from road incidents in the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Be Glad Youre Neurotic Says Dr Newton
An essayist cites Dr Louis Bisch praising neurosis as a sign of liveliness. The piece urges readers to embrace neurotic traits, promising self knowledge, pride in differences, and transforming handicaps into assets under simple five rules. Copyright 1936. DR. NEWTON.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Bisch
J. E. Davies Named Envoy to Russia
Joseph E. Davies, Washington international lawyer, named American ambassador to Moscow to succeed William C. Bullitt. Davies joined the Democratic National Committee advisory group during the campaign. Moscow’s formal approval awaited. commission issued before Roosevelt’s South American trip.
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Washington
Joseph E. Davies
Washington International
Moscow
White House
Davies
William C. Bullitt
France
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Hawaii Appeals For Food As Ships Are Tied Up By Strike
Hawaii urged the federal government to rush shipments to avert a panic as a maritime strike kept 213 ships in Pacific ports. No American ships carried food to the islands, foreign vessels delivered small loads, and Honolulu faced 700 stranded passengers and 1,000 striking seamen.
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Hawaii
San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
French Airman Crashes Near Tokio During Paris Flight
Andre Japy, French airman, crashes Friday on Kyushu island while nearing his Paris to Tokio goal. He is badly injured.
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Tokio
INS
Paris-to- Tokio
Andre Japy
Kyushu Island
Denhardt Murder Case Exhibits Withheld at Arraignment
State and defense prepared for trial in New Castle Kentucky as Brig. Gen Henry Denhardt stands charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his fiancee Verna Garr Taylor. Eleven witnesses were listed but key exhibits including the gun and clothing were kept from public view to avoid delays.
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New Castle
A. S. Morgan
Henry H. Denhardt
Henry County
Verna Garr Taylor
INS
Kentucky
Denhardt
Jesse
Bertha
Commonwealth
Barney Browning
Lagrange
Taylor
Man Cut To Death In Chicago Apartment Slashing
In Chicago on the north side an apartment killing left one man dead and two women severely slashed. John Sarges, 47, was arrested for questioning in the slashing and killing case.
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Chicago
INS
North Side
John Sarges
Marion Man Killed Helping Stalled Truck Near Waubeek
Percy W. Hutton aged 69 of 420 Eighth Avenue Marion was killed when a truck backed over him as he gathered saplings to place under the rear wheels of a stalled vehicle about two miles east of Waubeek. Driver Carl Stoneking Marion said he moved after assuming the pair had cleared. Coroner Dr B L Knight reported no inquest. County Attorney G K Thompson said Stoneking may lack a chauffeur license and a full investigation report is awaited. Hutton had trained horses for Marion breeders and notable Chicago and Tipton owners.
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Percy W. Hutton
Eighth Avenue
Marion
Waubeek
Carl Stoneking
Hutton
Stoneking
John Wehrend
B. L. Knight
Linn
Larry Condon
Knight
G. K. Thompson
Spain
Potter Palmers
Chicago
Moffits
Tipton
Russell Death Remains Unsolved After Autopsy Findings
Los Angeles reports an unresolved mystery surrounding Reid Russell 28 an auto salesman found dead in Gouverneur Morris estate garden swing. An autopsy linked a head wound to a .32 caliber gun matching a gun in his hand and not fired for over a year. A detective said Russell spoke of a job with an Oriental gun running gang days before his death.
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Los Angeles
Reid Russell
Gouverneur Morris
Russell
Two Marines Die In Maryland Plane Crash
ANNAPOLIS Md two marine corps flyers were killed when their plane crashed on a farm near Friendship Maryland The pilots named were First Lieut Cleo R Keen 28 of Moberly Missouri and Sergt Frank P Egan 35 of Dorchester Massachusetts
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Marine Corps
Annapolis
Friendship
Cleo R. Keen
Moberly
Frank P. Egan
Dorchester
Mass
18 Hurt In Crash Of 2 Trams And Truck
CHICAGO AP Two street cars and a truck collided at a west side intersection injuring eighteen persons. Motorman G B Martin said brakes failed as he approached the corner. His car hit the other trolley car which then struck the waiting truck.
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Chicago
G. B. Martin
Father in law of slain man dies in Nebraska City
Otha Taylor age 54 died of a stroke while his daughter in law faced a material witness investigation in the slaying of their son in law. Mrs Taylor is charged with murder.
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Nebraska City
Neb
INS
Otha Taylor
A. W. Beard
Taylor
Lumber Shed Collapse Kills Rock Island Man at Deere
Frank T. Edlund aged 53 of Rock Island died when a pile of lumber collapsed in a shed at John Deere Harvester in East Moline burying him under the debris.
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Moline , Ill
Frank T. Edlund
Rock Island
John Deere Harvester Company
East Moline
Britain Demands Safety Zone as Barcelona Crisis Escalates
Nationalists threaten to destroy Barcelona and warn ships to evacuate as shelling begins. A nationalist cruiser blocks the coast while loyalist freighter sinks. Rockets to be fired over Madrid. Madrid alerts mass evacuation plans for women and children. Prime figures including Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera are reported executed in Alicante.
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London
Great Britain
Barcelona
Alicante
Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera
Francisco Largo Caballero
Big Business Seeks Harmony With President
International developments around the Spanish revolution influence Madrid's fate as Britain weighs protecting shipping and possible Barcelona blockade. In Washington, U S Chamber of Commerce urges gradual end to federal work relief and seeks harmony with Roosevelt policy. leaders press for balanced budgets, continued WPA until private employment absorbs the jobless, and constructive regulation.
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Madrid
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Britain
Spanish Mediterranean
Giornale d'Italia
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
John W. O'Leary
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Harper Sibley
Chamber
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
New York
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank
New York State Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Work Wanted Ads Draw Jobs with Small 60 Cent Cost
Two three day Want Ads ran November 14 to 16 for low cost employment service. One ad produced 20 calls while the other yielded 4 offers. In both cases advertisers obtained steady work. Each ad cost 60 cents.
Experienced boy seeks farm work advertisement
A notice from 226 A Ave NW states an experienced boy seeks farm work. The Gazette advertises a Work Wanted rate of 30 cents for a one day placement and 60 cents for three days, payable in advance.
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A Ave
Man Who Had Heart Stitched Up Dies
CHICAGO AP Charles Pearson, 42, who received surgery for a knife wound in his heart, died in the county hospital Friday. Physicians attributed death to stomach infection. Pearson suffered two wounds in a fight last Sunday. police held George Murray, 30, as the assailant.
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Chicago
Charles Pearson
Pearson
George Murray
No Tax Increase Predicted by Congress Yet
Chairman Harrison of the senate finance committee said there would be no tax increase by the next Congress and that the budget would balance in the fiscal year starting July 1. He noted revenues were rising and emergency spending would be trimmed to achieve balance, with minor corporate tax revisions possible but not affecting the current year.
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Washington
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Mississippian
Poisonous flood wipes out 1,200 in Japan mine area
A wall of copper sulphide slurry from Mitsubshi mines broke an earthen dam in Akita Prefecture. It swept six villages at 3 a.m., killing about 1,200 and destroying 400 houses. Troops, doctors, and nurses rushed to the disaster as bodies flooded the Nishirogawa river. survivors are scarce. Villages named include Marukizawa, Nishiobizuguchi, Nakanozawa, and Shinbori.
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TOKIO
INS
Akita
Japan
Mitsubshi Mining Company
Nishirogawa
Marukizawa
Nishiobizuguchi
Nakanozawa
Shinbori
Labor leaders vow to stand against dictatorships worldwide
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor and British and Canadian workers denounce dictatorship in Tampa. He says unions will block tyranny and expresses opposition to another European war, urging unity with Britain and defense of democracy.
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Tampa
Fla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Rock of Gibraltar
Chamber of Commerce
Green
Federation
Germany
United States
Plan unionization drive in Tampa by A F L leaders
Chieftains of the American Federation of Labor outlined plans to recruit thousands of new unorganized workers into unions allied with the federation. At the convention in Tampa leaders hinted large funds might be spent on efforts in industrial sectors for John L. Lewis' committee and for units outside the A F L. of L. Green said the federation did not intend continued on Page 2 Col 3.
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Tampa
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Federation
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization and Labor
A. F. of L
William Green
Millar will case upholds baby race clause in will
Justice Middleton rules the Toronto will's 10 year 500000 maternity prize valid for the winning mother or mothers with legitimate children only. He leaves method of determining winners to future argument while noting a potential claim by several mothers and restricting claims of nonlegitimate children.
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Toronto Justice
Toronto
Justice Middleton
Pauline Mae Clark
Millar
Temperature Rises To 64 For Warmest Day Since Oct 20
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a mild spell Friday with sunny skies and a high of 64 at 1 15 p m the warmest since October 20 according to Cham bers Inskeep company readings. Temperatures climbed from 37 at 2 a m to 44 at 9 a m with Thursday’s peak 41 at 4 p m. winds eased to 35 at 7 p m and rose to 38 at midnight before the low.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
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Browning
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Baker
Cedar Rapids News
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Anthony Eden
Burgos
Eden
Henry Chilton
BIG Business
Sibley
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Aldrich
C. M. Chester
National Association of Manufacturers
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