Farmers Back AAA Plan in Nine States Early Returns
Early returns from about 275000 farmers in the Midwest show 171459 voting for continuation of the agricultural adjustment act in 1935 and 102549 against it. Iowa supports the plan 3 to 1 while Kansas votes against. other states favor the one contract concept for 1936. Secretary Wallace notes $311 million paid to farmers from 1933 to 1934, with total AAA redistributions slated at $779 million.
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Chicago
Agricultural Administration
Middle West
AAA
Michigan
North
South Dakota
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Indiana
Ohio
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Washington
Wallace
European tensions rise after Jugoslavian crisis and Stalin critique
The column surveys European instability sparked by the Jugoslav incident and assassination amid broader AI and economic debates. It cites Stalin's views, Hopkins's relief measures, and Washington politics. A letter from Mrs. Alice Warner offers flower seeds as a bright aside, contrasted with grim international headlines.
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Jacksville Beach
Fla
Alice Warner
Yugoslav Queen Marie Taken Ill En Route to Marseille
Queen Marie of Yugoslavia collapsed from shock while racing to the death chamber of her husband on a special train to Marseille. A local physician treated her for shock Tuesday night at Lone le Saulier.
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Lyon
France
Marie
Yugoslavia
Marseille
Lone le Saulier
Salazar Rebuffs Rising Fascist Rebellion in Lisbon
Reports from Lisbon said Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar condemned a budding fascist uprising, with the official stance described as coming from highly reliable government sources in Portugal.
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Madrid
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
Portugal
Lisbon
Mr Smith Voices Views on Hoover Book and Politics
The remarks discuss Herbert Hoover's new book The Challenge to Liberty and assert that Mr Smith must remain in politics due to his expressed opinions. The text frames the matter as a political stance tied to public discourse.
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Mr Smith
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Smith
Letter From A Lonely Mother On Death And Afterlife
A mother writes about losing her 20 year old daughter and asks if nervous breakdown or work pressures affected her fate. The piece muses on whether the dead know us, whether we have an allotted time to die, and suggests love as a bridge across death, ending with a hopeful note attributed to DE. NEWTON.
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Ife
Suspect Nabbed in Cedar Rapids Residence Burglaries
Des Moines police report that William Hobbs, formerly of Des Moines, was returned to Cedar Rapids after police in Des Moines confirmed Hobbs as the man linked to a wave of housebreakings. Hobbs is also suspected in the Friday theft of Fred Newland's automobile.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Ray Tapper
Earl Stanley
William Hobbs
Hobbs
Fred Newland
Third Avenue SE
Newland
Condon
Kudina
Wobbs
Richberg warns against relief cuts in New Deal era budget clash
Chicago speech by Donald Richberg, Roosevelt adviser, cautions that immediate relief cuts could spark revolt. He defends New Deal spending as saving the nation from revolution and opposes sweeping, hasty balance plans while urging budget balance at the earliest possible moment.
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Chicago
Donald Richberg
Roosevelt
NRA
Rotary Club
Richberg
France Moves Governing Seat to Marseilles After Assassination
The French government relocates to Marseilles after the assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia and Louis Barthou. President Lebrun, Premier Doumergue, and foreign ministers plan a national mourning period of one month. Police guard stations as Croatia secret societies are hunted in Paris.
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France
Marseilles
Paris
Lebrun
Louis Barthou
Jugoslavia
Gaston Doumergue
Alexander
Alexander of
Yugoslavia
Gazette Adopts Clearer Larger Type For Easier Reading
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a new larger, clearer body type from Mergenthaler Linotype designed to reduce eye strain. The redesign features generous counters and uniform spacing, with text and figures standing out for quicker comprehension. A sample contrasts old and new type to illustrate readability gains.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Gazette
Artful chair and letter shapes blend form and function
The text praises perfect size and strength in a chair and likens it to letters shaped by a craftsman. It suggests both objects can become works of art while maintaining practicality for use or readability.
Government buys up to a million acres of submarginal land
Relief chief Harry L. Hopkins says federal buyers plan further purchases of arid and worn out farm land for conversion into parks forests game preserves and Indian reservations. He notes 25 million dollars of public works funds already allotted to retire submarginal lands may retire four to five million more acres at about five dollars per acre. Hopkins avoids locations but warns real estate operators may push prices higher.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Springville Man Killed as Truck Overturns
Central City report says 59 year old L. O. Brown, operator of the Vickers gaso line station in Springville, died after his truck overturned near the Tom Brown farm. A guard rail tear and a fall into the road caused fatal neck injury. Survived by wife, two Chicago children, Marion in law, and Springville brother Wuiss Brown. Coroner and sheriff investigated.
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Central City
O. L. Brown
Vickers
Springville
Here
Tom Brown
Louis Brown
Brown
Robert
Chicago
Will Goodyear
Marion
Wuiss Brown
R. A Vorpahl
Joseph A Petrus
Hauptmann Faces Extradition To New Jersey
New Jersey Attorney General David T Wilentz and Bronx District Attorney Samuel Foley will depart for New York with extradition papers to remove Bruno Hauptmann to New Jersey. Hauptmann fights extradition amid an indictment for the murder of Charles A Lindbergh Jr as Bronx and New Jersey officials prepare a conference on fast tracking the case.
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Trenton
N. J
David T Wilentz
New Jersey
Samuel Foley
Bronx County
N. Y
New York
Bruno R. Hauptmann
A. Harry Moore
INS
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A Lindbergh, Jr
Bronx
James M Fawcett
A Chair of Fine Proportions and Practical Craft
The speaker praises a chair for balanced size and strength, avoiding bulk or fragility. It may reflect an artisan’s sense of shape and proportion, elevating function to art. The chair or even a letter, if crafted by a true artist, combines beauty with suitability for sitting or reading.
Democrat Group Assures Samuelson Victory In Iowa
DES MOINES AP The Democratic central committee announced it would nominate no opposing candidate for Iowa state superintendent Agnes Samuelson at its Monday meeting. Governor Clyde L. Herring had urged noncompetition, praising Samuelson as having served education’s cause “100 percent” and saying education should rise above party politics.
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DES Moines
Agnes Samuelson
Democratic Central Committee
Clyde L. Herring
Samuelson
Iowa
Fear Revolt Over Croatian Autonomy in Jugoslavia
In Rome and Belgrade authorities warned of possible Croatian moves toward autonomy or independence after the assassination of King Alexander I and Foreign Minister Barthou. A cabinet crisis and martial display followed, with steps toward a regency and heavy censorship to curb unrest.
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Jugoslavia
Rome
Alexander I
Louis Barthou
France
French Leader and Croatian Assassin Kill King and Minister
In Marseille a Croatian attacker killed King Alexander I of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou. The assailant Petrus Kaleman was slain by guards. two high French officials died and Admiral Berthelot was wounded amid panicked bystanders. Police captured a second conspirator. a police officer and six others were injured.
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Barthou
Alexander
Eft
Les
Marseilles
France
Alexander I
Jugoslavia
Louis Barthou
Petrus Kaleman
Zagreb
Alphonse George
Alexander Dimitrieyevitch
King Alexander’s Court
Assassination of King Alexander in Marseille
In Marseille the Archduke of Austria King Alexander I of Yugoslavia is mortally wounded during a royal procession. An assassin leaps aboard the running board as the car passes Cannabiere Street. Guards fire as panic erupts and the king slumps in the vehicle.
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Toric
King Alexander
Barthou
Cannabiere Street
Jugoslav Crown Prince Petar to be proclaimed king soon
Vienna dispatch says Crown Prince Petar will be proclaimed king at the earliest possible moment. The revelation came Tuesday night from the Yugoslav legation to United Press.
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Vienna
Legation
United Press
Petar
Prince Paul Acts as Temporary Yugoslav Ruler
Prince Paul, cousin of the murdered King Alexander, ruled temporarily in Yugoslavia awaiting a regency. He may become a regent member as Petar, heir apparent, is proclaimed king and news of the father’s death is to be announced in Belgrade. He is a student in England.
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Belgrade
Judgoslavia
Alexander I
Jugoslavia
Paul
Varnava
State Council
Petar II
Alexander
Barthou
London
Jugoslav Legation
Petar
Group Agencies To Aid Rural Relief In Iowa
Des Moines AP reports coordination of all relief and farm agencies for a six month rural rehabilitation program in Iowa. E F Graff of Ames region director for federal rural rehabilitation and George Keller Iowa relief engineer head the effort. County committees are in place. program financed by a special monthly federal allotment and targets farm families on relief or at risk of loss. Extension service FERA AAA and works and surplus divisions join with state leaders to implement the plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
E. F. Graff
Ames
George Keller
Town State College Extension Service
FERA
AAA
Federal Works and
Keller
R. K. Bliss
P C Taff
Murl MacDonald
Sarah P. Ellis
R. A. Wakley
Spanish revolt believed crushed in republican Spain
Madrid reports that sporadic fighting ended and the government contemplates swift punishment for rebel leaders. Jose Maria Gil Robles and Premier Alejandro Lerroux vow firm action, with a budget return and parliament confidence vote planned. No dictatorial powers planned according to Zamora.
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Madrid
Ins
Spain
Jose Maria Gil Robles
Alejandro Lerroux
Lerroux
Gil Robles
Zamora
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