WPA appoints Du Von to writers division job in Iowa
The piece discusses Jay Du Von receiving a $2,300 director role in the Works Progress Administration writers division, his radical poet image, and the broader debate over WPA funding and unemployment relief. It contrasts optimistic youth hopes with critics of public spending and reflects on Haile Selassie and Ethiopian suffering under Italian aggression.
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Lowa Nage
A Lee
Jay du von
Ers
Works Ress “Administration
du von
Ybless
WPA
Iowa
WPA Writers’ Division
Organized Labor
Labor
Von
Hag Beer
Prosecution seeks venue change cites local prejudice
Two prosecutors in Woodbury county Iowa accuse local press and supporters of graft cases of inflaming public opinion. They ask for a change of venue arguing that biased coverage and petitions have created a hostile atmosphere, hindering a fair trial in the Woodbury county indictments.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
M. E. Rawlings
H. M. Havner
Grand Jury
Sioux City Tribune
Sioux City Tribune,,are Also Owners of All the’ ‘Stock: Tin the Corporation
Nebraska
Rawlings
Havner
State of
Hayes
Herring
O'Connor
State Executive Council
Maurice Breen
Fort Dodge
Ray Harrison
Des Moines
Havner and Rawlings
Bar
W. D. Hayes
Italian Air Raid and Ethiopian Surrenders in Ethiopia War
An Italian squadron bombed Ethiopian forces near Garrache north of Gerlogubi with heavy casualties as Ethiopians led by Dedjazmatch Nasibu moved south to delay the Italian advance. Rome reports rising signs of peace talks while chiefs surrender at Coatit and Aduwa as Italy consolidates gains in Tigre and earlier claimed 500 prisoners and 400 square kilometers occupied.
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Ethiopia
Garrache
Gerlogubi
Dedjazmatch Nasibu
Rome
Mussolini
Aksum
Coatit
Italy
Tigre
Geneva
Aduwa
Emilio de Bono
de Bono
Iowa Farmers Receive 2.72 Million in July Benefit Payments
The U S farm administration reports Iowa benefiting farmers were paid 2,718,809 in July the first month of the new fiscal year. Iowa led the states in July with 2,699,513 for corn hogs 14 822 for sugar and 4 472 for wheat while Hawaii received a 6 131 275 sugar payment. Local county totals accompany the report with individual disbursements across Iowa towns and counties.
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Washington, D. C
Farm Administration
Iowa
Hawaii
Missouri
Nebraska
Philippine Islands
Allakee
Benton
Buchanan
Butler
Cedar
Clngton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuane
Excite
Gru
Winneshiek
Jackson
Jasper
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Lee
Linn
Louisa Ron
Lucas
Marshall
Scott
Zenge Pointed Out as Jones in Courtroom
Crowds of curious women gathered at the criminal courts building in Chicago to hear testimony in the emasculation murder trial of Mandeville W. Zenge after bailiffs blocked doors. Witnesses identified Zenge as the mysterious Jones who registered at the Ann Arbor hotel room next to Bauer's last duty, with others confirming his stay at the Jennings house July 28 and 29. Bauer had testified about a kidnapping and his wife Louise Shaffer Bauer attended the case.
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Chicago
Criminal Courts
Louise Bauer
Mandeville
W. Zenge
Cornelius J. Harrington
Walter John Bauer
Bauer
Zenge
Norman Jedele
Pennings House
Ann Arbor
Mich
T. S. Jones
Zenige
Chilcago
Bac
Tori
Jedele
Zenger
Jones
Louise Shaffer Bauer
Avith
University of Michigan
Kirksville
Guest
Jackson Park Hospital
Owen Gilllett
Flint
Jennings House
Gilliett
Charles Reaume
Doomed Man Gets Letter From Real Sweetheart
Gerald Thompson set to die in the electric chair for the Mildred Hallmark case received a letter from Lola Hughes, his claimed sweetheart, ten minutes before execution. The letter was delivered by his mother to prison officials as Thompson faced the death cell after Gov. Horner refused clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Regan
Peoria
Miss Hughes
Thompson
Miss Hallmark
Henry Horner
Living with Loss and the Call to Move On
A reader recounts a year since her mother’s death and urges not to dwell on sorrow. Dr Newton counsels letting sorrow fade, noting anniversaries should not cloud life. The piece emphasizes brave coping, hopeful living, and moving forward despite grief.
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Treader
DR. Newton
Missing East St. Louis Tourists Probe Shocking Tale
J C Sattler of Socorro New Mexico held for investigation after telling District Attorney Mabry a sensational account of the months old disappearance of two East St. Louis couples touring New Mexico. He claimed George Lorious is alive in Pasadena California and that others died. he offered to show desert burial sites near Socorro and named two involved suspects.
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Albuquerque
N. M
J. C. Sattler
Socorro
East St. Louis
J. T. Mabry
New Mexico
George Lorious
Albert Heberer
Vaughn, N. M
Dallas
Tex
Sattler
Mabry
Lorious
Pasadena
Calif
President's Ship Reaches Panama Bay
The U S S Houston arrives near the Perlas islands in Panama Bay just before 8 a.m. CST Monday with President Roosevelt aboard. Local fishing grounds near the area were noted as the ship paused in the approach.
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Panama Bay
Roosevelt
WA. S. Houston
U. S. S. Houston
Perlas Islands
Mussolini and Britain face looming European war warnings
AP dispatch reports former Senator Henry Allen says Mussolini believes war unavoidable and will not leave the League of Nations unless sanctions are used. Britain opens licenses to export arms to Ethiopia, easing an embargo, while similar steps to Italy remain. Officials fear naval clashes and renewed Italian aggression in the Horn of Africa. Continued on Page 3.
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Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Great Britain
Henry Allen
Kansas
Associated Press
Il Duce
Allen
League, of Nations
England
London
Ethiopia
Board of Trade
Britain
League of Nations
Mediterranean
Addis Ababa
Diredawa
Djibouti-Addis Ababa
State “Department
Fulvio Suvich
Suvich
Spangler Holds G O P Conferences in Chicago
In Chicago the Iowa national committeeman Harrison E. Spangler led a long series of GOP meetings with local and midwestern leaders to launch the party machinery for campaigning in the corn belt. He announced that the western headquarters would serve as the central office for national committee activity and the grass roots committee work.
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Chicago
Harrison E. Spangler
Iowa
National
Spangler
Corn Belt
National Committee
Grass Roots’ Committee
Amana Leader Henry Zimmerman Dies at 62
Henry Zimmerman of the Amana colonies died at 10 15 a m Sunday from a heart attack. A son of one of the founders, he was famed as a leading figure in the communal system and longtime flour mills manager. His daughter Mrs Fred Meyer of Amana and other family were with him. He and his brother Peter helped lead the colonies before the shift to a semi capitalistic system three years ago.
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Gazette
Amana
Henry Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Fred Meyer
Peter
Jon
Bargains in The Gazette for Cedar Rapids shoppers
The Gazette lists unusual fall bargains to be on sale Wednesday in Cedar Rapids shopping district. Housewives and others may stock up for fall and winter at low prices. Residents in eastern Iowa urged to keep the issue for reference while shopping.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Unemployment Still Above One Million Says Labor Report
Washington AP The American Federation of Labor reports industrial unemployment remains above 11 million and higher than last year. The federation notes a fall business pickup may revert to past expansion patterns, risking collapse if workers’ buying power cannot sustain gains.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Anamosan Sentenced on Three Larceny Charges
Charles Thompson age 26 of Anamosa received a total of 90 days in jail on three petty larceny offenses in district and justice courts. He originally faced grand larceny stemming from stealing auto articles during a Viola celebration on Sept 14. Thompson pled guilty in district court to petty larceny for a 30 day term, and justice court imposed 30 day sentences on the remaining charges. Three sentences were suspended, and due to a planned surgery he is committed until Jan 1 to serve the three remaining days.
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Charles Thompson
Anamosa
Thompson
Viola
James Smith
H. C. Ring
Justice Court
Justice A. S. Reed
Supreme Court to rule on TVA and AAA challenges
The Supreme Court on Monday declined rehearing in the Frazier-Lemke case while agreeing to consider the constitutionality of the AAA and TVA acts. It also refused to review Thomas Mooney’s life sentence for the 1916 San Francisco parade. Other actions included delays on the Louisiana gross receipts tax and Herndon’s appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William W. Radford, Jr
Kentucky
Louisville
Suspreme
AAA
TVA
Thomas J. Mooney
San Quentin Penitentiary
San Francisco
California Supreme Court
High’ Court
High ‘Court
Louisiana
Huey Long
Angelo Herndon
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Massachusetts
Washington Hotel Tragedy Inquest Set For Tuesday
In Washington a coroner's jury will open an inquest Tuesday into the slaying of Mrs. Willie Mae Wood 21 found almost decapitated in a hotel room. Undertaker W. 4H. Reaguer 50 Culpeper Va wrists slashed similar to wound that cut Woods throat may attend the hearing.
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Washington (Ap
Willie Mae Wood
Reaguer
Culpeper
Undertaker
Mellon Gives Ten Million For Museum
Pittsburgh AP reports former Treasury Secretary Andrew W. Mellon donated more than 10 million dollars to fund a national art gallery in Washington. The deed sets June 30, 1941 for site decision and directs trustees to use the entire fund to create a national public art gallery or museum with a aim to rival Louvre Paris and London collections.
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Pittsburgh
Ice Cream Consumption Reaches 180 Million Gallons in US
The International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers reports that 180 million gallons of ice cream were consumed in the United States last year. The estimated per person consumption is about six quarts.
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ST. Louis
United States
International Association of
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Will
Mooney
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