Farm Figures and Debts Probe New Deal Spending
The Gazette reveals 6.81 million US farms as of Jan 1 and farm value at $32.86 billion, versus a national debt of $34 trillion. From 1933 to 1936 farm income totals $30.69 billion, with 1936 income and 1937 spending rising to $32 billion. The piece condemns New Deal expenditures as political manipulation of the public purse. It notes the late Rep. B M Jacobsen backed New Deal policies and his succession contest in the district.
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United States
New Deal
Iowa voters face choice in congressional race with Jacobsen clash
The article discusses a contested Iowa district where William S. Jacobsen, son of a late Representative, runs against Cedar Rapids lawyer Charles Penningroth as a response to New Deal and constitutional debates. It argues voters should reject spending and boondoggling by choosing a candidate committed to curbing excesses.
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Jacobsen
William S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Congress
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Penningroth
Iowa
Washington
Gillette
Herring
John B Turner's Long and Active Life in Cedar Rapids
John Bissell Turner died at 91 in Cedar Rapids after an 1888 start in mortuary work. He built a leading funeral home linked to his son David and grandson John Bissell III, with locations on First Avenue, Third Avenue SE, and finally 800 Second Avenue SE. Born in Crown Point Indiana in 1845, Turner began in hardware before moving to Fort Dodge and then Cedar Rapids where he shaped local funeral service with wit and leadership.
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Cedar Rapids
John Bissell Turner
B Avenue
David
John B. SI
Turner
Herbert McDougall
Gazette
First Avenue Bridge
Funeral Home
First Avenue
Third Avenue SE
Second Avenue SE
Mr. Turner
Crown Point
Ind
Caroline Bissell Turner
Fort Dodge
O Donnell seeks removal of Coughlin and trustees
John H. O Donnell of Pittsburgh asked a circuit court in Detroit to remove Rev. Charles E Coughlin and six trustees of the National Union for Social Justice and to appoint a receiver alleging trust fund losses over 1 000 000 while charging Coughlin with dissipating funds by preaching fascism and undermining democracy. The suit names B F Stephenson Marie W Rhodes Eugenia Burke Dorothy Rhodes E Perrin Schwartz Mrs Robert E O Brien and the National Union for Social Justice as defendants.
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Detroit
John H. O’donnell
Pittsburgh
Circuit Court Here
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
O’donnell
Cleveland
William Lemke
Union Party
Father Coughlin
B. F. Stephenson
Marie W. Rhodes
Eugenia Burke
Dorothy Rhodes
E. Perrin Schwartz
Robert E. O’brien
Widow seeks reopening of Liggett death probe
Mrs Edith Liggett widow of Walter W Liggett crusading Minneapolis editor assassinated last December demanded the investigation into her husbands death be reopened She sent a telegram to the Minneapolis Star from Buffalo where she now lives in New York State.
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Minneapolis
Edith Liggett
Walter W. Liggett
Minneapolis Star
Buffalo
N. Y
Starved souls seek inner light in candid 1936 letter
A reader-letter from 1936 speaks of a quiet, repressed child who grew up afraid of people and struggling with self perception. The writer laments a missing ability to follow inner guidance, wonders why light exists without a means to heed it, and reflects on universal hunger for love and truth. The piece ends noting the letter’s brave honesty.
Chamber Commerce Dinner Set For October 26
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Monday night October 26 at the Shrine temple. The banquet features roast beef from the All Iowa Dairy Show and Junior Livestock exposition. About 600 guests, including past presidents, officers, and ISU Ames faculty, are invited.
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Chamber of Commerce
Shrine Temple
Cedar Rapids
Reed Reed Slanders New Dealers in Address Here
Former Missouri Senator James A. Reed addressed about 2,000 Iowans at Memorial Coliseum denouncing President Roosevelt and his advisers. Reed invoked the gold standard controversy from 1932 and warned against socialism and red doctrines while praising Americanism and constitutional pledges. The speech attacked Roosevelt’s administration and linked its policies to the Des Moines discourse.
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James A. Reed
Missouri
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Memorial Coliseum
Coliseum
Reed
Council of Advisers
Roosevelt Council
United States
Hoover
Mr. Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Two JAP FLYERS Killed In Sea Crash
In Yokohama a scouting plane from the Navy crashed into the sea Friday killing two aviators and seriously injuring a third while others aboard were uninjured or escaped.
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Yokohama
Japan
Roosevelt wage tax critique urges repeal by Landon
An editorial argues the Roosevelt wage tax harms workers by year end deductions and future pension limits. It contrasts a tax tied pension with existing benefits, claiming the levy is a fraud. it cites Alfred M. Landon vowing repeal per a Chicago Tribune editorial from October.
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Alfred M. Landon
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt Parade Shows Fearful Methods in Chicago
A Chicago Tribune report describes a 1936 Roosevelt parade order urging union members to attend at 6 p m on October 14. It claims intimidation, check in and out surveillance, and likens tactics to fascist regimes, warning of job loss for noncompliance and stressing secrecy in voting on November 3.
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Chicago
Jackson and
Michigan Blvd
J. Chont
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Hitler
Mussolini
WPA
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Milk Price Cuts Implemented by Several Dairies
Several major milk distributors in Cedar Rapids cut milk prices from 11 to 10 cents a quart and cream from 11 to 10 cents a half pint. Tom Wright of Blue Valley Dairy said prices align with prior levels before Sept 3 amid drought related feed shortages. Producers’ prices adjust to about 1.90 per hundredweight for four percent milk and around 1.66 for three and a half percent milk. Wright noted distributors receive less from customers while paying producers more than Davenport’s federally licensed market.
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Cedar Rapids
Tom Wright
Blue Valley Dairy
Wright
Davenport
Iowan Sought Reliefer Jobs Fired, Now Pre-Election Plan
The Republican National Committee accuses the Roosevelt administration of diverting relief funds to political ends. It cites a $4,000,000 total allotment to the national re employment service for campaign use and a $2,500,000 push to re interview enrollees to steer them toward private jobs. The Harley plan from 1934 is described as illegal and dismissed, yet now resurfacing just before the election as a partisan effort to boost the Roosevelt vote.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
New Deal
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Cleveland
National Re-Employment Service
NRS
Ralph T. Harley
Des Moines
Iowa
NRS Legal Division
Harley
NRL
Politics on the air schedule overview
The listing details radio and network broadcasts for Friday and Saturday with speakers including Herbert Hoover from Philadelphia, Gov. Lehman from Elmira, Vice-president Garner from Uvalde, Tex., Harry Hopkins from Washington, Sen. Vandenberg from Chicago, Judge Bleakley from Utica, James A. Reed, and John L. Lewis.
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CBS
William Hard
Dan Wallace
WEAF
NBC
Herbert Hoover
Philadelphia
WOOL
Gov
H. H. Lehman
Elmira
N. Y
WABC
Roosevelt
WJZ
Garner
Uvalde, Tex
Harry Hopkins
Washington
Sen
A. H. Vandenberg
Chicago
Landon Plans Quick Dash To Far West Then Turning East
Gov Alf Landon returns to Topeka after an eight day lake states tour and announces a coast to coast plan with stops in Los Angeles Oklahoma City Indianapolis Philadelphia Pittsburgh and New York before a Madison Square Garden address and return to St Louis.
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Landon
Peka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Lake States
Topeka
Los Angeles
Oklahoma City
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
California
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
White House
Madison Square Garden
St. Louis
Maine
Roosevelt Praises Recovery on Ohio Campaign Swing
President Roosevelt, en route to Cleveland to win Ohio’s 26 electoral votes, delivers seven speeches across the Buckeye state. He lauds recovery and the works relief program and outlines plans for future security and national prosperity amid rain at the University of Cincinnati stadium.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ohio
Buckeye
University of Cincinnati
Landon
Roosevelt supporters rally in Ohio and Michigan crowds
President Roosevelt campaigned in Ohio after addressing a large Detroit outdoor audience urging auto and other manufacturers to expand work and raise employee earnings. In Hamtramck he spoke of a future America with more compensation for work and greater holiday gains.
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Roosevelt
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit
Hamtramck
America
Archbishops decline invite to royal function over Mrs Simpson
London report says Canterbury and York archbishops refused to attend a royal function where Mrs. Ernest Simpson would be present. They reportedly indicated her influence caused their decision, while the king grows distressed. The divorce case proceeds in Ipswich within two weeks amid royal tension.
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London
Canterbury
York
Ernest Simpson
All
England
Mrs. Simpson
Simpson
Ipswich
King Edward
Stanley Baldwin
Prince of Wales
Baldwin
Buckingham Palace
York House
Balmoral Castle
Wilson Challenges Kraschel To Air Bank Accounts
PAULLINA AP Wilson Republican governor candidate George A. Wilson challenged Democratic opponent Nelson G. Kraschel to publicly air their personal bank accounts. He cited Kraschel's subpoenaed bank account and alleged undisclosed audit seeking full disclosure of currency in Kraschel's records.
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Paullina
George A. Wilson
Nelson G. Kraschel
Wilson
Kraschel
Woodbury
Mr. Kraschel
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