Iowa Politics Under Fire Over New Deal Funds
An Iowa critique charges the Roosevelt administration and its New Deal agencies with election manipulation and bribery through federal funds and AAA programs. It argues farmers face debt bondage via sealed corn loans, government loans, and crop controls, claiming a “moral climate” masks corrupt practice and political coercion across farms, Farm Bureau, and state agencies.
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Fiowa
Messrs
Roosevelt
Wallace
Hopkins
Ickes
Farrey
Tammany
Iowa
AAA
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Army of the Republic
Henry Wallace
Farm Bureau
National Grange
Farmers Union
New Deal
Czechoslovakia Declares Martial Law Near Hungarian Front
Slovak government imposes martial law across seventeen border districts from Bratislava to Kosice amid cross border fire reports. Czechoslovakia seeks revised cession terms with Hungary while Germany pledges economic aid and political backing.
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Prague
Krasov Chlumec
Biel
Slovakia
Mid-Air Collision Fatal to Five near Detroit Airport
DETROIT, UP Two planes collided in mid air above Detroit Metropolitan Airport, plunging to earth in flames and killing five on board. Victims identified as William Stanislaw 35 and Walter Paselk 46 pilots, Ford Motor Co worker Francis Baby 23 Chrysler Corp worker Robert E. Lee 26 and his three and a half year old son Robert E. Lee Jr. were burned beyond recognition. authorities planned an investigation the following day.
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Detroit
Motor City
William Stanislaw
Walter Paselk
Ford Motor Company
Francis Baby
Chrysler Corporation
Robert E. Lee
Robert E
American Jews Affected Under Italian Decree
Rome reports Mussolini's expulsion order for Jews will apply to American Jews as well as others. The U S embassy sees a possible loophole and will review each case individually. Foreign Minister Ciano handed a reply to Ambassador Phillips regarding rights of about 200 Americans in Italy. Americans face expulsion by March 1, 1939 under strict terms, though exemptions exist for certain Jewish categories.
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Rome
INS
United States
Mussolini
Italy
Washington
Count Galeazzo Ciano
William Phillips
Grand Council
Fascists and Pro-German Vote Shifts in Belgian Municipal Elections
In Brussels, partial returns from Sunday's elections show Belgian fascists of the rexist party and Eupen Malmedy pro-German supporters losing ground. The rexists trail their 1936 general election vote by about one third, while Eupen Malmedy backers win fewer seats as Catholic and socialist groups unite to oppose them. Before World War I the district was part of Germany.
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Brussels
Eupen-Malmedy
Eupen- Malmedy
Germany
Veto Attack On Brokerage Ruling Denied by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court denied a petition challenging the FTC’s interpretation of the Robinson Patman Act anti brokerage provision. Biddle Purchasing of New York and others appealed a ruling directing them to stop taking commissions from sellers and crediting them to buyers through the firm.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Biddle Purchasing Company of
New York
Commission
Biddle Company
Relief Recipients Drop in Many Cities
The Social Security board reported a two percent drop in general relief recipients across 115 cities in September, with total obligations down three percent to 23,054,316 compared to August. Relief rolls rose in 45 cities, led by Memphis with a 40 percent jump to 176 cases. City figures include Cedar Rapids 941 (down six percent. 15,614), Davenport 1,551 (down six percent. 29,091), Des Moines 2,735 (down five percent. 438,477), and Sioux City 2,264 (down four percent. 39,773).
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Washington
Social Security Board
Memphis
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Des Moines
Sioux City
595 Bargains Commanded Readers in Sunday Gazette Ads
The October 16 issue featured 595 Want Ads, the largest single day total this year. The Gazette notes that readers gain selection while advertisers receive results, highlighting the ad section as a key eastern market resource.
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Gazette
Sunday Gazette
Igwa
Ruth Etting's ex manager says self defense in shooting
Singer Ruth Etting's ex husband Martin Snyder is alleged to have shot her new husband Myrl Alderman in a Beverly Hills home. Etting says Snyder acted out of jealousy and false claims. Alderman was wounded, Snyder fled with Etting’s pistol after a confrontation.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Etting
Martin “Moe” Snyder
Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Ruth
Miss Etting
Chicago
Alderman
Tijuana
Lower Calif
New York
Myrl
Edith Snyder
Miss Snyder
Etting Hillside
Beverly Hills
Aged Miner Performs Self Amputation With Tools
In Los Angeles AP reports 65 year old Jim Watson of Death Valley amputated two fingers himself after a buzz saw entangled his hand. He used a hammer and cold chisel and then reported he did it correctly. Surgeons praised the outcome as excellent.
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Los Angeles
Jim Watson
Death Valley
Watson
Mundelein at Congress as Papal Legate
New Orleans hosts Cardinal Mundelein as papal legate for the eighth National Eucharistic congress. He arrives with Chicago Mayor Kelly, joined by Postmaster General Farley and Governor Leche. A 120 foot platform and 30,000 monstrance altar prepare City Park stadium for ceremonies and a Vatican broadcast address.
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New Orleans
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pius XI
Cardinal Mundelein
United States
Union Station
St. Louis Cathedral
Edward J. Kelly
James A Farley
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Richard W Leche
Farley
Municipal Auditorium
City Park Stadium
Pope Pius
Vatican City
Sheriff rescues woman by tearing hole in submerged car
Athens Georgia Sunday Sheriff Sam tore through the top of a submerged automobile with his bare hands to rescue Mrs. Ruby Bond. He pulled her and her small son Donald from the car and performed artificial respiration on Mrs. Bond after Donald was found dead. Doctors said his quick actions likely saved the woman’s life.
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Athens
INS
Sam Sheriff
University of Georgia
Ruby Bond
Bond
Donald
Mrs Bond
Dies Calls House Panel Back to Session to Probe Aliens
Chairman Dies of Texas urged the House committee on un-American activities to reconvene, blaming federal agencies for lack of cooperation and delays. He criticized the Labor Department for not deporting alleged alien communists Nazis and fascists despite the panel's requests. He endorsed President Roosevelt's plans to address foreign spies.
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Washington
Dies
Texas
House Committee
Texan
House
Labor Department
Roosevelt
Los Angeles Man Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Joe Boyle, 32, of Los Angeles, charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after a collision at Twelfth Street and First Avenue W. He pled not guilty before Judge F. O. Ellison. Bond set at $500. A second car, driven by Charles Hoffmaster of Williamsburg, collided after Boyle allegedly ran a stop sign. Miss Violet Clawson, a passenger, testified Boyle had been drinking. No injuries were reported.
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Cedar Rapids
Joe Boyle
Los Angeles
Twelfth Street
First Avenue
F. O. Ellison
Boyle
Charles Hoffmaster
Williamsburg
Hoffmaster
Violet Clawson
Third Avenue
Lindbergh Begins German Aircraft Inspection Tour
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh started an inspection tour of German aircraft, visiting the industry at an aviation center in Dtededem, Germany, as part of US observer coverage.
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Berlin
Charles A. Lindbergh
Iniustra Dtdedem
Government set to launch pump priming subsidy plan
Washington officials report a near agreement on a pump priming subsidy to boost domestic consumption of farm surpluses. The plan, approved by President Roosevelt, envisions government cards for low income families and cut rate sale of surplus commodities including cotton goods vegetables fruits eggs and dairy products. The program could operate without new congressional funding and would be run by the surplus commodities corporation which plans to buy 100 to 150 million dollars worth of surpluses for distribution within a year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
New York
Fiorello
Jua- Guardia
Congress
Agriculture Department
Wallace Program Aims to Feed U S Crops at Home
By ARTHUR HUGSNAER the Wallace program presses toward grass roots food goals. Secretary Wallace proposes moving starving Asians aside to feed one third of the United States with home crops. Government subsidies will back the plan while citizens supply the demand.
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Arthur “Hugsnaer
Wallace
United States
High Court Reviews Ruling on Red Oyster Case
The Supreme Court granted the federal government's petition to review a Fifth Circuit decision holding that Communist Party membership alone is not grounds for deportation. The case, involving Joseph George Strecker of Hot Springs Arkansas, concerns whether former party members can be deported and the impact on similar actions against Harry Bridges. Two issues emerge: proof of party membership implying support for violent overthrow and whether former members can be deported after leaving the party.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Communist Party
United States
Joseph George Strecker
Hot Springs
Ark
Strecker
Austria
Harry Bridges
West Coast Cio
Bridges
Streckner
Czechs Must Come In Orbit Of Rome Berlin Axis
A Rome based Informazione Diplomatica bulletin reports negotiations to cede Czechoslovak territory to Hungary will resume and likely succeed. It says Czechoslovakia’s frontiers will be redrawn per Mussolini and Hitler, with Italy guaranteeing outcomes after a political economic and spiritual readjustment. Prague would gain Hungarian friendship amid losses to Germany Poland and Hungary.
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Kosice
Jan Kamarsin
Slovakia
Germany
Kamarsin
Hitler
Komarom
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Nitra
Uzhorod
Frantisek Chvalkovsky
Munich
Berlin
Sudetenland
Chvalkovsky
France
Great Britain
Russia
Rome
Julian
Mussolini
Rome-Berlin
Informazione Diplomatica
Italy
Poland
Prague
Budapest
Cedar Rapids Sees Bright Sun and Warm 79 Degree Day
Summer like weather graces Cedar Rapids with a bright sky as temperatures rise from a 49 to 79 by afternoon. The day starts at 57 with a high near 80 late afternoon and a 63 evening reading, while the city’s Chambers Inskeep company graph tracks the day’s changes.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Tam
Chambers
Haegg Low Bidder on 3rd Ave Projects
Cedar Rapids Haegg Construction won both Third Avenue widening and repaving and Third Avenue bridge contracts. Council awarded tentatively, subject to PWA approval, with Haegg bids of 35762.30 on the avenue work and 11437.50 on the bridge. Stark and Horrabin trailed. contracts stay on file seven days. A pending injunction suit was not discussed.
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Third Avenue
Haegg Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Haegs
PWA
Fourth Street SE
Haegg
Horrabin Construction Company
Iowa City
Stark Construction Company
Haegge
Stark
Horrabin
Don Hines
Hines
Supreme
U S Attorney Opens Trial On German Spy Ring
Defense attorney claims Leon Turreau framed Miss Johanna Hofmann and offered to free Dr Ignatz Griebel for 5000. U S Attorney Lamar Hardy presents German spy ring details accusing members of forging Roosevelt signatures and gathering data on Panama Canal Zone artillery and East Coast navy strength. Witnesses include Johanna Hofmann Otto Voss Erich Glaser and Guenther Rumrich pled guilty.
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Buleetin
New York
INS
George Dix
Leon G Turreu
G-man
Johanna Hofmann
Ignatz Griebel
United States
Lamar Hardy
Berlin
Panama Canal Zone
Europa
Otto Hermann Voss
Germany
Erich Glaser
United States Army
Hardy
Roosevelt
Navy
Guenther Gusta
Rumrich
Hoover Talk From 8 To 9 Tonight Broadcast
Washington AP reports the Republican National Committee promotes former President Herbert Hoover's address from 8 to 9 pm tonight in Hartford Connecticut. NBC blue network will carry the speech. Alfred M. Landon, Republican nominee in 1936, speaks at a Vienna Illinois rally at 2 pm Wednesday.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Herbert Hoover
Hartford
Conn
NBC
Alfred M. Landon
Vienna
Ill
Supreme Court denies review in Muench by case fraud
The Supreme Court rejected Wilfred Jones of St. Louis on Monday in his bid to review the validity of his conviction for using the mails to defraud in connection with the Muench affair.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Wilfred Jones
St. Louis
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