Straw ballot survey of Iowa voters in Gazette issue
The Gazette prints a straw ballot poll by twenty seven Iowa Daily Press association papers to gauge reader sentiment on President Hoover, Senator, and Governor amid campaign developments. Readers are urged to clip and mail or drop their marked ballots with town and county, no name. The notice notes Hoover and Roosevelt visits, Brookhart candidacy, and related political turbulence shaping the poll.
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Gazette
Iowa Daily Press Association
Iowa
Daily Press Association
Hoover
Gov. Roosevelt
Brookhart
Norris Predicts Big Majority for Gov Roosevelt
Nebraska Senator George W Norris, an independent Republican, told a Philadelphia crowd that Hoover cannot win reelection without party stalwarts and urged support for Roosevelt. He denounced party regularity as a threat to democracy and praised Theodore Roosevelt for opposing monopoly and party machines.
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Norris
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Nebraska
George W. Norris
Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Metropolitan Opera House
Roosevelt Independent State Committee
Abraham
Trade Volume Of City Higher Than Nation's Average
Special to The Gazette. Cedar Rapids current trade volume index stands 70.7 versus the U S average 68.5. New York City at 62.7. The hay crop in Iowa up 24.3 percent, September corn up 29,339,000 bushels, and butter production up 12 percent from a year ago.
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the Gazette
New York
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Business Conditions
Alexander Hamilton Institute
United States
New York City
Iowa
Legion Post Cancels Hurley Banquet Invitation
Pueblo Colorado United States Secretary of War Patrick J Hurley saw his invitation to a Legion banquet canceled as his plane landed amid protests from state members over his role in the eviction of the bonus army in Washington He was to be principal speaker at a Republican rally following the banquet.
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Pueblo
Colo
Patrick J. Hurley
American Legion
Hurley
W. Gano Compere
The
Legion Post
Bonus Army
Washington
Princpal
Mrs Pierce Says Suspect Is Not Slayer
The case against Joseph Brenson, Kansas City suspect, weakens as Mrs. Charles Pierce and her son fail to identify him as the slayer of 66 year old farmer Charles Pierce near Cascade. Brenson, reportedly mentally deranged, is in custody after his arrest near Springville and transport to Cedar Rapids. Authorities previously considered him a possible suspect but await further confirmation.
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Anamosa
Charles Pierce
Charles, Jr
Joseph Brenson
Kansas City
C. E Peet
Springville
Cascade
Brenson
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Fraser
Jones County
Pierce
Narcotics stolen from Center Point offices of Dr Newland
A large quantity of morphine and codeine tablets was stolen from a safe in the office of Dr Mark Newland and Dr Elzo Newland at Center Point. Entry used a common key. the waiting room was unlocked. Police investigated with Sheriff Joseph A. Petrus and Deputy Larry Condon. A barrel of gasoline was also reported missing from M H Bishop in Central City.
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Mark Newland
Elzo’ Newland
Center Point
Joseph A. Petrus
Petrus
Larry Condon
M. H. Bishop
Central City
Des Moines Cop On Vacation Too Long
Oklahoma City report says Clarence Donahoe, former Des Moines officer, claimed to be on vacation when arrested with bootleggers. He had been on leave two years, police say, and is returned to jail.
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Des Moines
Oklahoma City
Clarence Donahoe
Donahoe
Hoover to Speak in Detroit Saturday
President Hoover will campaign in Michigan with a Saturday night speech at Detroit's Olympia arena. He will depart Friday night and return to Washington after addressing supporters in the doubtful state, following recent quick trips to Des Moines and Cleveland.
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Hoover
Des Moines
Europe
Washington
Michigan
Detroit
Cleveland
White House
Olympia Arena
American Legion
Child Expected For Emperor Hirohito In Spring
The Asahi newspaper reports a child is expected to be born to Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako in the spring, a forthcoming birth noted by Tokyo observers. The reveal underscores imperial plans amid wartime turbulence and royal duties.
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Hirohito
Nagako
Asahi
Monaay
Roosevelt Opposes Immediate Soldier Bonus Payment
New York Times reports Governor Roosevelt will oppose cash bonus payments to veterans in an address at Pittsburgh on Wednesday. He is expected to link opposition to a relief program for destitute veterans with a draft-like machinery to administer aid during the Depression. The plan, kept secret, may involve boards directing relief for those with active war service. Roosevelt will also critique Hoover administration veteran relief efforts and comment on the B.E.F. in Washington.
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New York
New York Times
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
the Times
Hoover
Washington
Bar
Cabinet Resigns In Roumania Threatens Royal Decision
In Bucharest Premier Vaida-Voevod’s cabinet resigns amid a growing clash between Parliament and the crown. King Carol reserved decision on accepting the resignations.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Vaida-Voevod
Carol
Herriot Seeks Deal To Occupy Balearic Islands
Premier Herriot seeks a strategic Franco Spanish agreement allowing France to occupy the Balearic islands as a deterrent against threats from Italy or Germany. The loan would align Madrid and Paris, with Spain’s possible entente offering economic concessions amid Spain’s export slump.
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London
Edouard Herriot
France
Spain
Balearic Islands
Mediterranean
Italy
Germany
Madrid
Paris
Herriot
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso XIII
Three Negroes slain as posse hunts deputy slayer
In Senatoria Mississippi a posse hunting Jesse Williams shot into a home killing Judge Crawford and two of his sons while Crawford’s wife and another son were wounded. Williams, 45, a Black man, was accused of killing Deputy Sheriff Walker Williams earlier Sunday.
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Senatoria
Miss
Jesse Williams
Walker ‘Williams
J. T. Dixon
Crawford
Farm Pickets Block Mail Near St Paul Minn
Pickets on highway routes near Stillwater and St Paul halted a United States mail truck using a spiked belt. Two front tires blew before the driver stopped. Mail was delayed about an hour and 15 minutes as spare tires were obtained. Washington county volunteers expanded roadblocks to disrupt Twin Cities agricultural supplies.
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Stillwater
Minn
United States Mail
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Axel Croonquist
St.Paul
Dee
Washington County
Twin Cities
Deputies Kill Lions On Missouri Lion Hunt
United Press reports in Commerce Missouri that deputies shot two lions Nellie and Bess when hunters paused for lunch on a Mississippi island safari. Denver Wright, who funded the hunt, lamented the loss of his prize lions after days of effort and thousands of miles traveled for the venture.
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Commerce
America
Denver Wright
St. Louis
Tom Hotchkiss
W. E. Wise
Deputy Hotchkiss
Deputy Wise
Wright
Nellie
Bess
Commerce Island
Mississippi River
O. W. Brinkmeyer
M. W.harris
Barber
Brinkmeyer
Harris
Mississippi
Hotchkiss
Wise
Missouri
Your Ballot Printed Today for The Gazette Straw Vote
The Gazette prints a separate straw ballot for men and women to mark presidential, governor, and U.S. Senate choices. Clip and mail or deliver to The Straw Vote Editor or drop in the sealed box at the Cedar Rapids office. Ballots require hometown or county. first results appear Wednesday and daily thereafter through next Sunday. Ballots from this issue are the only ones available.
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Gazette
Iowa
United States
The
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Daily Press Association
Will Rogers Satirizes Andean War Talk In 1932
In a humorous Easter Gazette dispatch from Santiago Chile, Will Rogers riffs on Peru and Colombia brinkmanship over an inaccessible border tract. He jokes about rapid presidential turnover in Chile and quips about a laundry afraid president while noting his own upcoming flight over the Andes.
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Santiago
Chile
Ripley
Peru
Colombia
White House
Andes
Germany links debt payment to tariff cuts
Chancellor Franz von Papen warned private foreign creditors that Germany could repay its 5 billion dollar debt only if tariffs are lowered and trade barriers removed. He spoke to Westphalian industrialists in Paderborn, noting a past 1 billion dollar payment and warning withdrawals of further credits could not be allowed now.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
United States
Franz von Papen
Paderborn
von’ Pen
New York Slashes Budget After Credit Refusal
New York officials faced a perilous credit edge as the board of estimate began deep cuts for next year. Charles E. Mitchell of National City Bank warned only real reductions can prevent munis market collapse and city credit loss. In short order the board cut $49.75 million and approved a 50 year subway financing plan, then slashed salaries and eliminated 128 city limousines, with further salary reductions for high earners.
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NEW York
Board of Estimate
Charles E. Mitchell
The
National City Bank
Berry
McKee
Odd Fellows session hears lambert talk in cedar rapids
General Elliott E. Lambert of Des Moines, elected head of the Patriarchs Militant Army, spoke at a Monday morning session of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in the Memorial building. About 3,000 expected attendees, 50 chevaliers present, and discussions on the Decoration of Chivalry to be awarded Tuesday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Elliott E. Lambert
Des Moines
Patriarchs Militant Army of the World
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Denver
Department Council of the
Patriarchs
Independent Order of’ Odd Fellows
Memorial Building
Grand Lodge
Grand Encampment
Rebekah Assembly
Iowa
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Lambert
Odd Fellows
J. W. Schreiner
Gladbrook
A. Savereld
Harlan
E. B. Clinton
Marshalltown
O. R. Gehrke
Iowa Falls
Grand
Department Association Ladies Auxiliary
Patriarchs Militant
British Prime Minister Says Not Rearmament but Disarmament
Ramsay MacDonald declared Britain’s arms policy as disarmament on the eve of Parliament reconvening. He spoke at a Labour luncheon, stressing non party governance and announcing Ottawa tariff talks will undergo rapid parliamentary action with Chamberlain to move the first financial resolution.
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London
Ramsay Mace Donald
Britain
National Labor Party
Dominions
Sumemer
Ottawa
House ‘of Commons
Germany
Geneva
Berlin
Peake
Rosine
MacDonald
House’ of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Exchequer
Roosevelt Would Doom Gold Standard, Hurley Says
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley warned in Pueblo that election of Franklin D. Roosevelt would force the United States off the gold standard and trigger national distress. He accused Democrats of favoring dole, pork barrel spending, and fiat money proposals like Patman and Goldsborough bills, saying such measures would bankrupt the government and threaten price stability.
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Pueblo
Colo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Secretary of War
Patrick J. Hurley
Congress
Doles
Hoover
Democratic House of Representatives
Democratic House
Patman
Goldsborough
Roosevelt Sold Out To Cuban Sugar Interests
Congressman Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa released a statement from Republican campaign headquarters accusing Franklin D. Roosevelt of selling out the western beet and sugar interests to Cuban sugar interests before the election. Haugen cited a Havana Post copy noting La Casa Grande, a mercantile establishment tied to Cuban sugar, congratulating him on nomination and claimed Roosevelt replied with a thanks note to the company.
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Chicago
Gilbert N. Haugen
Iowa
Franklin D.roosevelt
Haugen
Havana
la Casa Grande
Roosevelt
Comepany
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