Wallace and AAA fight shapes Iowa farm politics
The Gazette critiqued Henry Wallace and the New Deal as exposing potential centralization of power while defending farm democracy. It argued AAA loan values misrepresent true market prices, warned of federal overreach, and urged Iowa farmers to see through Wallace’s rhetoric as corn yields rise across the cotton states, challenging AAA controls.
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Owever
New Deal
Iowa
Illinois
AAA
the Gazette
Springfield
Til
Henry Wallace
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Federal wage act scope eyed for intrastate industries
Wage-hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews announced the federal act extending 25 cent minimum wage and 44 hour week aims to cover intrastate industries. He urged voluntary compliance by those paying below the rate or exceeding 44 hours while field staff remains limited. He also said states may adopt similar laws and will guide industries to determine interstate reach.
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Washington
INS
Elmer F. Andrews
Andrews
Department of Labor
Franz Von Papen Leaves Nazi Political Arena
Berlin AP Franz von Papen former German chancellor and Hitler's special minister to Austria before the Anschluss has quit the diplomatic service to devote himself to private affairs. Once a powerful non Nazi figure he faded from politics as Nazi figures closed in, ending a storied career from the German republic through Austria's seizure.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Austria
von Papen
Germany
German Republic
Washington
America
King And Queen May Visit Quints
The Buffalo Evening News quoted Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe saying King George and Queen Elizabeth would visit the Dionne quintuplets during their Canada tour next summer. Ottawa’s governor general secretary reported no arrangements had been made for the royal visit.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Evening News
Allan Roy Dafoe
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Canada
Governor General
Ottawa
Press of Germany Assails Churchill
German press attacks Winston Churchill on Monday for urging U.S. aid to halt dictators and warns that despite Britain rearming any assault is a hopeless venture.
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Press of Germany
Churchill
Berlin
Winston Churchill
United States
Britain
Haebts
Benes Joins Chicago University Faculty for Democracy Lectures
Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia will lecture on democracy at the University of Chicago. President Hutchins welcomed his acceptance, calling Benes highly qualified to explain democracy's significance in world affairs. He will serve as visiting professor under the Walgreens Foundation and plans to travel to the United States soon.
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Benes
Charles R. Walgreen Foundation
Statesman
United States
97 Given Tickets In Traffic Check Many Lights Faulty
Cedar Rapids police conducted another traffic check on Monday between 3 30 and 8 30 pm. Two crews halted 500 to 600 cars on east and west First avenue and issued 97 tickets mostly warnings for improper lights. 58 motorists complied. several were cited for no tail light or faulty headlamp. Three drivers without licenses were summoned to court. two produced licenses and were dismissed. No licenses found on nine motorists led to court action. Future checkups are planned as standard practice.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Highway
First Avenue
Justice Court
H. R. Churchill
Gordon Hughes
Traffic Police
Hughes
Higher Veterinary Ethics Urged At Silver Jubilee Meeting
Members of the Eastern Iowa Veterinary association met at the Montrose hotel for their twenty-fifth annual silver jubilee. President John J. Strandberg urged practicing the golden rule in ethics and warned of unethical conduct by both members and non-members. He recalled past debates over vaccines and prices during the 1937-38 horse plague visitation and emphasized restraint and responsibility among practitioners.
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Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association
Montrose Hotel
John J. Strandberg
Belle Plaine
Strandberg
Summer Revival Halted By Rain In Cedar Rapids
Rain cooled Cedar Rapids as a summerlike spell ended Tuesday. The day saw .62 inch of rainfall by 2:30 p.m. with temperatures rising from a 62 F low to 67 F by afternoon and stabilizing near 64 F by midnight. A brief uptick from 79 F earlier Monday followed by cooler evening readings marked the pattern.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Red Chambers - Inskeep
Iale- Rales
Wallace Asks COR Ever Normal Debt
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace urged an ever normal flow of capital to complement the farm program at a speech before Iowa soil conservation workers in Council Bluffs. He tied urban scarcity to farm issues, urged a continuous, flexible approach, and called the Munich four power pact a challenge to democracy to stay efficient while campaigning for Gillette and Krasthel.
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Council Bluffs
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A Wallace
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Nelson G. Krasthel
Wallace
Wallace defends farmers at Democratic rally in Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace told a Democratic rally in Council Bluffs that Republican charges about his address miss the point. He blamed current farm problems on policy and urged re election of Senator Guy M. Gillette. The speech, broadcast by radio, was the first of two Wallace will give in Iowa before the November 8 election. Continued on Page 2 Col 8.
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Council Bluffs
Wallace
Springfield
Lowans
Mr. Wallace
Henry A Wallace
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Hoover urges trade province in western hemisphere plan
Former President Herbert Hoover urged the United States to build a trade province in the western hemisphere to offset polices of Germany, Japan, and Britain. He said Munich pact preserved peace, warned against extending world trade quotas, and favored keeping out of others wars while supporting local flood control and federal autonomy for New England. Hoover declined to comment on Roosevelt seeking a third term and promoted education over propaganda in free society.
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Hartford
Conn
Herbert Hoover
Europe
United States
Hoover
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
New England
Roosevelt
Hemisphere
Milk Sanitation Board Recommends Frozen Product Code
Washington based milk sanitation advisory board in its annual meeting urged a sanitary code for ice cream and other frozen products and called for better caps on grade A pasteurized milk to improve safety and quality standards.
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Washington
INS
Milk Sanitation Advisory Board
Coal Range Advertises Stove Sale and Cash Offering
A Want Ad from Mrs. L. V. Miller at 1335 First Ave. E. sold a coal range to a responder from seven inquiries. The notice urges readers to call 2-1121 to place an adtaker order and claim the advertised range.
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Gazette
L. V. Miller
First Ave. E
Farmers Boost Retail Sales in September Despite Lower Income
A Commerce Department survey shows rural retail sales in September reached the year’s peak, with a total near the previous year’s figure after seasonal adjustments. First nine months sales were eight percent below 1937, while farm income lagged about 15 percent. Mortgage debt reductions and lower interest rates, not government payments, largely supported farmers’ spending as mortgage costs fell from six percent to around four percent.
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New York
Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Parents Deny Rabies Pasteur Treatment For Two Victims
In Menlo Park California a high school boy and his sister who were bitten by a rabid dog were refused Pasteur treatment by their parents. The dog had bitten four children and two adults before being killed. Health officials described unsuccessful efforts to persuade the parents that treatment was necessary.
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Elizabeth Ellen
Sister
Ruth
Robert D
Claude Everett
Jacqueline Joan
Kathryn Bernice
Clifton Leon
Menlo Park
Calif
R. J. Gerlough
San Mateo County
One Driver Hurt In Collision Of Auto And Truck
Cedar Rounds News reports Peter Ludwick of 620 Eighteenth Avenue SW sustained chest injuries and left lung puncture in a 9:35 a.m. crash at Fifth Avenue and Second Street SW. His car hit a Modern Refrigeration truck driven by Robert Novak of 1412 N Street SW. Ludwick was hospitalized at Mercy. Novak noted heavy rain at the time.
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Cedar Rounds
Peter Ludwick
Eighteenth Avenuexsw
Fifth Avenue
Second Street
Ludwick
Robert Novak
N Street
Mercy Hospital
Novak
Second ‘Street
Jwest Lon Fifth Avenue
Rail Board Predicted To Seek Rail Wage Compromise
Washington AP reports President Roosevelt's fact finding board, chaired by Walter P Stacy, predicted by Tuesday to urge a compromise on the proposed 15 percent rail wage cut to avert a possible railroad strike. The board, with Dean James M Landis and Prof. Harry A Millis, must file by October 27 after three weeks of hearings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Walter P Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Mondiv
Stacy
Rail Brotherhoods
James M Landis
Harvard Law School
Harry A. Millis
University of Chicago
General Motors to rehiring 35000 workers soon
General Motors plans to reemploy 35000 workers within two weeks as production of 1939 models expands. Alfred P Sloan Jr says salary cuts will be restored for those earning 300 dollars a month or less, effective November 1, on an individual merit basis, with domestic operations affected.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P Sloan, Jr
Sloat
Stalin Ordered A F L Destruction Alleged by Witness
Washington report says Jacob Spolansky of Detroit testified before the House committee that Joseph Stalin ordered destruction of the American Federation of Labor. He claimed Moscow conference directives spurred communists to boost industrial unionism and increased activity among Negro workers, noting sitdown strikes in auto plants and a push to form a dual organization with revolutionary aims. Spolansky’s Detroit testimony also drew CIO opposition from Labor’s Nonpartisan League.
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Washington
API
House
Joseph Stalin
American Federation of Labor
Jacob Spolansky
Detroit
Wayne County
Mich
Stalin
Moscow
America
Spolansky
Cowboy Crosby Hurt In New Mexico Rodeo Mishap
Bob Crosby of Roosevelt, New Mexico, a former American cowboy champion, sustained leg injuries after a horse fell while he tried to assist another contestant at a Monday rodeo. He was trampled as his mount dropped.
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New York
INS
Bob Crosby
Roosevelt, N. M
Crosby
Right Hand Man at Trial Names Nazis in Espionage Case
New York reports Fritz von Wiedemann, Hitler’s top aide, identified by witness Guenther Rumrich as a key contact in a sensational espionage trial. Rumrich testified of meetings with a “Mr Wie land” who claimed ties to Wiedemann and discussed acquiring U S military secrets and industrial data from American targets including Du Pont and Bethlehem plant operatives.
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New York
Fritz von Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Guenther Gustav Rumrich
U. S. Army
Rumrich
German War Ministry
Wie=land
Gome
Washington
Wiedemann
Hitler
London
Chamberlain
Germany
United States
New York City
Sanders
War Ministry
du Pont
Bethlehem
U. S
Thursday Eligible For New Name In California Pensions
ARTHUR RUGS Tarr laments pensions in California and mocks a Thursday renaming scheme while lampooning Upton Sinclair and Doc Townsend. The piece blends satire on state welfare, fundraising, and economic promises with a humorous, chaotic voice.
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California
Upton Sinclair
Doc Townsend
Heaven On Earth
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St. Joseph
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Mad Dog
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Cowboy Crosby
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Voelkischer Beobachter
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