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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 21, 1934

Page

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Unemployed flow to California. relief plans and political notes

The report notes over 36,000 unemployed moved through Arizona toward California in the past month as relief programs and political rhetoric shape the flow. Mention is made of Stimulus hopes, stamps, and the broader outlook amid labor, war veterans, and reform promises. Plans for rural housing complexes are announced, with fifty more in Washington in progress.

California Sinclair Harry Hopkins Washington FERA Kohler

Idle Kohler Village Blamed on NRA Action

The village built by and for Kohler workers, hailed as America’s finest of its kind, lies idle now due to actions attributed to the NRA.

Ot Kohler Kohler Company America NRA

Kohler strike tests NRA reach amid rural industrial dream

A minority at Kohler began a strike over Section 7a of the NRA, hiring pickets and halting plant operations. Federal probes claimed NRA violations, a representation vote favored the company union, and opponents argued the election was flawed. The village endures as a critique of New Deal rural industrial plans.

Kohler NRA

Aerial Defense Plan Debated by French Lawmakers

Paris reports show France grappling with air raid threats as lawmakers debate naval budgets and report that Germany, Italy, the United States, and Japan are expanding fleets. Experts warn France could fall behind in air power, with bomber fleets potentially overrunning Paris and other cities.

Paris France Europe Raymond Poincare Melbourne Chamber of Deputies Finance Commission Jacques Stern United States Italy Germany Japan Washington Senate Armaments Commission Pierre Cot Daladier Lyon Marseilles le Bourget Denain

Refinance Nearly Quarter Billion of Midwest Farm Debts

In the eighth farm credit district Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Wyoming more than 216 million dollars of farmers debts were refinanced from June 1 1933 to Oct 18 1934. L Oscar Challman announced the figures noting most funds went to repay old creditors.

Omaha Farm Credit Nebraska Iowa South Dakota Wyoming L. Oscar Challman Federal Land Bank and Land Commissioner Challman Land Bank

Labor backs business aid as New Deal sentiment shifts

The American Federation of Labor urged restraint on relief spending and debt growth and called for constructive action. It said labor seeks government help for businessmen to create better jobs, signaling a shift in New Deal sentiment.

American Federation of Labor Labor

Gratitude and Selfish Motives in Charity

A 1934 meditation on gratitude and self interest in acts of charity. The speaker warns against expecting thanks, noting that giving should serve the giver as a privilege. It argues true grace lies in doing good without demanding recognition or payment in return.

Senators may have to carry luncheon in next session

Washington report shows the senate restaurant faces closure after a year of deficits. The House inquiry and an apportionment proviso halted restaurant funds, leaving senators to seek cash dining options or face losing their capital dining amenity for constituents.

Washington Oscar de Priest Congress House Senate Lindsay Warren N.C Warren

Religious ban in Mexico may revive strife

Arch bishop Pascual Diaz of Mexico City reportedly hid from a government party plan to oust Catholic church officials and suppress opposition. The plan would target Catholic leaders, bar church groups from jobs, and form armed groups to contest perceived Catholic aggression, aiming to shift education to a socialist state function. President Rodriguez was to decide after senate approval, with conferences planned by the national revolutionary party.

Mexico D. F Pascual Diaz Mexico City National Administration Rodriguez Senate Knights of Columbus Sisters of Mary National Revolutionary Party Tehuacan Plutarco Elias Calles

Wallace Sets 1935 Cotton Crop Limitation

Secretary Wallace announced a crop limitation program for cotton in 1935 but did not reveal the required acreage reduction percentage or the payment rate. Early indications suggest about 31 million acres as the AAA goal with payments similar to this year.

Washington South Wallace AAA

Weather Outlook for Chicago Oct 22 to 27

The period covers the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Generally fair with possible showers Tuesday and later in the week. Temperatures expected near normal.

Chicago Mississippi Missouri Great Plains

Bruno Hauptmann Nervous Before Jersey Arraignment

Bruno Hauptmann appeared pale and restless under strict guard at the Hunterdon County jail in Flemington as officials planned his arraignment for the Lindbergh baby kidnap slaying. His wife visited briefly, and attorney James M. Fawcett discussed a possible delay for defense preparation. Guards reinforced security and a tight mesh screen was planned for the bull pen to block contraband.

Flemington N. J Bruno Hauptmann Jersey Lindbergh Hunterdon County Bronx New Jersey Hauptmann H. Norman Schwartzkopf David T. Wilentz Trenton Thomas W. Trenchard Adam Q. Robbins

Lift Baby Out Of Well After 3 Hours

In Lawton Oklahoma a thirty month old child named Richard Leon Toombs was rescued after three hours wedged twenty feet below ground. Firemen and FERA workers dug a parallel shaft while the mother lowered a rope and the child grabbed it then pulled himself to the surface aided by his father.

Lawton Okla Richard Leon Toombs Otis Toombs FERA

Robison fugitive capture looming as indictments issued

Mrs Frances Robinson refuses bail fearing retribution from her fugitive husband Thomas H Robinson Jr and her father in law Thomas H Robinson Sr all three indicted for abducting Mrs Alice Speed Stoll. Death or life imprisonment possible for all defendants with maximum for the younger Robinson if captured. Stoll to Florida for rest after grand jury testimony.

Louisville Frances Robinson Clem Huggins Huggins Alice Speed Stoll Chicago Robinson

Dillinger Trial Prep Ordered For Oct 25

Federal Judge Charles A. Woodward requires Louis Piquett to file all preliminary motions before October 25 and have an attorney on record for the Dillinger harboring case. The ruling follows the withdrawal of Ben Landis as Piquett's counsel, prompted by Harry Connaughton, assistant U.S. district attorney.

Chicago Charles A. Woodward Louis Piquett John Dillinger Piquett Ben Landis Harry Connaughton United States

Gunfight Ends Bank Robbery Suspect Caught

Wellsville Ohio police captured a bank robbery suspect after a gun battle with officers. A second man, believed to be involved, remained at large and was being hunted by a posse of 200. The prisoner refused to give his name.

Wellsville, C Peoples Bank Tiltonville

Mollisons Lead 19 Competitors In Dash By Air

The Mollison team leads 19 entrants in the London to Melbourne air derby as British and Dutch teams chase from Mild en hall to Allahabad and Baghdad. Scott and Black in a British machine join the pursuit, with the Mollisons flying at about 200 mph and reaching Baghdad 12 hours 40 minutes after departure.

Mollisons Mildenhall Airdrome England Baghdad London Melbourne W. A. Scott Malcolm Black Allahabad India Scott Iraq Scott-Black K. D. Parmentier J. J. Moll Holland Aleppo Syria Cathcart Jones Ken W. Waller Mrs. Mollison Jim Amy Europe de Haviland Moldenhall

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Kansas Democrats Lose Edge as Farley Letter Pressure Surfaces

Passage notes that the Democratic Party in Kansas saw its fall election prospects dim after Postmaster Farley urged committeemen to back a straight Democratic ticket and a Democratic governor. The scene references McGugin briefly stopping in Coffeyville en route to Chicago.

Fo. Aan Pie Bas Rt Gleecu Kansas Farley McGugin Coffeyville Chicago

Gas price war widens across coast to Midwest

Gasoline price competition expands from New Jersey to New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Nashville and Washington DC. Standard Oil Indiana cuts 0.3 cents across its territory including Indiana Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Kansas North and South Dakota Missouri and parts of Oklahoma.

New York Atlantic Coast District of Columbia Standard Oil Company Indiana New Jersey Camden Philadelphia Sinclair Pittsburgh Nashville, Tenn Standard Oil Company of Louisiana Washington, D. C Michigan Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Kansas North South Dakota Missouri Oklahoma

Kingsford Smith Plans Pacific Flight From Brisbane to Oakland

Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and an assistant began a 7,360 mile Pacific leg from Brisbane to Oakland. The voyage via Suva and Honolulu includes 10,000 foot climbs and blind flying through cloud, with stops in Suva, Honolulu, and potential landings in Hawaii.

San Francisco Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith Noumea New Caledonia Brisbane Oakland Calif Suva Honolulu Pacific Sunda Fiji Islands Ory California Frisco Sir Charles Australia London Melbourne Mildenhall Suve Hawaii

Slayer of Colorado Springs taxi driver gets life

A jury in Colorado Springs, Colorado, sentenced Water Reppin of Newark, New Jersey, to life in prison for the slaying of a local taxi driver. The verdict was delivered Saturday night.

Colorado Springs Colo Newark N. J

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