Roosevelt Talks Promise Regulated Dollar and NRA Support
A column reviews President Roosevelt’s fourth radio address, noting focus on a managed currency and stabilized prices before revaluing the dollar, with praise for NRA AAA cooperation and criticism of inflation opponents. It discusses a six year high school plan proposed by Superintendent Arthur Deamer, funded by a $590,000 bond and $187,500 grant to expand four junior high schools for senior high use, and outlines objections and support from educators. The piece argues the plan merits voter approval, detailing administration challenges and athletic considerations, with a note to continue on page 9.
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Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Board of Education
Mother faces murder charge in shooting of infant
Mrs. Bernard C. Hofferd of Cedar Rapids, 323 Fifth Street NW, is jailed on a murder count after her four month old son Theo dore Hofferd was shot in his crib around 8:15 am Monday. She told Coroner Vorpahl she intended to also kill herself. The benched warrant was issued by Judge H. C. Ring with no bond. The shotgun used was a 4-10 single barrel. The coroner and physician described the infant as healthy prior to death and noted temporary insanity as the doctor’s diagnosis for the mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard C. Hofferd
Fifth Street
Theodore
Joseph A. Petrus
Larry Condon
R. A. Vorpahl
Hofferd
Hofford
Vorpah
Boston police seek Lindbergh link in John Gorch case
Boston officers Tiernan and Bonner say suspect John Gorch resembles the Lindbergh kidnapper known as John. Gorch was arrested in a Back Bay apartment after telegrams from other cities indicated he may be wanted for questioning. A woman found with him was held for questioning.
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Boston
John Gorch
Arthur M. Tiernan
William J. Bonner
Back Bay
John
John F. Condon
James McDevitt
Norman Schwartzkopf
New Jersey
Gorch
Rail Labor Backs Farm Strike Across Six States
Railway labor leaders voiced moral support for the National Farmers Holiday strike in six states Iowa Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota Illinois and Wisconsin. Leaders said no direct action was planned yet and coordination with farmers would continue through conferences and picket actions appeared to disrupt milk shipments in Wisconsin and Iowa while governors urged talks to resolve the agricultural dispute.
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TRE Associated Press
National Farmers Holiday Association
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Illinois
Wisconsin
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
Milo Reno
Chicago
Sioux City
Olson
Herring
Vesper
Neillsville
Alexander F. Whitney
Railway Labor Executives Association
Des Moines
National Farmers‘ Holiday Association
S. N. Berry
Cedar Rapids
Order of Railway Conductors
C. J. Lamsen
Train Dispatchers Association
James M. Burns
American Federation of Labor
A. E. Lyon
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of America
Four Men Rob Indiana Bank in $75,000 Heist
Four men used machine guns likely from Peru police to rob Central National Bank and Trust in Greencastle Indiana. They seized $75,000 in cash and bonds, forced cashier Harry Wells to open the vault, and fled in an Ohio-licensed car. Police set roadblocks as they pursued a gang believed active in northern Indiana and Ohio.
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Greencastle
Ind
Peru
Central National Bank and Trust Company
Indiana
Ohio
Harry Wells
Lake
Bank Robbery by Gunmen Ends in Escape by Plane
Five submachine gun raiders overpowered fourteen people at the First National Bank in Brainerd Minnesota, firing on the building and nearby structures while taking about 32000 dollars. An unidentified airplane was seen overhead as the robbers fled, wounding no one inside but firing at pedestrians and cars during the getaway.
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Brainerd, Minn
First National Bank
Brainerd, Minn (Ap
Pleads Guilty To Killing His Wife In Iowa Case
Bert Smith of LeClaire pleaded guilty to second degree murder in Davenport after four jurors were chosen. Judge Burke dismissed the jury and began testimony to fix the penalty. Smith could face 20 years to life. Mrs Smith was found shot after a party at a cottage on Town Tile Works property where he served as caretaker.
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Davenport, Ia
Bert Smith
LeClaire
A P. Burke
Smith
Tragic mother confesses murder of four month old son
A 27 year old mother at 323 Fifth street NW, Bern ard Hofford, shot and killed her four month old baby in the county jail cell morning confinement. She described years of illness after birth and the plan to die with her child, but sought a doctor when the baby stopped breathing. Both she and her husband arrived doctors too late.
Retail code adds drug provisions under NRA act
Washington AP The retail code broadened to cover all drug stores with exemptions for small towns and five or fewer employees in towns under 2 500. President Roosevelt signed Sunday night, effective next week. The executive order sets up bodies to handle price increase complaints and removes fixed discount limits on trademarked drugs. Drug retailers gain separate code authority. prison labor provisions delayed 90 days for state compact work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Industrial Administration
NRA
Youth Finds Its Own Faith Amidst Modern Despair
A young woman argues that negation drains energy and life, urging a constructive path to God and faith. She critiques Dreiser to Russell as killjoys and calls for a practical church approach. The piece asserts each generation must forge its own belief, hoping for renewed life and hope.
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Dreiser
Mencken
Hemingway
Russell
Lewis
Suit Challenging INRA Is Dismissed In Federal Court
ENONVILLE Tenn a federal judge dismissed Ralph Starling s suit challenging the national industrial recovery act finding no direct effect on his rights. Starling alleged job loss at Southern Silk Mill due to the textile code hours limit but court held NRA code did not force discharge.
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Enonville, Tenn
U. S
George C. Taylor
Ralph Starling
Spring City
Tenn
Southern Silk Mill
Taylor
Congress
Doak Former Labor Secretary Doak Dies at 51
William Nuckles Doak, who rose from rail yardhand to Hoover era labor secretary, died at his home across the Potomac from Washington. He was 51, of Rural Retreat Virginia, and died of a heart ailment. A Masonic funeral will be held at 11 30 am Wednesday with interment planned later in Rural Retreat.
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Washington
William Nuckles Doak
Hoover
Potomac
Doak
Rural Retreat
American Federation of Labor
James J Davis
Abbey Mausoleum
Arlington Cemetery
Daladier Budget Fight Dooms Premiership in Paris Clash
Premier Edouard Daladier pressed for immediate passage of all 1934 budget provisions in parliament including article 37 on six percent wage cuts for minor government workers and war pension reductions. The socialists opposed a compromise, signaling possible cabinet collapse as thousands protested with police and troops deployed outside the chamber.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
the. S
Aly
No Motive Found For Death of Former Local Girl
Dorothy Walgreen 23 of Chicago daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jacobson Cedar Rapids sought death by own action. Chicago coroner's jury returned verdict with no apparent motive. She left a note asking forgiveness to Ted Alice and Carl and said she loved them. She died after an evening at a tavern with Alice Robinson and Carl Winter.
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Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Walgreen
Chicago
John Jacobson
Third Street
Associated Press
Carl
Ted
Alice
Mrs. Walgreen
Alice Robinson
Walgreen
Carl Winter
Supreme Court to Rule on NRA Industrial Recovery Case
The Supreme Court announced it would decide the merits of the first case challenging features of industrial recovery legislation. It accepted Leo Nebbina's appeal challenging the New York milk control act and advanced the hearing to December 4.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Leo Nebbina
New York
Jury Receives Stingley Suit Verdict Considered
A Cedar Rapids district court jury retired at 3 pm Monday to weigh Verenda Stingley’s $10,777.20 personal injury claim against William and Mildred Crawford. The suit arises from injuries in an auto collision at Fifth Avenue and Sixteenth Street SE on April 22.
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Cedar Rapids
District Court
A B. Clark
Verenda Stingley
William and
Mildred Crawford
Fifth Avenue
Sixteenth Street SE
R F C Becomes Prime Agency In Recovery
Raymond Clapper reports that Roosevelt assigns gold purchase planning to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in consultation with the treasury. The move broadens the R F C’s power, making it a key fiscal agent and potentially influencing gold prices and the dollar, while noting the act’s constraints and speculation on intent. Continued on page 12 column 6.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
Treasury
R. F. Cc
Treasury Department
Rk. I. C
New York
A. FP. C
Hoover
Roosevelt Pledges Fixed Dollar Value for Economy
President Roosevelt announced a new policy to establish continuous control of the dollar by creating a U S government market for gold and by buying or selling gold in world markets as needed to raise price levels and pursue a managed currency. He urged continued recovery gains and a dollar that maintains purchasing power for a generation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Secretary of the Treasury
NRA
America
Inter
Roosevelt announces plan to control gold price
Prices surge in New York and Chicago as Roosevelt unveils government plan to manage gold and inflation. Stocks jump while some gains pull back. commodities rise, dollar slips, and foreign exchange moves follow. Experts split on inflationary interpretation as the president signals inflation limits.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
New York
Wall Street
Bose
Gold policy shift eyed as RF C plans big purchases
President aides discuss using the RF C to curb raids and build a large gold reserve to back a managed currency. Officials expect higher world prices and a weaker dollar, with gold shipments, domestic price relief for farmers, and a later shift to maintaining a set dollar level.
High Heads Iowa Anti-Saloon League Superintendent
Frank A. High named superintendent of the Iowa Anti Saloon League replacing B. E. Ewing. High, a Lincoln resident and former Nebraska league secretary, takes over immediately and was born in Black Hawk County, Iowa.
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Des Moines
Frank A. High
Nebraska Anti-Saloon League
Monday
Iowa
High
Lincoln
B. E. Ewing
Black Hawk County
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Verne Marshall
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Washington On Grant
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Cedar Rapids News
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Lindy
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Bandits
Bernard C. Hofford
INRA
W. N. Doak
High Court
Stingley
R.F.C
Agency
Phonies
Houston
Texas
Jones
Bank’ of
France
Jesse Jones
Dean Acheson
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Secretary Woodin
Henry Morgenthau
Farm Credit Administration
Harvey Couch
R. F.C
Couch
High Heads
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