Townsend Plans and Tax Hikes Dominate Seasoned Debate
Anxious political climate centers on Dr Francis Townsend and his pension plan while tax cuts and government debts spark calls for restraint. WPA Hopkins in Washington faces scrutiny as unemployment projections shift, and a skeptical view of campaign promises from Gen Hugh Johnson appears in the Post.
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Congress of the
United States
Francis E. Townsend
Dr. Townsend
Townsend
Congress
First absentee ballots show split on corn-hog referendum
Washington AP reports the first absentee ballots for next Saturday's corn-hog referendum split 95 Yes to 93 No. AAA officials warn a bare majority may not be enough for a workable program, as field staff mishandled ballots and rushed returns from Iowa Nebraska to Washington for tallying.
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AAA
Washington
Chester Davis
Wallace
Iowa
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Farmers urged to reject corn hog control in referendum
William Hirth, Missouri Farmers' association president, urged corn belt voters to oppose extending the corn hog control program in Saturday's referendum. He cited current shortages of corn and hogs and called for ending meat and grain imports while maintaining future surplus controls, praising Roosevelt policies for restoring purchasing power.
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Kansas City
William Hirth
Missouri Farmers’ Association
Hirth
Wallace
Roosevelt
Man Defeats Bull By Poking Fingers In Its Eyes
Omaha, AP. John Vondra, a bull and calf salesman, fought a Holstein bull at the stock yards after it charged him. He poked the bull’s eyes with his fingers, temporarily blinding the animal, allowing Vondra to reach a fence and safety.
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Omaha (Ap
John Vondra
Omaha
Vondra
Song Matching Souls Find a Friend Across Time
A parable on shared song and deep connection compares Blon del and Richard the Lionheart to finding a soulmate who can sing the same verses. It extols friendship as healing loneliness and likens shared verse to a lifelong bond, citing Browning as a poet couple whose union reads like a poem.
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Richard
England
Blondel
Robert
Elizabeth Browning
Roosevelt urges tax funded relief cut as private aid rises
President Roosevelt urged that relief funded by taxes decline as needs permit while private charity and industry pick up the slack. He cited September private employment gains and urged work over welfare. Gerard Swope backed a $75 million mobilization for private relief and warned of ongoing rehabilitation needs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Nation
Department of Labor
Detroit
Gerard Swope
Swope
United States to Join Naval Parley With Allies
The United States formally agreed to join Britain France Japan and Italy in a London naval conference beginning December 2 to extend restrictions under expiring treaties. President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull prepared a neutral reply to the League of Nations on Italy sanctions, dispatching only a recap of U.S. actions under the new neutrality law. Admiral Standley likely to represent the U S at the talks.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Japan
Italy
London
Roosevelt
Hull
League of Nations
League
Mediterranean
England
William H. Standley
Swanson
Standley
Baby Born In Well After Mother's Fainting Fall
In Sanford North Carolina the seven pound baby boy of Mr and Mrs Alton Jordan was born at the bottom of a well after Mrs Jordan fainted while drawing water and fell into the shaft. The mother and newborn were rescued and both in satisfactory condition at a local hospital.
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Sanford
N. C
Alton Jordan
Revolution Flares On Isle Of Crete
Reports say a Crete uprising erupted Thursday night as government forces rushed troops and warships to quell the rebellion on the island. The casualty toll and exact location within Crete were not disclosed.
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Isle of
Crete
Athens
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1935 Record Totals
A 1935 Cedar Rapids toll tally lists 324 accidents 379 injuries and 12 deaths across the year. The figures summarize severe roadway incidents affecting residents and travelers in the Iowa city.
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Cedar Rapids
WPA Not To Improve Cedar Lake Here
The Cedar Rapids area will not see a $98 171 WPA project to build a Cedar Lake recreation center. Officials in Des Moines and Washington denied knowledge of the plan while confirming Linn county relief workers will be put to approved projects. Details from the Waterloo WRA office describe a Cedar Lake improvement including a bathing beach and trails to beautify the area for fishing swimming and skating.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Lake
L. S. Hill
WPA
Des Moines
Linn County
Hill
Washington
State Board of Conservation
Waterloo
Churchill Calls for British Control of the Mediterranean
London AP reports Winston Churchill urged Parliament that Britain must immediately secure and maintain command of the Mediterranean. The former First Lord of the Admiralty, mentioned as likely to hold that post if a national government forms, argued this stance follows from the current international situation.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Jury Selected To Try Dubuque Man On Murder Charge
A jury of nine men and three women qualified to impose the death sentence will hear the murder case of Mario Heinz 29 charged with killing his six year old nephew David Peter Fox on the Fox farm near Holy Cross last July. The panel includes parents and grandparents with varied trades as jurors.
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Mae Gloden
Margaret Lavery
Minnie Viertel
Edmund C. Lenihan
Anton Zwack
R. A. Hesselman
H J. Wessel
Frank Kurt
Thomas Hill
T J O'Donnell
Frank Kraus
John Stemn
Chain stores gain edge in tax law hearing says Des Moines druggist
Des Moines public hearing features James J. Gillespie arguing chain stores win on advertising and pricing while the state fights to strike down a proposed chain store tax. WE Ray of Grocers Wholesale warns chains harm rural life and credit relations as they enter small towns.
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Des Moines
James J. Gillespie
WE Ray
Grocers Wholesale Company
Dutch Schultz dies from Newark gun wound after cafe raid
Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz died at 8 35 p m in Newark City Hospital from a gunshot suffered in a downtown cafe attack by rival mobsters. Two of his henchmen Otto Berman and Leo Frank died earlier, a priest administered last rites as Schultz’s family waited. The case involved a dramatic police investigation into a woman described in the report.
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Newark
N. J
Arthur Flegenheimer
Dutch Schultz
Newark City Hospital
Schultz
Otto Berman
Leo Frank
Leutenants
Cornelius J. McInerney
Helen Ursprung
Father McInerney
Dutch Schultz Shot After Bar Shootout in Newark
Arthur Flegenheimer known as Dutch Schultz, wounded after a bar shooting in Newark, with his three bodyguards lying on the floor, tossed a dime to the bartender and asked for police headquarters and an ambulance, claiming he was dying.
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Newark
N. J
Arthur
Dutch Schultz
Flegenheimer
Mystery Woman with Gang Leader Identified in Newark Shooting
In Newark a woman described as a mystery figure accompanied gangland leader Fox Neckpiece for about 30 minutes before a cafe shooting. Flegenheimer was critically wounded and other associates Otto Berman Leo Frank and Bernard Rosenkrantz were injured or killed in the same incident.
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Newark
Flegenheimer
Newark City Hospital
Gary City Councilman Don Perrotta Slain
Police say 25 year old Gary councilman Don Perrotta was found shot in the back on a road outside Griffith Indiana. Coroner Hoffman confirmed death was recent and Deputy West identified the body by letters in his pocket.
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Gary
Ind
Don Perrotta
Griffith
Here
WPA
Perrotta
Andrew Hoffman
Lake County
Jack West
Earthquake Damages Property in Copan District
A strong quake struck Santa Rosa Copan district Thursday afternoon at 3 40 pm wednesday local time causing property damage with no reported casualties.
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Teglcigaipa
Honduras
Santa Rosa
Copan
Minnesota Farmland Prices Rise 10 to 25 Percent in 1935
State land official T H Arens reports Minnesota farm sales through September 1935 averaged 4586 dollars per farm, up 10 to 25 percent from 1934. Some parcels reached 100 dollars per acre as southern lands lift the average, with 292 sales to date and 35 percent to former owners.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
T. H. Arens
Arens
State Department of Rural Credits
President urged to devote more time to spiritual duties
In Trenton New Jersey Reverend G Luther Weibel urged President Roosevelt to focus on Sunday spiritual duties. He suggested the president influence the people by directing attention to religious duties rather than conferences and political activities.
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Trenton
N. J
Luther Weibel
Roosevelt
Weibel
Iutheran Church of the Saviour
Rep Mrs Biermann Return From Abroad
Rep and Mrs Fred Biermann of Decorah Indiana returned to Washington after a two months trip to Europe visiting England Ireland Norway Denmark Germany and France They planned a few days in the capital before continuing home.
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Washington
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Capital
Europe
England
Ireland
Norway
Denmark
Germany
France
GOP Will Meet in Chicago in 1936 Convention Hope
A Republican National Committee member stated the 1936 GOP convention will be held in Chicago due to its central location ample hotels and the Chicago Stadium used for the 1932 Republican convention. Democrats also met there in 1932.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
G.O.P
Republicans Plan Westward Campaign Machinery
Chairman Henry P. Fletcher and Iowa committeeman Harrison Spangler discussed an onslaught against the New Deal west of the Alleghenies. A speaker bureau will be set up and a battery of publicity men hired as a midwest headquarters opens in Chicago.
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Washington
Alleghenies
Henry P. Fletcher
Republican National Committee
Harison Spangler
Iowa
Midwest
Chicago
Beck Named Regional Chief of Rural Resettlement
P G Beck of Washington was appointed regional chief of the resettlement section in the division of rural resettlement the resettlement administration announced Thursday in Champaign Ill R C Smith director said Beck would oversee relocation programs for Illinois Indiana Iowa Missouri and Ohio families moving to better farms after their lands were purchased for other uses by the administration
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Champaign
Ill
P. G. Beck
Washington
Resettlement Administration
R. C. Smith
Beck
Smith
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
Witness claims bootleggers to sell state liquor in Sioux City
Cornish Beck, former Sioux City liquor store manager, will testify that an agreement existed permitting bootleggers to sell state liquor unmolested. Special prosecutor Havner notes additional testimonies against E. L. O Connor and others in conspiracy counts. He also seeks to delay trials by challenging indictments in the Iowa Supreme Court.
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Des Moines
INS
Cornish Beck
Sioux City
H. M. Havner
E. L. O’connor
Walter Maley
O’connor
Havner
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Woodbury County
Maley
Hand‘nott
Joe Gagen
Ray Harrison
Beck
Omaha
Threats on Lives of Graft Case Witnesses
Special Prosecutor H. M. Havner asks for a venue change in Woodbury county graft trials after reporting threats to his life and to key witnesses. He cites anonymous calls and abusive language since the indictment of twenty men for conspiracy to run gambling houses. Witnesses fear signing affidavits amid intimidation linked to a noted regional court dispute.
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Sioux City, Ta
H. M. Havner
Woodbury County
Havner
Grand Jury
Ivan
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