Santa Claus in Cedar Rapids WPA project tale misleads town
A Cedar Rapids report of a $98,171 Works Progress Administration plan to beautify a local lake proves a mistaken dream. Iowa officials and Washington administrators confirm no such project exists, leaving Linn county relief workers awaiting actual WPA work.
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New
Washington
Harry Hopkins
McCarl
Ews Hounds
Whover
Mystery
Cedar Rapids Lake
Iowa
Works Progress Administration
Des Olnes
Sam
Santa Claus
WPA
Des Moines
L. S. Hill
Works ‘Progress
Iowa Relief Administration
Washington Jians
Crete Uprising Sparks Greek Royalist Crisis
Athens reports 2000 troops and three warships rushed to Crete to crush a republican rebellion backing King George II. About 450 republican leaders were arrested, including George Papandreou, as ships carried soldiers from Piraeus. Authorities fear the revolt may spread to the mainland as pledges to restore the monarchy meet fierce opposition.
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Athens
Crete
George II
George Papandreou
New Republican Party
Piraeus
Clarifying Family Unity and Self Sacrifice
A 1935 letter column explores when family unity justifies self-sacrifice. It discusses loyalties strained by drink, abuse, and infidelity, noting how malice can wreck relationships between spouses and in laws, and arguing that unity without mutual respect is not true unity.
Lester Spire Wins Tama County Corn Husking Contest
Lester Spire, 23, of Tama wins the Tama County double headed corn husking meet on the N. J. Smith farm near Tama with a net 2 201 pounds in eighty minutes. Donald Davis 2 193 pounds, Ray Dinsdale 2 132, Glen Dvorak 1 995, John Dalzel 1 980, Ernest Mark 1 829. Warren Gray 1 747. 4‑H winner Marvin Wood Traer 1 7145 pounds. Norman Mitchell Buckingham second.
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Tama
Lester Spire
Davenport
N. J. Smith
Spire
Donald Davis
Ray Dinsdale
Traer
Glen Dvorak
Elbecron
John Dalzel
Ernest Mark
Buckingham
Warren Gray
Marvin Wood
Norman Mitchell
Elvin Thede
Gladbrook
Otto Hanson
Baldwin warns against blockade without U S support
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin opened the general election campaign by stating he would not sanction a blockade unless the United States attitude were clear. He argued sanctions could lead to a blockade and questioned the involvement of nations outside the League in the Italo Ethiopian conflict.
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Chequers
Eng
Stanley Baldwin
United States
League
Germany
Japan
Baldwin
Typhoon Strikes North China Coast At Tsingtau Port
The severest typhoon in years hit the north China coast lashing Tsingtao early Saturday. At least six people were killed as the 1,100 ton Wah shung was driven onto rocks and many junks were ashore. Trees were uprooted across the area.
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Tsingtao
China
North China
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935 Report
The Cedar Rapids toll for 1935 records 324 accidents resulting in 379 injuries and 12 deaths. The figures summarize the municipality’s road safety record for the year.
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Cedar Rapids
Britain Moves to Impose Economic Penalties on Italy
Britain's Privy Council formally votes to apply League of Nations sanctions against Italy with an effective date to be set by the league. Premiers and officials note Mussolini may soften, seek talks, while Britain prepares to enforce measures in November. France's Laval acts as peace broker. Britain stays onlooker but informed as negotiations continue.
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Great Britain
Italy
League of Nations
Privy Council
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Paris
Tr Duce
Ethiopia
Turkey
Pierre Laval
France
St. Duce
Mussolini
Britain
League
Laval
Fletcher Says Thaw Of Bank Loans Is Here
Sen. Duncan A. Fletcher Florida chairman of the senate banking committee says a thaw in commercial bank lending has begun and will guide the nation toward prosperity. He asserts no inflation risk and notes banks hold over two billion in excess reserves, with capital needs still unmet.
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Washington
INL
Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Senate Banking Committee
White House
Fletcher
Congress
New York
Hill Announces Nine More WPA Projects in Iowa Counties
Des Moines AP L S Hill, WPA administrator, announced nine additional projects in nine counties for next week. The plan adds 681 jobs with 151 963 federal funds, bringing total approved projects to 42 and overall cost to 2 918 287. Projects include Clinton Des Moines Lee Scott Woodbury Appanoose Marshall Polk and Pottawattamie counties with four projects for women.
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Des Moines
L. S. Hill
WPA
Hill
Clinton
Lee
Scott
Woodbury
Appanoose
Marshall
Polk
Pottawattamie
Lee County
Riverview Park
Marshalltown
Iowa
McCarl
Washington
States
New York City
Farm Bureau Backs Roosevelt Program For Farm Aid
Chicago based American Farm Bureau federation approves Roosevelt plan for permanent farm problem solution. It parallels President Edward A O Neal's Sept 8 1934 proposal to decentralize administration simplify adjustment programs and require one farm adjustment contract under current AAA rules.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Roosevelt
Edward A. O'Neal
O'Neal
Roosevelt Seeks Permanent AAA Program For Agriculture
President Roosevelt announced plans to make the Agricultural Adjustment Administration permanent as a long term government program. He said the AAA was never meant as a temporary emergency operation and aims for one contract per farm while preserving gains and promoting conservation and soil resource use.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
AAA
Congress
Henry Wallace
Chester Davis
Federal court asked to require cash postings in tax case
Government attorneys urged Chicago processors to post cash equal to the processing tax owed. Judges Wilkerson and Woodward heard the motion by U S District Attorney Igoe to require about 15 million dollars in cash instead of bonds.
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Chicago
Chicago Packers
James H. Wilkerson
Charles E. Woodward
United States District
Michael L. Igoe
Farmer Accused of Theft Is Committed to State Hospital
Henry Hempfling 56 a farmer near Spragueville was ordered confined in the state insane hospital at Independence by the Jackson county sanity commission Friday afternoon after allegedly stealing 6400 in cash and bonds from a safe in his home this week. The money belonged to his uncle M C Smith who lives nearby. Mrs Hempfling testified he had been anxious about keeping such sums at home.
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Maquoreta
Henry Hempfling
Spragueville
State Insane Hospital
Independence
Jackson County Sanity Commission
M C Smith
Hempfling
Supreme Court to Review Indictment Of Maley and Two Others
The Iowa Supreme Court granted a petition to review conspiracy indictments against Walter Maley Ray Harrison and Joe Gagen in a graft case. The high court will hear December arguments on quashing the indictments, pausing trials pending decision and potentially dismissing charges if Peters ruling stands.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Sioux City
Supreme Court
J. W. Kintzinger
Woodbury
Walter Maley
Ray Harrison
Joe Gagen
Earl Peters
District Court
High Court
Maley
H. M. Havner
Gagen and Harrison
Argu
Havner
Verne-Marshall Cedar Rapids
Jang
Rand-Jury
Lou’ Salinger
Carroll
Peters
Edward L. O’connor
Tom Conroy
Clarinda
M. E. Rawlings
SELASSIE REVEALS OWN PEACE TERMS
ADDIS ABABA Ethiopias bearded ruler Friday night spurned any peace lacking indemnity for the empire return of Aksum and Aduwa and banishment of all Italian troops from the land He would not negotiate until Italy withdraws and Ethiopia regains Aduwa and the holy city of Aksum The Negus influenced Italy to agree to leave the country after two weeks of effort by the king
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Aksum
Aduwa
Haile Selassie
Nagus
Tigre
Ogaden
Mussolini
Harar
Italy
Selassie
Tigra
Qgaden
Il Duce
AAAS Program on Trial Today at 2000 Polls
National corn hog referendum opens across 48 states from 8 a m to 10 p m with 2 500 000 producers estimated to grow corn or hogs. Roosevelt hints at a flexible AAA while Farm Bureau urges a big turnout for another program.
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AAAS
Washington
AAA
Farm Administration
Roosevelt
Chicago
Edoward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Census Bureau
WPA Approves Four Linn County Projects
The WPA approves twenty four Linn County projects totaling 454,305 in grants to hire 2,254 men across twelve counties. Projects include an athletic field for Marion schools, Cedar Rapids street stone work, Linn County channel and bridge work, and a Cedar Rapids sanitary sewer extension. Total program cost 1,249,920.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County
L. S. Hill
International News Dispatch
Marion
Cedar ‘Rapids
Cedar‘Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Dairydale
WPA
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Waterloo
Iowa State Board “of Conservation
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Cedar Lake
Mr Hill
Hopkins
Ickes
McCain
Upan
George
Salonica
National Assembly
George Kondylis
Aghiaslestratius Island
Kondylis
de, Newton
Tama County
U. S
North
China Coast
DUCE
Farm Bureau
O K
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Pate
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