Linn County Nominees Divided Over graft Probe Stand
Six Linn county candidates for the state legislature voiced varied positions on a vigorous graft and corruption probe in Iowa. Only Wayne Boland refused to answer. others expressed support or cautious hesitation, with Byers, Hickenlooper, Gardner, McConlogue, and Clark weighing in differently.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Sioux City
Linn County
Frank C. Byers
B. B. Hickenlooper
J. R. Gardner
Lisbon
Marley D. Clark
Mount Vernon
Wayne Boland
Raymond B. McConlogue
Byers
State Senate
Hickenlooper
Clark
McConlogue
Boland
Dr. Gardner
Boland and Clark
Everyday Living Wisdom from Dr Newton 1936
A collection of aphorisms on temper, intuition, friendship, faith, hope, love, and happiness. It stresses balance between reason and emotion, personal growth, and using religion as guidance rather than a spare tire. copyright 1936 by Dr Newton.
Money Drain and Political Raiders in Social Security Tax
Alf M. Landon would be such a President, -Harry Boyd. The article argues the social security tax shifts payroll funds to Congress, dominated by the Democratic South, with funds likely spent on federal programs and debt, while workers bear the cost through higher prices and wages. It warns of spending blows and election twists surrounding the 1940 campaign.
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New York
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Michigan
California
New Jersey
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Congress
Senate
Social Security Fund
Democratic Party
Solid South
United States Senate
Washington
Federal Treasury
Congressional
Treasury
Alf M. Landon
Harry Boyd
Koob Says Offer To Withdraw Was Made In 1936
George W. Koob of Dubuque Iowa reveals in a sworn statement that L M Peet Des Moines Union party chairman offered $2000 in cash and a $3600 a year state job for six years to withdraw from the Second Iowa district race. Peet later admitted offering money but claimed it was to be used by a Republican opponent. Kraschel denies involvement and calls journalist a shyster.
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Cedar Rapids
George W. Koob
Dubuque
Union Party
Congress
Iowa
Koob
L. M. Peet
Des Moines
Peet
Montrose
Nels Kraschel
Gazette
Toto
Roosevelt Hotel
George Koob
Kraschel
Verne Marshall
the Gazette
Congressional
Nevada Street
Union Party For
Democratic Party
Hotel Montrose
Federal help sought in hunt for Illinois slayer
Wells county Sheriff asked J Edgar Hoover to send federal aid in locating James Williams 34 a former convict suspected of killing Elsie Lichtenwalter 41 on her farm Williams fled by bus after binding her husband and killing the woman with seven rifle shots arranged like a spread eagle authorities said Williams a hired man on the farm had been released six months earlier after prior prison terms in Vandalia and Leavenworth.
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Wilton Center
Ill
ULP
Indiana
Elsie Lichtenwalter
Lichtenwalter Farm
Joliet
Gary
Ind
James Williams
Lichtenwalter
Vandalia
Leavenworth, Kan
Williams
Fred
George
Landon Speaks on Civil Service in Pittsburgh Campaign Stop
Gov. Alf M. Landon spoke at Duquesne Garden in Pittsburgh at 8 p m addressing civil service and the spoils system. He condemned the New Deal as wasteful and unconstitutional and attacked President Roosevelt over taxes and decentralization, with many listeners outside the hall via loudspeakers.
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Pittsburgh
Alf M. Landon
Duquesne Garden
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Landon
United States
Parade Before Democratic Rally Here This Evening
An old fashioned campaign parade with donkey figures a band and torchlights will precede the Democratic rally at the Memorial building. The march starts from the Roosevelt hotel at 7 p.m. and ends at the Memorial building with a Roosevelt caravan in line. Speakers at 8 p.m. include William Jacobsen Mrs Alex Miller Nels Kraschel and Governor Clyde L Herring. The event will be broadcast about twenty five minutes at 9 p.m. on WMT and KSO.
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Memorial Building
Ray Coward
Roosevelt Hotel
Roosevelt
Coward
William Jacobsen
Alex Miller
Nels Kraschel
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
Kraschel
WMT
KSO
State Democratic Committee
Des Moines
Pilot fuel cutoff likely caused Pittsburgh crash that killed ten
The Bureau of Air Commerce said the September 5 Pittsburgh crash of a large sight seeing plane likely resulted from a fuel supply failure. It concluded the gasoline flow was probably cut off when the fuel selector valve was accidentally pushed to off, possibly by a passenger kicking it closed.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Pittsburgh
Bureau
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
Report lists 407 accidents 309 injuries and 0 deaths in Cedar Rapids during 1936 traffic period. Civic officials note toll figures reflect rising motor activity and safety concerns. Authorities consider measures to reduce crashes and improve road safety and enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Marshall To Present New Facts On Graft Wednesday Night
Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette will present new information on last year’s graft investigation at a public mass meeting in Memorial Coliseum. The event starts at 7 p.m. with Capt. Albert Stevens’ balloon lecture, followed by Marshall at 8:45. Admission is free for the graft talk, Stevens lecture has an admission fee. Radio stations WMT Cedar Rapids and KSO Des Moines will air thirty minutes of Marshall’s address. Attor ney Don Barnes will introduce Marshall. The Stevens lecture is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce young men’s bureau.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Don Barnes
Mr. Marshall
Albert Stevens
Capt. Stevens
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Stevens
Politics on the Air By the Associated Press
Radio listings show multiple parties and figures scheduled across networks on Wednesday. Notable names include Gov. Alf M. Landon Gov. H. H. Lehman former Senator James A. Reed and Congressman Clare G. Fenerty with discussions on labor unions and independent coalitions.
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CBS
WEAF
NBC
Alf M. Landon
WJZ
N. Y. State
W. F. Bleakley
WOR
H. H. Lehman
WABC
Alexander Woolcott
MBS
Joseph P. Tumulty
Roosevelt
London
Clare G. Fenerty
Independent Coalition
Wabccbs
Alice Foote McDougall
Wally Granted Divorce After Brief Hearing
Mrs Wallis Simpson won a divorce in a brief Ipswich assizes hearing. Justice Hawke granted a decree nisi after minutes of testimony, with costs charged to Ernest Aldrich Simpson. The decree becomes absolute in six months. The hearing lasted seventeen minutes and involved letters and testimony about alleged misconduct.
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Ipswich
Eng
Wallis Simpson
Edward of England
Ipswich Assizes
John Anthony Hawke
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Simpson
Norman Birkett
United Kingdom
Hotel de Paris
Bray
Maidenhead
Berkshire
Assizes
Justice Hawke
Stern
Birkett
England
Mrs. Simpson
Walter Frampton
Coldest Fall Night Hits 17 In Cedar Rapids
Temperatures rose after a frigid night as Cedar Rapids readings from the Chambers Inskeep company showed a low of 17 at 7 am. By 10 am the thermometer reached 32 and 40 by 2 45 pm, with Monday’s high at 35 later dropping to 27 and 22 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Wilson Co. Workers Granted 7 Per Cent Increase In Wages
Wilson and Co. Inc announced a seven percent wage rise for all hourly paid and piece work meat packing plant employees. The increase takes effect Monday November 2 and was posted at the local plant Tuesday afternoon at 12 30 p m. The measure was issued by the companys general offices and echoed across all Wilson and Co plants.
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Wilson and Co., Inc
H. A. Palmer
Wilson and Company
Armour and Co Announces 7 Percent Wage Rise
Chicago plant general manager Warren H. Sapp announced a seven per cent wage increase for hourly paid and piecework employees effective November 2. The raise will affect between 6 000 and 7 000 Chicago workers.
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Chicago
Armour and Company
Warren H. Sapp
Union Party Endorses Kraschel Candidacy for Governor
Des Moines Iowa union party chairman L M Peet announced at a Monday convention that the union party endorsed Democrat N G Kraschel for governor. The party said Kraschel understands Iowa citizens needs and expressed confidence in his integrity while denouncing attacks on his past public career.
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DES Moines
L. M. Peet
Union Party of Iowa
Union Party
N. G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Iowa
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