Public Beneficiary No. 1 and Rubber Stamps in Congress
A column discusses Ed Dunn and the district attorney praising crackdown on drunken drivers while highlighting Dunn as a Democrat. It cites Dunn’s praise for rubber stamps for Jacobsen and contrasts Mueller’s pledge to serve independently. The piece reflects on dictatorship concerns and urges vigilance against eroding liberties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veryone
Ed Dunn
Federal District Attorney Fororthern
Iowa
Cerro Gordo ‘Founty
O. 1
Dunn
Congress
Herbert Hoover
W. . Jacobsen
Mr. Jacobsen
White House
New Deal
Jacobsen
R. Jacobsen
Mr. Dunn
Alfred Keller
Eld
Mueller
Mueller’s
Peterson of Callender 0 Husking Champ
Henry Peterson of Callender won the Iowa state cornhusking title with 2402.88 pounds, 29.18 bushels, at Ringsted. Harold Larson of Kanawha was runner-up with 1931.81 pounds, 27.59 bushels, with the top two advancing to the national meet in South Dakota. Other placing buskers are listed by town and county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted
Iowa
Henry Peterson
Callender
Webster County
Harold Larson
Kanawha
Wright County
Frank Fewell
Jensen Farm
Dell Rapids
S. C
Ray Wilson
Webster City
Hamilton County
Elbert Powers
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Carl Carlson
Audubon
Rue
Iowa City
Johnson
John Hoesing
Manson
Pocahontas
Lee Stodgell
Morning Sun
Arnold Brandt
Greeley
Delaware
Alvin Roberts
Atalissa
Muscatine
Edward Dinnebier
Waterloo
Black Hawk
Ralph Krantz
Crawfordsville
Washington
Oui Koester
Manning
Craward
Ringsted corn husking meet draws huge crowd
At the Frank Fewell farm south of Ringsted Iowa the state cornhusking meet attracted an estimated 30 000 to 35 000 spectators. Lee Stodgell and Carl Carlson drew attention as top contenders with Carlson shedding his shirt to race for the title. Eldred Stallman of Fairfax drove cars into bang boards at 50 per minute while Stodgell registered 44 per minute. Bob Feller and Gov Kraschel watched as husking pace sparked excitement and corn husks piled in wagon boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringsted
Frank Fewell
Iowa
Phil Underwood
Lee Stodgell
Carl Carlson
Carlson
Eldred
Buster” Stallman
Fairfax
Stodgell
Bob Feller
N. G. Kraschel
Daladier Expels Reds From Front in France
In Marseille premier Edouard Daladier ejects communists from the Popular Front government in a keynote address to the Radical Socialist congress. He says colonies will not be sacrificed to Germany while signaling potential peaceful collaboration with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marseilles
France
Edouard Daladier
Popular Front
Socialist
Thurs
Germany
Daladier
Surrender of Congress Powers Risks Federal Bureaucracy Growth
The author warns that surrendering congressional powers to the President expands a vast federal bureaucracy. He argues many fail to grasp the significance of this transfer and fear its implications for liberty amidst peacetime government expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Uncle Sam
Dunn Attacks Good Old Ways At Demo Rally
Mason City speaker ridicules the good old American way while praising the New Deal. District attorney criticizes Hoover era failures and urges full support for Roosevelt and party candidates at county state and federal levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Ed G. Dunn
Mason City
United States District Attorney
Memorial Building
Herbert Hoover
Cerro Gordo County
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Cerro Gordo
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Roosevelt
Hickenlooper Attacks Kraschel On Fund Use
Special to The Gazette Waterloo report says the 500000 conservation fund mostly paid salaries and travel. Republican candidate B B Hickenlooper accused Governor Kraschel of misusing the money and turning it into a political war-chest. He cited 100000 of 250000 spent on salaries and travel and charged the governor with violating moral responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Forty-Seventh
General Assembly
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Kraschel
Pleasant Autumn Weather Continues In Cedar Rapids
Quiet fall weather persisted in Cedar Rapids with a morning low of 34 degrees and afternoon highs reaching 58 by mid afternoon. The Cham bers Inskeep company recorder logged a high of 63 earlier and continued clear conditions through the evening with a 41 degree midnight reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company Recorder
Fannie Brice Divorces Billy Rose on Desertion Claim
Hollywood report states comedian Fannie Brice was granted a divorce from producer Billy Rose on the ground of desertion. The case proceeded in New York with Brice cited as the plaintiff and Rose as the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Brice
Rose
Hollywood
Billy Rose
New York
Veto Delay of Red Probe 10 After Election
The House committee investigating un American activities rejected a delay request from Reps Healey and Dempsey for hearings until after the November 8 election. Chairman Martin Dies announced receipt of their appeal and said a reply would come later. The committee voted to proceed with hearings amid Roosevelt’s criticism of its earlier actions. California witnesses accused top California Democrats and their campaign manager of communist associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee
Martin Dies
Texas
Healey
Mass
Dempsey
N. M
Royal Administration
Roosevelt
Dies
Mosier
O. Thomas
N J
Mason
J E. Creighton
Lansing
Mich
Creighton
Murphy
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Homer Martin
UAW
Martin
Democratic House
California
Industry Employs Half Million More
Washington reports a rise in non agricultural industry jobs in September led by Frances Perkins. About 500000 new factory positions plus seasonal harvest work and 120000 cannery workers added to payrolls while wages rose faster than employment. Industrial production also climbed with the Fed board index at 90 percent of the 1923 25 average compared with 88 in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Federal Reserve Board
Hague Restrained Over Gag Rule by Jersey City Officials
Federal court order blocks Mayor Hague and city leaders from deporting or hindering CIO and allied union organizers. Judge William Clark proposes a modified public censorship requiring advance speech copies when past disturbances occurred. The decision cites need to curb alleged communist insinuations and protect rights to speak in parks and distribute literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark, NJ
CIO
Frank Hague
Jersey City
William Clark
American Civil Liberties Union
Hague
Clark
Driver In Fatal Auto Crash Gets 8 Years
Howard Friend of Charles City pleaded guilty to manslaughter for a crash near Elgin Tuesday night that killed two men. He received eight years in prison and a $1000 fine. Witnesses testified he was intoxicated at the time. Lawrence Howard and Floyd Howard were fatally injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
West Union
Howard Friend
Charles City
Elgin
W. L. Eichendorf
Friend
Lawrence Howard
Floyd Howard
Have You A Farm To Rent
Mrs Leora Arne of Cedar Rapids placed a farm for rent in The Gazette Want Ad drawing nearly 75 inquiries from eastern Iowa including Tipton Marshalltown Clinton and Vin ton She selected a suitable tenant the land 160 acres with hay and pasture 6 dollars per acre good land and improvements located 20 miles from Cedar Rapids contact number 23 6576 for details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leora Arne
20Th St
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Arne
Iowa
Tipton
Marshalltown
Clinton
Vinton
FDR
Roosevelt Attacks Peace by Fear in Broadcast
President Roosevelt urged that peace by fear is inferior to peace through strength in a national broadcast. The remarks stirred debate as Oxford by election ties to the Munich accord and drew reactions from Britain and Rome with Mussolini’s press praising Italian reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roosevelt
Munich
Oxford
Europe
Viscount Halifax
Lord Halifax
Hitler
Benes
Czechoslovakia
Cordell Hull
United States
America
Winston Churchill
David Lloyd George
Rome
Nation Marks Navy Day with Roosevelt Plea for Readiness
President Roosevelt, as commander in chief, led Navy Day observances amid a broad rearmament push. He urged readiness and a strong navy to deter aggression, noting a government authorized expansion of naval strength and a goal to keep the fleet ready and adequate in men and material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Navy
Navy
Congress
President Roosevelt defends U S stance amid arming
In a White House address to the Herald Tribune forum, President Roosevelt pledges to defend the western hemisphere from foreign interference while calling for disarmament. He denounces regimes using force and warns against any implication the American government acts with dishonor or corruption. He notes arms competition persists until nations offer more than words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Roosevelt
White House
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Rush Expected On Vote Registration Deadline Saturday
City Clerk L. J. Storey anticipated a heavy last minute rush for voter registration with Friday and Saturday as final days. Through Wednesday night only 573 new registrations and 1 001 address changes had been recorded, well below normal for this stage before the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Storey
Veterian
Arbitral Tensions Rise Over Hungary Czechoslovakia
Prague proposes a mixed Hungarian Czechoslovak military commission to manage transfer of areas in dispute while Hungary demands a quick settlement and plebiscite on minority issues in Slovakia and Ruthenia. Brody, former Ruthenia premier, was arrested on treason charges after resigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Andrew Brody
Budapest
INS
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Slovakia
Ruthenia
Wallace Declares 2 Price Program Won’t Be Rushed
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said the two price program would be studied thoroughly before operation. After a White House conference with President Roosevelt he emphasized the plan requires broad public cooperation to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
White House
US warns Japan to stop interference in China trade
The United States delivered a 5000 word note to Japan in Tokyo demanding an open door policy in China and an end to unwarranted interference with American rights. It accuses Japan of monopolizing trade, manipulating currency, altering tariffs, censoring mail, and squeezing American interests in Manchukuo, warning of strained relations if no favorable reply arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Japan
China
Joseph C. Grew
Tokio
Orient
psuedo-Chinese
North
Shanghai
Manchukuo
Grew
It’s Safer To Have An Elephant’s Size Than Its Memory
A quoted essay by Arthur Bugs Baer criticizes wartime policy and diplomacy. The speaker dismisses Churchillian calls for war, ridicules treaties and debts, and advocates self-reliance, using the metaphor of a large elephant versus its memory. The piece is dated 1938.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Cedar Rapids News
Dies Committee
Solons
Healey, Dempsey
Great Britain
Britain
Palestine
Far East
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Milan
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Bugs” Baer
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