Global Tensions and Political Gossip Across 1930s Europe
A Washington bulletin details Italy's near total backing of Mussolini and widespread British public zeal for league peace, while France leans away from war. Laval edges toward hostile moves versus Italy, with Ethiopia and Geneva ideals at stake. Farley Roche joke photos and Huey Long anecdotes wrap around defense, crime, and housing budgets as 1035 copyright notes close.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Europe
Italy
Mussolini
League
England
Red Sea
France
Roosevelt
United States
Paris
Laval
Samuel Hoare
House of Commons
Ethiopia
Pays
Great Britain
Lake Tana
Sudan
Geneva
Farley
Anti Noise Campaign Delays Ambulance Response
An ambulance took forty minutes to reach 69 year old Henrietta Thode who lay in the street with a severed arm after being struck by a motorist. The delay occurred during New York City anti noise actions which allegedly removed the ambulance siren. A siren equipped police car cleared the way and the ambulance reached Mary Immaculate Hospital in twelve minutes, but Thode died shortly after.
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New York
Henrietta Thode
Mary Immaculate Hospital
Re Thode
Radio Schedule Highlights NBC CBS and More
A dense listing of radio programming by hour featuring personalities such as Norton Bowe U. S. Army Band Peter Woolery Lee Gordon and the Merry Madcaps. Programs span music drama and talk across NBC CBS WJZ WABC and more with schedules from morning to late night including orchestras, dramatic sketches, and public affairs segments.
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Norton Bowe
NBC
WEAF
Inbg
WIZ Chain
Gooxing
CBS
WABC
WBBM
WCCO
U. S. Army Band
Wiliam Hiram Foulkes
WEAP_ chain
Mrs
Wigns
Cabbate
KMOX
Simpson Boys
Sprucehead Bay
WJZ
Wabc Vv
National Farm and Home Hour
Merry Madcaps
Lee Gordon Orch
Peter Woolery Orch
CRB
City Club
WEAP
Jack Savitt
Orch
Wwcco
Wiz
WGST
NBC Music Guild
American School of the Air
Rochester Civic Creh
Wiz Pat Kennedy
Bob
WJZ Chain
Woman’s Radio Review
Weap Chain
Keay Fayre
Buddy Sintered
WAEBC
Waa
Woo Wecco
Weaf Chain
Cadets Quartet
WRBM
Georgie Erwin
MOX
Stanley Hish
Charioteers
Easy Aces
Myrt
Marge
al Roth Orch
Hick Owers
WEBM
Kmox 607
Weaf i
Ite Smith
Sue Man
Lily Pons
Sore
Weaf Players
Kyw AW Law
Rank. Tours Orch
Lewis Lawes
Ray Noble
CBS BC
Wcco Woo
WWJ
Lud Gluskin
WBC
Woo
James M. Beck
Jimmy Fidler
WOC
RaBenke Orch
Republican State Committee
Sammy Kaye Orch
Frank Dalley Orch
Dorothy Lamour
Leonata Keller Orch
Nexra
Wjz Fublle
Laieh Romanelli
Herbie Kay Orch
Farle Aisakieuars Orch
George Olsen Orch
Bhandor
Ain Oe Belasco Orch
Chain
Iles Dornberser Orch
WSZ Chain
Italians Poised for Ethiopia Drive Amid Doubt of Victory
British and Italian observers weigh Italian plans in northern and southern Ethiopia as Gen. Emilio de Bono leads three columns toward Makale. Terrain, climate and mountain obstacles may delay victory while Ethiopian strategists vow to fight only near Ambalaghi, 50 miles south of Makale.
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Ethiopia
Emilio de Bono
Makale
Adigrat
de Bono
Aksum
Ras Siyoum
Ras Kassa
Geralta
Abi-Addi
Addis Ababa
Ambalaghi
Deaths of Andrew J Harrington 68 in Cedar Rapids
Andrew J Harrington aged 68 died at his home 312 Sixth Street NE at 4 am Tuesday after a lingering illness. Born in Ireland, he came to the United States 54 years ago and lived in Cedar Rapids 33 years. He worked as a track foreman for Milwaukee Road and later for the Iowa City interurban. Surviving are his wife Eva two brothers Tom of Cedar Rapids John of Fairfax and two sisters Mary Harrington and Mrs Clem Connors both of Cedar Rapids. The body is at Monahan chapel with calling tonight and Wednesday. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Andrew J. Harrington
Sixth Street
Ireland
Cedar Rapids
Harrington
Milwaukee Railroad
Iowa City
Eva
Tom
John
Fairfax
Mary Harrington
Clem
Mrs Addie Millburn Dies In Cedar Rapids After Brief Illness
Mrs Addie Millburn widow of Robert Addison Millburn died at her home on Thirtieth street and Mt. Vernon avenue at 9 a.m. after a brief illness. Born in Indiana August 10, 1873, she came to Cedar Rapids forty years ago with her husband who died May 10, 1933. Surviving are nine children, three sisters, four brothers, and sixteen grandchildren. The body is at Polansky chapel pending funeral arrangements.
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Addie Millburn
Robert Addison Millburn
Funeral services for Joseph Sedlacek to be held Wednesday
Funeral services for Joseph B. Sedlacek retired fireman will be held at the Janeba and Brosh chapel Wednesday at 2 p.m conducted by Theodore B Hlubacek Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at the Janeba and Brosh chapel from 7 to 9 this evening active pallbearers are Chief E P Kohout M Skerik John Maher John McDermott Dyer Spencer and Ben Benish honorary pallbearers are Glenn Fox Joseph Trusty E J Thompson Andrew Coleman Ji O Brien and Fred Con on
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Joseph B. Sedlacek
Janeba and Brosh
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Friends
Janeba
Brosh
E. P. Kohout
M.skerik
John Maher
John McDermott
Dyer Spencer
Ben Benish
Glenn Fox
Joseph Trusty
E. J. Thompson
Andrew Coleman
Ji O’brien
Fred Conon
Funeral of Oscar Chance Held at Beatty Chapel
Funeral services for Oscar Chance will be held in the Beatty chapel at 100 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at the Beatty chapel from 7 to 9 this evening.
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Oscar Chance
Beatty Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
County fixes 150 dollar award for Cottage Grove Road parcel
Linn county supervisors approved an appraisers' report setting a 150 dollar award for the 1.13 acre property owned by William and Mary Groesgen, sought for road improvement on Cottage Grove Avenue Road east of Cedar Rapids in Marion township. The county seeks a cut corner road across the premises. the land was fenced by George P. Witwer who claimed a blank deed. Appraisers were John J. Wagner, James R. Morrissey, and C. E. Pearson.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Marion Township
William and Mary Groesgen
George P. Witwer
John J. Wagner
James R. Morrissey
Coggon
C. E. Pearson
Marion
Tax Liens Against West Reach $178 681 in Iowa
A federal notice filed in Cedar Rapids places tax liens totaling 178 681.20 against Ralph Mat West, once linked to an alleged liquor syndicate. The lien covers years 1926 to 1932 with multiple assessed spirits and wine tax amounts. Royal Dickson is named in related charges and K and W Distributing is listed as an alias.
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Mat’ West
Magnus
West
Royal Dickson
Lake Avenue NE
Federal Internal Revenue
Charles D. Huston
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Internal Revenue Laws
Middle West
Internal Revenue Department
G. A. Kenderdine
Internal Revenue Field Division
Cedar Rapids
George Goehn
Secret Service
K. and W. Distributing Company
Surgeon Varshavchik Sentenced for Retained Towel
Leningrad AP reports surgeon Varshavchik was sentenced to one year at hard labor for leaving a 60 centimeter towel inside a patient he operated on. The man died a month after the operation.
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Leningrad
Varshavchik
Iman
Floyd Parke Named Manager of Davenport Employment Office
Floyd C. Parke, former senior interviewer in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City offices, begins Tuesday as manager of the Davenport Employment Service office. He succeeds M. M. Robinson, who moves to Clinton. Parke’s background includes print work in Cedar Rapids and service as secretary of the local typographical union.
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Floyd C. Parke
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Employment Service
Davenport
M. M. Robinson
Clinton
Parke
Sioux City
The
Gazette
Typographical Union
October Bright Day Ends With Warming Cedar Rapids Temps
October records another bright day as a foggy night gave way to rising temperatures in Cedar Rapids. The thermometer climbed from a 36 degree low at 7 am to 52 at 10 am and 66 by 2:45 pm. Earlier, Monday reached 61 at 4 pm, then cooled to 50 by 7 pm and 41 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Bremer County Fair posts 2531 loss amid funding gaps
WAVERLY UP reports the 1935 Bremer county fair shows a loss of 2531 dollars despite an anticipated 2000 dollars in state aid. Reduced concession and gate income plus the absence of a 1500 dollar county grant contributed to the deficit. Clarence public school to close Wednesday for teachers meeting travel.
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Waverly
Bremer County
Sam Norman
The
Fair Committee
Central City Social Event Honors Aunt’s Departure
Mrs Ben Jerome hosted a Sunday gathering in Central City for her aunt Mrs Elaine Swecker who plans to move to Buella Washington to live with her son Harvey. Attendees included numerous relatives and friends from Anamosa Cedar Rapids Springville Coggan Marion Alburnett Center Point and Central City.
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Central City
Ben Jerome
Elaine Swecker
Buella
Wash
Harvey
Laurence Swecker
Jean
Elizabeth
Anamosa
Harry, Hindman
Ivan
Gladys
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth ‘McShane
Springville
Earl Betenbender
Viola
Merle
Dale
Glen
Coggan
Sam Dahms
Marion
Glen Dahms
Alburnett
Charles Murray
Center Point
John O’connor
Curtis Heaton
Hugh O’connor
Walter
Ellen
Margaret
Catherine
Tom O'Connor
William Mote
Erwin O’connor
Harvey Swecker
Relief costs rise again despite 1934 pace
An official summation shows 1939 relief spending through ten months tops 1934 figures, with total va grants at 1.228 billion versus 1.013 billion last year. PWA cuts to 330 million, housing to 100 million, reclamation to 80 million, and river and harbor funding trimmed. WPA argues reductions are bookkeeping, noting costs fall per man employed.
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Washington
Congress
PWA
Army
WPA
Hopkins
County Relief Funds Set For November Linn County
Federal and state funds totaling 27 218 dollars are allotted to Linn County for November relief. The county will provide 9898 dollars to reach a 37116 dollar outlay for an estimated 1309 cases, including 950 work relief and 359 direct federal aid. An additional 2150 dollars is granted for medical needs with 196 dollars possibly used for dental care. South Africa faces an elephant plague.
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Linn
Cora Jacobs
3. C. Pryor
Folgers Coffee Growth In Central American Highlands
Folgers coffee is cultivated on small mountain plantations in Central America. Rich volcanic soil and ample rainfall support production, shaping a distinctive flavor profile and regional agricultural practices.
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Folger
Central America
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