Mollison Sets Transatlantic Flight Record In 13 Hour Run
British flyer James A. Mollison completes his third crossing of the north Atlantic landing in Croydon after a 13 hour 13 minute flight from Harbor Grace Newfoundland. He describes melting ice from wings and enduring snow sleet rain and fog during the hazardous crossing.
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Croydon
Eng
Ins
James A. Mollison
North Atlantic
New
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Mollison
Lindbergh
Amy Johnson
Capetown
South Africa
mid-Atlantic
Amelia Earhart
Londonderry
Philosophies for Daily Living by Dr Newton
A 1936 column reflects on money behavior, politics, and personal virtue. It cites Aldous Huxley and biblical imagery while urging common sense and charity, noting happiness lies in purposeful living and loving what one must do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Audubon
Aldous Huxley
Narcissus
George
Lightner lauds Gazette editor for graft fight on WMT
W. H. Lightner, Liberty League member and local contractor, praised Verne Marshall of the Cedar Rapids Gazette for fighting graft and political corruption in Iowa during a radio address on WMT. He challenged Roosevelt policy, denounced the new deal, and defended Liberty League funds amid slush fund charges.
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WMT
W. H. Lightner
Liberty League
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Gov. Herring
New Deal
Iowa
Lightner
Horace Havner
Gazette
Editor quotes on Kraschel Beh trial questions in Iowa
Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids Gazette editor posed sharp questions about the 1934 federal case against Lieut. Gov. Nelson G Kraschel and Carleton D Beh. He questioned handling of witnesses and prosecutorial contacts and urged vigilance for good government in Iowa politics.
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Carleton D. Beh
United States
Beh
Nels G. Kraschel
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Coughlin Withdraws Support For Koob In Second District
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin disavows any backing for a Second district congress candidate after Koob claims an offer of money and a state job. Koob and L. M. Peet acknowledge offers but differ on amount and details. Coughlin says the National Union for Social Justice is not interested in state or local races.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Union Party
George W. Koob
Dubuque
Congress
E. M. Holstad
Iowa
Social Justice
Detroit
Koob
Landon Leads in Digest Poll for 1936 Election Results
The Literary Digest reports final national totals from 2,376,523 respondents. Landon 1,293,669. Roosevelt 972,897. Lemke 83,610. other candidates total 9,?unreadable. Digest shows Landon with 370 electoral votes in 32 states vs Roosevelt 161 in 16 states. 266 electoral votes needed.
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New York
Literary Digest
Landon
Roosevelt
Lemke
Thomas
Browder
Colvin
Aiken
Landon Jed
Mr. Roosevelt
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Mercury Recovers After Chilly Night in Cedar Rapids
The article notes a chilly night in Cedar Rapids with a low of 24 at 7 a.m. Friday. Temperatures rose to 39 at 10 a.m. and 49 at 1 p.m. Strong sun pushed the day to 52 by 2:45 p.m. Thursday had a high of 58 and a low of 40 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Landon NRA Challenge at Roosevelt at Madison Square Garden
Gov. Alf Landon denounces Roosevelt from a New York Madison Square Garden rally on his national tour. He questions NRA and AAA powers and calls for a return to free enterprise while urging clearer positions on economic policy. The crowd roared as Landon pressed his critique of the administration.
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Mollison
Dorothy
Jim
Harbor Grace
Ireland
New York
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt
Garden
Landon
NRA
AAA
Eco
Gazette Editor to Deliver Radio Addresses Tonight and Sunday
Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette will give two radio addresses on graft and corruption in Iowa. He speaks tonight from 8 to 8 15 over WHO Des Moines and Sunday night from 7 45 to 8 over WMT Cedar Rapids.
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Ans
Iowa
Marshall County
Ottumwa
Marshalltown
Gazette
Verne Marshall
The
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Opens Final Campaign Swing Tonight
President Roosevelt begins the last stage of his re election drive planning three major addresses in Brooklyn Madison Square Garden and Hyde Park. He aims to answer Landon questions on NRA and AAA while highlighting the New Deal record and job creation.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Landon
NRA
AAA
Brooklyn
Old Academy of Music
Abraham Lincoln
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
Politics on the air schedule for Friday and Saturday
Radio listings show a dense lineup with Verne Marshall and the Cedar Rapids Gazette in Fort Dodge on graft and corruption in Iowa. The schedule includes Hoover, Knox, Colby, Davies, Garner, Lehman, Landon, Al Smith, Roosevelt, and others across NBC, CBS, ABC, and local stations with times ranging from morning to late night.
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WHO
Verne Marshall
The
Cedar Rapids
Maryland
WJZ
NBC
Bainbridge Colby
WABC
CBS
Joseph E. Davies
Garner
Jesse Jones
WOR
N. Y. State
Gov. H. Lehman
John L. Lewis
WEAF
Bloor
Good Neighbor League
Weafnbc
Blaine
Independent Coalition
Wabccbs
Marian Moore Day
Frank Knox
N. Y
W. F. Bleakley
Wjznbc
John Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Richard Cleveland
al Smith
H. H. Lehman
President Roosevelt
WOC
George N. Peek
AAA
Chicago
Three Die as Ontario Cyclone Hits Trenton Base
Three men died at the Royal Canadian flying corps base in Trenton and eighteen were injured as a cyclone struck Ontario. Six houses were blown down and damage reported across the area.
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Toronto
Ont
INS
Royal Canadian Flying Corps
Trenton
Ontario
Taft the Sculptor Dies at 76 in Chicago Studio
Lorado Taft prominent sculptor, 76, died Friday at his Chicago home after a paralytic stroke a week earlier. He leaves wife Ada Bartlett Taft and three daughters Mrs. Paul H. Douglas, Mrs. Raymond Smith, and Mrs. Roger Crane. Taft’s famous works include Blackhawk on the Rock River and The Fountain of Time at the University of Chicago, and he helped dedicate a Lincoln Douglas monument in Quincy Illinois. He was born April 29, 1860 in Elmwood Illinois.
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Chicago
Lorado Taft
Ada Bartlett Taft
Paul H. Douglas
Raymond Smith
Greensboro
N. C
Roger Crane
Taft
Blackhawk
Rock River
Illinois
University of Chicago
Quincy
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Douglas
Elmwood, Ill
Don Carlos Taft
Mary Lucy Foster Taft
Nine Nominated For Director Of Omaha Federal Land Bank
Officials named nine nominees for the Federal Land Bank director post to begin Jan 1. Four Nebraskans are Anderson Barrett Kimball Charles Beckenhauer West Point D P Hogan Omaha T C Hornby Omaha. Three Iowans are J A Erickson Clermont William J Lewis Harlan J D O Bryan Sioux City. George W Fuller Ethan and N D Mc Arthur Selby are South Dakota nominees. Voting will begin soon.
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Omaha
Federal Land Bank
National Farm Loan Associations
Nebraska
Anderson Barrett
Kimball
Charles Beckenhauer
West Point
D. P. Hogan
T. C. Hornby
Iowa
J. A. Erickson
Clermont
William J. Lewis
Harlan
J. D. O’bryan
Sioux City
South Dakota
George W. Fuller
Ethan
N. D. McArthur
Selby
Local WPA Foreman Voices Skepticism on New Deal
A cement finisher and WPA foreman, unnamed for his job, argues wages have fallen under government programs. He says private work offered better pay during hard times and predicts continued reliance on government aid if four more years of policy persist. He supports Republicans, vows to work once recovery begins, and notes long hours yet low wages for rank and file. The interviewee, head of a family, says relief has not helped his household.
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Washington, D. C
Ickes says full facts presented in Beh Kraschel case
Secretary Harold Ickes stated the Public Works Administration presented full facts in the 1934 Beh Kraschel indictment case. He said the joint conspiracy charge against Lieut. Gov. Nelson Kraschel of Iowa and Carleton Beh was dismissed after Beh’s acquittal on forging public documents. He noted the Iowa court record is public.
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State
PWA Board
Beh
Ottumwa
Winchell
Army State
Pacific Coast
Europe
Washington, D.C
Iowa
Herring- Kraschel
Des Moines
Harlan
Associated Press
Nelson G. Kraschel
Carleton D. Beh
United States
Washington, D. C
Interior
Harold Ickes
Beh- Kraschel Pwa
Public Works Administration
Department of Justice
Lawyer Replies To Marshall In Democratic Talk
Des Moines attorney Ralph Lynch answered Verne Marshall’s charges about graft and racketeering in Iowa politics. He argued indictments by the Woodbury county grand jury were improperly obtained and cited the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that private funding of a prosecutor was illegal. The reply appears as part of the Democratic committee’s response.
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Marshall
Robert Colflesh
United States
Washington
Beh
Iowa
Colflesh
Ickes
Democratic
H. M. Cooper
State Liquor Commission
Cooper
The
Liquor Commission
Des Moines
INS
Democratic Committee
Ralph Lynch
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Lynch
Woodbury County
Horace Havner
Supreme Court of Iowa
Grand Jury
Supreme Court
Havner
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Coughlin
Digest
Landon Hurl
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Omaha Federal Land Bank
Kraschel
M. Mx
Cofer
Rapids
Rev Seark
Paso
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