Whose Convenience Should Rule in Government Rentals
A reader questions whether town boards should prioritize public or employee convenience when renting space for state operations. The piece argues about cost, potential landlord favoritism, and campaign influence amid broader worries about economic utopias, social rights, and threats to constitutional democracy. It also discusses tree planting for roads, highway aesthetics, and cautions against Nazi-era intolerance and creeping tyranny in democracy.
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Des Moines
Convention
Thousands Attend Fair At Hawkeye Downs Farm Family Day
Thousands of Farm Bureau members from 33 eastern townships visited Hawkeye Downs as the fair opened in their honor. Attendance was rising as weather cleared, with forecasts of 15,000 to 20,000 on Thursday and a peak crowd anticipated Friday when Fred Frame returns to the track. Special attractions included a massed women's chorus, 4-H folk dancing, a million dollar livestock parade, and Cliff Gregory addressing visitors. Traffic police controlled a mile-long line of cars, and rain at Wednesday hurt gate receipts.
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Hawkeye Downs
Farm Bureau
the Downs
Grandmother
Grandfather Down
Want Ads Sell Items Fast in Gazette Notice
A Gazette Want Ad example shows Mrs. Truman Stone selling an electric washer two drain tubs and six dining chairs after placing an ad on September 6. Twenty callers queued, and all items sold the same evening the ad ran, demonstrating the ad’s rapid buyer contact and successful disposal of unused articles.
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The
Gazette
Iowa
Truman Stone
Highland Drive
the Gazette
Council Orders Ave Widening Over Protests
The city council despite objections from sixty three percent of Third avenue SE property owners voted to widen the roadway from 60 to 72 feet. Plans and specs were approved and objections deemed without merit. Total project cost is 43395 with a 19528 PWA grant reducing city and owners’ share to 23867. City funds cover 1500 for traffic conduit relocation and 700 for drainage work. Remaining costs are to be assessed to property owners. Bids to be taken Sept 28 and contracts on Oct 5 per eight week PWA rule.
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Third Avenue
Fourth Street
PWA
Public Safety Department
Public Improvement Department
Ickes Praises Liberalized Party Fight in Roosevelt Era
Washington secretary of the interior Harold J. Ickes endorsed President Roosevelt s bid to liberalize the Democratic Party. He said a party cleavage on principle is desirable but warned a clear split may not occur, citing Theodore Roosevelt s Bull Moose episode as a past obstacle.
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Washington
Harold J. Ickes
Roosevelt
Ickes
Theodore Roosevelt
Cops raid gambling boat Rex arrest ten men
A Los Angeles raid by a police squad led by District Attorney Baron Wits boarded the gambling boat Rex as it towed out to sea and arrested ten men on gambling charges. Officers stopped the tug, boarded the Rex, and forced surrender while the ship’s crew used fire hoses but yielded. The Rex, three miles off Redondo Beach, hosted a lavish gambling salon nightly attracting thousands from the mainland.
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Los Angeles
Rex
Baron Wits
Fitts
Redondo Beach
Homeward Workers Marooned By Rain In Cedar Rapids
More than an inch of rain fell in Cedar Rapids in under an hour, flooding streets and leaving many workers stranded. The Chamber Inskeep gauge recorded 1.02 inches as lightning flashed but no major damage was reported. The weather eased with clear skies by Thursday afternoon and temperatures rose from 67 early morning to 83 by mid afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Bryan Methodists Name Church for Bryan Nebraska
The Nebraska state Methodist conference approved renaming Normal Methodist Episcopal Church in Lincoln to Bryan Methodist Episcopal in memory of the late William Jennings Bryan. The change honors the famous political figure and aligns the church with his legacy.
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Omaha, Neb
INS
William Jennings Bryan
State Methodist Conference
Normal Methodist Episcopal Church
Lincoln
Neb
Bryan
Methodist Eniaconal
Probers Cite Maryland Political Irregularity In Lewis-Tydings Duel
The senate campaign investigating committee asked the justice department to act over alleged political meddling by Salisbury postmistress Maude R Toulson in the Maryland Democratic senatorial primary. The probe found no evidence supporting CIO funding claims or other charges against Lewis or Tydings, while citing minor CIO related expenditures and an affidavit from Morris Schapiro.
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Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Maryland
Roosevelt
Len Millard E. Tydings
David J Lewis
Salisbury
Maude R. Toulson
Lewis
Postminsters
Department of Justice
Postmaster General
Law and Civil Service Regulations
Tydings
Morris Sheppard
Texas
CIO
Morris Schapiro
Boston Iron and Metal Company
Globe Brewing Company
Sheppard
Schapiro
Night watchman shoots intruders at coal yard in Chicago
Edward Sharp, 60, fired on two figures in the coal yard where he works after spotting them. Police took the injured men to a hospital. The pair were identified as Frank Donato, 50, and Terigo Rizzuto, 20, of Rome, N.Y. Donato leased the land from the coal company and was showing it to Rizzuto, a prospective buyer.
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Chicago
INS
Edward Sharp
Frank Donato
Terigo Rizzuto
Rome
N. Y
Donato
Rizzuto
Forecasts Scant Farm Act Change
Washington reports that the administration will revise the new farm act, but Senator Bankhead from Alabama predicts only a few administrative amendments will be made in the next session of Congress.
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Washington
INS
Senator Bankhead
Ala
Driving 20 Years, Can't Dim Lights
MIAMI Fla AP Patrolman John Thomas ordered a motorist to dim his lights at an automobile inspection station. The motorist confessed he did not know how to dim them after twenty years of driving and owning his present car for four years.
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Fla
John Thomas
Thomas
Hig
Drunk becomes suspect in hotel murder case in Chicago
Chicago park policeman arrests a so-called drunk at a lagoon after a hotel death linked to William Frank Raab, 38, a night club bouncer sought for questioning in the garroting of Marie Lamont, 28. Raab, found with a sodden Social Security card, is taken to the detective bureau for questioning.
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Chicago
William Frank Raab
Marie Lamont
Francis Murray
Frank Raab
Mrs. Lamont
Raabs
Raab
Murray
Detective Bureau
Impeachment Hinted for Perkins Over Bridges
Port Arthur Texas report says Rep Martin Dies chairman of the House committee on un American activities warned Thursday that Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins could face impeachment if she refuses to deport Harry Bridges the West Coast CIO director Bridges is called a national issue by Dies who says he receives about 3000 letters daily.
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Port Arthur
Texas
Martin Dies
House
Tabor
Frances Perkins
Harry Bridges
West Coast Cio
Roosevelt plan alleged by Vandenberg poses danger to government
CHICAGO AP Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan told Tribune in an interview that President Roosevelt aims to pack the judicial and legislative branches with supporters to establish an American dictatorship. He warned the purge threatens the coordinate independence of the three government branches.
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Chicago
Tribune
Arthur Vandenberg
Roosevelt
Vandenberg
America
Fair Afternoon Programs and Evening Vaudeville At Town State College
A Friday fair program lists 1:30 band concert and 2:00 massed women’s chorus led by Prof Tol bert MacRae, 2:20 folk dancing by girls’ clubs, 2:145 address by Cliff Gregory of Des Moines editor of Wallaces Farmer, 3:30 livestock parade, 5:445 Rural Farm Youth stag picnic hosted by Cedar Rapids Chamber Young Men’s Bureau. Evening shows include 7:30 Ernie Young’s Cavalcade of Hits with vaudeville between acts. Friday also features morning junior livestock sale and 2:00 international auto races with Fred Frame, followed by more vaudeville.
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Fred Frame
Indianapolis
4-H Club
Cliff Gregory
Des Moines
Wallaces’ Farmer
Young Men’s Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Rural Farm Youth Association
Ernie Young
Tolbert MacRae
Town State College
Wallaces' Farmer
Young Men’s Bureau of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Hitler orders Sudeten talks resume amid pressure
Berlin dispatch reports Adolf Hitler on Thursday ordered Sudeten German leaders to resume self rule talks with Czechoslovakia. The move aims to project a conciliatory image while pressing Britain for concessions as German efforts focus on securing a Danubian bloc. Sudeten leader Konrad Henlein, returning from Prague, urged calm after a Czech police incident sparked tensions.
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London
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Hitler
Nevile Henderson
Germany
Fuehrer
Nuremberg
Nevile
Tiller
Czechoslovakia
Danube
Adolfitler
Konrad Henlein
Hitle
Sudetenfuehrer
Britain
Mayor Rossi rushes home to push peace talks in San Francisco
In San Francisco, Mayor Angelo Rossi speeds back to urge renewed peace negotiations as 6,000 retail workers across 27 department stores threaten a strike after a failed earlier plea. Employers oppose union control of hiring and seek departmental seniority over system wide seniority.
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San Francisco
INS
Angelo Rossi
Steady Recovery Reported by Secretary Roper
Washington reports a steady mid June recovery in business retail sales improved in August though below seasonal pace Secretary of Commerce Roper said desultory reports since Labor Day show gradual improvement attributed to favorable weather the end of vacation season and the start of school
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Washington
INS
Secretary of Commerce
Roper
Stunt Aviator Crashes Plane in Unscheduled Takeoff Crash
Du Quoin Illinois Captain F F Frakes, a noted stunt flyer, wrecked his plane in an unscheduled crash during a takeoff flash at approximately 2,000 feet height. The incident involved deliberate crashing as part of a stunt and occurred Wednesday, with details limited.
British Adviser Urges Czechs to Appease Sudeten Germans
In Prague British adviser Viscount Runciman urged the Czech government to placate Sudeten German leaders and resume minority negotiations. The Sudeten German party claimed a united front with Hungarian Slovak and Polish minority reps, while Hodza promised urgent investigation into reported beatings in Maehisch Ostrau.
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Czechoslovakia
Viscount Runciman
Poverniment
Seaing
Runeman
Hodza
Angri
Runciman
Madhtsch-Ostrau
Sudeten Party
Ernst Krundt
Alfred Rosehe O
Maeh- Mseh-Ostrau
Af Aorich
Pittsburgh
Moeebrisch-Osthau
Dismissal Bid Ignites Hines Conspiracy Case
Defense lawyer urged dropping conspiracy charges against 61 year old Tammany district leader Hines, arguing he was "one of the players" not a mastermind in the Schultz policy racket. Prosecutor Dewey said witnesses paid Hines from 1932 to 1936 and used influence to bribe officials, with four witnesses testifying payments were made on behalf of the Schultz mob.
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New York
Deanes J Hines
Tammanny
Tines
Dutch Schultz
Loyd Paul Stryker
Hines
Thomas FE
Dewey
Stryker
Agaiist
Tammany
Schultz
Roosevelt Hears Cummings Report on National Politics
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Homer S. Cummings discussed a further report on the national political situation. They reportedly examined developments in the Sixteenth New York district where the New Deal faces Rep. John J. OConnor and Deputy Collector James H. Fay, though Cummings declined details.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Homer S. Cummings
Cummings
New York
John J O'Connor
Internal Revenue
James H. Fay
Powell Undergoes Abdominal Surgery Recovery Expected
Hollywood, UP report says actor William Powell successfully underwent a second major operation to complete procedures begun nearly a year ago. Dr. E Clarence Moore announced the removal of abdominal drains and Powell’s expected quick recovery.
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Hollywood
William Powell
E. Clarence Moore
Powell
North English Hedrick bank holdups tied to same gang
Iowa Attorney General John H. Mitchell said Louis Burry of Brooklyn signed a statement admitting participation in the North English and Hedrick bank robberies totaling about 2700 dollars. He named Will McDonnell of Victor and his wife Norma, and Richard Tinger of Brooklyn, as involved. Burry and Ringer held in Marengo jail. McDonnell and wife sought. Two youths robbed Hedrick Savings Bank of about 1200 dollars, while Farmers Savings Bank at North English yielded 905 dollars. Burry and Ringer arrested. money recovered partly. Federal and state officers pursued additional clues about exact members and getaway plans.
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Des Moines
John H. Mitchell
Louis Burry
Brooklyn
Hedrick
Mitchell
Burry
Will McDonnell
Victor
Norma
Richard Tinger
Ringer
Towa
Marengo
McDonnell
Hedrick Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
North English
Barr
Burrs
Menoain Alurengo
Gruber
Giahead
Viarengo
Bureau
Sar
Yeang
Thelma Hellemin
Hedith Bank
Imogene
French Army Shifts Generals for German Frontier Zone
Paris AP reports a rapid reshuffle of senior officers directing the fortified northeastern France frontier. Marseille dock workers yielded to a decree placing the port under a military committee as plans to mobilize stevedores and port facilities moved forward.
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Paris
France
Marseille
If You're Ignorant On European Crisis
Arthur Bugs Balk comments on the European crisis, noting the slow boil, limited views from memorial windows, and the diplomacy of postponement. He compares Europe to a political fan dancer and a ring worm on an elephant, urging simpler writing if ignorance were greater.
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Arthur “Bugs
Europe
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