Slayings and sieges color Spanish Civil War report
Reported by H R Knickerbocker that 114 Augustine monks were shot by Reds at El Escorial amid a White Army push toward Madrid. Mentions President Azana’s failed promises, Alcazar siege in Toledo, and ongoing Cadet defense and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
H. R. Knickerbocker
White Army
Burgos
INS
el Escorial
Diaria de Burgos
Manuel Azana
Philip II
Madrid
West Point
Alcazar
Toledo
The
1936 Farm Income Expected to Surpass 1935
Washington reports drought curtailed crops are lifting farmers' incomes with cotton leading gains. Government estimates show drought hammers 1,360,000 bales in August, boosting current market value to about 680 million for an 11.12 million bale 1936 crop. Prices rise, but hardest hit farmers face limited sales while wheat and corn near or above 1 dollar per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Government Crop Reporting Board
Crop Reporting Board
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Knox cites farm policy missteps of Roosevelt admin
Knox outlined Republican views on agriculture in OCOKATO Minnesota. He criticized the New Deal as isolating sectors and failing to connect farming with the wider economy. He blamed administration failures on debt, imbalances, and ineffective programs while pledging soil conservation and a quarantine for livestock and dairy imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocokato
Minn
Frank Knox
Northwest
Roosevelt
Knox
NRA
New England
Chicago
CWA
Resettlement Administration
United States
Alf M. Landon
Local couples obtain marriage licenses in Cedar Rapids area
John Pavelka of Solon and Bernice Meskimen of Cedar Rapids. Arthur Fletcher Ziemer of Dubuque and Mary Louise Zbanek of Iowa City. Carl W. Headler of Anamosa and Kathryn Hefner of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pavelka
Solon
Bernice Meskimen
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Fletcher Ziemer
Dubuque
Mary Louise Zbanek
Gollar Rapids
Carl W. Headler
Anamosa
Kathryn Hefner
Smouse Funeral to be Held Thursday at Four
Winfield Smouse 87 prominent real estate man and banker will have funeral services Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Presbyterian church in Washington Iowa with Rev F W Eastwood presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winfield Smouse
The
Presbyterian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Killed in Dakota Accident On James River Bridge
Louise Pomerico of Sioux City Iowa was killed in an automobile crash on the James river bridge east of Yankton South Dakota. Her companion Emmet W Young also of Sioux City was critically injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankton, S. D
Louise Pomerico
Sioux City
James River Bridge
Yankton
Emmet W. Young
Deaths
George J. Miller Jr of Two Harbors Minnesota died in a Minneapolis hospital from a heat stroke suffered on duty with the Duluth and Iron Range railroad. He was 47, born in Cedar Rapids, survived by his wife Viola and two children Bobby and Gloria, with services pending in Cedar Rapids and burial at Wilton Junction Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Miller
Two Harbors
Minn
Twenty-sixth Street
Minneapolis
Duluth and Iron Range Railroad
Mr. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Viola
Bobby
Gloria
Turner Chapel
Wilton Junction
Iowa
Mrs John Ernst 59 Dies in Rochester Minnesota
Mrs John Ernst 59 of 1711 A venue NE Cedar Rapids died Tuesday evening in Rochester Minnesota after a lingering illness. Born Sept 21 1876 in Bellevue Ia she married John Ernst in 1897. Survived by husband three sons Lloyd Vincent Walter four daughters and four grandchildren. Funeral at Immaculate Conception church Friday 9 am Msgr John Molloy officiating. Burial St Johns cemetery. Body brought to home for visitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ernst
Avenue NE
Rochester
Minn
Bellevue
Cedar Rapids
Bancroft
Lloyd
Vincent
Walter
Harold Fleming
Charles Mraz
Viola
Agnes Ernst
Immaculate Conception
Msgr
John Molloy
St. John’s Cemetery
Infant Son Frederick Dies at Local Hospital
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Frederick of 1556 Fifth Avenue SE died at a local hospital at 5 p.m. Tuesday. The funeral was held from Barta chapel at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in Bohemian National Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Frederick
Fifth Avenue SE
Barta Chapel
Bohemian National Cemetery
Cascade Falls to Worthington 5 3 in Labor Day game
The Worthington baseball team defeated Cascade 5 to 3 in a Labor Day celebration staged by the American Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
American Legion
Worthington
Reorganization Plan Outlined For Chicago and North Western
Washington AP A permanent reorganization plan for the Chicago and North Western railway was outlined at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. The plan aims to pay security holders what current and future conditions justify and to create a sinking fund to retire debt. It would reduce charges and interest, cancel mortgages, and issue new bonds and stock under a revised mortgage structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chicago and North Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Road
J. W. Walsh
R. T. Boyden
Commission
Samuel H. Cady
Chicago
Barret Conway
North Western Board of Directors
Residents Offer $500 for Thirtieth Street Road Upgrade
A Marion township delegation of four urged Linn county officials to accept $500 from private funds for grading Thirtieth Street road. A petition for a secondary road district was filed. The 2.6 mile stretch could be surfaced with some work, not on the county plan. Property owners would cover 25 percent of surfacing costs. Participants: Ben Roshar R E Choate Tony Kudina F J Zavodsky. Angora cats noted as large pet cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Township
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Ben Roshar
R. E. Choate
Tony Kudina
F. J. Zavodsky
Legion Celebration Planned at Manchester Fairgrounds
Plans are complete for an American Legion celebration at the Manchester fair grounds on Thursday. Manchester stores and public schools will close for the afternoon. After a noon picnic dinner, programs are set for 2 and 7 30 p.m. Local baseball teams Dyersville and Cascade compete in the afternoon. A free act program features music by the Independence Juvenile drum and bugle corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
American Legion
Fair Grounds
Dyersville
Cascade
Independence Juvenile Drum and Bugle Corps
Also Mentioned on This Page
Azana
Legionaires
Bertram
W. Glenn Rowley
Mount Vernon
Davenport
Upper Iowa
Freda Schmickle
Alburnett
F. G. Anderson
Henry Roselle
George Berry
Sherwin Caldwell
George King
Frank Anderson
John Wheeler
Amos Berry
G. R. Jorgenson
C. C. Berry
Frank Lerner
Fannie Lake
Leonzo Berry
Miranda Blaine
Perry Knapp
Floyd Kitchen
Osmond Berry
Robert Boxwell
Ladies Aid
Frank Letner
the Brotherhood
Harold Letner
Epworth League
Jean Baldwin
Charlotte Berry
Reserve
William Mikulecky
Trier of Appeals
Paul Anderson
Mary Anderson
Catherine Berry
Helen Roselle
Sunday School Board
Board of Stewards
Benevolence
Foreign Missions
R. C. Anderson
Pearle Berry
Lester Mikulecky
Ruth Mikulecky
Bureau
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Willie Willis
Smouse
Lowan
Dakota
Babe
Outline C. & N. W
ICC
Cady
May
Cedar Ae
Diud
Second Street
S. E
Carter
Welch
Abbott
Warner’s
Alkazane
Seeamen Boc
Saniflush
Chamberlain
Mary T. Goldman
Miles Nervine
Haarlem
HART
KOTEX
Dr. Miles
Alka-Seltzer
Rha
Mullens
Sears. Roebuck
Third Ave
May’s Tea Room
May’s
Sears
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