Voter Registration Push Ahead of November Election
Cedar Rapids registration centers open to expedite voter enrolment as the city aims to register at least 20 000 voters before the three day deadline ends at 9 p m Saturday. Officials caution that many delay until last minute may hinder completing cards before the election. The piece also notes disputes over athletic income disclosures at universities and contrasts Des Moines Register coverage with the University of Iowa refusals.
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Iowa State College
Des Moines Register
University of Iowa
Jessup
Slain Woman’s Husband Dies From Wound
Plymouth Massachusetts reported the body of Edith M. L. DuBois 40 wife of Charles E. DuBois a jeweler from Tuckahoe New York was found buried under stone and cement in the cellar of their cottage at Great Herring Pond after she died by self inflicted wound in Quincy.
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Plymouth
Mass
INS
Edith M. L. DuBois
Charles E. DuBois
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Quincy
Dubois
Great Herring Pond
Hurley Builds Confidence in Republican Victory At Iowa Stop
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley, at Cedar Rapids airport with Representative Royal Johnson, expressed quiet confidence in a Republican win in the upcoming presidential race. The pair, aboard a Stinson tri motor, briefed on political developments after a short layover en route to Washington, D. C.
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Patrick J. Hurley
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Royal Johnson
South Dakota
Huron
8. C
Hurley
Lincoln Ideals Urged by Hyde at Fort Wayne Statue Dedication
Secretary of Agriculture Hyde urged Americans to return to Abraham Lincoln’s ideals at Fort Wayne Indiana during the dedication of a bronze statue. He warned against government reliance and argued Lincoln’s words have been misused by demagogues while praising Lincoln’s love of America and its people. Hoover’s message, read by Senator Wat ham Lincoln, called Lincoln’s character a cornerstone of national unity and high government ideals.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Abraham Lincoln
Artner M. Hyde
Fea Lincoln
Hyde
Lincoln
Gettysburg
America
Hoover
James E. Watham Lincoln
Tokio Exonerates American Bank in Picture Incident
Washington reported that Ambassador Grew in Tokyo relayed Japan's government view that the National City bank did not deserve blame for photographing commercial centers. Officials said the Osaka branch gathered images for advertising and the issue arose after a September 10 protest over photo espionage claims.
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Washington
State Department
Grew
Tokio
National City Bank
Japan
Foreign Office
Osaka
Sioux City Seeks Militia After Strike Clash
Sioux City business leaders plan a second appeal to Gov. Turner to call out the militia to disperse farm pickets on highways leading to Sioux City. They move after reports of a possible state guard action following a request by John A. Davenport and others.
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Sioux City
Dan W. Turner
Meg Priday
Maines
Turner
Shei
John A. Davenport
Governor Turner Faces Farm Picketers and Highway Blockade
A 1930 campaign quote accuses Governor Turner of warning farmers not to blockade highways while criticizing the university board of education for defying taxpayers. The piece notes waning support for his highway open policy as incidents of blockades and clashes with deputies continue in Sioux City and surrounding areas.
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Dan Turner
Board of Education
Notorious Washington Reach of Public Opinion
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler laments that Washington remains the one U S location where disinterested public opinion fails to reach. He warns of a renewed impact when discourse resumes next December.
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Nicholas Murray Butler
Washington
United States
Conmpnte
Gasoline Tax Sign Cites Horton and Hoover Costs
A Tennessee filling station sign posted by a local agent criticizes gas prices, listing Gov Horton tax at seven cents and a Hoover federal tax of one cent. The note reflects lobbyist influence and appetite for opinion shaping in Washington.
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Tennessee
Horton
Hoover
Captive governor candidate admits farm expertise doubt
Judge Horner notes the lone gubernatorial candidate in captivity admits he is not a farm expert. The remark appears amid a broader Mississippi valley political scene where many candidates claim no farm expertise in this campaign.
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Horner
Mississippi Valley
Surplus as a Political Issue in Agrarian Debate
The text argues that candidates from justice of the peace to president rush to discuss the farm surplus, which is deemed the central problem. It notes the widespread belief in the surplus and each hopeful’s claim to balance surplus with profit, urging broad recognition of this issue.
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Mulberry Bush
Farm Board Proposal Sparks Debate on Crop Curtailment
The passage questions why only once was curtailment advised for crops and notes the federal Farm Board's suggested reduction in cotton output to lift prices. It accuses the board's Democratic allies of ridiculing the idea while acknowledging it as a sound proposal.
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Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Sen
Legion Expenditures Probe Veterans Facilities
The passage notes federal funds active through the Legion at Portland to support additional veterans facilities while across the country hospitals face empty beds and financial strain and the issue echoes nationwide.
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The
Legion At
Portland
Leader of Maine drys admits three Democratic wins last Monday
The leader of the Civic Christian League of Maine concedes three Democratic victories last week were defeats for the drys. He notes Republicans wish wets had prevailed to moisten the GOP stance, which remains far from secure.
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Civic Christian League of
Maine
Missouri Valley child killed by passing truck
A six year old boy playing in the street in Missouri Valley ran into a motor truck and died. The parents are divorced the mother in Omaha and the father jailed. The scene shows a somber mood amidst broader warnings about child safety.
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Missouri Valley
Omaha
Mystery husband ends life amid Edith Du Bois case in New England
Charles E. Du Bois a tall jewelry salesman shot himself in a Quincy lodging house amid a police probe into his wife Edith Marie Louise Du Bois disappearance five weeks earlier. He had given conflicting stories and was seen with Grace Atwood, 23, in Middleboro. authorities pressed the hunt at the couple’s Great Herring Pond camp as rain battered the search.
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Quincy
Mass
Charles E. du Bois
New England
du Bois
Tuckahoe
Grace
First National Bank and Trust Company
Grace Atwood
Middleboro
Deputy Held In 3rd Degree Case
Pekin jury recommends Tazewell county grand jury action after witness Martin Virant 37 dies in custody in Pekin. Deputy Sheriff C O Skinner faces potential charges in the third degree case based on the inquest findings.
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Peoria, Ill
INS
Martin Virant
Pekin
Corner
Skinner
Tazewell County
New Liberal Period Seen By Roosevelt
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt on a campaign stop in Cheyenne predicts a new liberal era. He says assurances signed in Missouri Kansas and Colorado promise that those states will do better than Maine in the November vote. Maine previously elected a Democratic governor and two of three congressmen.
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Roosevelt
Cheyenne
Wyo
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
Maine
Endnir
Roosevelt Seeks Liberal Shift in U S Government
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt campaigned in the west telling Colorado Democrats that after taking national control in March the government will be revised toward sounder liberal policies. He said the party must appeal to voters by caliber, not dollars, signaling a break with past excess.
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Roosevelt Neig Ge
Franklin D. Roosevelt
West
Colorado
Denver
Nam
Roosevelt
United States
Funda
Exchange Calls In Political Messages
The New York stock exchange committee on business conduct asked all New York City members to submit by noon Friday all telegraphic communications about political topics sent or received since September 1. Out of town members—subscribed to similar requirements.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange Committee On
New York City
West Virginia Man Elected Legion Chief at Portland Convention
At the fourteenth American Legion convention in Portland Oregon 1200 delegates voted ten to one for full adjustment of the bonus and repeal of the bonus ban Secretary Hurley faced censure over department stationery used on the bonus marchers envelopes The vote followed Hoover's remarks on quick recovery and set next year’s meeting for Chicago.
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Portland
Ore
American Legion
Hoover
Chicago
War Department
Department
Patrick J. Hurley
Hurley
Huron
S. D
Janet Coquillette Injured When Struck By Car
Janet Coquillette, 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs E Coquillette of 540 Knollwood drive, was struck by an automobile on her way to school. Mrs J D Peet of Mount Vernon, the driver, told police she was driving west on Fifth Avenue when the collision occurred.
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Cedar Rapids
Janet Coquillette
8. E. Coquillette
Knollwood Drive
J. D. Peet
Mount Vernon
Miss Coquillette
Fifth Avenue
Cleveland Attorney Named Head of 40 and 8 Honor
Portland AP report says John A. Eldon, a Cleveland attorney, was elected national head of the 40 and 8, the honorary fun and service order of the American Legion, at the close of its thirteenth session.
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Portland, Ore
John A. Eldon
Cleveland
Order of the American Legion
Mercury Drops Below 50 Again
The mercury dipped into the sub fiftys again Thursday night with a 24 hour low of 485 at 6 30 a m Friday The day’s high reached 75 at 2 p m after a noon 71 The night line fell to 58 at 7 p m and 52 at midnight It then rose to 56 at 9 a m Friday A cloud cover limited rain with only a few drops The thermometer later reached 71 %
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
300 G. O. P. Leaders Attend Town Rally
Republican leaders gathered Friday in Iowa for the conference opening the campaign. Homer Stephens said more than 300 reservations were made. The event featured remarks by former Kentucky Governor Edward P. Morrow, Elizabeth Boucher of Indiana, H. E. Spangler of Cedar Rapids, national committeeman for Iowa, and Martha McClure of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, national committee woman.
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Iowa
Homer Stephens
Republican State Committee
Edward P. Morrow
Kentucky
Elizabeth Boucher
Indiana
H. E. Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Martha McClure
Mount Pleasant
Kaye Don to Wed Connecticut Girl in Greenwich
Old society figure of Greenwich Friday filed a marriage application with the town clerk’s office and married identity revealed. The racer known as Kaye gave his name as G Ernest Don, 40, as Miss Martin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Martin of Green.
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Greenwich
Kaye
G. Ernest Don
Miss Martin
Leonard Martin
Green
Earl of Craven Dies in France
London reports the Earl of Craven has died in France on Friday. He was linked to the Countess of Cathcart in a famous New York morality case six years ago.
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London
INL
Earl of Craven
Countess of Cathcart
New York
France
Evening News
Ah Chung Prize Black Chow Dog Victim in Hit and Run
Ah-Chung a well traveled black Chow belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Stamats was struck Monday evening by a hit and run driver and died after failing to reach x rays. The incident mirrors another hit and run that killed a hound puppy named Micky owned by Herbert S Stamats.
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Ah-Chung
Cedar Rapids
Ah- Chung
Leonori
Vermont
New Orleans
Micky
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
Will Rogers on farm relief and taxes in 1932 column
Will Rogers argues relief for farmers comes from market forces not politicians. He says taxes on land, not income, fund community needs and critiques schemes offering false relief to farmers. The piece reflects a 1932 Beverly Hills Gazette viewpoint.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Roosevelt
Women Demand Refunds After Canceled Love Show
In Cleveland, hundreds of women protested a canceled lecture on Married Love at Engineers and demanded refunds. Police arranged repayment, distributing 25 and 40 cent refunds totaling more than the take, while Manager Emmanuel Lewis planned an injunction against authorities.
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Cleveland (Ap
Engineers
Women’s Bureau
Frank Fields
Sergeant Fields
Emmanuel Lewis
Freddy Friday Faces City Hall Backlash After Ring Feud
In St Charles Freddy Friday climbs back into public life after a controversial onstage altercation with Mayor Langum and a drawn outcome that saved Friday’s life. Kid Oscar searches the city for a reward while humane groups urge restraint and consider future appearances.
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ST. Charles
INS
Freddy
Freddy Friday
San A
I. C. Langum
Kid Oscar
Fierce Freddy
Iowa Governor says talks under way to settle Sioux City farmer strike
Gov Dan Turner announced negotiations are ongoing to resolve the farm strike near Sioux City. He did not reveal details, but said the talks likely will avoid calling in the Iowa National Guard. Sheriff Prichard said Turner pledged to call at noon to discuss the situation.
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Des Moines
Dan Turner
Allons
W Ho
Sioux City
Iowa
Iowa National Guard
Sioug
John A
Prichard
Turner
Vintoy
Sioux City Farm Strike Violence Leads to Jail Sentences
Violence flared as 500 farm pickets ambushed a deputy group near Correctionville during a protest for higher produce prices. Six pickets were fined 100 dollars or 30 days in jail for unlawful assembly, with two hit by disorderly conduct charges. A larger meeting of 1,600 farmers from seven counties followed in Sioux City.
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Sioux City
Correctionvile
Sioux
H. H. Kenaston
Archie Evener
Sergeant Bluff
Harvey Richards
Salix
G Murray
R. R.ee Oto
A. H. Haynie
Castana
Stephen Richards
Evener
Houchins
Morgan Camerer
Bluff
Iowa
Mon
Mother Of Dix Is Dead In Hollywood
Mrs. E Brimmer aged 73, mother of film star Richard Dix, died at her Hollywood home Thursday night after a two week illness. She had acted in early stage productions before.
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Dix
Hollywood
E. Brimmer
Richard
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