Seed Corn Loan Plan Aims to Secure Next Spring Supply
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced a $10,000,000 seed corn loan program approved by Secretary Wallace to ensure seed for drought areas. Loans cover field selected seed at $1.75 per bushel with a $3.50 buy option, and cribbed seed at 55 cents per bushel with a $1.50 buy option, with DFA and RFC backing.
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Washington
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wallace
State Agricultural Services
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Sioux City Raids Seize Liquor and Arrest Two Men
Two men were arrested and liquor seized in raids on the Majestic tavern and Savoy Cafe in Sioux City. Officers Edward Asmussen and Thomas Barron led the operation with patrolmen Lyle Shadduck and Ray Ibling. Alex Katos and Tom Toyola were taken to county jail and later released on bond. County attorney general officials plan to file liquor nuisance charges.
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Sioux City
Majestic Tavern
Savoy Cafe, Inc
Edward Asmussen
Thomas Barron
Lyle Shadduck
Ray Ibling
Alex Katos
Tom Tovola
Fred H. Free
C. P. Ross
Lawton
Toyola
Barron
Asmussen
Chris N. Dahl
Daily reflections on life and wisdom from Dr. Newton
A 1936 collection of aphorisms and musings on optimism truth religion and humanity. The author contrasts modern life with timeless values noting how listening friendship courage and faith guide better living.
John Cox Indicted Over Linn County Gambling Charge
Linn county grand jury indicted John Cox proprietor of Twin Towers road side inn three miles west of Cedar Rapids on a charge of keeping a gambling house. The case stems from a seized put-and-take nickel game machine at the Cox place.
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John Cox
Twin Towers
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
John T. Moffit
C. E. Neal
Mount Vernon
Cox
James H. Smith
Dick Payn
John Erickson
Second Avenue SW
Donald F. Grout
New York City
Grand
Cox Place
Grout
Erickson
Flying Instructor And Student Killed In Army Plane Crash
Lieut. Andrew F. Solter of Randolph Field and Flying Cadet Carl L. Smalley died after a Seversky trainer spun from 1,000 feet and crashed at night. Solter burned to death. Smalley was killed when his body was thrown clear. Cause of the crash remains unexplained. Smalley gem is listed as from Somerville, Massachusetts.
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San Antonio
Second grand jury probes graft cleared for second inquiry
Sioux City Iowa district judge Miles W Newby granted attorney general Ed ward L O Connor a second Woodbury county grand jury probe into liquor gambling and vice protection The assistant attorney general Fred H Free will act as prosecutor Rawlings opposed citing conflict of interest O Connor had been acquitted on a gambling conspiracy charge earlier this year and the graft grand jury indicted numerous others before disbanding Indictments were later quashed by the Iowa supreme court on related issues
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Sioux City
Miles W. Newby
Edward L. O’connor
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Newby
Maurice Rawlings
Rawlings
Supreme Court
Fred H. Free
O’connor
Free
Iowa Supreme Court
H. M. Havner
Des Moines
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Editor’s Note About Unpaid Compensation
A historical editor states that H. M. Havner never received compensation from The Gazette or Verne Marshall. The note clarifies the financial arrangement and counters any suggestion Havner was paid.
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H. M. Havner
The
Gazette
Verne Marshall
Marshall's Gambling and Liquor Charges Before Iowa Panel
The report notes Marshall's charges of protected gambling and liquor at Sioux City presented before the legislative committee probing the Iowa liquor commission in early 1935.
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Marshall
Sioux City
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cedar Rapids Quiz: Which two statements are false
A reader questions a list of Cedar Rapids facts from 1910s civic history. Several items claim slogans, railroads, pronunciation, island center status, philanthropy, and per capita giving, with two numbers identified as incorrect.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
Landon to Speak at Des Moines Fairgrounds September 22
Gov. Alfred M. Landon will address 18 000 spectators at the Des Moines fairground on the evening of September 22, moved from the coliseum. He arrives around 4 p.m. and departs Thursday after meetings and receptions. The talk airs on a national hookup at 8 30 p.m. Iowa time.
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Landon
Iowa
Fairground
Des Moines
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Minnesota
Landon Intensifies Push From Topeka For White House Bid
Governor Alf M Landon pressed his campaign strategy in Topeka as he sought to capitalize on east coast reactions to his second eastern campaign swing. The Republican presidential nominee moved to secure momentum amid early reactions and planned further action.
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Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
East
Knickerbocker Arrest Reported by Spanish Rebels
War correspondent H. R. Knickerbocker was reportedly detained by Spanish rebels at Caceres as he covered the civil war. International News Service pressed for confirmation and asked U S authorities to aid in his possible release if the reports prove true.
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New York
INS
H. R. Knickerbocker
Caceres
Spain
International News Service
United States
Knickerbocker
Burgos
Toledo Battlefront
Rain adds to Cedar Rapids monthly total amid 86 degree day
Steady rainfall boosted September’s month total to 7.6 inches in Cedar Rapids as clouds kept overcast. Temperature rose from 58 at 7 a.m. to 61 by 10 a.m. then 63 at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday’s high hit 86 with 72 and 60 at evening and midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Contempt Citations Issued In Peoria Liquor Case
Federal Judge J. Earl Major cited five persons for contempt in Peoria after the Warner liquor conspiracy trial. The group included A. T. Curry deputy marshal E. T. Young Peoria bailiff Henry Triebel juror Bee Lande and Patsy O'Brien of Peoria. Citations were issued immediately as officers searched for them.
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Peoria, Ill
U. S
J. Earl Major
Warner
Major
A. T. Curry
Springfield
E. T. Young
Henry Triebel
Peoria
Bee Land
Dairy Show 15 Opens Despite Bad Weather
The Dairy Show 15 opened despite rain with Judging of Guernseys Holsteins and Brown Swiss at 9 a.m. Frank B Astroth Bryn Mawr farm South St Paul Minn will judge Guernseys E N Hansen of Iowa State College dairy husbandry department to judge Holsteins and Brown Swiss. Continues throughout the day in judging tent.
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Frank B. Astroth
Bryn Mawr Farm
South St. Paul
All Iowa Dairy Show Postponed by Weather
Unfavorable Wednesday weather delayed most of the opening program at Frontier park for the first annual All Iowa Dairy show and Junior Livestock exposition. Grandstand attractions moved to Thursday through Saturday as organizers push for a bigger event. Jersey cattle judging proceeded in the amphitheater along with music by Marion high school band and Byers brothers shows. Roads were in good condition and no grandstand events occurred Wednesday afternoon or evening due to track and chill.
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Frontier Park
Marion High School
Byers Brothers
Attorney General Warns on Tax Display Cards
Washington AP Attorney General Cummings warned against store placards claiming federal taxes are part of commodity prices. He cited possible federal statute violations and political motives behind the displays. Francis Johnson of the Iowa Farm Bureau was among complainants. Violators could face a $1000 fine or up to one year in prison.
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Cummings
Justice Department
Iowa Farm Bureau
Francis Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Former Linn Auditor Dies After Stroke
Robert Charles Jackson, 66, of Lehigh and former Linn county auditor and deputy, died Monday after a stroke. He served as deputy auditor 1899–1903 and county auditor 1903–1907, later banking in Manilla. Survived by wife Grace McEwen, two sons, two daughters, and two brothers. Funeral at Woodbine.
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Robert Charles Jackson
Lehigh
Linn County
W. T. Jackson
Marion
Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Manilla
Grace McEwen
W. T
Seattle
Wash
Woodbine
From Society's Halls To Department Store
Ann Delafield, once a debutante from a distinguished Manhattan family, ends up a department store clerk after social reverses. May Christie's serial "Women in Love" follows her adventures toward romance in New York life, debuting in The Cedar Rapids Gazette next Friday September 18.
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Ann Delafield
Manhattan
May Christie
Ann
New York
Cedar Rapids
Maine Senate Contest Opens as Guffey Signals Recount
Senator Joseph F. Guffey of Pennsylvania said a prima facie case of federal election law violations exists in Maine and he will seek a recount in the contest to be raised when Wallace F. White Jr. seeks his Senate seat. Democratic HQ stressed action will be handled by Guffey as campaign chair, not by James A. Farley.
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Joseph F. Guffey
Pennsylvania
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Maine
Democratic
Louis J. Brann
Wallace F. White, Jr
Guffey
White
Senate
James A. Farley
Democratic Party
New York Primaries Show Regulars Defeat Townsendites
In statewide primaries Democratic and Republican candidates aligned with regular party factions defeated Townsend-Coughlin backed contenders. Key upsets included Rochester Senator George B. Kelly winning the 38th Democratic nomination over incumbent James P. B. Duffy and E Harold Cluett taking the 29th Republican nomination from Carleton King. Townsendites lost across upstate districts while Tammany Hall beat Gov. Lehman for a Manhattan court nomination.
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Albany
Townsend- Coughlin
New York
George B. Kelly
Rochester
James P. B. Duffy
E. Harold Cluett
Troy
U. S. Senate
Organization
Carleton King
Townsendite
Llewelyn Jones
Townsend-Coughlin
Tammany Hall
Herbert H. Lehman
General Sessions Court
Manhattan
Jonah B. Goldstein
Goldstein
House
Bertrand H. Snell
Potsdam
Cleveland
Townsend
Jesse Williams
James W. Wadsworth
U. S
Arthur M. Reod
Bridges Wins Republican Senate Nomination in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire the Republican primary yielded Gov Styles Bridges a clear lead over former Sen George H Moses for the U S Senate nomination with 45 307 votes to 32 318 and 3 468 for Callahan. Complete returns show Bridges leading Moses as the race narrows.
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Moses
Hampshire
Manchester
N. H
U. S
Callahan
Si Murphy
Carter
Concord
Styles Bridges
George H. Moses
Herbert Hoover
Senate
Brucker Wins Republican Senate Nomination In Michigan
Former Gov Wilber M Brucker leads Sen James Couzens for the Republican senate nomination as results from 2 381 precincts are tabulated. Murphy wins Democratic nomination over Welsh with a large Detroit vote showing. Brown leads Ward in the Democratic race for U S Senate. Fitzgerald tallies a big margin for the Republican governor nomination.
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INS
Wilber M. Brucker
James Couzens
Brucker
Couzens
Wilber Mareion Brucker
Jamey Couzens
Frank Murphy
Philippines
George W. Welsh
Grand Rapids
Murphy
Wayne County
Roosevelt
Welsh
Rep. Prentiss M. Brown
St. Ignace
Louis B. Ward
National Union For Social Justice
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Roscoe C. Fitch
Vern W. Main
Paul W. Shafer
Michigan
Geikrstnen Kalaredaoe
Curley Wins Democratic Nominat ion in Bay State Primary
Gov James M Curley captures the Massachusetts Democratic senatorial nomination by more than a two to one margin in a Tuesday primary. He faced Fitchburg mayor Robert E Greenwood, son in law of retiring Marcus A Canes. Lodge defeats rivals Alonzo B Cook and Guy Gray to win Republican nomination.
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James M. Curley
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
United States
Curley
Robert E. Greenwood
Fitchburg
Marcus A. Canes
Lodge
Alonzo B. Cook
Guy Gray
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