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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1936

Page

2

Iowa awaits Landon farm speech during Des Moines stop

Presidential hopeful Alf Landon arrives in Iowa for a multi-city swing. He plans brief rear platform talks in Chariton Corydon and Melcher before Des Moines, hosts lunch with one farmer per county and about 300 editors, and meets the Wallace family members in Des Moines. Platform addresses continue toward Nevada Iowa Falls Hampton and Mason City on Thursday en route to Minneapolis. The Des Moines entrance contrasts prior drought conference visit with a large parade and 35 000 seat amphitheater. Oil paintings of Landon and Knox adorn the platform.

Iowa Allerton Chariton Corydon Melcher Des Moines Republican State Central Committee John P. Wallace Landon Minneapolis Nevada Iowa Falls Hampton Mason City Roosevelt Statehouse Cook Col Frank Knox

Kraschel to Broadcast Landon Address Response

Lieut. Gov. N G Kraschel will broadcast at 10 15 tonight a reply to Alfred Landon s address Ed H Birmingham state democratic chairman said stations WHO KRNT and KSO in Des Moines will carry the program.

Des Moines INS Alfred M. Landon N. G. Kraschel Ed H. Birmingham Kraschel KRNT KSO

Ab Jenkins Aims For World Land Speed Records

Ab Jenkins roared away in his giant Mor mon Meteor at 5 52 p m on the Bonneville Salt Flats Utah in a bid to set world land speed records ranging from one to 48 hours as the sun faded the white glare.

Bonneville Salt Flats Utah Ab Jenkins

Subpoena 15 In Arson Ring Probe

Fifteen witnesses were subpoenaed in Minneapolis as Hennepin County prepares a grand jury probe into a nationwide arson ring. County Attorney William G. Compton said indictments for first degree arson will seek Conrad J. Springer and John Prevenas, with Prevenas confessing link to the gang but denying setting Springer's store fire.

Minneapolis Hennepin County Grand Jury William G. Compton King Torch Compton Conrad J. Springer John Prevenas Chicago Springer Prevenas

NAMES VOCT TRAINING COMMITTEE DISCUSSES FEDERAL PLANS

The Vocational Training Committee includes Rev George Johnson Dr A B Moehlman Henry Esberg Oscar Chapman Katharine Lenroot Mordecai Ezekial Ernest Draper and Gordon Clapp with TVA involvement. The panel aligns with a letter to Senator Bankhead and House Agriculture Chair Jones urging cooperation on plans to address farm tenancy. Political context involves Gov J and federal officers.

Ulating Engineers Baltimore George Johnson Department of Education National Catholic Welfare Conference Washington, D. C A. B. Moehlman University of Michigan Henry Esberg Vocational Rehabilitation Authority New York Oscar Chapman the Interior Katharine Lenroot Children’s Bureau Labor Department Mordecai Ezekial Agriculture Department Ernest Draper Commerce Gordon R. Clapp TVA Bankhead Ala Jones Tex House Agriculture Committee Gov. J

Farm tenancy question dominates Arkansas town debate

Marion Futrell of Arkansas at Little Rock discusses a live farm tenancy issue that has persisted for months, shaping local discourse and policy considerations.

Marion Futrell Arkansas Little Rock

Farm Council Urged By Edward O Neal

Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau federation urged President Roosevelt to create a farm council of federal state county and farmer representatives to coordinate agricultural relief activities. Roosevelt favored the idea.

Hyde Park Roosevelt Edward A. O’neal American Farm Bureau Federation

Kartashev Claims World Glider Flight Record

I L Kartashev of Moscow announced a new world record for sustained glider flight after release from a tow plane he glided 540 kilometers 378 miles landing in the Kalmik republic The prior record was 504 kilometers set in Germany in 1935.

Rostov I. L. Kartashev Moscow Kalmik Republic Germany

Suspect Confesses in Ruth Muir Murder Case

Police say Donald J. Hazell the 225 pound suspect confessed to killing Ruth Muir a 48 year old Riverside YWCA secretary in La Jolla on August 31 He was taken to a state mental hospital after arrest in September and the confession was reported by San Diego officials Coroner Gunn and Autopsy Surgeon Toomey involved in the case.

San Diego Calif George Sears Donald J. Hazell Ruth Muir Riverside Y. W. C. A la Jolla Hazell Miss Muir California State Institution For the Insane Robert Flack Sears Chester Gunn F. E. Toomey

Husband admits shooting wife in Wisconsin farm home

Mrs. Ben Mueller, 36, was fatally wounded by two shotgun blasts as she slept at their farm near Richfield. Deputy Sheriff R. W. Laubenheimer said her husband admitted the shooting.

West Bend Wis Ben Mueller Richfield R. W. Laubenheimer

Attractive cotton bedspreads in green and lavender

Readable ad notes cotton bedspreads priced at 1.37 with a sale of only 21 left. It touts attractive patterns and the spreads' firmness and weight for long wear.

Linen Toweling Ad Promotes Heavy Firm Quality

Bleached or unbleached linen toweling of heavy firm quality with neat pinstripe border. Stock up.

Grover Wynn Pleads Guilty In Mrs. Dickson Murder Case

Grover Wynn pleads guilty to murdering Mrs. Oretha Dickson. Prosecutors detail seven bullet wounds. Testimony shows Mrs. Dickson and a son sheltered behind a gasoline stove as Wynn was captured hours after the crime. Witnesses place Wynn with a .45 at Lee’s home and driving to Bover park before the shooting. Wynn claims his wife would not want him to return home and that he sought to reunite. Witnesses from Iowa City attest to Wynn’s good reputation.

Fleetta McNeil Wynn Lee John Bell Bover Park G. K. Thompson Rosalie Boyer Lee Place Davenport John Dickson Iowa City H. S. Jennings William Byington Percy Bordwell Iowa University Law School M. J. Diamond

Brown Wins Playoff in Iowa P G A Qualifier

Joe Brown, a Des Moines golf pro, won the 18 hole playoff in Ottumwa to decide the state P G A qualifying tournament. Dave Bonella Ottumwa took second with 72 and Charles Burkart Cedar Rapids was third with 74 after a 36 hole tie at 142. The playoff was decided on the last green.

Ottumwa Joe Brown Des Moines Dave Bonella Charles Burkart Cedar Rapids

Community Chest Honor Roll Names 16 Captains

The article lists sixteen team captains and their majors in the Challengers group led by Mrs J J Doherty and others. An after school conference of Cedar Rapids Teachers Association follows, led by Miss Lillian Clark, with a two day canvass of teachers and staff planned.

J. J. Doherty T. E. Marshall J. A. Wicke J. L. Berger J. A. Bormann Carl Ettinger Karl Blaise B. J. Newburger E. J. Lattner A. L. Smulekoff Edwin Wadsworth Robert C. Davis Henry Hamilton Dean Adams William Crawford Leonard Koch Amos Scott Edwin Lundquist Robert Vesely Earle Heinze Cedar Rapids Teachers Association Lillian Clark

Unarmed Bearer Jumps To Safety In Hotel Fire

W G Reinders of Gilmore City Iowa shed his Legion uniform and post flag then leaped three floors into a firemen s net during a hotel fire in Cleveland. A color bearer he was undaunted by the blaze. He escaped without serious injury as fire fighters battled flames.

Detroit Cleveland INS Legion W. G. Reinders Gilmore City

Tropical Storm Swings Northward Between Nassau and Bermuda

A small tropical hurricane centered about midway between Nassau and Bermuda was veering toward a northward path. At 1 a.m. EST the advisory noted little movement in the previous twelve hours but indicated a gradual turn to the north as it swirled over Atlantic waters.

Miami Fla Atlantic Ocean Nassau Bermuda

Haile Selassies Dog Faces Second Deportation

The mongrel dog of Haile Selassie, emperor without a country, was blocked from entry to Britain for lacking proper credentials. Authorities threatened another trip across the Channel after the animal previously traveled from France with the emperors wife and was denied entry for no landing permit. The dog was later allowed to return to Folkestone with a landing permit but would be sent back to France unless the British agriculture ministry issues a certificate.

London Haile Selassie English Channel France Folkestone England British Ministry of Agriculture

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He G. Tussell Opt Okinow Edward O’neal Craemer First Avenue Reguar Grover Wynn Oretha Dickson Brown Burkart Craemer’s Craemer's Sale O Furs
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