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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1936

Page

5

Roosevelt Urges Farm Tenant Aid and Insurance Plan

President Roosevelt urged Senator Bankhead and Rep. Jones to prepare plans addressing farm tenancy and to meet soon to advance federal measures. He proposed government financing for tenant land purchases and cited Ireland and Denmark as models to expand farm ownership.

Hyde Park N. Y Roosevelt John H. Bankhead Ala Marvin Jones Tex Bankhead White House Jones House Agriculture Committee Washington Congressman Jones Congress Mr. Roosevelt The Hudson Vincent Dailey New York Home Owners Loan Corporation Ireland Denmark

Alice in Blunderland and the War Correspondents

A 1936 syndicated note by Alice Longworth satirizes American correspondents in Cincinnati tangled with Spanish rebels. It mocks mislabeling rebels as loyalists and criticizes editors disguising as generals gagging press freedom.

Incinnati Alice Longworth

Prison Term Given On Check Charges

Randall Anderson aged 34 received two indeterminate fifteen year sentences to Fort Madison state penitentiary after pleading guilty to uttering forged instruments. He was linked to a July Cedar Rapids check trail, with an $18.50 check at J. F. Eggers market and a $14.75 check at Burt Lindsay drug store.

Randall Anderson Fort Madison State Penitentiary John T. Moffit Anderson Cedar Rapids J. F. Eggers Burt Lindsay

Vinton Man Held on Theft Charge After Car Accessory Stolen

Frank L. Tharp Jr. was arrested Sunday by Deputy Jack Franklin on charges of stealing a fender guide from a car owned by Howard Burkhart northeast of Vinton. He remained jailed awaiting arraignment before Justice J. A. Ruhl.

Gazette Vinton Frank L. Tharp, Jr Jack Franklin Howard Burkhart J. A. Ruhl

A Busy Night of Radio Programs List Across Networks

Radio listings detail a full evening schedule across NBC CBS and affiliates. Performers include Eanes King Edgar Pertie Hildegarde Royenebell and many orchestras with WJZ WEAF WABC KMOX WBBM WCCO among stations.

Reisman Orch NBC WEAF the Bishop and the Gargoyle WJZ Hammerstein Music Hall CBS WABC WBBM KMOX Eanes King Orch Edgar Pertie Wigicome Valley Murray BBM WGST WCCO Weap Chain Ben Bernie Arc WJZ Chain Fay Whiteman Jimmy Dorsey Orch Dick Stabile Ore CCO Carl Schreiber Cam Wane Orch Kmoxx Ronan WEA Waz Shainar Columbia Wabc West Richard Maxwell ABC Eeeo Ginger William Meloney Norman Thomas D. Leigh Colvin John W. Aiken Earl Browder William J. Lemk Jenner Williams Betty and Bob Ohn Ann Ant Sepacestaee Eetens Legion Charies Deneen Gene Arnold The Ranch Boys Erican Layton Orville C. Pratt Ones Education Association WIZ Sea America James A. Farley John D. M. Hamilton Arthur A. Ballentine Melody A Happy Hollow Igen Dickinson Leith Steven Ord Francis M. Law Frances Perkins Charles P. Taft Theodore Christianson Henry Wal Herbert Hoover Ann Leaf Perkins Wiek and Sade Slimmy Ilerizs Eo O Bon Bom WOC William Hard Repubeen National Committee Egra Veep Parker Goose Creek Cozzi Gov. Landon Charles A. Beard Henry Breckinridge Roosevelt Wjzee Andre Kostelanetz_ arch WABS Woco Gans Busters Orame Shannon Rodrigo Orch Ce National Committee Keith Beecher Orch Oc Chain Stephen King-Hall Impressions of America Yerne Grawfort Phil Ohman Orch Een Goodman Orch George Givot Radio Circus Shandor Bobby Hayes Joe Reichman Orch Romanelli Orch Bernie Commies Orch W “Re Gsturne Austin Mack Orch Mark Fisher Orch

Labor Progressive Fusion Formed to Back Roosevelt

Washington reports a coalition of labor nonpartisan league and Progressive National Committee led by Senator Robert La Follette announces a new organization. It aims to coordinate labor and progressive support for President Roosevelt with campaigns in Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois and New York. John L. Lewis plans speeches in Pennsylvania and Indiana.

Washington Labor Progressive National Committee Robert la Follette Wisconsin George L. Berry Labor League Roosevelt Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois New York John L. Lewis Committee For Industrial Organization League la Follette

Bankers urged to accept gradual economic change

In San Francisco at an American Bankers association meeting Rudolph S. Hecht of New Orleans urged bankers to embrace moderate social and economic reforms to avoid upheavals seen in Europe. Hecht, chairman of Hibernia National Bank, offered a banker’s view of European conditions challenging common beliefs about foreign affairs.

San Francisco Rudolph S. Hecht New Orleans American Bankers Association United States Hibernia National Bank Atlantic

Radical parties win in Swedish election

Stockholm reports the Swedish election gave the socialist and communist blocs a majority in the lower chamber for the first time, securing 123 of 230 seats. The result marks a historic shift in Swedish politics with the left bloc dominating the Riksdag.

Radical Stockholm

Butter Theft Ring Member Sentenced to 10 Years

Frantz W. Harvey, 28, pled guilty in Creston district court to breaking and entering as part of an Iowa butter robbery ring and received a 10 year term in Fort Madison prison. Harvey, arrested in Omaha with C. E. Wright, admitted taking part in two robberies at the Farmers Co operative creamery at Afton on June 30 and July 21.

Creston (Ap Frantz W. Harvey Iowa Fort Madison Harvey Omaha Neb C. E. Wright Farmers Co-operative Afton

Iowa Supreme Court Reinstates Waterloo Lawyer McCartney

The Iowa supreme court ordered the reinstatement of Waterloo attorney John L. McCartney after a February suspension. The ruling noted restitution of misused funds and lifted the suspension upon review. The court also took under advisement two other reinstatement pleas from Des Moines and Davenport attorneys.

Des Moines Iowa Supreme Court John L. McCartney Waterloo McCartney E. T. Wall C. J. Ruymann Davenport Security Savings Bank of

Wilson Attacks New Deal Tariff Policy in Campaign Speech

WAPELLO Iowa AP George A Wilson Republican candidate for governor criticized the New Deal tariff stance in a Monday night speech. He cited 49 percent rise in agricultural imports and only 8 percent rise in exports over three years and questioned trade agreements harming American farmers.

Wapello George A. Wilson Roosevelt Wilson

Canada Credits Rising Exports To Trade Pacts

Ottawa reports Canada’s liberal trade policy and new pacts boosting exports. Germany Poland Netherlands Australia and the United States have recent or ongoing agreements. The balance of trade has favored Canada in recent months and trade relations are expanding.

Canada Ottawa Germany Poland Netherlands Russia Australia United States Dominion

Trade revival noted as exports rise 22.8 percent

The fiscal year shows exports increasing by 22.8 percent and imports by 13.9 percent. The shift signals a revival in trade, moving away from recent years of intense nationalism.

Italian Ambassador Cer ruti Injured in Car Collision

In Paris the Italian ambassador Cer ruti sustained slight injuries when his car was struck by a government truck as he arrived at the foreign office. His condition was reported not serious and no other injuries were mentioned.

Paris Cerruti Italy Foreign Office

Londoners’ average life span cited at fifty years

A report states that residents of London have an average life span of 50 years. The finding highlights historical health conditions and urban living challenges influencing longevity.

Mirror Circles Brighten and Expand Small Rooms

A home decor note highlights 18 inch mirror circles suitable for any room. The suggestion claims they brighten dark corners and visually enlarge compact spaces, attributed to a Fourth Floor source.

Dogs of War Parade in Harbin Military Demonstration

A thousand dogs trained for war purposes were marched through Harbin Manchukuo during air defense demonstrations in a striking display.

Harbin Manchukuo

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