United States urged to lead in aviation and defense
President Roosevelt pushes a robust aviation program urging production of 700 to 800 planes yearly until 2,300 are bought, while critics warn the air force lags behind rivals. The piece also notes carloadings as an economic barometer and discusses labor strikes in textile industries, Lindbergh kidnapping handling, Cedar Rapids Community Chest drives, and corn hog contract voting procedures.
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United States
Roosevelt
Air Corps
Cedar Rapids
Lindbergh to Testify Before Grand Jury This Week
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will rush East to aid the Hauptmann case as the grand jury meets to weigh evidence of extortion in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. District Attorney Foley calls the case airtight while a coded letter and Paullin's claims prompt possible Eastward witness confrontations.
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New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Pacific Coast
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Ohio
Hauptmann
Lindberghs
Samuel Foley
Bronx
Mt Waealee
Jeustmann
Germany
Schwarkopf
Foley
Santa Monica
Calif
Col
Department of Justice
George Paullin
Ohio State
Columbus
Preston Thomas
Lindy Baby
Paullin
Trenton
Charles H Schoeffel
Jersey
Will Rogers Portrait In Oils To Hang In Oklahoma Capitol
Portrait in oils of humorist Will Rogers will be hung in the Oklahoma hall of fame at the state capitol. The work was painted by New York artist Boris Gordon.
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Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Capitol
Oklahoma City
Wil Rogers
Two Socialist Parties Certified For Illinois Ballot
The state certifying board accepted petitions from the socialist and socialist labor parties for the November ballot. The move increases to seven the number of parties with candidate slates for the election, ending a weeklong dispute in Springfield.
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Springfield, Ill
State Certifying Board
Socialist
Socialist Labor
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Auto toll in Cedar Rapids tracked incidents and harms with 244 accidents 300 injuries and 12 deaths reported this year. The sparse OCR reads as a summary of toll figures for the city’s auto incidents.
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Cedar Rapids
Ohio Felon Letter Claimed as Lindbergh Kidnaping Proof
Ohio warden notes a coded letter from Bruno Hauptmann to prisoner George Paul as clinching evidence of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Paul identified Hauptmann as the writer and said a woman was the brains of the gang. Investigators call the letter strong corroborative proof despite earlier letters.
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Columbus
Bruno R. Hauptmann
Preston E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
George Paul
Paullin
Bruno
Paul
Hauptmann
Lindy
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Newark
Thomas
Ior
A. A. Thomas
Uhlig Says Fisch Gave No Cash to Kidnap Suspect
Henry Uhlig testified that Isadore Fisch never gave Hauptmann any ransom money. He claimed Hauptmann lent Fisch money and tried to collect after Fisch died. Uhlig said Fisch left only $51 in a bank account and Hauptmann called him a cheat.
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IN York
Henry Uhlig
Bruno Hauptmann
New York
Isadore Fisch
Hauptmann
Fisch
Leipzig
Germany
Uhlig
Lindbergh
Two Brothers Sentenced Twenty Years For Grocery Murder
In Ottawa Illinois a circuit court jury convicted Joseph Kowalczyk twenty and Walter Kowalczyk eighteen of murdering Dana grocer John Alvin Ball during a May holdup. Vincent Okaren pled guilty to murder and testified he fired the fatal shots. The trio, all former St Charles boys, fled from Dana to Morris before arrest.
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Ottawa
Ill
Joseph Kowalczyk
Walter
John Alvin Ball
Dana Grocer
Illinois
Joliet
Ball
Morris
Vincent Okaren
Rockdale
Dana
Kowalczyk
F J Welter
St. Charles School
Baruch Hits Lloyd George Over War Role At Hyde Park
Bernard Baruch denounces Lloyd George for criticizing American WWI policy in Hyde Park New York. Baruch says the United States fully supported the Allies with manpower and materials and shipped troops, urging accountability for Britain’s wartime conduct. He spoke during a visit with President Roosevelt, though he would not confirm discussing Lloyd George memories with the President.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Lloyd George
Great Britain
America
Bernard M. Baruch
War Industries Board
Baruch
Lereely Wae
Roosevelt
California Couple Kidnapped Then Forcibly Driven by Gunman
Mr and Mrs R O Stratton were kidnapped as they neared home in Glendale and forced to drive to Oakland by a 29 year old man who warned he was a fugitive from Illinois. They were unharmed and reported the incident to police after being released near San Francisco Bay.
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Oakland
Calif
Glendale
R. O. Stratton
Stratton
Wilson Street
Jackson
Isabelle
San Francisco
Strattons
Illinois
San Francisco Bay Region
Defense Closes Testimony In Trial Of Charles Kacere
In Cedar Rapids the defense rested in the manslaughter trial of Charles Kacere after arguing his testimony at the coroner was involuntary due to head injuries and opiates. Nurse Bernice Klingbell and Dr B G Broghammer testified he appeared in a stupor during the inquest. The court adjourned until Monday for ruling on a second directed verdict motion.
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Bernice Klingbell
B. G Broghammer
Cedar Rapids
Weather Outlook for Chicago Area September 24 29 1934
Weather forecast for the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern central plains. Precipitation expected early in the week and again in the latter half. Frequent temperature fluctuations across the period.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Turn of Life Lessons from a London Hotel Talk
A lonely former Englishman visiting London shares his life turning point after returning from forty five years in America. He faced unemployment and hardship before a positive turn sparked by a library magazine line about unhappy thoughts of the future. He urges living today a day at a time.
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London
England
America
Free Library
Manchester
May Survive Attempt To End Own Life
Bedford AP report states Beryl Scrogge aged 46 fired two bullets from a small bore rifle into his head at his Conway home. He was hospitalized at University of Iowa City and is expected to recover. Family present during the act attributed to worry over ill health.
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Bedford
Beryl Scrogge
Conway
University Hospital
Iowa City
Scrogge
Calif Twins Born On Separate Days
In Oakland California the Baker twins were born to Mr and Mrs A W Baker the first at 11 50 Friday night and the second at 12 10 Saturday morning marking two separate birthdays for the siblings.
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Oakland, Calif
A. W. Baker
Textile mills to hum again early Monday
The 500000 textile workers are to return to their jobs Monday after a three week strike ended by union leaders in response to President Roosevelt. The walkout, involving 750000 unions and cost up to 75000000 dollars, ends with a new order of operation and calls for co operation with the president’s mediation plan.
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Washington
America
Executive Council
The
United Textile Union
Roosevelt
Winant Board
Personality School Opens Tomorrow in Cedar Rapids
Miss Janette Serrec, renowned authority on charm, brings her four day Personality school to the Iowa theater starting Monday at 9 am with an organ recital and piano trio. The Gazette sponsors free sessions for women with style shows by Newman's and a Dean from Coe College introducing Miss Serrec.
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Miss Serrec
Cedar Rapids
Janette Serrec
Iowa Theater
The
Gazette
Miss Serree
Ruskin
Sandbourne
Hillbrunner Music Company
Serrec
Newman's
Mary Bell
Coe College
Stimson Cites Economic Revolution as Root of Crisis
Henry L. Stimson argues that calm thinking is needed as an economic revolution over the last century drives current conditions. He says no single person or nation caused the crisis and calls for measured policy rather than bitter contention. He plans to return to the United States aboard the Aquitania with firsthand insight.
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London
Henry L. Stimson
Scotland
Hoover
Associated Press
Stimson
Europe
United States
Aquitania
Johnson Through as NRA Administrator Says Friends
New York Herald Tribune dispatch from Washington states General Hugh S. Johnson is “through” as national recovery administrator. He reportedly disappeared for three days after a conference at Hyde Park and returned to attack organized labor at Carnegie Hall, a move not endorsed by President Roosevelt. Development was awaited upon Roosevelt’s return to Washington.
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NEW York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Washington
Hugh. S. Johnson
Johnson
Moeneral Johnson
Hyde Park
NRA
Organized Labor
Carnegie Hall
Roosevelt
Herald Tribune
Dispatch
General Johnson
Real Cause for Holding Corn Cash Revealed
Washington reports reveal that rechecking Iowa corn and hog contracts saved the national program from collapse. Interviews with Secretary Henry Wallace Chester Davis and Dr A G Black explain the delays caused by John B Wilson of Ohio and the effect on farmer payments amid the tall corn state scrutiny.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
AAA
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Henry Wallace
Chester Davis
Adjustment Administration
A. G. Black
John B. Wilson
Ohio
Controversy Over Corn and Hog Plan Affects Iowa Counties
Ray Andersen reports on the Benton county corn and hog adjustment program linked to the AAA. Dr. Black notes rumors fueled by early pay contracts in Iowa, prompting a halt to town payments to restore confidence. Secretary Wallace affirms agreement when asked, while county boards vary in diligence.
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Benton County
Ray Andersen
Ganette Farm
The
Taawe
Mack
Wallace
Emee
Black
Iowa
Davis
M. L. Wilson
Hoe
AAA
Towa
Gresford Mine Blast Threatens 100 Entombed Miners
In Wrexham Wales a deadly explosion trapped more than 100 miners at the Gresford coal mine as about 1,000 men worked inside. Fire swept galleries leaving at least sixteen bodies found. Management said 100 to 102 remained unaccounted for with unofficial counts near 111. Rescue crews pressed checks for survivors.
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Wrexham
Wales
Gresford
Supreme Court May Rule On Grattan Appeal Tuesday
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Supreme Court may hand down a ruling Tuesday on the appeal of Marvin T Grattan an 85 year old Civil War veteran serving a life sentence for murder. Grattan was moved from Fort Madison to the Soldiers home at Marshalltown on the doctors recommendation. He was convicted for the slaying of Claude Meade a horse trainer after an altercation at the Dee corah fairgrounds in 1933. A parole request to Governor Herring awaits the court decision.
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Des Moines
Deecorah Fairgrounds
Herring
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