Rebels Close On Toledo In Spanish Civil War
Spanish rebel troops push toward Toledo as Loyalists retreat from Maqueda toward Quismondon and Santa Cruz del Retamar. Rebels seize Maqueda, a key highway junction, threatening the siege of the Alcazar while Madrid lies 43 miles away and a vast no man’s land grows.
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Wilson Attacks New Deal Tariff Policy in Campaign Speech
WAPELLO Iowa AP George A. Wilson Republican candidate for governor criticized the New Deal tariff plan during a Monday night campaign stop. He argued agricultural imports rose 49 percent while exports rose only 8 percent over three years and said Roosevelt failed farmers by authorizing trade agreements. He questioned how supporters can defend imports while urging farmers to cut costs and production.
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Homesick for America in Paris Verse of an Exile
A Paris letter reflects a writer’s deep homesickness for the American landscape and memory. It contrasts emotional ties to soil and seasons with political symbols, recalling scenes from New England to Ohio and Nazareth, ending with a poignant note on Golgotha.
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American Airways Plane Forced Down By Motor Trouble
A Chicago to Bellefonte American Airways flight was forced to land in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, late Tuesday due to motor trouble. The 14 passengers and 3 crew members, including the hostess, were unharmed. The plane departed Chicago at noon Central Time.
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Threat of National Shipping Tie Up Raises Tension
Harry Bridges warned of a national shipping stoppage in eight days unless ship owners yield to marine unions. Joseph B. Weaver said a new maritime authority, empowered by Congress, could avert the strike by setting subsidies and wage standards and delaying actions for three to six months. Bridges sought a three month postponement of the sea man certification law with Secretary Roper and Weaver.
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Legionaires Parade Turns Cleveland Into Roaring Carnival
The American Legion eighteenth convention flooded Cleveland with a vast parade and a day of festive fervor. About 75,000 veterans formed ranks at dawn while city shops closed and streets filled with horns bells and cheers. Committees drafted proposals for universal draft laws pensions and defense as delegates prepared to vote midweek with Harry W. Colmery a likely new national commander.
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Kansas
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Iowa City Man Sentenced To Life For Cedar Rapids Killing
Grover Q. Wynn of Iowa City 38 was given life in Fort Madison for first degree murder in the June 21 fatal shooting of Mrs. Oretha Dickson 20 in Cedar Rapids. Wynn pled guilty earlier and testified on degree and sentence as Judge John T. Moffit imposed the penalty in district court.
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Wallace Points Crop Insurance Back To Control
Washington reports indicate President Roosevelt's crop insurance committee, chaired by Wallace, met to study insurance tying it to the AAA program. Wallace noted the plan is not new and would begin with studying records from 15 years of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He cited cotton, corn and wheat as the crops likely for initial experiments.
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Kansas
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Landon
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Bankers urged to accept gradual economic changes
Rudolf S. Hecht, New Orleans financier and Hibernia National Bank chairman, spoke to the American Bankers Association in San Francisco urging bankers to embrace moderate evolution in social and economic order. He warned that resisting change could push the United States toward upheavals seen in Europe.
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Rudolph S. Hecht
New Orleans
American Bankers Association
United States
Hibernia National Bank
Atlantic
Tug of War Stunt Ends With Arrest In Times Square
In Times Square a publicity tug of war with chorus girls ended when a contestant fired a blank pistol and was arrested for gun law violation. Amid the excitement thieves stole most of the pocketbooks left by the participants.
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Times Square
Mussolini Rebuffs Geneva Talks On Broadcasts
Premier Mussolini rejects participation in the Geneva broadcasting conference amid tensions over the Ethiopian question. The Italian delegation headed by M Demichelis withdraws with no stated reason, signaling displeasure as discussions wind down.
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Benito Mussolini
M. Demichelis
Italy
Geneva League Assembly Divides Over Ethiopia Seat
The credentials committee passed the buck to the world court to decide if Ethiopia remains a member. A subcommittee will ask whether Ethiopian delegates may sit with immunity while awaiting the court ruling, a move with wide implications for Italy, Britain, and France at the Geneva assembly.
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France
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Farm income for last fiscal year soared to eight billion
CHICAGO AP The American farmer earned eight billion dollars in the 12 months ending July this year, aided by crop revenue AAA payments and soldiers' bonuses. The figure is 1.8 billion above 1934 and 900 million more than 1935, with higher prices due to drought bolstering cash on hand.
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AAA
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Labor Progressive Fusion Formed for Roosevelt Campaign
Labor leaders and progressives announce a non partisan coalition led by Senator Robert La Follette to support President Roosevelt. The group, active in Ohio Pennsylvania Indiana Illinois and New York, aims to unify efforts and prevent duplication while touring for the president’s re election. John L Lewis heads the industrial organization committee and plans speeches in Pennsylvania and Indiana.
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Chicago doctor saves newborn from mercy death in daring operation
Dr. Lewis K. Eastman at American hospital performed a colostomy on a five day old baby born with no rectal outlet. Despite initial father opposition, the procedure, completed in seventeen minutes, restored a bowel opening and the infant is expected to live. The success followed a fifty fifty risk assessment and heart stimulant support.
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Nature
Lewis K. Eastman
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Louis Knocks Out Ettore in Fifth Round Comeback
Joe Louis the Brown Bomber from Detroit defeats Al Ettore of Philadelphia by knockout at 1 minute 28 seconds of the final round. Louis, in a strong comeback bid, floors Ettore three times and ends the fight with two lefts after a tightly fought bout. Ettore briefly matched pace in the third round before Louis pulled away.
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Officials Identify Prison Break Suspect McCarthy
Vermont officials extradite Robert J. McCarthy after Cedar Rapids arrest on concealed weapon charge. McCarthy, 30, identified by fingerprints as Frank Henri, a 1928 Vermont prison escapee from Windsor. Extradition papers from Vermont and Iowa governors arranged. Witnesses say he posed as an internal revenue agent before arrest. Fingerprint results show a 1931 California grand robbery convict. He was serving 5 to 10 years for grand larceny in Vermont at the time of the escape.
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Political Forum on Current Problems Radio Schedule
A London forum on current issues airs on WEAF NBC and WJZ NBC. Speakers include Mrs Meloney Norman Thomas D Leigh Colvin John W Aiken Earl Browder William Lemke Aubrey Williams James A Farley John D M Hamilton Arthur Ballantine Frances Perkins Charles Taft Theodore Christianson Henry Wallace and Herbert Hoover in various time slots.
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Herbert Hoover
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Court hears divorce plea over three goldfish names
Edith J. Longo told Cambridge court she kept three goldfish with individual names. She said her husband took them for bait and fished in the pond behind the house. A decision will be announced later.
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Landon Captures Heartland Parade in Des Moines
Gov. Alf Landon drew a 75 000 strong crowd in Des Moines as he pressed his midwest farm belt campaign. Harsh sun and ticker tape followed the touring car as he mingled with supporters amid dramatic parade scenes and a near accident.
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Iowa
Alf *M. Landon
Midwest
Landon
Fairgrounds
Roosevelt Calls Parley Thursday
President Roosevelt summoned Democratic strategists to a Thursday conference at the summer White House. Chairman James A. Farley will lead ten or twelve party chieftains with Senators Robinson and Guffey invited, others to be announced.
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Democratic National Committee
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Pennsylvania
National Committee
Landon outlines farm relief plan to aid family farms
Gov. Landon pledges a broad program to protect the family type farm, raise tariffs to parity with national prices, and cut debt while expanding soil conservation and drought relief. He attacks New Deal policies, urges state cooperation, and promises cash payments tied to conservation efforts, with continuation on Page 4.
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