Landon Campaign Rails Against Reciprocal Trade
Gov Alf Landon pushes farm program as he travels through Iowa to Minnesota. He denounces reciprocal trade treaties and argues for tariffs to protect farmers. Supporters in Iowa praise his Farm program while Secretary Wallace plans a radio reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Iowa
Minnesota
Charles L. McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary-Haugen
Langdon
Sam Henkeling
Emmetsburg
John J. Struve
Manning
George N. Peek
New Deal Aaa
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Peek
William Hard
Republican National Committee
Farmer
Tariff Commission
Sec
Kansas
J. N
Ding) Darling
Nevada
Iowa Falls
Hampton
Mason
New Deal Leaders Meet To Map Plans
A Hyde Park conference gathers fifteen top New Deal leaders headed by Vice President Garner and James Farley to outline campaign strategy for Roosevelt against Governor Landon. Attendees include Cordell Hull Homer Cummins James Byrnes Vic Donahey and others coordinating efforts and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
John N. Garner
James A. Farley
New Deal High Command
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Garner
Farley
Cordell Hull
Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Homer S. Cummings
Senate
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
James Byrnes
South Carolina
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Pat Dewry
Virginia
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Joseph Guffey
Pennsylvania
Roland
House
Coughlin
W. Forbes Morgan
Frank C. Walker
Democratic Finance Committee
L. W. Robert
James W. Gerard
Marion Man Found Dead in Oak Shade Cemetery
Charles Clark about 75 of 240 Ninth Street Marion was found dead in Oak Shade cemetery while mowing a lot. He may have died from heart disease. Clark formerly farmed south of Marion. He is survived by his wife and several children. Dr. R E Munden deputy Linn County coroner investigated.
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Charles Clark
Ninth Street
Marion
Oak Shade
Clark
R. E. Munden
Linn County
E F Byng Civil War veteran dies at 97
E F Byng veteran of the Twenty sixth Iowa Infantry died at age 97 after a life in Clinton and Cedar Rapids. He fought under Grant and Sherman and was wounded at Atlanta. Surviving are five children and six grandchildren. funeral services set for Friday at 11 a.m. at Turner chapel with GAR and D V V honoring rites. Burial at Oak Hill with military honors.
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Clinton
Byng
Iowa
Grant
Sherman
Georgia
Milo P. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Col. Smith
Vicksburg
Atlanta
Paducah
California
North Dakota
Louise B. Wilcox
Grand Army of the Republic
T. Z. Cook
John W. Byng
Galesburg
Benjamin F. Byng
Los Angeles
Calif
Lloyd Wilson
Lakeland
Fla
Alice Byng
Turner Chapel
R. J. Campbell
Grace Episcopal Church
Daughters of Union Veterans
Oak Hill Cemetery
Woman Hurt In Auto Collision At City Intersection
Miss Helen McCahon of 1611 First Avenue East suffered the amputation of her left ring finger and deep cuts after her car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs Ira Gripp at Second Avenue and Fourteenth Street Southeast. Patrolmen rushed her to St Luke's hospital. Gripp reported the crash.
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Helen McCahon
First Avenue
Ira Gripp
Twelfth Street
Second Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Miss McCahon
Devore
Bukacek
St. Luke's Hospital
Gripp
McCahon
Cedar Rapids
Fay Wray Gives Birth To Daughter In Hollywood
Hollywood actress Fay Wray and husband John Monk Saunders welcome their first child a six and a half pound daughter born on Thursday in Hollywood California. The couple celebrate the new arrival as Wray adjusts to motherhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Wray
Hollywood
Calif
John Monk Saunders
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A historical blotter entry records Cedar Rapids auto toll statistics for 1936 with figures for accidents and injuries, noting 364 accidents and 267 injuries, but the record appears incomplete regarding deaths.
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Cedar Rapids
Dead Dog Caused Fatal Accident in Morse
Iowa City AP reports Vernon J. Donohoe 29 died when his car swerved to avoid a dead dog in the road near Morse. The vehicle struck a culvert, overturned, and crushed him after hitting a log. neighbor William Wonick escaped with minor injuries.
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Iowa City
Vernon J. Donohoe
Morse
George Maresh
Donohoe
William Wonick
Maresh
State Drops Linn From Relief Share
Linn county relief funds will be suspended as state funds will no longer be available to supplement local aid. Officials cite strong local finances and reduced relief demand due to WPA programs, with total county needs estimated at 123000 for the year. Local authorities vow to resume if conditions change.
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Miller
Ferber
J. C. Pryor
Ben Tait
Linn County
State Department
Iowa
State Office
Japs Rush Ships and Troops to China Crisis Deepens
Emperor Hirohito authorized naval and army reinforcements for China as six Japanese naval bases stood by for orders. Nagano ordered commanders to prepare actions beyond Shanghai and Hankow amid rising stock market war nerves. Marines already landed at Hankow, with more en route, as tensions escalate.
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Hirohito
Hokkaido Island
China
Japan
Osami Nagano
Nanking
Shanghai
Hankow
Pakhoi
Foreign Office
Tokio
Stock Exchange
Nagano
Army
Navy High Command
Kishiro Oikawa
Third Fleet
Shanghai tense as Japanese forces tighten grip after shooting
Three thousand Japanese marines and soldiers reinforced Shanghai districts Hongkew and Chapei after a Japanese marine was killed and two wounded. Chinese protests were filed with the Japanese consulate and authorities warned of possible wider Japanese rule amid martial law traffic restrictions. Rear Admiral Kondo said preparations for emergencies had been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
INS
Hongkew
Chapei
Asamitsu Taminato
China
Cooled buses to cross Syrian desert in new design
Philadelphia based Edward G Budd Manufacturing builds two stainless steel air conditioned buses for Nairn Transportation of Damascus. One first class day coach seats nineteen, the other sleeper carries fourteen. Units 571 feet with trailers, to be tractor hauled. Travel time expected to drop from thirty five to fifteen hours over 530 miles.
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Philadelphia
Damascus
Baghdad
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
Nairn Transportation Company
Tear gas sales to industries reveal broad use in labor disputes
A La Follette committee hearing disclosed that A. S. Ailes of Lake Erie Chemical testified about nearly 500000 dollars worth of tear gas and equipment sold to corporations and individuals from 1932 to 1934. A gas map highlighted sales concentrated in industrial districts across eastern Ohio New York Louisiana and California amid strike activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
A. S. Ailes
Lake Erie Chemical Company
United States
la Follette Committee
Ohio
New York
Louisiana
California
Legion Auxiliary Elects Nebraskans to national posts
The American Legion Auxiliary formally elected Mrs. Lorena Hahn of Wayne Nebraska as national convention head. She ran unopposed. Five national vice presidents were also chosen without contest, including Mrs. W S Deweese of Troy Ohio in the central division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
American Legion Auxiliary
Lorena Hahn
Wayne
Neb
W. S. Deweese
Troy
Central Division
Phone System Files Record $175 Million Bond Issue
The American Telephone and Telegraph company filed with the SEC a registration statement for a $175,000,000 twenty five year debenture bond issue. It is the largest registration filed in the commission's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
SEC
Commission
Company Picnics Draw Toledo Workers and Families
In Toledo nearly all workers had the chance to bring their families to a company picnic this year. The event offered broad participation and community celebration for many local employees.
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Toledo
Traer Farmer Fatally Injured in Crossing Crash
Grant Scott, 73, retired farmer of Traer, died at a Waterloo hospital six hours after his light truck was struck by a North Western locomotive at a railroad crossing near Traer. He suffered a crushed chest and lungs, multiple broken limbs, and severe head injuries. He is survived by a daughter Genevieve, a true schools teacher, and a son Kelvin, a farmer nearby.
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Waterloo
Grant Scott
Traer
Scott
North Western Railroad
Genevieve
Kelvin
Bet Hears Fight On Radio Then Trapped At Home
John Bet, en route home listening to the Louis Ettore bout on the radio, decided to stay for the end. He later lay in a hospital recovering from carbon monoxide fumes after reaching his garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Bet
Internal medicine for piles promises lasting relief
No More Piles describes piles as caused by poor blood circulation in the lower bowel and argues external treatments fail. It promotes HEMROID as an internal remedy from Dr J B Leonhard, sold by druggists with a money back guarantee, urging sufferers to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAY Drug CO
National Young Democratic Club Official to Speak Here
Mrs. Louise Gallaher of Virginia national vice president of the Young Democratic clubs of America and former private secretary to Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde will speak at the Roosevelt hotel at 8 tonight. She addresses the Linn County Young Democratic club for a district rally including Clinton, Dubuque, Scott, Jones and Jackson counties. Raymond Coward of Cedar Rapids will introduce her.
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Louise Gallaher
Virginia
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde
Denmark
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Young Democratic Club
Young Democratic
Clinton
Dubuque
Scott, Jones
Jackson Counties
Gallaher
Raymond Coward
Cedar Rapids
Giants Clinch NL Pennant With 2 1 Win Over Bees
New York Giants beat Boston Bees 2 to 1 in ten innings to clinch the National League pennant and set up a World Series clash with the Yankees. Hal Schumacher pitched a pitching duel against Danny MacFayden for the decisive win.
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Boston
INS
New York Giants
Yankees
Bees
Hal Schumacher
Giants
Danny MacFayden
New York
Schumacher
Mancuso
MacFayden
Lopez
Harris Tsetse Fly Trap Aims To End African Sleeping Sickness
Capetown dispatch reports R H Harris, a South African, claims a method to exterminate the tsetse fly, the carrier of sleeping sickness. The Harris trap uses a bullock shaped box with a light lure. flies enter and are trapped. The invention is offered as a gift to Britain.
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Capetown
R. H. Harris
Africa
Fels Naptha CHIPS Promised Quick Acting Soap Snack
Promote Fels Naptha CHIPS as a quick acting naptha soap product with a new pouring spout. Claims none of the dust will irritate the nose and touts no waste or spills. Notes the chips are from the makers of the famous golden bar Fels Naptha Soap.
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Wss
Rcis Aco
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Canada
Fort Madison
NEW Deal
Ji. G. Fussell
Cedar Rapids, Ta
E. F. Byng
Helen M’cahon
Eiji Aman
Syrian Desert
Legion Auxiliary
William McNalley
Albert Dorne
Braves
Carolina
Mays Tea Room
St. S. E
Burkhalter Insurance Agency
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