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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1936

Page

4

Testimony of Dead Men May Hoom Plotters

Moscow dispatch reports that dead men shot by Bolshevik squads will be used as evidence in the second group of defendants linked to a Trotzky inspired conspiracy to seize power by assassination and terror. The list includes former generals, a former ambassador, bankers, and senior officials.

Moscow Trotzky Bank Zinovieff-Kameneff Leningrad Sergi Kiroff Russia Gregory Sokolnikoff Great Britain Leon Trotzky Kensington Gardens London Josef Stalin General Putna Sokolnikoff Isaac Reingold Putna Ephim Dreizer Reingold Arkus Soviet State Bank Zinovieff Kameneff Serebryakoff Commissariat of Transport

Silence and friendship tested by inner struggles

A 1936 column urges openness to God to free the spirit and prevent nervous breakdowns. It cites Geoffrey Gilbey’s journey from breakdowns to faith, noting friendship has limits and only God can fully enter the heart. The piece advocates talking to God and sharing inner life.

Patmore Goethe Geoffrey Gilbey London Daily Express Gilbey God St. Francis

Farley Criticized for Illegal Stamp Issues by Philatelists

Michael L. Eidsness, former Washington stamps chief, told the American Philatelic Society writers division that James A. Farley ruins the society and collectors with numerous illegal commemorative issues aimed at funding the Byrd expedition. He cited the Byrd stamp and Little America post office as examples.

Omaha Michael L. Eidsness Washington Writers’ Division American Philatelic Society James A. Farley

Flood Threat Eases in San Angelo Texas After North Concho Falls

San Angelo Texas found flood danger greatly reduced as the North Concho declined on Saturday night after a prior week’s flood that caused five million dollars in damage. The South Concho continued rising, last observed at a rate of 4 12 feet per hour, with all Nosworthy dam gates open and one bridge still submerged.

San Angelo Tex North Concho South Concho Mercer Barnhart Nosworthy Dam

Retail Milk Price In Waterloo Up One Cent

Waterloo distributors voted to raise the retail price of milk to 11 cents on October 1. Producers seek a 45 cent per hundredweight rise to cover higher feed costs in the current market.

Waterloo

Tex pilot killed in Sterling stunt plane crash

Max Mathewson aged 45 from Henderson Texas died when his two passenger airplane dove in a power stunt over Sterling Illinois during a Saturday exhibition. his partner of six months witnessed the fatal crash.

Sterling, Ill Max Mathewson Henderson Tex Mathewson

Actress Deery Attack Arouses Police Inquiry In Chicago

Acclaimed actress Brune tte Alda Deery recovering at county hospital after alleged attack in loop hotel. Lieutenant Bernacchi doubts initial statements and questions how the crime occurred. Deery recalls a party with a male escort and nightclub visits, saying drinks left her unconscious. She shows rapid improvement and urges mother not to come.

Chicago Alda Deery Loop Peter Bernacchi Miss Deery Lieut Bernacchi Dorothy Ryan Miss Ryan Florence Deery New York

Walford Residence Break-In Reported Saturday

The home of Louis Sedlacek in Walford was broken into around 2 p.m. Saturday, with articles stolen including a ten dollar bill a white gold watch a yellow gold bracelet and various pennies and small coins. Neighbor Lester Snell saw a 1936 Chevrolet sedan with an Iowa license plate in front of the farm home while Sedlacek and his wife were away.

Louis Sedlacek Walford Jim Smith Lester Snell Smith Sedlacek Snell Iowa

Presbyterian youths start season at Olivet church

Activities begin under Charles Harvey of Coe College with a schedule of meetings this week at 7:30 p.m. The Friendly Indians meet Monday, Comrades Tuesday, and Pioneers Wednesday for the Olivet Presbyterian church program.

Olivet Presbyterian Church Charles Harvey Coe College Comrades Pioneers

Community Chest Honors Local Givers Ahead of City Drive

Montrose hotel reports show firms and executives pledging equal to or above quotas on the Community Chest honor roll. City-wide drive opens Wednesday with breakfast for 320 volunteers and 84 Sales Army members targeting 1200 business contacts and a total goal of 85752.24 dollars for eight welfare agencies. The women's Challenger division lists numerous team captains and members ready to canvass homes and businesses.

Community Chest Montrose Hotel Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Riggs Optical Company Guarantyank and Trust Company French-Stamats, Inc Sherwin-Williams and Company Bishop Cafeteria Higbee’s Shoe Store Scott McIntyre Company Midland Mortgage Company Linn County Juvenile Probation Office Turner Mortuary the Hedges Company Sales Army Welfare Bureau Committee Chamber of Commerce Community Chest Campaign Chest Fund

Morgenthau to Use Stabilization Fund Over War Debts

Treasury chief Morgenthau asserts the United States will push the stabilization fund to enforce the three power monetary accord. He notes a Russian exchange raid prompted a sterling defense and a profit from the operation while Britain and France markets close. Belgium, Japan and Holland actions shape international exchange as Italy action remains awaited.

Stabilization Fund Morgenthau United States London Paris Treasury Russia Belgium Hull Japan Holland Italy Commerce Department France

Abyssinia Exit Threat Looms Over League

The piece argues the League of Nations is weakened by Britain's Hoare Laval pact and France's stance as Abyssinia faces expulsion. It credits small powers for resisting pressure and notes renewed armament and fragile optimism ahead of Locarno talks amid the Spanish crisis.

Geneva Eden Blum Delbos Quai Dorsay Abyssinia League Britain France Russia Charles the First Heare Hoare Committee On Assembly League of Nations Great Germany Italy Belgium

Firms Demand Settlement On Mail Contracts

American shipping firms demand substantial settlements for canceled ocean mail contracts as the new maritime authority requires applications for the subsidy program by Sunday midnight. Most of the 34 contractors indicated they would seek amicable settlements. contracts must end by June 30, 1937, with many facing court challenges over government termination. A Wednesday conference with President Roosevelt aims to avert a national shipping tie-up as West Coast unions and shippers’ deal expires.

Washington Maritime Authority James Craig Peacock Shipping Board Bureau Ocean Mail The Roosevelt West Coast Marine Unions

Omaha Merchant Is Rearrested On Butter Theft

Orin Miller an Omaha merchant free on bond for buying stolen butter from an Iowa theft gang was rearrested in Omaha on two new charges. The accusations accuse him of purchasing butter stolen from creameries at Ionia and Hansel Ia Miller posted an extra 2500 dollar bond. The arrest followed a request by Iowa State Agent Paul Gruber.

Omaha, Neb Orin Miller Omaha Iowa Miller Ionia Hansell Paul Gruber

Death in Fort Worth hotel room ruled safety related

Doris Webb Hanson aged 26 of San Angelo died Saturday evening after being found in a Fort Worth hotel room with a pistol wound. A justice of the peace ruled the death a personal safety related wound and determined the shot was accidental as she examined the revolver.

Fort Worth Tex Doris Webb Hanson San Angelo Justice of the Peace

Landon denounces intolerance during Wisconsin tour

Governor Alfred M. Landon denounces a rising tide of intolerance and racial prejudice as he tours Wisconsin. He criticizes Roosevelt’s social security plan and promotes a Republican common sense program. Landon travels from Oshkosh to Fond du Lac and Watertown before moving to Oregon Illinois and on to Illinois Iowa Missouri en route to Topeka.

Milwaukee INS Alfred M. Landon Wisconsin Roosevelt Oshkosh Landon Fond du Lac Watertown Oregon Frank O. Lawden Illinois Iowa Missouri Topeka Kan

Hamilton Claims West Virginia For London In November

Chicago AP: John D. M. Hamilton republican national chairman added West Virginia to states he said would go Republican in November. He cited strong campaign reception and said Republicans now have well over 300 electoral votes secured.

Chicago John D. M. Hamilton West Virginia Hamilton

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Stalin Charles P. Nutter Dmitri Schmidt Kusmicheff Paul Olberg N. M. Maturin N. A. Kareff A. N. Safonova J. Gaven Esterman Faivilovich Radin Constant Greenberg Gertik Schmidt Dreizer Kiroff Maturin Safonova Ivan Smirnoff Valentine Olberg Gestapo Tukalewsky Prague Karoff Academy of Science Technical Publishing House Nathan Lurge Voroshiloff Smirnoff Philatelists Farley Olivet . Presbyterian R. H. Pickford J. J. Doherty T. E. Marshall Rose Cranny Thomas Brady Leo Carny Ambrose O’brien A. H. Aukerman Alice Smith John Lilja Kathryn Marshall J. M. Neary H. R. Allen H. G. Sliss Charlotte Hubbard Lillian Heskett Maurice Cahill J. B. Kirk J. L. Berger Emma St. Clair P. Tracy R. E. LeMont G. H. Lowe John Williams Bertha Snouffer J. H. Bormann Fred W. Smith C. S. Schwinn W. F. Grady Charles Duster Ray Hyland A. J. Diebold N. Harold West M. J. Kelley Wadell Edwin Wadsworth Robert C. Davis Betty Beardsley Joseph Hladley Howard Hall C. H. Tousey Richard Killian Eugene Pinney Henry Hamilton C. D. Salter Herbert Killian Ed. Moorman Harold Reid R. S. Johnston Patricia Burkhalter Deane Adams Helen Larimer Douglas Kirk Dorothy Munger W. H. Hasek A. R. Zuercher Russell Knapp J. L. Cooper C. S . Courtright Ronald Evans Franklin Kemp Justin Albright Dan Anderson Vivian User Carl Ettinger Karl Blaise John W. Miller Arthur Augustine Gilbert Bates Roy Curray Margaret Wenger Roland W. Rawson Anna McCurley Lester de Yarman John Battin F. C. Waples Amos Scott A. Schluntz J. L. Shaw John Tomash George Kibber W. T. Abernathy Jay Hesser H. N. Steele Edwin Lundquist George Buchan L. R. Gray King Thompson H. E. Paxton E. J. Petranek Robert Vesely L. P. Lyman Ed Stefan Frank L. Williams Joe Carberry C. H. Penningroth Sam Christiansen R. W. McDermott Charles Rubias Walter Meyer U. S Lloyd George Monsieur Blum Samuel Hoare Cedar Rapids C&h Prunes Libby Kraft P&g
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