King Edward's Favorite in America Rumor Sparks Divorce Talk
New York reports Ernest Aldrich Simpson, the English husband's name linked to Wallis Simpson, may attend divorce plans amid gossip of romance with Mrs Raffray. Mrs Raffray denies divorce plans and notes separation from Jacques Raffray. British press reacts as Edward VIII shields Wallis though divorce rumors swirl.
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New York
INS
Ernest Aldrich Simpson
Britain
Edward VIII
Europe
The
Evening Journal
the Journal Story
Mayfair
Park Avenue
Wally’ Simpson
Jacques Raffray
London
Wally
New England Tour Signals Shifts in Presidential Fronts
Boston dispatch reports New England leans away from the New Deal with a mix of enthusiastic Republicans dissident Democrats and Father Coughlin. Maine votes Republican, guarding Hoover for the first presidential tally, while Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut are seen as fighting ground for Roosevelt.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Boston
New England
New Deal
Roosevelt-Garner
Massachusetts
Roosevelt
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Herbert C. Hoover
G.O P
Charles E. Coughlin
Alf M. Landon
Mr. Roosevelt
Father Coughlin
Union Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
Alfred E. Smith
Joseph B. Ely
Smith
Robert Choate
Boston Herald and Traveler
Fascists Seize Toledo as Madrid Admits Breakthrough
From Talavera de la Reina and Toledo reports say 300 government casualties, 500 wounded in the siege of the Alcazar. Franco forces drive into Toledo, cutting the Madrid road near Olias del Rey as government troops retreat under artillery cover.
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Talavera DE LA Reina
Spain
Alcazar
Toledo
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Olias del Rey
Muzzing
Visagra
Mrs Raffray defends American born blonde linked to Wally Simpson
Mrs Jacques Raffray, a friend of Mrs Wallis Simpson, defends the American born woman in London. She says they are never alone, the Simpsons are not divorcing, and American talk is undignified. She criticizes sensational reporting of the royal affair as horrible and distressing.
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Wally
Edward
Mrs. Simpson
New York
INS
Jacques Raffray
Wally” Simpson
Edward VIII
Simpsons
America
London
Begin at the Beginning Not the End of Life
A reflection on starting with life rather than seeking life’s end. The essay argues faith should be intelligent yet expansive, not confined by definitional limits of God, and emphasizes living fully now while philosophy follows. It contrasts faith as warmth with philosophy as ice and asks whether death is final or a return home to the soul.
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White Rabbit
Middle West
American Seaman Sentenced by Nazis in Berlin
Lawrence Simpson an American seaman on the S S Manhattan was convicted of sedition by the people's court and sentenced to three years in prison minus 14 months already served. He admitted plotting with three German communist friends to form a popular front government using balloons and anti Nazi propaganda. One co defendant Bruno Rietz received four years.
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Berlin
Lawrence Simpson
People’s Court
Simpson
S. S. Manhattan
Nazi Germany
Bruno Rietz
Supreme Court declines ruling on Free case status
Des Moines Iowa After Fred Free was discharged from the post of special assistant attorney general in Sioux City the supreme court will not decide if he has the right to appear before the grand jury The court heard from County Attorney Maurice Rawlings and Walter Maley but no motion was made to dismiss The court may dismiss on its own or leave the matter on file Free had spent five months gathering evidence of vice and racketeering in Sioux City
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Des Moines
INS
Fred Free
Sioux City
Supreme Court
Maurice Rawlings
Walter Maley
Rawlings
E. L. O’connor
Free
Sinaw City
Blum seeks full power to curb price rises in France
Premier Leon Blum, after winning a parliamentary test of devaluation policy, plans to ask the chamber of deputies for full power to prevent price increases by decree. The move followed a Popular Front conference. In Rome, Italy orders the stock exchange closed for three days amid spillover from the French franc devaluation.
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Paris
Leon Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Popular Front of Socialists
Rome
Italy
Europe breaks gold bloc as five nations join currency shift
France leads the move after signing a monetary equilibrium pact with the United States and Great Britain. Switzerland the Netherlands Latvia and Greece launch currency stabilization programs while Paris confirms devaluation policy gains parliamentary support. Moscow denies pound sale aims to devalue Britain with the Russian State Bank calling it routine banking activity.
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Europe
France
United States
Great Britain
Leon Blum
Switzerland
Netherlands
Latvia
Greece
Moscow
Blum Wins Test in Paris Chamber of Deputies
In Paris the chamber of deputies echoed with cries of rub ber franc as Blum is reported winning a test vote. Continued discussion follows on page 2 column 3.
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Blum
Paris
INS
Chamber of Deputies
Mrs. Alice Welch Dies in Chicago After Illness
Mrs. Alice M. Welch 69, of Evanston Illinois and widow of A M Welch died at 6 am Sunday in Chicago Presbyterian hospital after about four months illness. She was born November 28 1867 in Galva Illinois and lived in Cedar Rapids Winterset Waterloo and Marionette. Surviving are daughter Elizabeth Welch Campbell son David T Welch three grandchildren and a sister and brother. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm from Turner's chapel Cedar Rapids with burial at Oak Hill cemetery Traced in.
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Alice M. Welch
Evanston
Ill
A. M. Welch
Presbyterian
Evanston, Ill
Henry
Alice Campbell
Richard Welch
Portland
Ore
Joseph Brownlee
Florida
Quick Arrest In $700 Jewelry Store Robbery
About 5:25 a.m. a man smashed a Star Jewelry window at 112 Second street SE Cedar Rapids and stole 27 wrist watches worth 700 dollars. Robert Lee, 21, of Ottumwa, Negro, was arrested hiding in a North Western train car with 23 watches. four more were found nearby. He pleaded guilty and received an indeterminate sentence up to ten years.
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Cedar Rapids
Star Jewelry Company
Second Street SE
Robert Lee
Ottumwa
Negro
E. F. Stearns
Glenn Walters
Lee
North Western
John T. Moffit
Fort Madison
C. E. Rittenburg
Rittenburg
Stearns and
Walters
Harmony
Second Avenue
Denver Buried By Eight Inches Of Snow
Eight inches of wet September snow paralyzed Denver with downed power lines and crippled traffic. Schools closed and warnings issued as crews worked to restore streets and prevent injuries from broken wires. Four people were marooned at Pike's Peak summit house and three at Cove on the road to the peak.
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Denver
Pike’s Peak
As Cove
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
From the Cedar Rapids report comes figures on traffic tolls for 1936. The record lists accidents injuries and deaths related to local auto incidents.
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Cedar Rapids
Motorist Stricken at Wheel Wife Halts Likely Crash
J C McConaughy of Martello president of the Jones county Farm Bureau fainted while driving north on highway 11 four miles north of Cedar Rapids about 10 am Monday. His wife shut off the engine saving the car from leaving the road. He was taken to St Luke's hospital. The couple was en route to Waterloo with two women to demonstrate Farm Bureau work at the Dairy Cattle Congress and had plants and flowers in the car. Deputies and a doctor removed him from the vehicle.
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Cedar Rapids
J. C. McConaughy
Martello
Jones County Farm Bureau
McConaughy
Larry Condon
B. L. Knight
Mr. McConaughy
St. Luke’s Hospital
Waterloo
Murrell Murfield
Andy Huffman
Martelle
Dairy Cattle Congress
Harry Lutz
Highway No. 11
Sheriff's Office
Gasoline Blast Kills Two in Flint Service Station
In Flint Michigan a gasoline blast at General Tire service station downtown killed at least two people and injured ten seriously. Albert W Hatter office manager was recovered from the rubble. firemen said another body may be beneath debris. Eighteen people were in the building. investigators suspect a spark from a basement retreading machine near an underground tank.
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Flint, Mich
General Tire Company
Flint
Albert W. Hatter
Quarter Inch Of Ice In Nebraska Freeze
Alliance Nebraska reports a quarter inch layer of ice on outdoor pools after a weekend freeze. Weather officials warn locals to exercise caution near unheated water and assist elderly residents susceptible to cold exposure.
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Nebraska
Madrid Admits Toledo Fall and Calls Militia Rush
The Spanish government officially acknowledged Toledo’s fall on Monday and issued an urgent call for militiamen to report to barracks. It also suspended the rights of public functionaries in ministries and executive departments.
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Madrid
Toledo
Georgia Felon Shot by Road Gang near Franklin
One convict was killed and two others escaped after a wholesale break by a road gang near Franklin. The slaying victim was identified as J. B. Faulkner. the escaped men were named Jack Cox and another unnamed companion. Authorities reported the incident to state highway offices.
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Atlanta
INS
Franklin
J. B. Faulkner
Jack Cox
Iowa City Loses Appeal Over Natural Gas Installations
Federal judge upholds court rulings granting Iowa City Light and Power the right to substitute natural gas and to excavate streets for piping. The council’s 1935 ordinance is ruled confiscatory and void, and a permit must be issued. The city may appeal to the circuit court as the case traces a long battle tied to a municipal power plant.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa City
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Charles A. Dewey
Allen A. Herrick
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Herrick
Weather Calm After Rainy Weekend in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw sunny skies and cooler air on Monday with a 2:45 p.m. reading of 64 degrees after a weekend of rain. Precipitation totaled 1.41 inches, ending early Sunday, while morning lows reached 44 and 52 on Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday respectively.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Political Speech Week Aims to Boost Presidential Campaigns
A national week of intensified political activity unfolds as President Roosevelt and Governor Landon pursue campaign events. Alfred E. Smith launches a series of addresses opposing Roosevelt, while Roosevelt himself holds multiple speeches and official duties across New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Jersey.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Topeka
Kan
Farm Belt
Alfred E. Smith
New York
W. Va
Pittsburgh
Smith
Carnegie Hall
Jersey City
N. J
Hyde Park
N. Y
Henry A. Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Landon calls for public payrolls publicity on relief
Gov Alfred Landon on the 1900 mile farm belt tour demanded the Roosevelt administration publish payrolls of federal relief agencies. Speaking from Byron Illinois he urged ending waste and secrecy and said payroll openness would curb misused funds and political favoritism.
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William K. Hutchinson
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Roosevelt
Byron
Ill
Topeka
Farm Belt
Sinissippi
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
London
Lowden
Washington
Landon
Helping Hand club aids Cedar Rapids Community House
The Helping Hand club is a group of Negro women meeting twice monthly at the Community House. They work to support house activities and their special project is repairing library books at the station maintained by the public library. They also handle magazine distributions and recently donated funds for redecorating the sewing room.
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Cedar Rapids
Bever Woods
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Mr. Raffray
Mary H. Kirk
Reno
Jones Boys
Dorothea Parsons Simpson
Madison Avenue
Coughlin
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Friend
DR. Newton
Associated Press
Alice Welch
Chicago
Cedar Rapids News
Penuse
Bilbao
Emilio Mola
Georgia
Towa City
Muscatine, Ia
Muscatine
Ted McGill
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