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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
2
Brisbane this Week surveys a sensational tale of Mrs Reisman on trial for the secretary’s murder, with a humorous note on a jury of 11 husbands and one bachelor. It also touches on feats of science, beauty pages, and a roundup of current topics from politics to Peiping unrest and a high altitude fish stock initiative.
Premier Laval and British foreign secretary Hoare draw heavy fire for a plan to end the Italo Ethiopian war that would grant Italy most of Ethiopia in exchange for a seaport. Haile Selassie demands a league vote. Mussolini seeks clarification. critics warn of weakened sanctions and shifting alliances amid secret diplomacy. Henry Ford reportedly cancels 800 cars for the Italian army, slowing their advance toward Addis Ababa.
Senator James Hamilton Lewis, back in Chicago from a Moscow hospital stay, says he is ready to run again as an Illinois senator. He calls himself an independent Democrat and vows a personal campaign to cut federal spending through major agency consolidations. He cites the $30 billion federal debt as a major concern.
Governor Lugene Talmadge, a fiery Georgia leader, travels to Washington to announce his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. He denounces Roosevelt as an usurper and says the party would lose if Roosevelt heads the ticket, plans a southern Jeffersonian Democracy convention in January.
Masaryk resigns as president of Czechoslovakia and endorses Foreign Minister Eduard Benes to succeed him. Benes would face a tough role guiding a nation balancing Nazi, Fascist, Hungarian irredentist, and Communist pressures across its districts and industries.
Before the American Farm Bureau federation closed its Chicago convention it endorsed reciprocal trade treaties and urged changes to federal fiscal policy. Delegates called for higher revenues and lower expenditures to achieve a balanced budget within years. They backed defending the Agricultural Adjustment Administration act and sought simpler administration.
Carlos Mendieta resigns as Cuba's president after a fierce government quarrel over election procedure. Secretary of State Barnet takes over and reappoints the cabinet while preparations for a constitutional election proceed. The US and Britain reach a Washington conference pact to start regular air mail and passenger flights to England by mid 1937 with four weekly round trips once service begins.
Rioting in Cairo against British rule led Premier Nes sim Pasha to resign, then withdraw after Britain’s consent. King Fuad signed a decree restoring constitutional government, while Britain retained control of foreign affairs and the protectorate. Meanwhile Japan tightened grip in North China seizing Kalgan and Tientsin and advancing toward Peiping and Tangku.
President Roosevelt will request a $100000000 appropriation from the new Congress as the initial federal fund to launch social security starting January 1. The money will be distributed to states for elderly pensions, maternity and child welfare, and aid to the blind, as state welfare officials were summoned to Washington for rollout.
A thief living by thrill instead of profit targets a rich New Year ball. He falls for a maid of jewels, confesses love, and plans marriage as police close in. An undercover tip foils his final crime and he exits with a quiet vow. He asks the captain not to reveal his identity to the lover.
The piece discusses the looming soldiers bonus and Townsend old age pension, estimating a potential $1.8 billion immediate drain if the bonus is paid, with total national debt at $30.5 billion. It notes historic opposition by Presidents Harding through Roosevelt and argues such schemes increase annual interest costs and burden taxpayers.
Western Newspaper Union analyzes how relief spending and veterans’ benefits shape Roosevelt’s appeal. It notes rising debt, Roosevelts reliance on the South and West, and farming and labor as campaign pillars, while Republicans are urged to mobilize and present a clear alternative to win back the East and Midwest.
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