15 Per Cent Cut in Wheat Ruling
The AAA announced a 15 percent wheat acreage reduction for 1936 to be required of farmers signing four year contracts for 1936 39. Contracts may be terminated after two years with withdrawal option. If the Supreme Court invalidates the program, the government would compensate farmers for compliance up to that date. Base acreage allowed at 85 percent, not less than 54 percent, with up to 25 percent adjustment after 1936.
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Washington
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Supreme Court
Davis
Secretary of Agriculture
High Court
Abducted Doctor Fatally Injured in Chicago Trip
Dr. Bauer was seized in Ann Arbor and driven toward Chicago by a stranger who bound him and mutilated him with a pen knife before the attack. Harry and Harold Anderson found the bound doctor and rushed him to Jackson Park hospital where he died. Detective Doyle reported the doctor’s account and authorities issued arrest warrants and spread notices to depots and state police.
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Harry
Harold Anderson
Dr. Bauer
Jackson Park Hospital
Doyle
Jenning House
Ann Arbor
Bauer
Chicago
County Disease Report Shows Mumps Tops Iowa List
For the week ending July 27 the U S public health service notes Muscatine County absent from the report. Mumps leads with 33 cases statewide, followed by whooping cough at 30 and scarlet fever at 24. Woodbury County reports eight mumps, 13 whooping cough, nine measles, two chicken pox, one diphtheria and four smallpox. A CCC camp reports seven mumps cases.
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Muscatine County
Iowa
U. S. Public Health Service
Woodbury County
CCC
Heat Keeps City in Heat Wave Grip Across Morning
Early readings from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. showed 87 88 and 89 degrees before a jump to 92 at 9 a.m. The day rose to 94 at 10 a.m. 95 at 11 a.m. and held at noon as forecasters predicted continued warmth with possible showers or thunderstorms tonight or Thursday. At least 12 heat victims reported nationwide including three in Iowa and three in Missouri.
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Iovra Weather Bureau
Middle West
Iowa
Missouri
Drowning fatality and heat wave gripped central Iowa
In Iowa three drownings occurred with Wendell Nickelson, 19, drowning at a Donahue gravel pit near Clarion. His body was taken to Webster City. The day brought a heat wave with many locations topping 100 degrees and scattered rain across the state.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Wendell Nickelson
Donahue
Clarion
Willis Nickelson
Webster City
Iowa
Charles City
Sioux City
Inwood
Estherville
Alta
Fort Dodge
Forest City
Carroll
Council Bluffs
Sedalia
Topeka
Kas
Fremont
Neb
Grand Island
Lincoln
St. Louis
Beauty Contestant Shot by Iowa Dwarf
A beauty contestant in Iowa is shot by a man described as a dwarf who had harassed her after she refused his advances. Marie, who had feared him, was returning home with a companion when a shot fired from outside their porch ended her life.
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Iowa
Marie
Dwarf
Shorty
Dwarf Confesses Shooting Teen in Tubbs Home Incident
Bascombe a suspect in a fatal shooting involving a girl in the Tubbs residence. He surrendered with Sheriff Kathan present, admitting he shot the girl after hiding outside and on a porch. A charge of assault with intent to commit murder will be filed. motive remains undisclosed.
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Shorty
Tubbs
Fred Bascombe
Common Dog Ticks Held Responsible for Fever Spread
Four cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever have been reported in Iowa this year, including one fatality, linked to the common dog tick. Illness follows tick bites or contact with ticks, mainly affecting rural residents. Precautions include avoiding direct contact with ticks on animals and reducing weeds in public and state parks to limit tick habitat.
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Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Stocks Take on Brighter Tone
New York July 31 stock market holds forenoon gains into late trading. Utilities led gains with rails boosting list near noon as stocks advance and grains and cotton rise. Notable movers include Western Union Houdaille Hershey Studebaker Inland Steel Chrysler Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck GE American Can N Y Central Santa Fe General Asphalt Murray Corp General Motors Nash Motors Bethlehem.
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New York
Consolidated Gas
Western Union
North American
Westinghouse
Houdaille-Hershey
Studebaker
Inland Steel
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Sears-Roebuck
General Electric
American Can
Delaware
Fred Caris Dies at Home in Local Indiana Expatriate
Fred Caris, formerly of War saw Indiana, died at 419 Houser Street at 2 30 am today after an illness with a complication of ailments. The body was taken to Meyers Funeral Home pending word from relatives in Warsaw. Also, government agricultural experts report sweet corn frozen within four hours of picking retains freshness for six months to a year.
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Fred Caris
Warsaw
Ind
Houser Street
Meyers Funeral Home
Tick prevention guidance for outdoor exposure during peak season
The article advises inspecting the body for ticks after camping in dense timber with limited vegetation and notes ticks feel on the neck can be brushed off. It emphasizes ticks require hours to attach and become dangerous, mentions a preventive vaccine that is costly and not a treatment for spotted fever.
Schools Budget Sets Needs at 227900 Dollars
The board approves a total budget of 227900 dollars divided among general control instruction auxiliary agencies and plant operation. Major costs cover 148729.55 for instruction including 075600 for elementary teachers and 75006 for high school staff with other line items for janitors supplies fuel and library needs. The house bond retirement and interest are funded at 28932.50 and 675 respectively with a new 500 addition for legal services and removal of 700 aid for dental cases. Henry Van Hettinga, superintendent, prepared the budget.
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Franklin School
Garfield
Grant
Jefferson - Jackson
Lincoln
McKinley
Washington
Jefferson
Henry van Hettinga
Germans Use Stratosphere Air Layer in Paris Bombardment
The article notes that German forces utilized the stratosphere to bomb Paris, exploiting the layer to achieve greater range and impact. It marks a historical first in aerial tactics by reaching the capital from about 750 miles away.
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Paris
League Defers Meeting On Italo Ethiopian Conciliation
The council debates reviving the Italo Ethiopian conciliation commission with plans to add a neutral fifth member. Britain seeks more than talks to prevent war while France doubts full investigation will occur. Italy backs conciliation of frontier incidents. Ethiopia’s requests will shape the council’s next steps.
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Ethiipia
England
bothItaly
Ethiopia
Italy
Canning Industry Thrives in Iowa This Year
Frank E. Wenig announces Iowa will run 61 canning plants this year, more than double last year. Employment is estimated between 7 000 and 10 000 workers, with 950 652 acres needed for vegetables, up from 35 000 in 1934. Most plants open Aug 10 to 20, some July 15. Corn leads with tomatoes beans peas and other crops. Plants include Muscatine four and one each at West Liberty Tipton and Mt. Pleasant.
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Iowa
Frank E. Wenig
Wenig
Mr. Weniz
Muscatine
West Liberty
Tipton
Mt. Pleasant
Fight Over Tariff Looms in Congress
Congressional debate centers on a processing tax and tariff effects on farmers. Biermann and Dickinson clash over whether protectionism and a processing tax benefit agriculture by sustaining a high standard of living and domestic industry.
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Congress
Biermann
Dickinson
Italian spokesman cites delays in arbitration with Ethiopia
The Italian spokesman said conciliation has not begun and Ethiopia wants to raise frontier questions. He argued it would take years to settle territorial issues, noting no need yet for a fifth arbitrator and that Italy resumed discussions immediately.
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Italy
Ethiopia
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