Iowa voters weigh farm plans and county power in 1936 choice
A statewide appeal argues for a bold farm program backed by Frank Lowden versus the New Deal. It criticizes Henry Wallace Tugwell and NRA era policies, cites Iowa’s 1935 spending, debt growth, and administration records, urging voters to choose Lowden’s platform and a lean state government over continued New Deal and Tugwell Tams.
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Professor Tugwell
Frank O. Lowden
Landon
Towa
Government aid to cotton planters in the South outlined
The report shows large sums paid to planters who did not grow cotton. Forty six received over ten thousand dollars each, one received a single check for 193,009. Two thousand two hundred thirty one got checks above 2,500 dollars, ten small recipients got smaller sums, and seven hundred thirty two thousand seventy five received an average of 46 dollars each.
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Ton Cheeks
South
Little Fellows
Banks Held Debt As Nation Faces Credit Crisis
Senator Glass warns that 60 percent of national debt rests with banks and a 10 percent drop in government bond prices could push 90 percent of them out of business. He accuses New Deal policies of forcing banks to buy bonds.
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Glass
Carter Calls New Deal a Disgrace to the Nation
Virginia Senator Glass denounces the New Deal as a mistake and a disgrace to the nation in a National Disgrace statement. He labels the program as fundamentally flawed and harmful to the country.
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Carter
Glass
Virginia
Heritage of Debts Cited as Burden on Future Generations
A fragment argues that every government dollar spent must be paid by current or future generations. It warns parents do not want to leave their children a debt and mortgage heritage, emphasizing intergenerational financial responsibility.
Fragmented note on taxes and bread costs during the New Deal
A fragment discusses how federal taxes amount to about two thirds of a cent of the price of a loaf of bread, framing tax revenue as supporting the high costs of New Deal government programs.
Roosevelt Administration Pays $361000 to Puerto Rico Cane Producer
A Puerto Rico sugar cane producer received a $361000 payment from the Roosevelt administration. This large sum underscores federal support for agricultural producers in Puerto Rico during the period.
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Puerto Rico
Roosevelt Era Spending Pace At $14 Thousand A Minute
A quotation depicts spending during the Roosevelt administration as unprecedentedly rapid, noting $14,056 per minute, $2,400 per hour, and $26,160,000 daily. It warns that taxpayers nationwide must bear the costs.
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Roosevelt
Landon Calls for Wise Use of Tax Dollars in 1936 Speech
Alf M. Landon urged Buffalo listeners on August 26, 1936 to demand value for every dollar spent by government. He argued taxpayers must not tolerate waste and emphasized government accountability for tax revenue.
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Alf M. Landon
Buffalo, N. Y
Exeers First 122 Years Compared With Early Roosevelt Spending
During the early Roosevelt years the government spent more than in the first 122 years of the nation. In those initial years the country fought four wars including the Civil War, illustrating the growth in federal expenditure and conflict in American history.
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Exeers
Roosevelt
You Owe $350 Your share of the national debt
A clipped notice states that the national debt totals 34.55 billion dollars and estimates each person’s share at over 200 dollars. It emphasizes the per capita burden and appeals to readers for awareness of the national debt.
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Cactus Center
WPA Spending Gaffe Shows Administration Costs Rise
About 38 percent of WPA funds were reported spent on administration. Harry Hopkins, WPA director, said of each 3972 dollars, only 600 dollars reached workers and 342 dollars paid administration overhead.
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Basses
Wpar
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Pennsylvania born Ali Landon a Republican candidate
Ali M Landon born in a West Middlesex Pennsylvania Methodist parsonage the home of his mother’s parents on September 9 18a He is identified as a Republican presidential candidate in the fragmentary note.
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Pennsylvania
Ali M. Landon
West Middlesex
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Iowa
Middlewest
Henry Wallace
Canada
Frank C. Lowden
Washington
Wilson
Ike
Humboldt County
Frank S. Lovrien
H. J. Sexe
Melvin L. Baker
Iowa Farm
University of Iowa
U. S. Law School
Iowa State Bar
C. W. Garfield
Otto H. Johnson
Thos. B. Byrne
Lewis Saverude
Vernon, Lake and
Norway Townships
M. A. Wallakait
R. L. Wittman
County Recorder
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