Flood Scenes Of 1929 Re‑Enacted In Cedar River Reach
Riverside park is flooded as Cedar River rises, recalling the 1929 disaster. Ellis boulevard at Ells Beach is waterlogged and the river spreads across a wide area. A dam shot shows muddy water rushing over the section, with the city facing renewed flood fears today.
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Cedar River
Riverside Park
Ellis Boulevard
Ells Beach
Interurban
Fourth Avenue
Milwaukee Railroad
Ninth Avenue
Penick
Three Suspects Held After Bank Holdup Linked to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police, informed by Rockford Illinois authorities, recovered three men tied to the March 20 daylight United States bank robbery. Cashier Frank Kanak and clerk Bessie Zurka could not identify the suspects, who were to be handed over to Cedar Rapids police. Two suspects were named E. O. Hackman and HrC Jacobs of Rockford, with a third man using an assumed name.
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Rockford, Ill
Frank Kanak
Bessie Zurka
United State Bank
Rockford
Cedar Rapids
Ill
Imers City
E. O. Hackman
Hrc
Jacobs
Dan Kruidemier
Illinois
B. M. Henderson
H Avenue NW
Henderson
George Ressa
Sixth Street
Iowa City
Coaar Rapids
Act Soon On 2 Billion Farm Bond Program
Washington report outlines a two billion dollar farm mortgage relief plan under Roosevelt to refinance farm debts, cut interest to 4 percent, and extend amortization relief for two years. United action includes Federal Land Banks aiding with loans, bond issues, and extended credit to prevent foreclosures and boost farm incomes.
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Washington (Ap
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Federal Land Banks
Reconstruction Corporation
Federal
Federal Land Bank
Polly Moran Seeks Adoption of Boy From Orphanage
Los Angeles film star Polly Moran files a petition to adopt John A. Trujillo, age 16, whom she took from an orphanage as an infant, in a move reported by INS. The case centers on Moran's request to formalize the guardianship and adoption.
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Los Angeles
INS
Polly Moran
John A. Trujillo
Iowa Senate OKs 20 Percent Tax Reduction Bill
The Iowa Senate approved a conference committee substitute providing a 20 percent cut in city and town levies with a graduated school reduction. The 42 to 6 vote sent the measure to the House for consideration. Senators Hopkins Hush Patterson Ritchie Schmidt and Wilson opposed. Carden and Frailey were absent.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Hopkins
Hush
Patterson
Ritchie
Schmidt
Wilson
Carden
Frailey
Germans Clamp Restriction on Jewish Exodus
Berlin reports that starting at midnight no person may leave German soil without police permission stamped on their passport. Jews in east Prussia had passports withdrawn, and a train near Dresden was halted to stop a Jewish exodus to Czechoslovakia. Police confiscated substantial sums of money but allowed Jewish passengers to return home.
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Berlin
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Taegliche Rundschau
Dresden
Czechoslovakia
Bat
Germany
Germany threatens reprisals over atrocity propaganda
WARSAW Poland Germany has threatened Poland with reprisals over alleged atrocity propaganda. The disclosure came Monday as tensions between the two neighbors escalated amid wartime rhetoric and diplomatic exchanges.
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Warsaw
Poland
Germany
Beer At White House For All Who Want It
Washington says beer will be legal on April 7 and available at the White House to those who want it. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt notes she does not drink alcohol but will not impose her beliefs while people abide by national law.
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White House
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Old Name Returns to Bartenders Union in Chicago
In Chicago the bartenders union reverts to its historic title the Beverage and Soda Dispensers' union as old time members reclaim the name from the modern designation. The shift signals a nod to early union roots amid ongoing industry discussions.
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Chicago
Bartenders’ Union
Beverage and Soda Dispensers’ Union
Tuesday On Town Bank Bill Delayed For Amendments
DES MOINES UP Governor Herring bank depositors protection bill delayed to 10 a.m. Tuesday as senate studies eight amendments written Monday. Bankers from across Iowa attend, with Paterson of Kossuth leading delay moves. Amendments allow waiving 100 percent assessment for liquidation, release stockholders from liability after full payment, protect prior waivers, and arrange funds payments among banks depositors governor banking department and officers. Four minor amendments also added.
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Des Moines
Herring
Senate
Iowa
Patterson
Kossuth
Bank Department
Banking Department
Bowlers Set New Mark in Doubles in Columbus
A new doubles record for the American bowling congress was set in Columbus by Gil Dunker and Frank Benkovic of Milwaukee with a total of 1415 pins, beating the previous mark by 35 pins.
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Columbus, O
American Bowling Congress
Gil Dunker
Frank Benkovic
Milwaukee
Supervisors Plan To Issue $74,000 Primary Road Bonds
Linn county supervisors approve issuing 74000 in refunding primary road bonds to refund a 1928 issue, with hearing set for April 14. The refunding does not increase indebtedness but allows the state highway commission to carry the debt by interest until impounded funds are available. Repayment comes from automobile license fees and gasoline tax.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County
State Highway Commission
The Sporting Instinct Artfully Witty Religion of Sport
Martin Swayne’s essay The Sporting Instinct extols a lay religion of fair play and bravery. It celebrates contest without rancor, praising sportsmanship over winning, and argues honesty, skill, and generosity define a noble life. It contrasts cheating as the unpardonable sin and envisions a world improved by such spirit.
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Martin Swayne
England
Mercury Dull Skies Temperatures Hover Low
The weather summary notes dull skies and cool conditions with a 35 degree reading at 7 am rising to 36 at 9 am after a 35 at midnight. A light snow flurry occurred Monday morning and the temperature climbed to 38 by 1 30 pm as the day proceeded.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Action Fechner Named To Lead afobs Reforestation Plan
President Roosevelt selected Robert Fechner of Massachusetts as director of unemployment to supervise the reforestation program. Fechner, vice-president of the International Association of Machinists, met White House experts to initiate a movement of 25,000 into forests by week’s end. A Tuesday meeting will set project sites as governors are asked to send technical reps for Thursday talks. Labor will enroll conservation corps members and the War Department will transport them to camps. Fechner was joined by William G. Howard, C. M. Granger, Col. Duncan K. Major, and W. Frank Parsons in the planning discussions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robert Fechner
Massachusetts
Fechner
International Association of Machinists
White House
Labor Department
The
Conservation Corps
War Department
William G. Howard
New York State Conservation Department
C. M. Granger
Col
Duncan K. Major
Army General Staff
W. Frank Parsons
American Public Welfare Association
Chicago
No Rock Island Trains Between Vinton And Manly
Rock Island trains on the main line north of Vinton to Manly are halted due to flooded tracks and washouts. No trains have run since Friday and road bed damage will be known after water recedes. There is concern for the Decorah branch as Wapsie river floods threaten schedules. No. 811 leaving Decorah was delayed by rising water.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Vinton
Manly
Decorah
Rock Island Nne
Wapsie
Independence
First Street
B ‘Avenue
Quaker Oats
George Laird
Penick and Ford
British Airmen Cross Mt Everest First Flight Record
In Bombay AP reports three British airmen the Marquis of Clydesdale Lieutenant Colonel Blacker and Flight Lieutenant McIntyre flew over Mt Everest the world highest peak reaching 29 141 feet above sea level marking the first aerial crossing of the summit.
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Bombay
Mt. Everest
Marquis of Clydesdale
Blacker
McIntyre
Patrol Dikes Hold As Cedar River Near 1929 Crest
City and private interests battled the Cedar River as flood levels neared the 1929 peak. Dikes were patrolled and levees reinforced while power plants and factories shut down. Homes flooded in Stump Town and Hawthorne, with sewer lines overrun and traffic directed by guards.
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West Side
First Street NW
First St. NE
British plan trade war with Russia sparked by arrests
London reports Prime Minister J Ramsay MacDonald proposed sweeping reprisals against Russia after Moscow arrests six Britons on sabotage charges. An enabling act to govern Soviet imports would be rushed through parliament, signaling an imminent Anglo Soviet trade war and a possible embargo on British imports.
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London
Russia
Britain
J. Ramsay Mace Donald
Moscow
Mosow
House of Commons
MacDonald
Rev Conway Freed by Muncie Jury
A Delaware County jury found Rev G Lemuel Conway not guilty of attempting to assault Helen Huffman 18, in Muncie Indiana. After over four hours of deliberation, Judge L A Guthrie accepted the acquittal verdict at 7 15 p m.
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Muncie
Ind
Drastic Censorship Act Passed By House
Washington AP The Sumners bill to punish publicizing diplomatic information prejudicial to U S safety or interests passed the House on Monday under suspension of the rules by a 229 to 29 vote. Chairman Sumners said passage was requested by the State Department but details were not made public. Rep Kvale urged against censorship while Rep Black warned the measure dangerous.
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United States
House
Sumners
Juediciary
State Department
Kvale
P-L
Minn
Black
Dem
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Cedar Rapids News
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Pumpe
Ed Shoftie
C Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Fourth
Hawthorne Addition
Ed Swatosh
Hawthorne Drive
Frank Young
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