Gas tax rise signals Iowa economic resilience in 1938
Iowa Daily Press Association notes first quarter 1938 gasoline tax receipts reach 2,789,691.85, up from 2,738,765.36 year earlier, signaling solid activity in Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa. It cites Federal commerce data on retail sales, Forbes regional standings, and contrasts with doubts about overseas fronts while urging self-reliance at home.
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Iowa
John Zug
Iowa Daily Press Association
Washington
I D. P. A. Bulletin
Cedar Rapids
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Bureau
Department of Commerce
Living Dead Victim Wins Pension Case Against Radium Firm
Chicago report says Catherine Wolf Donohue, one of 15 Ottawa radium poisoning victims, awarded a life pension of 277 a year and 2500 for past medical care after a test case against Radium Dial company. Ottawa plant workers alleged permanent illness from luminous dial painting.
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Chicago
Hlinois Industrial Commission
Catherine Wolf Donohue
Ottawa
Donohue
Radium Dial Company
New Jersey
Displaced worker in Illinois wins radium paint disability award
Mrs. Cath erine Donahue, bedridden and frail, learns the Illinois state industrial commission awarded her disability from radium paint work. She says the lump sum will aid her unemployed husband and two children, while hoping other affected workers receive relief as well. She collapsed on Feb 10 during the commission hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Catherine Donahue
Ilinois
Supreme Court backs federal charge for FDIC bank embezzlement
The Supreme Court denied Doherty petition and upheld Congress power to make embezzlement from FDIC insured banks a federal offense. Doherty, former Bank of Paxton Nebraska cashier, was convicted of embezzling funds, arguing FDIC insured banks not in the Fed system cannot be prosecuted federally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Congress
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
John G. Doherty
Bank of Paxton
Neb
FDIC
Federal Reserve System
Farley Should Get That Congress Fan Mail for P O Dept
A 1938 column notes mass telegram protests to Congress and urges Jim Farley to expanding a complaint department and fast mail delivery. It jokes that 100,000 telegrams boost Crosley ratings and quotes the need to reorganize the reorganization bill on short notice.
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Farley
Congress
P. O. Dept
Arthur
Baer
Crosley
Charlie McCarthy
Jim Farley
Should a Woman Confess Past Mistakes Before Marriage
A 1938 reader column discusses whether a woman should confess past mistakes to a fiancé before or after engagement. The piece reports a youth conference leaning toward mutual disclosure or none, arguing past flirtations may be innocent and future trust matters most. The author offers personal nuance, stressing guilt, sin, and individual conscience before God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jill
Jack
God
Repairs In Mid Air Avert Plane Crash
Western Air Express pilots Henry Hollenbeck and Bert Mooney kept their plane aloft for over two hours to repair a jammed landing gear in mid air. They relayed a fix from the Lockheed plant and managed a safe landing at Salt Lake City with no passengers aboard.
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Salt Lake City
Western Air Express
Henry Hollenbeck
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Bert Mooney
Fire Department
Lockheed
Los Angeles
Hollenbeck
Mooney
Cade
Garner Hints He May Buy Texas Ranch
Vice President Garner suggested he might purchase a ranch in Webb County Texas. The remark sparked speculation about his retirement at the end of his current term in 1941.
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Garner
Washington
Webb County
Texas
Debate Blocks Roosevelt Plan To Limit Discussion
In Washington coalitionists from Democrats and Republicans blocked three administration attempts to curb debate on Roosevelt's executive reorganization bill. After long wrangling, the House agreed to resume debate without time limits, with speaking periods split between pro and anti sides under Cochran and Taber.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Executive Department
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
John J. Cochran
House Reorganization Committee
Cochran
John Taber
Congress Hints at Reorganization Bill Revisions
Republicans and dissident Democrats pressed amendments to the government reorganization bill in the House. Proposals aimed to strike out a new welfare department an independent civil service body and an auditor general while seeking broader presidential authority to consolidate agencies. A compromise would allow congressional override of order changes with a majority vote.
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Washington
Welfare Department
Civil Service Commission
White House
Congress
Veterans Bureau
Rayburn
Texas
Wages Paid by Local Industries Rise in Cedar Rapids in 1937
Cedar Rapids industrial payroll reached 7,889,975 dollars in 1937 amid gains over 1935 as 5,876 workers produced 92,436,000 dollars worth of goods. Retail payrolls grew from 2,630,000 to 2,761,500, with employment up from 3,789 to 3,979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
A. L. Taylor
Chamber
Senate backs Burlew as interior aide after hearings
The Senate confirmed Ebert K. Burlew as first assistant secretary of the interior after months of scrutiny. Senator Pittman harshly criticized Burlew over alleged inefficiency and a $84,000 forged voucher scheme tied to Reno E. Stitley in the Park Service, while Senator Adams defended the nomination.
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Washington
Senate
Ebert K. Burlew
Interior
Sen
Key Pittman
Nev
Burlew
Pittman
Interior Department
Reno E. Stitely
National Park Service
Public Lands Committee
Alvan Adams
Colo
Department
Two-Gun Man Nabbed Here Under Federal Auto Theft Charge
Cedar Raunds News chief of detectives Earl Stanley learned that F. M. Lake alias John Lemon, 46, was arrested here and held for investigation. He faces a federal indictment in Oklahoma City for crossing state lines with a stolen car. Lake was nabbed at a rooming house after a tip to trainmen identified him from Rock Island train No. 63. He had two loaded revolvers and auto theft tools, including engine number punches and license plates, plus $71.89 and a counterfeiting-related capsule box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Stanley
F. M. Lake
John Lemon
Oklahoma City
Stanley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Lake
Lemon
Rock Island
William Kudina
A. F. Haberle
Oklahoma
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Exiled Film Brother McLaglen Sentenced to Three Years
Capt. Leopold McLaglen, brother of actor Victor McLaglen, was banished from the United States for five years to England as part of probation terms after being convicted of attempting to extort $20,000 from young Hollywood millionaire Philip H. Chancellor. Judge Thomas L. Ambrose imposed the banishment alongside the probation.
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Los Angeles
INS
Leopold McLaglen
Victor McLaglen
United States
England
Philip H. Chancellor
Hollywood
Thomas L. Ambrose
McLaglen
San Quentin
Senate Astrology Tax Bill Push Faces Senate Debates
Washington AP The finance committee sent to the senate a revised five billion dollar tax revision bill aimed at stimulating business. Norris Neb opposed removing the undistributed profits tax while Capper Kan seeks to restore a six cent pork import tax and O Mahoney Wyo proposes a three cent beef levy. Debate begins Wednesday with plans to push the measure by weekend.
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Washington
Finance Committee
Senate
House
Sen Norris
Norris
Capper
Kan
O Mahoney
Wyo
French Parliament Suspends Session Over Blum Power Plan
In Paris Premier Leon Blum’s call for decree powers to control the economy triggers a parliamentary uproar. The chamber’s president Edouard Herriot halts the session as rightists clash with leftists and factions show signs of strain within Blum’s governing coalition.
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Paris
Leon Blum
France
Chamber of Deputies
Edouard Herriot
Blum
Radical-Socialist Party
People's Front
Intl Boycott Of Oil From Mexico Goes Into Effect
Mexico City reports an international boycott of Mexican petroleum became effective Monday. Major American and British oil firms and their affiliates warned independent shippers that Mexican crude would be treated as unfriendly. The action halts shipments to Europe and the Orient in retaliation for expropriation of the American and British petroleum industry.
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Mexico City
INS
United States
England
Far East
Europe
Orient
Five RAF crew killed in Yorkshire bomber crash
Five men die in Royal Air Force bomber crash near Tibthorpe Yorkshire during a night flight.
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London (Ap
Royal Air Force
Tibthorpe
Yorkshire
Spanish Rebels Move On Barcelona Front
Spanish insurgent armies advance toward Barcelona cutting Catalonia from government Spain. A secondary push targets Valencia as Tortosa falls within reach, severing the last highway link to Madrid and Valencia. Government forces retreat toward fortified lines between Balaguer and Boras Blancas as Francoist troops near Tortosa.
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Hendaye
France
Catalonia
Spain
Barcelona
Valencia
Tortosa
Mediterranean
Holy war in China against Soviet influence rises in Kashgar
Domei reports from Saiuan that Mohammedans led by Ma Chung-ying have proclaimed war against Soviet dominated Chinese officials in northwest China near the Turkestan border. Orato Bashi commands about 8,000 troops moving toward Aksu sweeping all before them.
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TOKIO
Domei
Saiuan
China
Cty
Kashgar
Japan Demands More Than Apology Over Soviet China Aid
Tokyo accuses the Soviet Union of aiding China and says a mere apology will not suffice. The foreign office cited Moscow direction of arms, flyers, and some soldiers sent since the start of the Chinese-Japanese war and rejected a prior protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKIO
Russia
Japan
China
Foreign Office
Moscow
Blasts Trigger Grain Elevator Fire Slaying Five in New Orleans
A seven story public grain elevator suffered a fatal blast sequence after explosions tied to grain dust. Five men died and 17 were injured as flames erupted and crews evacuated, with 200 workers present at the time. The dead include U S grain inspector Arthur De Fraites and workers Joseph Helwick George Herrie Henry James and Andrew Reich.
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New Orleans
Arthur de Fraites
U. S
Joseph Helwick
George Herrie
Henry James
Andrew Reich
Make Me Over Mother April Cleaning Ad
Local want ads list firms and individuals offering cleaning and home renovation services. Advertisements cover carpet and drapery cleaning, curtain stretching, slip covers, mattress renovation, mirror refinishing, cement repair, painting, plaster patching, home remodeling, and landscaping under classifications five to fourteen.
Senate TVA probe picks, then declines by Borah and McNary
Two Republican senators Borah Idaho and McNary Oregon declined to serve on a ten member congressional committee to investigate the Tennessee Valley Authority after their names were announced. The panel, named by Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead, aims to probe TVA amid internal row and President Roosevelt dismissal of Arthur Morgan.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Borah
Idaho
McNary
Garner
Donahey
Ohio
Brown
Schwartz
Wyre
Bankhead
Mead
Driver
Ark
Thomason
Tex
Jenkins
Wolverton
Oregonian
Senate
House
Snell
New York
TVA
Congress
Roosevelt
Arthur E Morgan Roosevelt
Bridges
TVA chief Lilienthal backs congressional probe
David E. Lilienthal, director of the Tennessee Valley Authority, after a West Indies cruise, said he welcomes a congressional committee investigation as a good thing that will clear the atmosphere and resolve all questions about the TVA.
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New York
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
West Indies
Cloudy Weather Elevates Cedar Rapids Thermometer Readings
The Chambers Inskeep company recorder shows temperatures rising through the day as clouds gathered. Readings began at 28 at 7 am and climbed to 41 by 10 am 44 by 1 20 pm 47 by 2 30 pm with Monday's high at 46 later 4 30 pm and falling to 39 7 pm and 30 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Melodrama Pioneer Frederick Melville Dies at 62
Frederick Melville, 62, a key writer and producer of England's melodrama and pantomime, and last of three brothers, died Tuesday in Shoreham on Sea. He helped shape midcentury stage entertainment with prolific output.
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Shoreham ON Sea
Eng
Frederick Melville
England
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