CCC permanency and 40 hour week debates and baseball notes
The piece reports the CCC director urging its permanent status, the President seeking a permanent federal recovery unit cap of 300,000, and treasury concerns over enrollments. It also mentions France adopting a 40 hour week to curb unemployment, U.S. shifts toward shorter workweeks, and editorials praising baseball and local community book sales. It ends with an Arkansas Civil War veteran's estate and a tax repeal in Iowa.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Roosevelt
Congress
CCC
United Press
Treasury
Senate Heads Back Amendment Amid Court Enlargement Fight
Senate leaders backing a constitutional amendment to curb court powers signaled unity against the President's court bill. The O Mahoney draft would allow invalidation by the Supreme Court only with two thirds in separate opinions, while liberal editor Oswald Villard testified against the enlargement plan, calling the proposal a threat to liberty.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Wheeler
Montana
Pittman
Nevada
United States
Senate Judiciary Committee
Oswald Garrison Villard
Villard
Congress
Byron B. Harlan Pushes Quick Vote on Court Plan
Rep. Byron B. Harlan introduces a house resolution described as an ace in the hole to force a vote on Roosevelt court reorganization. The measure would allow filing a petition to compel a House vote unless the Rules Committee crafts a reporting rule.
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Washington
Ulp
Byron B Harlan
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
House
Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Senator Austin Attacks Attorney General Over Certiorari Denials
Senator Warren R Austin accuses Attorney General Homer S Cummings of criticizing the supreme court for denying writs of certiorari after previously boasting of pressuring the court to deny such writs. The issue centers on court action and internal disputes within the administration.
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Washington
ULP
Warren R Austin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Homer S Cummings
Supreme Court
Supreme
AAA buys surplus eggs to prop up winter prices
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration announced it purchased 8,345,640 dozen eggs (278,188 cases) at over 2 million dollars under a surplus buying program. The action aims to prevent a fall in farm egg prices during the winter season.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Law Aids Pensioners Spark Iowa Payment Confusion
The law aimed at aiding Deserving aid people facing pensions caused disarray as thousands of Iowans avoided paying the $2 fee believing they could evade penalties.
Courage, Left Handed Writing, and Scott's Diary Tale
A London guest recalls Sir James Barrie showing Captain Scott’s last diary in a glass casket. Barrie, godfather to Scott’s son, faced disability yet learned to write with his left hand after studying the diary’s final word Courage. The tale links courage to virtue and ends with a Syria tombstone inscription.
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Harry Preston
Sir James Barrie
Adelphi Terrace
London
Thames
Riverview
Sir James
Captain Scott
England
Barrie
James
Conrad
Harry
Janey
Scott
Syria
Ernest Renen
Auto conferees fail to agree again on Chrysler strike
Lansing Michigan reporters note the Chrysler strike talks adjourned at 7 15 pm with plans to meet at 10 am Tuesday. Gov Frank Murphy seeks a formula to end the 29 day stoppage affecting Hudson and Rea motor plants and about 23 400 workers across the Detroit area.
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Lansing
Mich
Chrysler
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Hudson and
Rea Motor Car Company
Walter P. Chrysler
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Progressive Lobby Seizes Minnesota Senate Chamber
At the Minnesota State Capitol in St Paul members of the People's Lobby for Progressive Legislation occupied the empty senate chamber after adjournment. They, including farmers and workers with families, planned to stay and press for general relief measures and broader liberal legislation as Gov Elmer A Benson and leaders addressed them earlier.
Brand Student of Divinity as Gedeon Slayer
Robert Irwin, 29, a sculptor and divinity student, is branded the killer in the Beekman Hill triple slayings. Police issue a general alarm as detectives trace his movements from St. Lawrence University to a Beekman Hill rooming with a possible ice pick as a murder tool. Gedeon, husband of one victim, faces firearms charges and bail while police pursue links to the case and Irwin’s diary mentions.
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NEW York
Robert Irwin
Beekman Hill
Robert
Bob’ Irwin
State Street
Canton
N. Y
Lewis J. Valentine
Irwin
St. Lawrence University
Rockland State Hospital
Orangeburg
Gedeon
Rockland County
Pontoon Bridge At McGregor Opened For Season
The pontoon bridge at McGregor opened Monday allowing the government steamboat General Allen with a barge of buoys to pass through. The steam boat placed buoys in the channel as far south as the mouth of the Wisconsin River, officially opening navigation between McGregor and St. Paul.
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McGregor
Allen
Wisconsin River
Here
St. Paul
House Extends Soil Conservation Payments to 1942
The House passed a bill allowing the secretary of agriculture to continue soil conservation payments to individual growers through 1942, preserving up to 500 million dollars annually, as states would later implement programs under the grants plan. Critics argued the funds require little farmer effort while defenders said extension maintains continuity after the AAA ruling.
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Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court
AAA
Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Representative Tabor
N. Y
Taber
Hoffman
Michigan
Little Egypt dancer Fahreda Mizhar dies at world fair
The shy gray haired performer Fahreda Mizhar known as Little Egypt died Monday in Chicago. She rose to fame for her muscle dance at the 1893 World's Fair and later resented being called vulgar. She had married Greek coffeehouse proprietor Andrew Spyropoulos in 1905 after leaving her pre marriage name Fahreda Mizhar.
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Chicago
Little Egypt
Sally Rand
Andrew Spyropoulos
Fahreda Mizhar
Egypt
Mercer to Fight for Restore of University Pay Adjustments
Iowa Rep. Le Roy S. Mercer says the Iowa House should restore the biennial appropriations bill wage adjustment allocations for the University of Iowa as recommended by the state comptroller. He notes the appropriations committee plans to hold university funds near 1935 levels, with a proposed 15 percent lower-bracket increase and limited higher-scale gains.
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Des Moines
LeRoy S. Mercer
Iowa City
Iowa House
University of Iowa
Comptroller of State
House Appropriations Committee
Mercer
Comptroller
Appropriations Committee
Seek to Raise Corn Import Duty in Congress
Senator Frederick Sterner and Representative Walter Pierce of Oregon joined Monday in efforts to raise the import duty on corn. The move aims to protect domestic producers and adjust trade policy amid ongoing debates over agricultural economics.
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Washington
Frederick Sterner
Walter Pierce
Oregon
Senate passes Guffey bill and vetoes rider
The Senate approved the Guffey-Vinson coal control act in a 58 to 15 vote and rejected an amendment by Sen. Byrnes condemning sitdown strikes. The measure divides the industry into 23 districts with regional commissions and a seven member board to approve decisions, while nonparticipants face a 19 14 percent tax and participants bear a one cent per ton levy. The House moved to regulate unions and curb strikes, and the bill heads to conference.
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Washington
Senate
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Clare E. Hoffman
Mich
William E. Borah
Ida
U. S. Supreme Court
Genesees
Rush D. Holt
W. Va
Supreme Court
Sevenman
Congress
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Committee For Industrial Organization
Man Held on Hijacking Liquor Charge in Macoupin Incident
Elmer Boyles of Moline Illinois held on $25,000 bond after a hearing before United States Commissioner Albert Block on a charge of hijacking a truckload of 400 cases of liquor at Macoupin Illinois on February 3 1935. He had been indicted again on April 3 1936 for a similar hijack near Mount Pleasant and was to appear before Federal Judge Charles A Dewey for further action. Police arrested him months earlier near Creston after suspects planned to hijack another liquor shipment.
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Davenport
Elmer Boyles
Moline
United States
Albert Block
Macoupin
Boyles
Mount Pleasant
Charles A Dewey
Creston
Italy Threatens To Bolt Neutrality Over Alleged France Violations
In Rome a government spokesman said charges of flagrant violations by France of the hands off Spain pact could justify Italy withdrawing from the 27 nation neutrality accord. The remarks came Monday amid tension over Spanish affairs.
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Rome
France
Spain
Italy
Three Nations Pursue World Economic Disarmament Talks
Great Britain France and Belgium launched a plan to push for a world economic disarmament conference with U S backing. They aim to reduce trade barriers and quotas, seeking a basis to extend talks to Europe and non European nations, including the United States. The move follows the September monetary accord and may hinge on informal exchanges during the London sugar conference with Norman H Davis present.
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Copsright
London
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Europe
United States
Paris
Roosevelt
Norman H. Davis
Corn soars to 12 year high as May delivery tops markets
Chicago AP reports May corn for immediate delivery rose to a fresh 12 year high, gaining four cents to a peak. Spot corn traded above 1.40 per bushel, the highest cash price since 1920. May futures reached about 1.3344, a peak not seen since 1920 aside from rare 1.38% in 1925.
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Chicago
Corn tops $1.36 at Omaha grain exchange in 1917 peak
Prices rose on Monday as demand and light receipts pushed corn to a top of 1.36 per bushel the highest since 1917. Trade showed 15 carloads vs 132 last year. top quotes for grade three white and grades two to four yellow around 1.35 while other grains gained modestly.
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OMAHA
Omaha Grain Exchange
State rests in Rhodes murder trial in Iowa City
The state rested its case Monday in the Walter H. Rhodes murder trial in Iowa City. Thirty-one witnesses were called as prosecutors seek the death penalty. Defense moves for not guilty verdict were overruled. Key witness Mrs Mable Shriver testified of engagement and a diamond ring Rhodes gave her.
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Iowa City
Walter H. Rhodes
Walter Rhodes
Westermark
Will J Hayek
James P Gaffney
Mable Shriver
Rhodes
St Louis
Missing Douglas airliner sighted near Alpine Arizona
Rescue efforts for the eight aboard the Los Angeles to New York Douglas transport continued after wreckage was spotted near Alpine Arizona. Pilot Glen Moser and co pilot Joe Wolford, both Douglas employees, were believed to be flying by instruments in heavy snow when they became lost. The plane carried Merle Estey and Lucille Estey, Bernard Troy Jr, Roland Kent, James Moser Jr, and Mrs H C Bruderlin among others.
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Winslow
Ariz
Los Angeles
New York
Arizona
Alpine
Greer
John T. Buckler
Buckler
Glen C. Moser
Joe Wolford
Douglas Aircraft Corporation
Douglas
Santa Monica
Calif
Albuquerque
N. M
TWA
K.L.M
Royal Dutch Airlines
Glen
Moser
Merle Estey
Lucille
Bernard Troy, Jr
Roland Kent
Trenton
James Moser, Jr
High Sierras
H. C. Bruderlin
Henry Bruderelin
Estey
Kent
Troy
Brickbat Slayer Of Mother And Daughter Leaves Fingerprints
Smudgy fingerprints and a foot outline guided Los Angeles police in a brickbat murder case. They killed Edna Worden and her 12 year old daughter Marguerite Estelle in a hillside apartment near downtown. Autopsy surgeon A F Wagner noted no prior criminal struggle. This marked the sixth brickbat attack against women since January.
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Los Angeles
Edna A. Worden
WPA
Marguerite Estelle
A. F. Wagner
Negro Pleads Guilty To Slaying Of Wife
In Waterloo AP report Kidora King, 46, a Black man, pled guilty to second degree murder for fatally beating his wife after police were alerted to her death. He confessed to a drunken quarrel Sunday night. Sentencing set for Tuesday morning. prosecutors sought a second degree murder penalty.
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Waterloo
Kidora King
King
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