Senate secrecy under fire over board of control report
A Iowa editorial calls out the upper house for an executive session on a legislative investigation of the board of control, urging transparency amid concerns over millions in state funds and 15 institutions. It compares Iowa’s stance with Minnesota’s aggressive graft crackdown and questions the scope of wartime emergency powers and congressional oversight.
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Iowa Senate
Board of Control
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Danzig Transfer Bid Faces Polish Rebuttal
Nazi officials report Poland rejected a German bid to settle eastern European disputes including cession of Danzig to the Reich. Berlin warned of diplomatic reprisals against Poland and Britain after Beck’s London trip to seal a new military alliance as Germany sought highway access across the Polish Corridor.
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Warsaw
Great Britain
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Berchtesgaden
Wilhelm Keitel
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The Cross Apostolic Reflection on Jesus Life and Death
A reflective meditation on Jesus as more than a martyr. The piece explores how his life and crucifixion transform believers, claiming the Cross reveals life’s deepest sense beyond human understanding and offers courage and faith amid sorrow and cruelty.
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Jesus
Wettig
God
Wis Cross
Banks urged to extend credit despite potential delays
The article notes that depositors will not be harmed as property is liquidated. Chairman Jesse Jones of the reconstruction finance corporation urged banks to be more lenient in lending to some businesses whose ability to repay promptly is unsure. He suggests extending credit where repayment may be delayed, though this view may not gain much traction. Banks should guard against embezzlement and other risks.
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Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jones
Baruch Proposes Cash and Carry Path to Peace
Bernard M. Baruch before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee calls for a strict cash and carry neutrality law and a strong national defense. He argues for a ban on loans to belligerents and urges elimination of barter and tariff restrictions to keep America out of European conflicts.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Industries Board
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Europe
Henry L
Quintuplets Ready for First Out-of-Town Visit
The Dionne quintuplets will depart Callander, Ontario on May 22 for Toronto to be presented to the king and queen of Great Britain. The Ontario government invitation was formally accepted by the board of guardians.
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Toronto
Great Britain
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Ontario
Italy to establish protectorate over Albania soon
International News Service reports Mussolini and King Zog reached an agreement for Italy to occupy Albania with 40 000 to 50 000 troops prepared to sail after the accord is signed. Albanian resistance is anticipated from a 10 000 to 15 000 man free corps while Belgrade rumors say Italy will seize three ports.
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Skutari
No Vacancies Push to Pass Exams for Promotion
Cedar Rapids report details the civil service commission led by Ed Lowe Chester B Myers and Barney Mc Fartland arguing state law requires exams at regular intervals for civil service promotions even without vacancies. They presented the issue to the city council seeking guidance on how to proceed.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Commission
Ed Lowe
Chester B Myers
Barney McFartland
Lowe
Myers
Will Your Picture Be One Of Those Printed
Cedar Rapids Gazette candid camera team led by Sam Tarrant and L J Farris braved the cold to snap downtown pedestrians. Nearly 200 residents sent in requests for 4 by 3 inch prints, with two candid shots to publish daily and optional 7 by 9 sepia enlargements mailed after 25 cent requests.
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Sam Tarrant
L. J Farris
Cedar Rapids
The
Britain and Poland forge mutual defense pact amid wartime measures
Britain and Poland announce a mutual defense agreement as Britain launches a campaign against German agents. Three Italian warships reach Durazzo raising Albanian tensions amid fears of Italian occupation. Mussolini travels near the Adriatic then returns to Rome. Italian occupation warnings loom over Yugoslavia and Greece. Berlin reports pressure on Chamberlain, while Poland remains wary of multilateral commitments. Paris and London seek Spain clarifications on Italian troop movements.
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Spain
Man Slightly Hurt After Collision With Milwaukee Train
Charles Powell age 28 of 821 Twenty first avenue SW suffered a forehead bump when his car collided with a Milwaukee switch train at Sixth street and Ninth avenue SW at 2 am Thursday. Powell said he failed to notice the standing cars on the crossing. The train and car front were damaged.
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Charles Powell
Twenty-first Avenue
Milwaukee
Sixth Street
Ninth Avenue
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Woman Regains Speech After Five Years Silent
In Kansas City Mrs. Homer L. Pearce spoke her first sentence in five years after a hospital treatment with sodium amytal and throat exercises. Her five year silence began after a street incident where a truck approached a child. doctors diagnosed phonia. She had learned to communicate by writing and lip reading, hoping for a miracle.
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Homer L. Pearce
John Lyon
Lyon
Girls In Trial Battle Gold Diggers In Evanston Court
A dozen high school girls faced a municipal court in Evanston to refute charges of being gold diggers and jitterbugs. The proceedings, part of a four day youth problem effort, heard indictments by twenty tween boys and girls, with Student Judge Barbara Brewer presiding as girls faced eleven counts.
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MCA
Barbara Brewer
California officials sentenced in job buying scandal
Los Angeles AP reports Joe Shaw brother of recalled Mayor Frank L Shaw and William H Cormack former civil service commissioner were sentenced to five to seventy years in San Quentin by Superior Judge Frank Smith who denied new trials.
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Joe Shaw
Frank L. Shaw
William H. Cormack
Civil Service
San Quentin
Frank Smith
April Showers Spark Buy and Sell in Gazette Want Ads
Mrs Wm Schamberger on 414 Gwendolyn Drive received ten calls to her Want Ad offering a piano for sale. W H Bain of 1629 K Ave NE sold an electric refrigerator and washer through the Want Ads, attracting about 30 buyers. Join Gazette Want Ads and Dial 21121 to reach an ad taker.
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Gwendolyn Drive
W. H Bain
K Ave
Gazette
Dial
Truck Bomb Hits Indiana Bound Truck Near Dyer
A Cedar Rapids bound Baxter Motors truck driver E J Miller, 3432 First Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, was hit by a black powder blast in Dyer Indiana. Authorities suspect a time bomb placed under the seat. Miller escaped injury as the blast shattered windows nearby. Union pressure and labor tensions are cited as possible motives.
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E.’ J. Miller
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
Dyer
Ind
Miller
Lake County
Fred Stultz
INS
Baxter Motors, Inc
Baxter
Detroit
Clars Stultz
State Office Building Bill Beaten in Des Moines Vote
In Des Moines the House rejected a bill to fund a 31 300,000 state office building by a two to one margin. Proponents sought passage to save about 120,000 a seat rent downtown. The vote left open the possibility of reconsideration and a future building proposal.
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Des Moines
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Capitol
Ask City Inspector For Retail Meat And Grocery Stores
Cedar Banks News reports that Robert Milota, attorney for the Cedar Rapids Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers association, asked the city council to have a city inspector check conditions in local retail grocery and meat markets. He faulted state inspectors for not curbing improper practices in cities of this size.
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Cedar Banks
Robert Milota
Cedar Rapids
Milota
Association
Valentine to Get U. S. Attorney Job
Former Lieutenant Governor John Valentine is nominated for U S attorney for the southern district of Iowa. Senator Clyde Herring said the appointment will be sent to the senate within days after Herring recommended Valentine post months ago. M F McGuire notified Herring that the appointment would be made.
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Washington
John Valentine
Iowa
Senate
Clyde Herring
Herring
Valentine
M. F. McGuire
Guy Gillette
Iowa Senate Probes State Control Board Findings
Iowa senators met in executive session to review an investigative report on the state board of control institutions amid claims of maladministration and improper conduct. The panel’s chair and others avoided comment while rumors said the document contained explosive details about staff and inmate interactions at fifteen facilities.
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Iowa Senate
State Board of Control
Senate
Committee On Board of Control
Walter Thream Hto
Board of Control
Statehouse
George Parker
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Crzelte
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Montion
Europe Split Directions On One Track Baer Warns
Journalist Arthur Bugs Baur notes Europe moves two ways on one track. He compares the trend to twins in a carriage and recalls past shocks from twenty years earlier. He mocks cautious smaller nations and hints at unresolved alliances and looming costs.
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