Iowa Protests Tied to New York Group Figures Revealed
A congressman reports that most Iowa protests against a government reorganization bill originated from a New York City based group. He cites 700 airmail letters from a New York address and criticizes pressure on lawmakers while noting code based limits on insurance rebates for safe drivers.
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Iowa
New York City
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Jacobsen
National Committee
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New York
Roosevelt May Seek 1.5 Billion Public Works Plan
An administration official says President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for a 1.5 billion public works program as part of a new recovery drive to end the recession and restore employment. Harry Hopkins and Aubrey Williams will confer with the President on work relief as Glass predicts the ask for 1.25 to 1.5 billion as a starter for next year. The plan would fund bonds to cities and states, with loans repaid over 50 years at about 2 percent.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
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Senate Unemployment Committee
Public Works
Senate Approves Changes In Capital Gains Clause
Senate Finance Committee Chair Pat Harrison urges quick action on tax revisions as the Senate approves the capital gains and losses provision from the house bill by voice vote. The plan imposes a flat 15 percent tax on gains from property held over eighteen months and delays consideration of the undistributed profits tax repeal at Majority Leader Barkley’s request.
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LLP
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Finance Committee
Alben W. Barkley
Old-Timer Sparks Debate Over Sales Tax Policy
A reader notes a local reaction to a Des Moines tax rule that taxes small breakfasts at the same rate as larger purchases, arguing against collecting over six percent under a two percent law. The piece hints at tension between local sentiment and state-level decisions.
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Des Moines
Gazette
War talk in a world losing justice and faith
The author laments a world consumed by war and brutality with half a million killed in Spain and China, warning that unless humanity chooses justice and righteousness, civilization may fall. Faith falters as fear and hate rise and the era pits communism against democracy in a possibly fatal struggle.
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China
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Karl Barth
Germany
Isaiah
Schiller
Ring Clue Emerges in Killing of High School Chief
Marion Illinois authorities report a diamond ring found on Arno Bratten’s left hand as a key clue in the murder of the 58 year old former high school superintendent. Bratten disappeared on Valentine’s Day and was found with his throat slashed and multiple stab wounds. His car was later found abandoned at Carbondale with blood on the front seat and his raincoat across stains.
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Carbondale
Boy’s Fingers Freed From Marble Game
Four fingers of four year old David Brown were freed at St Luke’s hospital after nurses used can openers and timers to release them from holes in a marble game. The effort left the marble toy ruined.
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David Brown
Circle Drive
David
St. Luke's
Utilities Take Stock of Sleet Storm Damage
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa faced widespread outages as sleet and wind felled poles and snapped wires Tuesday night into Wednesday. Northwestern Bell reported 1 250 wire breaks and 67 down poles with 200 felled by ice. Interurban service was halted but bus routes remained, while crews worked to restore circuits across Tipton to Belle Plaine and Cedar Rapids to Iowa City.
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Belle Plaine
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North Liberty
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Detroit street car strike shuts transit for 1 million commuters
In Detroit 2700 street car motormen and conductors walk out to press seniority system demands. Buses run by 1000 Motor Coach Operators continue, as the Platform Men's union rejects the plan amid chaos and rioting at a key meeting led to the attorney's resignation.
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INS
Platform Men's Union
A. F. of L
Toll Wires Down In 130 Iowa Towns
Des Moines reports state wide ice storm outages as Northwestern Bell lists 130 Iowa towns without long distance service. Crews totaling about 600 work to repair 18,000 wire breaks while highways are blocked in northeast and northwest Iowa and Morse circuits are down in Des Moines region. Train and air service face disruption as temperatures plunge to 10 to 20 above zero.
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Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa
State Highway Patrol
Rock Island
Weather Bureau
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Davenport
Waterloo
Ottumwa
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Trains Stalled Near Walker Are Released
Two Rock Island trains trapped by snow drifts between Walker and Rowley near Walker were freed Wednesday night. The northbound Decorah train left Cedar Rapids at 7:10 am and was stuck in a four foot drift most of the day. A southbound mixed train left a string of its cars at Rowley as heavy snow fell. About 75 automobiles were stalled south of town and a southbound bus was held up.
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Gazette
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Rock Island
Rowley
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Receives Three Point Rail Rehabilitation Plan
President Roosevelt discussed the railroad crisis with J J Pelley of the Association of American Railroads and received a three point program to aid carriers. The plan calls for higher tariffs, lower operating costs, and a consolidation framework, plus amendments to bankruptcy laws to speed reorganizations.
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Roosevelt
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
John J. Pelley
Pelley
France Pushes Five-Power Pact To Aid Czechs
Paris demanded a five power pact among France Soviet Russia Poland Roumania and Jugoslavia to jointly defend Czechoslovakia if German aggression resumes. The move comes as Blum's government weakens amid protests and a looming senate clash over emergency financial powers. Spanish government forces launch a drive to sever insurgent Spain from government areas near Madrid while Li Tsung Jen reports Japanese retreat on the eastern front.
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Jail Second Banker In Probe At Toledo
Clarence Welle an employee of the National Bank of Toledo and son of the cashier remains in the county jail as federal authorities investigate savings account records. Assistant cashier W A Kaliban has been held since last Friday and is to be arraigned in Cedar Rapids on charges of manipulation of funds and false entries. U S District Attorney E G Dunn authorized the action. Two bank examiners have been reviewing books since March 30 and checking customer pass books this week.
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Cedar Rapids
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Mason City
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Few American Volunteers In Spain Survive
Henry C Cassidy reports from Perpignan France on American volunteers in the Spanish Civil War. John G Honeycombe of Los Angeles says only a few hundred of the several thousand Americans who fought for the government remain alive after Gandesa and Belchite. He cites heavy bombing, the collapse of the Washington and Lincoln battalion, and the shift into the sancorn battalion.
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California
Girl Saves Burning Man By Throwing Her Fur Coat
Miss Stella Schmickle of Cedar Rapids acted quickly when gasoline ignited on Ray Whipple’s clothing on the Roosevelt Savage second floor. She removed her fur coat and wrapped it around him while beating out the flames with her bare hand. Attendants rushed to help as the fire was extinguished. Whipple was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in fair condition with second and third degree burns on his left arm and hand.
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Stella Schmickle
Ray Whipple
Third Avenue SE
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Mercy Hospital
Britain approves Hull refugee plan from Europe
London announced on Thursday that Britain accepts Secretary Hull's proposal to find haven for refugees from Germany Austria and other European regions. The government said it welcomes the US initiative and will cooperate fully to address the refugee question.
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INS
Cordell Hull
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Austria
Europe
Hull
United States
Iowa Farm Income Rises 15 Percent in Early 1938
Iowa farmers earned 38.06 million dollars from principal farm products in February 1938, up from 33.58 million a year earlier. Including government payments, February income reached 40.34 million, versus 37.36 million in February 1937. For January–February 1938, total income from farm products and AAA checks was 93.08 million, up 12.53 million from the same period in 1937.
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Iowa
Federal Agricultural Economics Bureau
Bureau
AAA
House Debates Reorganization Bill Vote on Enacting Clause
The House rejected a bid to strike out the enacting clause by a 191 to 169 roll call. Representative O Connor of New York urged the move amid amendments from Warren of North Carolina supporting education carve outs. Cardinal Mundelein telegram defended church interests. debate continued as supporters predicted eventual passage.
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Wall Street Upbeat Described as Boom Or Bouncer
Arthur Baer notes Wall Street remains on the upbeat after a trough, with uncertainty whether the trend signals a boom or a bouncer. He cites volatile seat prices and predicts further actions as Japan seeks itemization of the Panay claim, including one bomb and one boat.
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