Roosevelt Reorganization Bill Defeat Sparks Fearful Political Climate
The House rejected Roosevelt's government reorganization plan amid fears of potential dictatorship. Analysts cite fear rather than policy as the driver, while Earl Browder’s lobbying for the bill epitomizes the psychological currents shaping Democratic mood and the administration's second major setback.
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Communist Party
United States
Josef Stalin
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Mr Roosevelt
Senate Rebuffs Farm Tax Proposals Amid Reorganization Debate
The Senate rejected a La Follette plan to raise 214 million dollars via higher personal income surtaxes. It also refused to tax processing of cotton and farm goods 212 million annually, opposing by Harrison and Barkley. Pope pressed to attach levies to the finance bill while La Follette urged cutting income tax exemptions.
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Wis
Pope
Idaho
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Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
House
Storm Evidences Vanishing Fast As Temperature Rises
Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa saw sleet and snow melt as sun broke through on Saturday. Wire crews worked to restore communication to pre storm levels while long distance circuits damaged in the frigid fleet were repaired, with complete restoration expected after winter weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Plenty Of Lawyers Will Explain New Tax Setup Anyway
Comic column notes Senator Harrison doubts three senators or lawyers understanding the new tax bill yet claims 16 600 lawyers will explain it for a fee. Ferries irony on indexing the intelligent trio as he hints at contradictions.
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Bugs” Baer
Harrison
Belief in Love Across Time and Faith
A reader reflects on doubt about being loved by friends and the broader question of love. References to Marcus Aurelius, Romeo and Juliet, Chesterton, and the sacrament of marriage illustrate how loving others and relying on God require humility and faith.
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Chesterton
Chinese On Central Front Repulse Japs
Chinese forces on the central front claim a serious victory over Japan with high morale. They say Taierhchwang northeast of Hsuchow was retaken and Japanese troops retreating northward abandon motorized gear. Chinese irregulars disrupt Japanese communications and cut supply lines as guerrilla forces move toward Tsinan near the Tientsin Nanking railroad.
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Hsuchow
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Tientsin-Nanking
Mrs Florence Dutton Dies After Lingering Illness
Florence Clark Dutton of Pioneer Cedar Rapids died at home at 7 am after a lingering illness. Born Sept 2 1871 in Webster City she moved to Cedar Rapids in 1876. Survived by son George Dutton San Mateo CA two sisters Miss Mary Clark Cedar Rapids and Mrs Helen Coulter Niantic CT. brothers James W Clark and Judge Atherton B Clark preceded her. Funeral Sunday 2:30 pm Turner chapel Rev Dominic Loferski Our Lady of Grace church burial Oak Hill cemetery. Friends may call at chapel.
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Webster City
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Niantic
Conn
Robert I. Safely
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Atherton B. Clark
Our Lady of Grace Episcopal Church
Dominic Loferski
Our Lady of Grace Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
NLRB Convicts Republic Firm on Eight Counts in Strike
The National Labor Relations Board found Republic Steel violated the Wagner Act in the mass May 1937 strike. It ordered reinstatement with pay for 5,000 strikers, back pay for 27 discharged workers, and restoration of pay during May shutdowns at Canton Tin Plate and Massillon works. The ruling cites union domination, spying, incitement of violence, and assistance to local security leagues.
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Little Steel
Ohio
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Massillon
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Steel Workers Organizing Committee
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Massillon Law and Order League
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Chicago
Tom M. Girdler
SWOC
CIO
Inland Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Inland
Bethlehem
Edward C. Clark Jr Dies in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Edward C. Clark Jr 38 of Miami Beach formerly Cedar Rapids died Friday night at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore after a brief illness He was born in Cedar Rapids attended Berkshire School and Yale married Gladys Cherry in 1935 and left a two year old daughter Louise Henderson Clark Survivors include his parents brothers and nieces Funeral arrangements were not set.
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Cedar Rapids
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Marion
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Billie McNary Riordan
Ann Elizabeth Riordan
Helen Clark Riordan
Edward Co. Clark
Stolen Car and Toy Typewriter Found Near Hunt for Peter Levine
A search party of Boy Scouts found a stolen automobile hidden in woods near a hut in Rye and a toy typewriter possibly used by kidnapers in the case of 12 year old Peter Levine. The car had been missing for some time and the discoveries add leads to the New Rochelle investigation.
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N. Y
Peter Levine
Rye
Shakeup Bill Defeat Seen As Dictatorship Receding
Detroit—Father Charles E. Coughlin hailed the House reversal of the government reorganization bill as proof dictatorship is receding from the United States. He said America remains true to its constitutional government and the defeat is a victory for all classes creeds and parties.
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Detroit
Charles BE. Coughlin
House
Coughlin
United States
America
Iowans Set Cigaret Tax Records From 1935 to 1938
State treasurer receipts show rising cigaret tax collections each year from 1935 through 1938 with 1937 receipts at 1,675,602.94 dollars and 1937 total cigarets smoked reaching 1,675,602,940. If laid end to end they would circle the world nearly three times.
Nazi Fuehrer in Vienna Ends Campaign
Pope Pius views on a possible concordat are reported as Cardinal Innitzer meets Reichsführer Hitler in Vienna. Hitler declares Austria annexation an unchangeable achievement and is greeted by a throng as he makes his final campaign speech before Sunday’s plebiscite.
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New leaflets spark Vienna plebiscite mood and fear
In Vienna the arrival of Hitler for a final plebiscite campaign speech triggered a street show of banners and rallying crowds. Viennese Jews kept indoors as Nazi symbols filled public spaces while Goering defended rapid rearmament and allied anti communist powers praised by his side.
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Japan
Death of Reorganization Bill Sparks Heavy Stock Buying
In New York the unexpected death of the reorganization bill triggered heavy stock buying on Saturday. trading lagged four to five minutes as the market rose to its best level since March 22. Initial blocks reached 6,000 shares amid vast orders, with openings delayed by up to half an hour.
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New York
President Roosevelt Reorganization Bill Defeated In House
Washington AP report notes the government reorganization bill was defeated 204 to 196 by a Democrat majority that still fractured. Observers see a blow to White House prestige and potential limits on reform drive ahead of the 1938 elections.
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White House
Roosevelt
Comment On Death Of Shakeup Bill
Washington AP reports mixed reactions to the shelved government reorganization bill. Senator McNary praises the outcome, Senator Wheeler laments missed chance without his amendment, Senator Byrd expresses gratification and hints at his own plans, and Senator Clark sees potential for a strong reform path despite failed exemptions.
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Oregon
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Mont
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Want Ad Services In The Sunday Gazette
Your want or offer reaches Cedar Rapids readers with timely responses. For a small fee, ads attract money and attention. Submit by 8 o'clock Saturday evening at The Gazette office or call 2-1121 and ask for an Ad-taker. Credit is approved for those with a phone in their name and no past due accounts.
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Roosevelt Praises House Leaders Over Defeated Reorganization Bill
President Roosevelt thanked House leaders for their fine sight in shelving the defeated reorganization bill. He stated the occasion warranted no personal recriminations and called the issue a policy question, noting the bill aimed to simplify and improve government.
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Roosevelt
House
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Tex
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Iowa delegation split on government reorganization bill
The Iowa members voted five to four to shelve the government reorganization bill. Republicans Dowell Gilchrist Gwynne Thurston and Democrat Warrington supported shelving, while Democrats Biermann Eicher Jacobsen Wearin opposed shelving.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Roosevelt backs reform bill in tense public letter
The White House approved the reform bill with the President using present tense form in remarks to Rayburn. Senator Byrnes and Speaker Bankhead commented on adjournment timing as the measure faced Senate and House votes amid lobbying by insiders and outside groups. Cardinal Mundelein and Father Coughlin figures feature in the surrounding debate, seen as shaping the outcome and administration support.
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Chicago
Spanish Civil War Child Casualty Toll Report
The Spanish press agency reports 10,709 children killed and 15,230 wounded in air raids across cities towns and villages from the war’s start to March end. The figures cover the loyalist cities and rural areas affected.
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