ATandT Directors Defend Executive Salaries at Annual Meeting
ATandT directors overrode a stockholders demand for a salary disclosure saying the Bell system should remain an opportunity for top talent. A resolution supporting current pay levels was adopted, while proposals to publish salaries or cut president Walter Stifford’s pay were defeated amid broader scrutiny of executive compensation.
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NEW York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Walter Stifford
Gifford
Julian S. Pierce
Wash- Liertafter
America Joan Federation
Pierce
Walter M Splawn
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Splawn
More Crushed Rock Allowed For Local Airport Runways
Des Moines reports an additional $2 200 in crushed rock has been approved for Cedar Rapids runways at the new airport. Chief engineer George J Keller credited funds already allotted before CWA work ended. The grant followed a conference between Cedar Rapids officials and emergency relief officials in Des Moines. About 75 percent of the four runways are finished and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce is expected to help finish the rest.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
George J Keller
Iowa
Louis D Burgos
Frank E. Young
British Laborite Denounces Debt Omission to USS
In the British House of Commons during budget debate on 1934 plans, Labor member Morgan Jones challenged the omission of provision for debt repayments to the United States. He argued the omission implies repudiation and would be exposed to both American government and public scrutiny, noting a surplus exists.
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London
INS
United States
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlain
Morgan Jones
Labor
Automatic asinometer and the satire of dumbness
A humorous meditation on Samuel Butler and the idea of a cheap automatic asinometer to measure foolishness. The piece imagines a donkey-faced device with a dial to warn when we are acting foolish, comparing it to a speedometer for moral gaffes and urging self awareness in moments of self righteousness.
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Samuel Butler
Franic Bray
Iowa City to name Jessup successor next week
Iowa City AP The University of Town trustees have eliminated nearly all candidates for president leaving four possible successors. President Baker and W R Boyd say a permanent head will be named at the April board meeting in Iowa City though no vote will occur until the full board convenes April 24 and 25.
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Iowa City
Walter A. Jessup
University of Town
Gensee
State Board of Education
Baker
Cedar Rapids
W R. Boyd
Boyd
University of Illinois
Chester A Phillips
College of Commerce
Eugene A Gilmore
College of Law
C. M. Updegraff
Updegraff
W R S Boyd
Anna B Lawther
Dubuque
Jessup
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
New Lindbergh Kidnap Suspect Photo Claimed Found
U S Marshal John J Murphy says a photograph may show the man who took Lindbergh ransom money. Boston officials confirm a new lead in the case as DOJ agents in New York say they will check the Boston photograph for a possible suspect.
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Boston
U. S
John J Murphy
John F (Jafsie) Condon
New York
Murphy
Jafsie
George West
Division of Investigation
Department of Justice
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
New England
Students use Iowa City election taxis to reach classes
Early Tuesday morning University of Iowa students called both campaigns for transportation to the polls. At city hall they stepped from cars and walked to campus while thanking campaigners for lifts to nine o'clock classes.
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Iowa City
University of Iown
Roosevelt seeks labor board power amid White House briefing
White House disclosed opposition to full payment of frozen bank deposits with government funds. Four aviation firms sued to stop Postmaster General Farley from canceling air mail contracts. The treasury deficit for nine and a half months surpassed the entire 1933 annual shortfall. President Roosevelt urged legislation to strengthen the national labor board. House committees paused the permanent air mail bill. Railway managers presented their case to the president in the wage dispute. Senate debate on sugar control continued with McKellar introducing a building program for Mrs. Roosevelt’s interests in West Virginia. Bishop Cannon Jr. faced trial challenges amid political attacks. Home loan guaranty action moved toward final passage while study into Dr. Wirts’ charges paused with witness recall halted.
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Associated Press
White House
Farley
Treasury
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
House
Post Office Department
Senate
McKellar
Tenn
Reedsville
W Va
James Cannon Jr
William A. Wirts
Portland astronomer observes moving Jovian spot nightly
Portland based astronomer A V Goddard reports a bright spot on Jupiter that drifts across the planet roughly every three hours each night. Using a sixteen inch telescope he tracks the phenomenon but cannot explain its origin or nature.
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Portland
Ore
A. V. Goddard
Goddard
Hickenlooper to seek GOP state representative race
B B Hickenlooper local attorney announced he will seek the Republican nomination for state representative from Linn County. The 37 year old Cedar Rapids lawyer has no prior office, ran in 1920s primary for county attorney, and is active in civic groups including Elks and American Legion. He lives at 814 Twenty first Street SE and serves as chairman of the board of adjustment.
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Hickenlooper
Linn County
Blockton
Iowa State College
University of Iowa College of Law
Cedar Rapids
Johnson, Donnelly and Lynch
Twenty-first Street
Elks
Hanford Post
American Legion
Board of Adjustment
Indianola Area Park Buy A 600 Acre State Park Acquired
Gov Clyde Herring and the state conservation board announce the purchase of a 600 acre park site just southwest of Indianola The plan includes a 150 acre lake and development as a CCC project The land was bought with a Warren county fundraising fund Murray L Hutton chief engineer outlined the development plans to the press
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
State Board of Conservation
Indianola
Murray L. Hutton
The
Conservation Board
Warren County
CCC
Independent Operators Press Cancellations in Senate Air Mail Inquiry
Washington reports that a so called Society of Independent Operators fed data to the Senate Air Mail Investigating Committee and urged canceling private mail contracts. Braniff president T E Braniff testified the group formed after FDR's election and that he proposed test cancellations while the committee gathered evidence leading to the administration voiding contracts.
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Washington
Aneras
Garlie
Senate Air Mail Investigating Committee
Warren R. Austin
T E. Braniff
Braniff Airways
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
Senate
United Aircraft and Transport Corp
James A. Farley
Post Ofice
Karl A Crowley
Farley
House Post Office Commission
Braniff
Austin
A G Patterson
Society of Independent Operators
New lawsuits delay local banks payoff at Cedar Rapids
The Order of Railway Conductors filed receivership suits against Cedar Rapids Savings and American Trust and Savings, blocking the planned 50 percent payouts totaling about 1.5 million dollars amid ongoing RFC loan readiness. The suits challenge Senate File No 111 and seek receiverships and injunctions to distribute assets ratably to depositors.
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Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
American Trust and Savings Bank
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Harry F. Paar
Charles Foy
Paar
John T. Moffit
RFC
Pestmulta-theorizon
Ed Railway
Senate
Cedar Reapids Savings Bank
D W Bates
F. O. Ellison
Roosevelt Plans Federal Mortgage Associations to Aid Home Building
President Roosevelt prepares to back federal mortgage associations to fund home construction and modernization with loans up to 80 percent of value for 20 years at 5 percent. The plan includes a federal mutual mortgage insurance corporation and a $5 million capital of associations, insured by the corporation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congressional
House
Senate
Smith
Wash
Home Loan Board
White House
Federal Mutual Mortgage Insurance Corporation
Insurance Corporation
Home Loan Bank Board
Iowa City municipal power plan passes narrow margin
Iowa City voters approved a proposed 917000 municipal light plant financed by a PWA loan and grant by 2055 to 2810, with wards showing mixed support. The council will decide whether to accept bids amid a bitter campaign led by Jacob Van der Zee and a divided body, as the issue faces possible delays if the plan stalls.
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Iowa City
PWA
First Ward
Second Ward
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Fifth Ward
American Legion
Jacob van der Zee
van der Zee
University of Town
Washington
Thomas F. Martin
Edward Sybil
M J McGuan
Roscoe B. Ayres
John P Memler
James E Stranks
S. M. Woodward
Stranks
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Wednesday Major League Results Rise and Falls Across Leagues
Results from two leagues show varied outcomes with multiple games decided by small margins. Key performances include Cleveland's win halted by strong pitching, and New York's double-digit run output highlighting standout innings.
Dillinger Wounded in St Paul Escape and Arrest Report
John Dillinger, the Indiana outlaw, was wounded during an escape attempt in St Paul. A nurse aided by Dr Clayton E May and Mrs Gurnath Ladelle faces charges for conspiring to harbor a fugitive. May and Ladelle, both of Minneapolis, were arraigned and held on 25000 bonds. Dillinger identified by the patient treatment, authorities say. Marion Frechetti arrested in Chicago. Ernest Blunk pleads not guilty to aiding Dillinger's jail escape in Crown Point Indiana.
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ST. Paul
John Dillinger
Indiana
Clayton E. May
Gurnath Ladrelle
Minneapolis
United States
W. T. Goddard
May
Ladelle
Dillinger
Blunk
Crown Point
Ind
Ernest Blunk
Maurice E. Crites
Roosevelt vetoes bank payoff bill in labor reform push
President Roosevelt rejected the McLeod pay off bill for depositors in closed banks while shaping a speedy tax revision and labor mediation plan. A White House conference will seek Wagner measure principles to permanently back the National Labor Board and outlaw company unions. A 45 percent marginal stock market control provision was approved by a House subcommittee, with Roosevelts aim for a robust bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
McLeod
Congress
Senate
Wagner Labor Board
Wagner
N. Y
White House
National Labor Board
Fletcher-Rayburn
House
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Rooseveelt
Five French aviators killed in Tunis seaplane crash
Five French naval aviators died when a seaplane crashed during maneuvers near Bizerte Tunisia Tuesday night. The plane caught fire after impact and burned, authorities said on Wednesday.
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Bizerte
Tunis
Ins
German Leader Says Forces Guard Nation in Crisis
United Press reports rising risk of a new world war as disarmament falters in Europe. France rejects German rearmament limits, Britain releases a white paper blaming no one, and Ernst Roehm pledges total defense as arms talks stall. Geneva observers fear a 1914-like outcome.
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United Press
Europe
Germany
Great Britain
Berlin
Ernst Roehm
Reich
Geneva
France
Hitler plans to use storm troops to defend Germany
The report notes Nazi storm troops as a potential military unit to counter any invasion and calls them a safeguard of central European peace. Roehm and Boehm emphasize Germany’s deterrence, with attacks seen as risky if attempted. The piece also covers a British white paper on disarmament and rising war threats.
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Hitler
Storm Troopers
Germany
Roehm
Rochm
Storm Troops
Central
Europe
Boehm
London
Paris
Great Britain
Spike O'Donnell Arrested in Hollywood on Robbery Suspicion
Police identify Edward Spike O'Donnell a former Chicago beer runner and arrest him in Hollywood on a technical charge of suspicion of robbery. He is wanted by Justice Department investigators in Chicago.
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Hollywood
Edward “Spike” O'Donnell
Chicago
Department of Justice
Bookkeepers' bottle toss crowns Miss Rushmore victor
In Philadelphia a humorous contest sees fifteen bookkeepers hurl their bottles of red ink to judge Casey Jones as the judge. Margaret Rushmore wins with a toss of 108 seconds in a lighthearted Depression era event.
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Philadelphia
Casey Jones
Margaret Rushmore
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