Roosevelt bill passes House to Senate in landslide vote
The $1 billion Roosevelt economic security bill cleared the House 372 to 33 and heads to the Senate. It aims to guarantee unemployment and old age security for up to 20 million workers, with $100 million for social insurance and a payroll tax plan to fund reserves.
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Washington
House
Senate
Joseph W. Burns
Treasury
Congress
Robert L. Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Vision of Christ on the Cross in Darkness to Light
A 1935 essay by Dr. Newton portrays a National Gallery Christ on the Cross shrouded in night becoming a revelation of God’s mercy. It argues the scene shows forsakenness yet reveals two strong hands of God and a face of supreme sorrow, proclaiming love as life’s final law.
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Tre National Gallery
London
God
Christ
Former Klan editor dies in Milan after short illness
William Lloyd Clark, 60, once editor of the anti-Catholic Rail Splitter and former Ku Klux Klan Journal editor, died at his Milan, Illinois home Thursday night after a brief illness.
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Rock Island, I
William Lloyd Clark
Rail Splitter
Ku Klux Klan
Milan
Kentucky man hanged after accusing woman of murder
William De Boe, 23, cried Cold blooded murder as he faced execution at the scaffold in Smithland Kentucky. He had indicted Marjorie Johnson and denied the charges during a 45 minute final ordeal before about 1500 spectators.
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Smithland
William de Boe
Kentucky
Marjorie Johnson
de Boe
Western
Paducah
Alvin Lisanby
Commonwealth
Randall Johnson
Hopkins Takes Over Georgias Relief Activity
Washington Republicans accuse the administration of vote buying as Hopkins federalizes Georgia relief. Hopkins says direct relief funded by federal aid will end by June 1 with Gay B Shepperson named Georgia director. Ohio already under federal unemployment aid. three states now under Hopkins control.
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Hastings
Daniel O. Hastings
Republican Senatorial Committee
Roosevelt
Hopkins
Talmadge
Georgia
Gay B Shepperson
Atlanta
Ohio
Democratic State Committee
Nazi Plane Reported Over France Frontier Forts
French authorities investigated eyewitness reports of a German plane flying low over eastern France near Thionville and quickly returning home. The border area is defended by a line of large forts as France recently reinforced the section.
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Metz
France
Thionville
U.S. Housing Chief Urges Support for Better Homes Show
James A. Moffett Federal Housing Administrator commends the newspaper and urges participation in the Better Homes show running April 23 to 27. Builders materials suppliers contractors and architects should back the event as the housing industry benefits.
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U. S
Federal Housing Administration
Graft expose draws wide newspaper reaction in Iowa
Cedar Rapids Gazette reporters John Battin and Verne Marsh announce a multi‑day series on graft and liquor law enforcement in Iowa. Reactions from Chicago papers praise the scrutiny and stress the need for honest governance, while the editors defend press duties to expose wrongdoing.
Turbulent Sioux City Openly Questioned for Focusing on Iowa Bars
Newton Daily News notes Sioux City reacts to being singled out for wine and speakeasies in Iowa. The piece mentions Cedar Rapids exposing liquor laws and a state liquor chairman conviction, hinting at broader reforms and editorial challenges across Des Moines and other towns.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Verne
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Newton Daily News
Open Town Sioux City Alcohol Inquiry Shocks Officials
Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall investigates a blind pig operation in Sioux City Iowa as public officials in the northwest corner of Iowa seek to identify those responsible for keeping Sioux City an open town despite official concerns.
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Iowa
Grand
Chicago
Verne Marshall
Phil Hanna
Chicago Journal of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Jona
Burlington
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Sioux City
Power Plans Threatened By House Group
Roosevelt’s national power program faced near defeat as the House military affairs committee signaled the TVA bill would fail. The measure would authorize TVA to issue 100 million dollars in bonds to acquire electric facilities and run a soil erosion program in seven states, with power generation and municipal plant purchases allowed if voters approve.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
TVA
Tax lien filed against Lero y Farmer for 747 dollars
U S officials file a federal tax lien for 747 39 against J LeRoy Farmer Linn County Iowa property to secure payment of a special retail liquor dealer and excise tax covering seven months ending June 30 1935 The lien references a December raid that uncovered illegal liquor and a gift of state liquor seals from Harold M Cooper to Farmer and connects to a prior conviction involving Cooper and a liquor act violation.
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J. LeRoy Farmer
Canning Company
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Charles D. Huston
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Farmer
Linn County
Huston
St. Paul
Farmer Canning
Gift of Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Coopen
Iowa Senate Advances Budget Bill On Day One
Des Moines AP says the Iowa Senate approved annual allowances of 3 284 822 for state departments and 3 770 777 for board of control institutions as work began on the 1936 37 biennial appropriations bill. The panel recommended 6 681 226 for education board institutions and a clash over UI funding remained, with a move to cut University of Iowa from 2 350 000 to 1 960 000 under consideration and a later measure to boost the university hospital allowance from 900 000 to 990 994 defeated 15 to 21.
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DES Moines
Board of Control
State Senate
State Board of Education
Senate
Appropriations Committee
State University of Iowa
University Hospital
Town City
Farm Tenant Aid Debated By Senate
The Senate debated a bank head bill authorizing 1 000 000 000 to help tenant Siete buy small farms. Sen J Dickinson Republican spoke as part of the session amid discussion of the bill's potential impact on the financial situation and its sufficiency for farm relief.
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Senate
Washington
Sen. J. Dickinson
Diet Poveltia
Spring Want Ad Bargain Week Ends Sunday
The Gazette advertises a special bargain period for want ads with ad submission available Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Ads can be phoned mailed or delivered to The Gazette at Dial 2-1121 Ad-taker for big Sunday listings.
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The
Gazette
Want
BIG Sunday Gazette
Dial 2
Judge Declines To Name Sioux City Prosecutor
Removal proceedings against Henry C. Kuhlmann the Sioux City commissioner of public safety hit a snag when Judge F H Rice declined to name a special prosecutor and refused to allow a transcript of grand jury proceedings to be provided to County Attorney Max Duckworth. The judge said the grand jury proceedings must stay secret and noted several attorneys refused the job of special prosecutor delaying action.
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Sioux City
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Rice
Jesse Marshall
Henry Shull
Grand Jury
Commissioner of Publi Safety
Kuhlmann
Farmer suffers injuries when car overturns on highway 30
George E. Farmer an attorney of Cedar Rapids fractured collarbone and bruises after the automobile he drove overturned on highway 30 near the Norwich corner fifteen miles west of Cedar Rapids. His companion C M Marsh 74 of Cedar Rapids suffered a head bump. Both men were thrown from the car which was badly damaged. They were taken by ambulance to St Luke’s hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
George E. Farmer
Twelfth ‘Street
Cedar’ Rapids
Norway Corner
Highway 30
C. M. Marshall
Fourth Avenue SE
Toledo
Form Association of Iowa Taxpayers Form Des Moines
An Iowa State Taxpayers Association to promote economy in government was organized in Des Moines. Francis Johnson of Terrell was elected president with officers George E. Pike J.H. Horan and J. C. Ferguson. An executive board from each congressional district was named with nine district members listed and announced by Thursday’s meeting.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Taxpayers Association
Iowa
Francis Johnson
Terrell
George E. Pike
Waterloo
J.H. Horan
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Ferguson
Agriculture
Johnson, Pike and Ferguson
Clyde Topping
Burlington
R. S. Whitefield
Clinton
Jasper Fischer
Marshalltown
H. S. van Alstine
Gilmore City
William Jeffry
Sloan
Protest Over German Default on Dawes Bond Interest
The United States voices a vigorous protest against Germany for failing to pay approximately 2 million dollars in interest due April 15 to American holders of Dawes bonds.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Iowa House Approves Broad Revision Of Beer Law
The Iowa House voted 81 to 14 to approve a bill revising state beer laws, with the measure moving to Senate consideration of amendments. The plan creates a State Permit Board, tightens local enforcement, and limits beer service. An associated substitute would add many state restrictions and face potential Senate objections.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Mitchell
Roy. J. Souis
Floyd
Aleseh
Ayers
Haumbever
Bennafetter
Clark
Capesland
Cramer
Craven
Cundy
Curtis
Dreessen
Fonter
Frisell
Fueling
Fueseter
Gallacher
Greves
Johannes
Johnson
Buena Vista
Mancock
Lauchlin
McGill
McKinnon
Mainece
Mercer
Metcalf
Meere of
Renton
Dancer
Doran
Elliott
Ellsworth
Evans
Pelter
Fishbaugh
Goode
Hansen
Henningsen
Hickenloaper
Jenkine
Johnsen
Knudsen
Kringlaak
Mucaster
Love
McLean
McNie
Moore
Taylor
Peel
Motherford
Shiffiett
Sours
Stewart
Wanbingten
Teeter
Thompson
Pocahontas
Stimpson
Republians
Campbell
Daniels
Kendrickson
Maltman
Lookingbill
Scott
Smith
Miss Earhart ready for hop to Mexico City
Amelia Earhart Putnam was reported ready to depart from Burbank California before midnight Friday on a nonstop flight to Mexico City. A test flight earlier that night tested the plane and calibrated its compass with airfield staff saying it was ready to go.
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Burbank
Calif
Amele Ia Earhart
Putnam
Mexico City
Reinstate Warden of Ohio Prison Fracas Unfolds in Columbus
The case of Preston E. Thomas veteran warden of Ohio penitentiary reached a sensational climax Friday when state welfare director Margaret Allman ordered his reinstatement. The move was followed by an immediate announcement of his resignation effective May 1.
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Columbus
INS
Preston E. Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Margaret Allman
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Huey P. Long
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Cedar Rapids News
John Battin
Messrs
Woodbury County
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U.S
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Federal Alcohol Bureau
Town Senate
Form Association OF Iowa Taxpayers
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