Bids Show Air Mail Firms Compete Across 21 Routes
Postmaster General Farley opened bids for private air mail on 21 routes with some offers as low as 19 cents per mile and a guaranteed 41 to 45 cent range. Several major carriers submitted bids, including Transcontinental and Western Air 24 cents per mile and American Airlines 39. cents per mile for Newark to Los Angeles, as officials review eligibility and equipment before awards.
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Washington
Farley
Post Office
Justice Department
James A Farley
Kansas City
Los Angeles
American Airlines, Inc
American Airways
United Airlines, Inc
United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
Newark
Salt Lake City
Utah
San Francisco
Oakland
Cali
Harllee Branch
Justice and Commerce Departments
New Ortecs
Eastern Air Lines, Inc
American Air Lines, Inc
Seattle
Wash
San Diego
Calif
United Air Lines, Inc
Newark NJ
Central Air Lines, Inc
Chicago
United Air Lines Inc
Tw.a. Inc
American Air Lines Inc
Miami
Fla
Washington, D. C
Detroit
Pennsylvania Air Lines and Transport, Co
Braniff
Boston
Fort Worth
Texas
Braniff Airways, Inc
Lyra Aviation Corporation
Pembina
Northwest Air Lines Inc
Hanfords
Tri-State Air Lines, Inc
National Airline Taxi System
Jacksonville
Astern Air Lines, Inc
San_ Diego
General An Lines Inc
Alfred Frank
Noe! Bullock
The Eight Rungs of Charity by Abba Ben Maimon
Abbi Ben Maimon describes eight levels of charity. The ladder begins with reluctant giving and progresses to cheerful, proportionate, unsolicited gifts, anonymous aid, and finally preventing poverty by enabling self-sufficiency. The highest rung is organizing society to provide long term livelihoods, letting love drive practical charity.
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Abbi Ben Maimon
Spain
Chamber of the Silent
Roosevelt approves loan bill to aid small industry push
President Roosevelt backed legislation allowing Federal Reserve Banks to make direct loans to industry for working capital up to five years. The bill, backed by Senator Glass and Governor Black, creates industrial advisory committees in each district to review loan needs and ensure sound financial support.
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Washington
Roosevelt Friday
Federal Reserve Banks
Glass
Black
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Congress
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
Assessors Urged to Omit Used Autos From Rolls
DES MOINES AP The state board of assessment and review directed assessors to omit from the assessment rolls all used automobiles that died the previous year. Only new cars shall be listed on the rolls according to the board’s instruction.
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Des Moines
State Board of Assessment
Langfitt, Retired Maj Gen, Dies at Walter Reed
Major General William C Langfitt United States Army retired died at Walter Reed Hospital Friday at age 74. He served as wartime chief of staff for communications and chief engineer of the Army Air Forces.
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Washington
INS
William C Langfitt
USA
Walter Reed Hospital
Langfitt
A. E. FY
Lost Kaiser Interview Reveals Indiscreet US Publication Tale
Boston report details a long hidden interview with Kaiser Wilhelm II given to William Hale in July 1908. The German foreign office edited out explosive passages, attempted suppression, and even dispatched a cruiser to salvage crates of the manuscripts before disposal.
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Foreign Office
Century
New York
Davy Jones
Boston
Kaiser
William Bayard Hale
Atlantic Monthly
William Harlan Hale
William II
Germany
Japan
Great Britain
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Hale
Hohenzollern
Bergen
Century Magazine
Bremen
Iowa Board Rules Tax On Total Purchase Only
The Iowa board of assessment and review ruled that sales tax cannot be collected on each article when many items are sold by a merchant. Tax must be collected on the total purchase price.
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DES Moines
Iowa Board of Assessment and Review
Winners Named in Beyer Menu and Recipe Contest
Winners in the Jeanette Beyer Menu and Recipe contest will be announced in a special supplement with next Sunday's Gazette. An avalanche of entries kept the race close, yielding two tied winners. Each winner receives cash prizes, raising total awards from 30 to 35 dollars. Winning menus and recipes will be printed along with many others for future use in a special paper section.
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Jeanette Beyer
Miss Beyer
Britain Ready To Block Jap Rule In Asia
Britain will challenge any attempt by Japan to establish exclusive rule in China in violation of the open door. Foreign office says Britain will stand its ground without awaiting a formal Japanese statement. Reports from Tokyo indicate confusion over Japan's China policy and no official Tokyo pronouncement. Continued on page 17 column 3.
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Harry K. Reynolds
London
INS
Great Britain
Japan
China
Washington
Foreign Office
Tokio
Matntain
Gard
Toklo
United States
Lindy Suspect Not John Says Jassie Condon
New York UP Dr John F Condon testified that he could not match a photo of convict William Lardner to the mysterious Lindbergh ransom contact known as John. Condon said the facial contours were entirely different and he would not confirm the likeness.
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New York
John F “Jassie
Condon
William Lardner
Leavenworth Penitentiary
John
Foreign Heiress and French Millionaire wed in New York
Miss Dorothy Spreckels heiress of San Francisco and Jean Dupuy French sportsman married Friday night at the Hotel Pierre New York. The ceremony was conducted by the Right Reverend Msgr Lavelle rector of St Patrick’s Cathedral.
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New York
Dorothy Spreckels
San Francisco
Jean Dupuy
Pierre
Msgr. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Home Towners Seek Amnesty for Dillinger
Mooresville residents circulate a petition asking Governor McNutt to grant amnesty to John Dillinger. State safety director Feeney calls the anti-amnesty sentiment anti-social. Dillinger’s father argues his son could reform as a policeman if allowed to rejoin society.
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Dillinger
Indianapolis
INS
Mooresville
John Dillinger
U. S
Paul V. McNutt
al G. Feeney
State Safety
Joan
Chicago
Ind
John Roe
Crown Point
John
Pana
NS. National Bank
First Uncle Sam corn hog check goes to pay for baby
In Knoxville Iowa on a Friday Marion county physician received the first U S corn and hog reduction payment to fund a newborn. Harry Town of Prairie City collected 69 50 for reducing his 1934 corn plantings and hog marketings, with checks continuing for stages of the program. The Marion county committee noted Town’s early homebound situation and his initiative to cut production.
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Uncle Sam
Knoxville
Marion County
United States
Harry Town
Prairie City
Mr Town
Marion County Corn and Hog Committee
C R van Voorhees
Katherine Kane
C. C. Converse
Tracy
W. S. Sterline
Pleasantville
Roosevelt warns need to reorganize rails and extend wage status
President Roosevelt states railroads face grave finances and calls for capital reorganization or government ownership as a last resort. He rejects federal ownership, names a cabinet committee to study the issue, and urges a six month extension of the current 10 percent wage cut to allow rehabilitation and hiring.
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Washington
Roosevelt
U. S
Daniel C. Roper
Homer S Cummings
Frances Perkins
Rail labor leaders push for wage increase after talks
The national recovery administration and Railway Labor Executives leaders discuss a general wage increase. President A F Whitney of the association says progress is awaited and Rail Coordinator Joseph B Eastman is asked to renew negotiations for a settlement.
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National ‘Recovery, Administration
A. F. Whitney
Ruailhroad Labor Executives Association
Joseph B. Eastman
Gunman slain as police battle bandits in Lincoln street chase
One gunman died and another was wounded after a ten mile pursuit on O Street in Lincoln. A 14 year old boy Luceen Marshall was struck by a stray bullet and gravely injured. The wounded man identified himself as Walter Dean 28 of Beaver City Oklahoma and was taken to a hospital.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
Prairie Home
Here
Luceen Marshall
O Street
24Th Street
Littl Hopy
Walter Dean
Beaver City
Okla
Bates Releases Bank At Marion
DES MOINES AP Two Iowa banks Marion Savings bank in Marion and Auburn Savings bank in Auburn were released from SF 111 restrictions by the state banking department superintendent. Both banks will operate under depositors agreements.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Bates
State Banking Department
Marion Savings Bank of
Marion
Auburn Savings Bank of
Auburn
Rev John W Borah dies at 91 veteran clergyman
The Rev John W. Borah a 91 year old Civil War veteran and cousin of Senator William E Borah of Idaho died here Thursday night He was a pioneer Wayne County clergyman.
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Fairfield. Tl
John W. Borah
William E. Borah
Idaho
Wayne County
Revealing Washington story on the New Deal power
Verne Marshall of The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports from Washington on the New Deal revealing surprising influences. He investigates the roles of Tugwell Moley and Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, noting their impact within the administration.
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Washington
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Friday Major League Results Amid Rain Delays
In the American League Detroit beat Cleveland 4 to 0 after rain delays and Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 9 to 5 while New York topped Boston 9 to 3 in the National League. Brooklyn and Philadelphia earned wins, with rain impacting Chicago and St Louis schedules.
Robovsky and three others jailed after jobless meeting ends
Wes Robovsky a self proclaimed leader of unemployed groups in Cedar Rapids spoke to about 200 men on the Third Avenue bridge in front of the courthouse Friday. He pled guilty to unlawful assembly and received a suspended thirty day sentence with an order to address no crowd.
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Wes Robovsky
Cedar Rapids
Eat Mness
Island Plaza
Third Avenue Bridge
Court House
Almond S. Reed
Robovsky
Protesters Arrested After Linn County Court House Meeting
Robovsky and Perrigo were jailed after clashes when crowds blocked the court house steps planning protest meetings over poor relief in Linn county. Welsmiller also jailed as police cleared First Street and patrolled the grounds.
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Eyis
Third Avenue
Robovsky
Roy I. Perrigo
Sixth Street
Ray Welsmiller
Fifth Avenue
First Street
Perrigo
Welsmiller
Ed Oo. Spores
Oakland Road
Court House
Linn
State Dept waits hearing on banks action
Dr Bates state superintendent of banking weighs immediate receivers for American Trust and Cedar Rapids Savings banks pending next Tuesdays Linn county district court hearing. The attorney general will be present as state funds from Reconstruction Finance Corp ready promise 1.5 million dollars. Continuous talks aim to shield depositors and form a new bank after the ORC receivership suits.
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Bates
American Trust
Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
State Banking Department
State Superintendent of Banking
Linn County
Attorney General
Cedar Rapids Savings
American Trust Banks
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Curry ousted as Tammany leader after LaGuardia victory
John F. Curry was deposed as head of Tammany Hall after Fiorello LaGuardia led a fusion ticket to victory over John P. O'Brien. In an hour and a half meeting the executive committee voted 141-13 to 101- Jill against Curry, ending his five year reign amid Democratic split and anti Tammany sentiment.
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New York
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
United States
John P. O'Brien
Fiorello LaGuardia
Tammany Executive Committee
Curry
Tammany
New York Democrats
Joseph V. McKee
O'Brien
LaGuardia
Tammany “Hall
Tiger
Brooklyn
John McCooey
Curry’s Tammany leadership under Thirteen-Hour Days
Tammany Hall faces a leadership crisis as Curry faces removal. Observers expect a temporary triumvirate to guide the machine after Curry’s fall, with allies like Alfred E. Smith and Franklin Roosevelt noted as opponents. Curry’s long hours and focus on local duties define his tenure amid internal power struggles.
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Smith
Roosevelt
Curry
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
Charlie Murphy
al Smith
Tammany Hall
6 000 Reds Riot In Paris Report 200 Are Injured
In Paris a mob of 6 000 communists and extremists clashed with mobile guards and armed police. The riot led to about 200 injuries and 940 arrests as officers cleared the area around city hall with flying squads and batons. Escaping protesters hid in subway kiosks while police dispersed the crowds.
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Paris
City Hall
Allot $50,000 For Liquor Equipment
DES MOINES AP A $50,000 immediate allotment was given to the Town liquor control commission at its request by State Comptroller Charles A. Murtagh. The funds cover supplies equipment vehicles and leases for liquor store buildings but not liquor purchases. Stock purchases will start around May 1 according to Assistant Chairman W. H Milhacm.
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Des Moines
Town Liquor Control Commission
Charles A. Murtagh
W. H Millhaem
Millhacm
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