Senate Finances Iowa Budget Increases In Biennial Bill
The Iowa Senate boosted the economy budget by 910 135 sending the measure back to the House. The Senate later passed the bill 44 to 2 and set appropriations at 13 846 781 for two years with raises for the comptroller and the assistant secretary of agriculture. A House vote 93 to 3 refused to accept Senate increases, signaling a conference committee to resolve differences.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Ora E. Husted
Truro
Leo Elthon
Fertile
Sam D. Goetsch
Decorah
Husted
Chamber
Roosevelt Group
Homer Hush
Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
C. B. Murtagh
Reformatory
Anamosa
Budget comparison table from Iowa last legislature
Des Moines AP reports a table comparing appropriations bills passed by the House and Senate with those granted by the last legislature. Madrid AP notes a courthouse shell incident interrupted by a dud shell and resumed after attorneys crawled out.
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Senate
HOUSE
Des Moines
Madrid
Faith in God Amid Global Chaos: A 1937 Reflection
A reader asks why the world is in turmoil and where religion fits. Harold Spender recounts Lloyd George’s reaction to plots against him, singing a Welsh hymn. The piece argues that greed and vanity fuel history, but faith in God can ground society even in warlike times.
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Harold Spender
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Scotland Yard
Isaiah
Holy City
Egypt
Assyria
God
Plot to Assassinate Stalin Reported in Moscow
Berlin based dispatch states a plot to kill Josef Stalin was uncovered in Moscow after Lyadov, manager of the city’s little theater, was detained. A bomb was placed under a government box used by officials, with the device allegedly positioned for easy detonation. Lyadov had been linked to Trotzkyite intrigues, and authorities call the case highly sensational.
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Berlin
INS
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Lyadov
Communist Party
Stalin
National Want Ad Week Promotes Low Rates
Satisfy your wants with a want ad during National Want Ad Week. Rent, hire, sell, or borrow with special low rates this week. Act now dial 2-1121 Ad-taker.
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National
Iowa House Divorces Beer and Dancing Amid Controversy
In a tight 52 to 51 vote the Iowa House moved to forbid beer and dancing in many venues as the 47th General Assembly closed. Amendments would allow counties at least one permit for limited dance beer venues. Rep Gallagher denounced Des Moines beer joints as revolting and unsupervised.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House
Senate
General Assembly
Liquor Control Subcommittee
Rep
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Yager
Spirit Lake
J. P. Gallagher
Williamsburg
House Committee On Liquor Control
State House
Locust Street
Sioux City Tests Slot Machine Law Enforcement
The first test of Iowa s new anti slot machine law was promised by County Attorney Maurice E Rawlings who warned that gambling devices will be seized and injunctions started against establishments where they are found The act signed by Gov Kraschel authorizes seizure of devices whether or not they are in play when officers enter Some lawyers doubt the interpretation and foresee a court question
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Sioux City
INS
Iowa
Maurice E. Rawlings
Nelson G. Kraschel
Des Moines
Butcher Yanish Wins Reduced Workday After Sitdown Strike
ST. LOUIS AP reports Herman Yanish staged a nine hour sitdown strike on the meat block at his employer's store. He refused to abandon his position while fellow employes wielded cleavers on the block, but won a reduction to a 12 hour day.
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ST. Louis
Herman Yanish
Yanish
Farm Benefit Cash Included In Supply Bill
The House Appropriations Committee approved the agriculture department budget for FY 1938 at 927,398,548 dollars up 143,402,149 from the current year. It includes 500 million for soil conservation benefit payments and 110.5 million more for road funds, with highways at 178.5 million.
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Washington
INS
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Agriculture
Farm Credit’ Administration
Farm Mortgage Corporation
Treasury
Jury Rules Wauskeisha Blast An Accident Killing Nine
A Waukesha county coroner's jury concluded the dynamite blast that killed nine members of the John Waszak family was accidental. The report cites possible causes such as a rodent, house pet, or a violent jar from an undetermined source. The victims are to be buried Wednesday at St Adelbert's Cemetery in Milwaukee.
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Waukesha
Wis
Waukesha County
John Waszak
St. Adelbert’s Cemetery
Milwaukee
Hagenback Wallace Circus Sold to Philadelphia Buyer
The Hagenback Wallace circus was transferred to Howard Y. Bary of Philadelphia, explorer and Ringling scout. Bary purchased from Ringling interests who had owned the show since 1929. The sale price was not disclosed.
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Chicago
Hagenback-Wallace
Howard Y. Bary
Philadelphia
Bary
Ringling
Former Auctioneer George Workman Commits Suicide
George R. Workman age 50 a retired auctioneer killed himself by hanging in the basement of his Iowa City home on Monday night. He reportedly faced poor health and is survived by his widow two sons and a daughter.
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Iowa City
George R. Workman
Workman
Youth Hit By Car Dies Of Injuries
George Drummey age 16 of 614 Third Street NW died Tuesday at Mercy hospital after a blood transfusion. His left leg had been amputated the previous Tuesday following injuries from a car driven by David P. Dale of 824 Ninth Street SW on the night of March 30.
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George Drummey
Third Street
Mercy Hospital
Drummey
David P. Dale
Ninth Street
Martin to Aid Strikers as GM Walkout Persists
President Homer Martin of the United Auto Workers will visit Oshawa with funds to support 3,700 General Motors strikers while direct negotiations proceed. CIO and UAW leaders report a decision to confer by telephone with Martin in Detroit as Premier Hepburn objects to Thompson and Martin.
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Ont
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers of America
General Motors
Martin
Hugh Thompson
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
UAW
Chrysler
United States
Thompson
Detroit
Washington
Lewis
CIO
Hepburn
Norman Baker Sues Publisher For Libel In Kansas Suit
Norman Baker of Muscatine Iowa sues Haldeman Julius Girard publisher for 500000 libel in district court. Plaintiff claims article in the American Freeman defamed his character and his Baker cancer clinic. Haldeman Julius says the piece relies on records of the American Medieval society.
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Kan
E. Haldeman-Julius
Norman Baker
Baker Cancer Clinic
Muscatine
Iowa
Baker
American Freeman
Haldeman-Julius
American Medival Society
There’s Always Tomorrow by May Christie Opens Tomorrow
The Cedar Rapids Gazette will publish the opening chapter of May Christie’s new romance There’s Always Tomorrow tomorrow. The story follows a wealthy girl turned suddenly poor and her determined bid to rebuild a life, with Christie praised for vivid, true-to-life storytelling.
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May Christie
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Kentucky mine chief arrested on perjury charge
Ted Creech, a mine superintendent from Harlan county Kentucky, was arrested on perjury charges after a La Follette civil liberties inquiry session. He posted $2,000 bond and is to be arraigned Wednesday. The case stems from a confrontation with witness R C Tackett who testified about conditions in the county.
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Washington
Ted Creech
Husky
Debonair
Harlan County
la Follette Civil Liberties
la Follette
R. C. Tackett
Tackett
Creech
Robert L. la Follette
Wis
U. S
Marshall A. Musick
Musick
Government asks Supreme Court for Speedy Security Act ruling
The government urged the Supreme Court to rule soon on the constitutionality of the old age pension provisions of the Social Security Act. It appeals a Boston circuit court decision that this section is unconstitutional. Edison Electric Illuminating Co of Boston and George P Davies supported an early review or date for argument. Government lawyers expect a final ruling before June.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
Boston
Edison Electric Eluminating Company of
George P. Davies
Midwest Farmers Organize Committee for Farm Plan Support
Approximately 100 farm group representatives from Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and South Dakota met in St Paul to organize a Midwest farmers committee backing the national administration's agricultural program. Dr E E Novak of New Prague led the effort and M W Thatcher of Chicago was set to address the gathering. Delegates also included members linked to a Minnesota judiciary reform committee.
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Midwest Farmers’ Committee
National Administration
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
South Dakota
E E. Novak
New Prague
M. W. Thatcher
Chicago
Farmers’ National Grain Corporation
Baseball Scores National League and American League rundown
National League results show St Louis Cincinnati Chicago New York Brooklyn and Pittsburgh with varied scoring lines. American League highlights include Washington New York Philadelphia Cleveland Detroit and Chicago with pitchers and lineups listed amid postponed game due to rain.
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Cincinnati
Dean
Ogrodowski
E. Davis
Lombardi
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President Drops Tenancy Bill To Hold Down Cost
Washington report says President Roosevelt withdrew the tenancy bill as part of cutting government expenditures. House Agriculture Committee favored the measure, but leaders sought a maneuver to avoid a vote at the White House. Budget talks indicated possible total program funding around $10 million, with rehabilitation loans and submarginal land purchases under consideration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House Agriculture Committee
House
White House
White ‘House
Congressional
Senate
Gillett Former California Governor Dies in Berkeley
James Norris Gillett aged 76, who led California from 1907 to 1911, died in Berkeley on Tuesday. Born in 1860 in Viroqua Wisconsin he attended school in Sparta Wisconsin.
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Berkeley
Calif
James Norris Gillett
California
Gillett
Viroqua
Wis
Sparta
Iowa House Scraps Most Bills. Keeps Governor Pushes
Iowa lawmakers vote to discard the majority of pending bills while preserving key items demanded by Governor Kraschel. The list saved includes unfinished business and certain special orders, with rural electrification and several social welfare measures left out of the scrap heap.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
House
Senate
Kraschel
CCC
State Board of Control
Roosevelt Seeks 1.5 Billion in Relief Cash for 1937 38
President Roosevelt submitted revised budget estimates for 1937 and 1938 to Congress noting revenue shortfalls. He hinted that next year’s session may consider tax increases while asking only to extend existing taxes that expire this year. The treasury will study current tax structure further.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Treasury
Federal government faces budget strain per second
Inhole text shows a fragmented report noting the federal government runs deficits and spends more than it takes in every second, with garbled phrases referencing prices and economics. The piece hints at ongoing fiscal pressure and rising expenditure beyond revenue.
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Washington
Roosevelt outlines taxes and deficits in fiscal message
President Roosevelt presents a fiscal program for 1937-38 with a $1.5 billion federal work relief appropriation and projected deficits of $2.56 billion for the current year and $418 million next year. He warns of insolvency risk and urges measures to balance the economy while revenue falls short by $604 million and tax law expectations drop by $267 million amid lawsuits totaling $337 million.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Congress
al Ee
United States
Nations Patrol Of Spain Means Wolves Guarding Sheep Again
Twenty six nations patrol Spain to prevent fighting and ensure no side dominates. The article portrays foreign observers as a cautious guard over Franco era Spain, implying continued tension and potential trouble.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
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