Faculty voices oppose old regime at University of Iowa
In Iowa City a small group of about twenty University of Iowa instructors held an informal meeting to oppose the selection method for president Dr. Zook. They stressed a desire for faculty input and less autocratic administration, while noting the Baker Boyd Jessup influence remains.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
George Frook
Zook
Baker-Boyd-Jessup
Dr. Zook
Zook Selections for Iowa University President Move Forward
Dr George F Zook United States commissioner of education arrived in Iowa City and met with the state board of education after being chosen to succeed President Walter A Jessup at the University of Iowa His acceptance decision is expected next week with board members meeting Wednesday to act Cedar Rapids guests included board members and Mrs Zook for a dinner hosted by W R Boyd The party was welcomed by Cedar Rapids officials and university leaders in Davenport and Chicago context
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State Board of Education
Walter A. Jessup
University of Iowa
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W. R. Boyd
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Boyd
Board of Education
Anna B. Lawther
Dubuque
Cora Simpson
Decorah
J H Anderson
Thompson
Henry Shull
Sioux City
Iowa City
United States Commissioner of Education
Washington
Chicago
George T Baker
Davenport
W H Gemmill
Des Moines
Gemmill
North Central Association Conference of American Colleges and Universities
Baker
W R_ Boyd
Misery and the Two Brothers Folklore Lesson
An old Polish tale tells of two brothers one clever the other dim witted Misery tests the foolish brother who welcomes her and suffers ruin. He lures Misery into danger frightening fates until she blows apart in a gun trap leaving a trace of misery everywhere.
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Misery
Stithe
May Ship Gold From America to Europe
Washington moves consider exporting part of the United States gold hoard to Europe as the dollar dips below par. Under the 1934 gold program private buyers can purchase gold at 35 dollars an ounce for shipment to central banks in gold standard countries, with no current applications filed.
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Richard L. Gridley
Washington
America
Europe
Treasury
Treasury Department
Freeport Officers Hurt in Motorcycle Collision
Two Freeport police officers were injured in a Saturday motorcycle collision with a sedan. Officer Fred Manther aged 42 suffered a skull fracture and five broken ribs while his partner Edgar Brown aged 31 sustained painful cuts and bruises.
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Freeport Ili
Freeport
Fred Manther
Edgar Brown
Roosevelt may push world silver purchase plan
A White House meeting with a Senate silver bloc delegation discussed a possible world silver purchase plan to stimulate prices. No pledges were made though some senators saw progress toward legislation while the President kept options open and opposed mandatory silver action.
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Roosevelt
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Silver Bloc
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Idaho
William H King
Utah
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Nevada
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Colorado
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Labor
Minn
Elmer Thomas
Oklahoma
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
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Senate
Secretary of Treasury
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Eugene Black
Federal Reserve
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Treasury
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House
Three Robbers Captured After Two Cent Return
In Chicago three men were jailed after a robbery. Edward Hayduk flagged a police car two minutes later and identified the three Negro suspects, receiving back two cents stolen in the heist.
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Chicago
Edward Hayduk
Peanuts Claim Fails to Spur Clever Thoughts in Gazette Ad
A reader reports a Want Ad in The Gazette promising a complete solid furniture set sold quickly. The listing offers a buffet table with four chairs a library table and a lamp and invites a dial request at 6766.
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Carnegie Institute
Solect
the Gazette
Sam Insull Declares Near Pauper Status At Sea
On a U S Exilona voyage Samuel Insull says he is almost penniless but aided by many friends. He faces trial in Chicago for fraud tied to his failed empire while describing his regret, fatigue, and loss of peace as his ship sails near the North African coast.
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Thomas Cope
U. S. Exilona
Samuel Insull
Insull
Chicago
United States
Europe
North African
Casblanca
Gibraltar
Mberty
Kidnapped and Robbed Cargo Hauler Struck Near Chicago
Cedar Rapids drivers Lahely De Wees and Alvin Hoge reported a Saturday hijacking on the way from Chicago. Four men seized their Hawkeye Motor Express truck carrying $5,000 worth of Wilson meats, robbed them of cash, and forced them into a cave by the Sanitary Canal before abandoning them. the truck remained unrecovered late Saturday. The incident marked a second Hawkeye hijacking in Illinois, following a $30,000 Blue Valley butter theft near Geneva six months earlier.
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Lahely de Wees
Cedar Rapids
Alvin Hoge
Springville
Chicago
Wilson and
Wheaton
de Wees
Hoge
Sanitary Canal
Summit
T H. de Wees
Twenty-seventh Street
Illinois
Ray White
Harman Bailey
Marion
Geneva
Wright Field aviator sets unofficial amphibian speed record
Captain R C Moffat of Wright Field reportedly flew an amphibian plane at 183 miles per hour over a two mile course Saturday. The aircraft is the same model used by Major A P De Seversky to set the official 180 mph record last year.
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R C. Moffat
Wright Field
Army
Wright i
A P de Seversky
Day in Washington highlights from government action
President Roosevelt signs Bankhead bill for compulsory cotton control. Senate silver bloc calls for mandatory silver status. Administration plans to pack a crude oil production limit. Unemployment relief urged by city spokesmen. McLeod bill advances to pay off frozen deposits with deposits capped at 2500. War department spending negotiated. Farmers March income at 417 million vs 275 million year ago. Railway workers gain time to review wage scale extension.
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War Department
Eastman Drops Railway Wage Mediation Role
Federal Transportation Co-ordinator Joseph B. Eastman withdrew as mediator in the railroad wage dispute after railroad labor officials rejected President Roosevelt's plan. He said managers would not consider settlements more favorable to labor than offered, and negotiations should proceed under the Railway Labor Act with possible arbitration by the mediation board.
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Federal Transportation Co
Joseph B. Eastman
Roosevelt
Eastman
Board of Mediation
St Paul Gangster Pleads Guilty to Beell Killing
Joseph E. Webster, 50, a St Paul gangster, pled guilty to third degree murder in the killing of Fred Beell, former heavyweight wrestling champion, during a 1933 burglary at the Marshfield brewery. He was sentenced to 25 years in Waupun prison, avoiding possible first degree murder charges.
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St Paul
Fred Beell
Marshfield
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Beell
Lindberghs Earnings Rise After Atlantic Flight
Col Charles A Lindbergh disclosed to the senate air mail committee that since his 1927 solo Atlantic flight he has earned 470180 in salaries bonuses and stock profits. He noted 345983 came from airplane stock trades and detailed income from Robertson Aircraft TA T Pan American and other employers through 1933. He also reported stock losses 18714 on Aviation Corporation of California and profits from Boeing Curtiss Transcontinental Transport and Pan American.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Air Mail
Atlantic
Senate Air Mail
Lindbergh
Robertson Aircraft Corporation
Robertson Company
New York
le Bourget Field
Paris
United States
Transcontinental
Western
Pennsylvania
Railroad
Pan-American Airways
Pan-American
Aviation Corporation of California
Boeing Airplane and Transport
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Transcontinental Air Transport
Macon Passes Over Austin En Route to Miami Maneuvers
The dirigible Macon flew over Austin Saturday night at 7 55 p.m. heading east at about 3000 feet. From Sunnyvale, California, it is bound for the U S fleet maneuvers off Miami, Florida to join operations in the southeast Atlantic theater.
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Austin
Tex
Macon
Sunnyvale
Calif
Miami
Fla
Lincoln DAR flags recalled after misprint
In Lincoln Nebraska the DAR issued new naturalization class flags bearing the legend Made In Japan. The flags were recalled after the error embarrassed the chapter and prompted a restructuring of the flag order.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lincoln Chapter
DAR
Japan
Weather Outlook for Upper Mississippi and Plains
Forecast for April 23 to 28 shows showers midweek and again near week’s end. Temperatures expected near normal across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and northern and central Great Plains.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Winners of Jeanette Beyer Menu and Recipe Contest
The Jeanette Beyer menu and recipe contest results are announced today in a special tabloid domestic science supplement. Prize winning menus and recipes are printed along with many other entries. more will appear in Miss Beyer's Sunday Table Talk in coming weeks.
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Jeanette Beyer
Miss Beyer
Tugwell Address Defends New Deal Before Editors
Rexford Tugwell Assistant Secretary of Agriculture addresses the American Society of Newspaper Editors arguing for open critique of the President's program and outlining core American traits. He defends democratic debate and warns against coercive regimentation in shaping law and policy.
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Washington
Rexford Tugwell
Tugwell Defends New Deal at Editors Meeting
Assistant Secretary Rexford Tugwell told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that the New Deal would carry on and adapt democratic processes to the modern world. He rebutted attacks from Eugene Meyer and William Wirt, defended brain trust policies, and warned against press suppression of reform.
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Washington
Roosevelt Brain Trust
Rexford G. Tugwell
American Society of
Tugwell
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve
The
Brain Trust
Roosevelt
Willam Wirt
Indiana
United States
350 Miners Trapped in Jugoslavia Mine Disaster
A Ka kanj coal mine explosion near Sarajevo on Saturday night killed at least 150 miners with 250 more trapped. Engineers escaped and recovery work began as hundreds of relatives gathered at the pit head. Military units joined rescue efforts amid grim hopes.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Kakanj
Sarajevo
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