Iowa Revenue Dept Probes UANLEY Letter on Liquor Tax Evasion
Iowa officials ordered a federal probe into charges the Iowa liquor control commission sought to evade wholesale alcohol taxes. Deputy Internal Revenue Commissioner J Mellett will supervise with S B Qvale to study the matter and advise whether federal or state action is warranted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Hut J. Mellett
Anmal Revenue
Marshay
Iowa Fugar Control Commission
Simi
S. B. Qvale
Iowa
Towa Or Control Commission
Towa
Harold M. Cooper
Sat
Washington
Arthur J. Gilett
Internal Revenue
Convision
Man Cooper
Cooper
Issioner
Bernard E. Manter
Bulletin
Henry J. Roelofs
Miey
Roelofs
Pohol Tax Department
Verne Mar- Wmiter
Cedar Rapids
Liquor
Vice Con
Ued
Iowa House Weighs Abolishing Liquor Commission
Iowa House approved suspending rules to consider a bill by Rep. Gustave Alesch and Rep. LaMarr Foster to abolish the current liquor control commission. The proposal would replace it with a trio of state officials the secretary of state the state auditor and the state treasurer and would allow appointment of a superintendent of state liquor stores. The measure was brought to the floor amid heated debate and amid calls for an investigation into liquor operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Liquor Commission
House
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
John Mitchell
Alesch
LaMarr. Foster
West Branch
Gus Alesch
Iowa House
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Foster
Carleton D. Beh
Rep
Avery
Iowa
Rep. Putnam
McFarlane
J. P. Gallagher
Dewey E. Goode
Bloomfield
State Fair Dates Set for August 21 to 30
DES MOINES AP The Iowa State Fair board announced the fair will open August 21 and run through August 30 with August 21 and 22 as setup days. The board outlined plans to emphasize livestock and agricultural shows more than in recent years.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Fair Board
Roosevelt creates Works Allotment Division in New Deal
President Roosevelt established the Works Allotment Division led by Harold L. Ickes to coordinate work relief allocations. The 22-member board includes Henry A. Wallace Rexford Tugwell Frances Perkins and Frank Walker with Hopkins's role under consideration. A relief conference is called for Friday night with key officials invited.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Works Allotment Division
WAD
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Rexford G. Tugwell
Frances Perkins
Frank Walker
NEC
Harry L. Hopkins
White House
Division of Applications and Information
DAI
Ickes
Tugwell
Joseph
Walker, Hopkins
P. Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Charles West
Farmers Can Plant Wheat Under New 1935 Contracts
Washington AP The AAA announced Comptroller J R McCarl approved 1935 supplementary wheat contracts allowing full base plantings with payments for reductions planned. Farmers will receive 1935 payments without 1935 reductions and will do reductions in 1936 plus future plans. Output could rise 10 to 30 million bushels depending on weather. Chester C Davis said the comptroller general ruling is satisfactory.
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Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
J. R. McCarl
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Comptroller General
Death Sentence For Ohio Deputy Killing
Roy Smith 34 was condemned to die in the electric chair on August 9 at the Ohio state prison for shooting and killing Forrest Good 44, deputy sheriff of Van Wert county, in a case decided by three judges after Thursday’s hearing.
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van Wert
Roy Smith
Forrest Good
van Wert County
Ohio State Prison
Publisher urges Iowa legislature to stay in session fight corruption
A telegram from Newton Iowa urges Cedar Rapids Gazette to appeal to all Iowans for the legislature to remain in session until corruption is exposed and public servants are removed. Publisher James Rhodes endorses a nonpartisan crusade and asks readers to pressure lawmakers. A Gazette copy is mailed to each legislator.
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Newton
Verne Marshall
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mqyor
State of
Iowa
James R. Rhodes
Rhodes
Courage: The First Virtue that Fuels Progress
The piece extols courage as the basis of every virtue and the key to progress. It notes Johnson and other heroes faced with fear, and claims courage defeats panic, enabling nations to advance. It urges one to practice bravery daily, claiming ultimate security lies in courage.
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Giro
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Socrates
Herring Defends O'Connor Scan as Not Definitive
Governor Clyde L. Herring says The Gazette story alleging Attorney General Ed O'Connor has been under the influence since his election is not definite enough to warrant removal. Herring notes he lacks power to oust an elected official and urges formal charges with evidence to the executive council.
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Des Moines
The
Gazette
Ed O'Connor
Law Enforcement Division of
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
O’connor
Executive Council
the Gazette
Verne Marshall
Herring
Marshall
Des Moines Tribune
Edward L. O’connor
O’ Connors
Sioux City
O’ Connor
Arthur
Miss Coan
Woodbury
Max Duckworth
Siegel
Roosevelt To Talk To Nation Sunday
President Roosevelt will address the nation Sunday night in a fireside talk to outline his work relief program. The White House announced the 9 p.m. CST address aims to clarify the plan and its goals, with about twenty five minutes planned.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
White House
Better Homes Show Draws Crowds as Finest Local Exhibit
Hundreds attend the Better Homes show and hail it as the most complete display of building materials and appliances under one roof in the city. Come see tonight, admission ten cents.
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Better Homes
Gazette Calls Iowa Residents to Demand Graft Showdown
The Cedar Rapids Gazette urges every Iowan to press senators and representatives for a full, nonpartisan probe into state corruption. It cites O Connor allegations and broader graft tied to gambling, campaign funds, and high offices, warning of a national blackening of Iowa’s name.
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Gazette
Iowa
Des Moinés
O’connor
Arthur
Miss. Coan
Siegel
Sioux City
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Eers
Democratic
Attorney General's Office
WHO
Central Broadcasting Company
Texas justice shaken as son shoots Chief Justice and wife
Howard Pierson, 20, son of a Texas supreme court justice, fatally shoots his parents on a private country road after two years of alleged brooding. Sheriff says confession linked to a $17,500 life insurance policy. Governor Allred and state leaders mourn as Pierson is jailed on murder charges.
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Austin
Tex
Howard Pierson
Texas Supreme Court
Joe Wooten
William Pierson
Pierson
Texas
Capitol
James V. Allred
Young Pierson
Lee O. Allen
Wooten
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Cedars Gazette
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Wallace
Walker
Interior
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O'Connor
Nation
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