Iowa liquor commission overhaul drive in House debate
The Iowa House debated abolition of the liquor commission and its replacement by a five man board. Resignations from Cooper and two other members, plus a per diem full time administrator proposal, were central to the discussion. Lawmakers Foster Alesch and Gustave Alesch led the push while Manley Lane and Francis abstained or remained silent.
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Liquor Commission
Fosté
Gustave Alesch
Smouth
Mayor Control Commission
Gaia Commission
House of Representatives
Ee House
Secs Manley
Lane
Gallagher
Knudson
McKinnon
Dancer
Harrison
Putnam
Treimer
German U Boat Building Stirs Europe S Fears
London reports a re created German submarine fleet with twelve 250 ton submersibles. The Reich says it will proceed despite Versailles bans. Britain notes this follows Hitler's plan for 35 percent of British sea power. Air council warns pilots to obey international rules over Germany.
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Britain
Reich
Germany
Berlin
Air Ministry
Berlin wary as reports claim German submarine build
London reports say Anglo German naval talks may be dropped and a new League of Nations protest could follow a Versailles breach by Germany. In Berlin officials pressed for confirmation on twelve submarines, but navy minister refused to confirm or deny.
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London
League of Nations
Germany
Reich
PWA Opens Doors for Applications
Washington NIS Harold L Ickes announced the Public Works Administration reopened for new applications after a shutdown. States, municipalities and public bodies may apply for non federal project funds as the emergency relief act allotments exhausted February 28, 1934.
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Washington
INS
PWA
Harold L. Ickes
Congress
Clocks Move Up One Hour In Daylight Time
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a m Sunday in much of the eastern United States and much of Canada. Affected residents lose one hour of sleep Saturday night and gain an extra hour on September 29 when standard time resumes. Clocks will be moved ahead one hour.
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United States
Middlewest
Canada
Men Seek Peace In Omaha Tram Strike
After a full week the Omaha and Council Bluffs street car strike seemed headed for settlement as workers sought peace. Service was kept on all Omaha lines and would be extended to Council Bluffs today or Monday, officials said.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Huey Long Breaks Bread With Iowa Beauties
Senator Huey P. Long visited Des Moines and declined an invitation to address the Iowa house. He told two lawmakers he would rather breakfast with four Drake Relays beauty queens, blasted Washington agriculture, and criticized Henry Wallace. He ordered grapefruit juice cereal toast and coffee as he spoke of agricultural woes and cotton and corn shortages.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Long
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Assembly
Solons
Drake
L. J. Dickinson
Temperature Rises From 56 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids saw temperatures climb from 56 at 5 am to 63 at 9 45 am and 71 by 1 30 pm with clouds and light wind. Light rain Friday afternoon totaled .02 inches with a peak high of 80 at 11 am and a low of 58 by midnight.
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The
Mercury
Cop's Son Slain As Robber In Chicago
John Schultz 17 son of a policeman was killed when he and a companion tried to rob a Chicago grocery store. Neighbors alerted police who surrounded the store. the youths attempted to flee through a back entrance and Schultz was shot by an officer. The companion escaped.
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John Schultz
Young Schultz
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935 Accident Summary
A fragment lists Cedar Rapids auto toll figures for 1935 with columns for accidents injuries and deaths. It records 110 accidents 125 injuries and no deaths noted. The text appears as a terse ledger style line lacking context or dates.
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Cedar Rapids
Down goes Cooper as Iowa liquor chief at last
Harold M. Cooper resigns as chairman of the Iowa liquor control commission after a long controversy over his administration. The Gazette argues the resignation comes late and blames broader mismanagement and enforcement lapses, exposing a larger state liquor crisis. The piece accuses Cooper of deferment and denounces muckraking and press prejudice.
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Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Cooper
Iowa
the Gazette
Gazette
Liquor Commission
Blond Sailor to Face Question in Double Slaying
In Hollywood a love triangle surrounds the murder of Paul Wharton and the related death of William Howard. Seaman N C McDermitt, linked as the third person in the triangle, has returned to the U S S Pennsylvania and is to be questioned by Sheriff homicide Captain Norris G Stensland. Authorities seek motive and fresh leads amid disclosures of Wharton's lavish life and charges opened against fashion figures and actresses.
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U. S. S. Pennsylvania
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William M. Howard
U. S. Naval Academy
Film Colony
Jean Harlow
Constance Bennett
Aileen Pringle
Carmen Considine
Miss Pringle
Wharton
H. C. McDermitt
Pennsylvania
Howard
McDermitt
San Diego
Chapple Enters Governor Race Targeting University President
Ashland Wisconsin AP John B Chapple announced his 1936 gubernatorial candidacy and said his first act would be to dismiss Dr Glenn Frank as president of the University of Wisconsin.
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Ashland
Wis
John B. Chapple
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Iowa Assembly Recesses After Calendar Fight
The Iowa House recessed until Monday as a Republican bid to cut the calendar and halt most legislation failed. Rep Arch McFarlane proposed re referring most bills back to committees with limited exceptions. Democrats called it a plan to erase key measures and voted to recess with no decision. The Senate meanwhile approved a compromise to consolidate the fish and game commission with the board of conservation, sending the bill to the governor after House passage.
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DES Moines
Arch McFarlane
Black Hawk
McFarlane
Senate
Liquor Control Commission
State Fish and Game Commission
Board of Conservation
Iowa State Senate
Mount Vernon School Strike Ties Board To Principal Miss Munger
Mount Vernon high school sees a student strike over the non reelection of principal Opal Munger. A mass meeting is planned for 8 p.m. with about sixty students back in class and the board intent on completing grading and routine matters.
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Mount Vernon
Opal Munger
John Klimo
Klimo
Private Aid To Continue Illinois Relief
Gov. Horner urged private funds to aid 165 283 dependent families in 101 counties where relief has been ordered suspended at midnight next Tuesday. The Illinois emergency relief commission voted to shut down all relief stations outside Chicago, while 37 metropolitan stations will run for ten days with curtailed staff. The federal FERA will withhold funds unless Illinois can raise 3 million dollars monthly, regional rep Howard Hunter said.
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Chicago
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Illinois
Henry Horner
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
Cook County
Illneis
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Howard O. Hunter
FERA
Hunter
Cedar Rapids Better Homes Show Opens at Coliseum Tonight
The Cedar Rapids Better Homes show runs from 2 p m to 11 p m at the Memorial Coliseum. Exhibits of building materials and appliances fill the venue with crowds praising the largest display under one roof. Admission is ten cents.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Want Ads Closing Time Notice in Big Sun Daily
The Big Sun Daily declares eight o clock p m as closing time for Want Ads. Call 2 1121 for an ad taker or visit The Gazette office. Credit permitted for listed tele phone directory customers with no past due ad accounts.
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Gazette
Legislature to push joint probe into graft and corruption
A Des Moines report details a Cedar Rapids Gazette backed plan for a joint Senate House resolution creating a bipartisan investigative committee. The panel would hire counsel and special investigators to probe graft in state county and city offices, including liquor control, with state funds covering costs.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
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The
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Edward O'Conner
the Gazette
O’conner
Liquor Commission
Congress weighs abolishing the federal gasoline tax
Washington reports tax experts discuss reducing or dropping the one cent per gallon gas levy. House Ways and Means faces pressure as budget plans and soldier bonus outcomes shape any changes, with potential shifts to inheritance and gift taxes if bonuses fail.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Robert L. Coughton
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Experts Seek To Stabilize Silver Prices
Washington officials announced no change in silver prices over the weekend. Secretary Morgenthau said a new treasury silver policy pronouncement may come on Monday.
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Washington
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Morgenthau
Treasury
Mexico Hauls In Silver Coins In Currency Shift
All banks in Mexico closed after the government embargoed exports of silver coins to allow adjustment to new monetary rules. U S officials monitored global silver markets amid volatility from the policy, as Mexico and China felt the impact of rising prices and the move to replace silver coins with currency and copper coins.
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China
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