Parental woes and a tax bill loom in washington
A Chicago WPA worker Arvid Jepson 45 kills himself after a drunken spree leaving a widow and four children relying on relief pay to survive. The piece links his tragedy to broader questions of government aid and responsibility while also noting a sweeping tax bill moving through the house and likely to be amended by the senate. It also calls for a senate inquiry into federal projects led by Professor Tugwell citing Alaska and homestead programs as examples.
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Chicago
WPA
Jepson
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Tugwell
Washington Brein Trust
United States Senate
Teke
Metanuska Valley
Alaska
Minnesota
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tugrwell
Banks
Trust Companies
Insurance
AAA
Italian Armies Press South Front in Ethiopian Fight
In Ethiopia's southern front near Sasa Baneh stubborn Ethiopian resistance stalls Italian attackers for a fourth day. Italian aviators report shifting Ethiopian headquarters toward the British Kenya border as reinforcements rush to the Sasa Baneh front.
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London
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Kenya
Diredawa
INS
Sasa Baneh
Matanuska Valley project draws harsh verdicts on farming hopes
The report charts a troubled Alaskan experiment where 200 families were promised farming potential but faced inadequate medical care cabins wells and roads. About one third returned home as loggers trappers and prospectors find work while federal funds exceed expectations and critics question Tugwell era programs.
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Jpach
Matanuska Valley
Matanuska
Sam
Editorial Courage and Tax Reform Champions
Col Frank Knox says publishers bear editorial leadership duties as courage and clarity are demanded today. Democratic candidate Justice R F Mitchell proposes a Beatty Bennett style law to limit tax spending by towns cities counties and schools, arguing for restrained spending to curb excess. He cites Nebraska and Kansas as models for Iowa.
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Col
Frank Knox
Chicago Daily News
Ustice
R.F. Mitchell
Beatty-Bennett
Justice Mitchell
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Ethiopians Launch Fierce Counterattack at Sasa Baneh
Ethiopian forces clash with Italian South Army for a fourth day at Sasa Baneh on the southern front. Ethiopian numbers suffer heavy losses while Italian machine gun fire repels charges. ten Italian officers killed and 23 wounded. Flooding and rains hinder Graziani’s advance as engineers rush bridges across the Gisrer and Fafan rivers. Ras Nassibu’s warriors vow to continue resistance despite aerial damage and wounded pilots.
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Gorahai
Ethiopia
INS
Sasa Baneh
Fafan
Rodolfo Graziani
Daggah Bur
Gisrer
Frusci
Ras Nassibu
Italian advances near Addis Ababa in 1936 war communique
Rome reported that Dedjazmatch Burro Amedei in Dessye surrendered to Eritrean native troops led by Gen. Piri zio Biroli with 103000 men. Marshal Badoglio announced one Italian motorized column neared Addis Ababa at Makfud and another crossed the Mofer river, placing forces about 60 miles from the Ethiopian capital.
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Rome
Addis Ababa
Burro Amedei
Dessye
Alessandro Pirizio-Biroli
Eritrea
Pietro Badoglio
Makfud
Ankober
Mofer
Woman with Lord's Prayer Pencils Dives to Death in Loop
Mrs Amanda Heyman aged 42 clutched a purse with a penciled Lord's Prayer and leaped from the ninth floor of a Chicago loop building in a fatal fall.
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Chicago
Amanda Heyman
A Faithful Guide to Living Well by Dr Newton
A compact meditation on life values and personal effort. It argues that life’s big aims come from what we contribute, not what we receive, urging leaders over bosses and action over vanity while stressing patience, kindness, and moral discipline.
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von Hugel
Fridtje
Nansen
Pasteur
France
Gambetta
New Mrs Zioncheck Faces Husband Reform Challenge
Washington police cheer the reform task for Rep. Zioncheck after his fast marriage to Ruby Nix a Texarkana stenographer. The couple wed in Annapolis after a stalled Washington license, amid reports of his speeding tickets and apartment switchboard antics.
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Washington
Marion Zioncheck
Washington Police Department
Capitol Police
Ruby Louise Nix
Public Works Administration
Texarkana
Tex
Zioncheck
Annapolis
Business leaders denounce new tax plan at chamber meeting
Fred H. Clausen of Wisconsin and Roy C. Osgood of Illinois attacked the administrations corporate profits tax proposal as impractical and dangerous. They urged a balanced federal budget and sane taxes aligned with government spending, saying business supports necessary taxes but wants government costs kept in check.
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Washington
New Deal
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Fred H. Clausen
Horicon
Wis
Roy C. Osgood
First National Bank of Chicago
Clausen
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
America
Chamber
Osgood
Troop Movements Across Austro German Frontier Alarm London
European capitals track unusual troop concentrations near the Austro German frontier as Vienna and Berlin call maneuvers routine. London remains uneasy while reports cite heimwehr rallying and Austrian conscription changes ahead of Eden's pending questions to Hitler on Austria's independence.
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London
INL
Europe
Hitler
Rhineland
Vienna
Berlin
Reuters
Austria
Tyrol
Salzburg
Innsbruck
Heimwehr
Bavaria
Anthony Eden
Adolf Hitler
Court Enjoins Farley Ban on Contest Ventures
Federal Judge John C Knox issued a temporary injunction against the Post Office Department halting mail for Golden Stakes Advertising Corp after Postmaster General Farley ruled the firm was running a lottery. Alfred E Smith Jr serves as vice president of the organization promoting lotteries legalization.
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New York
INS
John C. Knox
Post Office Department
Golden Stakes Advertising Corporation
Farley
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Society leaders tied to lotteries barred from mails
Postmaster General Farley ordered that contests aided by Mrs. Oliver Harriman of New York and Alfred E. Smith Jr. be barred as lotteries. The orders target the National Conference for Legalizing Lotteries Inc. and the Golden Stakes Advertising Company, with Harriman as president and Smith as vice-president and counsel.
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Washington
Oliver Harriman
New York Society
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Farley
National Conference For Legalizing Lotteries, Inc
Harriman
Golden Stakes Advertising Company
Smith
Hailstorm Causes Thousands in Property Damage in Nebraska
In Superior Nebraska hail stones near the size of hens eggs caused extensive property damage across the area. Property owners reported losses running into thousands of dollars as roofs windows and siding were struck. Local authorities advised caution and assessed the storm's impact.
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Superior, Neb
Ins
Missing Mrs. Draper Found Aboard liner Georgic
Mrs. Eben S. Draper, wife of Massachusetts textile machinery maker, was found aboard the steamship Georgic off London. Draper said she is well. plans unknown. She had been missing from a Katonah sanatorium near New York while his search included detectives and Scotland Yard.
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Hopedale
Mass
Mns
Eben S. Draper
Massachusetts
Katonah
N. Y
London
England
New York City
Draper
Scotland Yard
Seattle
Wash
Temperature Rises to Summer-Like 72 in Cedar Rapids
Spring advances in Cedar Rapids with mild weather under a summer sky. Thermometer climbs from 54 at 7 a.m. to 57 at 10 and 72 at 2 45 p m. Tuesday record shows 77 at 4 p m and 70 at 7 p m with 60 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
First of the month rental drive for Gazette ads
The notice promotes renting space for homes or rooms with a quick appeal to place a rental want ad in The Gazette. It urges tenants and landlords to act now and contact the ad-taker at 2-1121.
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Landon Grips Big Lead in Bay State Primary
Gov Alf Landon captured a commanding plurality in Massachusetts Republican presidential preference polls with London 75505 Hoover 7210 Borah 5097 Vandenberg 2108 Knox 1909. Roosevelt slate won Democratic delegate nominees while Hoovers backer John Richardson praised the result. Roosevelt led Landon in overall preference on Tuesday with minimal turnout and Dickinson Iowa got only scattered votes.
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Boston
INS
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
London
Hoover
Borah
Vandenberg
Knox
John Richardson
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Roosevelt
Dickinson
Iowa
Roosevelt Leads in Pennsylvania Preferential Primary
In Pennsylvania early returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt leading Col. Henry Breckinridge by about 18 to 1. With nearly half of 7,972 districts tallied, Roosevelt trails Breckinridge by 336,931 votes overall while Borah garners a sizable GOP vote and write ins appear for Landon in the presidential race.
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Harrisburg
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Breckinridge
Pennsylvania
William E. Borah
Alf M. Landon
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Breckinridge
Borah
Regency Named To Rule For King Farouk Until 18
Cairo authorities plan a regency to rule for King Farouk until his eighteenth birthday on February 11, 1938. Three regents from princes, ex ministers, or former parliament presidents will be chosen, with Prince Mohammed Ali likely to head the body. Farouk will depart London soon, and Fuad’s funeral is set for Thursday.
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Cairo
Farouk
Mohammed Ali
London
Paris
Marseilles
Fuad
Gehan Re-Elected Mayor of St. Paul
Incumbent mayor Mark Gehan held a solid 6 400 voter lead over his labor backed rival, former mayor William Mahoney, with most unofficial returns in. Public Safety Commissioner H E Warren who backed the Daily News probe into police underworld ties was defeated for a council seat.
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ST. Paul
Mark Gehan
William Mahoney
Public Safety
H. E. Warren
Daily News
Alice in Blunderland heads toward the crisis in Washington
Alice Longworth argues Roosevelt has drifted from Jeffersonian tradition amid unreliability in proposals for reemployment and tax cuts. The piece critiques the unbalanced budget and 12 million unemployed, noting farmer labor alliances and public money sustaining relief. Public sentiment questions administration policy.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
New York
Bankhead Calls for Rigorous Economy in Government
Democratic House leader Rep. William B. Bankhead of Alabama admitted some administration activities were carried on extravagantly. He urged a thorough reorganization of government bureaucracy to root out waste and duplication, saying there is no political advantage to claiming everything in the administration is perfect.
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Washington
INS
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Bankhead
House Vote on Tax Bill Reveals Party Lines
AP data shows Democrats 253 for, Republicans 4, Progressives 7, Farmer Labor 3, total for 267. Against 11 Democrats, 82 Republicans, total against 93. Paired 30, Not voting 38, Vacancies 7, House total 435.
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Washington (Ap
House
Progressive
Farmer Labor
Weiss Ordered Held in Bond of 50 000 Dollars
New York cab driver Harry Weiss pled not guilty at arraignment and was ordered held on $50 000 bail. Judge Martin refused lower bail. Weiss claimed he helped obtain a confession from Paul H. Wendel. His wife led detectives to him in Youngstown Ohio. Weiss alleged Ellis Parker Jr directed Wendel's kidnapping.
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New York
Harry Weiss
William F. X. Geoghan
Paul H. Wendel
George W. Martin
Martin
Weiss
Youngstown
Wendel
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ellis Parker, Jr
New Jersey Motor Vehice
Radio Beam Critiqued Months Before Pittsburgh Air Crash
Senate investigators found the Pittsburgh radio directional beam "not at all satisfactory" almost two months before the Uniontown crash that killed twelve. Aviation expert Charles H. Payne said pilots reported the beam varied daily while the Transcontinental and Western Air Sunracer crashed in fog while approaching Pittsburgh on April 7.
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Pittsburgh
Measure to Senate by Top-Heavy Vote
The 803 million tax bill passed the Democratic House by 267 to 93 votes to fund farm relief costs and revise corporate taxes. It heads to the Senate Finance Committee for its first public hearing with Secretary Morgene Thau testifying. Democratic support suggests quick approval amid tempered criticism.
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Washington
House
Burns
Senate
Finance Committee
Morgenethau
Democratic Committee
Iowas Three Republicans Vote No on Tax Bill
Three Iowa congressmen John W. Gwynne of Waterloo Lloyd Thurston of Osceola and Fred Gilchrist of Laurens voted no on the final House roll call on the administration tax bill.
Bill on corporate tax plan faces strong opposition
The measure would tax corporations up to 29 percent with lower brackets for small earnings and 42.5 percent on large profits, while broadening the tax base. Supporters say it curbs evasion and brings in substantial revenue to fund farm and bonus programs. Republicans warn it unsettles business and risks monopolies.
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Roosevelt
Robinson Offers His Price Bill
Senate Majority Leader Robinson of Arkansas presented a secret price discrimination bill amid protests from both parties. The measure aims to address pricing practices but faces strong opposition.
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Robinson
Washington
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Arkansas
Senate
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