America Joins Parleys on Chaco Peace Effort
The United States rejects direct League of Nations involvement in purely American Chaco matters but will cooperate on non American phases. Hull’s note says the U S cannot aid the Geneva end or participate in the 23 member advisory committee. The plan also calls for a neutral American led supervisory commission and a Buenos Aires conference to negotiate peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
League of Nations
League
Gran Chata
Cordell Hut
United States
Paraguay
Bolivia
Geneva
Chaco
Hull
League Council
Assembly
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Americas
FCA Chief Praises Prompt Iowa Farm Loan Repayments
E R Heaton president of the Production Credit Corporation says farmers in Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming repay loans promptly with some prepaid before maturity. He notes the district average repayment rate around 31 23 percent and 42 associations in operation have issued 3409 loans totaling 45356 7 dollars with an average loan of 1260 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FCA
Iowa
Washington
E. R. Heaton
Production Credit Corporation
Farm Credit Administration of
Omaha
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Production Credit Corporations
Federal Land Bank
Heaton
Heston
Producten
Frigid Wave Sends Mercury To 7 For New Low Point
Ceder Rapids shivered as winter gripped the area Thursday night and drove the temperature to a new season low of 7 above zero at 7 a.m. Friday. Skies cleared pleasantly Friday with a high of 11 at 2 30 p.m. after a Thursday peak of 20. An earlier 16 was reported at 7 p.m. followed by 11 at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceder Rapids
Chamber
Pittsburgh Hosts AAAS Delegates At Mellon Institute
More than 3,000 delegates are expected in Pittsburgh for the American Association for the Advancement of Science convention. The event runs from December 27 to January 2 with exhibits by a 15-member welcoming committee from the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Institute, including a Tree of Life display illustrating evolution and Mendelian heredity, plus a popular science exhibit for non-technical visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Mellon Institute
University of Pittsburgh
Carnegie Institute
German Inventor Builds Wheel Pump Regulating Tire Inflation
A German inventor has built a compact pump integrated into a bicycle wheel that automatically maintains proper tire inflation. The device places a convenient inflation system directly in the wheel hub, reducing the need for manual pumping.
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
A brief item records a Cedar Rapids auto toll for 1934 with numbers showing accidents injuries and deaths. The fragmentary note lists figures 2353 0452 and 14 alongside the entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Benes Charges Plot to Wreck Nations Across Europe
Yevitch claims Hungarian authorities protected terrorists at Janka Puszta, calling it a training ground for attacks on Jugoslavia. Eckhardt defends Hungary, noting mass expulsions of Hungarians from Jugoslav land and alleging the assassination plot was planned outside Hungary with Croat ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jugoslavian
Yevitch
Janka Puszta
Jugoslavia
Nagy
Eckhardt
Wungarr
Jugosilev
Hungary
Council
Jugoslavs
Alexander
America
Cub Packs Formed Only Where Scouts Are Present
Cedar Rapids area council committee on Cubbing decides packs may form only where a good Scout troop is active. Charles F. Smith, national Cub director, led a two day training and urged that packs feed into Scout troops. A new pack is forming at First Congregational Church under Rev. Nelson C. Dreier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Smith
First Congregational Church
Nelson C. Dreier
John Turner
Parker Vacumatic Pen Promises High Ink Capacity
Revolutionary Vacumatic ethe Saclesa model from Parker boasts 102 percent more ink capacity and an ink‑level gauge like a gas gauge. It uses a piston pump filler, eliminates old ink sacs, and offers scratch‑resistant nibs with a slightly turned tip. Christmas styles available at department stores and jewelers. engraving certificates provided. Parker Pen Company, Janesville, Wisconsin. Prices from $2.50 to over $10.
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Parker
Montel Mhawnen
Pori
Ehapa
Despartment
Parker Pen Company
Janesville
Wisconsin
Long Plans Probe of Utility Rates
Huey Long ordered a public utility rates investigation and restructured the Louisiana Public Service Commission naming Wade O. Martin as chairman. The three utility firms must appear December 13 to show cause why their rates should be investigated, with costs of the inquiry to be borne by the companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
James M. Smith
Louisiana State Univesity
Reveille
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Long
Naw
Wade O. Martin Chin
Leng
Commiss
Inmvesagsten
Uwnhiw
Edith Prouty Pritchard Dies in Kansas City
Humboldt memory records the death of Edith Prouty Pritchard in Kansas City. She was the daughter of pioneer attorney J. M. Prouty and an early University of Iowa Law School graduate. She led P E O chapters as former national and state president. Surviving are her husband and two sisters.
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Humboldt
Edith Prouty Pritchard
Kansas City
J. M. Prouty
University of Iowa
Serbia Expels 2717 Hungarians After King’s Assassination
BELGRADE Jugoslavia (UP) a semi official claim Friday night that since King Alexander I was assassinated in Marseille on October 9, only 2 717 of 27 400 Hungarian residents in Jugoslavia have been expelled. The action follows Geneva charges that Hungary aided Croatian terrorists who shot the king.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
Alexander I
Marseilles
Geneva
Hungary
U S Plans Topographical Map of Western States
Harold B. Sheppard, chair of the northeast Idaho planning board, urges a comprehensive topographical and geological survey of western states. He writes to chambers of commerce and Idaho officials that the study would underpin development of natural resources and aid district, state, and national planning in highways, power, water, land development, and population planning, funded by federal money for the US Geological Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Harold B. Sheppard
Northeastern Idaho Planning Board
Chambers of Commerce
Sheppard
United States Geological Survey
Louisiana Expects Banner Trapping Season Opens
More than 21,000 Louisianians entered the swamps as trapping season began November 20 in the lower coastal district. The period runs to February 20 with high prospects for a successful season, says Armand Daspit, director of wild life for the state conservation commission. Last year yielded a little over 3,000,000 pelts valued between 3 and 3.5 million dollars. this year’s sale price is forecast to rise slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Armando Daspit
Wild Jire
State Conservation Commission
Louisiana
Daspit
Wallace assails rich as selfish critics of reform
In New York a speaker labeled wealthy families as self centered and warned they must act for the national good. He urged cooperation among rich leaders to provide coordinated guidance rather than individual self interest amid economic reform proposals.
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New York
Sasi Wallace Yysay
Cas
Chaeda
Union
Zea Oh
Nertculture
Frankie
Wallace
Perkins Convicted Over NRA Wage Provisions
Fred C. Perkins of York, a battery maker, was convicted in U S district court on ten counts charging violation of NRA wage provisions for the wet battery industry code. A remaining eleventh count was withdrawn. He faces sentencing Monday with a possible fine of 5000 dollars. Perkins refused to sign the code citing potential bankruptcy from minimum wage rules. The defense presented no witnesses after the government rested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Fred C. Perkins
York
Perkins
U. S. District Court
Nearly 500 Men Paid Off For Snow Shoveling In Cedar Rapids
Friday payroll paid nearly 500 workers who shoveled Cedar Rapids out of a weekend blizzard. City treasurer M F Cox arranged cash from a local bank and clerical help from other departments aided. Payments were mostly small, at 45 cents an hour. Frank K Hahn and Walter Markle assisted in public improvements and street work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
M. F. Cox
Frank K. Hahn
Walter Markle
Bank Receivership Granted Ten Percent Dividend
Judge H C Ring in district court Friday authorized D W Bates state superintendent of banking as receiver of Waapsie Valley State Bank of Central City to pay a ten per cent dividend on depositors claims in the bank receivership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H C Ring
D. W. Bates
Waapsie Valley State Bank of
Central City
Stearns Contest of Justice Vote Goes to Board
The Stearns contest over the 9 August general election outcome centers on the appearance of the late Lightner on the ballot twice, for full and vacancy terms. The contest requests the vacancy term votes be counted separately and asks the board to rule on voter confusion. County officials say the contest board will be chaired by Busby with one judge appointed by Stearns Grunewald and Reed, per state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert CO Bas
Cherenea
Saps
Cratos Rann
Marcin
Busby
Stearns, Grunewald and
Reed
Jury Deliberates In Trial Of Walker Man
A district court jury considering the state case against Albert Joyce of Walker pondered its verdict after more than four hours as of 7 pm Friday. The panel retired after instruction from Judge John T. Moffit at 2:50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Joyce
Walker
John T. Moffit
Nationalism doomed as world enters a new age
Stephen H. Bush, professor at the University of Iowa, warned High Twelve club members at the Hotel Roosevelt that the Age of Nations has ended and nationalism is destructive. He urged openness, noted spy systems and intrigues, and praised investigations in Washington for exposing conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen H. Bush
University of Iowa
Hotel Roosevelt
Bush
Washington
D. C
Ickes
Woman Is Given Ten Days For Defacing Building
Mrs Leota McManes aged 44 of 1028 Third street SE was sentenced to ten days in the county jail after pleading guilty to defacing a building a charge reduced from malicious injury. The incident followed a county relief denial and involved damage to the door window of County Engineer William H Behrens office. County Attorney G K Thompson filed the charges in district court with Judge H C Ring presiding.
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Leota McManes
Third Street
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
McManes
William H. Behrens
Fred Stirm
Relief Department
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