Farmers receive 1937 plan to curb corn and soil erosion
Washington officials unveiled the 1937 federal farm program aiming to limit corn planting with quotas and payments up to 500 million dollars for shifting land to soil conserving crops and adopting soil building practices. Changes reflect regional needs and emphasize soil restoration and erosion prevention.
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Washington — Administration
Wallace
Extension Service
Washington
H. R. Tolley
Forty Die As Floor Collapses During Catholic Meeting
A floor collapse at a Catholic society meeting in Leiria Portugal killed forty people and injured more than one hundred. Most victims were women and children, with the disaster occurring Tuesday afternoon in a school building.
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Leiria
Portugal
French and Hecht sue for excess profits tax refund
French and Hecht Inc and Joseph L Hecht of Davenport Indiana filed suit in the court of claims on Tuesday seeking recovery of alleged excess profits taxes totaling 13970 dollars from the government.
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Washington
French and Hecht, Inc
Joseph L. Hecht
Davenport
Court of Claims
Overcrowded Iowa Insane Hospitals Urged to Hire More Staff
Dr. Leonard P. Ristine of Mount Pleasant asylum told a Des Moines board conference that Iowa’s insane institutions are overcrowded and understaffed, with patients receiving only custodial care. He cited $40 monthly staff pay, 12 to 13 hour days, and urged a blue ribbon staff program amid low per patient expenditures and one doctor for 485 patients.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Board of Pare
Tuesda
Leonard P. Ristine
Mount Pleasant
United States
Ristine
Veterans’ Hospital
R. A. Stewart
Independence
J. D. Smith
Clarinda
Charles Obermann
Independence Asylum
Stewart
Japanese Cabinet Crisis Over German Pact Reported
Miyako newspaper reports a Japanese cabinet crisis over the Japanese German pact. Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita resigns and other ministers plan mass resignations if accepted. Arita cites criticism from the anti communist alliance with Germany as the reason, leading Russia to end the Russo Japanese fishing accord.
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TOKIO
Miyako
Hachiro Arita
Koki Hirota
Arita
Germany
Russia
Bloodstained coat tied to King Ranch hunt missing men
Texas investigators report human blood on a coat found near the King ranch game preserve while a canvas piece tested negative. The finding fuels the search for Luther and John Blanton missing since November 18 after a hunting trip near Raymondville. Col. Carmichael and Ranger Captain Bill McMurray direct the hunt as Gonzaullas’ intelligence division sends the coat for lab report.
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Austin
Tex
King Ranch
Texas
State Bureau of Intelligence
Texas Rangers
Luther
John Blanton
Col. H. H. Carmichael
State Department of Safety
Raymondville
San Perlita
Bill McMurray
Border Service
Gonzaullas
Seven Lives Lost in McGregor House Fire Blast
A two room McGregor home burned following a stove explosion at 7 am. Jay Anderson 48 and wife 37 plus five children perished. Gertrude 13 survived with minor burns. Neighbors helped rescue Alice 15 and Erwin 2, both severely burned. Inquest planned. funeral set for Thursday at 1:30 pm.
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Mcgregor
Jay Anderson
Betty Belle
Stanley
Richard
Erwin
Alice
Gertrude
Minor Burns
Gertrude Weace
Frank Curiel
C. O.gerndt
Fire Department
Otto Duball
Pilkington Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
H. N.albeck
Methodist Church
Vern Washburn
Anderson
Adam Davies
Milford Enjoined From Operating Its Municipal Power Plant
District Judge George Heald granted an injunction prohibiting Milford Iowa from operating its municipal power plant and barred payments on bonds to Monroe Electric. The ruling favored Milford residents who argued the construction contract lacked competitive bidding. City officials said they will appeal.
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Spirit Lake
George Heald
Milford
Monroe Electric Company
Devil as Movement Maker in Lincoln Steffens Parable
In a parable relayed by Lincoln Steffens, the Devil explains how he persuades people to turn truth into a movement or church. He notes that organizing truth into a movement neutralizes its impact and preserves his own interests. Copyright 1936.
Convict Escapes After Pulling Gun On Guards Near Chicago
Ray Cunningham, 40, a paroled convict being returned to Joliet penitentiary for parole violation, pulled a gun on two parole agents and forced them to drive back to Chicago before freeing himself from handcuffs and fleeing. The incident occurred about 10 miles from Joliet as agents transported him from Springfield where he was arrested for carrying a gun. President George T. Scully of the parole board said he had no idea where Cunningham obtained the weapon.
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Chicago
Ray Cunningham
Joliet Penitentiary
Joliet
Cunningham
Springfield
George T. Scully
Parole Board
Patrick Kelly
Paul Stearne
Scully
Sidney Man Found Dead On Railroad Tracks
The frozen body of Ed Holthouse of Payne Indiana was found on railroad tracks 100 yards north of Payne Tuesday. Authorities believe he was struck by a train.
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Sidney
Ed Holthouse
Payne, In
Payne
French Plane Shot Down Over Spain Near Guadalajara
A French passenger plane was shot down at 1 p.m. Tuesday near Guadalajara during the Spanish civil war. An International Red Cross doctor named Henry, two Paris newspapermen, and a French woman were injured. The fate of the aircraft crew and the responsible faction were not immediately known. The damaged machine, flying between Barajas airfield and Madrid, bore French colors visibly.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Red Cross
Henry
Paris
Barajas Airfield
Defenders rush new guns as Madrid braces for fascist attack
Madrid defenders bring French and Russian machine guns to key positions behind barricades as anti tank guns ready. Officials say a major battle looms with both sides drawing troops into the capital district amid cold weather claims. Meanwhile in Oslo the Norwegian steamer Gumes was bombed in Seville harbor with one seaman killed. ship empty and carrying ore from Oporto to Seville.
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Madrid
Iato
Spain
Oslo
Norway
Seville
Oporto
Foreign Office
Nieman Will Leaving Estate To Harvard Upheld
Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmed the will of Agnes Nieman widow of Milwaukee Journal founder leaving about 5 million dollars to Harvard University to endow a journalism school. The ruling upheld mental competence and rejected contest by three relatives Fred Wahl Washington D C Robert Wahl Chicago and Paula Pierce Chicago.
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Madison
Wis
Agnes Nieman
Milwaukee Journal
Harvard University
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Michael S. Sheridan
Mystery And Romance In The Silver Road Mystery
The Silver Road Mystery by Lewis Allen Browne debuts in The Cedar Rapids Gazette next Friday December 11. Mary Montieth faces disinheritance from her uncle over marriage, then he is murdered with a strange weapon. Readers unravel whether Mary or her lover are involved as a thrilling climax unfolds.
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Lewis Allen Browne
Cedar Rapids
Browne
Mary Montieth
David Forrest
Mary
Van Sweringen Brothers Regain Rail Empire Control
Senate inquiry reveals how J P Morgan and New York bankers forced an auction of the Van Sweringens railroad empire. Indiana manufacturer George A Ball and Cleveland shipowner George A Tomlinson purchased the assets for 3 121 000 to restore the brothers to control through Mid America Holding. Ball and Tomlinson pledged funds and gave the brothers a 10 year option on majority stock, arguing the Van Sweringens were best to manage the properties.
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Washington
Ins
van Sweringen
New York
Senate
George A. Ball
Indiana
George A. Tomlinson
Cleveland
van Sweringens
Wheeler
Tomlinson
Cleveland Midland Bank
Eeler
Ball
van Sweringen Brothers
Empire
Mid- America
Divorce Lawyers Rush To Mrs Simpson In Riviera Crisis
Two divorce lawyers sped through bad weather toward Mrs Wallis Simpson in Cannes to press plans to cancel her divorce decree to Ernest Simpson. A physician accompanied them. No public reply came from the king.
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Cannes
France
Wallis Simpson
Riviera
King
Edward
Ernest Simpson
London
Federal judge dismisses tax suits against three packers
Federal Judge Philip Sullivan dismissed actions by Major Taylor market house of Louisville and Abe Cohen seeking $113.6 million in processing taxes from Swift and Company Armour and Company and Wilson and Company Inc on jurisdiction grounds.
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Chicago
Philip Sullivan
Swift and Company
Armour and Company
Wilson and Company, Inc
Taylor
Louisville
Abe Cohen
Zintak Embezzlement Case Goes To Jury After Trial
In Chicago the embezzlement case of Frank V. Zintak, former superior court clerk, charged with misappropriating 10500 in escrow funds, went to a jury after a three week trial before Judge Robert C. O Connell. The state portrayed him as a political spoilsman. his lawyers argued funds were misused under political pressure.
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Chicago
Frank V. Zintak
Robert C. O'Connell
Pope Pius Must Stay In Bed Until Thursday
Vatican report says Pope Pius improved Tuesday night but must remain in bed for several days more. swelling in both legs persisted despite better nourishment. his sister Donna Camilla Ratti visited and expressed relief at his condition.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Donna Camilla Ratti
Iowa City Girl Dies After Coal Hole Fall
Myra Sweeting seven year old local school pupil died from a fractured skull and complications after falling through an open coal hole at a school three weeks earlier. She had shown improvement but relapsed and died in Iowa City with funeral set for Thursday at 1 p.m. Survived by parents Noble and <redacted> Sweeting, sister Doris and six brothers Chester Harold Noble Meriat Carl and Roger all of Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Myra Sweeting
E. E. Voigt
Mrs
Noble Sweeting
Doris
Chester
Harold
Noble
Meriat Carl
Roger
Jowanny
King Edward Abdicates Amid Wallis Simpson Talks
A likely abdication by King Edward is reported as irrevocable. The decision follows a five hour meeting with Prime Minister Baldwin and nobles, and a possible move to marry Mrs Wallis Simpson once her divorce becomes final in April. The cabinet planned a further briefing later today.
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London
United Press
Edward
House of Commons
Wallis Simpson
Stanley” Baldwin
Dukes
Kent
York
Baldwin
Fort ‘Belvedere
John’ ‘Simon
Home Secretary
King Edward Faces Key Cabinet Meeting on Abdication
The British cabinet convenes at 11 a.m. to decide if King Edward VII will retain the throne amid a crisis sparked by his relationship with Mrs Wallis War. Prime Minister Baldwin and royal figures including the Duke of York attend a late-night palace gathering at Belvedere Castle as dominions weigh in on the potential abdication.
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Wallis
Simpson
British ‘Cabinet
Baldwin
Fort, Belvedere
Duke ‘of York
Edward
Duke of Kent
Walter
Monckton
Buckingham Palace
London
Sipant
Australia
Dominions
Walter Monckton
Royal ‘Automobile
York
Fort Belvedere
Mary
Duke’ of York
of Kent
Mrs. Simpson
King Edward and Baldwin meet at Fort Belvedere showdown rumors
London dispatch reports King Edward and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin met at Fort Belvedere amid tense speculation over a possible abdication related to Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Courtiers indicated an anxious empire awaited dawn for a decision while advisers reviewed potential Duchy of Cornwall revenues.
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London
Edward
Stanley Baldwin
Fort Belvedere
Wallis
Simpeson
Duchy of Cornwall
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Pope
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