Mayors protest beer law enforcement transfer to liquor commission
Iowa cities rally at the state house against shifting beer enforcement to the Iowa Liquor Commission. They urge local control with stricter licensing, penalties for license holders, earlier closing hours, and limits on licenses. The column also notes AP dispatches on Raskob, Huey Long, and GOP reorganizing debates, plus Cedar Rapids changes and Christmas shopping mood.
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OWA
State House
Iowa Liquor Commission
Liquor Commission
War Dept Opposes Government Ownership of Arms Firms
The War Department rejected government ownership of arms and ammunition firms while endorsing licensing of the munitions industry. Lt. Col. C. T. Harris testified to Congress that abrogating NRA section 7a was discussed for the next war, with labor resistance from William Green. Baruch advised stockpiling tin. price controls and labor conscription plans were explored.
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Washington
War Department
Senate Munitions Committee
Department
C. T. Harris
National Industrial Recovery Act
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Bernard “M. Baruch
Old War Industries Board
House Foreign Affairs Committee
McReynolds
Tenn
United States
Baruch
Harris
NRA
Clark
Missouri
Congress
Army
Green
Eternal bonds and drift between parents and children
A grieving mother reflects on the distance that can grow between generations. The widow counsels understanding and shared confidence to guide youths through turbulent years, urging parents to remain engaged rather than rigid. The piece, dated 1934, emphasizes character and mutual trust.
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Mormel
iCopyright
Stage Two Holdups and Burglary Reported
Two holdups a purse snatching and a drug store break in Thursday night plus a noon attempted holdup on Nick Zervakis were investigated as a crime wave. Victims William Quinby and Herman R Kobusch described a 24 year old man, 5 feet 10, 145 pounds in a grey overcoat and shell rimmed glasses who fled with 19.61 and 31.75 dollars respectively.
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Nick Zervakis
Third Street SE
South End
William Quinby
Fifteenth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Quinby
Herman R. Kobusch
Oak Hill Street
Kobusch
Spanish Dillinger Dies By Garotte in Barcelona
Andres Aranda known as Spain's Dillinger was executed by garotte in Barcelona on Friday for numerous bank robberies.
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Dillinger
Garotte
Barcelona
Spain
Andres Aranda
Holiday buying surges nationwide in Christmas survey
New York reports a 20 percent rise in retail volume based on a Women’s Wear Daily survey of major cities. The National Retail Dry Goods Association cites a 16 percent average increase, with none reporting declines. Philadelphia to Chicago show gains, while New Orleans and Baltimore note earlier openings boosted purchases.
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New York
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Springfield
Mass
Albany
Buffalo
Milwaukee
Tampa
Flo
Manchester
N. H
Schenectady
N. Y
Atlanta
Portland
Ore
Birmingham
Ala
Chicago
Boston
New Orleans
Kansas City
Marshall Field and Company
United Air Lines
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
West Coast
Slipper Key Clue in Carmel Bay Death Case
Police expressed growing conviction that Mrs. Eliot Boke Schaffner drowned in Carmel bay after a slipper identified as hers was found at Cooke's Cove. A deep sea diver would search the cove floor Friday for her body, wife of Joseph Schaffner, a national clothing firm director who arrived from Chicago.
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Carmel
Calif
Eliot Boke Schaffner
Carmel Bay
Cooke’s Cove
Joseph Schaffner
Chicago
Fish to Answer to Murder Charge in Budd Case
Albert H Fish was turned over to Westchester county authorities to answer a first degree murder indictment in the death of ten year old Grace Budd. Magistrate Benjamin Greenspan ordered the transfer Friday in homicide court in New York City.
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New York
Albert H Fish
Westchester County
Benjamin Greenspan
Grace Budd
Silver Group Demands Treasury Silver Accounting
The Silver bloc asks the Treasury for an accounting under the silver law, seeking details on 2 billion dollar stabilizing fund operations. The Treasury has turned silver program duties to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, with Fed then delegating to member banks, raising questions on buying authority and overall economic impact.
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Washington
INS
The
Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate
Congress
Troops to Remain in Shelbyville
Shelbyville vigilantes warned of possible disorder in Saturday's holiday shopping crowd and prepared to meet trouble with force. Adj. Gen. J. H. Ballena r ranged to keep 600 national guardsmen in town until Sunday morning. U. S. Commissioner Ed Nance urged resolve with deadly terms, saying there is no cause for allowing the mob to seize the town.
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Shelbyville
Fourth Fatality Reported After Courthouse Clash
Floyd Pat Lawes a 28 year old city firefighter died in Shelbyville General Hospital from wounds suffered when national guardsmen fired into a crowd near the courthouse as a mob sought to storm the building for a Negro prisoner. This marks the fourth fatality.
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Shelbyville, Tenn
Floyd
Pat) Lawes
Shelbyville
National
Federal Reserve plan aims to fashion central bank powers
The plan would shift appointive authority for district governors to the Federal Reserve Board and loosen rediscount rules to flood credit to business. It envisions centralized Washington control, broader eligibility for rediscount, and selective expansion of loan liquidity for banks facing tight assets amid weak business conditions.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Reserve Board
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Kansas
Rontil
Reserve
San Francisco
J. F. T. O'Connor
Federal Reserve Banks
Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Bey Case In Iowa Juvenile Fight
A novel Iowa case seeks Supreme Court review of whether 14 year old Mike Slaman must serve a delinquency sentence or remain on a Minnesota farm. Attorney R S Milner argues no appeal exists under law but secured bond to halt confinement while the question goes to the high court. Initiated in Linn County, the matter centers on whether juvenile court outcomes should be reviewed by a higher court, with Slaman slated for Eldora reformatory pending further action.
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Bey
Supreme Court of Iowa
Linn
Mike Slaman
Twelfth Avenue SE
Iowa State Training School For
Eldora
Minnesota
Iowa
Er Court
R. S. Milner
Powell
Milner
Slaman
Stanley Jonas
Jonas
Labor union sees jobs program needed as idle rise
The AFL reports rising unemployment in October with 10,671,000 jobless and relief dependence up by over 5,000,000 in the past year. It cites stalled production and questions whether employers seek profits or oppose recovery act provisions. Labor data show payroll and employment declines eased slightly in November. Seasonal gains appear in stores, coal sectors, and PWA and CCC workforces fell.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Labor Department
Frances Perkins
PWA
CCC
Beau To Launch Inquiry Into Arms Industry
Prime Minister Ramisay MacDonald told the House of Commons on Friday that a royal commission will be formed to investigate the arms industry. He gave no indication of the commission's size or scope, while MPs pressed for details on its powers.
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Rou
Ramisay- MacDonald
House of Commons
Royal Commission
Champagne Turns Out To Be Hard Cider Sale Notice
Washington residents who paid 1.98 for a fifth of champagne brand discovered it was hard cider after the FDA seized 200 bottles labeled champagne. The bottles were found to be carbonated to imitate champagne and improperly labeled at thirteen stores.
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Washington
Associated Press
Nye
American Liberty League
John J. Raskob
Raskob
du Pont
General Motors
Washington (Ap
Recheck Vote In Yuill Contest In Cedar Rapids
The contest board adjourned a hearing on Milo Sedlacek's challenge to James Yuill's county treasurer election by two votes until Jan 3 at 9 am. Representatives will review machine results during the recess as both sides reserve legal objections.
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Cedar Rafids
Milo Sedlacek
James Yuill
Sedlacek
Yuill
Robert M. Vesely
Arthur Axmear
Emile Kolda
Tom Yuill
Clinton Township
James H. Yuill
Elmer A. Johnson
R. S. Milner
David Bleakley
Wayne Boland
C. J. Lynch, Jr
Insull Acquitted in Fraud Case in State Court
Chicago jury acquitted 69 year old Martin J. Insull former utilities executive of embezzling 344720 from Middle West Utilities. Verdict after six and a half hours found no guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Insull praised the verdict and signed autographs for jurors as he left the courtroom.
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Chicago
Martin J., Insull
Middle West Utilities Company
Samuel
Insull
John K. Burks
John O'Hara
Canada
Toronto
Detroit
United States
Owould
Corn Belt Bank Declares Another 10 Percent Dividend
Approximately 1,800 depositors will share in a $60,000 distribution marking the bank’s fourth dividend. It brings total paid to 50 percent of funds held when the bank closed, with payments from the receivership office. Judge A B Clark authorized the dividend in district court Thursday.
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Corn Belt Savings Bank
American Trust and Savings Bank
A. B. Clark
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