New tax ideas floated to fund WPA farm program costs
The administration weighs a general revenue bill with a mix of processing taxes and new levies to finance farm relief. Doughton urges economy to avoid new taxes while the Ways and Means panel and steering committee consider substitutes to fund the program without broad tax increases.
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Supreme Court
Doughton
North Carolina
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic House
Sabath
Nebraska GOP Chairman Praises Governor Landon
Lyle Jackson Nebraska Republican state chair praised Kansas Governor Alf Landon for his record and fiscal restraint. He cited Landon's industry thrift and honesty and described him as a friend to agriculture with deep farmers’ knowledge.
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Washington
Alf Landon
Kansas
Lyle Jackson
Nebraska
London
Middle Western
Landon
Young Heiress Time Split Reported In Outlandish Note
Fragmented OCR style item references a young heiress and time division, mentioning an old feud or arrangement. The text appears garbled with incoherent segments. No clear names, places, or events emerge to form a definite summary.
Debated Farm Bill Split Along Party Lines
House divisions over a soil conservation bill reveal party fault lines with Democrats urging passage while Republicans led by Clifford Hope oppose aspects including dairy impacts and lack of hearings. A Wisconsin progressive critic warns harm to dairy interests as constitutional powers are debated.
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House
Marvin Jones
Texas
Clifford R. Hope
Kansas
Alf Landon
Henry A. Wallace
Gerald J. Boileau
Wisconsin
Secretary of Agriculture
Dover Perett
Don Marquis Suffers Paralytic Stroke
A report indicates Don Marquis experienced a paralytic stroke with one side of his body affected. The text notes medical concern and his age is listed as 47 though details are unclear.
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Don Marquis
Ceretea
Springville Reaches Linn Cage Meet Semi Finals
Springville defeated Walker 33 20 to advance to the Linn county tournament semi finals. Walker led 8 4 early with a 14 8 stretch in the second period before Springville seized a 15 14 halftime edge. Pearson and Wiltsey led Springville late while B Henderson headed Walker’s scoring. A large crowd attended.
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Walker
Walker Quint
Pearson and
Wiltsey
Ross
A Henderson
B Henderson
Luberger Company Wins Directed Verdict
The court, under Judge H C Ring guidance, directed verdict for Luberger Co in a counterclaim case with Harry Corot. A jury verdict awarded Luberger $546.10 on the main suit with Corot’s counterclaim dismissed, while Corot claimed $588.72 for salary and bonus plus $3 1250 in actual damages and $1625 for attachment.
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Cere
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Accon
Col Knox Warns American Business About NRA Policies
Col Knox criticizes government economic policy and NRA actions, arguing they threaten free enterprise. He claims federal measures raise costs and suppress business and agriculture, urging a return to limited government and a neutral stance toward the republic.
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Col. Knox
Felon Slays Inmate as Four Escape Reformatory Breaks
In Frankfort Kentucky a prisoner was killed by fellow inmate Wendell Osborne during a kitchen confrontation at the state reformatory. Osborne, serving 21 years for manslaughter, attacked Matt Van Cleave who was preparing a meal with knives. Four convicts escaped by overpowering guards and looting the arsenal. The escape group included James Morris Dexter Anderson and Clarence Crawford, all tied to prior crimes and life terms.
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Matt van Cleave
Wendell Osborne
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van Cleave
Franksport
Frankfort State Reformatory
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Luther Dunn
Captain Dunn
Robert Wells
James Morris
Anchorage
Ashland
Dexter Anderson
Attempt Made To Break Jail Housing Fanning Schmidt
Adair county officers held relief as Homer Fanning and Alfred J. Schmidt, tri state bandits, serve 12 year sentences for robbery in the state penitentiary. An attempt to break jail was made Wednesday night by unidentified prisoners using a spoon key and iron cot to reach the jail lobby and nearly tunnel through the outer wall before discovery.
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Kirksville
Adair County
Homer Fanning
Alfred J. Schmidt
Tristate
Charles A. Novinger
Novinger
Oelwein Priest John Baccii Dies After Illness
The Rev John V Baccii 55 pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic church in Oelwein died at Mercy hospital after a long cancer illness. Born in Italy he studied in Rome and became a US citizen in 1919. He served at Clear Lake then as a hospital chaplain before moving to Oelwein in 1931. Funeral Monday at 10 a.m. with Archbishop Beckman presiding.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Mercy Hospital
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Gregorian University
Capronica Seminary
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United States
Clear Lake
America
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Oelwe
Ten Tlorses Saved In Pavilion Fire
Fire in Cherokee damages the Stahl barn selling pavilion and repair shop. Damage exceeds $3,000. Hay barn started the blaze and spread to the main structure. Ten horses inside were led to safety as firefighters laid four hose lines.
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Stahl
Well, At Least He Admitted It
Missouri Highway Patrolman discovers an abandoned car in a ditch near Moberly with chalked confession on the hood stating Whisky and me don't mix. The note suggests a drunken driver or intoxicated incident prior to the abandonment.
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Paul Updegraff
Frank
Missouri
Her
Coolies Carry Aid To Stricken Ship
News from Tientsin describes Coolies ferrying provisions over ice floes to aid ice bound ships in the Gulf of Pohai northeast of China. Oscar Brown of Maquoketa state park caretaker history is noted as survived by family and as a World War veteran.
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China
Gulf of Pohai
Yellow Sea
C*na
Maquoketa
Oscar Brown
Iubout
Keosauqua
Maquoketa Caves
Ottumwa
Brown
Phoebe Brown
Lea Brown
Bessie
Public faith in Iowa officials under scrutiny and doubt
The West Union Argo Gazette argues that Iowa courts and public officers have suffered reputational damage not from federal judges but from state elective judges and officials accused of crooked practices. It contends investigations are thwarted, punishments avoided, and voters may resort to whitewash unless citizens demand integrity.
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United States Supreme Court
Iowa
Washington
West Union Argo-Gazette
Feuling Announces Retirement From Politics
Eugene J. Feuling, New Hampton publisher and former Iowa Democratic state chairman, says he has retired from politics and will not serve as campaign manager for Gov Clyde L. Heering or Lieut. Gov Nels G. Kraschel. He told state chairman Ed Birmingham he would not enter politics again. He aided Herring in two gubernatorial campaigns.
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Eugene J. Feuling
New Hampton
Ed Birmingham
Clyde L. Herring
United States
Nels G. Kraschel
Herring
Two Year Closed Season Favored for Waterfowl
AP reports William T. Hornaday urged a two year closed season on all waterfowl. The conference discussed vanishing species with Aldo Leopold proposing an interbureau conservation director and federal aid to states. Other speakers cited the Sierra bighorn, sand hill crane, grizzly bear, and pronghorn antelope.
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William T. Hornaday
Stamford
Conn
Arthur Newton Pack
American Nature Association
Interbureau
Aldo Leopold
University of Wisconsin
Mogollon Mountains
Joseph S
Dixon
Berkeley
Calif
Franklin S. Henika
Madison
Wis
Sand Hill
Lake States
George Bagley
National Park Service
Italian Tenor's Daughter Chooses Marriage Over Career
ROME AP Benjamin Gigli the renowned tenor yields to his daughter Signorina Rina who debuted Friday as a lyric soprano on the same program with him She wishes to marry rather than pursue concert fame and Gigli backs her choice calling it a good career while noting she keeps her father unnamed until the right time.
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Rome
Benjamin Gigli
Italy
Gigli
Signorina Rina
May Drop Probe Plan In Congress Over Townsend Pension
House leaders may drop a plan to investigate the Townsend old age pension proposal. Backers fear criticism from seniors supporting Dr F E Townsend's 200 a month pension for those over 60, prompting reconsideration. Rep Bell of Missouri sought the inquiry after consulting leaders. the idea was approved but may be shelved, now under the house rules committee.
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F. E. Townsend
Rep. Bell
Missouri
House Rules Committee
Shaw Gives Views Of World Notables
In Havana George Bernard Shaw offers caustic judgments on world leaders. He says Lindbergh will be left alone in England Mussolini is justified in his war Hitler is "silly" and Haile Selassie is henpecked after a thirty minute interview.
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George Bernard Shaw
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Charles A. Lindbergh
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Ethiopia
Adolf Hitler
Haile | Selassie
Postville honors Carl Miller on seventy ninth birthday
Carl Miller was honored on his seventy ninth birthday by friends and relatives including John L Gregg Keith Gregg Henry Miller Gus Miller Wilbert Wilke Fritz Miene Fritz Wilke Henry Block Aug Schutte Carl Wilke Otto Sander Joe Schultz Mrs Charles Kohrs Mrs Chris Sander Mrs Minnie Welzel Louis Miller Joyce Ann Graegg Clay Miller Geneva Wilke and others from this vicinity along with Mrs F Smith and Billy and James Gregg of Waterloo.
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Carl Miller
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Keith Gregg
Henry Miller
Gus Miller
Wilbert Wilke
Fritz Miene
Fritz Wilke
Henry Block
Aug Schutte
Carl Wilke
Otto Sander
Joe Schultz
Charles Kohrs
Chris Sander
Minnie Welzel
Louis Miller
Joyce Ann Graegg
Clay Miller
Geneva Wilke
F. Smith
Billy
James Gregg
Waterloo
American Demands At Naval Parley Presented Anew
The first sub committee of the four power naval conference adopted a definitions dictionary for naval categories. The American demand seeks 35,000 ton battleships and 10,000 ton cruisers with specified guns, amid a clash with British French and Italian proposals for smaller ships. If deadlock persists, the issue may go to the full conference.
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INL
Naval Conference
United States
Weather Brings Brief Warm Spell. Roads Open in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids and surrounding region enjoy a brief thaw with 18 above zero at 2 45 p m while snow and colder weather forecast to return. State primary roads are open though drivers urged to monitor conditions as fresh snow could alter travel. Linn and Jones counties report open highways 136 and 113. Rock Island notes fresh snow in Estherville.
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State Weather Bureau
Chambers
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
State Highway Commission
Linn
Jones County
Rock Island
Estherville
Mercury
Farley Salary Sliced By Revision Effort
Representative Zioncheck of Washington proposed amending the post office appropriation bill to pay Postmaster General Farley only one dollar a year. He condemned Farley as useless and a nuisance on the house floor, but later withdrew the amendment.
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Zioncheck
Wash
Farley
Post Office
Postal Service
Amazing quick relief for sore throat with Bayer aspirin gargle
A claim that dissolving three Bayer aspirin tablets in fourteen glasses of water makes a potent throat gargle. It promises instant relief by numbing and soothing irritation, with doctors and scientists endorsing the method and suggesting a second dose with a cold.
Swanson Injures Rib in Bath Room Fall
Washington naval hospital reports Secretary Claude A. Swanson resting comfortably after a bath room fall Thursday caused a broken rib. McGregor reports a ten month old boy of Mr and Mrs John Montgomery died Thursday night of pneumonia.
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Claude A. Swanson
Naval Hospital
McGregor
John Montgomery
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