Hybrid seed corn risks collapse after bumper crop warning
Iowa State College official Joe L. Robinson warns hybrid seed corn profits may vanish with the first bumper harvest as prices could plummet from about 11 to 12.50 dollars a bushel to 4 or 5 dollars. He notes hybrids raise yields by about 15 percent and have expanded with federal crop control under Secretary Wallace. A 15 percent cut in corn acreage might be offset by hybrids, undermining Wallace program goals.
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Wallace
Joe L. Robinson
Iowa State College
Iowa
Robinson
Gold and politics loom large in 1940s headlines
The piece notes a surge of foreign gold into the US daily and Treasury fears. It also profiles Senator George Norris at age 75 opposing Roosevelt's court packing, arguing the risk to democracy and the independence of the judiciary.
Smell of public complaint prompts editorial note
A hand printed note asks the Iowa newspaper to improve a public institution by smoking a skunk out of it. The writer is unnamed, and the editor hints at recent efforts to expose corruption, warning of possible more discomfort to come as the editorial apparatus continues its scrutinizing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Supreme Court to rule on Wagner labor act cases
Arguments for and against the Wagner labor relations act were presented before the Supreme Court. Decisions are expected soon. Proponents say federal law stands, while opponents claim states' rights. If ruled unconstitutional, the act's aims remain legitimate and industry may seek change through state avenues.
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Supreme Court
Iowa House Passes Bill for Supplementary Ballots
The Iowa House approves a measure to provide supplementary ballots due to crowding of candidate names on voting machines in primaries. The piece laments loose filing rules allowing any petition to nominate, claiming it overcomplicates the political process and confuses voters. The tone is critical of broad primary access and its impact on public service efficiency.
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Iowa House of Representatives
Tom
Harry
La Follette Orders Pinkerton to Release Strike Reports
Senator La Follette compels Pinkerton to turn over thirty to forty original reports by undercover agents on labor conditions at General Motors plants. Pinkerton refuses to surrender records without anonymity for the agents, citing legal counsel advice.
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Washington
Robert M. la Follette, Jr
Wis
Pinkerton
la Follette
General Motors Corporation
Robert M. la Follette
Packard Increases Auto Workers Pay by Two Million
Packard Motor announces a 5 cent an hour raise for all 13 000 employees effective immediately raising payroll about 2 000 000 dollars. The move follows Chrysler and GM wage boosts totaling 40 000 000 dollars annually to auto workers after the strike settlement.
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Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Corporation Press
Packard Motor Company
Chrysler
General Motors
Lewis Plans Big Push Against Steel Industry Mobilization
John L. Lewis and CIO unions set late March or early April as the target for a steel industry offensive. A Pittsburgh steel workers convention will draft a joint wage and condition program, led by Phillip Murray, with CIO membership reported above 150,000.
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Washington
Ins
John L. Lewis
CIO
Pittsburgh
Phillip Murray
Lewis
Flint Jubilant as Strikers Move Out After Walkout
Industrial Flint returned to work in a peaceful mood after 44 days of strike and hunger. Thousands cheered as 3 GM plants opened, exodus of 5 000 cars to Fisher plant No 2 marked a turning point. National guardsmen withdrew as union leaders celebrated agreement in Detroit.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Buick
Flint
Mich
Chevrolet
Bay City
Saginaw
Toledo
Ohio
Muncie
Ind
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan National Guard
Fisher Body
Cleveland
William S. Knudsen
Knudsen
United States
Flint, Mich
Ins
United Auto Workers Union
Fisher Plant No. 2
Chevrolet Avenue
National
Pleads Guilty in Wendel Kidnapping Case
Murray Bleefeld pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court to kidnapping Paul H. Wendel who had been held in a Brooklyn cellar until he signed a confession. The other defendants, Martin Schlossman and Harry Weiss, faced trial as the case moved toward sentencing after the state rested.
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New York
Harry Weiss
Martin Schlossman
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Kings County Court
John J. Fitzgerald
Murray Bleefeld
New Jersey
Brooklyn
Bleefeld
Wendel
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Alexander Berger
Fitzgerald
Kings County
Grand Jury
Ellis Parker, Jr
Burlington County
N. J
Burton B. Turkus
Schlossman and Weiss
Turkus
Parkers
Parker
Hawkshaw
America
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Workers Approve 80 Cent Day Raise
Pittsburgh rope Bureau reports Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp management and 18 district mill employees reached a general increase of 80 cents per day and set a $5 per day minimum wage.
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Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Lincoln’s Memory and the Nation’s Duty
A reverent reflection on Abraham Lincoln as a mystical yet human leader. The piece praises his integrity courage humanity and mercy while linking the nation’s greatness to living by his legacy. It emphasizes reverence for Lincoln’s spirit and the enduring lessons he left for America.
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St. Francis
Lincoln
DR. Newton
House Passes Bill To Simplify Bus Franchise Election
Iowa House approved Rep. B B Hickenlooper's bill 98 to 0 to let a city grant a street railway bus franchise by a favorable majority vote at any election. Current law requires 40 percent of last general election turnout, making turnout crucial. Cedar Rapids eyed bus replacement. Davenport also showed interest.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa House
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Norris Slams Roosevelt Plan. Proposes Two Constitutional Amendments
Senator George W. Norris after a White House conference denounced Roosevelt's judiciary reorganization as bad and floated two amendments. One would limit life tenure of federal judges, the other empower Congress to override Supreme Court decisions. Norris to chair a March 18 meeting on the issue in Nebraska.
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Enator
George Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
White House
Supreme Court
Congress
Norris
House of Representatives
Heir Apparent To Italian Throne Born
Crown Princess Marie Jose gave birth to a son in Naples on Friday. The infant is the second heir to the Italian throne and will follow in the line of succession behind his father.
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Naples
Marie Jose
Friday
Italy
Miniature House Contest Opened for Cedar Rapids Students
Cedar Rapids area schoolchildren may enter a Miniature House contest sponsored by the real estate board Better Housing committee and The Gazette. Entries due March 13 or 15 with prizes totaling 150 dollars. Displays at the Memorial Coliseum during the Better Homes Show from March 16 to 21.
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Cedar Rapids Trade Area
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Board
Better Housing Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Better Homes
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Fie County
Linn Doctors To Lead In Cancer Data
Linn County Medical Society vows to be first in the United States to maintain complete cancer records, including heredity data, for all patients treated by its members. Dr. F. W. Mulson named official custodian as the trial launches with Iowa and national cancer recording efforts.
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Linn County Medical Society
Roosevelt Hotel
United States
F. W. Mulson
Linn County
Iowa State Medical Society
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Women’s Field Army
Three-Way Crash Injures One on Bowling Hill
At 8 45 p m on Highway 161 at Bowling Hill and Twenty first avenue SW a three vehicle crash injured L W Alexander. He suffered neck and knee injuries and facial and arm bruises. Lyman Potter drove the trailer truck and jackknifed on ice.
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L. W. Alexander
Avenue NE
Bowling Hill
Twentyfirst Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Lyman Potter
Charles City
Alexander
Cedar Rapids
Seek Abatement of Cattle Sales Tax
Ames breeders from major Iowa breed organizations met with the state board of assessment and review in Des Moines to seek abatement of sales tax on meat and dairy animals sold at breed association auctions. Committee members include Fred Hahne, H. E. Myers, C. C. Chamberlain, Paul P. Stewart, Joseph Golinvaux, Lester Iverson, J. J. Newlin and others representing Angus, Brown Swiss, Milking Shorthorns, Holsteins, Guernseys, Shorthorns, Jerseys. They argued the ultimate end of cattle is at the retail counter and tax should be paid only once.
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Ames
Iowa
Des Moines
State Board of Assessment
Fred Hahne
Webster City
H. E. Myers
Adel
C. C. Chamberlain
Earlham
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Joseph Golinvaux
Waterloo
Guernseys
Lester Iverson
Ellsworth
J. J. Newlin
Grimes
Jerseys
Sun Hurled Heat as Cedar Rapids Ice Thaws Fast
The sun renewed its heat over Cedar Rapids breaking the ice sheet as temperatures reached 41 at noon after 35 at 10. A prior 24 hour low of 30 at 7 a.m. and a peak of 36 from 3 to 4 p.m. were followed by a fall to 31 at midnight. Slippery streets formed from Thursday night thawed water.
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Cedar Rapids
Polish villager kills seven in string of shootings
In Domi trowka East Galicia Wasyl Tymkow a peasant killed seven people in fifteen minutes on Thursday before shooting himself in Warsaw area report.
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Warsaw
Wasyl Tymkow
Domitrowka
Galicia
Lover Seeking Opportunity Ends in American Tragedy
A Czech immigrant, six feet two and 280 pounds, died after being trapped in a coal bunkers chute aboard the Tilsenstein while seeking entry to the United States. Captain Henry Clausson reports the man tapped SOS for twelve hours as coal shifted and crushed him, leaving four pictures of a girl his final keepsake. The crew honored him at sea on February 1 after burying him at night.
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New York
INS
America
Land of Opportunity
David Berger
Czechoslovakia
Tisenstein
Tilsenstein
Henry Clausson
Antwerp
Adolph Willman
S.O.S
M. L. Weichman
Donations To Flood Fund Reach 21303 77
Donations to the Linn county Red Cross flood relief drive for the Ohio and Mississippi valley totals 21303.77 dollars. Contributions include Quaker Oats plant gifts and other local groups with a combined increase to the fund.
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Linn
Ohio
Mississippi River
Linn County
American Red Cross
Quaker Oats Elevator
Quaker Oats
Quaker Oats Bag Factory
Quaker Oats Company
J. F. F. Club
Daughters of Isabella
Johnson Nut Company
Saron Lutheran Church
Central City
the Red Cross
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