Senate delays six Roosevelt nominees in secret session
The Senate Commerce subcommittee withheld six nominations including Dr. Louis Bloch to the maritime labor board for questioning on government policy stance. The panel approved five CAA nominees and the administrator, while delaying action on the air safety board and other maritime appointments.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Commerce
Louis Bloch
Maritime Labor Board
House Committee On un-American Activities
Bloch
Bennett C. Clark
Civil Aeronautic Authority
Aeronautics Air Safety Board
Clark
CAA
Edward J. Noble
Josiah W. Bailey
N. C
Senate Commerce Committee
Dies Committee
Anti-Saloon League Head Survives Icy Car Crash
DES MOINES AP The Rev C C McCaw president of the Iowa Anti Saloon league escaped serious injury when his car overturned on icy Highway 88 about 23 miles northeast of Des Moines He was en route to Olin Jones county to preach two services Sunday and said he would not conduct the services.
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Des Moines
C. C. McCaw
Iowa Anti-Saloon League
Highway 88
Here
Olin
Jones County
George Laird To Visit Quaker Oats Europes Plants
George Laird general manager of the Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant will depart February 20 for New York City and sail February 24 on the Queen Mary to visit Quaker Oats plants in Germany Holland Denmark and England. He returned Saturday from inspecting the Peterboro Ontario plant and expects to return in six to eight weeks.
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George Laird
Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
New York City
Queen Mary
Quaker Oats
Germany
Holland
Denmark
England
Laird
Peterboro
Ontario
Europe
Clendening to Answer Charges in Kansas City
Dr Logan Clendening, noted medical authority, will face court on Monday to answer charges after he tried to smash an air compressor making noise near his home for six weeks. Police were not certain of the exact charges.
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Kansas City
Logan Clendening
Reorganization Talk Looms Over Liquor Enforcement
The attorney general notes that the future of liquor investigations hinges on a pending public safety bill. If enacted, the bureau of investigation would be folded into the new department of public safety, with all state enforcement agencies reassigned.
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Everett
Bureau
Public Safety Department
Bureau of Investigation
Committee On
Department of Public Safety
Lincoln’s Stand and Lodge Attack New Deal Policies
In Boston a Lodge speech criticizes New Deal spending and calls for public debate on foreign policy. Lodge argues conservatives cannot be labeled by labels and recalls his senate record to support moderation. Vermont Governor Aiken condemns totalitarian aims from Washington and urges states to unite against European style policies.
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Cincinnati
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Lincoln
Boston
Mass
Lodge
Senate
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Washington
America
Public Press Clash Over Prosecution and Secrecy
A 1930s letter accuses you of suppressing information on graft and the Glavis affair, demanding disclosure of agent findings and questioning why prosecutions were dismissed. It urges accountability for the Department of Justice and the White House handling of PWA corruption cases. The writer vows to publish the withheld details.
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Nolle
Department of Justice
White House
PWA
Federal
Glavis
Public Works Administration
Iowa
Mr. Gravis
Esvith
Cedar Rapids Teens Win University of Iowa Badminton Title
Helen Edgar of Cedar Rapids and Dick Kemner of Marshalltown won the University of Iowa mixed doubles championship by defeating Al Ryan of Needham Heights and Margaret Schmithals of Milwaukee 10 15 15 11 1 i. Iowa teams will play Cedar Rapids Y M Y W C A squads here next Saturday.
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Iowa City
Helen Edgar
Cedar Rapids
Dick Kemner
Marshalltown
University of Iowa
al Ryan
Needham Heights
Mass
Margaret Schmithals
Milwaukee
Wis
Cedar Rapids Y. M
William Alexander of Center Junction Dies
William Alexander 84 died at his Center Junction home at 3 30 am Saturday after months of illness. Survived by two daughters Audrey Fullerton Bertha Baldwin both of Chicago and sons Sam of Olin John of Springville and James of Chicago. Wife and three sons Arthur Frank and Scott preceded him in death.
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Center Junction
William Alexander
Audrey Fullerton
Bertha Baldwin
Chicago
Sam
Olin
John
Springville
James
Arthur
Frank
Scott
Liquor By The Drink Bill Gains Iowa Labor Support
Iowa Federation of Labor approves a local option liquor by the drink bill originated by Des Moines bartenders. The plan licenses venues at $1,000 annually with one license per 1 500 residents and requires liquor purchases from the state store system.
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DES Moines
A. A Couch
Iowa State Federation of Labor
Iowa
Couch
Frank Conkling
Federation
Hede Seeks 22 Iowa Men for Iowa City Plastering Job
Niels N. Hede, plastering contractor for Iowa City's new high school, asked the Iowa building trades council to supply twelve plasterers and ten helpers. The trades council's E. A. Baldwin said twenty two Iowa men will report for work, though some last week’s workers had Minnesota origins. Hede faces a preliminary hearing next Wednesday on alleged violations of the Iowa preference law favoring Iowa labor when available.
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Boecial
Iowa City
Niels N. Hede
New High School
Iowa Building Trades Council
E. A. Baldwin
The
Trades Council
Iowa
Hede
Minnesota
Bank of America Granted Injunction Against SEC Inquiry
In Washington the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association won a temporary injunction from the U S circuit court of appeals preventing the securities and exchange commission from examining certain transactions. The ruling follows an appeal of a district court denial of a restraining order.
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Washington
INS
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Securities and Exchange Commission
U. S. District Court
Wellsburg Church Destroyed By Fire
A furnace defect in the basement caused a Saturday fire that destroyed St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church near Wellsburg Iowa. The structure, built with an organ from 1936, suffered about 10000 in damage with 6000 insured. Firemen battled the blaze despite water shortages.
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Wellsburg
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Here
Ellsburg
Frederick J. Sager
No Liquor Pay-Off In Des Moines
Des Moines mayor Mark Conkling told Iowa lawmakers there is no general liquor payoff in the city while acknowledging discussions of high attorney fees in liquor cases. Legislators cited a specific case where a small-time bootlegger paid about 3150 to lawyers, and noted the talks occurred at confidential dinner meetings with mimeographed liquor by the drink proposals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mark Conkling
H. E. Morrow
Hopkinton
Conkling
Philip Kohlhaas
Algona
Kohlhaas
Philip F. Roan
Fort Madison
Roan
Richest Profits and the Case for Size in Business
The article weighs whether small businesses fare better or worse than large ones by size. It recommends delaying penalties until evidence justifies big business effects and cautions against subsidies favoring small firms in the current knowledge state.
Iowas News in Brief Highlights Local Marriages and Fires
The Lisbon marriage of Edna Peet of La Harpe Kansas to Will Dugan was solemnized at St John s church. Stoltz moves to Lisbon plant with Honeymead. Bollman stays with the firm as salesman. Ladora reports a fatal house fire at the Herman Gorsch home northeast of town. Mechanicville notes the death of 77 year old Albert Johnson. Keokuk County Republicans host Lincoln birthday dinner with Lloyd Thurston as speaker and music by Ruth Pascoe and students. Anamosa funeral arrangements for Jana Meek Yeager.
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Lisbon
Edna Peet
la Harpe
Kan
Will Dugan
St. John’s Church
George A. Stemm
Liebe
Barnicle
Carl Stoltz
Clinton
W. S. Bollman
Lost Nation
Earl Grundmeier
Lowell Dobling
M. H. Dake
Emil Mohn
Ladora
Herman Gorsch
Mechanicsville
Albert Johnson
Méchanicsville
Cedar Rapids
Presbyterian Church
Sigourney
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Iowa
Keokuk County
Lincoln
Memorial Hall
Clyde McFarlin
Montezuma
Edwin Willcockson
Ruth Pascoe
Joan Downey
Frances Cathey
Miriam Cathey
J. R. McEldowney
Anamosa
Jana Meek Yeager
Smykil
J. R. Delahooke
Wilcox Cemetery
Birth announcement for Ralph Laverne Larimer
Mr and Mrs William Larimer of 2959 Oakland avenue NE announce the birth of a son Ralph Laverne on February 6.
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William Larimer
Oakland Avenue
Ralph Laverne
Arson Suspect Merkuri Extradition Battle Reaches Texas Iowa
Texas officials press for Merkuri extradition from Iowa after a grand jury in El Paso County indicted him for arson conspiracy and habitual criminal in connection with a Kopf house fire. Tom Angelos named as co defendant. Merkuri previously convicted in Denver in 1931.
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Edward Clark
Texas
Kraschel
Iowa
Merkuri
Fox
el Paso
Tom Angelos
Joseph L. Kopf
Denver
Colo
Federation backs Pan American unit
MIAMI FL A F L executive council backed reviving the Pan American Federation of Labor and recognized the Morones-led Mexican labor group by the International Federation of Trades Unions. The council also opposed a Byrnes bill to move the national employment service from Labor to the federal Social Security Board.
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Miama
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Pan American Federation of Labor
Louis N. Morones
International Federation of Trades Unions
James F Byrnes
S. C
National Employment Service
Department of Labor
Federal Social Security Board
House To Adjourn In Honor Of Pope
The house of representatives will convene on Monday and immediately adjourn to honor the late Pope. The measure shows reverence and marks a ceremonial pause in the session.
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Washington
Ins
House of Representatives
Popeus
Bicycle Riders Estimated at Four Million in 1896
In 1896 estimates place the United States bicycle riders at about 4 million. The figure reflects rapid growth in popular cycling during the era.
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United States
Mrs. Mary Johnson 77 Dies in Mechanicsville
Mrs. Mary Lucinda Johnson 77 lifelong Mechanicsville resident died at a local hospital at 12 15 am Saturday after a brief illness. She was born October 17 1861 and married to Albert Johnson January 12 1882. Survived by husband four children a sister and many grandchildren. funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Albert Johnson
Mary Lucinda Johnson
Mechanicsville
Johnson
Mechanicsville Presbian Church
Royal Neighbors of America
William T. Johnson
West Liberty
Frank C. Johnson
Nick Nicholaysen
James Miller
Poplar
Mont
E. J. van Hart
Cedar Rapids
Samuel
Obituary for M. E. Teeters of Cedar Rapids and widow
M. E. Teeters formerly of Cedar Rapids died in Columbus Ohio on Wednesday. He previously served as boys' work secretary for the Cedar Rapids Y M C A. His widow Mrs Teeters led the Morris Sanford company book department.
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M. E. Teeters
Cedar Rapids
Columbus
Ohio
Teeters
Cedar Rapids Y. M. C. A
Death of Mrs. Jana Yeager in Allison Hotel
Mrs. Jana Yeager aged 60 died at a local hospital on Saturday. Funeral services are set for Monday in Anamosa. She is survived by her son J. H. Boots and granddaughter Patricia Boots of Cedar Rapids.
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Jana Yeager
Allison Hotel
Anamosa
J. H. Boots
Patricia Boots
Cedar Rapids
Ames Woman Heads New Press Group
Mrs. Sherman W. Needham of Ames was elected president of the Iowa Press Women's club which completed organization at a meeting here Saturday. Mrs. F. M. Beymer of Avoca was named vice president, Mrs. Scott Snyder of Adel recording secretary, Idavee Crouse of Leon corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Ethel Boyle of Garden Grove treasurer. The four district directors elected were Mary T. Goldthwaite of Boone, Lucille Wood of Sheldon, Martha Mordini of Des Moines and Ella C. Taylor of Traer.
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Ames
Sherman W. Needham
Iowa Press Women’s Club
F. M. Beymer
Avoca
Scott Snyder
Adel
Idavee Crouse
Leon
Ethel Boyle
Garden Grove
Mary T. Goldthwaite
Boone
Lucille Wood
Sheldon
Martha Mordini
Des Moines
Ella C. Taylor
Traer
Used Car Prices Rise in March Buy a Better Car This Month
In March used car prices climb, prompting buyers to seek value. The ad urges readers to check Want Ads for bargains and options, highlighting an opportunity to upgrade at lower costs this month.
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