Senators Clash Over Chain Store Bill Fight
Washington AP report says a lobbying campaign against the chain store bill drew sharp protests from several senators. They pledged to bring the measure up again next week amid claims a clause would grant broad federal business powers. Senator Robinson rejects the charge calling it rot. Senator Logan hopes to advance the bill late next week if possible. Sponsors say the bill closes gaps in the Clayton anti trust act.
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Washington
Robinson
Ark
Logan
Joker in war department bill threatens aircraft purchases
A late added ten percent profit cap on ordnance and aircraft contracts jolts the $545 million war department supply bill. House leaders warn the measure must be revised in the Senate to avoid stalling the procurement of 565 airplanes, with lawmakers disputing the savings claim.
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Washington
War Department
Army
House
John J. McSwain
House Military Affairs Committee
Appropriations Committee
Senate
W. D. MacFarlane
Tex
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate Committee
MacFarlane
Naval Affairs Committee
House Army
Navy
Carl Vinson
Vinson
McSwain
Snowbound Men Rebel At Pancakes in Minnesota Village
In Fairmont Minnesota AP 32 men from Ormsby a 107 resident village twenty five miles north trudged through heavy snow to Odin four miles away to fetch bread butter and supplies. Ormsby has lacked railway service for nearly a month and roads are closed a week. The group returned with necessities ending a bread butter shortage.
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Fairmont
Minn
Ormsby
Here
Odin
Wapello Socials Highlight Valentine Party and Meetings
Chapter 6 of the Tri T sisterhood hosted a Valentine party at Mrs. F W Miller’s home. Prizes were awarded at bridge and rook games. Blackhawk Lodge Knights of Pythias set anniversary night at the K P hall. Kappa Tau Beta club, Farm Bureau leaders, Delta Alphas, and Wapello Study club meetings were hosted by local members.
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Tri-T Sisterhood
F. W. Miller
T. E. Minor
Reok
Vail Thompson
Ernest Nelson
Blackhawk Lodge
Knights of Pythias
K. P. Hall
Charles Syphrit
Kappa Tau Beta Club
Lelia Eversmeyer
Lelia Eversmeyer Entertained Farm Bureau
Wapello
Port Louisa
Grandview Township
Ruth Cessna
Ames
Max Bumgardner
Florence Winder
Delta Alphas
Paul Huddle
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A 1936 Cedar Rapids auto toll is noted with figures 33 and 37 referenced, indicating charges or rates tied to the city’s road use or revenue plan. No further context is provided in the fragment.
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Cedar Rapids
Man from Cedar Rapids joins Coe home economics class
John Pavlis, a Coe College junior from Cedar Rapids, is taking home economics to study institutional management and foods and dietetics. He aims to learn kitchen efficiency for restaurant and hotel operations, not domestic work, and has gained early training from home and Camp Wapsie. He enjoys baking cakes.
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Coe
Coe College
John Pavis
Cedar Rapids
Pavlis
Camp‘Wapsie Y
John Paviis
Voorhees Hall
Gladys McVay
Mary Jo Baer
Denver
Colo
Helen Watkins
Mary Ellis
Greene
Margaret Carson
Marion
Mary Nelson
Ruth Panmaarinet
Cedar Falls
Ellen Lorenzen
Chicago
Mary Lockwood
Mr. Paviis
Iss McVay
Local clubs host meetings and social events this week
On Wednesday a play was presented by Mrs. Margaret Hinderman and Mrs. Jean Winter. Miss Ada Smith hosted the Tarry Awhile club on Thursday. Mrs. Harrington, Mrs. Briggs and Mrs. Marshall entertained the King's Daughters at a Sunday school social. Mrs. Timmons hosted the Fairview Ladies aid on Wednesday.
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Margaret Hinderman
Jean Winter
Ada Smith
Tarry Awhile Club
Francis Harrington
Lucy Briggs
George
Spring patterns promise flattering frocks for all sizes
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Depart ment promotes Anne Adams patterns 2668 and 2615 with sizes 12 to 46. each 15 cents, book and pattern combo 25 cents. Describes fabrics as crepe silk and cotton and highlights slimline vestee and frock styles for spring wardrobes. Orders to New York addresses include name, address, and size.
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Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
17Th St
New York
N. Y
Vibrant Colors Mark New Styles For Women Suits In Six Varieties
Miss Muriel Clark from Newman's reports bold color trends inspired by Van Gogh and Goya for spring suits. Navy remains the favored shade, with six suit styles including two- and three-piece outfits, plus dressy blouses and full sleeves.
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Vincent van Gogh
New York Museum of Modern Art
Goya
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Muriel Clark
Newman’s
New York City
van Gogh
Chicago
San Francisco
Clark
Eleven Coal Raiders Given Suspended 30 Day Sentences
Eleven men connected with a mass raid on the C B and Q railroad coal yards in Creston received suspended 30 day jail terms in district court. Each man pleaded guilty to petty larceny before Judge George Johnston and was paroled to Sheriff John Ewing with guidance to avoid further law violations. County Attorney Marshall Camp urged leniency, noting the group was a small portion of a larger raid.
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Creston
C. B. and Q
Ray Tillotson
Ralph Horne
Edward Bierce
Art Hartman
William Ribbey
Chet Rawlings
George Novotine, Jr
Vogel Conley
Lee Stahl
Lee Swim
Earl Fezette
George Johnston
Union County District Court
John Ewing
Marshall Camp
Judge split sentences in grand larceny and conspiracy case
Judge Johnston chose the lighter charges for two defendants to avoid felony implications and preserve future rights. He urged pledges to obey the law as county and railway authorities backed the action, closing the incident amid Iowa coal shortages from a 117 year cold wave.
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Johnston
Iowa
Woolworth Heiress Barbara Hutton to Live in England
The Sunday Pictorial reports Countess Barbara Hutton Haugwitz Reventlow’s baby will never go to America. It says she fears kidnapping in the United States and plans permanent residence in Great Britain, with the Woolworth fortune backing the move.
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Barbara
America
London
Woolworth
England
Sunday Pictorial
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz
Disorders Mark Election Eve In Spanish Towns
Spain faced election eve unrest as 34 000 civil guards and 17 000 assault guards were readied to keep order for Sunday voting. A bystander was seriously wounded in Madrid when a youth fired into a crowd. Police dispersed fascists and leftists amid demonstrations as Premier Portela urged calm.
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Madrid
Spain
Manuel Portela Valladares
Puerto del Sol
el Padal
Fernando de Los Rios
Portela
Personal Appeal Letters Harassing Governor Herring
Gov. Clyde L. Herring released 100 appeal letters showing a push for state relief and coal aid. He noted many come from relief clients, urging government action while warning of shifting from private initiative as unemployment and suffering persist despite signs of economic revival.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Mall
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Old Age Pension Commission
Silliman Addresses Quaker Oats Employees
B D Silliman Cedar Rapids attorney spoke to Quaker Oats plant workers on taxation noting 1932 tax shares and contrasting current federal revenue sources. He said income taxes now provide 26 percent of federal income and consumer taxes 67 percent.
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B. D. Silliman
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Plant
Silliman
Even Dozen Study Club Hosts Chinese Tea Meeting
Jesup members wore Chinese costumes and served a Chinese tea at Thursday’s Even Dozen Study club gathering held in the home of Mrs. Leslie McLeod. Several friends enjoyed contract bridge later hosted by Mrs. Ay and Mrs. R. L. Knipfer.
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Leslie McLeod
Contract Bridge
R. L. Knipfer Moneay
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Fear Army
Bill Joker
Donald MacKay
Montleur
West
Herring
Jesup
Liberal
Ina A
Otsah Avenue S.W
Chcces
Cna
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
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