Supreme Court under fire over TVA ruling and neutrality act
The piece notes criticism from administration leaders toward the Supreme Court following the TVA decision and the Senate and House extending the neutrality act to May 1, 1937. It discusses political tensions, potential European war involvement, and warnings about subversive attacks, plus local issues of water supply and notes on Hartzell fraud and Iowa politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
TVA
Wilson
Wall Street
Senate
House
Uncle Sam
Congress
Germany
Assails Father Coughlin In House Debate
The floor clash in the House featured Reps. O Connor and Boland accusing Father Coughlin of misstatements while Sweeney defended him amid cheers and boos. Boland called Coughlin a cruel dictator as three quarters of members rose to applaud. Sweeney warned against intolerance and praised Coughlin for speaking out.
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Washington
INS
Eather
Charles E. Coughlin
House
Detroit
Congress
John J. O’connor
New York
Pat Boland
Pennsylvania
Father Coughlin
Martin Sweeney
Ohio
O’connor
Boland
Sweeney
Coughlin
Capitol
White House
New Yorker
Roosevelt
Louis B. Ward
Judas
Redeemer
O'Connor
Paderewski Helped By Two College Students
Two Stanford students lacked funds to finish college so organized a Paderewski concert. He was paid 1600 dollars but profits fell short by 400. Paderewski later met the organizer in Paris, thanking Hoover and the American people for aid to Poland. Hoover replied with a reminder of repaid debts.
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Leland Stanford University
Paderewski
America
Tim
Soma
Jan
Poland
Europe
Paris
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Mr. Paderewski
Hoover
Rev John Taylor Dies In California
The Rev John Wesley Taylor, 77, died Tuesday at his Long Beach home. He retired in 1920 as a minister of the Des Moines Iowa Methodist Episcopal conference and had lived in Long Beach since. Surviving are his widow Effie Taylor and son Romayne Taylor, both of Long Beach, and two sisters Bessie Atkin of Ames Iowa and Dena Kelly of Wooster Ohio.
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Long Beach
Calif
John Wesley Taylor
Des Moines
Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Conference
Effie Taylor
Romayne Taylor
Bessie Atkin
Ames
Dena Kelly
Wooster
Ohio
Cold snap drives Cedar Rapids to 22 below zero
A new severe cold wave sent the Cedar Rapids thermometer to 22 below at 7 am on Monday. By Tuesday afternoon the chill deepened past zero as storms and cloud cover spread. Road crews reported plows widening passes on routes No 149 161 and 30 and major roads remained traversable in Linn Jones and surrounding counties.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Linn-Jones
Here
Jones County
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Dubuque
Iowa City
Davenport
Des Moines
Waterloo
Senate confirms Aitchison and Porter to Interstate Commerce Commission
The Senate approved six year terms for Clyde B. Aitchison of Oregon and Claude R. Porter of Iowa on the Interstate Commerce Commission. The confirmation was made on Tuesday in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Claude R. Porter
Des Moines
Clyde B. Aitchison
Portland
Interstate Commerce Commission
State House
Claude Porter
Washington
INS
Oregon
Iowa
Senate Extends Temporary Neutrality Act To May First
The Senate approved extending the temporary neutrality act to May 1 1937 after defeating the Bone amendment 55 to 18. The measure heads to President Roosevelt for signature as Congress moved swiftly to keep the United States out of war.
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Washington
Senate
United States
House
White House
Roosevelt
Senate defeats permanent neutrality plan as 90 day extension passes
The Senate rejected a move to enact a permanent neutrality law and approved a 90 day extension to May 1 1937 by 61 16 and 353 27 respectively. Democratic leader Joseph T Robinson urged world peace noting treaty limits while calling for adherence to Briand Kellogg pact. He warned war potential cannot be blocked by legislation and urged right action and international cooperation.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Idees
House
Bone
Clark
Costigan
Donahey
Holt
Sen
Joseph T. Robinson
America
Leopold Appears Poor Witness For Prison Probers
JOLIET UP First attempt to question Nathan Leopold about conditions at Stateville prison failed. Leopold left after five minutes with questions about what prompted James Day to kill Loeb. A further interview by Gov Henry Horner's commission was expected to be unproductive. Convicts testified to the commission while Leopold was transported from Stateville with guards.
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Loeb
A. L. Bowen
Grand Jury
Commission
Stateville
Leopold
House To Take Up New Farm Bill Wednesday
The House Rules Committee agreed to bring the administration farm subsidy program to the floor for debate Wednesday with passage expected Friday. Chairman Marvin Jones said he would push for substitution of the House bill over the Senate version.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Marvin Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Jones
Clifford R. Hope
Agriculture Committee
Hope
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Rules Committee
Findley's Sister Admits She Got $100,000 Bonds
DES reports Miss Ricka Findley sister of the late Park A Findley testified at a hearing that she received bonds valued at $100,000 from her brother and held mining stock five diamonds cash exceeding $7,000 and other assets once belonging to him. She said an order authorized removal from the bank and the widow of Findley requested the hearing.
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Findley
Nazi decree ends church papers independence in Germany
Goebbels decreed the independence of Catholic and Protestant church papers abolished. The editors must be Aryans pledged to support government measures. The move extends the editors law to church papers, barring those that publish only church announcements.
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Berlin
Joseph Goebbels
Goebbels
Value of Iowa Livestock Rises 75 Percent in Past Year
Iowa livestock on January 1 valued 75 percent higher than a year earlier. Federal statistician Leslie M. Carl cites higher per head values as the main driver, with cattle at 36.80 and hogs at 15.80 per head. Hog numbers stand at 7,250,000, up 16 percent from last year’s inventory. Total hog value reaches 114,313,000 dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Federal
Carl
Division of
United States Department of Agriculture
Italian victory in Ethiopia alters war balance
Rome reports Mussolini's forces defeated Haile Selassie at Amba Aradam as Britain braces security around the British embassy amid student protests. Analysts say the battle marks a third phase in the Italo Ethiopian conflict with major political implications and uncertain casualty figures.
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Rome
INS
Italy
Ethiopia
Amba Aradam
H. RB. Knickerbocker
Mussolini
Haile ‘Selassie
Il'Duce
Ate
Samuel Hoare
P Laval
France
England
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Fairfax Farmer John Berry Dies After Snow Walk
John F. Berry 63 of Fairfax died at home Monday evening from a dilated heart after walking a quarter mile in snow. A Linn county coroner said no inquest. Born near Bertram in 1872, he leaves a wife, three children, four brothers, a sister, and four grandchildren. Funeral at Beatty chapel Thursday at 2 p.m. Burial in Fairfax cemetery.
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John F. Berry
Fairfax
Linn County
R. E. Munden
Berry
Bertram
James Berry
Cedar Rapids
Edward Berry
E. R. Stark
Walter H
Charles E
Addison A
W. J. Berry
Jennie I. Harrison
Long Beach
Calif
Beatty Chapel
Fairfax Cemetery
Drifts Block Highways In Parts Of Iowa
Iowa endures record cold with 117 year low cold snap. Des Moines registers eight below zero at 9 am and drifts close many north and west routes. County by county, roads remain blocked despite some openings and ongoing maintenance crews.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Highway Commission
Calhoun County
Mason City
Sioux City
Hamilton
Hardin
Cherokee
Carroll
Dickinson
Ida
Buena Vista
Davenport
Council Bluffs
McCumsey Named President of Omaha Land Bank
Charles McCumsey executive vice president of the federal land bank of Omaha was elected president by the board. He will assume the role May 1 when Dennis P. Hogan retires after 19 years as head of the farm mortgage institution.
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Omaha
Neb
Charles McCumsey
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
McCumsey
Dennis P. Hogan
Hogan
Farm Mortgage Institution
Trial Deliberations Continue in Blumenfeld Slaying Case
In Minneapolis Judge Arthur Selover is summoned as an eight man by four woman jury deliberates on Isadore Blumenfeld accused of murdering Walter Liggett. Prosecution argues Blumenfeld killed the editor with a machine gun, while defense contends alibi. Witness identifications by Edith Liggett and Wesley Anderson bolster the state’s case.
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Minneapolis
Arthur Selover
Isadore Blumenfeld
Walter Liggett
Blumenfeld
Fred Pike
Liggett
Pike
Edith Liggett
Wesley Andersoh
Greek freighter Stefanos Costomenis rescued by City of Newport News
33 crew members were saved after their sinking 400 miles off Maryland when 33 men evacuated the Stefanos Costomenis and were taken aboard the American liner City of Newport News. Rescue also involved Gate City Cities Service Boston and three coast guard vessels.
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New York
Atlantic
Maryland
City
Newport News
Stefanos Costomenis
Newport
Stefanos
Costomenis
Coast Guard
Nantucket
Gate City
Boston
Coast- Guard
Virginia Capes
New York Coast Guard
Champlain
S. S
Norfolk
Appoint Guard For Expected Heir To Woolworth Fortune
Count Kurt Haugwitz Reventlow, husband of Barbara Hutton, has appointed a special agent to guard the expected Woolworth heir. The guard will protect the baby from birth and admit only individuals with unimpeachable credentials into the home.
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Woolworth
London
Kurt Haugwitz Reventlow
Barbara Hutton
Daily Express
Tony
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