Milk Fund boosts aid for needy children margins
A receipt shows $145.66 in new cash gifts raising the Milk Fund to $2,156.68 for monthly milk purchases through the school year, with many local groups pledging regular support and a focus on providing a pint of milk daily to children in need. The piece also notes state budget debates and a probe into liquor commission practices as the day closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St the “Lions Club
Northwestern Bell’ Tele Phone.Co
B. M
Diamond Club
Midcontinent Petroleum Corp
Linn County Treasurer's Office
Woman’s Club
Marion
Erastus Smith
H.R
Irene Douglas
The
King’s Daughters
Mike Thomas
O.L. Thomas
Anonymous
Mississippi
Sisters Die in Flight Tragedy as Fiances Also Die
Two American sisters Elizabeth and Jane Du Bois aged 23 and 20, daughters of the U S consul general at Naples, leapt from a Hillman Airways plane over the channel after booking all six seats. Their British fiancés Flight Lieut Beatty and Flying Officer Forbes had died in Sicily earlier. The sisters left sealed letters to their father and mother and paid for six fares before the flight. The pilot reported he realized the cabin was empty only after takeoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upminster
England
Italy
Elizabeth du Bois
Jane du Bois
United States
Naples
Ufe
Hillman Airways
J. Kirton
Paris
Kirton
Coert du Bois
Ibaa Ase
Iy Enga
Elizabeth
Henry Longfield Beatty
Jane
John A. C. Forbes
Sicily
Analfi
Ravello
London
The Sweetest Smile in the World
A North Carolina school girl asks which smile is truly the sweetest. The writer dismisses many smiles as merely mechanical or conflicted, concluding the grandmother’s smile at a child is sweetest, tender and wise, like God at sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Mona
Lisa
James
Penick And Ford Earnings Report For 1934
The Penick and Ford Ltd annual report shows 1934 earnings of 1 405 514.11 dollars, or 3.80 per share on 370 000 shares. It compares with 1 443 647.66 dollars in 1933, or 3.70 per share on 390 000 shares outstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Ltd
Harold J. Horan
Wickard Named as Corn and Hog Chief
Chester H. Davis named Claude R. Wickard of Camden Indiana as chief of the corn and hog section of the agricultural adjustment administration. Wickard succeeds A G Black who becomes director of livestock and feed grains. Wickard, formerly Indiana state senator for Clinton and White counties, is Carroll County Indiana farmer.
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Washington
Chester H. Davis
Claude R. Wickard
Camden
Ind
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wickard
A. G. Black
Department of Agriculture
Iowa State College
Amesia
Black
The
Farm Administration
Indiana
Eon Clinton
Counies
Blacks
Frederick van Nuys
R. Earl Peters
Davis
Carroll County
Wagner Introduces His New Labor Bill in Congress
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York introduced a new labor dispute bill in Congress promising to stabilize business and lay foundations for amity and fair dealing. He aims for decisive action this session after pushing a similar measure previously.
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Washington
Llp
Congress
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Wagner
Senators in Clash Over Hoover Appeal
In a stormy Senate debate on Hoover policies the gold standard and the Supreme Court, Sen. Tom Connally denounced Hoover while Sen. Carter Glass argued for fiat currency and questioned court rulings. The exchange grew heated as they sparred over monetary policy and trust in government.
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Washington
Herbert ‘Hoover
Gold Standard
Supreme Court
Senate
Tom .Connolly
Tex
Hoover
Carter Glass
Connally
United States
Glass
Congress
Iowa lawmakers vote to cut their own pay
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa House approved reducing session pay from 1000 to 950 dollars, via an amendment by Rep. Thomas Stimpson to set 9.50 dollars daily for lawmakers. Debates called the move grandstanding, with Rep. A H Bornstetter denying any self-enrichment. The chamber had earlier rejected an amendment to remove references to county and municipal officer pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Thomas Stimpson
Jones County
A. H. Bornstetter
Kossuth
House
Tugwell To Remain With AAA
Rexford G Tugwell undersecretary of agriculture said he would keep his post after discussions with President Roosevelt. He spoke to reporters to confirm his continuation in the position.
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Tugwell
AAA
Washington (Ap
Rexford G. Tugwell
Agriculture
Roosevelt
Keystone school board secretary charged with peculations
W J Harding 67 year old Keystone Indiana school board secretary and publisher admitted appropriating funds to his own use in a state audit. The report cited restitution of 1885 in cash a 1934 sedan and an office safe. Audit notes health issues and a January heart attack slowed review and a fire in his office damaged 1933 34 records.
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Des “Moines
INS
W . J. Harding
Keystone, In
Harding
Keystone
Ralph Woodcock
Keystone School Board
Shoar Distry
Hugo Thiessen
Somel, Legiti
House approves 11 thousand more regular army enlistments
The House voted 97 to 66 for an amendment to the war department supply bill. It added 11 million dollars for 11,000 enlisted men as the first step to raise the regular army to 165,000.
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Washington
INS
House
War Department
Thomason
Texas
Kennamer Case Deliberations Move Toward Death Verdict
In Pawnee Oklahoma a jury begins deliberations on the death penalty for Phil Kennamer 19 son of a Tulsa judge charged with the murder of John F Gorrell Jr. The trial centers on an alleged extortion kidnapping plot against Virginia Wilcox 19 a Tulsa oil heiress.
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Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
Tulsa
John F. Gorrell
Thurman’ Hurst
Kennamer
Ranklin
Gorrell
Phil
Virginia “Wilcox
Wiley Post Plans Dawn Launch for Substratosphere Flight
AP reports Wiley Post, 35, holder of two round the world speed records, said Thursday he plans to take off at dawn Friday on a sub-stratosphere flight to New York from Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los
Lions Club Benefit Luncheon Raises 444.25 for Milk Fund
Cedar Rapids Lions Club luncheon featuring Olsen and Johnson entertainment sparked strong support for The Gazette Milk Fund. About 141 attendees donated to aid needy Cedar Rapids children, with milk can collections totaling 164.64 and The Gazette adding 41.16 to bring nearby totals to 205.80 as the event concluded.
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Olsen and Johnson
Milk Fund
Lions Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Marshall
The
Checkers
Roosevelt to intervene in house patronage feud
President Roosevelt agreed to personally intervene in a House patronage dispute with Rep Adolph Sabath reporting that the Chief Executive would appoint a contact man in each department to handle congressional requests. He also reaffirmed that federal jobs would go to the best qualified, regardless of party.
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House
Roosevelt
Adolph Sabath
Sabath
Department
Capitol
Hill
Chancellor Schuschnigg Reaches Paris Amid Radical Tension
The Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg arrives in Paris to confer with French statesmen about rising radical threats. Police report radical groups are smuggled into the city and greeted by crowds as he and officials disembark from the train.
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Paris
Kurt Schuschnigg
Austria
Bandits Hold Four Hostages in Fulton Bank Robbery
Three robbers seized four people and held them for about an hour until a vault yielded about 4000 dollars at Fulton State Bank in Fulton South Dakota. The attackers were armed with machine guns a sawed off shotgun and automatics. The four hostages were released six miles south of Fulton.
Bruno Hauptmann Death Sentence Stayed on Writ
The execution of Bruno Hauptmann, condemned for the Lindbergh baby murder, was stayed indefinitely at 12 15 pm after a writ of error was filed with the state prison clerk. Defense lawyers said arguing the writ could occur in May or October terms, shifting the deadline to early next year.
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Trenton
Mid
Bruno
Richard Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hauptmann
Frederick. A. Pope
C. Lloyd Fisher
Irving Bleam
Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of’ Pardons
Huey Long and Bilbo Arrive With Bandages and Shiner
Senators Huey Long of Louisiana and Bilbo of Mississippi appeared in the Senate with injuries. Long showed a bandaged left hand while Bilbo wore a bandaged right temple and a black eye. Reporters quipped about the mismatched injuries and Long claimed athlete’s foot in his hand.
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Washington
INS
Bilbo
Mississippi
Senate
Huey Long
Louisiana
Huey
Long
Roosevelt Fights Back as Labor Wins Narrow Relief Vote
Senate adopts the prevailing wage amendment to the $4.88 billion work relief bill by a 44 to 43 margin after White House opposition and party leaders warn of a credit risk. Labor backs the change while 21 Democrats join Republicans, with only two Republicans voting with the opposition. The administration plans to push to strike the provision in conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
White’ House
Jlaborite
Metcalf
Arey
Hale
Hattempt
Pat McCarran
Nevada Ndemocra
Frazies
Jiglemmai
Jobby
Carter
Glass
Vai
Potter May Succeed Christgau as AAA Assistant
Indications Thursday point to Paul TAR Potter a young lawyer and former newspaperman being named the successor to Victor FJ Christgau. Potter currently leads the AAA press section and would fill the post after Christgau resigned following a clash with administrator Chester G. Davis over milk and other policies.
Labor Conference Planned in Rock Island for March 10
About 700 delegates from Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin will attend a conference in Rock Island Illinois on March 10 to draft a program aimed at aiding labor in the middle west. Locally organized by regional unions the meeting will discuss labor advances and regional cooperation.
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Rock Island, Ill
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Middle West
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Herring
Murtagh
Liquor Commission
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Soret
Gazette Want
Jane du’ Bois
West End
Hillman Saloon Coaches and Airways, Ltd
Romford
DE Newton
Penick and Ford
Virginian
Isvn
Bureau of ‘Standards
Keystone’s
Wiley. Post
Cedar Rapids News
Ernest Gundling
Club
Verne Marshall
the Gazette
Johnson
Marshall
Olsen and Johnson Company
South Dakota‘ Bank
Pauk
Potter May
Christgaul
Labor Conference
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