Labor subcommittee backs $11 billion unemployment plan
The House labor sub committee urged passage of an unemployment insurance bill estimated at 11 billion dollars yearly. It would pay unemployed workers the average local wage with a $10 minimum weekly, plus $3 per dependent, funded by broader taxes including inheritances gifts and high incomes.
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Washington
INS
House
Congress
Lundeen
Minnesota
Dunn
Pennsylvania
Wood
Missouri
Lesinsky
Michigan
Schneider
Wisconsin
Welch
California
Luneen
Folk Who Spent 2 Years In Soviet To Speak Here
Mr and Mrs John E Waters of Madison Wisconsin will speak at the Elks club Wednesday at 8 pm as part of the Americanization campaign They describe two years in Soviet Russia where Waters worked as a power farm expert Their reports cover religion suppression family disintegration harsh reforms and imprisonments. No admission will be charged. They will discuss Red Justice.
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John E. Waters
Madison
Wis
Soviet Russia
Waters
the Elks Club
Eres
Russia
Air
First Coolidge Gift to Bride Fifty Two Pairs of Socks
Grace Coolidge recounts in Good Housekeeping how Calvin Coolidge gave fifty two pairs of socks to his bride as one of his first gifts. She recalls his joking reply about wearing stockings and notes his early political push. The piece cites memories of friends Will Rogers Maj James F Coupal and Judge Henry P Field and reveals quirks from his presidency.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
Good Housekeeping
Grace Coolidge
Northampton
Will Rogers
Rogers
Mr. Coolidge
Maj
James F Coupal
White House
Coolidge
Henry P Field
Northhampton
Coolige
Nonprofit Institutions Exempt From Unemployment Insurance
The House Ways and Means Committee voted Friday to exempt nonprofit hospitals, colleges, schools, universities and churches from unemployment insurance provisions of the new economic security program.
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Washington
INS
House Ways and Means Committee
Two Plead Guilty To Hiding Barrow
Eighteen defendants faced arraignment in federal court on harboring Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. Two defendants pleaded guilty while others stood not guilty. The case centers on concealment of the notorious duo during their fugitive days.
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Dallas
Tex
INS
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Joe Francis
Blanche Barrow
Buck Barrow
Cistle
Tree Government
Tankdermerts
Defence Arts
Japs Deny Probe Of Grounded U S Ship
Tokyo reports deny a U S freighter Elizabeth Kellogg went aground off Yokosuka near a major naval base. A small vessel reportedly escorted the ship to protection while salvage operations were prepared. A Yokosuka United Press correspondent relayed these details.
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U.S
Tokio
Frehter
Evzabeth Kellogg
Yokosuka
Wheen
United Press
Elizabeth Kellogg
United Precs
Falling Tree Kills Nebraska Farmer
A Hadar area accident killed Edward Pufahl when a tree he was chopping fell on him near Hadar. Elmer Riasch, 37, assisting Pufahl, was cut and bruised by a falling branch. Pufahl died from a skull fracture.
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Norfolk
Neb
Edward Pufahl
Hadar
Elmer Riasch
Pufahl
Crissman and Bain Granted Cedar Rapids Marriage Licenses
William W. Crissman and Thelma C. Bain, both of Cedar Rapids, have been issued marriage licenses. The couple plans a future ceremony in Cedar Rapids.
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William W. Crissman
Thelma C Bain
Cedar Rapids
Ames Youth Heads Iowa State Paper
Robert Root of Ames and Welch Richardson of Albia were elected Friday as editor and business manager of the Iowa State Student weekly newspaper at Iowa State College. They succeed Carl Hamilton of Glidden and Carlton Stoddard of Dunlap.
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AMES
Robert Root
Welch Richardson
Albia
Iowa State
Iowa State College
College Publication Board
Carl Hamilton
Glidden
Carlton Stoddard
Dunlap
Roper Urges Youths Trained to Govern in Public Service
Roper proposes three year government membership for college students and seniors, with state allocations to send youths to Washington for two weeks to study departments. He urges adoption by state civil service commissions and extension to high school students, citing a dearth of trained material.
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Reserve
Colege Heads
Congress
Roper
Civil Service Commissions
Local Players Enter Semi Finals of State Checkers
Bobby Kennedy and A. R. Beck of Cedar Rapids reached the state checkers semi finals in Iowa City Thursday night. Semi finals are set for Friday with championship matches on Saturday. The next state tournament will be held in Sioux City in 1936.
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Bobby Kennedy
A. R. Beck
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Novak Undergoes Appendicitis Operation
City briefs note Mrs. Leo Novak wife of Leo Novak former Washington high head coach now at West Point underwent appendicitis operation. The notice says names are being awarded today in Want Ads and invites readers to look for their own name.
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Leo Novak
Washington High School
The
United States Military Academy
West Point
N. Y
Novak
Alex Fidler
Hunter to Attend IBM Training in Endicott
Robert W. Hunter of 1929 Eighth avenue SE travels to Endicott New York this Friday afternoon to attend IBM training school and begin employment there. He is a recent graduate of Iowa State College at Ames.
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Robert W. Hunter
Eighth Avenue SE
Endicott, N
International Business Machine Corporation
Iowa State College
Ames
Teens Arrested Over Stolen Auto in Iowa City
Donald Smith and Dean Lantz both of Iowa City were arrested Wednesday night in the stolen automobile of John Nagle of 317 Seventeenth Street NE and were taken to Iowa City Thursday for juvenile court arraignment next week. Lantz was driving the car when arrested.
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Donald Smith
Dean Lantz
Iowa City
John Nagle
Seventeenth Street
Lantz
Uttered Fragments of a Local Record
Disjointed OCR fragment describes a public or private matter with names and numbers obscured by garbled text. It references a person and actions resembling a transaction or dispute, with unclear dates, amounts, and participants.
Robinson calls for J. Op. job scalps
AP report notes Senator Robinson accused Roosevelt supporters of anger over party grievances and warned of firing officials tied to partisan allies. He cited names like Smoot and Timmons and suggested many civilian conservation positions could go to Democrats. House Democrats moved to secure posts for constituents.
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Roosevelt
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Frider
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Timmons
Shei Ooeli
Sem Delaware
Seceter Smoot
Utah
Hastiings
Del
Bros
Socie Gemmocrats
Escher
Burns
House
Dust Storms Sweep Down From Rockies Across Central U.S.
Western Kansas Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming faced dust storms with sun blotted out and travel halted. A 500 mile front pushed east with fierce winds and darkness. A snow laden 60 mile gale caused a bus car crash injuring six basketball players and six with minor injuries.
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Mocup
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Denver
INS
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Canada
Missouri
Two Wives But Not A Bigamist In Cleveland Case
Ora L. Hooker held two wives after divorcing Sadie M. Hooker in 1934. He then wed Annacotta Minor on January 28 in Newcastle. The first wife alleged she was misled about court dates. Judge Dempsey voided the divorce, leaving Hooker legally married to both. Hooker plans appeal and denies missing his first wife.
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Ora L. Hooker
Hooker
Sadie M. Hooker
Common Pleas
John P. Dempsey
Hoover
Newcastle
Annacotta Minor
Dempsey
Court of Appeals
Two Gold Bills Move In Congress On Gold Clauses
Senators Barbour of New Jersey and Hollister of Ohio propose payment in gold on government obligations with gold clauses. Barbour argues the U.S. promised a contract that the government later repudiated despite the Supreme Court ruling. Some Republicans see a hint of new liberalism in Hoover’s gold standard stance.
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Congress
Senator Barbour
New Jersey
Hollister
Ohio
Barbour
Supreme Court
United States
Herbert Hoover
Marion Talley Signs Long Term MGM Contract
Kansas City opera star Marion Talley was signed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer to a long term contract in Hollywood. Salary terms were not disclosed.
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Hollywood
Calif
Marion Talley
Kansas City
Friday
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studio
Riverside Investment Sues City Over Cedar River Levees
Riverside Investment filed an 8350 claim in district court against Cedar Rapids alleging dike and levee work along the Cedar River south of Sixteenth Avenue bridge in 1933 34 damaged its property abutting on the river and A Street SW. It seeks 1919.86 against several defendants for a separate crash case and a total judgment up to 25000 in multiple personal injury actions including Grace Shaw and Mayme Colby.
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Riverside Investment Company
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Sixteenth Avenue Bridge
Max R. Herrmann
Cedar Rapids Realty Company
Riverside Investment Firm
Herrmann and
Cedar Rapids Realty
John Vosburg
Fay MacIlwain
Western Grocer Company
Stanley Reid
Vosburg
Western Grocer
Macllwain
First Avenue
Thirteenth Street E
Reid
C. W. Stookey
David P. Dale
Dale
Eighth Street
Grace Shaw
Mayme Colby
Ethiopia Accepts Italian Proposals For Neutral Zone
Addis Ababa reports Ethiopia has accepted Italian plans to create a neutral zone along the Ethiopian Italian Somaliland boundary. Pacification instructions were sent to the Ethiopian commander at Guerlogubi for delivery to the Italian commander at Wairdair. Two foreign observers, a Swede and a Belgian, were dispatched to aid negotiations, drawing a protest from the Italian minister over foreign involvement.
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Addis Ababa
Guerlogubi
Wairdair
Guerrogubi
Minnesota Girl Is Pie Baking Champ
Inez Todnem, 17, of Marshall Minnesota, won the national cherry pie baking title with 97 points. The 4 H club health champion earned $100 and the pie will be given to President Roosevelt. Claire Marion Acker of Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin finished second, with Janet Lausten third, Laverne Long fourth, and Dorothy Coddington fifth.
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Ill
Inez Todnem
Marshall
Port Clinton
Laverne Long
Porter
Ind
Dorothy Coddington
Biglerville
Paul Engle Returns From Berlin to Oxford With Sausage and Manuscript
Paul Engle the Iowa poet arrives in Oxford with a three foot liver sausage and a nearly finished second volume manuscript. He delays poetry to ease university studies and uses vacations in Sicily and Central Europe to fuel his work. Engle’s stay includes Oxford Rhodes scholarship and participation on the American baseball team.
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Paul Engle
Iowa
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Taormina
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Saar
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Poe
Coe College
Ort
University of Iowa
Yale
Columbia
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
Mellon Bank Stock Trades in Tax Case Era
Federal court adjourned for Washington's birthday as Andrew W. Mellon fights charges of underreporting 1931 income tax and unlawfully assuming the treasury post in 1921. Records show stock transfers involve Richard B. Mellon and Paul Mellon with a $1.25 million loan and dividend-like interest details.
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INS
Washington
Andrew W. Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
U. S. Board of Tax Appeals
Mellon
Treasury
United States
Court of St. James
Howard M. Johnson
Richard B. Mellon
Andrew
Richard
Paul Mellon
R. H. van Fossan
Tax Board
Sheriff Sale Notice in Linn County Iowa
By virtue of a General Execution in Linn County Iowa on November 13 1933 M Lynch obtained a judgment against Andrew Condon and Mary Condon for 1534 72 plus costs The sheriff will sell listed properties including multiple parcels in sections 34 35 and 38 township 83 north range 6 east of the fourth principal meridian at public auction February 23 1935 at 2 00 PM in Cedar Rapids The sale is to satisfy the judgment and costs with proceeds to M Lynch The undersigned sheriff James H Smith and deputy Roy Radebaugh and attorney Frank Healy announce the sale at the courthouse steps in Cedar Rapids Iowa January ___ 1935
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District Court
Linn County
Iowa
M. Lynch
Andrew Condon
Mary Condon
Range
Taway
Towa
Ows
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Laws
James II
Smitiy
Roy Radebaugh
Prank Healy
Pilots Of Six Nations Set For American Air Race
Washington AP six foreign pilots show interest in the around the Americas race. Captain Frank Hawks will depart in March to rally support in Central and South America. Governments will be asked to grant crossing or landing rights as plans shift the event to April 1936. National Aeronautic Association backs the race with Senator William Gibbs McAdoo to lead organization.
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Washington
Elliott Roosevelt
Frank Hawks
Central
South America
Roosevelt
National Aeronautic Association
William Gibbs McAdoo
U. S
California
Richberg Voices Trust Policy Shaped by Anti Trust Laws
Richberg argues anti trust laws make trusts hard to form while condemning monopolies that hurt public welfare. He differentiates good and bad trusts and urges vigilant enforcement rather than blanket punishment for all trade restraints. Public welfare remains the guiding objective in regulating combinations.
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Richberg
Iher Snra
U S Acquires Huge Wildfowl Sanctuary in Oregon
The United States government purchased 65 000 acres of semi marshland and lakes in southwestern Oregon, creating a major migratory wildfowl refuge at the historic Pete French ranch. The sale totaled 675 000 dollars, handled by attorney Carl Gugh and Swit and Company.
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Portland
Ore
United States
Oregon
Pete French
Carl G
Ito
Airplanes Ordered to Steer Clear of White House
A general order was issued to all airplanes to avoid the White House after President Roosevelt complained his sleep was disturbed by low-flying planes. Recent intrusions included two transcontinental flights over the executive grounds at 3 a.m. with muflers open, prompting action from the White House to direct commerce, war, and navy departments to issue avoidance orders.
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INS
White House
Roosevelt
Executive Grounds
Commerce, War and Navy Departments
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