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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1937

Page

11

Roosevelt plots reforms and court plan amid economic fight

The president discusses minimum wages and maximum hours with senators to extend prosperity, hints at appointing lay judges, and weighs reviving Charleston ordnance plant to ease steel shortages. Trading rumors and industry pressure frame the White House battle over the Supreme Court and industrial policy.

Supreme Court Senate United States Congress Times Navy Charleston W. Va

Nations League called impotent after Paraguay exit

Wallace Carroll reports Geneva sees the league as dead as an international peace instrument after Paraguay withdraws amid eight departures and the failure of disarmament and embargo efforts. Optimists foresee revival as an economic and cultural information clearinghouse.

Paraguay League of Nations League Wallace Carroll U. P. Geneva Geneva Woodrow Wilson Brazil Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Japan Germany Italy Bolivia Chaco Nippon Alexandria Jugoslavia Marseilles Hungary France Saar

WPA Nomination of Keller Sent to Senate

The Senate appropriations committee forwarded George Keller's nomination as Iowa works progress administrator after a subcommittee hearing led by Senator Kenneth McKellar. Iowa's senators Clyde L. Herring and Guy M. Gillette participated while Herring urged confirmation and Gillette cited protests from Hubert Utterback and labor groups.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Senate George Keller Iowa

Lipstick Flavored With Alcohol Sparks Russian Trend

Reports say a new craze in Russia features lipstick infused with alcoholic flavors. Women are reportedly using these lip colors as a fashionable way to enjoy a drink on the go.

Russia

Radio Program Schedule Highlights Across Networks

A dense listing of daily radio offerings across NBC CBS and related stations, detailing times, show titles, and the networks and local affiliates airing each program. Includes musical acts, dramas, talk segments, and orchestras with station chains and call letters.

Nell NBC WJZ Chain Jenny CBS WABC WBBM KMOX WCCO NBC Music Appreciation WEAF WJZ Chains School of the Air WOC Myrt and Marge WGST Pepper Young’s Family Drake University Fine Ae WCC Weaf Chain Salvation Army Staff Band Archer Gibson al Trace Orch Clem and Harry Doris Kerr Harry Kogen Orch WJZ Barry McKinley Mary Small Uncle Ezra Josef Stopak Orch Popeye Lum Abner Clarkce Wccco Jean Eee Soprano WJZ Chai Rosario Bourdon Orch Chai Irene Rich WJZ _ chain Pressway Varieties Wabc M Nc Chandler Orch Philadelphia Emory Beutsch Orch Tnbc George Breeg

Open 13 Bids On New School For Tama Reservation

Thirteen bids were opened for a school on the Sac and Fox Indian reservation near Tama Iowa at the interior department purchasing office. The low bid on the basic proposal came from Thomas L Dawson Company of Kansas City at 45440 dollars. Engineers will study three alternative proposals for possible lower costs and decide the final winner in about two weeks.

Washington Tama Department of Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs Thomas L. Dawson Company Kansas City Cedar Rapids Dawson Company

Shoe causes fire destroying Belle Plaine farm home

BELLE PLAINE The farm home of Walter Ruhl one and one half miles north of town burned about 8 p m Wednesday. The fire started when a rubber shoe was placed in the stove to speed the blaze. The upstairs flue blew out and the blaze spread upward. Belle Plaine fire department saved nearby outbuildings with chemicals. some downstairs furniture survived, but the upstairs was destroyed. Insurance covers the loss.

Belle Plaine Walter Ruhl Here Belle Pildine

Strange Names Revealed Among Harvard Students

Kaisui Nimmanahaemind of Chiengmai Siam was noted for the longest name at Harvard. Competing were Y Ku Peiping C Y Lo Nanking P S Ou Kwangsu and H K M Wu Honolulu. Other names included H R X d Aeth England Messrs Ting Toong China I Pass B Schur A Schuh.

Cambridge Mass Kaisui Nimmanahaemind Chiengmai Siam Harvard University Y. Ku Peiping C. Y. Lo Nanking P. S. Ou Kwangsu Honolulu

Argentine Sanitary Pact Won't Harm U.S. Stock Raisers

Assist secretary Sayre told Senator Gillette the proposed Argentine sanitary convention would not injure American stock raisers. He said it would let Patagonian sheep raisers access foreign lamb and mutton markets under current tariff and price conditions, with no beef from Patagonia and limited U.S. market for imports.

Washington Francis B. Sayre Guy Gillette Iowa Patagonian United States Patagonia Gillette Department Roosevelt Senate Iowan Sayre Agriculture Department

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