Farmers Meet to Discuss New Farm Program Visions
Delegates at a parley in the agriculture department corridors debated national farm policy after the AAA ruling. Roosevelt urged new federal legislation while warning against obstructionists and urging a national approach to subsidies, quotas, and soil conservation to sustain farm welfare. Large Western delegations and former rally organizers joined the discussion.
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Supreme Court
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
AAA
Washington
Rother Farmers
Blast Fatal To Marion Woman
A Marion woman died in a blast and funeral services are set for Sunday at the Yorem chapel in Marion. The Rev C J Biddle of the Christian church will conduct the services. Burial will be in Troy Mills cemetery.
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Coatry
Deomtory
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Trimtie
Bu Ound
Carl
Mda
Vee Cherry
Suzant Och Chetty
Troy Mills
Yorem
C J Biddle
Christian Church
Brroal
Farm Holiday Group Demands on Iowa Congressmen
At a crowded Sioux City gathering the Farm Holiday association pressed three demands: cost of production legislation via surplus centers, transfer of US finances from private hands to the government, and passage of the Frazier Lemke refinancing plan with a federal moratorium. They also urged non interest bearing treasury certificates for veterans and questioned current Washington farm program representation.
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Congress
Iowa
Nebraska
Farm Holiday Association
Gillette
Louis Murphy
L J. Dickinson
Milo Reno
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United States
Treasury
Washington
Wallace
House Approves World War Bonus in Landslide Vote
The House passed the World War bonus by a large margin 319 to 90 and later 322 to 98 in a veto override attempt after the Senate backed the bill 55 to 33 and 54 to 40. The plan affects about 3.463 million veterans with certificates totaling around 3.5 billion dollars. Supporters say the cash flow would boost purchasing power and spur recovery. The Ways and Means committee noted that many veterans have died or will die before the act could pay out.
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Senate
Roosevelt
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Ways and Means Committee
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Colorado Woman Named To Post Assistant Treasury Duties
WASHINGTON AP President Roosevelt named Miss Josephine Roche of Colorado as assistant secretary of the treasury and to assume temporarily the duties of administrator of the federal alcohol administration after Hoyt resigned pending a successor selection.
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Roosevelt Friday
Josephine Roche
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the Treasury
Federal Alcohol Administration
Franklin D Hoyt
Bonus bill details for veterans cash from 1000 certificate
The House bill outlines cash values for a $1000 bonus certificate based on borrowing, timing, and maturity. No cash if cash option chosen after April 6 1937. three percent interest accrues until withdrawal or death. Rep Wesley Lloyd of Washington dies suddenly delaying adjournment.
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Washington
United States
Wesley Lloyd
Wash
Iowa Representatives Vote Against Veterans Bonus Bill
In Washington the house saw a long list of Iowans voting no on the veterans bonus bill. The roll also noted paired votes from Drewry of Virginia Cornin and Duffy of New York against the measure.
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Darden
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Plumley
Lanham
Tex
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Mich
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Montague
O'Day
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O'Neal
Perkins
N. J. Peyser
Rich
Robertson
Utah
Rogers
Russell
Sisson
Smith
Snell
Terry
Ark
Tinkham
Tobey
Virginia
Cornin
New York
Duffy
Question Three On Dr. Peacock Murder
In Chicago two men and a woman were detained for questioning over the death of Dr. Silber C. Peacock, a child specialist gunned down in his car. Frank Anton a hotel clerk his brother Stephen and Mae Mason a nurse are held on suspicion linking Mrs Valeria Anton’s Jan 1 death from an illegal operation to the Peacock case. A third doctor is to be questioned.
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Silber C. Peacock
Frank Anton
Stephen
Mae Mason
Valeria Anton
Frank
Peacock
Morgan Loan Profit Sparks Protest Over Human Tragedy
A lengthy congressional inquiry details Morgan loans to the Anglo French loan of 1915, including underwriter profits and alleged pressure tactics. It notes Charles Morgan and partners denying impropriety while Lamont and Mrs. Whitney appear in testimony.
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Condon
J. P. Morgan & Company
Lamont
George Whitney
Seven Suspects Arrested in Brooklyn Armored Car Heist
Seven men, believed members of a Brooklyn gang that robbed an armored car outside Rebel Ice Corp in August 1934 of 427000, were arrested on Friday. Police withheld six names, while the seventh, Archie Stewart, faced indictment in a Fort Lee bank holdup last December 20 for 15851.
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Rebel Ice Corporation
Brooklyn
Ice Company
Archie Stewart
Fort Lee
N. J
Kentucky Federal Judge Upholds Farm Mortgage Measure
Federal District Judge Elwood Hamilton sustained the amended Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act finding it not essentially different from Minnesota’s moratorium law the Supreme Court previously upheld.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Elwood Hamilton
Minnesota
Supreme Court
House Republicans Tighten Focus on Tariff Policy
North Dakota and Michigan Republicans press to force a vote on the Frazier Lemke farm refinancing bill seeking 9 signatures for a petition. They study impacts of AAA invalidation on farm commodities loans and debate keeping the 34 1/2 percent land bank rate for two years while considering cost of production measures. Gillette reelected chairman, Hildebrandt secretary.
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Crawford
Mich
Frazier-Lemke
Lemke
AAA
Christianson
Minn
Federal Land Bank
Gillette
Hilderbrandt
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Farm Grain Stocks On Farms JAn 1 1936 Report
Washington reports January 1 1936 farm grain stocks total 159 390 000 bushels of wheat 26 4 percent of the 1935 crop 1 842 908 000 bushels of corn 69 8 percent of the 1935 crop and 771 452 000 bushels of oats 64 5 percent of the 1935 crop compared with January 1 1935 figures for wheat corn and oats.
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