Land bank loans surge in Iowa amid HOLC debate
A Iowa report shows the Federal Land Bank of Omaha has loaned about 134 million dollars to farm owners since May 1933 with Linn county and Cedar Rapids receiving relatively small HOLC aid. Critics urge leniency in appraisals and call for audits to curb waste and political influence.
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Ates
E Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Home Owners Loan Association
Yaa Pee Speker
Germ Senteewee
Linn County
Land Bank
HOLC
Washington
Iowa
House sponsorship fights delay social security bill passage
Washington reports petty clashes among lawmakers over who should sponsor the administration social security bill as disputes at the Ways and Means Committee and between Patman Vinson weaken unified action. Other proposals include a $3.0 billion industrial construction plan to employ millions, extending the federal housing act, and boosting bond authorization with government loan guarantees.
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Washington
House
Congress
David J. Lewis
Robert L. Coughton
N. C
Ways and Means
Doughton
Lewis
Congressiona Nacera
Coughton
House, Labor Committee
William P. Connery
Wright Patman
Tex
Fred M. Vinson
American Legion
John D. Dingell
Mich
Dingell
Democratic leaders try to head off revolt on social security
Washington AP reports democratic leadership on Saturday sought to quell any rebellion against key Roosevelt social security program provisions as signs appeared that some Democrats on Capitol Hill might align with dissenters.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Station Master To Die In Train Wreck Case
M Guzev, station master at Koisug, was sentenced to be shot for two wrecks on January 6 causing six deaths. Eight trainmen drew prison terms from three to ten years each.
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Tikhoretzkaya
M. Guzev
Koisug
Public audits via merit system would save taxpayers money
The text argues governments should discard patronage in selecting publicly paid accountants and hire only the ablest auditors for institutions and government. Taxpayers would be amazed by the economies effected.
Auditor Storms and Iowa Audit Reform Debate
A critique urges Auditor Storms to focus on public service by improving existing accounting work and selecting competent accountants. It argues efficient state auditing would save Iowa taxpayers hundreds of thousands yearly, noting past independent audits revealed savings that were then halted, returning control to patronage interests amid campaigns against building and loan association audits.
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Iowa
C. W. Storms
the Times
Gazette
Davenport
Building and Loan Association
Hitler Outlines Two Year Nazi Rule and Future Constitution
Berlin dispatch quotes Wilhelm Frick stating Adolf Hitler aims to rule as sole leader for two years to complete a new German constitution. Frick says after the period a plebiscite may decide the regime, and hints Hitler may name a successor. He notes the Reichstag would stay but no upper house, and voting rights may be limited to Germans of pure blood.
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Berlin
INS
Adolf Hitler
Germanreich
Germany
Hitler
Fuehrer
Wilhelm Frick
Dr. Frick
Frick
Reichstag
International News Service
Girl Elopes With Her Granduncle in Scramble of Kinships
Philadelphia AP report details 21 year old Anna May Bromley eloping to Elkton with her 73 year old granduncle Hugh McIntyre of New York. The couple’s marriage creates a tangle of relations as she becomes sister-in-law to her grandmother and her mother becomes mother-in-law to the groom. The bride notes that young men cannot even keep a wife.
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Philadelphia
Anna May Bromley
Elkcton
Hugh McIntyre
New York
McIntyre
Senate Munitions Committee Splits Over War Profits Legislation
Washington AP The senate munitions committee showed its first signs of division as leaders pressed for a full war profits bill by April 1. Byrnes pushed for action this session while others favored delaying a complete report, with Nye cautioning that a full study may not be ready. April 1 report planned, but uncertainty remains.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Senate
Congress
Administration
Byrnes
South Carolina
Nye
Night in Cars Delays Cedar Rapids to Iowa City Drive
Fifteen cars carrying University of Iowa Military ball attendants spent the night trapped on the icy Curtis bridge hill as efforts to ascend failed. Wrecker crews planned to concentrate on highway 161 throughout Linn and Johnson counties, spreading sand and cinders to keep traffic moving.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Curtis Bridge Hill
Curtis General Store
Curtis Hilt
Highway Commission
Linn
Johnson Counties
Massing of Lithuanian Troops Reported Near Memel Frontier
Berlin dispatches say Lithuanian reserves were called for three months near Taurow on the German frontier, doubling Memel garrison strength. German papers label the move saber rattling and propaganda driven, citing an alleged Lithuanian prep to bar Prussian forces from Klaipeda Memel as an outdated excuse.
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Berlin
Taurow
Germany
Memel
Lithuania
Klaipeda
Britain ends public works experiment after global review
Geneva AP reports Britain's reply to a League of Nations study on public works. A 300 page volume cites twenty nine nations including the United States. Britain says large scale public works failed as an unemployment remedy and should not be repeated. It emphasizes measuring each project by social and economic value.
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Geneva
Great Britain
League of Nations
Nations
United States
Britain
Berlin Tests In DePoisoning Gas Light System
Berlin to accelerate tests on a method to remove poison from the city gas supply. State official Julius Lippert ordered quicker deployment after ongoing experiments. No more personal crisis reports should result from turning on gas if the depoisoning plan succeeds.
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Berlin
Julius Lippert
Rains Add To Road Dangers in Central Iowa
Steady rains increased ice risk across Cedar Rapids and surrounding region while a looming severe cold wave was forecast for Iowa. Temperatures rose from 10 above to the upper 30s, with a .24 inch rainfall by Friday afternoon. Streetcars ran all night to avoid ice on lines and highways stretched across No. 30 toward Illinois and beyond, with driving restricted to emergencies.
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Cedar Rapids
State Weather Bureau
Iowa
State Bureau
Mercury
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
State Highway Commission
mid-Illinois
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A 1935 Cedar Rapids toll tally lists accidents and injuries with no deaths recorded. The brief item notes the number of incidents and injuries, indicating the toll figures for the period.
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Cedar Rapids
Hauptmann defense to reveal that Isidor Fisch helped carry ransom cash
In an interview Bruno Hauptmann's chief counsel Edward J. Reilly says a major defense reveal will show Isidor Fisch and three others attempted to leave the $14,600 Lindbergh ransom box before finally handing it to Hauptmann. The appellate division orders turnover of books to Reilly as the defense eyebrows an income claim tied to the ransom.
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Flemington
New York
INS
James M. Fawcett
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Edward Reilly
N. O
Hau Cinemene
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Feed the Birds in Cedar Rapids Urge Help for Starving Birds
Bird lovers in Cedar Rapids and nearby areas are urged to rescue starving birds. Evidence of hunger appears in many dead birds around the city as ice prevents access to any food. Those who can help are asked to provide crumbs seeds suet or other bird food to save hundreds of birds from starvation.
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Cedar Rapids
Miriam Hopkins Recovering From Bronchial Pneumonia Attack
Hollywood actress Miriam Hopkins is reported recovering from bronchial pneumonia that forced her to halt work on a film. The illness sidelined her work schedule as doctors monitor her condition.
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Hollywood
INS
Miriam Hopkins
Moodie Faces Impeachment Trial in North Dakota Senate
Gov Thomas Moodie impeached by the North Dakota House vows to hold office while pending trial. The house voted 60 to 52 to impeach over malfeasance, with a senate trial to follow after impairment of the vague charges. Moodie was born in Canada and his eligibility faced challenge over residency and citizenship. Attorney General Sabre deemed the action incomplete, saying managers must be named to present particulars to the senate.
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Bismarck
N. D
INS
Thomas H. Moodie
House of Representatives
Torhan
Pois State
S&fatty
Moodie
State Senate
House
Teague
North Dakota
United States
Canada
P. O. Sabre
Nonpartisan League Group
Senate
Proposed code for anthracite mines abandoned by NRA
Washington dispatch reports the NRA has abandoned the proposed anthracite mining code due to the industry’s financial strain and inability to bring telegraph and telephone sectors under code. It notes 100,000 union miners employed regionally, with about 60,000 unemployed, and 10,000 jobless near Wilkes-Barre.
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Washington
INS
NRA
United Mine Workers
W. H. Davis
Kenneth Simpson
Carl Adams
Recovery Administration
Wayne’ P. Ellis
Pennsylvania
Wilkesbarre, Pa
Distc
Guards urged to shoot escaped convicts at San Quentin
San Quentin break case shocks California as deputies recount guards wanting to kill the three felons Alexander Mackay Joe Kristy and Fred Landers who were cornered after the daring escape Julian H Alco acting warden says the trio are in good condition and will be questioned again about Clyde Stevens the suspected mastermind authorities pursue answers to loose ends and question Stevens’ role in the plot
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San Quentin
Calif
INS
Alexander Mackay
Joe Kristy
Fred Landers
Julian H. Alco
Alco
Clyde Stevens
San Francisco
Stevens
Bonds in stove reveal Ogden office loot
Cedar Rapids News reports a January 10 burglary at Wilson and Company with $1,054 stolen. Police arrested Phillip Featherstonehaugh, 43. Allie Henderson, 18. Ollie Johnson, 32. and Richard Murphy, 52, for investigation. Evidence tied to bonds, stocks, and Ogden Lumber. a stove dump uncovered charred papers bearing Ogden's name. Henderson linked to a related holdup.
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Cedar. Rapids
Wilson and Company
Phillip Featherstonehaugh
Allie Henderson
Ollie Johnson
EF Avenue
Richard Murphy
Davenport
Grlce
Thompeson
Stoneha Bend
Rockwell
Earl Stanley
Condon
Kudina
Marshall
Steve
Stanley
Ogden
O. 0
Ogden Tumber Company
Thirty-second Street
Cunningham
Johnson
Henderson
Nick Zervakis
Third Street
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Hunterdon County
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John F. “Jassie” Condon
Miss Hopkins
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