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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1934
Page
8
City council debates gas rate ordinance to bill by therms rather than cubic feet. Consumers pay for delivered heat at set rates with adjustments tied to monthly heat content, minimum charges, penalties, and required gas testing equipment and odorizer.
The proposal envisions seizing all gold from federal reserve banks, cutting the dollar’s gold content, and issuing new currency backed by Treasury gold. It would strip Fed banks and national banks of currency issuing power and cancel current notes. A treasury draft, shaped with the brain trust, would set up a representative board to manage price levels.
A garbled ad touts Educator Hammered Wheat Thinsies claimed to be a new process that “hammered” wheat for better taste and nutrition. It promotes a free coupon for a full-size package, urging parents to try the whole wheat snack claim as healthier and tasty for children.
Jefferson Caffery Roosevelt envoy to Cuba plans to board a US destroyer for Key West to meet Cordell Hull returning from the Canal Zone aboard the Richmond. He will confer with Hull then return to Havana. Carlos Mendieta seeks to restore order after riotous inauguration celebrations.
A Louisiana national guard detachment was mobilized by Governor Allen amid a bitter election feud with Huey Long’s machine. About 400 soldiers were mustered at Jackson barracks with side arms and tear gas, awaiting orders from Adjutant General Roy Fleming to control state offices and records amid payroll padding allegations.
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