Social security bills stress for state legislatures
Iowa lawmakers face a tough winter as they craft national social security measures amid tax fears and funding gaps. The piece argues against advantaging one group and cites Minnesota farmer foreclosures led by Bosch, warning against agitators who hinder relief efforts while urging practical, accountable reform.
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National Administration
Iowa
John Bosch
Minnesota Farm Holiday Association
Bosch
Minnesota
Court House
Iowa beer law under fire as committees seek revision
Iowa lawmakers opened hearings on the beer statute amid sharp criticism from the liquor control legal adviser. The city solicitor of Des Moines outlined 20 problems and urged higher permit fees, stricter enforcement, and state supervision. Proponents argued for reform but cautioned about revenue impact and local control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Leslie E. Francis
Liquor Control Commission
Joseph H. Schlenvogt
Iowa Beverage Dealers Association
M. X. Geske
McGregor
Fred T. van Liew
Iowa League of Municipalities
van Liew
Francis
State Liquor Control Commission
Clyde L. Herring
Ann Harding Custody Fight Over Daughter in Los Angeles
Film star Ann Harding is accused in a Los Angeles Superior Court filing by former husband Harry C. Bannister of being unfit to have custody of their daughter Jane, 6. Bannister seeks removal of custody. he does not seek custody himself. The complaint notes their 1926 marriage, 1932 separation, Reno divorce, and Harding’s recent custody award by Nevada courts.
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Los Angeles
Ann Harding
Jane
Harry C. Bannister
Bannister
Bannistee
Miss Harding
New York City
Both Houses Pass Crop Loan Bills
The House and Senate approved crop loan measures despite the president's prior stance. A $40 million House bill moved quietly while a $100 million Senate bill faced a one-man revolt by Senator King of Utah during debate. Officials cited Midwest drought as the reason to fund feed and seed aid for farmers for another year.
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Washington
White House
Midwest
House
Senate
King
Utah
Red Johnson of Lindy Case Weds Norwegian Sweetheart
Henry Red Johnson, linked to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case by a late night phone conversation with Betty Gow, married his Norwegian sweetheart Renge Olsen last week in Norway, per news from Harry Wold, the bride’s uncle.
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New York
Henry “Red” Johnson
Betty Gow
Lindbergh
Norway
Renge Olsen
Harry Wold
Subdued by Police, 20 Die From Internal Injuries
James Toomey, twenty, resisted arrest and was subdued by three New York police officers. He died later at a hospital from internal injuries, according to the officers' report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Toomey
Finnegan arraigned in Cedar Rapids loan theft assault
Charles Finnegan, 26, of 1710 Fifteenth Street SE, charged with assault with intent to commit murder and robbery after a Saturday crime at Bohemian Savings and Loans, 419 Third Street SE. He allegedly slugged Jan J. Hrbek, 71, secretary of the loan, who suffered broken ribs and a scalp wound. Bond set at 15,000. Finnegan jailed after waiving to grand jury. Detectives sought a key witness, a little girl, as two women witnesses testified seeing Finnegan with Hrbek. Hrbek identified Finnegan.
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Charles Finnegan
Fifteenth Street SE
Bohemian Savings and Loans Association
Third Street
Jan J. Hrbek
Upland Drive
Loan ‘Association
G. K. Thompson
Henry A. Stearns
Finnegan
Rittenburg
Hrbek
Thompson
Earl Stanley
Finney
Ioan Association
Stanley
Everyday Living and the Mask We Show to Friends
A novel excerpt argues new psychology shows people rarely reveal their real selves even to loved ones. Three acquaintances offer contrasting portraits of a hero who dies after an accident. The loving partner offers the clearest view, while others’ views distort truth. Only God sees the true self. beware trusting appearances.
Hereford Steers Bring $12 Price at Kansas City Market
Two loads of prime Hereford steers sold for $12 a hundredweight in Kansas City, the highest market price since January 1931. The cattle were fed by the Doyen brothers, who had earned $9 a hundredweight for similar stock a month earlier, with last year’s top at $7.
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Kansas City
Doyen Brothers
Newspapers Best Media For Utilities Advertising
The speaker, T P Pfeiffer of Bullesby Engineering and Management, rated newspapers as best for public utility ads. He urged continuous, planned advertising aligned to specific campaigns and budgets, noting radio offers limited reach for local utility messaging and stressing a practical approach to spending based on job needs and costs.
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T. P. Pfeiffer
Chicago
Bullesby Engineering and Management Corporation
Iowa Public Utilities Association
Hotel Roosevelt
Pfeiffer
Speaker
Insurgents win right to amend relief measure in House
Washington report on congressional revolt over a 4.8 billion work relief bill. Democratic leaders win a truce allowing amendments to most sections, excluding the first three, with a party caucus to enforce unity. Early concessions permit amendments on extendable agency life and public works control while earmarking in districts is barred.
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Washington
United Action
Roosevelt
Harold L. Ickes
PWA
Ickes
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
White House
Burns
James Buchanan
Appropriations Committee
Martin Dies
Tex
Labor Board loses power in NRA codes under Roosevelt memo
President Roosevelt curtailed the National Labor Board's authority in labor disputes tied to several NRA codes. He limited the board to codes without built in labor boards, removing it from newspaper, bituminous coal, and petroleum industry cases and ending a long dispute over newspaper labor questions. Howard Davis canceled a planned newspaper publishers convention in New York to oppose board intervention.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
National Labor Board
NRA
Francis Biddle
Biddle
Howard Davis
Newspaper Code Authority
New York
Woman Tries To Interview Hauptmann In Jail
In Flemington New Jersey a slender blue eyed woman, Greta Henkel of the Bronx, attempted to visit Bruno Hauptmann at Hunterdon County jail after adjournment in his Lindbergh baby murder trial. She is the only Hauptmann friend to seek entry since the trial began, amid ongoing speculation.
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Flemington
N. J
INS
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hunterdon County
Greta Henkel
Bronx
N. Y
Hauptmann
Isidor Fisch
Verdict Awards Former Salesman 1075 to Frankfort Distilleries
A Polk county jury awarded G. V. Middleton 10 075 against Frankfort Distilleries Inc for wrongful ouster after he claimed an oral Iowa contract to handle distillery products. Middleton alleged Harold Cooper Bernard Manley and Richard Lane conspired to replace him with personal friends. The commissioners denied involvement and will appeal to the state supreme court.
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Des Moines
Polk County
G. V. Middleton
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
State Supreme Court
Middleton
Harold M.’ Cooper
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Bernard Manley
Richard ~Lane
Iowa
Control C Commission
Coop‘er
Manley
W. C. Finter
Henry C. Wurzer
Lindbergh Kidnapping Witnesses Tie Hauptmann to Scene
State witnesses placed Bruno Hauptmann near the Lindbergh baby kidnaping scene in New Jersey and sought to trace the ladder wood to his hands. Defense countered with a cemetery footprint cast and a phonograph record of a ransom taker’s voice. Witnesses later linked ladder wood from a South Carolina pine to Hauptmann’s attic. The case moved to expert wood testimony and nail analysis.
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Ladder
Hauptmann
Sourland
Jaffie
Chisel
Flemington
N. J
Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Edward J. Reilly
Bronx
sAstorney
David T. Wilentz
Reilly
John F
Jassie
Condon
John
St. Raymond's
Hauptsmann
Max Rauch
Rauch
South Carolina
New York
Arthur J. Koehler
Stanley R. Keith
Pear
Millard
Sourlands
Trail Of Karpis And Companion Leads To Michigan
MONROE Michigan police report that the car used by Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell during a federal chase was abandoned six miles south of Monroe at 5 30 am Tuesday. The motor was running when the vehicle was found and Sheriff Joseph Barley was notified.
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Monroe, Mich
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Here
Joseph Barley
Judge Clark Gains Nine Votes in Cedar County Recount
After nineteen Cedar county precincts were recounted Tuesday evening Judge A B Clark shows a net gain of nine votes in challenging C J Haas for judge of the Eighteenth district. Haas led by 15. remaining precincts could change the result as the contest court reviews questioned ballots.
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Cedar County
A. B Clark
C. J. Haas
Haas
Sherwood A. Clock
Hampton
Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Harold D. Evans
Iowa City
Clark
Inland
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll 1935 Accidents Injuries Deaths
A terse tally shows 18 accidents, 21 injuries, and 0 deaths recorded for Cedar Rapids auto toll incidents in 1935. The brief figures reflect vehicular incidents within the year and highlight nonfatal injuries versus crashes.
Conservation Plans Under Single Head Urged By Sec. Ickes
Secretary Ickes urged consolidating all conservation activities under one government department to avoid conflicts and jealousies and to pursue a broad, unified front in conservation, speaking before the American Game Conference in New York.
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Sec
Ickes
New York
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Lindy Case
Chas
Cedar Rapids News
Joseph Fort Newton
DR. Newton
Labor Board
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Cooper
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
Trail of Karpis
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Judge Clark
Cedar Rapids Auto
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