Wallace Wallace urges abundant farm production for 1937
Secretary Henry A. Wallace urged farmers in a radio address to produce as abundantly as possible this year to fill storage bins and stabilize supplies. He warned rising prices could spark unrest and urged continued plans for an eventual production control and reserve policies.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry Wallace
Iowan
Army plans mass evacuation for Mississippi flood danger
The War Department moves to evacuate up to half a million people within fifty miles of the Mississippi from Cairo to New Orleans if floods worsen. Secretary Woodring sets Jackson, Mississippi as evacuation HQ while 35,000 trucks are mobilized for the mass exodus and General Craig notes engineers fear greater flood impact ahead.
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Washington
Ohio River
U. S. Army High Command
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ill
New Orleans
Ohio
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Harry Woodring
Malin Craig
Army Engineers
America
Jackson
Miss
Red Cross fund boosted amid flood refugees in Midwest
The article notes a fivefold surge to a 2 million dollar Red Cross relief goal due to rising homeless numbers in Ohio and Mississippi river flood zones. Cedar Rapids and Linn county seek larger contributions through Red Cross HQ and local banks, while shelter counts exceed 1,000,000 refugees. It also cites farm policy shifts by Henry Wallace amid flood losses, and a sobering forecast of significant disaster costs.
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Ohio
Mississippi River
American Red Cross
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Cary Grayson
Mississippi
Washington
Nebraska shows tax relief model for Iowa guidance
Article notes Nebraska has no state debt or income tax and lower property taxes compared with 10 to 12 years ago. It cites Governor Cochran’s 1939 budget aiming to cut property tax expenditures by 412000 while increasing federal funds by 11392000. It urges Iowa to study Nebraska’s approach and follow suit.
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Tebraska
Cochran
Iowa
Nebraska
Spain Floods and Massacres Reported in Civil War Context
The Universal Service report cites at least 110000 noncombatants slain by loyalist forces in Spain. Figures from Madrid to Barcelona and Malaga are broken down, with many towns claiming further massacres. The account contrasts flood horrors with alleged human atrocities.
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Hese
Thomas C. Watson
Universal Service
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Malaga
Iowa relief rolls forecast shows steady cuts
ARRY HOPKINS projects 25 800 Iowans on relief next month with monthly reductions to 25 200 in March 23 500 in April 21 100 in May and 18 800 in June If actual figures diverge and officials cannot reduce fast enough the situation could worsen requiring strong measures.
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Arry Hopkins
Harry
Seed loan measure sent to president
The senate passed a $50,000,000 seed loan bill and sent it to the White House. It allows loans up to $400 by the farm credit administration in 1937, with a lien on the crop, and extra terms possible in designated drought areas.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Farm Credit Administration
Better Homes Show and Appliance Exhibit Dates Set
Announcement of the fourth annual Better Homes Show Appliance Exhibit to be held in Memorial Coliseum from February 23 to 28 under joint auspices of the federal housing administration and The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The event features building materials lumber air conditioning equipment insulating materials and major home appliances with evening and afternoon showings throughout the week. Exhibitors may arrange booths by contacting The Gazette and H. J. Abe Engle.
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Better Homes
Memorial Coliseum
Federal Housing Administration
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
H. J
Abe” Engle
Age Pension Tax Upheld By Court
Federal Judge George B. Sweeney upheld the constitutionality of social security act provisions that levy a tax for aid to the aged. He denied an injunction to block the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston from paying the tax.
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Boston
George B. Sweeney
Sweeney
Edison Electric Illuminating Company of
Magill Confirmed As Treasury Aide
The Senate confirmed Roswell Magill of New York as undersecretary of the treasury.
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Magill
Treasury
Washington
Senate
Roswell Magill
New York
The
Arbitrary Hopkins faces tough questions over relief rolls
The text questions how Hopkins can act without arbitrariness in reducing relief rolls and what that implies for policy and outcomes. It notes the difficulty in predicting his approach and the potential consequences of any discretionary decisions.
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Hopkins
What is the matter with marriage asks reader
A reader asks why many marriages fail and cites Chicago divorce rates. The writer argues the problem lies with the people, not marriage itself, noting power dynamics money and shared finances as key factors. He urges mutual effort and harmony for lasting happiness.
Linn County to Press Claims for Inmates' Care
Linn County supervisors approved a two year contract with the Iowa Tax Service of Cedar Rapids to investigate and collect institutional care claims from individuals estates or those legally responsible. The service will pursue past and present accounts for state hospitals and Linn County facilities with twenty percent of amounts collected as compensation.
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Linn County
Iowa Tax Service
Cedar Rapids
R. C. Coutts
Tax Service
Iowa Taxpayers’ League
Coutts
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Rec
Roosevelt Approves RFC Extension Through June 30 1939
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending the Reconstruction Finance Corporation until June 30, 1939. The measure was approved in Washington and affects ten powers granted to the agency. The bill aims to bolster economic relief during the ongoing recovery efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ten Powers
Dr Robert E O Brian becomes Iowa secretary of state
Dr Robert E O Brian 42 former Morningside College president took the oath in Gov Kraschel's office to serve as Iowa secretary of state succeeding the late Mrs Alex Miller. He plans few staff changes and may move the highway patrol out of the secretary of state's office.
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DES Moines
Robert E. O’brian
Morningside College
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Supreme Court
John W. Kintzinger
Dubuque
O’brian
Statehouse
Alex Miller
Kraschel
Greencastle
Ind
Northwestern University
First Methodist Church
Grand Forks
N. D
Wesley College of
North Dakota
Wesley College
Morningside
Western League
Sioux City
Michigan
Detroit
United States Army
American Legion
National Education Association
Ice Begins Thawing In Cedar Rapids On Warm Day
The January thaw edged closer as Cedar Rapids saw 34 degrees at 2 30 pm with bright sun melting ice and snow. Temperatures previously fell to 11 at midnight and rose through the morning to 30 by 1 pm, Chambers Inskeep records show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Former Kaiser Wilhelm II Quietly Turns 78 at Doorn House
Amsterdam report says former Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany marked his seventy eighth birthday at Doorn House on Wednesday in quiet celebration.
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Amsterdam
INS
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Doorn House
Tibbett Cleared in Met Opera Tragedy Onstage Death
Autopsy finds Joseph Sterzini died of natural causes after a stage incident in which Lawrence Tibbett accidentally cut Sterzini with a dull stiletto during Caponsacchi rehearsal at the Metropolitan Opera. Tibbett sang in Newark after news, later learning Sterzini had died.
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New York
Sylvester Cosentino
Joseph Sterzini
Metropolitan Opera Chorus
Lawrence Tibbett
Newark
Metropolitan Opera
Tibbett
Sterzini
Metropolitan Opera House
Caponsacchi
Guido Franeschini
N. J
Manhattan
Harold Fowler
Perkins seeks emergency powers on GM strike
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins announced she would ask Congress for emergency authority to subpoena parties in labor disputes to handle the General Motors strike. She met with John L. Lewis and union leaders to discuss rapid passage of the bill.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Congress
General Motors
Miss Perkins
John L. Lewis
Labor Department
Sloan Denies GM Caused Breakthrough in Sit-Down Strike Crisis
Alfred P. Sloan Jr. declares GM not responsible for collapsed negotiations and demands evacuation of occupied plants. He says GM will negotiate with the occupying group only after the illegal seizure ends, denying charges of shirking moral duties and stressing harm to over 100,000 law‑abiding workers.
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New York
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Sloan
Roosevelt
County Flood Relief Quota Boosted Fivefold in Cedar Rapids
The American Red Cross doubled Cedar Rapids county quota and then increased it by at least five times as flood relief needs rise. By noon local subscriptions reached 4100 with 2500 sent to St Louis for food medicine and clothing. Linn county volunteers rallied at the Red Cross headquarters and a school fundraiser was redirected to aid flood victims.
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Cedar Rapids
American Red Cross
Kenneth E. Cornell
Linn County
St. Louis
National Red Cross
Red Cross
Federal Building
Metta A. Burd
The
George Walker
Lena Vogt
Howard Douglas
Lincoln School
Young’s Hill
Lincoln
Woodrow Wilson School
William Dennis
Red Cross Relief Fund
Chevrolet plants recall thousands to work across Indiana Michigan
Nearly 40 000 employees were called back to work Wednesday at ten Chevrolet plants in Indiana and Michigan. The recall signals a return to production after a stoppage and affects workers across multiple facilities.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
Indiana
Michigan
Flood fears as Ohio River rises toward crest
Evansville reports the Ohio River increasing rapidly this afternoon with authorities fearing a crest near 53.5 feet. About fifty military police were mustered from National Guard units and plans were set to swear in 50 to 80 bar association members as special deputies amid reports of looting in the evacuated district.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio
National Guard
Bar Association
River levels taper at Cairo confluence as Ohio falls
The Ohio River dropped gradually on Wednesday forenoon at the Cairo confluence with the Mississippi. River stage was 58.10 feet at 7 a.m. 58.05 at 8 a.m. and 58.03 at 9:30 a.m.
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Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi
Flood In Mississippi River Basin Leaves Massive Damage
The flood-stricken states of Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Mississippi face 43 dead 130000 homeless and 25 million dollars in property loss as the Mississippi River rises about one foot daily. Memphis reports the river at 43.7 feet with waters still climbing toward a record high.
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Memphis
Mississippi
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Weather forecast for Ohio valley flood hits cold wave
The weather bureau predicted rain or snow then a cold wave for the flooded Ohio valley within 36 hours, noting flood waters had already reached north of Cairo.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Cairo
Army Of Homeless Now Placed By Red Cross At Million
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the Red Cross, said midwestern floods left more than a million homeless and in need of relief. He reported the Red Cross has reached 1,222,000 dollars of a 10,000,000 dollar public contributions plea.
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Army of Homeless
Red Cross
Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Floods wrench Midwest as Ohio river surge fuels disease fears
Flooding spanning eleven states drives water crises and disease fears in Cincinnati Louisville Huntington Evansville Portsmouth and more. Death toll rises as property losses top 300 million and over a million are displaced while army units rush to reinforce Mississippi defenses. Water rationing and sanitary peril persist.
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South
Mississippi
Mid-West
Louisville
Cincinnati
Huntington
W. Va
Evansville
Ind
Portsmouth
Louisville Flood Stricken City Faces Power Shortages
The Ohio River at 57.1 feet and rain forecast worsen flood conditions in Louisville Kentucky. More than thirty of forty square miles submerged two to thirty feet. city lacks electricity and supplies amid rising waters.
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Louisville
INS
Louisville Mayor assumes dictatorial role amid flood crisis
Louisville chief executive Neville Miller orders police, national guardsmen, and federal troops to quell looting and fires. Provost marshal appointed by Gov. Chandler, Miller coordinates 200 federal troops and local responders rushing in by air and road to protect residents and fight the disaster.
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Louisville
Neville Miller
A. B. Chandler
Miller
Railroads Offer Cars to Army for Mississippi Valley Evacuation
Chicago officials from leading railroads said they would place all available freight cars at the army’s disposal to aid in evacuating the Mississippi valley lowlands. They noted that while their lines do not operate there, the cars they can muster will be lent to Mississippi territory operations upon call.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Ohio flood creams Mississippi crest threatens evacuations
Army engineers warn the Ohio River flood will push at least 3 000 000 cubic feet per second into the Mississippi at Cairo. Levees built after 1927 may handle only 2 400 000 cfs. Commanders at Atlanta Omaha San Antonio ordered evacuation readiness by 6 p.m. as the envisioned super flood looms.
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Ohio
Army
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
Gulf of Mexico
Eugene Reybold
U. S. Army Engineers
Washington, D. C
Atlanta
Senate Moves Flood Relief Bill To Aid Midwest
Senate leaders prepared to speed the House approved deficiency bill empowering President Roosevelt to access 790 million dollars from the work relief fund to relieve distress and rehabilitate flood devastated areas in the Midwest.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress approves $790,000 flood relief fund for 700000 refugees
The House, without a record vote, passes a $790,000 flood relief appropriation for 700000 refugees and sends it to the Senate. Administration leaders aim for swift action. President Roosevelt pledges to spend every cent if needed and had sought nationwide general relief over the next five months.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
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