Wage scale reforms in Iowa WPA relief program
The article reports Iowa and national officials debating wage brackets for unemployed relief under the WPA. It notes proposed pay ranges from $5 to $15 daily with higher brackets up to $94 for certain states and skilled positions, plus efforts to expedite project approvals and adjust eligibility as discussions continue among federal relief administrators and state delegates.
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Towa
Ance
Harry Federal Relief and
Indian Creek
Council Bluffs
Army
P. F. Hopkins
BWA
Iowa
Muddled OCR Note Hints at North Pole Flight and Court Case
Fragmentary text mentions a North Pole flight plan approval by "Jay" and a Sedition Bill context in the House. It also references an arrest over a no parking incident with a horse and a judge’s remark about not ruling a horse. The garbled lines make precise facts unclear.
Faith as the Best Friend and Guide in Life
Geoffrey Gilbey reviews a sports preacher’s teachings on God as a constant friend who stands by us through life. The text urges cultivating this friendship, trusting faith, and teaching children to internalize divine companionship for comfort, forgiveness, and courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Gilbey
London Daily Express
God
Dbe Newton
Drennen Challenges Hill Appointment In Des Moines
Des Moines Democrat Lester W. Drennen protested L. B. Hill Des Moines postmaster’s acting works director nomination. He argued it takes a deserving Democrat from a good paying job while noting others like John J. Hughes and E. H. Mulock hold unpaid or reduced roles with about $25,000 in salaries annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lester W. Drennen
Democratic State Central Committee
L. 8. Hill
Iowa
Drennen
Louis Murphy
Washington
Hill
John J. Hughes
State Central Committee
Hughes
NRA
Supreme Court
Federal Housing Act
National Emergency Council
Picture Of Dr Shankin Appears In New York Recall of Rev Shanklin
A Cedar Rapids Gazette investigation echoes in New York as a photo labeled Dr Shankin prompts questions about Lloyd C Shanklin the Iowa preacher exposed for quack healing earlier. The man in New York denies Iowa ties while avoiding full interview, with a dancer featuring a snake bite act at a health congress.
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Dr. Shankin
New York
Rev. Shanklin
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd C. Shanklin
Gazette
Associated Press
New York City
Lloyd Shankin
Beebe de la Fontaine
New York Health Congress
Town Connections
Springville
Tra
Mrs Waley's Lindbergh Act Trial Progresses in Tacoma
In Tacoma Washington Buddy faced John Francis Dore urged mercy for Margaret Waley 19 as her Lindbergh act kidnapping trial over George Weyerhaeuser 9 pauses for government rebuttal The defense rests with Mrs Waley as sole witness and the prosecutor designated her a gun moll in the plot while the fugitive Mahan looms over the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
John Francis Dore
Pacific Northwest
Margaret Thulin Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
Waley
Harmon Waley
William Mahan
Owen Hughes
McNeil Island
Officers Seek Findley’s Sister in Contempt Case
Des Moines deputy sheriffs search for Miss Ricka Findley sister of Park A. Findley to serve a court order requiring her appearance in district court for contempt. She was held in contempt by District Judge Lou Ladd for failing to turn over keys to safety deposit boxes tied to the late state bureau of investigation head. Probate hearing on the will is set for July 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ricka Findley
Park A. Findley
Miss Findley
Lou Ladd
State Bureau of Investigation
Grace Findley
Five men charged in AAA fraud plot in Iowa region
Davenport AP reports three of five farmers charged with conspiracy to defraud the AAA production control program were arrested. John Turner Jr of DeWitt and Lawrence Beck and Lyle George of Low Moor released on $2,500 bonds. Jack Kenyon and Fred Fanning sought. Turner allegedly falsely claimed 4371 hogs or $8,195 due. government says he was entitled to $4,600. Others accused of aiding Turner with false statements on hog purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
AAA
John Turner, Jr
DeWitt
Lawrence Beck
Lyle George
Low Moor
Jack Kenyon
Elburn
Fred Fanning
Janesville
Wis
U. S
Albert Block
Turner
Belgium Recognizes Soviet Russia in Ambassador Exchange
Paris reports Belgium and the Soviet Union exchanged notes confirming recognition of Soviet Russia. With the exchange of ambassadors pending, Belgian Ambassador Baron de Gaiffier and Soviet Envoy Vladimir Potemkin plan to commence immediate commercial negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Belgium
Russia
Baron de Gaiffier
Vladimir Potemkin
Broadway Hoax Or Snake Bite In Mystery Dancer Case
Beebe de la Fontaine vanished into mystery as Broadway debated whether she was bitten by a rattlesnake during a health lecture act or if the episode was another hoax. Dr. Lloyd C Shanklin planned to display her Friday night, asserting no harm.
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New York
Beebe de la Fontaine
Broadway
Lloyd C. Shanklin
Florida
West Forty Eighth Street
Irene Austin
Shanklin
Miami
Stunt Night At Camp Good Health Invites Public
Public invited to Stunt Night at Camp Good Health tonight with open house from 6 30. Children perform a program while parents, friends, and patrons view how the camp rehabilitates run down children. A moving picture of camp life is being created and finished furniture from waste materials showcases the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health
Alma E. Hartz
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Health Corree
Strato Bag Bursts Prompt Private Probe
In Rapid City South Dakota officials from the National Geographic Society and the Army Air Corps began a private inquiry after a 3 700 000 cubic foot stratosphere balloon burst Friday just before a planned flight. Captains Stevens and Anderson led the investigation with a final report to Washington. no solution yet.
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Rapid City
S. D
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Thomas W. McKnew
Geographic Society
Albert W. Stevens
Orville A. Anderson
Air Corps
Washington
Balloon failure at Rapid City honors Centerville couple
Mrs. Elizabeth Ford of Centerville, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Bentzinger and wife of Mr. Ford, a high school coach, attended with special seats from the National Geographic society as spectators during the stratosphere balloon event near Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Centerville
Rapid City
S.D
Elizabeth Ford
D. D. Bentzinger
Ford
Coon Hollow
National Geographic Society
Balloon story spurs speculation over missing craft
Officials examined a giant balloon said to be the largest free balloon ever built. The torn main rip, possibly 50 to 100 feet long, spurred theories the failure arose from a hole or weak spot, with the balloon designed to hold 3,700,000 cubic feet of helium. Arrangements were made to move components to Akron and Dayton for inspection and storage.
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Akron
Ohio
Wrightfield
Dayton
Anderson
Dreyfus Dies in Paris After Long Illness
Lieut. Col. Alfred Dreyfus, the central figure in the famed political controversy that divided France, died of uremia in Paris. He had been ill over a year and was surrounded by family. He spent his later years between Brittany and Paris after being reinstated and honored following the quashing of the old verdict.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
France
Dreyfus
Brittany
Devil's Island
Downey Electrocuted for Islip Child Murder at Sing Sing
Patrick Downey, 31, father of two, was executed in the electric chair at Sing Sing on Thursday night for the murder of seven year old Rita Lazzari in Islip on Long Island.
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Ossining
N. Y
Patrick Downey
Sing Sing Prison
Rita Lazzari
Islip
Long Island
Sioux City graft probe widens as witnesses questioned
Sioux City Detective Tom Dempsey concluded his testimony as the Woodbury County graft investigation grand jury prepared a third report. The panel seized papers at Dempsey’s home and questioned many witnesses about alleged graft payoffs and the beating of Mrs. Leona Flaa linked to prior testimony. Dozens of witnesses have appeared, including Officer Tom Barron and Streets Commissioner Charles J. Small, with the panel expected to reconvene after a recess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Tom Dempsey
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Dempsey
Tom Barron
Charles J. Small
Leona Flaa
Flaa
A. House
Alice Wagoner
Roy James
Frank Wynn
Lucile*Crase
Alex Cuses
George Dusek
Pat O’brien
Clyde
E. Mayer
Mayer
John
Max Duckworth
Fyn
Epeejie D. Mig le
Mary
Cate Hd ‘Prietor
Henry “Wormsey
Kingsley
Clarence Roseberry
LeMars
Three men questioned in attack on Mrs Leona Flaa
Sioux City police arrested Alvin Flaa 20 husband of the injured woman Adam Bocian 23 and Joe Abraham 23 a beer parlor owner for questioning in the beating of Mrs Leona Flaa who was hospitalized after testifying before the Woodbury county grand jury.
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Sioux City
Leona Flaa
Woodbury County
Alvin Flaa
Adam Bocaian
Joe Abraham
Tom Mix Rescued From Mud Hole Amid Nation’s Woes
Tom Mix, famed screen hero, found his bus stuck eight miles west of town on the Lincoln highway. Cranes from Cedar Rapids lifted the vehicle after a three hour delay while Mix, unruffled, pondered the state of the country and shaved before resuming his journey.
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Tom Mix
Linn County
Mr. Mix
Buckingham Palace
Cedar Rapids
Here
Lincoln Highway
Mix
Marion Man Plot to Sell Letters Aimed at Gazette Editor
An affidavit sworn by John M. Farrell, Marion, details a plot to ruin Verne Marshall, editor of The Gazette, through the publication of letters Farrell claimed proved the editor’s immorality. Farrell, drunken and questioned by Assistant County Attorney Ed Fordyce, admitted planning to sell the letters to E. J. Feuling, former state Democratic chairman, after a trip with Marvin Harte to New Hampton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedam Rapids
John M. Farrell
Marion
Marvin Harte
Farrell
E. J. Feuling
State Democratic Committee
Verne
Marshall
The
Gazette
Court House
Ed Fordyce
Fealing
New Hampton
Martell
Harte
Feuling
Mr. Feuling
Tribune
Mason City Prober To Visit Carroll On Slot Racket
Mason City AP reports Hines Mount assistant county attorney who investigated slot machines sold from the sheriff's office in Sioux City will go to Carroll to probe reports that machines confiscated there were identified as be ing machines ordered destroyed in Cerro Gordo County.
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Mason City
Hines Mount
Sioux City
Carroll
Cerro Gordo
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