Government relief rules clash in New Deal wage rows
The relief program shows contradictions as Hopkins and Ickes run parallel wage rules. PWA jobs pay prevailing union wages while Works Progress Administration projects cap at 85 dollars a week. Dredge workers on government contracts face 90 percent relief-roll hiring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Ickes
Works Progress Vision
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
New York City
WPD
Great Lakes
Everal
Public vs Private Control of Banks in 1935 Debate
The piece explains the senate battle over central banking and the Open Market Committee. It contrasts government-led control with banker influence via a mixed seven government members and five bankers, arguing the setup effectively grants banker dominance. It mentions Jim Farley mobilizing New York votes and notes on AAA opposition and DNC newsstand deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Senate
Open Market Committee
House Banking Committee
House
Federal Reserve Board
Senate Banking Committee
Virginia
Carter Glass
Reserve Board
BIG JM
Big Bald
Jim Farley
New York
Washington
Big Jim
District
Columbia
Jim
Emil Hurja
Democratic National Committee
Mayflower
Ccuse
Pilot Fights Birds After Plane Forced to Land
In Bucharest Roumania the pilot of a Russian bombing plane was arrested after a forced landing following a collision with birds. He said the birds swarmed and fought the plane, disabling it before he landed. he was subsequently released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucharest
Roumania
Eastman Sees Hope in Dollar Rail Fare Plan
Federal Transportation Chief Eastman backs study of Hastings proposed postalized travel plan. It would let passengers ride any one railroad in one direction for 1 dollar on standard trains and 3 dollars on expresses, with a congressional or ICC review urged. Eastman argues low fares could stabilize the fragile rail passenger business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
ULP
Joseph B. Eastman
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Eastman
New York State
John A. Hastings
Wheeler
Congressional
Interstate Commerce Commission
Judge Rules Waterloo Bank Has Prior Lien On Stock
Federal Judge George C. Scott rules the Waterloo Savings Bank has a prior lien on 55 shares pledged by Dc T Wilson to secure a $5 000 note. The Anamosa National Bank claim totals 6 021 dollars but lacked a written acknowledgment of its security status. Special master Don Barnes will oversee sale of the stock with proceeds first to the Waterloo bank and the remainder to Anamosa National Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
43Rd Assembly of
Iowa
George C. Scott
C. E. Reddin
Anamosa National Bank
Anamosa Bank
Don Barnes
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo Savings Bank
Locked In School Dog Rings Townspeople Bell
Bob the shepherd dog owned by Thomas Rystad caused the Slovarp school's bell to ring when he pulled the bell rope from the teacher's desk after being locked in overnight. Neighborhoods hurried to the building in a wary startle, discovering the dog’s playful escape attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fosston
Minn
Bob
Slovarp
Thomas Rystad
Near Here
Appointment of Walter Hutchinson Approved
The Department of Justice in Washington announced Monday the approval of Walter Hutchinson of Cedar Rapids as assistant to United States Attorney E. G. Dunn, effective August 1.
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Mason City
Walter Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
United States
E. G. Dunn
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C
Marion Golf Club Hosts Heat Relief and Handicap Round Draws
A large crowd gathered at the Marion Golf club to escape the heat and watch golf and tennis on Sunday. First round results from the handicap golf tournament include Reed defeating Van Fossen and Gordon beating Struck in a playoff, with many matches decided by small margins. Meanwhile a death notice for Mrs. C. F. Reber, a Perry burial upcoming, and several community events from Klopp reunions to open air Townsend club talks filled the page alongside notices of practice for Cinderella and local visitors.
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Rex Tugwell
Buck Hill Falls
Franklin D
Mrs. Roosevelt
Marion Golf Club
Bill Reed
van Fossen
Junior Reed
Downing
Mulvany
A. E. Crew
Lorence
Hutchinson
Gordon
J. J. Booth
Nolan
Bunting
Don Price
Wolfe
Ed Reed
Nelson
G. Koppenhaver
Lockwood
Teeters
Lewis Papes
R. Fitzgerald
Rowe
Hermann
F. Ross
Lothian
Murdoch
Balster
Gilmore
Young
Diederich
Gatewood
Pearson
L. Ross
Sloss
Heffron
L. Koppenhaver
Stevenson
Maresh
J. L. Papes
Brown
Fredericks
George Oxley
Allen
Gibson
Hull
Schuller
Kendall
Marion
C. F. Reber
Will Barth
Perry
Vernon Family Reunion Celebrates Birthdays in Marion Area
The Vernon family gathering at Mrs. Bertha M. Miller’s home on 18th street honored birthdays of C. E. Vernon and Bertha Vernon and Mrs. Lewis Vernon of Anamosa. A picnic dinner featured birthday cakes and many relatives attended from multiple Iowa cities. A separate east tour and a Tuesday recital at the Christian church are noted.
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Vernon
Bertha M. Miller
Eighteenth Street
C. E. Vernon
Lewis Vernon
Anamosa
Bertha Vernon
Marion
Ruth
Edward Vernon
Harry Latta
Loraine Cruickshank
Wilma Yount
D. W. Kohl
Melvin Thompson
Mount Vernon
Merwin Boots
Mechanicsville
Glen Vernon
Lyle
Central City
Orland Jehl
Annie Laura Davidson
The
Christian Church
Evelyn Ruth Dukek
Louise Gillette
Jasper Henry Clay
Fay Parks
Billy Creglow
Keith Hunter
Rock Island
R. B. Clemens
Champaign, Ill
Paul Hunter
Cedar Rapids
J. F. Hunter
Clemens
Colijn to Form New Netherlands Cabinet
The Hague AP reports former premier Hendryk Colijn accepted a charge from Queen Wilhelmina to form a new government after his cabinet resigned in a political and financial crisis. Colijn supports keeping the Netherlands on the gold standard and was commissioned to form a broad political cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hague
Netherlands
Hendryk Colijn
Wilhelmina
Colijn
First orange trees planted in Florida mark early cultivation
Florida saw the initial planting of orange trees that established the country's earliest citrus cultivation. The effort signaled the start of a long standing citrus industry centered in the state.
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Florida
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Dick- Hinson
Clarendon
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NRA
Dickinson
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Bae
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TRAX
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Higley
R. R
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Bellrope
Marion News
Golf Club
Patt
Waukon
Jerry Benesh
Esther
Ella
Mildred Patschke
Lester Cleveland
Chicago
Elton Remington
Rita
Barbara
Elton, Jr
Lucile Holsinger
W. D. Shank
George Struck
L. Klump
White
Calvin Robinson
Marilyn Bristol
Fred Holsinger
Lucile
F. J. Hardenbrook
L. O. Dickey
Harry Jones
A. R. McElwain
Kathryn
Margaret Albaugh
C. M. Robinson
Calvin
George Bristol
O. Fahey
Carl Pate
George Uren
Elgin
Til
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Robert Hibner
Aurora, Ill
G. M. Hibner
Baltimore
Frank Dloughy
Ottumwa
Frank Dioughy
Klopp
Cleveland
G. A. Patschke
George Patschke
Jerry Bendesh
Leo V. Levasseur
Leona Irene
Dorothy Arlene
Emma Louise Minear
Syracuse
N. Y
Niagara Falls
F. A. Rhinehart
Shirley
K. Lassen
Townsend Club
Banner Howard
O. G. Herbrecht
Des Moines
State Young People’s Worker
Linn County Council of Religious Education
Trinity Methodist Church
T. N Webber
Bert
Dubuque
P. G. Harlan
Women’s Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Thomas Park
Elvie Peterson
Charles A. Bradley Sunday
Roy, Stanton
University
Iowa City
Vernon Family Reunion
Pauline Naso
Teresa
Frank Meci
Peter
East
John P. Mentzer
Ephriam, Mich
B. F. Mentzer
Low
Cascade
Teresa Naso
Lansing
Mich
Gus Pusateri
Mike Cira
Grace Cira
Pusateri
Sigfred’s
Sigfred
Esse “Pa
Oshkosh
Nunn
Bush
Oxfords
Mon 'Evenel
Terete
Elelels
Men’s Athletic Union
Work Sox
Bradley
Akor
SOC
Ats
Bunty
Graham Moffet
WABC
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