Senators for and against Tugwell and economic planning
The piece weighs Senate views on Rexford Tugwell, his 1931 economic planning stance, and possible promotion to under secretary. It argues planning implied uprooting traditions, questions who would pay higher taxes, and warns against gullible belief in millennial promises. It contrasts wartime loans, European debt, and domestic policy limits, ending with seed company plans and a note to turn to Page 4.
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Tugwell Confirmation Seen in Senate Hearing Row
Prof Rexford Tugwell faced four hours of questions before the Senate Agriculture Committee amid boos and cheers as he defended his fitness for under secretary of agriculture. The panel planned an executive session Tuesday to act on the nomination with a noon reporting deadline, while Tugwell asserted belief in flexible constitutional controls and voluntary national planning, opposed to Soviet-style planning and farm nationalization.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Senate Agriculture Committee
Elison D. Smith
Tugwell
America
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Ellison D. Smith
Harry F. Byrd
Smith and Murphy clash as fists fly at Tugwell hearing
At a senate agriculture committee hearing on Rexford Tugwell’s promotion to under secretary, Senator Smith of South Carolina shook fists in Senator Murphy’s face amid heated exchanges. Smith defended democracy and attacked perceived admin bias while Murphy retorted about leadership. Wheeler quipped, prompting Smith to boast of his showmanship.
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Senator Bone
Washington
Tugwell
Wheeler
Ellison D. Smith
Byrd
Smith
Sen
Louis
INS
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rexford G. Tugwell
South Carolina
Murphy
Iowa
George the Third
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Montana
Senator Smith
Tugwell Qualifications Scrutinized By Senate Panel
Rexford Tugwell faced questions on his fitness for under-secretary of agriculture during a senate examination. The exchange touched on practical farming experience, mud on boots, soil costs, constitutional oath, and his self described role as an ace brain truster.
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Washington
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Senate
Murphy
Iowa
Tugwell
Council Closes Beer Permit Scandal Shake Up
RAP COUNCIL ON ISSUANCE. OF BEER PERMITS. The city council moved to curb lax permit checks after a disputed Kennelley license at 709 Second avenue SE. City and police authorities faulted rapid approvals and urged five day filing with police recommendation before permits. Evidence tied Prochaska to Kennelley’s project, prompting internal criticism and calls for procedural reform.
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RAP Council
John Kennelley
Second Avenue SE
William Prochaska
Kennelley
G K. Thompson
Harry S. Johnson
City Council
City Legal Department
Police Department
Council
Johnson
Sheriff's Office
Thompson
W. J. Nell
Earl Stanley
Prochaska
Club Royale
Stanley
Bailey
Marshall
Tariff Law Lowers Many U S Duties
Washington reports the Roosevelt-Hull reciprocal tariff law will automatically cut U S duties on multiple foreign products by repealing penalty sections of the 1930 tariff act. Automobiles from Great Britain will see a 23 percent cut, and motor trucks from Great Britain an 8 percent reduction once signed.
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Washington
U. S
United States
Great Britain
Missing plane located with 7 occupants dead
Debrue New York report details a luxury liner flight from New York to Chicago that crashed on Last Chance hill in the Catskills. Seven aboard were found dead near the charred wreckage, including pilots Clyde Halbrook and John Barron Jr, stewardess Ida Huckeby, and four passengers from Buffalo and Great Neck. Rescue teams, guided by a signaling shot, struggled through rain to reach the rugged site.
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N. Y
Last Chance Hill
Catskills
W. H
Ted) Halleck
Newark
Uner
Chicago
Hallock
Livingston Manor
Lee Lord
The
Clyde" Halbrook
John ~ Barron, Jr
Ida Huckeby
Harry Pinsiey
Great Neck
W. B. Bader
Buffalo
W. A. Cass
H. C. Coppins
Centers of action control weather, says Smithsonian
Washington AP. Discovery that rainfall and heat are governed by centers of action moved by the sun’s heat was announced by the Smithsonian. H. H. Clayton reports a new study linking these centers drifting over the earth to regional weather changes and possibly advancing long-range weather forecasting.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
H. H. Clayton
Smithsonian
Steel unions oppose board plan for nationwide strike
In Pittsburgh AP report, leaders of the Steel Workers union oppose the government's peace proposals and move to convene a Thursday convention to map a nation wide strike. President M F Tighe says the union seeks recognition and a closed shop by employers, signaling a potential walkout if their demands are not met. Roosevelt discussed the issue with Wagner as plans for NRA chief Johnson to attend were tentatively cancelled.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Workers' Union
M. F. Tighe
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Tin and Steel Workers
Tighe
new _Tighe
Roosevelt
Washington
Robert Wagner
Wagner
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Jury Vindicates Tama Marshal In Fatal Raid
A Tama coroner's jury found Marshal Hilmar Lassen acted properly when he fatally shot George Bivens during a cabin raid after Bivens refused to halt. Bivens died later at Marshalltown hospital.
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Tama
Hilmar Lassen
George Bivens
Bivens
Marshalltown
Tyranny to Confront America in Next Decade Says Editor
Lawrence Kansas UP noted editor William Allen White warned tyrannies oppressing 500 million people will confront the United States within a decade. He spoke at the University of Kansas graduation, urging pursuit of freedom and commenting on plutocracy and the danger of demagogic politicians.
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America
Lawrence
Kan
William Allen White
United States
White
University of Kansas
The Winged Day by Dr Joseph Fort Newton
A meditation on living in the present with quotes from Augustine and Walter Readings. The author argues daily life must be seized, trusted to God, and lived fully, warning against dwelling on past regrets or future fears as the day flies by.
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Joseph Fort Newton
St. Augustine
Walter
Bandit Carroll Is Buried in St Paul
ST PAUL AP Tommy Carroll, shot by officers in Waterloo Indiana last Thursday, was buried in Oakland Cemetery here Monday after brief private funeral services. Scores viewed the body as authorities once linked Carroll to Desperado John Dillinger and a long series of crimes including major bank robberies.
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ST. Paul (Ap
Tommy Carrol
Waterloo
Oakland
Carroll
Desperado
John Dillinger
Compromise On Bank Bill Passes House
The House accepted a compromise bill postponing permanent bank deposit insurance until July 1 1935. Senate approval will send the measure to the President for signature.
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Washington
House
Senate
Quadruplets Thrive in Sac City Home Move
Four newborns of Mrs. L. R. Wycoff in Sac City gain strength after rapid feeding growth. Dr. G. H. Swearingen reports three girls and a boy show an excellent chance of survival as the trio of infants receive care at a nurse’s improvised incubator. The family, supported by a $16 weekly highway job salary, sees visitors bring clothing and aid.
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Sac City
L. R. Wycoff
Beryl Witte
G. H. Swearingen
Bonus Amendment Defeated in Senate Silver Bill Debate
The Senate passed the administration silver bill after defeating an attempt by Sen. Henrick Shipstead to amend it with a house bonus proposal. The vote on Shipstead’s amendment was 51 to 31, signaling the bonus plan doomed this session. The measure envisions over 2 billion dollars in new currency to pay World War I veterans’ adjusted service certificates now payable in 1945.
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Washington
Senate
Henrick Shipstead
Minn
Shipstead
Court Dismisses TWA Suit Over Airmail Contract
New York AP report says the United States circuit court of appeals Monday directed dismissal of Transcontinental and Western Airlines Inc suit to enjoin Postmaster General James A Farley from enforcing an annulment order against a TWA airmail contract.
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NEW York
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Transcontinental and Western Airlines, Inc
James A. Farley
TWA
Tugwell Defends Fitness For Under Secretary Post
Rexford G Tugwell told senators he believes strongly in constitutional government during questioning over his fitness to be under secretary of agriculture. The House extended temporary deposit insurance to July 1 1935 and raised coverage to 5000 per account from 2500. Belgium and Czechoslovakia said they would default on war debt installments due June 15. The Republican national committee reported a deficit of 203688 to South Trimble. The House added 20000 to fund expenses of its Nazi inquiry committee. A 10000000 loan program for storm damaged fruit growers won approval in House committee. The House defeated a administration backed bill to compensate the Philippine government for losses from dollar devaluation.
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Rexford G. Tugwell
Secretary of Agriculture
House
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
United States
Republican National Committee
South Trimble
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