REA Splits U. S. Into Districts for Rural Electrification
The Rural Electrification Administration announced a nationwide district plan to speed rural power work. Three districts are formed with field engineers. two or three more are expected. Gundershaug leads the western district based in St Paul and Beamish heads the Indiana Ohio Kentucky Michigan southern district from Cincinnati.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Michigan
John N. Gundershaug
Gundershaug
St. Paul, Minn
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Richard J Beamish, Jr
Beamish
Cincinnati, O
Democrats Split Over Local Relief Cash Share Plan
In Washington a Senate split over WPA relief funding saw Senator Joe Robinson leading a bid to force local communities to cover 25 percent of project costs. The compromise failed to bridge Democratic rifts with Barkley Wagner and Minton opposing restrictions, arguing needy communities would suffer. President Roosevelt reportedly opposes the Robinson plan.
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Washington
INL
Senate
Joe Robinson
Robinson
Senate Appropriations Committee
Barkley
Kentucky
Wagner
New York
Minton
Indiana
Roosevelt
Iowa Relay Teams Win Eleven Races in 1937 Season
Iowa City reports the University of Iowa relay squads captured eleven victories in 1937 including wins at the Kansas Relays and Central Intercollegiate championships in Milwaukee. Mile relays dominated with eight wins. Bresnan’s crews posted a state meet record and CIAs title, with runners returning next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Kansas
Eliot Waples
Cedar Rapids
Fred and
Carl Teufel
Davenport
Joan Graves
James Lyle
Des Moines
Milton Billig
Brooklyn
Orval Matteson
Elgin
Will Try Trip On Count Arising From Omaha Bond Forgery
Federal Judge John Caskie Callet announced three men charged with mail fraud tied to a $101 000 Omaha bond forgery will be tried here on June 21. Defendants include Carl Po Wore, Elmer Bagley, and Barnis Barker, former Kansas City officials and a former Missouri legislator, linked to alleged disposal of counterfeit securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Judee
John Caskie Callet
Ae Cail Po Worenew
Kansas Cty
Missouri
Elmer Bagley
Exera
Barker
Crie
Mrs Ray Neal 39 of Neal Vinton Dies
Mrs. Ray Neal aged 39 of Neal Vinton died Friday at Vinton Hospital after a week as a patient. Maiden name Inez Gertrude Vandee born May 7 1888 in Pipestone Minnesota. Survived by husband Ray Neal and children John Thomas Margaret Fisher Madeline Bell Mabel Chua Wille Norman and others. siblings Alfred Lawrence Stella Lester Joe Vandee and others. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
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Frente
Vinton
Ros Neal
Es Mies
Vintur
Vinton Hospital
Inez Gertrude Vandee
Pipestone Minn
Louis Vandee
New Ading
St North English
Armah Town
Ray Neal
John Neal
Thomes
Margaret Fisher
Keswith
Madeline Bell
Cedar Rapids
Mabel
Chua
Wille
Norman
Alo
Alfred Vandee
Froshie
Minn
Lawrence Vandee
North Englsh
Clare Borater
North English
Stella Vervika
Indiana
Lester Vandee Webster
Joe Vander
Jesse Syal
Moline
Catherine Johnson
Webster
Dots Vandee
Laughton Hints He May Not Appear In American Films Again
English actor Charles Laughton, named in a Washington tax inquiry, stated he has never knowingly evaded American taxes and may stop making American films. He said his lawyers handle his taxes and that paying taxes in both countries makes continued work in the United States virtually prohibitive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laughton
London
INS
Charles Laughton
Washington
America
England
United States
Body of 8 year old found drowned in Cedar River near Bertram
Fred Pernicka aged eight of 1231 Fourth Street SE drowned while wading in the Cedar River Sunday at 3 15 p m. His body was recovered near Bertram by Melvin Thompson and an uncle, after a two hour search. Dr. Munden ordered removal to Polansky funeral home. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John's cemetery with Rev Theodore Hiubucek officiating.
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Fred Pernicka
Jacob Pernicka
Fourth Street
Cedar River
Melvin C Thompson
Ellis Boulevard
Mr. Hollets
Davenport
Bertram Thompson
Emil Kohout
Thompson
Cedar Rapids
R. E Munden
Polansky Funeral Home
Theodore Hiubucek
St. John’s Cemetery
Announce Iowa WPA Shakeup To Conform With Reduced Quotas
Washington RP reports a WPA reorganization and quota cuts in Iowa after a conference with Democratic lawmakers. The plan shifts area offices out of Davenport Waterloo Des Moines Sioux City and Council Bluffs to stay in those cities while quanta dip to 12000 in July and fall monthly toward 16000 by October, trimming administrative costs.
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Washington
Weese
Pee
Fox WA
Iowa
Congressionall
George Keller
Des Moines
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
WPA
Inan
Authorizes Dairy Freight Rates Without Long Haul Rule
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved starting dairy freight rates without observing the long and short haul provision. Rates apply to shipments from North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Missouri Oklahoma Arkansas Colorado Wyoming and Texas to Chicago and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interetate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce
Coon Hound Trials Planned at Monona Weekend
The Four County Coon and Fox Hunters Association sponsors a field trial at the Bruehahn brothers farm near Monona on Sunday. The event aims to unite participants to discuss re stocking and protecting wild game. Owners with dogs are invited to enter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruehahn Brothers
Monona
Woman Held Here For Stealing Govt Checks
Mary Elizabeth Robiney 43 of Chicago was arraigned on charges of stealing government checks after being brought from Toledo. Bond set at 200 dollars. she is held in Linn county jail awaiting transfer to Gary Indiana for trial where about fifteen to sixteen checks existed. Robiney claimed no intent to cash them as investigators pursue further Indiana links.
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Mary Elizabeth Bobiner
Chicago
Toledo
Ed McPartland
Linn County
Gary Ind
Robiney
Indiana
Treasury probes tax dodges tied to Schick and others
Senate investigators scrutinize tax schemes by Colonel Schick and associates including Bahamas corporations and Canadian citizenship moves. The testimony links offshore entities, transfers of stock, and forged residency to tax savings, with Treasury officials citing multi‑million dollar loss and calls for fuller cooperation.
Babies Born In Bomb Proof Cellar In Basque War
In Las Arenas near Bilbao an improvised maternity hospital functions in a bombproof cellar as Basque fighters and government troops battle nearby. Dr. Carlos Mendoza Tomas and 20 nurses cared for about 100 babies who have shared the cellar since January with mothers, while four months of siege left many families displaced and threatened by shellfire.
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Las Arenas
Bilbao Estuary
Bilbao
Carlos Mendoza Tomas
Balbao
Halian
Black Arrow" Brigade
Mendoza Tomas
Irey Exposes Offshore Corporations Ties to Tax Evasion
Irey identifies Phillip De Ronde Ltd of the Bahamas as a former Hibernian Trust president linked to Empire the Phoenix Securities. He warns against using foreign holding entities to dodge U.S. taxes, calling the practice dangerous and noting 58 personal holding companies in four jurisdictions, mostly Bahamas, Newfoundland, Panama, and Prince Edward Island, some for legitimate business.
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Schick
Irey
2 Bahamas Corporation
Magill
Harrison
Canada
United States
Trey
Groves
United C.yer
Whelan
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Nassau Securities, Ltd
Whch
General Investment Corporation
de Rondes
Phillip de Ronde, Ltd
Bahamas
de Ronde
Hibernian Trust Company of
New York
Empire Trust Company of New York
Phoenix Securities Company
Bahamas Islands
Newfoundland
Panama
Prince Edward Island
Capture at South English as suspect arrested in gunfire
In South English Keokuk county deputies trapped two men driving without plates at a filling station. One man was arrested after giving the name Charles Atkins. The second suspect escaped amid a hail of pistol fire.
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Keokuk
Charles Atkins
Wilmer Nielson Dies At Home Near Springville
Wilmer C Nielson 55 died at his home near Springville at 9 am Friday after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at the home Sunday at 1 39 pm and at the Springville Presbyterian church at 2 pm, with Masonic rites at the grave in Springville cemetery. Born West Branch July 26 1881, he is survived by his father of Marion his wife and three sons Orville Myron and Fay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Wilmer C Nielson
Martinus
Marie Nielson
Springville Presbyterian Church
R A Badger
Nielson
West Branch
Marion
Orville
Myron
Fay
Fairfax chicken dinner and local notices roundup
Fairfax headlines report a Sunday chicken dinner ad, an ice cream social at First Congregational, and church services at Shueyville United Brethren with worship and activity times. Police say James Wheeler was arrested for reckless driving and will appear Saturday. John J Wagner returned from Davenport after a regional real estate board meeting with licensees.
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James Wheeler
Ely
Robert Vinch
John J Wagner
Davenport
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Town
Scott
Muscatine
Cedar
Clinton
Jackson
Wagner
SWOC FILES ACTION AGAINST REPUBLIC STRIKE TENSIONS RISE
The article reports on federal mediation steps as the Republic Steel strike widens. President Roosevelt and Miss Perkins confer, a mediation board is formed, and federal relief may be offered to eligible steel workers. Senate committees investigate alleged strike interference and riots at South Chicago plants amid growing tensions.
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Davey
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Mediation Board
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Edward F. McGrady
Lloyd K. Garrison
Wisconsin Law School
David Niles
Works Progress Administration
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Pressman
Ralph E. Elser
Mohoning County
Senate Post Office Committee
Republic Steel Corporation
Murray
Robert M. la Follette
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Chicago
Republic
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Cleveland
Steel Board
Taft
James F. Dewey
Washington
Robert F. Pilkington
Back to Work at Bethlehem Steel in Johnstown
Hundreds of workers returned to Bethlehem steel works in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, as the back-to-work movement gains momentum. Police guarded seven miles of gates while furnaces and mills resumed operation despite strike leader warnings and earlier violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Bethlehem
Labor Dept Finalizes Peace Formula for Steel Strike Mediation
The Department of Labor drafted a mediation plan to open talks in Cleveland. Conciliator James F. Dewey will present it to a three member Taft led board. The plan calls for closed plants to stay closed during mediation and operating plants to remain in operation. It also expects John L. Lewis to accept written agreements with independent operators covering only the struck plants.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Cleveland
James F. Dewey
Charles P. Taft, II
Cincinnati
John L. Lewis
State considers liquor sale method change under federal permits
Roelofs explains a plan to allow five gallon liquor purchases under $25 federal retail permits instead of $100 wholesale permits. State stores would control per-person amounts while facing less red tape if wholesale reporting shifts under the Guffey Boland bill.
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Rocloff
Roelofs
Commission
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