Congress adjourns amid debt era debate and doubt
A reflective column critiques Congress for not safeguarding taxpayers as it ends its session. It weighs farm mortgage moratoriums, federal aid to debtors, and the wider debt crisis, noting Iowa’s exposure and the irony of debt relief versus creditor losses. The piece cites Huey Long, calls for balanced college finances, and comments on tariff and tax studies in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
Senator Long
Ors
Louisiana
Roosevelt Names Perkins to Mediate Steel Strife
President Roosevelt names Frances Perkins as labor secretary to negotiate between steel mill owners and workers amid a threatened steel strike. He signs a law creating a national board to probe employer employee disputes and discusses the plan with Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and AFL leader William Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Mike F. Tighe
Amalgamated
Green
White ‘House
Pittsburgh
Secretary of Labor
Wallace Urges Ads to Create Demand and Jobs
Secretary Henry A. Wallace told 500 Advertising Federation delegates that ads must stimulate desire to buy goods and reduce unemployment. He proposed a $2,500 yearly minimum wage to improve wealth distribution and boost consumption using U S resources and factory output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Advertising Federation of America
Wallace
United States
Three Local Girls Vie For Cedar Rapids Beauty Crown
Three local girls compete for the Made in Cedar Rapids Exposition of Progress Queen title to be decided by six judges on June 28. The winner earns a 2 Great Lakes cruise to Buffalo with all expenses paid, among other prizes, from Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Cedar Rapids
Tighten Net On Poderjay Extradition Sought in Tufverson Case
New York Police prepare to request extradition of Poderjay and Suzanne Ferrand to custody them for inquiry into Agnes Tufverson disappearance. Baggage linked to the case found in a home once occupied by the pair. Records show Poderjay and Ferrand's marriages in 1933. A Brighton dressmaker described alterations of dresses made for Miss Tufverson.
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Leen
The
Poderjay
Trinity
Agnes Tufverson
Ivan Poderjay
Suzanne Ferrand
New York
Mme. Ferrand
Tufverson
London
Miss Tufverson
Brighton
Eng
Vienna Criminology Experts Test Spots for Blood in Missing Lawyer Case
Criminology specialists were ordered to chemically analyze spots on Agnes C. Tufverson's luggage to decide if they are bloodstains. Hofrat Spring led the inquiry and noted trunks, spots, and dust were examined to resolve whether blood links to the missing New York and Detroit lawyer.
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Vienna
Agnes C. Tufverson
Hofrat Spring
New York
Detroit
Marriage record ties Poderjay to Ferrand in London at 1933
Paddington registry shows Ivan Poderjay and Marguerite Ferrand wed March 22 1933 Poderjay listed as 33 a captain from Jugoslavia and living in Hampstead Ferrand 37 a spinster with ties to Austria amid Miss Agnes Turverson disappearance New York police plan grand larceny charge to pursue extradition over missing American attorney and clothing purchases linked to the case
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London
Paddington
Ivan Poderjay
Marguerite Ferrand
Poderjay
Jugoslavia
Abbey Road
Hampstead
Westbourne Grove
Poderjag
Vienna
Agnes C. Turverson
Mme. Ferrand
Austria
New York
Agnes Turverson
Marguerite Suzanne Ferran
Austrian Police That Articles Bearing Miss Tufverson
Miss Ferran
Miss Tufverson
Trousseau
Susan Sawtell
Rogalski Boy Found Guilty in Baby Kidnaping Case
George Rogalski dubbed the problem child was found guilty of kidnapping and causing a baby's death by exposure and hunger in an ice house. A jury of 12 men recommended ten years in an institution. Judge Francis Allegretti will decide the proper place and pronounce sentence June 29.
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Chicago
George Rogalski
Francis Allegretti
Joliet
Allegretti
George
Dorette
Dora Witte
Tugwell to Speak to Iowa Bankers Convention
Des Moines AP Rexford Tugwell undersecretary of agriculture will address the Iowa Bankers association fourteenth annual convention on June 27. Bankers president B F Kauffman announced the topic will be Nature and Agricultural Adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Rexford Tugwell
Iowa Bankers Association
B. F Kauffman
The
Bankers Association
Tugwell
Cuba Looks to Default on 60 Million in Loans
A Cuban committee probing roughly 60 million dollars in American loans from the Machado era advised the government not to pay. The finding was reported from Havana on Tuesday night.
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Cuba
Havana
Machado
Cedar Rapids Industries Exposition to Highlight Local Firms
Cedar Rapids Gazette to publish a special industrial edition next Sunday morning detailing Forty four local industries including Quaker Oats Penick and Ford T M Sinclair Cedar Rapids Gas and more. The edition will appear in homes ahead of Sunday motorboat races at Ells park and showcase vocational history of local business progress.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ells Park
Gazette
Quaker Oats Company
Penick and Ford, Ltd
T. M. Sinclair Company
Cherry Burrell Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company, Inc
Chandler Pump Company
Hamilton Seed and Coal Company
Century Engineering Corporation
Speeder Machinery Corporation
George P. Hardy
P. N. Lattner Manufacturing Company
Enterprise Box Company
Cedar Rapids Engineering
Actress Winifred Dix Announces Engagement to Doctor Gunderson
The engagement of former wife of film star Richard Dix, Winifred Coe Dix, to Dr. Harley J. Gunderson, an ear surgeon, was disclosed on Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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LOS Angeles
Winifred Coe Dix
Richard Dix
Harley J. Gunderson
Tuesay
Iowa Farm Mortgage Act Debate Risks in White House Decision
A March 1934 report by Ames economist Dr. William G. Murray estimates Iowa mortgage holdings at 950 million dollars under a six year moratorium bill. The act, debated in Congress, awaits Roosevelt's signature or veto with a veto seen as likely. Iowa's farm debt totals about 11.89 percent of the national total, part of a U.S. farm debt over 12 billion. The article notes foreclosures still high and critiques the measure as a compromise solution, with Milo Reno calling it a gesture.
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William G. Murray
Ames
Iowa
Congress
White House
Roosevelt
Union
Federal
Department of Agriculture
United States
Towa
Murray
Milo .Reno
Dex -Moines
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Gas Price Drop In Cedar Rapids
A 2.6 cent a gallon reduction for regular grade gasoline took effect Tuesday night at most Cedar Rapids stations. The new price for regular gas is 16 cents, down from 18.6 cents, with no changes expected in other grades.
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Cedar Rapids
Anic
Indifference advised for children with spinach at meal time
At an Iowa City conference Dr. William E Blatz of the University of Toronto urged parents to show complete indifference if a child refuses to eat. He said patience supervision and consistency teach without making meals a religion. Prof Paul Douglas praised New Deal family aid and urged steady income as key to happy family life.
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Iowa City
Johnny
William E. Blatz
University of Toronto
Paul Douglas
University of Chicago
Federal Administration
Turning a Grind Into Purpose in Everyday Living
A 1934 reflection notes that daily work can feel like a grind yet attitude shapes outcome. By changing mental stance from despair to purpose, one can transform ordinary tasks into meaningful progress, saying each day is made by the Lord to be rejoiced in.
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Arnold Bennett
Peggy Joyce Arrives in Paris to Save Villa
Peggy Hopkins Joyce reached Villefranche to block the sale of her villa The Little Blue Dog for unpaid bills. The actress said she would fight the sheriff’s sale, noting her villa cost 2 000 000 francs and the price offered was 10 000 francs. She travels with plans to consult a lawyer.
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Peggy Joyce
Paris
Villefranche
France
Peggy Hopkins
Joyce
Riviera
Five Bills Await Roosevelt Signature On Navy Cruise
Washington AP Five important bills and numerous minor measures await President Roosevelt's attention as Congress settles post 73rd session. The silver bill is first for signature with signing planned late Tuesday night before Roosevelt departs for a cruise. The housing bill the second deficiency bill and two cross purpose filibustered measures also await action.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
New England
Senate
Capitol
Banker Harriman Guilty of Misapplying Bank Funds
Joseph W. Harriman former head of Harriman National Bank and Trust was convicted by a federal jury on counts of falsifying records and misapplying funds totaling 1,713,030. Albert M. Austin was acquitted. Harriman faced up to five years and a 5,000 dollar fine per count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and ‘Trust Company
Albert M. Austin
Harriman
Austin
Shipstead Olson Win in Minnesota Primary Returns
Early returns from Minnesota primaries show Senator Shipstead and Governor Floyd B. Olson dominating farmer labor and Republican fields. Shipstead leads Shoemaker 122,804 to 42,080 with 2,289 precincts in. Hordale tops Lohmann for the Democratic senatorial nomination. Holmberg leads Davis in the Republican race. Olson defeats Lind for governor with 144,144 to 20,187 as Nelson wins the Republican nomination with 76,651 votes.
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Aine
Tuesday Wright
Farmer Labor
Henrik Shipstead
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
Francis H. Shoemaker
Shipstead
Shoemaker
Einar Hordale
Lewis E. Lohmann
St. Paul
N. J
Holmberg
Tom Davis
Minneapolis
Hordale
Shipsine
Olson
Martin A. Nelson
Austin
John E. ‘Regan
Mankato
John ‘Lind
Fairmont
Lind
Nelson
A. B. Gilbert
Mound
Edgar. B. Bernard
Elk River
Knute ‘Co
Sandrum
Vineland
Major League Results Tuesday Highlighted by Cleveland Wins
National League action shows New York beating Pittsburgh 5 to 3 with strong pitching from Schumacher Hubbell and Manicone. Brooklyn trailed early but surged to a 14 to 7 victory over Cincinnati as Brandt and Spohrer contributed in offense. St. Louis dropped a 4 to 0 decision to an opposing lineup, while other games featured varied scoring and late rallies.
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Monuecur Phote
Sophie Siamis
Lassawell Phote, Mary Cepowski
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Rogalski
Cedar Rapids Industries
May Anderson
Joseph Fort Newton
Newton
Roosevelt’s . Pen
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United Press
American League
Cleveland
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Pytlak
Stewart
Sewell
I Harder
Myatt
Weaver
Russell
Phillips
Philadelphia
Schumacher
Hubbell
Mancuso
French
Hoyt
Fadden
Grace
Brandt
Spohrer
Malone
Joiner and Hartnett
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Babich
Munns
Beck
Leonard
Lopez
Frey
Lombardi
Phiphia
St. Louis
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Lohrman
Hansen
Holley
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