Motor Taxes Put Iowa Drivers To Work Nine Days Annually
Waterloo reports that Iowa motorists must work 91 days each year to cover federal state and local vehicle taxes. H C Wurster of the Iowa Petroleum Industries committee cites 1938 data showing an average tax of 45.62 dollars for 740,021 registered vehicles. He argues tax relief is needed and endorses eliminating federal temporary emergency taxes on gasoline and oil.
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Waterloo
Iowa
H C Wurster
Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee
The Better Way to Correct Constipation
An advice piece promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as prevention for constipation. It argues against enduring symptoms and urges daily consumption with ample water, stating the cereal provides necessary bulk. Kellogg's in Battle Creek is the producer and grocers stock the product.
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Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Continue Hearings On Wagner Act Amendments Advance
Washington AP Chairman Norton said the House labor committee will continue hearings on Wagner Act amendments despite calls for an immediate vote. She argued adjournment would stall defenders of the act and noted a recent board decision allowing employers to seek collective bargaining elections in limited cases, contrasting with union rights.
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Washington
Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
Stark says crime politics must be broken in US democracy
Albany AP Governor Lloyd C. Stark told 22 state executives the union of crime and politics must be smashed to preserve public faith in government. He praised Roosevelt for toppling a powerful political boss and noted two governors favor limiting tax burdens on citizens.
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Albany
Lloyd Co. Stark
Tom Pendergast
Homer A. Holt
West Virginia
John Moses
North Dakota
Stark
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Signs Air Training Bill
President Roosevelt signed a bill to create a reserve of 95 000 civilian pilots and train 15 000 pilots in the next year. The legislation authorizes a 5 675 000 dollar appropriation and an additional 7 000 000 dollars annually through mid 1944 for training another 20 000 aviators each year.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Proposes 3.86 Billion Federal Lending Plan
President Roosevelt unveils a federal works scheme totaling 3.86 billion dollars with 250 million for local loans and 750 million for investment in toll roads bridges and self liquidating projects. Local loans replace grants with low interest, loan only terms while the highway feature contemplates toll funded projects and a federal toll authority to recoup costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tell
PWA
Treasury
Federal Works Agency
Congress
Bureau
Boston
Federal Toll Authority
Cane Bagasse Turns Into Building Material in South
In a Chicago Georgia and Louisiana sugar cane effort, about 375 tons of bagasse daily become insulation board and other building materials by the Celo tex corporation.
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Chicago
Gooorrgia
Louisiana
America
Celotex Corporation
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
Daily menus aim to feed a family of five two adults and three children for about twelve dollars weekly. Each day’s recipes promise a balanced plan with sufficient calories protein and minerals to support energy growth and body function.
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Mis
Homemaker's Frugal Menu and Dessert Promotion
Daily menu outlines cherry lemonade cereal breakfast and luncheon items with bacon and tomato sandwiches and general dinner notes. It lists quantities for fruits, vegetables, dairy and staples and notes a cake leaflet offer from Meta Given with a Cedar Rapids Gazette contact and a community nutrition service phone line.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Community Nutrition Service
Prison Sentence For $8 Check Forgery
Carrol M. Evans aged 32 of Cedar Rapids received an indeterminate ten year term at Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty before District Judge C J Haas to forging a check for eight dollars.
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Carrol M. Evans
Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison Penitentiary
C J Haas
Odd Details From Court Note Include Evans Sentence
Officials cited a 1928 Ana mosa reformatory sentence for Evans on a check charge. The report mentions an electric prod device described as a broomlike coil delivering a faint shock. The context ties to a June 7 event with an $8 amount noted.
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Evans
Anamosa Reformatory
Louis Stockyards
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Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
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Clare Marshall
Francis Johnson
Hawkeye Downs
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Bulkley
Ohio
Bureau of Public Roads
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