England Opinion On Debt Ished In Kind And Global Repercussions
England formally says she cannot consider paying part of her debt in kind, likening it to paying with depreciated money. She still owes the debt but prefers to settle with wooden nickels. The piece warns of looming debt repudiation as legislatures cooperate, and notes widespread calls for new ideas to pull the world from economic slump. It also covers tax assessment errors in Rockford township and criticizes traffic noise in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fengland
Washington
England
Tottering
Charles Kettering
General Motors
America
Mr Kettering
Swisher Farm Girl Wins Cedar Rapids Beauty Crown
Jo Anne Sonka, 20, a Swisher area farm girl living with her parents, won Cedar Rapids and 40 mile area’s beauty crown among 112 contestants. She received a Great Lakes cruise on the SS South American, Chicago to Buffalo with return via Georgian Bay, with departure July Fourth night.
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Cedar Rapids
Jo Anne Sonka
Frank J Sonka
Swisher
Sonka
Second Avenue
Second
Third Streets
Miss Son
Drought Livestock Buying Expanded to Ten Million Head
The farm administration will raise drought area livestock purchases to 10 million head, up from 2 million. About 5 million sheep are included, with an estimated price around two dollars per head for animals a year or older. The program aims to relieve farmers and reduce excess stock while offering cash payments, with long term industry impact anticipated.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Mississippi
Oklahoma Lawmakers Praise Caution Amid NRA Criticism
The passage notes officials including Oklahoma Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray endorsing restraint while Administrator Johnson faces mixed reactions. It mentions a pardoned schoolteacher fined $25 for whipping a student, reflecting tensions between parental control and school discipline, and hints at broader concerns over authority and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Just
Two Mind Types in Humans by James and Newton
A meditation on tough and tender minds, arguing both are needed. Tender minds inspire mystics poets and prophets while tough minds bear burdens and push toward goals. Great figures blend both types. most people must learn to respect differing perspectives and practice charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William James
Martha
Mary
Kipling
Adamowicz Brothers Fly From New York Toward Warsaw
Nild reports Benjamin and Joseph Adamowicz start from Brooklyn on a New York to Warsaw flight in the Warsaw monoplane. They land Harbor Grace at 3:16 pm EST after first lap and plan to refuel in Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic. Accompanied by Hober Horus who previously flew to Copenhagen in 1931.
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Harbor Grace
Warsaw
Benjamin and
Joseph Adamowicz
New York
Brooklyn, NY
Adamowicz Brothers
Benjamin
Joseph
Poland
Harbor Grace New Foundland
Atlantic
Hober Horus
Copenhagen
Hull Holds Germany Responsible For Debt Dilemma
Secretary of State Cordell Hull formally told Germany that its own Nazi policies created its foreign debt troubles and that Berlin must prove it can meet obligations. He rejected German explanations for moratoriums and urged no discrimination against American investors in loan payments.
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Washington
Germany
Cordell Hull
Adolf Hitler
Hull
Rudolf Leitner
Berlin
Europe
United States
No Relief Seen From Record Heat Wave Across Nation
Heat wave tightens its grip from Illinois to Nebraska with many locales tying or setting all time June records. Chicago hits 99 as towns report 100s to 112. Meteorologists warn June may become hottest on record with drought and crop stress cited. fatalities rise in Iowa and Tennessee as farmers face scorching conditions and chinch bug invasions.
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Laamc
Mattoon
Ottawa
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sterling
Springfield, Jr
Kansas City
Omaha
Nebr
Danville
Mercury
Chicago
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Allevi
Popes
Darrow Attacks Johnson Over NRA Distortions
Washington reports the NRA review board accuses Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson of misstatement distortion and falsification in reaction to his critique of the boards second report. Clarence Darrow resigns as head of the board and critics clash over codes, small business oppression, and monopolies in a bitter exchange.
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Gen Johnson
Darrow Review Board
NRA
Darres
Johnson Marke
Darrow Board
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Darrow
NRA Review Board
Johnson
Clarence Darrow
Roosevelt
Marlal
Donald Richberg
Richberg
Bicycles Turned Into Floats In Cedar Rapids Parade
Sixty children ages 6 to 16 prepare bicycles decorated as floats for the Made in Cedar Rapids Exposition of Progress parade to be held Friday afternoon. Contestants must have entry blanks in by Wednesday and will meet at Greene's square at 1 30 pm then parade through downtown ending at the Iowa theater. Prizes are 15 10 and 5 with judges including local artists and display managers. Late entries listed with names and addresses appear in the story continuing on page 2.
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Prof
Fred Pownall
Iowa City
Don Hines
Young Men's Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Finnegan
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Gazette Office
Jo Anne Sonka
Wendell H Culp
Hans Luber
Killian's
Elmer Hardwick
Newman's
Iowa Theater
Iowa
Violet Jirouch
H Avenue
Nina Hibben
Fourth Street
Stanley Greenberg
First Street
Bob Bunranck
K_ Street
Guilbert Spurgeon
Ninth Street
Robert Stafford
Seventeenth Avenue
Marvin Simmons
E Avenue
le Roy Hoi An
Sixth Street
Alber’ S Tinkenback
Seventh Avenue
Dick More
Cedar Rapids Endures Fourth Straight Day Of Extreme Heat
The second severe heat wave of the hottest summer in two decades kept Cedar Rapids under a blazing sun with a high of 107 degrees at 2 50 PM, matching the prior day. Rain offered a brief respite but drought still loomed as records show persistently high temperatures since 1914.
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Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Heat Death Toll Rises Across Nation Amid Extreme July Heat
Sweltering heat gripped the United States on Thursday with little relief in sight, counting close to a hundred deaths as temperatures stayed scorching nationwide.
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Chicago
United States
Heat forces closing of Red Cross supply station
Six women sewing for the Red Cross under FERA were overcome by extreme heat at the Davenport facility. The station was closed for the rest of the day as responders provided relief and the workers recovered.
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Davenport
Red Cross
FERA
Grazing Lands Bill Signed By President
Washington AP report states President Roosevelt signed the Taylor bill granting the secretary of interior control over the public domain to conserve grazing lands.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Taylor
Secretary of Interior
Samuel N. Berry Leader of Railroad Conductors Dies
Samuel N. Berry a long-time member since 1892 and president since May 7 1931 died at 9 25 p m after an extended illness. The Canadian citizen and Grace Episcopal church member led labor efforts and represented the order in multiple strikes from 1907 to 1920. Funeral set for Saturday at Turner's chapel with burial in Prospect cemetery Toronto Ontario. He is survived by his wife and son Nelson Berry in Canada.
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Order of
Samuel N. Berry
Bever Avenue SE
Berry
Turner’s Chapel
R. J. Campbell
Grace Episcopal Church
Lectin
Nis
A. Frandi ‘A. 'M
Royal Arch Masons
Knights Templar
Rameses Temple
Dominion of Canada
Canada
Order of Railroad Conductors
Order In
Treasury Orders Silver Embargo
Secretary Morgenthau with Roosevelt approval announced an embargo on further exports of silver, allowing licenses only for limited shipments. The action aims to curb domestic silver outflows and protect economic interests.
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Treasury
Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Public Spirited Keep Camp Going at Full Speed
Public minded citizens across communities back Camp Good Health with donations totaling 1640.81. The Newman Company contributes a large gift, boosting the camp fund to aid undernourished children, while a North Liberty donor of 88 sends in her contribution. Continued on Page 7, Col 5.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Lone Willow Aid Society
Association
Western Union
Catherine E. Bane
North Liberty
The
Newman Co
Big Creek
Newman Company
Roosevelt outlines three point social insurance and land program
President Roosevelt in his fifth fireside chat presented a three point New Deal agenda focusing on economic security for Americans, development of land and water resources, and social insurance. He warned critics against labeling the program fascism or communism and promised more details soon. The speech linked the housing act with easier loans and home improvements while stressing government action to protect citizens from modern life risks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John Marshall
France
United States
73Rd
Congress
Roosevelt Signs Tobacco Curb Bill
President Roosevelt signed the Kerr tobacco marketing control bill modeled after the Bankhead cotton act. It aims to curb production and stabilize prices by placing a 33 1 3 percent ad valorem tax on all tobacco produced this season by growers without allotments under the voluntary AAA adjustment program.
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Washington
LLP
Roosevelt
Barnett Brothers Parade Promised Before Bicycle Parade
The Barnett Brothers circus parade is planned to begin near 11 am Friday to finish in time for the boys and girls bicycle parade, an exposition week feature. The bicycle group will assemble in Greene's square at 1:30 pm and start at 2 pm.
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Barnett Brothers Circus
Greene's Square
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A Kettering
Rockford
Xes
Raealike
William E. Dodd
Thomas Jefferson
Mr Dodd
Yosr
Sarajevo
Serbia
Franz Ferdinand
Swisher Farm Girl
Joanne Sonka
Queen’s Court
Cedar Rapids News
Alfalfa
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
DR. Newton
Hitler
Associated Press
Nature
Rocky Mountains
Great Plains
Darrow Rakes
Third Avenue
First Avenue
Second Street
Third Street
Los
Fort Dodge
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Charles City
Dubuque
Marshalltown
Council Bluffs
S. N. Berry
O.R.C
Order
Wuntington and
Broadtop
Grand Trunk
Southern Pacific, Atlantic
Winnipeg
Can
Chicago and North Western Terminal
N. Berry
CEDAR
New Deal
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