Herring in Cigaret Endorsement Scandal Sparks Critique
United States senators face questions over cash testimonials for a cigarette brand. Clyde L. Herring admits an honorarium was discussed but says charity was his preferred recipient. The episode tarnishes reputations and links Senator Garner to the fundraising push. A Rome dispatch notes fascist grand council plans, signaling Italy’s war fears and policies toward childlessness and taxation.
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Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Garner
Tobacco Company
Herring
Washington
Senator Herring
Jack Garner
Edward Plans May 2 Wedding Amid Coronation Fears
Reports say the former king Edward VIII will marry Wallis Simpson on May 2 as George VI's coronation approaches. The story notes royal income negotiations, middle class apathy toward the ceremony, and seat allocation controversy surrounding the coronation parade.
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London
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Simpson
Edward VIII
Ernest Simpson
England
George VI
Edward
Windsor
Alberta Premier Abandons Dividend Promise
Premier William 44 Aberhart told supporters that the promised 25 dollar monthly dividends and twelve annual government issued credit certificates could not begin within the 18 month limit. He had pledged resignation if the pledge could not be honored, but now defers payment and labels the plan unachievable. The piece contrasts American political paternalism with Alberta's setback.
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Lberta
William
Aberhart
Alberta
United States
Aberharts
Iowa Motor Vehicle Code Seeks 55 MPH Speed Limit
The proposed 55 mph maximum in the 212 page revision faces opposition from the Iowa AAA motor clubs. They argue fixed speeds fail to curb reckless driving and that incompetent drivers with no financial responsibility remain dangerous regardless of speed.
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Iowa
Iowa Aaa
Resignation of U S air commerce chief amid crashes
Eugene Vidal resigns as director of the United States bureau of air commerce after a string of deadly passenger plane crashes that killed 37. He defends his decisions while charges accuse the bureau of failing to sponsor and enforce adequate aviation regulations. Senator Copeland backs Vidal in his defense.
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United States Bureau of Air Commerce
Vidal
Copeland
Washington
Air Commerce Bureau
Swallow the Little Pains Not the Ills of Life
Charles Spurgeon warned that everyday annoyances are pills not cannonballs. Face small hurts quickly, avoid chewing them to prevent prolonged misery, and sugar coat when possible. Accept facts, act, and move on to bigger matters.
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Charles Spurgeon
Ontario Opposition Seeks Quints Income Disclosure
The Ontario Conservative opposition moves to force public disclosure of the Dionne quintuplets fortune. The Toronto Globe and Mail says they may push for a legislative inquiry into the contracts arranged by the government as guardian.
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Toronto
Ontario
Toronto Globe and Mail
Callander
Grandfather of Actor Robert Taylor Dies at 82
Jacob A. Brugh, 82, grandfather of film star Robert Taylor, died at a son's farm near Beatrice Nebraska. The death came after Brugh had recently been helped by Taylor when it was learned he had been placed on relief rolls.
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Jacob A. Brugh
Robert Taylor
Here
Taylor
Brugh
March Arrives In Cedar Rapids With Warm Up
Cedar Rapids temperatures rose sharply as Monday brought a strong upward trend. Readings climbed from 10 at 7 am to 25 at 10 am and 37 by 2:30 pm, aided by Sunday sun and light thawing.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Shakeup in U S Bureau of Air Commerce Chief Replaced
Washington reports a major reshuffle at the U S Bureau of Air Commerce as Eugene L. Vidal steps down and Fred D. Fagg Jr. is named director. Rex Martin and J Carroll Cone are reassigned for international aviation studies, while Maj. R W Schroeder becomes assistant director. Vidal to advise while remaining with the bureau part time.
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U. S. Bureau of Air Commerce
Fred D. Fagg, Jr
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Eugene L. Vidal
Rex Martin
J. Carroll Cone
Secretary of
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Maj
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Daniel Roper
J. Monroe Johnson
Vidal
Royal S. Copeland
Senate Commerce Committee
Copeland
Report Of Execution Of Spanish Actress Debunked
Avila Spain UP Rosita Diaz Spain s most famous actress has not been executed as a spy as reported last week but is alive and well in Segovia the national army general headquarters said Monday Diaz who in Hollywood sat for nine hours in a bathtub has appeared in many plays on the Spanish stage toured Latin America and has made pictures in Spain and Paris
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Rosita Diaz
Segovia
Miss Diaz
Hollywood
Latin America
Paris
Elaine Now To Drop Suit For Alimony Against Barrymore
Elaine Barrie will ask in court today to dismiss her alimony suit against John Barrymore and withdraw costs and attorney fees. The case, once seeking 2525 dollars monthly, follows rumors of a romance with William Tannen and Barrymore’s silence at his desert retreat.
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Hollywood
Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore
Adonis
Movie Colony
Brooklyn
William Tannen
Julius Tannen
Armaments And Babies On Fascist Council Agenda
Rome AP reports the fascist grand council will meet to discuss boosting armaments amid Britain and France programs and to push a baby drive with penalties for childlessness. Expected measures include higher bachelor taxes, possible confiscation of estates at death, and extending taxes to childless and one child couples. Mussolini likely to push funding for defense. Giuseppe Bottai to steer baby policy.
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Grand Council
England
France
Italy
Mussolini
Great Britain
Benito Mussolini
Giuseppe Bottai
National Education
Bottai
Recommend Accepting Bid Of 100000 On Old P D Building
The space control advisory board of the procurement division recommended to the secretary of the treasury acceptance of a 100000 bid for the old Cedar Rapids federal building. G Stewart Holmes, Cedar Rapids attorney, submitted the bid. Final action depends on the secretary’s approval. Holmes reportedly acts for Harmony Cafeteria tied to Weaver Witwer. Costas confirms the relation and says no plans for the building.
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Space Control Advisory Board
Procurement Division
The
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Secretary of the Treasury
Cedar Rapids Federal
G. Stewart Holmes
Washington, D. C
Holmes
Weaver Witwer
Witwer
Harmony Cafeteria Company
Paul Costas
Costas
Federal
Roosevelt to Deliver Two Radio Talks on Second New Deal
President Roosevelt will broadcast speeches on March 4 and March 9 to present a serial two part outline of the aims of his second term. The White House said the addresses will detail objectives of the second new deal in a broad, programmatic form.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Three Denver Welfare Aides Slain in Hospital Office
An apparently demented man identified as Frank Bailey shot and killed three Denver city welfare bureau employees at Denver General Hospital with a revolver. He also wounded a fourth employee, Mrs. Ramona Chambers, in the head before leaving the building and being arrested nearby.
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INS
Frank Bailey
Denver City Welfare Bureau
Denver General Hospital
James E. Tunnell
Oliver Milliken
Carl Dedio
Ramona Chambers
Bureau
Bailey
Chamrs
Amber Bank Audited for Possible State Takeover Under S F 111
The Iowa state banking department said Amber Savings Bank in Jones county near Anamosa has requested a special audit and potential takeover under Senate File 111. The bank assets would be held intact while a reopening or liquidation decision is made, with a ruling expected soon.
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State Banking Department
Amber Savings Bank
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Amber
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Anamosa
State Department
Amber Savings Bank Audited Under Senate File 111
Special examiner John J. Ravane of the state banking department conducted an audit of Amber Savings Bank on Monday. He oversaw banking facilities maintained by the department while the bank remains under Senate File 111 and declined to comment on the bank’s condition, saying the audit was not yet far enough along to determine specifics.
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John J. Ravane
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Supreme Court rules gold clause void in bullion contracts
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision led by Justice Cardozo, upheld that the 1933 resolution prohibiting payment of obligations in gold applies to bullion contracts as well as to coins. The ruling defeats Holyoke Power Co.’s attempt to collect extra charges from American Writing Paper Co. over long-standing water power leases on the Connecticut River. The dissenters were Justices Van Devanter, McReynolds, Sutherland and Butler.
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McReynolds
Sutherland
Butler
First Circuit Court of Appeals
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Connecticut River
Congress
Hungarian Miners Strike in Sympathy With Death by Own Action Strikers
Four thousand miners at the Five Churches colliery near Pecs walked out in sympathy with 146 former death by own action strikers who were dismissed after a failed stay-in strike last week. The discharged group, about half the original threat to die if wages failed to rise, was accused of instigating clashes with troops at the mine head.
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Five Churches
Pecs
O Briens Bride to Fight Charge in Kidnap Case
Marguerite Eustice prepared with her mother and two policemen at Clinton Indiana for Chicago kidnap warrants accusing her and five others of abducting Quin OBrien a 66 year old assistant corporation counsel and forcing him to wed her in Morrison Indiana She vowed to return to Chicago to fight the charges and declared her love for the man doctors said moving her could endanger her health
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Quin O’brien
Blanche Eustice
Marguerite
Leonora Neisslie
Clinton
Morrison
Inl
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Miss Eustice
Quin
Jerome Burke
Clinton City
Eustice
Roosevelt Proposes Sugar Quota Tax to Fund Producers
President Roosevelt asks Congress to enact a sugar quota system financed by a raw sugar excise tax of not less than three quarters of a cent per pound. Estimated to raise about 100 million dollars annually, the plan would resume producer benefits while limiting consumer impact and include child labor and minimum wage provisions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
AAA
Treasury
United States
Roosevelt urges new sugar quota law for Congress
President Roosevelt submits a message urging Congress to enact a renewed sugar quota system. He notes the December 31, 1937, expiration of existing Jones Costigan act provisions and public resolution 109, appealing to reestablish the act's principles with necessary complements.
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Fire inspector averts tragedy at locked house
Fire Inspector Felix O Donnell arrived at 1228 Second Street SE Monday forenoon to find three children left alone in a locked home. The oldest, age three, had burns on both feet from a floor poker near a stove and matches were found in the room. He forced open the door and aired the house as smoke filled the first floor.
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Tunnell
Milliken
Dedio
Bailey
Felix O'Donnell
Second Street
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