Cedar Rapids Census of Faith and Finance in a Nation
A letter cites Cedar Rapids black churches facing severe funds while broader charity and missionary aid are debated. The column questions home support for missions, taxes on chain stores, star route carriers earning low wages, and political shifts affecting Iowa leaders and national prayer for prosperity.
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Cedar Rapids
Tottering
Mount Zion
Bethel A. M. E
Africa
Patman
Congress
Roosevelt Reaffirms Objectives In Press Conference
President Roosevelt restated the administration’s goals including increased purchasing power and a fight against special privilege. He spoke on five years of his presidency, noted wage and hour legislation may come this session, and urged thinking in rounded governmental terms. The sharecropper problem was cited as a key to boosting purchasing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Neces
President Roosevelt Hails Salary Publication Policy
President Roosevelt expressed strong regret that the tax bill would remove a provision requiring publication of corporate executive salaries. He argued the public has a right to know what leaders of major firms like General Motors earn, citing stockholders and public trust as reasons for transparency.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
House
General Motors
Guidance and inner action in moral choice
The fragment argues for distinguishing right from wrong through inner effort and personal reform rather than external miracles. It asserts prayers yield no outside results and emphasizes self-originated guidance as the path to ethical improvement.
Czechoslovakia Ready for German Accord Under Sovereign Defense
Premier Milan Hodza declared in Prague that Czechoslovakia will defend its sovereignty and borders to the utmost but is willing to reach an understanding with Germany on the basis of equality. The chamber greeted his firm stance as tensions rose over recent German demands and Hitler's pressuring issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Milan Hodza
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Hodza
Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Marines Halt 75 Japanese at Shanghai Defense Zone
U S Marines reportedly halted a detachment of seventy five Japanese soldiers at the Bubbling Well road boundary of the American defense sector in the international settlement. The incident followed persistent encroachment despite a patrol curtailment agreement and prompted a presumed protest to Japanese authorities.
Four In Field For Two Positions On City School Board
Cedar Rapids candidates file for three school board seats and one treasurer post. Alexander Sampson joins late race for three year term, joining Herbert Hoadley and Ernest Kosek with William McCall also a perennial contender. Frank Kanak does not seek reelection. Ervin Stepanek runs for treasurer to replace O A Kearney.
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City School
Alexander Sampson
Sixth Avenue SE
C. D. Hedberg
Mr. Sampson
Herbert HW. Hoadley
Frank Kanak
Ernest Kosek
William McCall
Ervin Stepanek
O. A. Kearney
Cedar Rapids
Pershing Reports Improvement and Ready Clothes
General John J. Pershing rests well and shows definite improvement in his battle with illness. He ordered his aide to have his clothes ready in the morning, though the exact timing remains uncertain as doctors caution it could be days before he can rise.
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Tucson
Ariz
INS
John J. Pershing
Roland Davison
Pershing
Sergt
C. C. Shaeffer
Shaeffer
Pershing Seeks Newspaper Reading Amid Illness
The 77 year old General John J. Pershing sat up in bed on Friday and requested a newspaper to read world events. His strength grew hourly and he conversed with his sister Bayly and his companion.
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Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Flood Toll Drops as Looters Fight for Control in Storm District
In Southern California a record flood left 85 bodies found and 117 missing as Orange County reported 30 dead and 59 identified. Anaheim and Fullerton drained after six feet of water while debris filled roads and rails. Damages estimated up to 25 million with city losses around 3 million. looters faced armed authorities as relief efforts began.
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Los Angeles
California
Orange County
Santa Ana
Atwood
la Jolla
Jose Vargas
Anaheim
Fullerton
San Bernardino
Sierra Madre
Santa Monica Mountains
Riverside
Ventura
Red Cross
Snow and Ice Slow Cedar Rapids Traffic on Friday
Snow and ice blanket Cedar Rapids and surrounding area with a crusted mix, causing slippery streets and slowed traffic. Drizzling rain continued Friday morning with temperatures around 32 degrees, while icy roads remained a statewide concern and extra buses were added to city lines.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Wheeling
Chambers Inskeep Company
Fatherhood Faith Across Time and Sea
A reflective piece on fatherly love inspired by scenes of a naval voyage and lasting grief. It recalls William Black scattering a child's flowers at sea and James Martineau visiting his buried first child, linking earthly parenthood to the divine fatherhood and the origin of faith.
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God
William Black
New York
England
Ife
Black
Ynat
James Martineau
Dublin
Martineau
Dublin University
Hall Manufacturing Employees Seek Renewal Of Negotiations
Labor conciliator from the U S Department of Labor attended as Hall Manufacturing and striking workers held a brief session but no agreement. The court amended Feb 23 injunction to include CIO affiliate United Packing House Workers union 51 and United Production Workers union 453. Incidents cited include chasing non striking workers, overturning a hand truck, and a derailed lumber car, with page continued on.
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Hall Manufacturing Company
R. E. Meythen
United States Department of Labor
District Court
Hall Company
Charles Haas
United Packing House Workers Union 51
CIO
United Production Workers Union
Hall
Packing House
Edward House Ill With Complications in New York Home
Colonel Edward M. House, 79, confidant and wartime adviser to President Wilson, is seriously ill at his New York home. Dr. Paul B. Sheldon said House had been suffering from a combination of ailments for weeks and was failing steadily.
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New York
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
Paul B. Sheldon
House
W F Main and 4 Associates Are Granted Bond in Trading Rings
W F Main Cedar Rapids vending machine businessman and fourteen associates indicted by a Houston grand jury on mail fraud charges were admitted to bond. Main at 5000 dollars and each co defendant at 2500 dollars. The group allegedly controlled several Cedar Rapids affi lies and used newspaper advertising to defraud buyers across multiple states.
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Cedar Rapids
W. F. Main
Main
Houston
Tex
William Atwell
Associated Press
H. A. Visal
Visal
Judge Atwell
George John
Philip C. Ashler
L. F. Underwood
Charles Holmes
K. R. Davidson
H. H. Trader
H. Pasteur
Charles Bobenmyer
E. L Shaw
W. F. Main Company
Appleton Novelty Company
New Specialty Company
Machen Company
Standard Mercantile Company
Standard Manufacturing Company
United States
Springfield
Battle Creek
Mich
Lafayette
Ind
Philadelphia
York, Pa
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Calif
Arlington
Mass
Brookline
Phoenixville
Orlando, Fla
Kearney, Neb
Decatur, Il
Bloomington
Texas
Flying Explorer Hops From Miami For Virgin Isles
Dr. Richard Archbold, wealthy flying explorer, departs Miami on a 1260 mile non stop shakedown flight in a $250 000 flying boat. He guides a crew of five by star navigation en route to the Virgin Islands then plans a May 2 flight to New Guinea to collect specimens for the American Museum of Natural History. Archbold serves as museum research director.
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Miami
Fla
INS
Virgin Islands
Richard Archbold
International Pan American Airport
Archbold
New Guinea
San Diego
Calif
Hawaii
Pago Pago
New Zealand
Australia
American Museum of Natural History
U S Affirms Strong Stand On Arms Race
Washington reports the United States asserts its aim to lead in limiting armaments while seeking peace. The five year Roosevelt inauguration anniversary policy summary stresses a strong defense and a good neighbor approach, with mutual respect among nations and adherence to reciprocal trade for peace.
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Washington
INS
State Department
Roosevelt
United States
Flood Damage and Evacuations Across Southern California
City engineers estimate more than 3 million dollars in damage to bridges streets and structures as hillside homes are destroyed and residents evacuated. Riverside Long Beach Monrovia San Bernardino and San Diego report mass displacements utilities outages and impassable highways with relief efforts underway.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Aldrich
Canyon
Riverside
Santa Ana
Long Beach
Malibu
Monrovia
American Legion and Elks Clubs
Montrose
San Bernardino
Municipal Auditorium
San Diego
Soviet Trial Links Poland and Britain to Plot
In Moscow 21 Bolshevik leaders on treason charges reveal alleged plans to seize the Kremlin and kill Stalin in 1937 led by Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky. Defendants claim exiled Leon Trotzky sought Stalin’s assassination in revenge for Piatakoff’s execution. E A Sharangovich testifies of traitorship since 1921.
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Moscow
Berlin
Nicholas Krestinsky
Krestinsky
Russia
Bulletin— Moscow
INS
Josef Stalin
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail N. Tukhachevsky
Leon Trotzky
Stalin
Gregory Piatakoff
Poland
Britain
A. Sharangovich
White
Communist Party
Sharangovich
Supreme Court knocks down Alberta social credit plan
The Canadian Supreme Court ruled three Alberta bills bolstering social credit unconstitutional and found the Alberta social credit act outside provincial jurisdiction. Chief Justice Duff also held the Dominion can disallow provincial laws and a lieutenant governor may reserve legislation until federal approval. The decision challenges Aberhart's 1935 economic program and affirms federal supremacy in this case.
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Ottawa
Supreme Court of Canada
William Aberhart
Alberta
Lyman Duff
Aberhart
Duff
Credit of Alberta
Alberta Press
Supreme Court
Canada
Social Credit
Registration Slow On Last Day For City Elections
On the final day of registration city clerk L. J. Storey reported no new candidates for the March 14 school election and March 15 city primary. With fourteen municipal candidates listed across eight offices the slate seems the smallest in years, signaling a likely light vote.
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Cedar Rapids
L. J. Storey
Frank K. Hahn
Fred Currell
W. C. Benesh
R. L. Whelan
Dave L. Williams
C. J. Anthony
J. F. McLaughlin
L. D. Burgus
J. A DuBois
J. Earl Booth
Piarks
Ed Stefan
Robert Harger
Ed Shefflie
George S. Holmes
Three Kinds Of Gag Rule And Senators Pickup
Arthur Bugs Baer explains three gag rules in Washington. The first lets a senator speak while adding limited content. The second uses parliamentary strangulation to force topic adherence. The third bans quoting Patrick Henry without two weeks notice, creating Capitol Hill silence like an eastern Alcatraz.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Washington
Patrick Henry
Capitol Hill
Alcatraz
Copyrisht
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White House
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