Cedar Rapids dairy show plans outlined for September week
A Cedar Rapids livestock show committee outlined dairy and beef class plans for September. About 400 purebred dairy cattle and 400 to 500 junior livestock are projected at Frontier park with an entry list to be finished at a March Cedar Rapids meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Belle Plaine
H. T. Hall
Des Moines
Dallas Western
Independence
Hall
Iowa
Green
Benton
Western
Buchanan
Falck
Cedar Rapids
Winton
Frontier Park
John Wilkinson
Fayette
Fred Pieplow
Aurora
Holger, Larson
Dike
Paul P. Stewart
Maynard
Charles Talcott
Fort, Dodge
Leo Smith
Williamsburg
Illiam Campbell
Jesup
C. W. Howe
R. A. Nelson
Joe Golinvaux
Waterloo
Charles Mountain
Don Filson
Marshalltown
Paul McElroy
Dale Irwin
Harold Ingle
Kermith Huehn
Manchester
M. F. Grosscup
Emmett Gardner
Iowa City
Wilson Ashby
Marengo
Lions Club Plans Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Cedar Rapids
Lions Club members met Thursday to outline plans for the Easter egg hunt for Cedar Rapids area children. Two committees were formed to raise funds for 10,000 candy eggs and to arrange 1,000 prizes. A luncheon featured a screening of Here Comes the Mail, a film by St. Paul post office workers with the Amateur Cinema League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Cedar Rapids
Ronald Booth
Edward A. Kopp
Garton Bjelland
Ira R. Brooks
Clare T. Call
Ray Duthbert
Horace G. Hedges
Tom Crabbee
William Nezerka
Leroy Kling
L. H. Yeoman
John B. Turner
II. G. H. Tellier
Ervin Stepanek
Perry West
Hotel Roosevelt
St. Paul
National Federation of Post Office
Federal Reserve Board Drops Six Bank Chairmen
The Federal Reserve Board announced on Wednesday night it will terminate the services of six bank chairmen effective April 30 to avoid dual executive responsibility at the 12 districts and place chairmanship on a purely honorary basis. The chairmen affected are F. H. Curtiss Boston J. H. Case New York R. L. Austin Philadelphia E. M. Stevens Chicago J. S. Wood St. Louis and C. C. Walsh Dallas.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
F. H. Curtiss
Boston
J. H. Case
New York
R. L. Austin
Philadelphia
Registration Bill Beaten In Illinois Senate
In Springfield Illinois a Nash Kelly faction in the state senate failed to pass Gov Henry Horner s permanent registration bill with 25 votes while the house measure had passed earlier Proponents were four votes short of the 26 needed for passage The political clash centers on party aligned groups and voting blocs in the Illinois legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Henry Horner
House
Rickett leaves Rome for Paris after denial of peace plan claim
Francis M. Rickett abruptly left Rome for Paris Wednesday night denying a London report that he drafted an Italio-Ethiopian peace plan and planned to present it to Mussolini in Addis Ababa for Haile Selassie. He was thought to be returning to London.
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Rome
Francis M. Rickett
Paris
London
Mussolini
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Rickett
30 000 000 Acres to Be Transferred in 1936 Plan
The article notes a 1936 soil conservation transfer plan to shift 30 million acres under farm programs. Committees formed around county farmer groups will oversee practice checks. Regional flexibility aims to fit individual farms with continued AAA committees in single counties and merged groups elsewhere.
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AAA
Wallace
Americans Saved By Chinese Troops From Peril Of Reds
Pro vincial Chinese troops win a day long battle driving four communist bands from Shansi near Fenchow. Nationalist reinforcements from Suiyuan arrive to aid defense as planes and generals reinforce the northern front. American mission families in Fenchow receive word of safe passage eastward.
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Peiping
INS
Fenchow
North China
Shansi
Chunfyang
Yellow River
Shensi
Suiyuan
Taiyuan
Mission Board
Grace Matthews
Marshalltown
Iowa
Josie Horn
LeRoy, Minn
Carl Huber
Northfield
Minn
Yen Hsi-Shan
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Shang Chen
Hopei
Niangizekwan
Landon Endorsed by Kansas Republicans
Kansas Republicans at the Wichita convention endorsed Alf M. Landon for the presidential nomination and urged 18 delegates to use their utmost efforts to secure his nomination. Landon did not attend and had not formally announced his campaign.
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Wichita
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Cleveland
Landon
World motorcycle fleet in 1935 tops three million units
As of January 1, 1935 the global motorcycle stock was estimated at 3,002,410 machines, a 3.1 percent rise from the number recorded at the start of the previous year.
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Humber
Supreme Court drops slum clearance suits in N D cases
The Supreme Court dismissed two New Deal cases on government power to condemn land for PWA slum clearance and low cost housing projects at the government's request. The actions involve Louisville Kentucky and Detroit Michigan projects. Solicitor General Reed moved to dismiss claiming cases moot since funds were spent. Chief Justice Hughes allowed the dismissals.
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Washington
PWA
Supreme Court
Louisville
Detroit
Stanley Reed
Hughes
Reed
Jacobsen Gwynne Seek Federal Aid Against Iowa Floods
Iowa lawmakers press for federal help as Army engineers report no funds for an emergency Mississippi flood program. Rep. Jacobsen urges WPA grant to guard Cedar Rapids area while Rep. Gwynne considers permanent Cedar River flood control plans costing over a million dollars, with feasibility noted but cost deemed high. Local authorities weigh dike options to reduce damage at key points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Army
Mississippi River
Rep
B. M. Jacobsen
Clinton
Harry L. Hopkins
L. S. Hill
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
John W. Gwynne
Waterloo
Army Engineers
Gwynne
Formally Announce Davis As Chief Of New Farm Program
Secretary Wallace announced that Chester C. Davis would head the national soil conservation program as AAA administrator. The statement followed inquiries about whether Davis and his staff would remain in their current posts during the launch in Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
M. L. Wilson
Agriculture
Memphis
H. R. Tolly
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Wilson
AAA
W. F. Callendar
Gerald W. Thorne
George Farrell
Davis
New Farm Program
Washington
Tenn
Chester C. Davis
Dr Jung To Introduce Lewis Browne At Town Hall
Lewis Browne noted author and lecturer will speak tonight at 8 15 in St Pauls Methodist church He will be introduced by Dr Moses Jung head of the University of Iowa school of religion Tickets will not be sold at the door Town Hall subscribers not attending may surrender tickets at Morris Sanford’s Town Hall exchange for use by others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Browne
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Moses Jung
University of Iowa School of Religion
Morris Sanford
February Quarantine list reports scarlet fever and smallpox
Five cases of scarlet fever and one case of smallpox were listed as quarantinable diseases in Cedar Rapids during February. James Vanda, assistant city health officer, told the city council. Placardable diseases included two chicken pox, one measles, six whooping cough, and three mumps. There were sixty-three deaths that month. Expenditures of the board of health totaled $2590.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
James Vanda
Board of Health
Doings of Congress Senate Electrification Bill Debate
Senate debates electrification measure as agriculture committee continues cotton trade inquiry. Lobby committee hears executives of a service subsidiary amid efforts to fund rural electrification. House focuses on District of Columbia appropriations while tax bill study continues.
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Senate
Trebatés Norris Rural
Eitiés Service Subsidiary
HOUSE
District of Columbia
Agriculturé Committeé
Langer Backed by Non Partisan League In North Dakota Governor Race
Former Governor William Langer, previously convicted and acquitted on federal conspiracy charges, was endorsed for North Dakota governor by the Non Partisan League convention. On the first ballot Langer led with 137 votes from five candidates, while Adam Lefor received one. others were R H Walker Walter Welford and John M Hagen. The motion by W D Godwin made Langer's selection unanimous.
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Bismarck
N. D
William Langer
North Dakota
League
Langer
Adam A. Lefor
R. H. Walker
State
Walter Welford
John M. Hagen
W. D. Godwin
Morton County
Six Nationalists Arrested in Porto Rico Conspiracy Case
Six Puerto Rico nationalists including Pedro Albizu Campos were charged with conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. They allegedly displayed force recruited soldiers engaged in armed hostilities and established revolutionary recruiting stations. Bail set at 10000 each as federal guards secured the U S building amid island bombings.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
INS
Dovernment
United States
Pedro Albizu Campos
Albizu Campos
United States Federal
Philadelphia Veteran Sues For Preference In WPA Employment
Philadelphia war veteran Benjamin J. Spang seeks a federal injunction to force Works Progress Administration officials to grant veterans preference under the 1919 act. He filed in the District of Columbia Supreme Court, with the government warning that the order would hamper the program. Judge George Welsh had already ordered veteran employment for another census project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philadelphia
Benjamin J. Spang
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
George Welsh
Eastern Pennsylvania Federal Court
U S To Buy Entire Canadian Silver Output
Secretary Morgenthau announced that the United States would buy the newly mined Canadian silver through the Bank of Canada, absorbing the Dominion’s entire yearly output of about 16 million ounces. The Treasury would set the price, about one fourth cent above the New York quote.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Bank of Canada
Dominion
Treasury
Newark
New York
Births Reported For March 3 4 At Local Hospitals
A series of birth notices lists new arrivals: Mary Katherine Marsh daughter to Clarence and Mrs Marsh at Mercy hospital on March 4, Joyce Mae Karr daughter to Don and Mrs Karr at Mercy on March 4, a daughter to Earl J Russell couple of Mount Vernon at Mercy on March 4, a daughter to George Santee and wife at Mercy on March 4, a daughter to Claud Kimberline of Mechanicsville at St Luke's, a son to D C Marchant of Marion at St Luke's, and another daughter to E Sandler family at St Luke's on March 3.
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Clarence Marsh
Fourteenth Street
Mary Katherine
Mercy Hospital
George Santee
Eleventh Street
Earl J. Russell
Mount Vernon
Don Karr
Fifth Avenue
Joyce Mae
Claud Kimberline
Mechanicsville
St. Lauke’s Hospital
D. C. Marchant
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. Sandler
Bever Avenue
Trucker Fined But Fine Suspended in Permit Case
Glen Plattenberger was fined $10 plus costs by Justice A. Reed for operating a truck without a permit. The penalty was suspended. The informants Clem Boyle and Benne represented the State Railroad Commission. Cases against G C Stevens and William Hoyland for lack of permits were continued.
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Glen Plattenberger
Justice
Reed
Moto
Clem Boyle
Benne
Plattenberger
G. C. Stevens
William Hoyland
Stévénis
Hoyland
S. Robinson
Des Moisiés
Railroad Commission
Tax plans outline windfall levy and corporate surpluses
House Ways and Means subcommittee reviews President proposed taxes to raise 1.041 billion in year one 841 million year two and 620 million thereafter contrasting with Roosevelt needs. Proposals include windfall tax 90 percent one year 200 million and processing tax 221 million over two years.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Britain Sets Record 49 Million Pound Army Budget
London reports the largest army estimates in thirteen years with 49,281,000 pounds allocated for military expenses, up 5,731,000 from last year. Total standing army rises to 158,000 as 6,200 more men are added and infantry reorganized into brigades of three rifle battalions and one machine-gun battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
A. Duff- Cooper
Iowa River Ice Jams Threaten Marshalltown
Ice jams along the Iowa River near Marshalltown threaten lowland areas east of the Iowa Soldiers' Home and near the city park. The river rose two feet in 24 hours, and authorities plan dynamite measures if the floods worsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa River
Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa Soldiers
Marriage Licenses Granted in Marengo and Cedar Rapids
R L Newmire and Wilma E Willenbrook of Marengo obtain a marriage license. Frank Waldron of Cedar Rapids marries Frances Neighbor of Center Point in the licensure record.
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R. L. Newmire
Wilma E. Willenbrook
Marengo
Frank Waldron
Cedar Rapids
Frances
Center
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Weston
W. Va
Kansas
Jacobsen
Dr. Jung
Town Hall
Congress
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U.S
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Samuel B. Hill
Agriculture Department
Chester Davis
Craemer’s
First Avenue
Browns
Navy
Britain
Okinow
Stek Te Eee
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