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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
5
A national program outlines shifting land from soil-depleting crops to soil-building and conserving crops to raise 1936 plantings from 100 million to about 130 million acres. It details classification of crops, farmer self assessment, and proposed conservation payments tied to acres devoted to soil-friendly practices.
A proposed 1936 soil program outlines payments for soil building and soil conserving crops with regional limits to total obligations of 500 million dollars per year. Payments vary by productivity and region, with divisions between landlords and tenants, and a democratic field administration led by county associations. The plan includes performance minimums and regional tailoring to divert acreage from depleting to conserving crops while coordinating with existing farm aid.
An Italian bombing hit a British Red Cross ambulance camp near Quorum north of Addis Ababa, killing seven Ethiopian patients. Three tents including an operating theater were destroyed. no Red Cross staff were injured. Italian officials later questioned the reports as possible misuses of the emblem.
In DYNALDSONVILLE Georgia Roosevelt defeats Eugene Talmadge five to one as voters in Seminole County back the president with 661 ballots to 120 for the governor. The recount shows Talmadge pooh-poohs the outcome while enthusiasm erupts among Roosevelt supporters. Georgia may not hold further presidential primaries as the Democratic committee refuses to schedule additional ones.
Talmadge cites two canceled primaries as key to his rebuke of a Dixie grass roots convention that backed him for President. He calls Seminole county’s vote a joke and questions why counties halted votes while accusing the New Deal faction of playing games.
Governor Clyde L. Herring named Roscoe E. Stewart of Ottumwa to the state conservation commission to fill the vacancy created by Dr. W. C. Boone's death. Stewart serves until July 1, 1941, pending legislative approval in January 1937. He chairs the Ottumwa Rotary Club and is active in American Legion affairs and conservation work.
Des Moines AP reports the state comptroller refused to pay 39 942 in salary slash act refunds to 221 Fort Madison penitentiary workers. Instead certificates of indebtedness were issued awaiting a special legislative act for payment. The refunds cover the difference between reduced and prior salaries from May 1 1933 to June 30 1935. The act was ruled unconstitutional in 1934 and funding constraints prevent payment without new legislation.
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