Holbert Could Be GOP Governor Challenger in Iowa
The column argues business leaders should seek public office and highlights Tom Holbert of Greeley as a potential Republican primary opponent to George Wilson. It praises Holbert's self financing, Harvard training, farm background, and blunt talk while criticizing existing GOP figures for discouraging a stronger nominee.
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George Wilsons
Nels
Kraschel
Des Moines
Tom Holbert
Greeley
Wilson
Holbert
M Harvard Law School
Harvard
Towa
Turkey
Goodness
Ince
Popwar
New Deal
Norris Ches Lawyers Act In Court Suit
Senator George W Norris accuses TVA Chairman A E Morgan of jealousy and interference as 18 private power companies seek an injunction against TVA. Norris says Morgan refused testimony and used heated language while Lilienthal proposes a regional property purchase plan and Rep McLean introduces a move to remove all TVA directors.
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Arthur E. Morgan
Senator Norris
Norris Ches Lawyers Act
Washington
George W. Norris
Neb
Senate
TVA
A. E. Morgan
Power Agency
Norris
Morgan
Chattanooga
James
Hl A. Morgan
David FE
Lilienthal
McLean
House
Dr. Morgan
Sowing What We Reap A Moral From Lokman Story
An old story from Arabia uses Lokman the Wise to teach that sowing rye yields wheat only by miracle, while sowing seeds of evil in life reaps the same kind. It draws a moral: as we sow in the world and in our hearts, so we reap, echoing Jesus on fruit. The piece underscores universal cause and effect in virtue and peace.
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Arabia
Lokman
Jesus
Police to Buy New Elevator Cables After Safety Ticket
Detroit police faced a safety ticket from the buildings and safety engineers over using unsafe elevators at headquarters. Officials planned to purchase three new elevator cables today to address the violation.
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Detroit
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Department of Buildings and Safety Engineers
Police Department
England Abandons Roomy Postures in Rome Dialogue
Cartoon style critique of postwar diplomacy. The Earl of Perth replaces Anthony Eden as a key British diplomat. Mussolini is urged to press for Suez control while calling out England’s wavering stance in Rome.
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Arthur “Nugs” Baer
Earl of
Perth
Anthony Eden
England
Earl
Debating 12 Hour Naval Expansion Bill
Washington AP The naval expansion plan under Roosevelt era policy would cost an extra 25 to 35 million dollars annually to maintain versus the present fleet. The House Rules Committee approved 12 hours of general debate beginning Thursday on the administration’s billion dollar bill authorizing 46 new fighting ships 22 auxiliary vessels and 950 airplanes. Chairman Vinson warned failure to build could imperil U S security while signaling possible future arms talks.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Pittman Defends Billion-Dollar Naval Program
Senator Key Pittman of Nevada and chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the administration’s billion-dollar naval program is essential to defend the Panama Canal and U.S. coastal defenses in wartime. He countered Senator Borah’s accusation that the spending spurs a world armaments race and risks another world war.
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Washington
ULP
Key Pittman
Nev
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Panama Canal
America
Pittman
William E. Borah
Ida
Foreign Relations Committee
Reorganization Stay Sought by Guaranty Trust
Guaranty Trust Company of New York asked the Interstate Commerce Commission on Tuesday for a two month adjournment of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific railroad reorganization proceedings.
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Washington
The
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
House Fails To Insert Publicity For High Corporate Salaries
The House tentatively included a provision in the tax revision bill requiring publicity for all corporate salaries of $75,000 or more. Earlier votes blocked amendments to publish salaries over $15,000 and later $20,000, with teller votes 118 to 60 and 104 to 71 respectively.
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Washington
House
Boileau
Wis
McFarlane
Tex
Treasury
Congress
House Rebuffs Tax Amendment Aiding Corporate Debt Deduction
The house rejected an amendment Tuesday that would have allowed a tax deduction for money used by corporations to pay debts. The 120 to 50 vote followed a 52 to 16 tally defeating a McFarlane proposal to restore normal corporate surtax rates for incomes above 25,000.
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Washington
House
McFarlane
Tex
House Fight Over Tax Revision Reaches Climax in Congress
The dispute over the administration tax revision bill intensified after a Republican bid to repeal the undistributed profits levy failed 78 to 3. The Ways and Means plan would tax corporate income with no undistributed profits tax for smaller firms. Senate debate on the government reorganization bill continued as Senator Wheeler pushed for congressional approval before any presidential reorganizations.
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Washington
House
Representative Treadway
Mass
Ways and Means
Treadway
Senate
Wheeler
Mont
Congress
ICC Authorizes Rail Rate Boost of 10 Percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed U S railroads to raise freight rates by 10 percent, boosting annual revenue. The increase covers two thirds of what carriers sought, with exemptions for most agricultural products except tropical fruits, coal, coke, and iron ore. Rates may take effect after at least ten days notice to the commission and public.
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ICC
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Kennedy and King Swap Talk of Their Children
Charles E. Kennedy and Joseph P. Kennedy, American ambassador to Britain, met King George VI at Buckingham Palace. They exchanged family chatter during a 15 minute audience, focusing on children, with no politics discussed. Kennedy described the king as a fine man and praised the visit.
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King
London
George VI
England
Joseph P. Kennedy
America
Court of St. James
Roosevelt
Royal Palace
Sir Sidney Clive
Police May Drop Probe Into Strike Death of Howard Scott
Sterling Illinois police signaled the investigation into Howard Scott a 40 year old man who died from a gunshot during a strike at Northwestern Barbed Wire and Rodmil company will be discontinued. A coroner s jury returned an open verdict without recommendations.
Hoover Denounces Nazism Forbidding Hitler Alliance
In Berlin Herbert Hoover met Adolf Hitler for 40 minutes and bluntly rejected Nazism as a political creed and enduring force. Hoover asserted American democratic ideals oppose Nazi principles and questioned the ideology's durability within Germany. The exchange touched housing, economy, and Europe's political outlook.
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Germany
Fuehrer
Europe
Britain Opens Vital Parleys With Italians
Britain begins high level bargaining with Italy after a House of Commons vote backing Chamberlain's foreign policy and arms program. London seeks Italy to withdraw troops from Spanish insurgents, respect Danube territory, and avoid a fascist split of central Europe while reinforcing the Mediterranean pact.
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Italy
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Hungary
Germany
Europe
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British
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Mussolini
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Lotler
Libya
Ethiopia
Conciliatory Stand Seen On Wage Bill
Washington report notes a new wage and hour bill proposal aims to unite opponents. AFL President William Green expressed no objection to a lower wage floor and higher hour ceiling than his group sought as House subcommittee and rules panel consider allowing floor passage if not too drastic.
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Congress
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Federation
Mary Norton
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House Rules Committee
House
Indictment of Ellis Parker and family in Lindbergh case
A federal grand jury indicted Ellis Parker of Burlington County New Jersey his son Ellis Jr and three other New Yorkers as kidnapers under the Lindbergh law for the Paul Wendel kidnapping from New York to Mount Holly New Jersey in Fall 1936 The indictments clear a path to trial in New Jersey and stem from alleged torture tainted confession and prior Brooklyn indictments President authorities claim the Parker group acted as the kidnappers tools
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Ellis Jr. Parker
Burlington County
N. J
Ellis, Jr
Paul HH Wendel
Trenton
Parkers
Mount Holly
Wendel
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptman
Hauptmann
Murray Bleefeld
Harry Weiss
Martin Schlossman
Porters
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Not Guilty Plea Said By Main And Four Co-Defendants
Fourteen associates named in a Houston federal grand jury indictment appeared with W F Main and four co defendants before U S Commissioner Edward J MacPartland and pled not guilty. Bonds were set at 5000 for Willard Foo Many and 1000 for Jane J Slavata E L Weidner Frank K Machen and J T Arnold with bonds via Maryland Casualty Co. All were remanded briefly to arrange bonds before Judge George C Scott in Sioux City district court.
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Tex
W. F. Main
Edward J MacPartland
United States
George C Scott
United States District Court
Sioux
Crt
Willard Foo Many
Jane J. Slavata
E. L. Weidner
Frank K. Machen
J. T. Arnold
Ins
Maryland Casualty Company
Joseph Petrus
France Sets Record Arms Budget to Shield Against War
Paris reports France will raise a 750 million dollar defense budget for the coming year. The money will be managed by a new autonomous defense committee and backed by large loans to deter potential war threats. Prime Minister Camille Chautemps sought parliamentary confidence for the program.
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Paris
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Great Britain
France
Autonomous
Defense Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Council of Ministers
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Pers
FCC to deliver AT&T probe report to Congress soon
FCC Chairman Frank R. McNinch said the two year investigation of American Telephone and Telegraph will be sent to Congress within the next two or three weeks. The report details the federal inquiry into AT T practices and regulatory questions.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Congress
FCC
Frank R. McNinch
Tuesay
Muskrat Bites Man as First Wild Rodent Found This Century
Moses Vasquez earned a place in the papers after being bitten by a muskrat. Police records note it is the first muskrat found running wild in the city this century.
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New York
Moses Vasquez
Whitney Ousted From New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange suspended Richard Whitney and the firm Richard Whitney and Co citing charges and inability to meet obligations. Whitney led the exchange 1930 to 1935 during pivotal years and faced a federal inquiry as NYAG announced an investigation and a hearing was set for March 17 before the governing committee.
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New York
Richard Whitney
Wall Street
Exchange
Committee On Business Conduct
Richard Whitney and Co
Whitnex
George Whitnex
J. 2. Morgan and Co
Winthes
Sumner Ford
Aterhovs
Choate RG
Whitney
Harmons
Dette
Joerg
Capitol
Stock Exchange
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The
E. H H. Simmons
New York State
Securities and Exchange Commis
Temperature Rises With Clear Weather
Cedar Rapids reports clear skies as temperatures climb from 21 at 7am to 33 at 10 am and 44 at 2 30 pm. Monday reached 42 at 3 pm with 38 at 7 pm and 30 at midnight according to the Chambers Insurance chart.
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Chambers Ins
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