Revenue Bond Act discussed in Iowa city council notes
A column reflects on Public Works Bill 25724 the revenue bond act of 1935. It explains the act would allow towns to build utilities like water and power plants with council approval and without voter input, and to finance via bonds with immediate effect upon adoption. The discussion warns of rapid, broad authority and implications for local governance.
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Washington
Des Moines
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Long fails bid to open Farley probe in Senate
Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long loses his bid to force hearings into Postmaster General James A. Farley as the Senate post office committee rejects the resolution. The panel terms Long’s evidence vague and unproven while minority members urge further inquiry despite the majority ruling.
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Washington
New Deal
Huey P. Long
James A. Farley
Senate Post Office Committee
Long
Farley
Kenneth McKellar
Tenn
Senate
Power Issue Raised In Senate Chamber
Senators convened to push a showdown on the 4.88 billion work relief bill amid delay in voting on the war department appropriation and prevailing wage clause. The chamber planned a test vote once the army bill clears, while the American Liberty League sought clarity on new government power projects like TVA under the relief measure.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Senate
American Liberty League
Tennessee Valley Authority
How About It Duty Faith And Daily Living
A 1935 reflection questions readers about character and daily virtue. It challenges pride envy neglect of prayer and parental guidance urging steadfast effort and compassion in ordinary life.
Mrs Gould Wins 920000 Damages in Divorce Case
New York AP report states a supreme court jury awarded Mrs Wilma Gould $25,000 after about 1 hour 45 minutes of deliberation. She sued her brother in law Norman J Gould and others for allegedly framing her to obtain divorce evidence. Defendants included Gerard Luisi private detective Ellwood W Kemp Jr Goulds attorney and the Luisi Investigation Company.
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NEW York
Wilma Gould
Supreme Court
Gould
Justice Lauer
Ward
Gerard Luisi
Ellwood W. Kemp, Jr
Luisi Investigation Company
Morgenthau Bribed Over Treasury Numbers Offer
Federal agents traced a New York numbers operator who wrote to Secretary Morgenthau offering a 1500 dollar bribe to fix the daily Friday number 55329. The true five digit treasury balance read 43918, indicating the attempted manipulation.
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Washington
INS
New York
HOLC Funds May Rise By One Billion Amid Loan Expansio
Washington AP reported the HOLC fund could increase to 1.5 billion dollars as the House nears final action. Proposals range from 250 million to 1 billion in added funds to enable up to 500000 loans, with new applications potentially opening for 60 days. Debate also centers on blocking HOLC from taking over certain mortgages and on expanding FHA and private lending under revised housing measures.
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Washington
INS
House
Home Owners Emergency Loan Agency
HOLC
House Banking Committee
Rep
Hancock
North Carolina
Rep. Brunner
New York
Banking Committee
Sweeney
Ohio
FHA
Senate Votes Big War Appropriation After Bitter Fight
Washington AP The Senate ended a three day battle over armaments by approving nearly 400 million dollars for the war department with authority to raise the standing army from 118 750 to 165 000 men The measure passed 68 to 15 and moves to conference with the House The debate included calls to curb military spending and a bid to block wartime funds from being used for armaments
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Washington
Senate
War Department
House
Nye
N. D
Borah
Idaho
Bulow
Clark
Costigan
King
Long
Murray
Pope
Capper
Couzens
Cutting
Frazier
Norris
Iabor
Shipstead
LaFollette
Myrtle Long Faces Federal Mail Fraud Charge
Myrtle Long former secretary of the Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners was arrested in Dubuque Indiana on a federal indictment charging mail fraud in a fake diploma mill case. John E Hamilton a former prohibition agent was arrested in Fort Worth Texas on a similar charge. Both named in a suppressed indictment alleging use of the mails to defraud through sale of faked medical and chiropractic diplomas.
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ST. Louis
Myrtle Long
Iowa Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Dubuque
John E. Hamilton
Prohibition
Fort Worth
Tex
Miss Long
Hamilton
Nine Armed Cops Rush To Bank To Find False Alarm
Nine policemen armed with rifles and pistols swarmed Merchants National Bank at 4 03 p m Friday after a burglar alarm sounded from the bank. Tellers admitted the squad, arriving in three patrol cars, but a thorough search found no bandits. A janitor sweeping struck the alarm with his broom causing the false alarm. Electricians were called to repair the system.
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Cedar Rapids
Merchants National Bank
Phony Bomb Mailed to Huey P Long Target Found in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut a package addressed to Senator Huey P Long was received at the post office Friday night and soaked in water after ticking sounds drew attention. It contained an alarm clock and two tin foil tubes with wires but no explosives. A note stated we all make mistakes this goes to show you can make yours. Postal inspectors in Boston were notified to investigate.
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Waterbury
Boston
British Fascist Rally Ends In Riot
In Manchester England fierce hand to hand street fighting broke out after Sir Oswald Mosley spoke at the town hall. Intruders sang the Internationale as supporters sang God Save the King. Three people were injured in a three sided clash involving police anti fascists and black shirts.
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Manchester
England
Oswald Mosley
Sykes Resigns as Communication Head at FCC
Washington reports the White House relieved Eugene O. Sykes as FCC chairman at his request. Anning Pratt will serve as acting chair for a year from March 11. Sykes stays on the commission after a failed confirmation fight led by Senator Bilbo over alleged campaign influence.
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Washington (Lp
White House
Eugene O. Sykes
Federal Communications Commission
Roosevelt
Anning Pratt
Sykes
Theodore B. Bilbo
Miss
Martial Law Predicted in Cuba to Break Strikes
Havana officialsFriday night predicted martial law for Cuba and orders to shoot to kill to smash revolutionary strikes threatening the Mendieta Batista regime.
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Havana
Cuba
Mendieta-Batista
Body of Boy Found Under Bridge in Ypsilanti
Seven year old Richard Streicher Jr. was found dead under a foot bridge near the Huron River in Ypsilanti. He had been stabbed six times and investigators seek clues as state and local officers ramp up the search for a killer.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Richard Streicher, Jr
Huron River
Washtenaw County
Richard Streicher
Tool and Die
Theodore Mueller
Pontiac
Mich
Richard
Buck Holt
Streicher
Island Park
Albert J. Rapp
Jacob B. Andres
Ralph Southard
Postmaster Sniffing Duel Proposed Over Limberger Cheese
Monroe AP report says Postmaster John Burkhard of Monroe Wisconsin challenged Independence Iowa Postmaster Warren Miller to a limburger sniffing duel to settle whether stench or aroma best defines the cheese. The wager includes a Dutch luncheon with rye bread and provisions after the duel.
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Monroe
Wis
John Burkhard
Warren Miller
Independence
Interpost
Burchard
Miller
Washington
Burkhard
Severe Dust Storm Rakes South Dakota
A severe dust storm with a 35 mile per hour wind struck central South Dakota on Friday afternoon. Dust was so heavy that motorists were forced off highways and travel became virtually impossible across the region.
Corn Hog Contract Signups Reach 675000 Mark
Farm administration reports about 675000 farmers have signed 1935 corn hog contracts as three weeks remain in the sign-up campaign. The April 1 deadline stands for county allotment committees to accept applications.
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Washington
Farm Administration
La Follette outlines Wisconsin works plan for full employment
Gov. Philip F. La Follette pledges to seek legislative action to organize state resources for a broad works program. He proposes four public and private projects to employ upwards of 350,000 Wisconsin men for one to two years, financed by federal, state and local governments. He criticizes ongoing welfare and the federal program as too small and emphasizes producing wealth through work rather than sustaining idleidleness.
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Madison
Wis
Philip F. la Follette
New Progressive Party
Wisconsin
la Follette
United States
Follette
Edgewood Woman Killed By Train
STRAWBERRY POINT AP Mrs Mary Edmunds 67 of Edgewood was crossing the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul tracks in front of a freight train when struck by a northbound engine at 4 PM Friday. One leg was severed and one arm nearly torn off. She died shortly after the impact.
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Strawberry Point
Mary Edmunds
Edgewood
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Edmunds
Borah Charges NRA Hurts Small Business in Senate
Senator Robert Borah charges NRA codes harm small business, accusing General Hugh S. Johnson and Donald R. Richberg of administering codes to destroy small firms. He reads pleas from small business heads claiming large corporations wrote the codes and that administration worsens their situation.
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Washington
INS
NRA
Hugh S. Johnson
Donald R. Richberg
New Deal
Borah
Idaho
Senate
Gen. Johnson
NRA Future Scope Urged by Richberg Before Senate
Washington (UP) Donald R. Richberg, head of the President's recovery administration, told the Senate Finance Committee that ongoing uncertainty over NRA's future is slowing trade and industry. He urged Congress to define NRA's future scope as hearings continued for a second day. He also said some judges with NRA rulings need education in modern economic conditions.
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Washington
Ursging Congress
NRA
Donald R. Richberg
Senate Finance Committee
Richberg
Spencer Hatchery Hearing Closed In FTC Case
The Federal Trade Commission closed its case charging Spencer Chick Hatchery with selling chicks below NRA fixed costs and moved to adjourn the hearing to Washington. Examiner John W. Addison delayed ruling on the motion until the defendant completes testimony. Faville of Sioux City opposed adjournment and transfer.
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Fort Dodge
Federal Trade Commission
Spencer
NRA
Washington
John W. Addison
F. F. Faville
Sioux City
Turkish Ships Steam Toward Greek Waters
A force of Turkish warships led by the Yavuz pushed into the Aegean on Saturday amid Greek rebel island occupations near the Turkish coast. European powers fear a widening conflict as artillery exchanges occur on the Yugoslav border and foreign ships move to Greek waters. The League of Nations contemplates action while Bulgaria and other neighbors bolster frontier forces amid the Balkan crisis.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Yavuz
Aegean Sea
HY United Press
Jugoslavian
Macedonia
Salonika
Seres-Drama
Great Britain
France
Vienna
Num
Geneva
League
Balkan
League Council
Balkans
Greece
Boris
Bulgaria
Supreme War Council
Venizelos Reportedly Wounded as Greek Rebellion Rages
An intercepted message claims former Greek premier Eleutherios Venizelos was wounded on Crete and believed aboard a rebel destroyer heading toward Alexandria. Government forces push north toward Macedonia as Loyal General Kondylis conducts a stiff counteroffensive amid heavy artillery and snow.
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Athens
Eleutherios Venizelos
Crete
Macedonia
Kaliastras
Venizelos
Egypt
Paris
Salonica
Greece
Jugoslav
Volos
Alexandria
George Kondylis
Fear Outbreak of War Europe Watches Greece Crisis
Europe faced mounting anxiety over the Greek crisis as tensions threaten broader conflict. Reports from Vienna indicate rapid escalation, with officials warning of possible war spread and international repercussions across borders and alliances.
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Vienna
Europe
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