Economic planners and public debt concerns discussed
The piece argues that railroads will not fund a richer life without freight-rate hikes and that shippers pass costs to consumers. It critiques bank nights and rail gambling, cites Iowa Taxpayer figures on public debt rising from 1918 to 1937, and questions government spending on utilities versus private ownership within TVA debates.
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Washington
Johnny
Samuel Goldwyn
Iowa
National Industrial Board
TVA Contoversy
Rail workers marooned on Colorado mountain pass
Six teen railroad workers stranded for six days atop Lizard Head pass near Telluride reach Rice Colorado unharmed. A rotary snowplow freed the stalled train and mail car as four Telluride men led by Road Superintendent E A White trudged over drifts on snowshoes with a toboggan of supplies. The narrow gauge line serves mining camps between Ridgeway and Dolores in the San Juan region.
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Telluride
Colo
INS
Lizard Head Pass
Here
Rice
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Rio Grande Southern
San Miguel Mountains
Rico
C. E. Quist
Elmer Johnson
A. W. Sporer
Casey Gibb
Carl Underhill
Dick Murphy
JC. Phillips
Happy) Howell
A. A. McDonald
Frank Davies
Ridgeway
Ralph Craig
Dolores
Colorado
WPA Grants 6936 for Linn County road records indexing
The WPA funds 6936 dollars to index Linn county road records from 1835 to 1936. The project costs 8674 dollars with 80 percent covered by the WPA and 1738 by the county. Nine workers will compile data from boards, audits, and engineer files over about 240 days under Harry A. Gillette.
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Cedar Rapids
WPA
Linn County
Washington, D. C
Harry A. Gillette
Board of Supervisors
Joe Kennedy Lets King Dress Any Way He Feels Like
Arthur Baer reports Joe Kennedy met the king yesterday in the usual American attire while the king wore admiralty full dress. The piece quips that Kennedy will be democratic about attire and notes light humor on silk pants as underwear.
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Joe Kennedy
King
Joe
Humility and Courage Guide Everyday Living
An medley of aphorisms on life, learning, courage, and self improvement. The narrator critiques fear, urges forethought without dread, and stresses humility, self‑examination, and the quest to better oneself and society. Copyright 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plato
French Cabinet to Resign Over Finance Decree Demands
Premier Camille Chautemps plans to resign Wednesday night as socialists and communists signal hostility to his decree power over French finances. Deputy Albert Serol announced the move, noting the socialist bloc opposition in the chamber of deputies.
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Paris
Camille Chautemps
Albert Serol
Socialist Bloc
Chamber of Deputies
Serol
Whitney Securities Collapse Ties to Senior Partner
Richard Whitney, senior partner of the firm bearing his name and former NYSE president, took full responsibility for the conditions behind the brokerage’s bankruptcy. Robert J. Rosenthal testified he moved large blocks of securities from firm accounts to Whitney in January, including items from the New York Yacht Club and the Ela Haggin McKee estate.
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Bulletin— New York
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
NEW York (Ap
Robert J. Rosenthal
Richard Whitney and Co
Rosenthal
New York State
Ambrose V. McCall
New York Yacht Club
Ela Haggin McKee
Whitney
McKee
Mygatt
Yacht Club
McCall
Railroads Explore Impact of New Rate Increases
The Association of American Railroads called a Friday board meeting to study the effect of newly authorized rate hikes. Rail executives said ICC approval fell short of needs, leaving carriers in perilous financial condition despite some gains.
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Kustin
Washington
Association of American Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. J Pelley
Cedar Rapids Shipping Rates To Rise By Ten Percent
The ten percent general rate increase will cost Cedar Rapids shippers about $500 000 annually, says Harry S Sundberg manager of the traffic bureau Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. He notes the $5 000 000 Cedar Rapids shipping bill is a conservative estimate covering only items affected by the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Harry S Sundberg
Joseph B Eastman
Bureau of Railways
Pelley
Roosevelt to convene White House railroad finance conference
President Roosevelt plans a White House meeting next week to discuss railroad finances. Chairman Waller M. W. Sprawn is among those invited to address the wider question of railway rates and earnings following a major decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Waller M. W. Sprawn
Schuschnigg Calls Austrian National Plebiscite
Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg announced a national plebiscite set for March 13 to test popular support for his government’s independence bid. The referendum asks Austrians if they are satisfied with the present program following the Berchtesgaden talks with Hitler, with early predictions of strong endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Innsbruck
Austria
Kurt Schuschnigg
Vienna
Schuschnigg
Berchtesgaden
Snowstorm and Freezing Temps Hit Cedar Rapids
Snow fell briskly in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday afternoon as the temperature dropped from 34 to 32 degrees. Morning flurries followed a low of 29, with the Cedar River west channel showing ice fragments but no major movement along the municipal island.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Municipal Island
Chambers
Hickenlooper Seeks Republican Nomination for Lieut Gov
B B Hickenlooper Cedar Rapids attorney and veteran state legislator announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination as lieutenant governor in June primaries. He cites his role as floor leader and the farm to market road bill as highlights of his record and vows to debate issues openly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Hickenlooper
Nels Khraschel
Frank Hutchinson Funeral Thursday in Immaculate Conception
Funeral services for Frank D Hutchinson of 8350 Park Terrace SE who died in Los Angeles will be held at Immaculate Conception church at 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial is in Mount Calvary cemetery. Knights of Columbus council 909 will lead rosaries at 7 p.m. tonight and 8 30 p.m. at the Hutchinson home. Pallbearers named are James F Keevers C J Mikesh Frank Co Welch John A Limback Thomas Walpole and Joe McCormick sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Frank D Hutchinson
Park Terrace SE
Los Angeles
Calif
Immaculate Conception Church
Mount Calvary
Monahan
Knights of Columbus Council
Hutchinson Home
Maurice Mullan
James F. Keevers
C. J. Mikesh
Frank Co. Welch
John A. Limback
Thomas Walpole
Joe McCormick
Britain asserts rights to Canton and Enderbury Islands
London reports Sir Ronald Lindsay informed Washington of Britain’s continued claims to Canton and Enderbury in the Pacific. Prime Minister Chamberlain said the U S intends to claim the isles for aerial bases and Britain may seek a condominium or arbitration to resolve ownership while offering forward access and joint control.
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London
INS
Ronald Lindsay
Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Canton
Enderbury Islands
Pacific
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
Phoenix Group
South Pacific
British dig up two flags at Canton Island Canton
Reports say British forces ripped up two metal American flags planted on Canton Island in the South Pacific during 1937. Wednesday brought protests and a demand for an investigation from Rep. Virgin at Jenekes Indiana.
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Washington
INS
Canton Island
South Pacific
Rep
Virgin
Jenekes
Indiana
United States Moves On Canton and Enderbury Islands
New York dispatch notes government staking claims to Canton and Enderbury in the Phoenix Islands group. Officials say occupation is for commercial aviation as weather stations, noting the group’s proximity to routes. A transport company spokesman doubts its value as a base, saying it would halve a long leg of a route.
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New York
INS
Canton
Enderbury
Phoenix Islands
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Phoenix Group
Howland
Jarvis Islands
Amelia Earhart
One Transport Company
Peace talk by British Laborite at Coe College
Alfred Edwards of London urged students to seek world peace and warned that an arms race drifted toward another war. He traced Britain's 1908 arming start to a German ships report and a cabinet decision to build a large navy as the U S mirrors such buildup amid pressures over Japan. He spoke at Coe College and again at 8 pm in Cedar Rapids, with Rotary Club sponsorship and free attendance.
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Card Dueser
Alfred Edwards
London
England
Coe College
Coe
Organizing For World Peace
Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Rotary Club
Institutes of International Understanding
Middlesbrough
Pittsburgh
United States
Germany
Japan
Floods Hit Northern California River Valleys
Northern California faces rising rivers and rain causing levee breaches near Modesto. The San Joaquin crest threatens delta farmland while barley crops are destroyed and residents evacuate. Los Angeles grapples with contaminated water and a mild stomach illness as a new offshore storm looms.
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Los Angeles
California
Modesto
San Joaquin
Here
Garbo and Stokowski to wed in Sicily
Greta Garbo and Leopold Stokowski will marry in Taormina Sicily with Wallace Beery as best man. The MGM office announced the engagement but gave no wedding date.
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Garbo
Stokowski
Sicily
Rome
Ins
Greta Garbo
Leopold Stokowski
Taormina
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Wallace Beery
King George VI Praised For Insight Into U S Affairs
American Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy says King George VI shows deep understanding of United States affairs. Kennedy, presenting credentials to the British monarch, described the king as delightful to converse with and remarkably knowledgeable about American conditions and attitudes.
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London
INS
George VI
United States
Joseph P Kennedy
London Daily Telegraph
House Defeats Surtax on Family Firms in Vote
Washington AP reports the House tentatively struck a proposed surtax on family owned and closely held corporations with a 180 to 124 teller vote. A GOP Democrat coalition pushed to remove the levy, despite a warning Roosevelt may veto. Administration leaders adjourned for further planning before final passage.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Marion Woman Arrested For Drunk Driving In Marion
Mrs. Martha Heames, 39, Cedar Inn Marion, was arrested by Patrolman Louvar on First Avenue near Twenty third Street East for operating while intoxicated. She admitted drinking later stated a few beers and soft drinks. Fern Miller of Marion rode with her and was not held. Bond posted. released on order of assistant county attorney.
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Cedar Rapids
Martha Heames
Cedar Inn
Marion
Louvar
First Avenue
Twentythird Street
Heames
Seventeenth Street
Bridges accuses TVA leader of authoritarian methods
Senator Bridges linked TVA Director David Lillenthal to dictatorship and Hitler in a charge laden speech on TVA probes. He claimed hidden contracts and unrecovered funds signaled malfeasance while asserting efforts to block congressional inquiry. Bridges blasted TVA management and warned of political interference.
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Washington
Sen
Styles Bridges
N.H
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
David Lillenthal
Adolf Hiter
Bridges
Teapot Dome
George W. Norris
Neb
A. E. Morgatss
White House
Roosevelt
Germany
Italy
Hungary
America
Tennessee
David Lichtenthal
Nozi
General Accounting Office
Treasury
Two Machinists One Apprentice Strike At Iowa Machine Co
Harmony lodge 831 machinists and an apprentice struck at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Iowa Machine company on the west end of the Eighth avenue bridge. Union business agent E. Stewart said the walkout aimed at wage raises and recognition. company owners Paseka and Horsky defended current pay of 70 cents an hour. Plant work continued 48 hour week despite picketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapid News
Harmony Lodge
Machinists Union
A. F. of T
Iowa Machine Company
Eighth Avenue Bridge
E. Stewart
Stewart
Department of Labor
William Paseka
Milvoy Horsky
Mrs. Duckworth Is Granted Divorce in Default
Patricia Tinley Duckworth obtained a divorce decree by default from Max Duckworth, former Woodbury County attorney, in Sioux City. The action was granted Wednesday.
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Sioux City
INS
Patricia Tinley Duckworth
Max Duckworth
Woodbury County
Girls besiege Prince Bernhard in Britain visit
Workbound shopgirls mobbed Prince Bernhard husband of Crown Princess Juliana during a brief London visit. The dashing royal, recently become a father, smiled and greeted the crowd.
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London
Bernhard
Juliana
Netherlands
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