Western states clash over soil program amid farm subsidy battle
Representatives from eleven western states convened in Salt Lake City to contest how a 470 million dollar soil conservation plan will affect livestock and dairy prices. The debate touched on crop shifts, payments per acre, and who benefits between landlords and tenants as officials delay firm figures.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
INS
M. L. Wilson
Middlewest
California
S. M. Jorgenson
Iowa
Jorgenson
Wilson
C. Meyers
Evanston
Wyo
Wallace
Meyers
Supreme Court
God Almighty
Chary
West
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington
Wyoming
United States
A New Day’s Call to Kindness and Self Reflection
A 1936 reflection by Dr Newton urges gratitude for the dawn and warns against dwelling on yesterday or tomorrow. It counsels viewing others with patience, recognizing hidden sorrows, and seeking loveliness in life to make the day anew with hopeful, kinder thoughts.
Dr Hamilton Holt Announces Roosevelt Honorary Degree
Dr Hamilton Holt president of Rollins College says President Roosevelt will receive an honorary degree at a March 21 convocation in Winter Park Florida. The event will honor the former president for his public service and leadership.
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Roosevelt
Winter Park
Fla
Hamilton Holt
Rollins College
Cutten Indicted on Tax Evasion Charge in Federal Court
Chicago Arthur W. Cutten millionaire grain trader faces a federal indictment charging he evaded 414000 in income taxes for 1929. The case ties to a yearlong treasury probe and also names ex agent William E. Gatewood for allegedly aiding the dodging. Cutten recently recovered from pneumonia and heart issues. He had earlier faced court disbarment appeals over grain pit trading.
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Chicago
Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
Treasury
William E. Gatewood
Internal Revenue
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Cedar Rapids
Lloyds Refuse to Quote War Insurance Rates in Europe
Lloyds of London will not quote war risk premiums for Europe due to general European unsettlement. The underwriters, noted for gambling on many risks, deem the region too large a hazard to price at present.
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London
Europe
Lloyds
Re Election Of Hickok and Trewin To Cedar Rapids School Board
H R Trewin and Mrs C T Hickok incumbents on the Cedar Rapids board of education were re elected for three year terms amid a tight race. The election also granted the board authority to sell Washington Adams and Madison school properties if needed. Total votes 3706 with Blodgett close behind. O A Kearney unopposed for treasurer received 1463 votes. Returns to be canvassed Monday night.
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H. R. Trewin
C. T. Hickok
Cedar Rapids
George Vavra
Fred L. Bokerney
William McCall
Alex Sampson
O. A. Kearney
Blodgett
Trewin
Board of Education
Beatty Shows Slight Improvement in Health Bulletin
London AP reports Earl Beatty former admiral of the fleet remains ill but with slight improvement maintained from Monday to Tuesday as medical bulletin updates his condition after several weeks of illness.
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London
Earl Beatty
Cedar Rapids Chamber drives 131 memberships and $3297 noon luncheon
Workers in the Forward Cedar Rapids campaign reported 131 memberships and 3297 dollars raised toward a 40000 dollar goal at a Tuesday noon luncheon at the Montrose Hotel. About 12000 dollars more and 480 memberships are pledged in preliminary reports to be turned in at the Wednesday luncheon.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Montrose
A. L. Taylor
Chamber
Arthur Poe
Howard H. Cherry
Percy Keehn
Robbery at Hollywood Country Club Narrows Funds
Bandits robbed the Hollywood Country Club in Hollywood Florida of 15000 dollars Tuesday. They tied up six employees using draperies in the attack.
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Rob
Hollywood, Fla
Hollywood
Fla
Hollywood Country Club
Robinson attacks New Deal critics over relief distortions
Senator Joe Robinson accuses the Republican leadership and the Liberty League of turning relief aid into political fodder. He defends WPA projects as locally sponsored and lasting benefits, while faulting cries of mismanagement and insisting the administration keeps politics out of relief.
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Washington
Republican High Command
American Liberty League
Joe Robinson
Ark
New Deal
Robinson
Senate
WPA
Republican National Committee
du Pont Liberty League
Treasury study warns cushion reserves would raise corporate taxes
Washington reports that treasury officials told Ways and Means subcommittee that cushion reserve allowances under the undistributed surplus tax could force much higher rates for large corporations if the $620 million annual revenue target is kept. Lawmakers pressed for exemptions to help small firms build reserves, and asked for clarifying data on revenue loss under proposed 20 to 40 percent ranges.
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Washington
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
Mother Of Guinea Pig Twins Question Training Effects
In New York AP report at the Woods home Columbia scientists test two twins Jimmy and Johnny Woods born twins. One twin is conditioned for physical skills while the other grows normally. Mrs Woods questions whether training benefits the child and notes Johnny often gets into things as the family views the domestic scene.
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Johnny
New York
Jimmy
Johnny Woods
Columbia University
Dennis Woods
Myrtle B. McGraw
Flood Waters Spread Across Thousands of Acres Near Williston
Missouri River floods the Williston area as snowmelt swells the river giving widespread inundation of lowlands. Crested toward normal levels with houses still safe and boats on standby for emergency work.
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Williston, N. D
Williston
N. D
Missouri River
Here
Missouri
Temperature Reaches 66 Degrees in Cedar Rapids Outlook
A Cedar Rapids preview reports a 66 degree high at 2 45 PM the year’s top so far with a 42 degree low at 7 AM and 48 at 10 00. Filmy clouds dimmed the sun Tuesday afternoon as Monday peaked at 56 and last month saw 9 below. The temp drifted to 49 by 7 PM and 45 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Dog Buys His Own License For 1936
In Pittsfield Massachusetts Miss Margaret Hydes collie Tip made an annual trip to the city clerk to buy his own license. With last years license and a $2 bill in his mouth Tip traveled alone to city clerk Harold F Goggins who issued this years license. Tip then joined Miss Hydes father at the movies and is said to enjoy them as much as the humans.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Margaret Hyde
Collie
Tip
Harold F. Goggins
Miss Hyde
Hyde
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A Cedar Rapids toll report for 1936 lists figures for accidents injuries and deaths. Details are sparse but indicate rising traffic incidents in the year.
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Cedar Rapids
Russians Oppose Negotiations With Hitler Government
The Soviet government expressed firm opposition to negotiations with Germany and said it would actively participate in any action decided at Geneva. Ambassador Maiski delivered the message to Britain’s Foreign Office, with Potemkin informing Paris. The move signals a united front with France and the Balkan entente against Germany and may isolate Britain if it presses a conciliatory line at Geneva.
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Russia
Britain
Germany
Geneva
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House of Commons
Lord Cranborne
Moscow
Vladimir Potemkin
France
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Paris
League Council
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Czechoslovakia
Turkey
Adolph Hitler
Edward VIII
Stanley Baldwin
Alfred Duff-Cooper
Buckingham Palace
Selgium
Poland
Italy
Greece
Ruling Orders Return of Impounded Wheat Taxes
Federal judges ruled that more than 12 127 000 of impounded wheat processing taxes in Minnesota must be returned to millers. The decision denied bakers’ bid to intervene for a portion of the funds while noting no opinion on later recovery in separate suits. The ruling rests on the proceedings challenging the constitutionality of the AAA.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Tuesay
AAA
Linn Grand Jury Indicts J Franks In WPA Desertion Case
James H. Franks 37 of 1106 Fifteenth avenue SE was indicted on desertion for failing to support his family as Linn county grand jury presented to Judge Ellison. Bond set at 600 dollars. Witnesses included Mrs Alice Ferber relief director and Allen Wallen WPA supervisor. Franks had ended to report for WPA work since late January and was jailed briefly before posting 200 dollar bond.
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Cedar Rapids
James H. Franks
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Linn County Grand Jury
F. O. Ellison
Alice Ferber
Linn County
Allen Wallen
WPA
Franks
Board of Supervisors
Citizens’ Committee
G. K. Thompson
Locar four signatories plan London session on Rhineland crisis
The four Locar signatories Great Britain France Italy and Belgium will meet in London on Thursday and hold a special League of Nations council session in London Saturday. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will fly to London Wednesday morning instead of Geneva Tuesday night causing surprise amid Rhineland crisis talks.
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Paris
INS
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
London
League of Nations Council
Anthony Eden
Geneva
Eden
League
Rhineland
Eden offers France strong military guarantees for talks with Germany
Paris reports British foreign secretary Anthony Eden proposed France receive strong military guarantees as a condition for negotiating with Germany. The exact terms were not defined.
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Paris
Anthony Eden
France
Germany
France Drops Threat of Military Sanctions Over Rhineland
France abandons demand for German troop withdrawal from the Rhineland subject to two conditions, seeks no military sanctions, and shifts to a pacific stance while Britain probes Hitler for replies. Locarno powers meet as Geneva league council weighs the crisis and Ethiopian issue.
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Rhineland
Germany
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
League
Britain
Great Britain
League Council
Geneva
Flandin
Eden
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