Prophecy on taxation echoes through Iowa City debate
A long view on federal income tax, relief costs, and public spending surfaces in Iowa writings. Justice Brewer’s stance against a high tax anchors warnings as Colter amendment gains traction in Des Moines.
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Brewer
United States Supreme Court
University of Iowa
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
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Washington
Justice Brewex
Des Moines
House Committee On Constitutional Amendments
Colter
Northwest Airlines tests oxygen equipment on sub stratosphere flight
A Northwest Airlines Lockheed 14 flying from Minneapolis to Boston carried ten men and one woman including Mayo Clinic doctors and airline staff to test new passenger oxygen masks for high altitude operation from 20 000 to 30 000 feet. The system recycles carbon dioxide to stimulate deep breathing improving safety and efficiency at altitude. The test coincides with a Harvard fatigue lab conference on aviation physiology.
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Northwest Airlines
Boston
Mayo Foundation of
Rochester
Minn
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A. H. Bulbulian
W. R. Lovelace
Mayo Foundation
Mal B. Freeburg
Eastern Division
Freeburg
Aeronautics
Airlines
Harvard University Fatigue Laboratory
Youth perches 70 feet above river seeking job on Cleveland bridge
Ray Stana, 19, spent several hours Friday perched on a girder 70 feet above the surface of Cleveland's high level bridge, 170 feet above the Cuyahoga river. Police ordered him down after a stretch. He told onlookers he planned to stay aloft until he found work on the span linking downtown and the west side. The bridge has a history of personal crisis reports.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cleveland
Cuyahoga River
Ray Stana
Stana
State Senate Quits Work Until Monday
In Des Moines the Iowa state senate adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday after a surprise move. The session began in the afternoon and the adjournment motion passed. One bill had been introduced giving the state supreme court authority to set up forms and proceed for lower courts.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Senate
Supreme Court
Solvency and State Lunacy in Lottery Debate
Governor Wilson urges lawmakers to oppose the lottery bill as the legislature considers a legalizing act. He cautions that passage could reflect poorly on state governance and fiscal solvency.
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Wilson
Walter Lippmann on Morals and the Foundation of Liberty
The piece notes Walter Lippmann’s shift from treating religion lightly to recognizing a forgotten foundation. It argues that when faith in God and in immortal life fades, natural rights erode and decency decays. It warns that liberties stem from Jesus’ religion and warns against ivory tower skepticism eroding civilization.
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Walter Lippmann
Lippmann
Iowa House debates beer bill and liquor by the drink
Iowa lawmakers clash over drastic amendments to the beer bill and a local option liquor by the drink measure. Rep. Reilly seeks to strip the beer bill and let city councils decide class B permits while Rep. Roan pushes for committee approval of a modified local option bill. A separate measure would continue the ban on liquor by the drink.
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DES Moines
Iowa House
Robert C. Reilly
Dubuque
Reilly
Iowa Tavern Keepers Organization
Philip F. Roan
Fort Madison
House Liquor Control Committee
E. Morrow
Hopkinton
Herman Knudson
Mason City
William Judd
Clinton
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
Iowa Public Safety Department
Senate
State Senate Unites Tax Functions Under New Commission
The Iowa Senate passed a bill to rename the board of assessment and review the state tax commission and centralize tax collection. The measure, designed as a precursor to consolidating 35 tax bills, would move all taxes to a single department with an estimated $50 million yearly intake. The panel would keep its members and salaries while aiming to save up to $100,000 annually. the proposal now heads to the House.
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DES Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
State Tax Commission
Iowa Senate
Committee On Consolidation and Coordination
Senate
Board of Assessment and Review
Treasury of State
Secretary of Agriculture
Commerce Commission
Insurance Commissioner
Secretary of State
Central Revenue Collecting Agency
Elmer K. Bekman
Ottumwa
Man Saves Life Then Dies From Burns
In Philadelphia John Lukaszewski avoided death when his oil soaked clothes caught fire on a lamp. Vincent D. Maloney ripped off his coat and pushed Lukaszewski into the river. Maloney saved Lukaszewski but collapsed and died an hour later. Lukaszewski survived.
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Philadelphia
John Lukaszewski
Vincent D. Maloney
Maloney
Lukaszewski
SEC Proposes Looser Short Selling Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission outlined changes to allow greater market action in building short positions on national exchanges. The NYSE supported the move after talks with President William McC. Martin and other officials. The rule permits short sales at the last sale price if that price is not lower than the previous price, expanding flexibility while keeping restraints.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
William McC. Martin
SEC
Commission
Fire Truck Crashes Into Wall After False Alarm
The Cedar Kanids News reports a City of Cedar fire truck from company No. 6 skidded and plowed into a stone wall at Nineteenth street and Third avenue SE while responding to a false alarm. No injuries occurred. Private Art Conrad drove the 20 year old pumper. brakes and ice contributed to the crash. a 23 year old reserve pumper was assigned to station No. 6.
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Third Avenue
Company No. 6
Thirty-fifth Street
Avenue NE
Art Conrad
Mike Ford
A. M Andreas
A. J. Novak
Novak
E. P. Kohout
Roosevelt says United States aims to end global barter system
President Roosevelt praised a Brazil United States trade accord as the first step to curb Nazi Germany’s reach and end the barter system worldwide. He noted Brazil’s Oswaldo Aranha pact would boost two nations’ trade and currency stability while considering funding a central reserve bank in Brazil with 50 million dollars.
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INS
Brazil
Roosevelt
United States
America
Germany
South America
Oswaldo Aranha
Congress
U. S
Central Reserve Bank
Horner Recovering From Illness In Miami Beach
Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois shows an almost phenomenal recovery as he improves in Miami Beach Florida. The report came Friday from Martin J. O'Brien a Chicago Democratic committeeman from the 29th ward.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ins
Henry Horner
Illinois
Martin J. O’brien
Chicago
29Th Ward
WPA Charges Hurt Democratic Prospects For 1940 Elections
Washington lawmakers reported to White House that charges of political activity within WPA damaged the Democratic party. President Roosevelt discussed restoring $150,000,000 cut from WPA funding, facing opposition from the deficiency appropriations panel. Harrington warned of 400,000 more cut if relief funds stay at $725,000,000 through June 30.
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Harrington
Hess named medical member of Linn county insanity board
Dr. H H R Hess was appointed by Judges H C Ring and C J Haas as the medical member of Linn county commissioners of insanity. He fills the term to January 1, 1941, succeeding Dr. Frank S Skinner who died Tuesday.
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HH. R. Hess
H. C Ring
C. J Haas
Linn County
Commissioners of Insanity
Frank S Skinner
Insanity Board
Hess
University of Indiana
Cedar Rapids
Tiskilwa
Optional Audit Bill Passes House Returns To Senate
The Iowa House approved the optional audit bill by an 89 to 10 vote after two hours of debate. It now goes back to the Senate for concurrence in amendments. Rep. Henry Burma called for restraint on city and school district auditing powers, while Rep. Robert Blue cited past embezzlement cases to argue for strong oversight.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Donald Coster- Musica
Senate
Henry W. Burma
Allison Todo
St Houl
Ovr
Robert D Blue
Eagle Grove
Burm
Claonow
State Auditors Office
Wright County
Madrid Surrenders to Miaja Forces as Rebels Crushed
mechanized units aided General Jose Miaja's government in Madrid crushing communist rebels in Plaza Manuel Becerra with tanks. Casado takes over defense duties and 14 000 surrendered since Thursday. reports say other uprisings in Puerto Llano and Ciudad Real were being suppressed, with border reports uncertain.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
Briday
Plaza Manuel
Paris
INS
Segismundo Casado
Miaja
Puerto Llano
Ciudad Real
Slovak Autonomy Crisis Deepens With Troop Move
Prague dismisses Slovakia premier Tisa and sends Czech troops into the autonomous region amid rising calls for independence. Martial law is proclaimed in several Slovak cities after anti Czech demonstrations and a Bratislava general strike.
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Ousis
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Emil Hacha
Joseph Tisa
Slovakia
Berlin
Bratislava
Munich
Slovak
Martin Sokel
Rudolf Beran
Karl Sidor
Christmas Seal Sale In Cedar Rapids Sets 1931 High
Cedar Rapids and Linn county reports a Christmas seal sale totaling $4,539.40, up $141.81 from last year and the best since 1931. Linn county had the third highest per capita sale in Iowa at 7.1 cents, per John M. Ely, treasurer of the Public Health Nursing association.
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Cedar Rapids
John M. Ely
Public Health Nursing Association
Linn County
Iowa
Ely
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Linn
Longer Shirt Tails Would Solve Cotton Problem
A 1939 column by Arthur Bugs Baer argues the U S government should ease 11 million bales of cotton without ripple effects. Baer likens the issue to a fat man in a bathtub and suggests Congress could add an inch to America shirt tails to absorb surplus without notice.
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Baer
Congress
America
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