Relief funds vote to be shaped by local input
Gazette Washington correspondent reports Rep. Jacobsen seeks official relief need data from Iowa towns and counties to decide on Roosevelt's 150 million dollar request. He plans visits to WPA headquarters to review records and asks for numbers on relief rolls applicants discharges and possible private employment.
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Michigan
Iowa GOP voices support for local relief in WPA debate
Iowa House Republicans urge budget balance and local administration for relief with a $150 million request tied to urgency. Rep. Henry Talle favors local control and reduced central costs, while Rep. Tom Martin warns against further funds without proven need, backing reforms and local governance.
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Henry Talle
Decorah
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T. E. Martin
Iowa City
France's Daladier Moves Toward Dictatorship Powers
The piece argues Daladier may gain emergency edict powers to consolidate authority in France until late 1939. It contrasts France’s move with American and global democratic commitments, warning of a slide toward totalitarian governance amid the Munich crisis and pending warplane orders.
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France
Hitler
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Washington
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Roosevelt
United States
Rural teachers at low pay raise questions of funding
A study by the National Education Association shows rural and small-town teachers average incomes around 967 dollars for the studied year, with wide gaps by sex, marital status, and education level. One-teacher schools pay the least, while graduate work correlates with higher salaries.
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Iowa
National Education Association
The
Gazette
Jhut
Quotable Words From Histories and Hums of Thought
A compilation of aphorisms and quotations from figures such as Dr. John Taylor Henry Stimson Morgenthau and Somerset Maugham. The remarks cover crime clues political prudence free speech and social values with sharp witticisms and contrasts.
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John Taylor
London
Rural teachers' finances show wide gaps and debt relief
The report details rural teachers with wages from 490 to 1,122 dollars and notes one third are married women outnumbering men three to one. It highlights average family sizes, per member costs, and varied ownership of real estate, personal property, and life insurance, with many owing little or nothing.
Russell on child care and parental instinct
A clipping from Household Magazine cites Bertrand Russell on education and infant care. He argues against harsh discipline and excessive coddling, noting crying signals insecurity and that many reasons drive a baby to cry. The piece quips about philosophers rationalizing affection.
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Household Magazine
Bertrand Russell
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Dr. Russell
Russell
Sprout
Mamma
Sone Da Ja Edgar A. Jay
A reflective poem expresses intent to correct past delays. The speaker vows to act surely in the future, pledging charity, responsibility, and steadier effort, hoping life will permit these changes and that others will see the hoped character.
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Sone da Ja
Edgar A. Jay
Cedar Rapids team signs players for coming season
Manager Belden Hill announces the Cedar Rapids roster with Dick Collins Phil Glade King Louie Mahaffy Joe Mahaffy Norman Brashear Frank Landers and others as pitchers catchers infielders and outfielders. Markets list wheat oats corn hay straw hens eggs hogs and steers.
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Anager Belden Hill
Cedar Rapids
Dick Collins
Phil Glade
Wrecked Windmill Is Pull Over Farmyard For Lengthy Period
Charles Driscoll recalls his Kansas farm windmill saga from childhood. He describes wooden and steel towers, a faulty off brand mill, and a storm that toppled the tower. The piece ends reflecting on windmills across the western plains and their faded presence.
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Oklahoma
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Arizona
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