Labor leaders fail to seal auto plant election accord
Washington dispute over worker elections in the auto industry continues after meetings with President Roosevelt and Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson. Ford, GM, Chrysler push pay raises and 36 hour weeks while federal mediation edges toward an election plan without mandatory AFL recognition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson
William Collins
American Federation of Labor
Detroit
Ty Ems
Donaldson Brown
General Motors Corporation
Walter P. Chrysler
Chrysler Motor Co
C. W. Nash
Nash Motor Co
Alfred P. Sloan
Nash
Organized Labor and Steel Corporations
Henry
Auburn and
Where are the happiest people in the world
An English editor offers a prize for the best answer to happiness. The winning list includes a mother bathing her baby a craftsman whistling over a job a child building sand castles a life-saving doctor and others. Happiness arises from self forgetful self expression aimed at a meaningful end, creating beauty and joy for others.
President signs bill targeting Insull for extradition move
In Washington on a Friday, President Roosevelt signed legislation aimed at Samuel Insull. The bill empowers immediate removal of American citizens accused of crime from nations where the United States asserts extraterritorial jurisdiction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Samuel Insull
United States
Armour Elected President of Chicago Bank
Laurance H. Armour, longtime meat packing executive, was elected president of the American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. Armour also serves as a governor of the Chicago Stock Exchange.
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Chicago
Laurance H. Armour
Meat Packing Company
Friday
American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago
Armour
Chicago Stock Exchange
Roosevelt Rivalry Sparks Stock Exchange Bill Clash
Congressional hearings reveal federal board support for a revised stock exchange bill while critics accuse Roosevelt brain trusters of trying to delay recovery to push communism. The reserve bank chief calls the Fletcher-Rayburn measure workable and proposes based reserve requirements on turnover velocity. A Gary Indiana school head’s letter accuses brain trusters of seeking to seize power and force government operation of industry.
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Reserve Board
Bill
Washington
Federal Board
Roosevelt
Seeck
Eugene Black
Senate
Fletcher-Rayburn
House Interstate Commerce Committee
William A. Wirt
Gary
Ind
Mott
Hima
Rand
Wirt
Indiana
Auto Show Lights Up Cedar Rapids with Color and Cars
The 1934 auto show opened amid music and lights, featuring over 40 models from 19 makes in Memorial Coliseum and basement Ford and Plymouth displays. Exhibits showcase cutaway chassis, knee-action wheels, and films while prizes and literature flow. Music by Joe Hicks and George Cervenka accompany daily hours 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. through Sunday.
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Memorial Coliseum
Plymouth
Ford
California
Joe Hicksa
George Cervenka
Pontiac
Lincoln
Hupp
Chrysler
Ickes Warns Big Business On Low Mood Lessons
Secretary Harold L. Ickes told UP that the Public Works Administration would handle another 500 million dollars in emergency construction funds, boosting total PWA allotments near 4 billion. He warned business to resist rugged individualism and to remember the 1930s downturn as government aid continues.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Harold L. Ickes
United Press
Public Works Administration
Congress
PWA
Ickes
Idaho Senator Borah Attacks NRA AAA Policies
The Idaho lone wolf resists the New Deal, assailing the NRA for monopoly and the AAA for misdirected farm policy. He argues anti trust laws must be restored and enforced, and warns that cutting production harms farm workers and risks widespread unemployment as industry strains under strain.
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Idaho
Lone Wolf
NRA
AAA
Borah
Carpenter Not Held for Mason City Bank Job
Private detective Walter S. Gordon said Frank Carpenter known as John Dillinger's double was not connected to the Mason City bank robbery. Carpenter had been questioned as a possible suspect linked to Sioux Falls and Byron cases, but Gordon found no evidence tying him to those crimes.
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Minneapolis
Frank Carpenter
John Dillinger
Mason City
Towa
Carpenter
Sioux Falls
S. D
Byron
Minn
Dillinger
Indiana
Indiana Desperado. Walter S. Gordon
Linn Quota In CWA Trimmed To 981 Men
Linn county's CWA quota dropped from 1143 to 981 men and from 95 to 82 women as the new week began. All CWA activity ends March 31 under federal order, with the Linn county civil works office providing the figures.
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Linn
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Linn County Civil Works Office
Court Rules Dry Law Prisoners To Be Released
Harry T. Johnson, age 22, a convicted bootlegger acting as his own attorney, secured a writ of habeas corpus and was freed from district jail where he served a sentence of one year to eighteen months for transporting liquor.
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Harry T. Johnson
Octogenarian Crosby Leonard Welcomes Grand Daughter
Crosby Leonard, 81, congratulated by friends after his wife Ida M Clark, 29, gave birth to a seven pound girl. Leonard had previously said he would become a man of 30 when he married the young nurse. Mother and baby are reported to be doing fine.
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New York
Crosby Leonard
Friends
Ida M. Clark
National And State Bank Calls Issued
Washington reports the comptroller of currency issued a call for reports on the condition of national banks as of close of business March 5. Des Moines notes a similar call for state banks in the same period issued by the Superintendent of Banking.
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Washington
INS
Comptroller of Currency
Des Moines
Superintendent of Bankingates
Five Robbers Steal $26000 Payroll In Brockton Bank Heist
In Brockton Massachusetts five bandits robbed a payroll shipment valued at 26000 dollars on Friday. They held up a bank service car and escaped in a second vehicle. Police pursue possible leads and review security footage for clues.
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Brockton
Mass
Loss to Iowa from Dearborn prison contract at Fort Madison
AP reports Iowa state losses total 414 363 37 dollars plus a 100 000 outlay for machinery under Dearborn Company Chicago for Fort Madison penitentiary output. Auditor G S Worden released findings covering 1928 to 1933 and noted inmates paid for legal services from personal accounts, with calls to curb excessive fees and protect deposits from disclosure. The review did not involve the current warden or board in office at the time.
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Des Moines
Dearborn Company of
Chicago
Fort Madison Penitentiary
G. S. Worden
Dearborn
C. W. Storms
State profits contract flagged by auditors
Auditors noted the state must receive at least 50000 annually from a contract but a 25046.97 concession in six months, plus other adjustments by Inter, with Dearborn still owing 10561.92. They recommended no compromise and legal action if payment is not immediate. Loss at the chair and furniture factory boosted total operating costs.
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Inter
Dearborn
Land O Lakes Creamery Head barred from Ag Dept offices
John Brandt of Minneapolis, president of Land O Lakes Creamery, was barred from Department of Agriculture and Farm Administration offices until he retracts statements attacking Secretary Wallace. Brandt called Wallace unreliable during a protest speech to 125 cooperative dairy marketing reps.
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Washington
John Brandt
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Land O'Lakes Creamery Company
Department of Agriculture and Farm Administration
Wallace
Co-Operative Dairy Marketing Associations
Brandt
New Air Mail Bill Bars Conferee Firms
A revised administration air mail bill would bar operators who joined alleged spoils conferences with Walter F. Brown in 1930. Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar introduced the measure in the senate and would let recently canceled contract operators file claims within a year after enactment.
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Washington
Walter F. Brown
Senate
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
James A. Farley
Eastman Proposes Plan to End Railroad Wage Disputes
Transportation Coordinator Joseph B. Eastman outlined the administration’s wage proposal to railroad executives at the Willard hotel. The plan aims to raise pay for track workers and other low paid railroad men. Eastman gave executives only a few hours to decide and planned a return for reaction. He hoped to meet unions again Friday afternoon but may postpone to Saturday.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Eastman
Willard Hotel
Senate Acts On Part Of Independent Offices Appropriation
The Senate approved a partial conference agreement on the independent offices appropriation bill. The action leaves unsettled veterans benefits and federal programs.
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Senate
Washington (Ap
Independent Offices
Roosevelt Allies and Policy Debates Highlight 1933 News
Union representatives press Roosevelt on automobile issues while World Court entry is urged by Alfred E. Smith and others at a senate hearing. Roosevelt backs a tougher stock exchange bill with firm enforcement as Eugene Black endorses the revised plan.
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Yee
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Senate
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Joseph B. Choate
Receiver named for Collins Farms in federal foreclosure action
Don Preussner of Sioux City was appointed receiver for Collins Farms by U S District Judge George Scott after Equitable Life Assurance Society filed a 4 million foreclosure suit. About 165 farms totaling 35 000 acres are involved with bond set at 5000 dollars. Collins headed by Mr Collins of Cedar Rapids formerly acted as Equitable agent in several states. The company formed in 1928 by taking over foreclosed farms and purchasing more land.
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Don Preussner
Sioux City
United States
Iowa
Collins Farms Company
George Scott
Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York
Collins Company
Scott
F. F P. Faville
Pyreussner
Mr. Collins
Cedar Rapids
Equitable
Roosevelt orders new foreign trade barters office
President Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the office of special adviser on foreign trade to negotiate barter and financing deals with private groups. George Peek was expected to be named to the post as the administration seeks coordinated use of resources for trade with other nations. The plan allocates 100000 in public works funds to cover expenses and to enable cooperation with export and import activities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George Peek
Advaneer
Rover Takee
Banks map Soviet trade financing role via export import bank
New York bankers and industrialists met to draft a plan for banks to participate in financing sales to the Soviet Union. J C Rovensky of Chase National Bank will lead a national banking committee to work with the American Russian chamber of commerce and report to Charles E Stuart of the export import bank.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Bank
Soviet Union
J. C. Rovensky
Chase’ National Bank
America
University of Iowa forms Greek finances corporation
President Walter A. Jessup announced a state authorized plan to create a five faculty member and five student board to manage auditing and financial affairs for fraternities and sororities. About 29 Greek groups petitioned for the plan. 1800 students belong to Greek letters.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Walter A. Jessup
Jessup
State Board of Education
Rufus H. Fitzgerald
School of Fine Arts
W. H. Cobb
O. K. Pateson
College of Law
Ss. G. Winter
College of Commierce
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
A Cedar Rapids toll tally for 1934 reports the number of accidents and the counts of injuries and deaths. Officials note trends in traffic and safety measures under review by city authorities.
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Glenn Haynes
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