Farm program funds top all time high in Congress
The House agriculture committee backed a record 1 067 274 427 dollar farm appropriation with 750 million for parity payments and conservation rewards. Secretary Wallace warned further production cuts are needed for parity prices, while a Gallup survey showed 53 percent of farmers in Roosevelt’s party support him.
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House Agricultural Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Wallace
Roosevelt- Eccles
Madrid Ready For Unconditional Surrender Ends Civil War
Reports from Madrid and Burgos indicate Spanish nationalists near complete capitulation of central republican zone after a 32 month war. Authorities plan transfers of power, celebrate peace as a major victory, and prepare streets with music and food distribution for Madrid’s population.
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Hendaye
France
Madrid
Bordeaux
la Petite Gironde
Burgos
Segismundo Casado
Defense Council
Jose Miaja
Il Popolo di Roma
Spain
Council Opens Competition For City Insurance
Cedar Rapids officials will invite bids from liability insurance agencies for a blanket employee compensation policy. Finance Commissioner L D Burgus returned from Des Moines with a set of bid figures and is distributing estimates to interested firms. The Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Co bid was temporarily withdrawn as the council reviews options before any formal acceptance.
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Des Moines
Iowa League of Municipalities
L. D. Burgus
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Burgus
Wage Act Applies to Banks Nationwide
Washington officials announce that the wage hour administration considers all 15 000 state and national banks employees covered by the fair labor standards act.
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Washington
LLP
Resignation Sends Ripple Through NYSE Board
A prominent figure resigned from the New York Stock Exchange board in protest over the board’s failure to penalize members who remained silent about the Richard Whitney scandal, creating waves through the exchange and its governance.
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New York Stock Exchange
Richard Whitney
Reflections on life fear and virtue from thinkers
A collage of quotes and ideas from figures like Dr Crile Angelo Patri and President Eliot on fear education love justice faith and personal growth. It argues that meaning comes from living bravely with compassion and justice and warns against philosophy that drains life’s music. Copyright 1939.
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Dr. Crile
Newton
Dumas
Angelo Patri
Eliot
Dr. Johnson
Plato
War Moves Trigger European Conflict If Belgium or Holland Attacked
Paris dispatch says Bonnet indicated Britain failed to forge a stop Hitler bloc as Poland declines to join. London reports a German move against Belgium or Holland would bring immediate European war with France and Britain automatically involved, citing a Whitehall source. The Franco British pact remains the sole military alliance against Nazi expansion, promising spontaneous war if Belgium or Holland is threatened.
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London
INS
Belgium
Holland
France
England
Whitehall
Russia
Poland
Germany
U S Penalizes Goods From Memel Territory
The treasury department on Friday imposed a 25 percent penalty duty on goods shipped to the United States from Memel, a territory formerly part of Lithuania but now controlled by Germany.
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Washington
INS
Treasury Department
United States
Memel
Lithuania
Germany
Senate Committee Boosts Plane Fund Expansion of Army Air Corps
The Senate appropriations committee reported a war department appropriations bill totaling 513 million to fund immediate expansion of the Army Air Corps to 6,000 fighting planes. The committee added 13.3 million to the House approved bill.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
War Department
Army Air Corps
Senate
House
Romania Pact Tightens Ties With Germany Amid Tense Exchange
Roumania signs a trade accord with Germany binding economic ties and access to resources while defense fears persist. Reservists gather, markets fill with shoppers and guards, and bankers report depositor anxiety easing as assurances of limited troop concentrations and new industrial aid temper concerns. The treaty, valid to 1944 with one year notice, promises rail and road upgrades and German armament delivery, yet preserves Roumania's freedom to partner with others.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Germany
Reich
Black Sea
Legation
Foreign Office
Ma No Wise
Reciper
Photographer Jailed Over Refusal To Aid Grand Jury
Chattanooga photographer Robert Brown, 30, held in jail on contempt after refusing to disclose information to a grand jury about cockfight pictures published by the Chattanooga News. Judge Charles W. Lusk said Brown will remain jailed until he testifies.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Robert Brown
Chattanooga News
Charles W. Lusk
Brown
Lusk
Hutchins Named SEC Chief by President Roosevelt Era
Robert M. Hutchins, president of the University of Chicago, is reported to have accepted the chairmanship of the Securities and Exchange Commission created by William O Douglas’s elevation to the Supreme Court. Announcement awaits Senate confirmation and follows liberal New Deal finance reforms.
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Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
America
Securities and Exchange Commission
Edward Eicher
Iowa
White House
Gillette
Wall Street
Hutchins
Washington
INS
William O Douglas
Supreme Court
Chicago University
Commission
Senate
Douglas
High Court
Finance Administration
SEC
Yale University Law School
Yale
Iowa House OKs Bills to Centralize State Tax System
The Iowa House advanced 35 bills to concentrate more than 50 million dollars in annual taxes under a state tax commission. The leading bill renames the board of assessment and review the state tax commission, moving beer, cigarette, and inheritance taxes and other revenues from multiple agencies to the new entity. Governor Wilson's signature awaited. Senate action pending on the rest.
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DES Moines
State Tax Commission
Iowa House
Iowa
George A. Wilson
State Board of Assessment
Senate
Board of Assessment and Review
Secretary of Agriculture
Commerce Commission
Douglas Approved By Subcommittee
Washington subcommittee quickly and unanimously approves the nomination of William O Douglas to the Supreme Court. Douglas makes a surprise appearance with Attorney General Frank Murphy and is not allowed to testify as the panel votes to consider the nomination without hearing others.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Douglas
Frank Murphy
Iowa House OKs Ten Percent Liquor Levy Plan
The Iowa House voted 82 to 20 to levy a ten percent sales tax on liquor, raising about 51 million yearly to fund old age aid relief and homestead refunds. Critics warned of federal scrutiny and bootlegging risks, while supporters argued Iowa prices should align with neighboring states.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Internal Revenue Department
Roan
Riverside
Sioux City
South Dakota
T Prentis
Mount Ayr
Prentis
Iown
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Ringgold County
Solon
Iowa
Rental Want Ad Seeks Cedar Rapids Tenants April First
Prospective renters plan to move April 1 and will be out in force Sunday searching for new homes. The Gazette urges placing rental want ads in the Saturday and Sunday sections to reach all renters. Example results show multiple rental leads and quick calls generated by ads.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Beartooth chase checks for Durand as posse reports sighting
Sheriff Frank Blackburn and a bloodhound posse reported a sighting of Earl Durand high on the Beartooth mountains eastern shoulder. Special Deputy Ben Thompson said the figure in a gray shirt briefly appeared on a rock before slipping into a crevice, with authorities ready to unleash military force if cornered.
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Cody, Wyo
Frank Blackburn
Earl
Tarzan) Durand
Beartooth Mountains
Ben Thompson
Thompson
Nels Smith
Park County
Durand
Wyoming National Guard
National Guard
Fire damages Chandler Co plant in Cedar Rapids blaze
Thirteen fires in Cedar Rapids culminated in a blaze at the Chandler Company No 1 warehouse in the 800 block on C Avenue NW. Loss estimates range from 20000 to 35000 with about half the 230 foot brick building's contents thought destroyed. Damages to the structure placed between 8000 and 130000 as firefighters battled smoke and flames for nearly two hours. Repair crews traced the fire to the second floor north of center while six hose lines fought the blaze. Officers said cause could not be determined and labeled the plant good housekeepers.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Chandler Company
C Avenue NW
Dlamage
Koinout
Kohout
House panel finds no grounds to impeach Frances Perkins
The house judiciary committee unanimously determines there are no grounds for impeaching Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins and two aides after executive session. Chairman Hatton W Sumners notes minority views but agrees on the impeachment issue.
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Washington
ULP
House Judiciary Committee
Frances Perkins
Hatton W Sumners
Texas
Ray Anderson to Be On The Air Saturday
Farm editor Ray Anderson of The Gazette will be heard on radio station WHO at noon Saturday for a Corn Belt farm hour interview with Herb Plambeck. Mrs. Don Wherry of Wyoming Ta will discuss farm publications and Kirk Fox of Successful Farming will follow with an interview. Anderson’s segment should run about 12 07.
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Ray Anderson
The
Gazette
Herb Plambeck
Corn Belt Farm Hour
Don Wherry
Wyoming
Farm Publications
Kirk Fox
Successful Farming
Des Moines
Anderson
Roosevelt Morgenthau Propose Social Security Reserve Change
President Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau proposed a temporary reduction of the social security reserve and a switch from the full reserve to a contingency fund of 2.5 to 3 billion dollars. Morgenthau urged lightening tax rates and presented four alternative schedules while Congress weighs pension financing and long term reserve adequacy.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Washington
Rooseve
Treasurs
Henry Mersenthau, Jr
Treasury
Wars and Means
Lai
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Missing Boys Found In Atlantic In Stolen Car
Two 13-year-olds who ran away were found in Atlantic in a stolen car late Thursday. They admitted a Sunday break in at Blatz Park on Center Point Road NE and were arrested by Cass County Sheriff Pat Edwards. The youths will be turned over to juvenile authorities in Cedar Rapids.
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Atlantic
Pat Edwards
Cass County
Charlotte Klima
Edwards
Blatz Parkway
Center Point Road
Bob Vlach
Tom Condon
Ces Dar Rapids
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U. S
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Alesch
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Graham
Hermsen
Irwin
Boone
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Johnson
Hancock
Keeney Knippling
Kohlhaas
Manles
Moore
Phil F. Roan
Fort Madison
Federal Alcohol Administration
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