Sitdowns Top Issues Which & Await F.D.R.
Washington AP report states the line of public issues awaiting President Roosevelt’s return from Georgia includes sit down strikes and relief needs. Senators and representatives urged action on sit down clashes while Roosevelt plans to confer with Congress about relief funding and wage and hour standards in the coming weeks.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Georgia
Ins
Oval Office
Vandenberg
Mich
Georgia College
Congress
Pension Head Tax Is Doomed as Iowa House Passes Bill
DES MOINES AP The Iowa house concurred with the senate to repeal the $2 head tax funding the old age pension system. The measure, approved 104 to 0, was amended to collect delinquent taxes in 1935 and 1936 and to have the comptroller remit taxes to counties for distribution. The bill returns to the senate for ratification of minor changes and was part of an Easter adjournment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
Sue Aet
House
R. G. Moore
Dunlap
Monda
Government to check on air crash causes
Preliminary survey of the wreckage indicates extreme icing may have affected aircraft controls. Investigators note other flights in the same area did not encounter icing, while the pilot reportedly radioed over the field before the disaster.
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Pittsburgh
F L. Bohnet
Allegheny County
Bohnet
Federal
Auto strike parley stalls in deadlock and sitdown threats
President Roosevelt rushes to consult Congress as Boston leaders including Dr Lowell and six others urge immediate action to end the defiant insurrection. Rep Martin Dies predicts organized labor will abandon the unlawful sitdown strike technique within a week.
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Dr. Lowell
Boston
Congress
Dr Lowell
Paul E Fitzpatrick
Edmund W. Longley
M L. Madden
James L Richards
Bernard J Rothwell
Boston Chamber
David D Schanne
Martin Dies
Texas
Man Jumps From Dam Into River After Car Crashes
Teslow had been laid off earlier after a Saturday crash in the downtown district and faced a $100 fine. He was released on bond and talked of returning to work at a different position after addressing auto accident obligations. He is survived by a widow, a son Alex Jr, and a step-daughter Funice Arnold.
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Federal Communications Commission
M On. Cunningham
Bohnet
Pittsburgh
Avenue Bridge
Teslow
Street Car Company
Elmer Allen
Alex, Jr
Funice Arnold
Second Avenue SW
Poor Payment Record Not Basis For Farm Loans
The Farm Credit Administration told Representative Francis Case that a poor repayment history alone should not bar borrowers from emergency crop and feed loans. The agency emphasized good faith in repayment and cautioned against automatic denial based on past payment records.
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Washington
Farm Credit Adminstration
Francis Case
South Dakota
Murphy
Omaha
Tailors Strike Pending Agreement With Reemployers
A fragmented report notes 22 tailors threatening strike as negotiations with employers continue. The text includes garbled lines but indicates pending settlement terms and potential impact on the work force. Local context references WY and unclear dates, with no verifiable names.
Nebraska lawmakers reject child labor constitutional amendment
Lincoln lawmakers bypassed a recorded vote to oppose a bill ratifying a federal child labor amendment to the U.S. Constitution, marking the fifth Nebraska legislature debate on the proposal since 1913.
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Lincoln
Outlying Growers Of Sugar Placed On Par With Those In U S
Washington reports the Agriculture Department plans to equalize sugar marketing rules for Hawaiian and Puerto Rican growers with continental U S producers. Samuel W. King says draft would remove refined sugar shipment limits to the mainland, inviting congressional opposition. Rep Fred Cummings notes the draft will reach the House committee early next week.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Samuel W. King
Congress
United Press
Agriculture Department
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
King
Hawai
Fred Cummings
Colo
House
Subcommittee On Agriculture
Agriculture Departments
Deaths Carrie May Kioos 54
Carrie May Kioos 54 wife of Albert L Kiloos died at a local hospital Friday afternoon after a lingering illness She was a member of the Methodist church the Pythian Sisters Women’s Relief Corps and the Royal Neighbors Survived by four brothers Wallis Emmons Cedar Rapids J W Emmons Iowa City Woote Emmons Kansas City Mo and Earl H Emmons New York City Funeral services will be in the Moon chapel Saturday at 230 pm conducted by Rev A A Brooks The body will be taken to Iowa City Saturday evening for further services at Beckman Funeral Home Sunday at 230 pm Burial in Iowa City Cemetery.
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Carrie May Kioos
Albert L. Kiloos
Third Avenue
Methodist Church
Pythian Sisters Women's Relief Corps
Royal Neighbors
Wallis Emmons
Cedar Rapid
J. W Emmons
Iowa City
Woote Emmons
Kansas
Moon Chapel
A A. Breoks
Beckman
Funeral services for Anton C Vitteng
Funeral services for Anton C Vitteng will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm in the Moen chapel conducted by Rev Frank H Maid Burial will be in the Bohemian National Cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Anton C
Moen
Frank H Maid
Bohemian National Cemetery
Friends Mas
Death of Daie Edaward Carpenter at home
Daie Edaward Carpenter age 4mer tis-eid of Mr and Mes Plesd Wo Carpenter died at 1120 F ghth street SE at 830 Friday. He was survived by his grandmother Mrs Lola Kolar and his brother Richard Carpenter of Compots. Funeral services with burial at Beatty chapel on the fourth Saturday conducted by the Rest Po onk Ward. Burial will be in Soa bh cemetery. Road transportation details mentioned for track and passengers are unclear.
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Daie Edaward Carpenter
Carpenter
Feiday
Lola Kolar
Richard Carpenter
Puneral
Beatty Chapel
Res Po
Iowa schools urged to check electrical safety after Texas disaster
Current Comment notes a rumored plan to seek legislative approval of using primary road funds for interstate bridge work and praises nationwide checks on school hazards prompted by New London. Agnes Samuelson urges statewide safety reviews as some Iowa schools allegedly permit unqualified workers and improper electrical installations, risking fires.
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New London
Tex
Agnes Samuelson
Iowa
Texas
Board of Education
European war scare ends amid alliance tensions
The European war scare seems to fade as alliances shift with Soviet Russia. Many observers doubt drastic steps without Britain’s backing. Britain still clings to neutrality as the safer path, while Valencia’s note on Loyalist arms imports arrives amid Whitehall’s delicate policy balance.
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Soviet
Russia
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
Valencia
Whitehall
Catalan Cabinet Crisis Signals Possible New Government
Prime Minister Luis Companys announced a serious crisis in the radical Catalan cabinet after a heated meeting. A new governing body may form, with recommendations expected by Saturday or Sunday, amid dispute over Companys' conservative stance on the Spanish war. The Catalan cabinet, operating independently of Madrid, has long been socialist-communist and supportive of the Spanish Reds.
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Barcelona
Luis Companys
Companys
Madrid
Milk Price War On To Force Standard Retail Level Here
In Cedar Rapids a mini milk war emerged near First avenue and Fifteenth street and Ellis boulevard where stores cut bottled milk to five cents a quart and lowered ice cream prices. The Cedar Rapids Co-Operative dairy seeks to pressure McRaith to match prices. McRaith keeps seven cents a quart for customers supplying their own bottles, while nearby outlets now offer five cents with bottle bringers. Milk distributors maintain the standard eleven cents a quart at McRaith locations.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Fifteenth Street
I Avenue NW
McRaith
Packing House Workers to Receive CIO Charter
Packing House Workers National Federation business agent Lewis Clark says Cedar Rapids plant employees will soon join CIO. John L. Lewis in Washington discussed the charter on March 10. Local federation includes St. Joseph, Mac, Sioux City, Des Moines and Omaha with Milo Barta as president.
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Lewis Clark
Mallory Street
Packing House Workers National Federation
John L. Lewis
CIO
Washington
Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Lewis
Clark Milo Barta
Street
St. Joseph
Mac
Sioux City
Des Moines
Omaha
Anti-Semitic Wave Strikes Strike-Torn Poland
In Poland a wave of anti-Semitic agitation and bombings damaged property as 100,000 strikers pressed for higher wages. Bombs hit Jewish firms, including a shop in Poonin where an incendiary device caused damage. A passer-by was injured in Gruziadz when a Jewish textile shop was bombed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Prida
Poonin
Gruziadz
Doughnut Frying Tips From a Historic Recipe
A fragment notes that doughnuts crack during frying and suggests using baking powder. It mentions the dough should be as smooth as possible and handled with care for best results, reflecting practical kitchen guidance.
Maytag founder age 79 dies in California
FLL Maytag, born in Newton, began as a farmhand earning 50 a month. He co founded the Parsons Self Feeder and Band Cutter company, which became Maytag. He led the firm through washers and innovations, served as Newton mayor, funded a city water plant, and sat in Iowa Senate. He married Dena Bergman and had four children.
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Maytag
California
Newton
George W. Parsons
W. F. Bergman
A. H. Bergman
Parsons Self Feeder
Maytag Company
Iowa Senate
Senate Committee On
United States
A. B. Cummins
Dena Bergman
William Howard Smith
Prattville
Ala
H. I. Sparey
Colorado Springs
L. B Maytag
E. H. Maytag
Miami Beach, Fla
The
U S Reenters World Wheat Export Trade Shipment
The Farmers National Grain corporation reported a shipment of 100000 bushels of U S wheat from the Pacific coast to Rotterdam marking the United States return to world export trade. This first export since fall signals a prelude to heavy 1937 shipments as foreign prices rise.
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Chicago
Pacific
United States
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Rotterdam
Belongings Of Victims Give Crash Glimpses
Pittsburgh report details intimate belongings found on 13 TWA crash victims. Items include notes from Pauline Trask and Doris Hammons, a Psalms book, a draft card, and a poem fragment. Coroner and officials notified families as bodies were moved to the morgue, with Lewers and Fleming first released.
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Pittsburgh
TWA
Pauline Trask
Germantown
Doris Hammons
Elk City
Okla
Frances Reed
Wheeling
W. Va
School of Education
New York University
Charles
Matilda
Mary Black
New York
Chicago
Trask
Allegheny County
C. R. Lewers
E. J Fleming
Kansas City
Peace terms near as Chicago cab strike ends
Chicago taxicab strike talks near conclusion as agreements were drafted for final typing. Both sides expressed favor toward peace terms. Strikers agreed to pay about 25 000 in storage fees charged by Checker Cab while cabs were in company garages, a compromise from the original demand of 851 000.
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Chicago
Checker Cab Company
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