Double Fight Over Tax Bill Sparks Bipartisan Clash
Democratic dissension over President Roosevelt's tax plan threatens a bitter fight in the House Ways and Means Committee. The administration urges restraint to budget figures while advocating new taxes including a corporation tax and windfall levy. Helvering leads the hearings as the panel weighs funding shifts and an expanded Commodity Credit Corp. cap.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
Glass
Buchanan
Tex
House Appropriations
Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Doughton
N. C
Lamneck
Ohio
Thompson
Illinois
Helvering
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
National Association of Manufacturers
State, Commerce, Justice, and
Labor Departments
Commodity Credit Corporation
Marland Defies Subpoena in Oil Well Fight
Oklahoma Governor E. W. Marland faced a federal officer at his executive mansion during a tense incident Saturday night. He summoned guardsmen and resisted service of a subpoena amid a dispute with city officials over oil lands and alleged martial law threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
E. W. Marland
Marland
Maquoketa Girl Wins Essay Contest Award
Lucille Gripp of Thayer won the Iowa State Medical Society auxiliary essay contest for high school students with Immunization Against Disease a Gift of Science to Mankind. She received $20, with Harry Jensen of Council Bluffs earning $10 and Carl Strand of Gowrie $5 as prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lucille Gripp
Thayer
Women’s Auxiliary
Iowa State Medical Society
Miss Gripp
Harry Jensen
Council Bluffs
Carl Strand
Gowrie
Iowa
Betty Coulter
Guthrie Center
Eleanor Peters
Dorris Budde
Maquoketa
Patricia Warner
Sioux City
Paul Miner
Cedar Falls
Barbara White
David Rubenstein
Broad-Shouldered Frocks In The Lead This Spring
Broad-shouldered frocks lead this spring with slim hips and offset skirts. Pattern 2632 showcases a drop shoulder yoke and bow details in printed crepe or voile, available in many sizes. price 15 cents. Pattern 2594 offers varied lengths and fabrics. same price. Pattern book and order details from The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Mismanagement Of Homestead Project Charged In Letter
A letter signed by 52 tenants accusing mismanagement and misrepresentation in the Austin Minnesota homestead project was read in the House record. The letter to Mrs. Roosevelt Rexford Tugwell and Minnesota senators cited federal supervisors as incompetent and dictatorial, unsettling the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Austin
Minn
August Andresen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rexford G. Tugwell
Minnesota
Death plunge from 14th floor hotel window in New York
Louis Feldstein, 34, charged with taking 750 dollars to secure a district attorney appointment, died Saturday after an all night champagne party in a hotel room. Beatrice Palmer, 30, his companion, slept nearby as he leaped from the 14th floor. Police records show multiple prior arrests. The case sparked a dispute between city officials over Feldstein's connections to the district attorney's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York (Ap
Louis Feldstein
Feldstein
Beatrice Palmer
Irving Goldberg
Goldberg
Paul Blanshard
William C. Dodge
Warm Spring Weather Prevails Here Saturday
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a warm spring evening Saturday with a peak of 71 degrees at 4 p.m. The temperature fell to 58 at 7 p.m. and 50 at 10 p.m. according to Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Paris Eyes Air Cameras to Record Frontier Drone Flights
Paris reports Marcel Deat says future German overflights will be met by pursuit aircraft armed with air cameras to document violations of frontier air rules. Strasbourg incident involved civil planes and misreported cameras, with pilots punished and Germany citing clarifications.
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Paris
Marcel Deat
Deat
Strasbourg
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Dent
First American Vehicle Passed On the Right
The Conestoga wagon of pioneer days was the first American vehicle to pass on the right when meeting another vehicle. Other travelers followed, and the custom became general.
Candidate clashes raise concern among Republicans
In Washington tensions rise over Borah and Landon as the GOP weighs strategy for Cleveland. Knox backs tariff revision and Townsend endorses Borah, while Landon gains seven more pledged delegates. Borah considers Oregon and New Jersey primaries, avoids California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Idaho
Landon
Kansas
Cleveland
New York
Frank Knox
B. and O. Plans June 2 Fare Cut Despite Others
Daniel O. Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio, pushes ahead with a June 2 passenger fare cut in line with interstate commission orders. Other eastern lines agree to seek a postponement via petition while they experiment with reduced tariffs, though Willard may delay opposing their action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Daniel O. Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Willard
Hawkeye Hosts Bridge Parties Among Local Club Members
Hawkeye Mr and Mrs Leo C Johnston entertained the K U K club members and their husbands at a bridge party Wednesday evening. The Senior Ladies Aid society met with Mrs Clara Foot Friday. Dr and Mrs W E Walsh entertained at a bridge party Wednesday. Guests included Messrs and Mesdames G L Hurd R D Graham J W Whorley H H Engel and K R Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo C. Johnston
Senior Ladies Aid Society
Clara Foot
W. E. Walsh
Messrs
G. L. Hurd
R. D. Graham
J. W. Whorley
H. H. Engel
K. R. Henderson
Russia and Japan Clash Deepens Near Mongolian Border
Moscow reports heightened tension after renewed clashes on the Mongolia Manchukuo frontier. A mutual aid pact between Russia and Outer Mongolia is cited as an implication of strengthened alliance. Protests were exchanged between Japan and the Soviet Union over incursions into Soviet territory.
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Moscow
Russia
Japan
Outer Mongolia
Manchukuo
Ulan-Bator
Urga
Mongolia
Tamekichi Ohta
Constantine Vurenec
Tokio
Ohta
Boris Stomoniakov
Stomoniakov
Argun
745-Pound Woman Delivers 9-Pound Baby in Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana a 9 pound 11 ounce girl was born to Mrs. Gertrude Karns 28 who weighs 745 pounds. The father Cliff Karns weighs 304 pounds. The birth occurred Saturday and the unusual weight of the mother drew attention from local medical staff.
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Shreveport
Gertrude Karns
Cliff Karns
Fire forces 40 guests to flee Hotel Marshall blaze
A hotel fire in Marshall Minnesota sent forty guests fleeing to safety early Saturday. The blaze swept through Hotel Marshall in the business district prompting rapid evacuations and emergency response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall, Minn
Hotel Marshall
Elkader High Wins Top Play Honors
Elkader High School and Elkader junior college won top honors at the state play festival, the only dual winners among 42 casts. Elkader presented His Mercy and The Giant's Star, with other top awards going to Nevada High School and Franklin Webster City and Washington in various classes.
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Iowa City
Elkader
Iowa
Elkader High School
His
Louise Whitefield Ray
Wilbur Daniel Steele
Nevada High School
Mr. Sampson
Charles Lee
Franklin
Cedar Rapids
Webster City
Washington
Samet Onawa
Sumner
Waverly
Mare
Schesle
Superior
Excellent
Lone Tree
Aplingt Junior College
Creston
Surgeon to Try Restoring Arms to Accident Victim
In Nutley New Jersey an unnamed surgeon will begin a series of operations on 16 year old John Seeley to restore arms lost in a November rail accident. The procedure uses two tubes inserted into the shoulders to guide muscles which will connect to cineplastic arms. The surgeon cites 33 prior successful operations and notes the method traces to Vanghetti.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nutley
N. J
John Seeley
Vanghetti
England
Erwin Brandstatter Celebrates 17th Birthday at Coralville Home
Coralville hosts a birthday gathering Monday for Erwin Brandstatter marking his 17th year. Mr and Mrs J A Brandstatter welcomed a group of young guests for the celebration at their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Brandstatter
Coralville
Erwin
Mussolini Says Flying Fortress Fleet Could Hit Gibraltar Fast
Premier Mussolini told the Italian senate that the new 2200 pound load flying fortresses could strike Gibraltar within three hours of hostilities. General Valle outlined a 1240 mile cruising radius at 240 mph, with Italy’s air force renewing itself every five years and bases strengthened in Sardinia and Sicily for Mediterranean reach. He cited potential Eritrean ashmara targets and base across the east coast of Africa against British interests.
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Rome
Mussolini
Britain
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Il Duce
Giuseppe Valle
Air
Sardinia
Valle
Chamber of Deputies
Italy
Ethiopia
Suez Canal
Egypt
Vhile
Chamber
Senate
Sicily
Asmara
Eritrea
Africa
British
Somaliland
Kenya
Farmer Labor Party backs national third party push
At a St Paul convention the farmer labor group adopted a resolution urging a national third party for the 1936 campaign. Delegates voted 36 814 for the measure and 25 012 against, and the group hinted Gov Floyd Olson could be a 1940 presidential contender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Farmer-Labor Party
Floyd B. Olson
Railroad Switch Tender Condemned To Death In Wyoming
After 14 hours of deliberation a Cheyenne jury convicted Paul H. Carroll of first degree murder for the killing of Charles C. Barnard superintendent of the Wyoming division Union Pacific. Carroll shot Barnard in the station on October 27 and faced an insanity defense before being condemned to death in the lethal gas chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
INS
Paul H. Carroll
Charles C. Barnard
Wyoming
Union Pacific Railroad
Carroll
Barnard
Laramie
Social Credit Caucus Backs Alberta Premier on Dividend Plan
The Social Credit Party caucus adopted a vote of confidence in Premier Aberhart and urged him to proceed with the plan to pay a $25 monthly dividend to every Alberta citizen starting next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton
Alta
INS
Social Credit Party
Aberhart
Social Credit
Alberta
Wadena Socials Include Prizes At Square Deal and Bridge Clubs
Mae Hinkle hosted the Square Deal club on Tuesday with prizes to Mrs. Harry Dean, Mrs. Alice Gehring, Mrs. Henrietta Erickson, and Mrs. Luella Dalghren. Presbyterian Ladies served a pancake dinner Thursday. A. G. Herrling’s home hosted the Auction Bridge club for the first time with prizes to Mrs. W. Nelson, Mayme Welsh, and Mrs. Ray Herring. Eva Aeschli man entertained the E. A. club Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Hinkle
Square Deal Club
Harry Dean
Alice Gehring
Henrietta Erickson
Luella Dalghren
Mary Everett
Bertha Clark
Presbyterian Ladies Club
A. G. Herrling
Auction Bridge Club
W. Nelson
Mayme Welsh
Ray Herring
Eva Aeschliman
E. A. Club
Local families host gatherings Sunday in Millersburg
Alfred Goodman and his wife welcomed Mr and Mrs Sidney Smith and family and Mrs Ella Barker to dinner. Dr and Mrs J P Van Horn of Cedar Rapids visited Miss Adria Van Horn. Mr and Mrs Jerome George of Keswick were guests in the George Van Dee home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Goodman
Sidney Smith
Ella Barker
J. P. van Horn
Cedar Rapids
Adria van Horn
Jerome George
Keswick
George van Dee
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Knox
Missouri
F. E. Townsend
Townsend
Olson
Farmer-Labor
Oregon
Chicago
New Jersey
Hoffman
Forme
Edge
California
Hoover
S. Landon
Hawkeye
Elkader High
Franklin High
Nevada
Farmer Labor Group
Wadena
Millersburg
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