Death of Robert W. Greene Leaves Cedar Rapids Family
Robert W. Greene, long time Cedar Rapids attorney and former state official, died after a career spanning World War I service in France, admission to the state bar, and leadership in civic groups. Survived by widow Kathryn Wardle and two daughters Kathryn Mae and Joan, Greene had planned to buy a new home in Ridgewood. He was a grandson of George Greene, Iowa pioneer and former chief justice, and served as commander of Hanford post American Legion. He left Dartmouth in 1917, worked in local law, and remained active in St Pauls Methodist church and local organizations. He resided at 370 Sixteenth Street SE.
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Greene
Sena
L. D. Dean
Coumir Sllormney
Washington High School
Crescent Lodge
Jan Hus Lodge
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
St. Paul's
Cedar Rapids
Dartmouth College
France
Hanford
American Legion
Chamber of Commerce
William J. Greene
George Greene
Iowa
Supreme Court
Ridgewood
Kathryn Wardle
Kathryn Mae
Joan
Sixteenth Street
Baruch Warns Of Going Too Far In War Profits
Bernard Baruch cautioned the Senate munitions committee to avoid excessive profit taking from future wars while insisting the chief aim in planning is to win. He wrapped up three days of testimony urging prudent limits on war profits.
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Baruch
Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Senate Munitions Committee
New York
War profits and tax plan spark committee standoff
The committee neared agreement on curbing war profits as 32 year old Alger Hiss questioned former War Industries Board chairman. He denied political influence in appointments and warned that excessive profit choking could threaten victory. Rep Don Brigton proposes an occupational tax shifting to a flat tax on business done with rates from 25 to 950000.
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Alger Hiss
War Industries Board
Wilson
Don Brington
Sioux City
Vincent Harrington
Revised Iowa bill retains flat tax on chain stores
DES MOINES AP A revised form of the state chain store tax bill was reported out to the floor by the ways and means committee with a recommendation for passage. The measure, which will be placed on the calendar, retains its flat tax structure and outlines the committee action and scheduling.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Ways and Means
Abyssinia Ends Talks With Italy
London telegraph dispatch says the Abyssinian government abandoned direct negotiations with Italy to settle their Africa border dispute. Also, a real estate entry notes Sarah M Wickham and husband to Perp Lavs and Loan Association, lot 6 block 2 Thompson and Gable's addition Cedar Rapids, sublines of record, $1 and valcon. Meeting terminated.
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London
INL
Italy
Africa
Rome
Sarah M Wickham
Perp
Lavs & Loan
Thompson & Gable
Cedar Rapids
Valcon
Payoff controversy over liquor sales in Iowa inquiry
A state committee grilled Finter and associates over alleged payoffs for liquor business in Iowa. Testimony described a 4 pm to 6 pm hotel room discussion about three percent commissions, drink samples, and conflicting accounts of who drove whom home. Finter claimed four percent was his limit while Snyder and Middleton minimized their drink intake. An all-day session was set for Saturday.
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Page
Iowa
Middleton
Finter
Mr. Snyder
Burington
Don Burington
Woodbury
Pase
Frankfort
Snyder
NRA Bill Offered in Senate Redraft
Senate finance chair Sen. Pat Harrison introduced a new NRA bill to extend the act two more years and strengthen several provisions while abandoning regulation of purely intra state commerce. The measure aims to clarify definitions, re enact section 7A guarantees, curb monopolistic practices, and require presidential approval to ensure small industries are protected.
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Washington
LLP
Congress
Pat’ Harrison
Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
NRA
Donald Richberg
Jim Reed Attacks New Deal Farm Policies at Lunch
Former Senator James A. Reed denounced New Deal farm policies as economic insanity and a crime. He called paying farmers to idle fertile land and spending on dams to cultivate cactus lands a fallacy. He also labeled the destruction of livestock and property under the regime as crimes, predicting the New Dealers’ tenure may be short.
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Hansas City
James A. Reed
Reed
Hold 10 000 Letters Thought To Contain Sweepstakes
The post office department held 10 000 letters in Brooklyn Jersey City and Boston addressed to Americans believed to contain sweepstake tickets in a crackdown on foreign lotteries. Most letters from Montreal were stamped believed to contain material prohibited from importation. Recipients will be invited to call at the post office to open the letters with inspectors present. if tickets are found they will be destroyed.
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New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Boston
Montreal
Voluntary Annuity Section Struck From Security Bill
Washington (UP) The house ways and means committee voted Friday to strike the old age voluntary annuity section from the social security bill. This provision affected earners over 3000 dollars a year and had been kept earlier by a 13 to 11 vote. The decision followed a caucus of Democratic members weighing impact on private insurance firms.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Bandits Grab 7500 In Chicago Store Heist
Five bandits held up Wiebold department store in Chicago late Friday threatening several hundred employees with shotguns and escaped with 7500 dollars.
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Chicago
Wiebold
Belgium To Devalue Belga Up To Thirty Percent
Premier Paul Van Zeeland unveiled a broad program to devalue the belga by up to 30 percent with a provisional 25 percent cut to begin Monday. The plan includes suspending gold payments, sweeping reforms, public works, tax cuts, bank deposit guarantees, and aims to resume relations with Russia. The belga, at five paper francs and about 21 cents USD, would not fall more than 30 percent from current levels.
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Brussels
Paul van Zeeland
Belgium
van Zeeland
European Gold Bloc
Russia
Belga
United States
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1935
A Cedar Rapids toll notice lists charges for a 1935 auto model. The fragment shows figures like 85 and 100 with unclear context. No full details or beneficiary names are readable, leaving the exact toll schedule and date uncertain.
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Cedar Rapids
Senate Overhauls Farm Service Bill In Iowa Senate
The Iowa state senate rewrote the county agricultural extension service aid bill and adjourned without a final vote. The revised plan lets counties adopt extension work by petition of 51 percent of voters outside cities, with local extension boards directing programs and funding. Counties may appropriate funds, phasing out farm bureau aid, with 25 000 plus populations able to allocate 3 000 to 5 000 yearly. The extension provision stays three years, then a 51 percent petition decides continuation or return to farm association aid. Senator William McArthur crafted the amendment, approved in a reworded form by Senator Homer Hush.
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Des Moines
State Senate
Farm Bureau
Farm Association
William McArthur
Mason City
Senate
Economy Quality Noted Despite Mixed Signals
A terse editorial observation highlights the economy's standout quality amid fluctuating data. It emphasizes resilience, efficiency, and prudent policy as key factors shaping ongoing performance and future prospects.
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Bandits
Paris
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Third Avenue SE
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