Nosing Into Records Draws Political Fire Across Agencies
A Senate committee gets additional funds to probe private business records while the FCC withholds AT&T materials until conclusions form. Congress seeks lobbyist salaries and Townsend movement finance records, but AAA payments face admin resistance. Critics accuse the administration of bureaucratic delays and boondoggling.
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Vandenberg
Michigan
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Wallace
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Davis
New York Times
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American Water Works Company
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Music Goes Round and Around Origin Debate Rages
A discussion of where the phrase Music Goes Round and Around came from. An attorney cites a 1915 Ford joke book, while Prof. Roy Davis links it to Robert Southey’s Thalaba. The debate contrasts a humorous origin with a literary paraphrase by Southey’s passage.
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National Association of Broadcasters
House Patents Committee
Ford
Roy Davis
Boston University College of Business Administration
Robert Southey
Thalaba
Southey
Military minds and civil life clash in public reflections
A 1936 column contrasts civilian goals with soldierly mentality, arguing that military discipline erases attachment to property and civil law. It critiques authoritarian regimes, taxation, Americanism, and social norms while noting absurdities and political tensions of the era.
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Pacific
Opinion on the composer and the song origins
Professor Davis voices doubt about both the tin lizzie and the whirling sorceress theory. He prefers The Music Goes and argues ancestral background is unnecessary, suggesting the vexing question of where the composer obtained the song should be left unsaid.
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Davis
Spinach Diet Image Deceived by Health Claims
A report from Yale researchers finds spinach iron and calcium are not fully usable by the body and protein appears overestimated. The piece notes decades of spinach popularity despite evolving nutrition science and public enthusiasm.
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Yale
American Institute of Nutrition
Washington
Notable septuagenarian figures pop up in city diary notes
The diary column highlights Frederick Prince, Florence Walton, and Witter Bynner among aging yet active personalities. It notes Prince's $100,000 investment recovery case, daily horseback riding, and polo play. mentions Heatter, Hellinger, De Casseres, Runyon, Mizner, and Scamp Montgomery in social scenes and cultural circles.
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Frederick Prince
Florence Walton
Voters Approve Kenwood Annexation and City Expansion
Voters approved both annexation propositions by decided majorities. The measures would annex Kenwood and extend city limits about a mile and a half in each direction to include thirty one and a half sections of land. In the election W G Loftus defeated Mayor J F Ball for mayor. Louis Roth elected finance commissioner, Martin Evans won over S C Wiles for department of safety, and W E Curtis defeated Louis Zika, ending Zika's fourteen year tenure as commissioner of streets. J D Kennedy.
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Kenwood
W. G. Loftus
J. F. Ball
Louis Roth
Martin Evans
S. C. Wiles
Department of Safety
W. E. Curtis
Louis Zika
J. D
Park Commissioner Defeated in Local Election
A park election saw J. B. Brown defeated for park commissioner. A Daniels park community club was formed last night with Henry J. Barker as president W. G. Reynolds as secretary and Robert Jones as treasurer.
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J. B. Brown
Daniels Park
Henry J. Barker
W. G. Reynolds
Robert Jones
Farm Folks Play At St Pauls Church Tonight
Prof C T Hickok returns from New York after several weeks away. Farm Folks will be presented tonight and tomorrow at St Pauls church by the Epworth league. Cast includes Kenneth Valentine DeVere Horton George Taylor Clifford Jones Milo Nelson Ethel Wandell Harriet McElvania Ruth Wilson Edna Lee Eunice Murdock Ruth Shrader. Mr and Mrs Alza Rumple to move to Des Moines.
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New York
St. Paul’s Church
Epworth League
Kenneth Valentine
DeVere Horton
George Taylor
Clifford Jones
Milo Nelson
Ethel Wandell
Harriet McElvania
Ruth Wilson
Edna Lee
Eunice Murdock
Ruth Shrader
Alza Rumple
Des Moines
Rock Island clerk promoted to chief clerk in Chicago
Louis Burns of the Rock Island shops receives a promotion to chief clerk in the superintendent of motive power office in Chicago. Frank D. Stimson, son of Rev. F. J. Stinson, was burned testing salts at the University of Iowa lab. The Cedar River set a new level, river stage 15.6 feet, above the 1903 flood mark. Some damage occurred at Starch works and other plants. Riverside Park and parts of Time Check district were flooded.
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Louis Burns
Rock Island
Chicago
Frank D. Stimson
F. J. Stinson
University of Iowa
Cedar River
Starch Works
Riverside Park
Mind and work choices from a scientific view
An author notes science prioritizes society over individuals. Dorothy Thompson quotes on women in work. Attitude shapes happiness more than circumstances. persistence and focus can shift outlook. Louis F Hillman study shows top IQ graduates pursued different vocations than their training.
University training shapes career choice among graduates
The text argues that those with the least general intelligence rely more on college training than brighter peers. It notes that even the brightest group mostly pursued work aligned with their university training, with about two-thirds following the path their education prepared them for.
How To Develop Your Personality by Sadie Myers Shellen
Practical booklet from a top American psychologist about developing personality. Send an SASE and fees to Dr. Wisgam at The Cedar Rapids Gazette to obtain the costed publication through Lets Explore Your Mind.
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America
Sadie Myers Shellen
Lfe
Wisgam
Cedar Rapids
Marjorie Betrays Husband With Her Bid For Sympathy
A reader letter discusses Marjorie’s bid for sympathy betraying her husband and the strain on their marriage. A second piece voices support for girls smoking as a personal choice, prompting reader reactions and Miss Manners’ reply.
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Marjorie
Husband
Dear Miss Manners Letter About a Rural Move
A reader writes about loving life on a farm and a husband who wishes to return to town. She notes tolerant neighbors who prefer quiet and lack of parties or dances. The exchange explores married life, location preference, and social expectations.
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Miss Manners
the Gazette
Larry
Country Wife Seeks Better Farm Life and Community
A letter from Country Wife argues for modern conveniences and closer community for farm families. She notes the chores, water fetching, and lack of mail service as hardships and invites more wives and youths from town and country to respond.
Corner store to reopen as Hurst grocery and produce station
The building known as the corner store was vacated by C. H. Hanold who moves to Preston. Lyle Jenkins, local produce station operator, will manage the store after April 1 and it will be named the Hurst grocery and produce station. Mr and Mrs Jenkins will reside in the former Hanold apartment.
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Wyoming
C. H. Hanold
Preston
Lyle Jenkins
Jenkins
Hurst
Mrs. Jenkins
Hanolds
What Cheer Grocer Deal Sees Greers Take Over Speers Briardale Stock
A deal completed in What Cheer transfers ownership of the former Speers Briardale stock of groceries to the Greers of Oskaloosa. Gary DeRens will manage the store and move his family to What Cheer soon.
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Greers Company
Oskaloosa
Speers Briardale
Gary DeRens
Property Auction Results At Strawberry Point
Dr. C. C. Kempston bought Eva Fliehler estate on South street at public sale for 1950 dollars. The two Frederick Rebaschus homes on East Mission sold for 1000 dollars to Mrs. Fred Rebaschus and 800 dollars to Louie Otterbeck respectively.
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Strawberry Point
C. C. Kempston
South Street
Eva Fliehler
Frederick Rebaschus
East Mission
Fred Rebaschus
Louie Otterbeck
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