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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
15
The WPA's administrative costs run over $5 million monthly with $150,000 monthly telephone bills, prompting the House Appropriations Committee to approve a $50 million reduction of the $150 million emergency fund. Roosevelt warned of exhausting funds by Feb 1, 193? and the panel flagged a $146 million misestimate.
In Des Moines Iowa the senate clashed over a proposed chain store license tax with a $25 to $500 per store scale. Senator Hill accused university professors of backing anti chain legislation while alleging Silliman concealed links to anti chain groups. Breen urged a US store total basis arguing for higher revenue and job protection.
Washington officials outlined a late June adjournment target and a 10 point program that omits corporate tax reform and wage hour changes. The plan keeps themes like railroad recovery appropriations social security tweaks and unemployment relief while leaving room for passage of other pending proposals.
Sears, Roebuck and Company reported that gross sales from February 27 to March 26 rose 15.6 percent from the same period last year, the largest for any comparable period in the firm’s history.
Prime Minister Chamberlain signaled expansion of Britain's navy and air force as part of a broad peacetime build up. He noted the question is under review with a statement to follow and announced a foreign affairs debate for next Sunday amid concerns over Germany and Poland.
President Roosevelt named former Senator Fred H Brown of New Hampshire a liberal Democrat to serve a 15 year term as comptroller general. The vacancy since July 1 1936 is filled, replacing acting Republican Richard Nash Elliott who had drawn administration ire. Brown once governed New Hampshire and was defeated for reelection last November.
Bohus Benes announced a Chicago or New York congress within a month to unite 1.5 million Czechs and Slovaks in the United States and South America. The aim is reestablishment of a free Czechoslovakia in a free Europe, not a US provisional government. Dr. Benes urged renewed struggle for independence.
T B Hlubucek of Cedar Rapids, president of the Czech American Alliance of Iowa, said the idea for a congress to unite Czechs and Slovaks originated in Pittsburgh shortly after Hitler set up the Czech protectorate. He tied Masaryk’s 20 year old republic legacy in Pennsylvania to the move and noted Jan Masaryk discussed London talks to back the international congress. A Cedar Rapids Czech group may attend the congress.
In Washington the house adopted a gag rule for the $100,000,000 emergency WPA appropriation. The rule bars amendments except on amount and pressures the big city bloc backing a $150,000,000 fund to offer an amendment. The amendment could be defeated by the house as a committee of the whole without a second vote.
In Washington INL the Reconstruction Finance Corporation faced strong opposition from its top lender chairman Jesse Jones as plans for large federal loans to financially distressed railroads ran into his objections. Jones argued against the massive lending, signaling a clash over how to fund the railroad rescue effort.
Robert Palmer 88 longtime Cedar Rapids business and civic figure died at 1 20 a m Thursday at his home 525 Knollwood drive SE He led a half century of local work as manager of R G Dun later helped found Cedar Rapids Savings Bank serving as director vice president and treasurer for various organizations He retired after years as bank building business manager and held civic roles including treasurer of several groups
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers backed a bill to classify marijuana as a noxious weed triggering eradication rules. The measure, passed 90 to 6, targets cultivation near Tama and Chelsea and would require road authorities and farmers to remove the plant along with other noxious growth.
DES MOINES AP District Judge Lou Ladd dismissed indictments against 11 Polk county tavern operators for possession of slot machines. The county attorney's office requested the dismissals after Harold White, operator of the Wooden Shoe tavern, was tried and acquitted on possession of two slot machines.
A devastating flood across four southern states leaves at least four dead and eight injured near Vicksburg Mississippi. A bridge washout on the Vicksburg Jackson highway caused five autos and a heavy truck to plunge 50 feet into a bayou, with several motorists missing. Rescuers race through swollen waters as divers extract victims amid 20 foot depths and traffic chaos.
The Senate Naval Affairs Committee informally rejects a Navy plan for 5 million in Guam upgrades and plans to report a bill next week providing around 60 million for naval air bases in the Pacific and Atlantic. Chairman Walsh said discussions were informal with committee members and no hearings will be held.
Josephus Daniels recalls his boyhood town Wilson as a cotton region seat where old English stock people lived simply. Three women led mercy work without hospitals or nurses, comforting the dying, burying the dead, and aiding the sick. Different faiths and races united in charity, a contrast to today’s intolerance.
City officials faced a tangle of insurance bids on Thursday as multiple agents presented several options. Mayor Frank Wollahn indicated the council would defer a decision for careful review in open session, aiming to understand policy details and city benefits before choosing the lowest bid.
Cedar Rapids moves to lower electrical service rates after April 1 under a new ordinance. The measure expects annual savings of about 75,000 dollars for electricity customers. Earle G. Nichols of Iowa Electric Light and Power explained apartment building billing tied to a single meter, while R. M. DeCastello questioned the calculations.
Federal grand jury indicts nine people in a mail fraud and SEC violation scheme tied to McKesson Robbins. Three firm directors named. three Coster-Musica brothers. two of Mrs. Coster-Musica’s brothers. one blackmailer suspect. Alleged $21 million fraud via Canadian and Maryland dummy companies. false asset statements filed 1925 through 1938 with the New York Stock Exchange.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt warned Congress he would veto any legislation attacking the administration's trade agreements program. He sent a letter to Sen. Pat Harrison confirming his stand and opposing riders in a reciprocal taxation bill. In related moves, the Senate Finance Committee rejected southern proposals to raise excise taxes on vegetables and fish oil, and Sen. Gillette withdrew a tax increase on oil bearing seeds.
In a 1938 column, Arthur Baer jests that the alfalfa appropriation eroded from about 1.067 billion to 800 million amid congressional voting. He quips farmers lose soil and money when counted, urging them to fake the money and restart. He notes a $250.6 million loss as a punchline.
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