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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1936

Page

3

Iowa County Bases Set From Soil Depleting Crops Ratios

Newton Iowa figures show Iowa soil depleting base at about 19 600 000 acres with 84 8 percent of crop land and 57 7 percent of total farm land in soil depleting crops County bases for Tama Grundy and Poweshiek given with ratios and nationwide release pending for Fayette Clayton Allamakee Winneshiek Officials and committeemen at meetings in Cedar Rapids Des Moines and Iowa City to determine individual farm bases and appeals process Farmers will file leases after bases are announced enabling soil conservation award applications

Federal Statistician South Central Tama Grundy Poweshieck Tama County Carl Grundy County Poweshiek Iowa Fayette Clayton Allamakee Winneshiek Gaiaries City Black Hawk Dubuque Missouri Line Iowa City Newton Joe Reed Washington, D. C R. M. Evans Des Moines Ralph Smith W. W. Chandler O. D. Kline Alden Hervey Hazen Denmark Ames Extension Service State Soil Conservation Committee Insurance Companies Cedar Rapids Kline Leslie M. Carl Rex Conn Linn

Central and regional crop divisions align with weather bureau

The central division shows 78.5 percent, east central 78.5? Wait. The text states 78.5 for the east central, 85.7 for the southwest, 73.2 for the south central, and 75.8 for the southeastern counties. These divisions match crop reporting areas used by the state weather and crop bureau.

East Central Southwest South Central State Weather and Crop Bureau

Long Rock Island official A L Haldeman dies in Iowa division service

A L Haldeman longtime Rock Island Lines official and division head in Des Moines Estherville Manly Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids-Dakota roles died after a long illness He served as trainmaster and superintendent across divisions and was active in civic groups He is survived by his wife and two children and to be buried in Lexington Cemetery Dayton Ohio

Rock Island Frisco E. I Chicago Haldeman Iowa Des Moines Dakota Estherville Minnesota Manly Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids-Dakota First Presbyterian Church Kiwanis Club Chamber of Commerce John Alden Priscilla Mullen Virginia Miami Valley Ohio Cincinnati Alden Jr University of Iowa Geneva Dayton Lexington

Switzerland Expands Military Air Power for Neutral Frontiers

The Swiss government launches an arms program to keep neutrality intact, designing and building its own fighting aircraft. The air force will grow from 125 machines to 165 with 40 new two seaters. Situations described as preventing occupation in a future war.

Berne Switzerland Belgium

G-MEN CAPTURE HARRY CAMPBELL IN Toledo RAID

Hoover described Campbell as a top southwest desperado connected to the Karpis Barker gang. Campbell and Cokar were seized in Toledo in two raids, with Cokar to be sent to Oklahoma for an 18 year sentence. Karpis allegedly sheltered in Cleveland in 1934 and Moran is said to be dead in Lake Erie.

Hoover Campbell Southwest Karpis Edward G. Bremer Cokar Oklahoma Cleveland Dr. Moran Joseph Moran G-men Moran Lake Erie G- Men Monroe Street Toledo Arcadia Street Gulf Coast Garrettsville ST. Paul Alvin Karpis Harry Campbell G-man

Mahan Captured in San Francisco After Kidnaping

The pursuit intensified as officers closed in on Mahan in San Francisco. Six men tracked the suspect after Harmon Metz Waley and his wife Margaret were arrested in Salt Lake City. Waley, a former blacksmith and auto mechanic, is in Alcatraz. his wife remains jailed with other gangsters in Milan Michigan.

Harmon Metz Waley Margaret Salt Lake City Utah Waley Alcatraz Island Calif

Dirigible Hindenburg Sets Kurs Toward American Shores

The Hindenburg left Friedrichshafen at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday en route to Lakehurst New Jersey with 108 aboard including 52 passengers. Capt Lehmann leads and Dr Eckener nominally in charge as international tensions from Hitler's reoccupation shape plans for regular transatlantic passenger service and global aerial travel.

Lakehurst N. J Hindenburg Lehmann Azores Atlantic Globe Pacific Friedrichafen Lake Constance Germany Hugo Eckener Zeppelin Adolf Hitler

First Bath in Air on Hindenburg Style Flight

The air ship voyage along the Rhineland coast arches past France and England without touching either. Passengers rush to the smoking room and bar after lights glow in villages far below. Lady Wilkins soaks in the air bath aboard the Hindenburg style ship as Franz Wagner plays jazz on the piano. Germany cements a leading role in transatlantic air service with the first flying hotel crossing to the United States and hints at a sister ship to boost the fleet.

Rhineland France England Lady Wilkins Franz Wagner Sir Hubert Wilkins United States Germany North South Atlantic North Atlantic

McNaughton Receives Back Pay From Suspension

Iowa comptroller's office authorized payment of 218.65 to C. W. McNaughton, former special agent, for the period he was voluntarily suspended amid the Woodbury county graft case. The action follows a Supreme Court ruling that the graft indictments were quashed and that dismissed misconduct charges warrant back pay.

Des Moines State Comptroller’s Office C. W. McNaughton Iowa McNaughton Woodbury County Clyde Mayer Sioux City Edward L. O’connor O'Connor

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