Roosevelt faces choice on six new Supreme Court justices
A Pearson Allen dispatch surveys White House debates on expanding the high court to six justices, possible compromise plans to avert a Democratic split, and the political calculus tied to social security and labor rulings. The piece notes Argentina’s aerial buildup spurred by the president’s Buenos Aires visit and growing regional armament, plus details on salaries and other domestic notes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
McCarran
Nevada
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Hatch
New Mexico
Bone
Nye
Frazier
North Dakota
Johnson
Colorado
Manna
White House
Democratic Party
Burt Wheeler
Ed Burke
New Way to Hold Loose FALSE TEETH
Advertisement explains FASTEETH powder to keep false teeth firm without taste or gummy feel. Sprinkle on plates for secure comfort and fresher breath. Available at May's Drug Store and other drug stores.
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May's
Miss Manners Advice and Youth Dilemmas in a Column
A reader asks about a steady blind suitor while another pleads for advice on a cheating spouse and social dynamics. Miss Manners counsels examining the facts, seeking fidelity, and building friendships beyond male popularity to avoid hostile gossip.
Distribution of 15000 Tomato Plants to Relief Gardeners
E S Smith county garden supervisor announced that 15000 to 20000 tomato plants will be distributed to relief gardeners starting Tuesday at the county garden office in the courthouse basement. The office will be open afternoons only. Late cabbage and tomato plants will be issued in June. Plots plowed include O avenue Trinity ball park Cleveland Highway 161 Ely avenue Holland Furnace and Dows gardens. Cedar Rapids has 494 gardens and Linn county towns outside Cedar Rapids number 116.
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Linn County
E. S. Smith
Circus Ground
O Avenue
Trinity Ball Park
Cleveland
Highway
Ely Avenue
Holland Furnace
Dows Gardens
Cedar Rapids
Notice of Probate Hearing for Mary E Kets ter Will
In Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids on May 7 1937 at 9 oclock A M a will purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Mary E Kets ter late of the county deceased will come for proof and admission to probate. Edwin W Lundquist Clerk Stewart Holmes Attorney.
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Linn County
Mary E Ketster
Said County
District Court
Cedar Rapids
Ilona
Edwin W Lundquist
Stewart Holmes
Clinton Man Heads Secretaries Town Association Officers
Fred R. Kleeberger of Clinton was unanimously elected president of the Town association of Commercial Organization Secretaries at the Roosevelt hotel. George Duckworth, Centerville, Ed Warner, Waterloo, and Lester Milligan, Mason City, were named first vice president, second vice president, and secretary-treasurer respectively. The meeting drew 41 cities and 59 delegates, the largest attendance yet.
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Fred R. Kleeberger
Clinton
Town Association of Commercial Organization
Roosevelt Hotel
George Duckworth
Centerville
Ed Warner
Waterloo
Lester Milligan
Mason City
Duckworth
Milligan
C. W Bond
Burlington
John Adams
Des Moines
H. R. Green
Cedar Rapids
Charles Benedict
Iowa Falls
Elmer Amundsen
Decorah
S. P. Stump
Fort Dodge
J . Nichols
Davenport
O. A. Reynolds
Dubuque
C .W. Bond
E. A Warner
George D. Haskell
University of Iowa School of Commerce
Suit Against Aimee Taken Off Calendar
A $1,080,000 slander suit by Rheba Crawford against Aimee Semple McPherson was pulled from the court calendar by Judge Fletcher Bowron. The postponement was to give lawyers more time to pursue a possible out of court settlement.
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Los Angeles
Rheba Crawford
Aimee Semple McPherson
Fletcher Bowron
Nye Seeks Probe Into Fascist Spy Ring
Sen. Gerald P. Nye proposes a sweeping senate investigation into an espionage ring allegedly operating for fascist forces in the revolt torn Spain. Nye chairs the munitions committee and urged formal action in Washington.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Spain
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Senate Munitions Committee
Coronation Day Radio Schedule and Performers Across Networks
A dense noon to night timetable listing NBC WEAF WJZ CBS WABC KMOX WBBM WCCO and other stations. It traces morning programs includes The Gumps and Joe Dumond and Cadets, talks by officials, and varied music and sketches. Several high profile names appear such as Sylvia Clark Aunt Jenny and Earl Kilpatrick. The Coronation program from London and royal biographer Hector Bolitho feature in the evening along with orchestras and vocal acts.
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Honey Jack
NBC
Weaf Chain the Gumps
CBS
WABC
KMOX
WBBM
Weaf Chain
WEAP
Jack Berch
Joseph E. Maddy
NBC Music suild—Peabody ‘String Quartet
WJZ
Marsery Wilson
Elizabeth Churchill
WEAF
Myvrt
Marae
Wabcgc
WGST
Wecco
Youns
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
M. c
Madeleine Carroll
Ronald Colman
C. Aubrey Smith
Raymond Massey
David Niven
Ray Noble
Orch
Francis E. Evans
Los Angeles
Bill Wright
WOC
Max Panteldteif
Basso
WwoOc
Lorenzo Jones
London
Wazz
Carlton Kelsey Orch
Larry Rosen Orch
Howard Barlow
Guiding Light
Mary Marlin
WJZ Chain
Edwin A Lee
al Vierra Orch
StuLents
Cleo Brown
Meredith Wilson Orch
Roth
Tony Russell
Ambassador Bingham
Howard Marshall
Bri Ben
Hector Bolitho
Herbert Foote
Hendrik van Loon
Alexander Woollcott
WCCO
WGBT
Doris Hare
Weap Chain
Johnny Presents
Russ Moreen Orch
Charles Martin
Harold Peterson
Gilersdorf
Francis Adair
Glenn Cross
Husbands
Wilves
Sedley Brown
Allie Lowe Miles
Hammerstein Music Hall
Ted Hammerstein
Jerry Mann
Robert Week
Tess Gardell
Jeinsmad
Masters
Al_ Jolson
Martha Raye
Parkyakarkus
Victor Younorch
Vox Pop
Parks Johnson
Wallace Butterworth
Ben Bernie Orch
Jane Froman
Pat O'Shea
Nbcr
Frank Mann
Lois Bennett
Victor Arden
Jack Oakie
Benny Goodman Orch
Robert Benchles
WABGC
Jimmie Fidler
Hollywood
Manuel and Williamson
Les Brown Orch
Piccadilly Music Hall
Martinez Brothers
Tommy Dorsey Orch
Hugo Maahant Orch
ABC
Emery Deutsch Orch
Phil Harris Orch
Anson Ers Orch
Red Nichols Orch
Lou_ Breeze orch
Revele Childs Orch
Bob Boor Orch
WERBM
Maurie Sherman,orch
U S May Ban Unnecessary Oceanic Flights
Assistant Secretary J Monroe Johnson said the United States may ban unnecessary transoceanic flights such as Dick Merrill’s London hop and Amelia Earhart’s planned globe girdling flight. He also opposed the Lindbergh anniversary New York to Paris flight, warning accidents could hinder planned scheduled Atlantic service.
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Washington
J. Monroe Johnson
London
Dick Merrill
Amelia Earhart
Johnson
Atlantic
Commerce Department
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Estate Claim Award In Damages Suit
The Iowa Supreme Court on appeal by Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids reversed a district court jury verdict of 530.85 against the bank on a 1056.25 estate claim by Ivan Yeisley and Elizabeth Yeisley for services to Dr. Delos D. Stevens who died in 1935. The ruling affirms Judge Ring's February 21 1936 decision exempting Mildred Davis from liability under a lease and a delivery bond. The case involves estate matters and a separate lease dispute with H E Davis resulting in a 355 judgment. A separate deed contest involving Joseph Deditz Jr and others regarding a 160 acre Troy Mills area farm continues in district court.
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Iowa
Supreme Court
Merchants National Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Delos D. Stevens
District Court
John T. Moffit
Stevens
Ivan P. Yeisley
Elizabeth Yeisley
Dr. Stevens
Paralta
H. C. Ring
Mildred Davis
Wilfarene Rogers
T. P. Rogers
Maragret Deditz
Joseph Deditz, Jr
Deditz
Margaret Deditz
Troy Mills
Barbara Shaffer
Frank Deditz
Alice Zeller
Mae Heefner
Notice of Appointment of Administrator in Linn County Iowa
The undersigned on May 1, 1937 was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Daniel L. Condon, deceased, Linn County Iowa. All indebted persons must pay promptly. Those with claims should file them with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court. Donnelly, Lynch, Anderson and Lynch, Attorneys.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Daniel L. Condon
Iate
Iowa
Iowa District
J Condon
Donnelly
Lynch
Anderson
Advisory committee to study social security changes announced
Senator Pat Harrison and Arthur Altmeyer announce a special advisory committee to study possible changes in the social security act focused on old age benefits and taxes. The panel will include workers, employers, and the public, and work with a Senate finance committee to propose recommendations to the next Congress.
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Washington
INS
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Social Security Board
Senate
Harrison
Congress
Altmeyer
Social Security Act
Special Senate Committee
Advisory Council
Senators Harrison Byrd and Vandenberg Rally Bipartisan Support
Senators Harrison and Harry F Byrd of Virginia and Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan participate in a bipartisan effort. The group signals cross party backing on key measures.
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Harrison
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest
A rhyming reflection on spring cleaning as Edgar A. Guest notes the annual house purge. The speaker humorously recounts lost shirts shoes and coats as the household tidies, hinting at decluttering and the return of order with the season ahead.
Laborite Attacks Coronation as Political Stunt
Sir Stafford Cripps, a Labour MP, denounced the planned coronation of King George VI as bunkum and bunting. He said the ceremony is being run as a Conservative political stunt and urged a simple dignified celebration akin to a presidential event.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Stockton
George VI
Labor Party
Wilder Frames Grain Plan as Economics Versus Politics
Wilder of Cedar Rapids Iowa told the 44th Illinois Grain Dealers convention that the administration’s ever normal granary plan is a choice between economics and politics. As president of the Grain and Feed Dealers National Association he said the world grain trade maintains an ever normal granary except when political interference disturbs it. No one food benefits the brain food.
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Decatur
S. W
Wilder
Cedar Rapids
Tlinois Grain Dealers Association
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