Roosevelts Lucky Break No 1 in Legislative Shuffle
A behind the scenes look at Senate strategy over the Harrison compromise and the Vilsen bill reveals democratic endgame moves. The plan aimed to push veteran benefits while managing opposition, with Roosevelt’s position shaped by party dynamics, inflation fears, and looming re elections.
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Harrison
Roosevelt
Chieh Witnong
Robinson Hoaiseon
Byrnes
Congress
Regeeten
Legion
Nnner
State Department
Berlin
Ambassador Dodd
Europe
George Crane Heads Iowa Chain Store Tax Setup
Des Moines reports state officials begin structuring the new chain store tax system. George Crane named head of the chain store department with Mildred Bellizzi as assistant. Officials plan to study Minnesota’s system and prepare tax forms due July 1. The 25,000 earmarked funds support administration. The gross income tax portion is not due until next year.
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Des Moines
API
General Assembly
State Board ‘of
B Murtagh
Ray Murphy
George Crane
Dexter
Mildred Bellizzi
Murphy
Crane
Bellizzi
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Iowa
Indianapolis
City Briefs and Personals Report Two Marriages
James F Fontain of Iowa City and Evelyn A Ausborn of Clarence wed Tuesday before Justice A S Reed. Earl Miller and Violet LeHew of Cedar Rapids also married Tuesday by Justice W J Grunewald. Ernest F Kuhliman, a Wubbard farmer, filed a federal bankruptcy petition seeking extra time to pay debts totaling 29,168 with assets of 18,927.
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James F Fontain
Iowa City
Evelyn A Ausborn
Clarence
A S Reed Earl Miller
Violet LeHew
Cedar Rapids
W J. Grunewald
Ernest F Kuhlman
Wubbard Farmer
Kuhliman
Washouts on Clinton branch cause $250 damage
Washouts on the Clinton branch of the Rock Island railroad near McCausland damaged track estimated at about $250. Traffic was hampered until late Monday when the line was repaired. J. J. Drakeford, internal revenue agent in charge of the Omaha division, died suddenly Sunday at his Omaha home after twenty years there. Burial will be at Birmingham, Alabama.
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Clinton
Rock Island Railroad
McCausland
J. J. Drakeford
Drakerpray
Internal Revenue
Omaha
Cedar Rapids
Birmingham
Ala
Death of Marshall Doner Noted in Los Angeles
Mrs H P Usher receives word of the death of her nephew Marshall Doner of Los Angeles California. He died on Monday and was the son of Rev W E H Doner former pastor of St James M E Church here about twenty years ago.
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H P Usher
Marshall Doner
Los Angeles
Calif
W EH Doner
St James M E
Sundberg Returns From Kansas City Hearing On Freight Rates
Harry F Sundberg Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce traffic bureau manager returned from Kansas City where he attended an interstate commerce commission hearing on freight class rates across the southeast and eastern Iowa cities Mason City Marshalltown and Cedar Rapids were the only Iowa representatives with reports several other centers may join at a forthcoming session at St Louis W C Potter of Fairmont Minnesota an employee in Montgomery Ward store here resigned due to ill health and died in an accident near Fairmont Monday according to Ells manager of the local Montgomery Ward store retained facts indicate Potter lived in Cedar Rapids about eight months after coming from Fairmont
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Harry F Sundberg
Cedar Rapids
W C Potter
Fairmont
Minn
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ellis
Ells
Langer blocks recall of North Dakota Governor
In a public address William Ho Langer urged support for Governor Walter Welford and opposed a campaign to recall Welford and replace Langer after his removal last year for a federal fraud conviction. An appeals court had reversed the conviction last week.
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Bismarck
William Ho Langer
North Dakota
Walter Welford Langer
Welford
Langer
Lambeth Man Fined 280 Pounds Must Pay in 117 Years
In Lambeth county court England a man was fined 280 pounds and ordered to pay four shillings per month. The judge approved the plan, meaning the fine would take about 117 years to settle.
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Lambeth County Court
England
Iowa Widow of War of 1812 Dies at Home in Iowa City
Mrs. Marian A. Clark 98 the lone Iowa widow of the War of 1812 died at her Iowa City home. Born in Glasgow she came to the United States in 1855 and married John R. Clark then a War of 1812 veteran. She lived in Iowa City 79 years. husband died in 1876. She died in her sleep with no illness, aside from deafness.
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Iowa City
Marian A. Clark
Iowa
Death of Benton Pioneer Thomas Yerkes at 92 in Vinton
Special to The Gazette VINTOWN Thomas Jefferson Yerkes 92 died at home after a four week illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 pm at Fry and Alcorn mortuary with Rev S S Smick of the United Brethren church officiating. Interment in Evergreen cemetery. Born November 30 1842 in Lawrenceville Indiana he moved to Benton county at age 13 and lived on a farm southeast of Vinton before retiring to the city in 1916. He married Mary Jane Ferguson April 26 1866 near Shellsburg. Surviving children include Mrs E E Dorlan Cedar Rapids H B Yerkes Shell Rock B H Yerkes Des Moines Mrs Roy Norris Shellsburg Mrs Charles Dewalt and Mrs W H Wienands of Vinton. He had lived with Mrs Wienands. There are 16 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was a member of the United Brethren church.
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Gazette
Vintown
Thomas Jefferson Yerkes
Fry and Alcorn
S S Smick
United Brethren Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Mr Yerkes
Laurenceville
Ind
Nathaniel Yerkes
Benton County
Shellsburg
Mary Jane Ferguson
Vinton
Yerkes
E. E. Dorlan
Cedar Rapids
H B-Yerkes
Shell Rock
H. Yerkes
Des Moines
Roy Norris
Charles Dewalt
W. H. Wienands
Wienands
The
Lawrence of Arabia Injured in Dorset Motorcycle Crash
Col. E. Shaw known as Lawrence of Arabia was badly hurt Monday night when his motorcycle collided with another cyclist near Wool Dorsetshire England. He remained unconscious but held his own by Tuesday noon as relatives gathered at Bovington military hospital. The staff captain described a critical condition with concussion and possible skull fracture.
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Wool
Dorsetshire
Eng
E. Shaw
Lawrence of Arabia
War Office
Lawrence
Bovington
Judge Dismisses Nass suit against Scheel in $1000 claim
In Vinton district court Judge B O Tankersley sustained a motion for directed verdict in the $1000 damage suit by Julius Nass of Dysart against John Scheel of Homer township. Nass claimed damages for a March 21 1934 collision involving Scheel’s car driven by Scheel’s minor son Cecil. Scheel withdrew his counterclaim as the jury verdict was awarded to Nass.
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Gazette
Vinton
Julius Nass
Dysart
John Scheel
Homer Township
Nass
Scheel
B. O. Tankersley
Cecil
Fanny Beller
Eldon Holland
Belle Plaine
Earl Cox
Elena Owens
Shellsburg
Reno Duncklee
Jim van Dike
Elberon
Dessie Hannen
Blairstown
James Childs
Urbana
Frank Maher
van Horne
Howard Burkhart
Lloyd Gross
Lillian Richart
Marksman Sieele Wins Southwestern Division Zone Handicap
Houston AP report recalls two months prior when 34 year old shooter Sieele won the Southwestern Divisional Zone handicap scoring 94 of 100. He defeated trapshooters including Mark Arie of Champaign Illinois and E F Woodward of Houston Texas in a tense event.
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Houston, Tex
Sieele
Mark Arie
Champaign
Ill
E. F. Woodward
Houston
Tex
Radio Schedule Highlights From NBC CBS Networks Today
A dense listing of daily radio programming and stations including NBC WEAF WJZ and CBS WBBM WCCO. Programs span opera to comedy with names like Gump Easy Aces Fred Allen and Nighttime music shows. Multiple times and affiliations show a vibrant network schedule.
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WEAF
Virginia Lee
WJZ
WLW
Library of Congress Musicale
INBC
Wilo
Lidice Ounstedter
CBS
WABC
WBBM
WJZ Chain A Pearce and Gang
Weaf Ham
Wd2
Tete Spreais
Tnbc
Hells
Rob
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Dick Weller
Curthe Nest of Music
Wcco
St. Mary's Seminary
Chain
Education In the News
Sherman Orch
WRBA
Son of Fire
WCAOD
Armstrong
Jack Weeo
Orphan Annie
WSM
Koil
Lovell Thomas
WMAQ
Tony
Gus
WEAP
Retty Davis
WIZ Wenr
Nnck Mogcers
Uncle Ezra
House of Glass
WLS Guv_ Robertson
Wcco Kmox
Wayne King
Weap Who
Fred Allen
van Steeden Arch
John Charles Thomas
Daly Arch
Nbci
WLS Koa
Mark Warnow
Allen
Land World Affairs
Upton Close
Glory Lombardo
Ricardo Cortez
Jack Pearl
Patti Chapin
KMOX
Jimmy Fidler
Wents—Life Insurance Week
Aml Smith
Ray Noble
Arch
Northwestern
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Barlow Arch
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Ieay Hall
Hopkins Orch
Warc Chain
Crawford
Moran Orch
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Keller Orch
NDC
Coburn Arch
OHG
Lieht Orch
Sfvefinghams
NHC
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Noc
Linymes Orch
CDBS
Vidler Orch
Weaf Who
Lover
Deeshanek Orch
Needer Orch
Panico Orch
Iowa in Brief Relatives honor Marvin brothers at Legion hall
The Iowa in Brief item notes a Legion hall gathering in Van Horne to honor the Marvin family births. W. E. Marvin of Marshalltown marked his 64th birthday with relatives from Rowley, Malcom, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Wyoming, and several other towns in attendance.
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Marvin Brothers
Legion Hall
W. EF Marvin
Marshalltown
J. B Marvin
Rowley and Co
W. Marvin
Malcom
C. M. Marvin
O G Sies
Cedar Rapids
C W. Marvin
Scott Canning
William Marwon
C. W Greene
Clint Taylor
W. E. Marvin
C Mouchin
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Newton
J. B. Marvin
Rowley
William Wood
Blairstown
Granger Buck
Rhodes
Orville Walker
Tiffin
Robert Thompson
Ray Cline
Des Moines
Maxine Kroehnke
Keystone
George Herzberger
Wyoming
Kerkman
Julins Nelson
John Nelson
Donald Kerkman
Floyd Kerkman
Colette Kelly
Olin
Jones County Schoolmasters Club
Righter
University of Iowa
Harold Baltz
Cornell
Delhi
Delhi High School
Ethel Brockman
Alumni Association
Frank Sheppard
Cedar
Former U S Envoy To Switzerland Dies
Pleasant A. Stovall editor of the Savannah Evening Press and former United States minister to Switzerland died Tuesday in Savannah Georgia. He served as envoy in Switzerland and led the local newspaper.
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U.S
Switzerland
Savannah. Ga
Pleasant A. Stovall
Savannah Evening Press
United States
Ames bank robber to stand trial in Ames case
Des Moines man Ray Castelline 21 is to stand trial for robbing the College Savings bank in Ames after arraignment. He faces bonds of 2000 for auto theft and 25000 for bank robbery and has confessed to several auto thefts. Castelline is linked to a trio of armed men who robbed the Ames bank in April and fled with 4800 dollars.
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AMES
INS
Ray Castelline
Des Moines
College Savings
Frank Lounsberry
Castelline
Barr
Stewartsvie
Buffalo Center Bank
Iowa Farm Debt Per Acre Averages $63 in 1934 Close
The latest figures show the debt per acre on mortgaged Iowa farmland averaged $63 at the end of 1934, reflecting a notable level of encumbrance amid agricultural finance conditions.
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Iowa
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