Family wages and relief payments spark political clash
A George Popenoe argument endorses a family wage for workers and questions its north south contrast. Senator Russell hints at relief wage equalization, while Roosevelt admonishes Oregon Governor Martin over Perkins interference. A 16 year old started a weekly in Traer, Iowa, and Tracy Star Clipper marks six decades of local press impact. St Luke's hospital launches a quarter million dollar debt liquidation drive with 255 workers at a kickoff dinner.
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Traer
Clipper
E. E. Taylor
Taylor
Tracy Star-Clipper
Iowa
Nation
Balloting Heats Up in Pennsylvania Primary Battles
Voters across Pennsylvania participate in a bruising primary as party factions clash over senate and governor nominations. National CIO tensions flare with Jim Farley proposing compromise while Governor Earle resists. Pinchot seeks a third term amid old guard opposition in a closely watched political contest.
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Philadelphia
John L. Lewis
CIO
Congress
Jim Farley
Farley
George H. Earle
Senate
Tom Kennedy
Earle
State Organization
Charles A. Jones
Pittsburgh
Earle Organization
S Davis Wilson
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State Committee
Tearley
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Gifford Pinchot
Old Guard
Pinchot
Arthur H. James
Old Line
James
Puddler Jim) Davis
Fable of flax shows life’s changing forms and lessons
A passage describing Hans Andersen’s fable where a flax field grows, is harvested, turned into linen and paper, then burned as fire. The tale emphasizes growth, destruction, renewal, and a lasting message learned through each stage, attributed to Dr. Newton and dated 1938.
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Hans Andersen
Cell Bars Do Not Stop Wedding Of Taxicab Driver
Herbert Schwensohn a 29 year old Cedar Rapids taxicab driver serving jail for illegal liquor sale married Miss Vantha Skinner 19 in an east side church after being granted visitation. He faced a $500 fine or five months in jail but arrangements allowed a $50 fine and 30 days in jail or $150 fine with no jail, suspended on good behavior.
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Herbert Schwensohn
Schwensohn
Vantha Skinner
Cedar Rapids
James Smith
C. J. Haas
G.K. Thompson
Harold's a Boy Who Needs Health Camp
Harold, an eight year old with high intelligence, has suffered fatigue at school due to illness and a severely limited home diet. His father’s cut wages left bread beans and potatoes as staples. Nurses propose a four week stay at Camp Good Health to restore health with balanced meals and a more supportive environment.
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Harold
Camp Good Health
Har
Government radio station hearings postponed in Washington
The House Naval Affairs Committee indefinitely postponed further hearings on Rep. Emanuel Celler’s bill to authorize a $750000 government radio station in Washington for international broadcasts. Chairman Carl Vinson ordered the delay after private radio firms said their facilities could be used at no cost for broadcasts.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Emanuel Celler
N. Y
Carl Vinson
Roosevelt Roars Influence in Key Democratic Races
The piece reports how President Roosevelt and his aides pressure Democratic primaries across nine states. It notes endorsements by James Roosevelt in Florida, shifting support in Oregon, South Carolina Senatorial plans, and Georgia and California moves toward a broader Roosevelt platform before November.
Relief Clients In Cleveland Hold City Hall Against Food Shortage
Relief clients occupied Cleveland city hall council chambers in a protest over life necessities amid a city relief crisis. About 150 slept there on coffee while demanding a permanent program as the council approved a temporary $80 000 relief appropriation for one week for 75 000 clients.
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City Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
House
Toledo
Akron
Relief Pay Tied to Wages and Hours Bill Basis
Senator Richard Russell proposed amending the recovery bill to set WPA relief differentials no greater than those in the pending wages and hours legislation. The plan would tie relief pay differentials to the same percentage limits as the new labor standards bill, potentially eliminating regional gaps. Currently WPA pays three regional scales with the southern rate the lowest.
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Russell
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White House
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Ickes
North
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Richard B. Russell, Jr
Fie
Senate Appropriations
WPA
St Luke's Drive Launches With 57500 In Pledges
Advance pledges of 57500 and other gifts outlined at a Roosevelt hotel campaign kickoff dinner.Despite showers, 255 attendees heard leaders press the need for strong local hospitals as St Luke's seeks to retire debt and fund a new wing.
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St. Luke’s
Roosevelt Hotel
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mercy
St. Luke's Hospitals
Morris Sanford
Landon Warns of Dangers to Press Freedom
Former Kansas Governor Alfred M. Landon stressed the vital importance of free and unchecked transmission of ideas for preserving democracy. Speaking before the Inland Daily Press association in Chicago, Landon urged sustained alertness by the press and the public.
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Chicago
United States
Alfred M. Landon
Topeka
Kan
Inland Daily Press Association
Kansas
Landon Says Roosevelt Should Speak On Business Crisis
1936 Republican nominee Alf Landon urged President Roosevelt to address current business pressures. He warned against extermination or repression as a policy, favoring publicity and free editorial expression to counter radical trends. He noted respect for press independence and cited incidents involving Norman Thomas and escaped tensions over free speech.
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INS
Roosevelt
Alf BM
Landon
State House
Supreme Court
Thomas
Monroe Doctrine In For A Morning Workout
A satirical column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks Senator Ham Lewis and his stance on European debts. The piece jokes about Lewis’s fashion and doubles the Monroe Doctrine with playful political jabs. England’s Mexico demand is referenced as a trigger, but the tone remains light and comic.
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Bugs” Baer
Ham Lewis
Ham
Senator Lewis
England
Mexico
Cites Need of Wages on Per Child Basis
California psychologist Dr Popenoe urged nationwide adoption of a family wage tied to number of children to balance parental burden. He told over 1,200 delegates that equal pay for equal work penalizes families with children and harms social stability and eugenic goals.
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Paul Popenoce
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Institute of Family Relations
Los Angeles
Popenoe
Salt Lake City
California
Paul Popenoe
Discontinue Big Springs School On Center Point Road
The Cedar Rapids area school board decided to discontinue classes at Big Springs School on Center Point road NE starting next fall after long maintenance concerns. North of Glass road pupils will ride to Kenwood. remaining pupils to Garfield.
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Cedar Rapids
Dairy Dale
Big Springs
Center Point Road
Glass Road
Kenwood
Garfield
T. Hickok
Charlies Penningroth
Joseph Suma
Harold Trewin
Building and Grounds Committee
Hayes
Chicago Relief Adopts War Time Rations Amid Shortage
Chicago relief officials announced plans to place about 85 000 needy on federal war time rations as funds run out. The city seeks a special legislative session called by Gov Henry Horner to restore relief funds by June. Surplus commodities will supply rice beans dried apples prunes cabbage potatoes oranges and possibly butter for three meals daily. Milk credits are arranged for children in 34 000 families without aid checks this month. About 59 500 other families had orders for May before funds dried up. Fifteen hundred of 1 900 relief workers will be dismissed Tuesday night and 19 district stations will close Wednesday with skeleton staff for emergency care.
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Chicago
Chicago Relief Administration
Henry Horner
Federal Surplus Commodity Administration
Leo M. Lyons
Gloomy Cedar Rapids Rain Dampens Day Temperatures Shift
Skies over Cedar Rapids brought an inch of rain with cooler air. Temperatures fell to 56 at 7 am then rose to 59, 69, then drifted to 67 as more rain fell. Monday highs reached 76 and dropped to 57 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Ins_keep company
Nine Aboard Missing in Southwest Liner Over Sierra Madre
Nine persons are missing after a Lockheed transport plane vanished in fog over the Sierra Madre range near Los Angeles. The craft bound for St Paul for Northwest Airlines left Union Air Terminal Monday afternoon with Lockheed test pilot Sidney Willey aboard and included Northwest officials Fred Whittemore Henry Salisbury and others. Ground searches with CCC enrollees forest rangers and National Guard planes continued as fog hampered visibility and radio contact was lost after takeoff.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed
Sierra Madre Range
St Paul
Northwest Airlines
Union Air Terminal
Coastil Plain
Mojave Desert
Sidney Willey
Fred Whittemore
St. Paul
Henry Salisbury
Carl B. Squier
Lola Totty
Glendale
Calif
Evelyn Dingle
Los Angeles Sheriffs Office
Lancaster
Palmdale
Mojave
CCC
Forest Rangers
National Guard
Claude Morgan
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Aero Squadron
Burbank
Dollar DaySales Event to Draw Shoppers in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids gears up for a city wide Dollar Day with big savings across departments. Stores display special values in furniture clothing luggage and appliances. Free parking and courtesy bus rides are offered to shoppers as merchants promote the semi annual event.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Washington High School
Marion
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
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