Roosevelt to make in person veto appeal to Congress
President Roosevelt planned to travel to Capitol Hill to deliver his veto message against the Patman bonus bill. He pressed three main objections including spending 2.2 billion for four percent of the people and warned Congress to be ready for new taxes if the veto is overridden. The move aims to rally support ahead of a joint session.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Patman
White House
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Congressional
House
Senate
Atataches
White ‘House
Sequoia
Potomac
Drys Lead in Georgia Repeal Vote
The drys won Georgia’s repeal election by about 331 votes. Final unofficial returns show 81,788 for repeal and 82,119 against, from 128 counties plus 31 counties via United Press. The race reflects a narrow reversal of the state’s 28 year dry law.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Secretary of State
United Press
Des Moines Man Heads Iowa Frivol Magazine
Vernon Anderson of Des Moines was elected editor of Frivol the Iowa State University humor magazine by the student board. Mary Briley of Washington was re‑elected business manager. Anderson, assistant editor this year, belongs to Phi Gamma Delta and A F I. Briley is a sophomore at the university.
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DES Moines
Vernon Anderson
Frivol
University of Iown
Mary Briley
Washington
Anderson
Phi Gamma Delta
Miss Briley
Cooper
Farmer
Iona
Gazette
The
Walter Hutchinson
Linn County Democratic
State Securities Department
War and peace in a world teetering on the edge of destruction
The author laments resurgent militarism and failed disarmament as dictators push wars. They warn of mass unemployment, societal decay, and demagogic voices, urging faith in humanity and a hopeful rebuild beyond looming catastrophe.
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Italy
Cieta
Goethe
Kant
Schiller
Wallace Worries New Farm Problems Highlighted at Capitol
Secretary Wallace, in a Capitol luncheon with eighteen Iowa farmers and eight of nine Iowa representatives, warned of continuing postwar readjustments. He urged fair use of power and cooperation with consumers while stressing fresh farm challenges ahead. Earl Dean of Mason City spoke for the delegation before most headed home.
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Washington
Iowa
Wallace
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Capitol
Earl Dean
Mason City
Farmer
Ifox
Cooper's Attorneys Serve Libel Demands On Gazette Editors
Boardman and Cartwright representing Harold M. Cooper have issued seven demands for retractions of statements printed in The Gazette on April 20 through May 10. The notices were served on John Ly. Miller, general manager, with Sheriff Smith handling service. The Gazette defends its coverage of Cooper’s perjury testimony and the liquor control case, asserting accuracy and opposing any censorship.
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Gazette Company
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Cartwright
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John Ly. Miller
Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Herbert C.ring
Iowa
Barker Berg Get Life Term In Bremer Kidnapping
Five of the seven Barker Karpis gang members were convicted in the January 1934 kidnapping of Edward Bremer, St. Paul bank president. Arthur Barker and Oliver Berg received life terms and likely faces at Alcatraz. The jury convicted John McLaughlin, James Wilson, Harold Alderton, and others. some defendants pled guilty and testified for the government.
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Chicago
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Delaney
William E. Vidler
Byron’ Bolton
George Goetz
Bremer
Liquor Board Seeks Roelofs as Special Assistant Attorney General
Iowa liquor control commission recommends Henry J. Roelofs as special assistant attorney general to handle legal affairs following Sallie B. Francis dismissal. Roelofs heads the permit department and is brother of State Senator E. Roelofs. Appointment rests with Attorney General O Connor and must be approved by the executive council. Four men declined Gov. Herring’s invitation to succeed Harold M. Cooper as chairman.
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Iowa Liquor ‘ Control Commission
Henry J. Roelofs
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Liquor Commission
Sallie B. Francis
Sena
S . E. Roelofs
Sioux Center
Edward L. O'Connor
Executive Council
Clyde L. Herring
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
C- Hubbell
Matt A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
W.D. ‘Evans
Hampton
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Warm Up After Frosty Morning
Temperatures rose quickly in Cedar Rapids from a 36 degree low to 50 by 7 am and 65 by 10 am with light frost reported. Skies were fair and a 7 pm reading showed 65 followed by 57 at midnight as the day progressed per company records.
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Feuling Report On Democratic Campaign Funds Missing
Polk county grand jury prepares to examine three Feuling signed campaign expense statements between 1932 and 1934. Feuling claims a missing report covering March 1 to August 1 1934, while James Green says no filing occurred. Receipts and expenditures are itemized, showing a final balance and a post election surplus.
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Moines
Secretary of State
Statehouse
Polk County
Eugene J. Feuling
Democratic State Central Committee
Feuling
R. Osborne
James Green
Francis
J. Kuble
Polk
Alex Miller
Green
Kuble
Arid
Iowa Democratic Club
Richberg Plans July Exit From Government Post
Washington AP reports Donald Richberg NRA chief said he wants relief from government office by July 1. He cited need for rest and noted he may depart depending on Congress actions and Supreme Court rulings. He could not head the new NRA if set up by June 16.
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Washington
Donald Richberg
NRA
Hestold
Supreme Court
Fire on farms near Tipton injures fireman
Tipton AP report says one fireman, W D Nesmith, suffered severe head injuries when struck by a nozzle while fighting a blaze on the James Brennan and Ed Brennan farms. The fire, starting in shredded corn, destroyed a large barn and corn crib. a spark ignited the Ed Brennan residence, causing serious damage as water trucks from nearby towns assisted.
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Nesmith
Tipton
James Brennan
Ed Brennan
Slot Machine Case Probes Tax Agents and Graft Claims
Federal tax agents studied seized books and records in slot machine raids here Friday. The findings cited a slot machine syndicate paying city and county officials for protection, triggering suspensions and removals including County Attorney Max Duckworth and Safety Commissioner Henry C. Kuhlmann. Special prosecutors plan to reconvene the grand jury Monday for a second graft investigation and to press removal proceedings against Kuhlmann in district court Tuesday.
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Ole T. Naglestad
Grand Jury
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Verne
Marshall
Cedar
Rapids
Polk County Grand Jury Probes Iowa Liquor Commission
The Polk County grand jury heard testimony from M W Hyland of Tama as part of a probe into the Iowa liquor commission. Hyland said Western Distributing, in which he is a partner, received higher prices from the commission than the Cen a Distilling company in Peoria for the same liquor brands.
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