US Commerce Chamber Heads Appeals on NRA Rebuild
In Washington and New York prominent business leaders urged upholding NRA wages and hours while exploring a voluntary blue eagle structure to replace compulsory provisions struck down by the Supreme Court. Harper Sibley of the U S chamber spoke to around 500 merchants, urging no swift changes and stressing responsible business action.
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Washington
Blue Eagle
Supreme Court
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
NEW York
NRA
Harper Sibley
United States Chamber. of Commerce
Sibley
Washington in political paralysis after NRA ruling
Washington faces uncertainty as the Supreme Court declares the NRA unconstitutional and signals challenges to other New Deal laws. Key actions include suspending code enforcement, delaying Labor 7A disputes, recommitting AAA amendments, and halting broader legislation while officials assess the Blue Eagle and liquor industries.
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Washington
INS
Supreme Court
NRA
Organized Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Francis Biddle
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
AAA
Gazette Editor Calls On Herring For Explanation
Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette telegraphed Governor Clyde Herring in Des Moines calling for a public clarification of his apparent comment to the press. The message urges the governor to state clearly that Marshall is not fleeing Iowa to evade grand jury testimony in Woodbury County.
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Verne Marshall
Cedar ‘Rapids
Clyde Herring
Des Moines
Associated
Lown
Woodbury
Aly
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Governor Herring denies implying Marshall evaded grand jury
Davenport Tuesday afternoon phone call yields Governor Herring saying he did not mean to suggest Verne Marshall avoided service of a Woodbury county grand jury subpoena. He states Marshall has appeared voluntarily before the grand jury and he knew only what Gene Kelly reported about Marshall possibly returning.
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Governor Herring
Davenport
Associated Press
Verne Marshall
Iowa
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Verne
Des Moines
Kuhlmann
Sioux City
Woodbury Grand Jury
Gene Kelly
Sioux City Tribune
Marshall
Herring
Roy Porter
Dionne quintuplets celebrate first birthday at Callander church
Neighbors trek through rain to attend a high mass for the Dionne quintuplets but the children's parents Elzire and Oliva Dionne do not attend. Candles glow at the altar as Father McNally in purple and gold presides over the simple church service. Parishioners mingle after the ceremony, the church marking its nine year existence.
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Callander
Dionne
Elzire
Oliva Dionne
Father McNally
Leaders Move to Rewrite AAA Bill to Meet Court Ruling
Washington Roosevelt allies in Congress and Agriculture officials agreed to recommit the AAA bill for full revision to satisfy the Supreme Court blue eagle decision. Senate and House leaders expect changes within two weeks to align licensing standards and interstate commerce limits with the NRA ruling.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Supreme Court
Senate
Agricultural Committee
Robinson
Arkansas
House
Senate Agriculture
Wallace
Chester
C. Davis
Seth Thomas
Agriculture Department
Wagner
Wheeler-Rayburn
Congress
NIRA
NRA
Roosevelt Reader
Brush as Saint or Sap in Wilder Tale
In the Thornton Wilder story, George Brush puzzles readers with his fixation on love and faith. Some see a Babbitt like saint, others a plain nut, yet the author portrays a wistful figure whose steadfast beliefs persist amid absurdities and harsh worldly reality.
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George Brush
Thornton Wilder
Wilder
Brush
Queenie
Solon Woman Sues Over Unauthorized Autopsy
Mrs. Lillian Stinacher of Solon sues for 15000 against University of Iowa Hospital administrator Robert E. Neff and doctors E P Russell and Vernon Peterson claiming an autopsy on her husband Charles Stinocher without consent was unnecessary after his death from burns at the Iowa City hospital on March 4.
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Iowa City
Lillian Stinacher
Solon
Robert E. Neff
University of Iowa Hospital
E. P. Russell
Vernon Peterson
O'Connor and aides testify in Polk County probe
Attorney General Edward L. O Connor and assistants Leroy Rader and Walter Maley appeared before the Polk County grand jury amid an investigation of extortion and obstruction claims tied to Des Moines beer distributor Thomas Conroy. The panel also reviews legislative committee testimony on liquor law violations.
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Des Moines
Edward L. O’connor
Leroy Rader
Walter Maley
Polk County
Administration of Justice
Maley
Thomas Conroy
Legislative Committee
Liquor Commission
Grand
Eugene J. Feuling
Democratic
Harold M. Cooper
Feuling
Conroy
Floyd E. Page
Frank Witwer Estate Pays Tax of 6019 to State Treasurer
Des Moines reports the estate of Frank Witwer of Cedar Rapids paid an inheritance tax of 6019.32 on taxable value 186448.32 to the state treasurer. Assets were stock in Witwer Grocery Co with gross value 250000.
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Des Moines
Frank Witwer
Cedar Rapids
Witwer Grocery Company
Army Bomber Crashes in Sequoia National Park
An army bombing plane in maneuvers went out of control and crashed in Sequoia National Park two miles north of Lodgepole killing four aboard. Survivors include two army fliers and two Fox newsreel crew members. Authorities suspect control cables tangled with equipment as the plane circled before the fall.
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Fresno
Calif
Sequoia National Park
Lodgepole
CCC
Guy Porter
Kansas
Ed Root
Montgomery
Lewis S. Tappan
San Francisco
Allyn P. Alexander
San Franisco
Fox’ News
Lieut. Root
Changes Made on Ship After Sequoia Crash Revealed
An Army bombing plane that crashed in Sequoia National Park, killing four airmen, was among planes recently subjected to structural and technical changes. Army officials said no apparent structural failure was found and an investigation headed by Major H. D. Smith began immediately with headquarters in the park.
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Sacramento
Calif
Sequoia National Park
United Press
Army Board of Investigation
H. D. Smith
Park
Governor Herring Denies Implication In Marshall Case
Governor Clyde Herring says he is not responsible for public interpretation of his Monday remark about Verne Marshall. He notes Marshall was outside Iowa and that a Woodbury County grand jury subpoena may have been misused. He cites Sioux City reporting as his source and says he should not have used the word subpoena.
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Davenport
Herring
Verne Marshall
Iowa
Marshall
Woodbury County
Cedar Rapids
Woodbury
Sioux City
Goltz Resigns as Special Prosecutor in Sioux City Graft Case
Carlos W. Goltz, acting special prosecutor in the Sioux City graft investigation, resigns after city hall announces a new police appointment. Grand jury resumes with Havner Naglestad and Hamilton guiding presentation as Des Moines witnesses testify regarding local graft and Des Moines connections.
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Sioux City
Rice Ens
Pel Mannii
Haver, Meads
Dee Moines
Angie
Grand
Was
Ole T. Naglestad
HH. M. Havner
Clair Hamilton
Havner
Des. Moines
Naglestad
Hamilton
Sioux
Goltz
Grand Jury
Des’ Moines
Lynn Geil
Des Moines
Virgil Case
W. R. Tice
Feather
Joseph Tattersall
Sam Hoffman
Earl Morgan
Hollar Named to Kuhlmanns Post in Sioux City
Sioux City city council named Gordon C. Hollar commissioner of public safety to replace Henry C. Kuhlmann who resigned amid graft investigation. Hollar, former police chief for four years under Commissioner Thomas H. McBride, had previously lost to Kuhlmann in 1934.
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Sioux City
Gordon C. Hollar
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Kuhlmann
Hollar
Thomas H. McBride
Limerick Held On Bank Robbery Indictments
Thomas Limerick of Council Bluffs Iowa appeared before a U S Commissioner in Kansas City for arraignment on two national bank robbery indictments He waived proceedings to be removed to Sioux Falls South Dakota where the indictments were returned Limerick confessed to participating in a series of bank robberies after arrest in St Joseph Missouri
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Kansas City
Thomas Limerick
Council Bluffs
U. S
Thompson
Sioux Falls
S. D
Limerick
St. Joseph
Iowa Moratorium On Foreclosures Survives Supreme Court Ruling
Iowa officials react to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Frazier Lemke act, noting it may not void the act entirely. Debtors may seek continuances to delay foreclosure while the moratorium remains in effect, with experts debating whether bankrupt farmers regain status or remain under bankruptcy laws. Proponents urge continued refinancing, while opponents warn of widespread costs to farmers and credit.
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Ray Anderson
Iowa
United States Supreme Court
Towa
Federal Bankeruptcy Court
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Frazier= Lemke
Stewart
Holmes
Cedar
Cass
Supreme. Court
Mr.Holmes
M. L. Bowman
Des Moines
State Board of Conciliation
Five Wisconsin officers freed after abduction near De Soto
Five Prairie du Chien area officers including Frank Hichock were abducted while pursuing two men on a Mississippi river houseboat. Hichock escaped by swimming to report the incident. Suspects Frank Dawson and Fred Anderson, captured nearby, face attempted murder charges.
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Lansing
INS
Wisconsin
De'Soto
Wis
Frank Dawson
Fred Anderson
Prairie du Chien
Frank Hichock
Mississippi River
Hichock
R. P. Boland
Douglas Hichock
Irvin Thompson
Denis Knutson
Missing Aviator Redfern Said Alive by Informant
Washington AP dispatch says aviator Paul Redfern, missing for almost eight years, may be alive near the Guiana region in South America. James L. Park, American vice consul at Colon, Panama, reported an unnamed informant told him he had seen Redfern in the Guiana country. Redfern, from Brunswick, Georgia, had been reported seriously crippled.
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Washington
Paul Redfern
State Department
Netherlands
Guiana
South America
Colon
Panama
Telegraph
Redfern
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W. T. Ryan
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Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Moss
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