Bounties to Aid Exports Threaten AAA Policies
Ames Iowa AP Walter Mc Clure warns that currency inflation and export bounties threaten the Agricultural Adjustment Act and trade agreements. He notes Iowa exports, from Davenport to Des Moines, depend on world prices and reduced trade barriers, praising Canada’s reciprocal pact as helpful.
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Ames
Walter McClure
State Department
Washington
McClure
Lowas Place
AAA
United States
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Charles City
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Burlington
Des Moines
Newton
Fort Madison
FERA Liquidated In Full, Hopkins Says
Officials assert the federal emergency relief administration has been fully liquidated. Hopkins says the program, in operation since May 1938, spent over 3000 dollars. The statement notes the completion of disbursements and asset settlements.
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FERA
Hopkins
Washington
Fed E* Corporation
Wich
Fridas
Hophoes
Italy plans to attack British in Ethiopian front
Reports from Asmara say Italy's Gren Grizia thrust targets Sassak Baneh Cabre Darre and Dag vob Bur with air scouts noting Ethiopian fortifications at Daggah Bar. Rome denied active hostilities while Mussolini pressures swift action before League sanctions bite.
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Addis Ababa
Pedro Badegho
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Returns On Social Security Measure Not Due Until 37
Des Moines reports that Iowa employers have until January 1937 to file payroll statements with the federal social security board. John G Wynant, chairman, told Gov. Clyde L Herring the board aims to provide necessary information and address employer confusion. The act applies to employment after December 31, 1936, with actual benefit collections undecided.
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Des Moines
National Social Security Board
Clyde L Herring
John G Wynant
Security Board
Wynant
Herring Wynant
Connecticut
Byron G. Allen
Iowa
Old Age Assistance Commission
Allen
Lown
Ma Sunday Talks Of Billy At Minneapolis
Mrs William A Sunday preached in Minneapolis saying she won’t continue the sawdust trail, plans to speak at memorial meetings, and will respond to invitations. She recalls her husband Billy Sunday’s life, notes condolence telegrams from Roosevelt and others, and explains she remains busy answering letters from friends and fans.
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Minneapolis
Wiliam
United States
Billy
California
Delay Naval Parley To Give Americans Time To Arrive
London postpones the fire power naval limitation conference from December 6 to December 9 to allow the American delegation extra time to reach the London talks. The U S delegation sails from New York on the Aquitania and arrives Southampton at noon December 6, planning rapid briefing at the British Foreign Office Locarno room.
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London
Washington
New York
Southampton
Locarno Room
British Foreign Office
Body of Van Vlack's former wife found near Berger
Mil dred Hook 22 was found shot and beaten in a railroad culvert near Berger Idaho. Authorities tied the killing to Douglas Van Vlack his former husband who is jailed on a murder charge in the slaying of State Patrolman Fonta ine Cooper. The sheriff planned to move Van Vlack to a different jail as Cooper's funeral was held at Lava Hot Springs.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Mildred Hook
Douglas van Vlack
Berger
Ida
Oris Cryder
Tacoma
Wash
van Vlack
Fontaine Cooper
E F Prater
Here
Cooper
Lava Hot Springs
WPA approves 26 more projects in Linn and NE Iowa counties
Des Moines AP L S Hill says 21 counties gain 624 WPA workers. Allocations total 80 406 with project costs at 621 371 bringing overall totals to 724 projects and 5 602 764 in allocated funds aiding 31 084 relief workers.
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Des Moines
L. S Hill
WPA
Black Hawk County
Butler
Dubuque
Super Intendent
Independent School District
Center Point
Coggon
Clinton
Calamus
Burlington
Iowa
Jones
City of Fort Madison
Wapello
Boone
City Park
Jasper
Colfax
Laval Gets Second Vote of Confidence
The article reports on Laval facing a second confidence vote amid France’s financial crisis. It notes an 8 billion franc deficit, a push for devaluation, and economic tensions as Regnier defends the government and defend the franc against a possible gold embargo while outlining steps to avert panic.
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Paul Renaud
Center Republican
France
Renaud
Marcel Regnier
Regnier
United States
Great Britain
Belgium
Bank of France
Ministry of Commerce
15 Year Old Confesses Jail Delivery Plot in South Bend
Ed ward McDonald a 15 year old high school student confessed an attempted jail delivery of three Chicago youths held for robbery and murder Sheriff Roy H Wolfe said Friday Two hack saws were slipped through window bars to Nicolas Adition 19 and were found during a cell raid McDonalds motive was to help a man behind bars and he did not know the intended recipient The other two suspects Danny Valuskus 17 and Alphonse Suskewich 19 professed no knowledge and were placed in solitary confinement The trio are jailed for the slaying of Roy V Creery at a filling station on Sept 28 Jack Perkins another prisoner is also confined in the county jail
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South Bend
Ind
Edward McDonald
Chicago
Roy H. Wolfe
Micholas Adition
Wolfe
Adition
Sheriff Wolfe
McDonald
Achilon
Danny Valuskus
Alphonse Suskewich
Aditson
Roy V. Creery
Jack Perkins
Dillinger
Trade Commission Seeks Expanded Powers in New Legislation
The U S Federal Trade Commission urged broader authority to regulate unfair practices and deceptive acts. The annual report to Congress calls for strengthening the FTC Act and the Clayton Act to curb asset acquisitions and consolidations that dodge stock purchase rules.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
Commission
The
New Corn Prices Fall 20 Cents On Iowa Farms
Federal ag statistician Leslie M. Carl reports new corn for feeding caused a 20 cent drop in Iowa farm prices from Oct 15 to Nov 15. The Nov 15 average was 48 cents per bushel, down from 68 cents, with mold and poor quality corn also weighing on prices. Hog prices also fell seasonally to an average of 8.50 dollars per hundredweight from 9.60, widening the corn hog ratio to 1 72.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Iowa
Carl
Kildee Sees U S Pork Decline as Grazing Expands
CHICAGO AP A Dean of Iowa State College predicts a drop in pork consumption in the United States due to soil erosion prevention measures boosting grazing land and shifting from grain fed to grass fed cattle. He notes a historical swing from pork to beef and veal and expects more grass fed beef from southern and grain states.
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Chicago
H H Kildee
Iowa State College
American Society of Animal Production
Kildeen
Agricultural School
Dean Kildee
Middle West
Testimony Tangles Slot Syndicate Case Evidence
Witnesses identify signatures on forgery and withdrawal documents tied to O Connor case. prosecutors note no transfers to O Connor. cross examination finds no direct links. Court to continue Saturday with more witnesses.
Wallace Critics Withdrawn From Des Moines Forum
Secretary Henry A Wallace avoided sharing a platform with critic Milo Reno in Des Moines after seating limits forced the withdrawal. Reno, among five minute speakers, accepted a later invitation to speak December 30. A. W Merrill cited crowding as reason against a Wallace Reno debate at the public forum.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Milo Reno
Reno
Public Forum
Wallace
A. W Merrill
Extended Store Hours For Christmas Shopping Begin Dec 18
Cedar Rapids merchants in the loop district will stay open until 9 p.m. from Wednesday December 18 through Monday December 23 to aid holiday shoppers. On Christmas Eve stores close at 6 p.m. announced Friday by the Mercantile Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Cedar Rapids Loop District
Mercantile Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Local Man Sentenced To State Reformatory
Charles C. Sheriff, 27, of Cedar Rapids, received an indeterminate five year sentence to Anamosa state reformatory for larceny. He pled not guilty to the original robbery with aggravation charge tied to a Nov. 22 holdup at L. P Rider grocery, with about $5 to $6 taken and most of it recovered after his arrest about twenty minutes later.
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Charles C. Sheriff
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa State Reformatory
H. C. Ring
L. P Rider
Sixth Street
Lorenz Reveals Mercy Killings In Family
New York AP Dr Adolf Lorenz a famed Viennese surgeon says two relatives including his son's first wife and an 82 year old abbot Gregor of St Paul monastery in Carinthia were hastened to death to spare suffering. He details lavish narcotics dosages used to render them oblivious before death.
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New York
Adolf Lorenz
Lorenz
Albert Lorenz
Gregor
St. Paul Monastery
Carinthia
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