Committee Recommends Shaping State Education Authority
The Legislative Committee on Reduction of Government, appointed by the Governor, Speaker, and Senate President, urges drastic reforms. It calls for a full time paid education board, abolition of the finance committee, and state control of school funds with legislative appropriations for all expenditures. It criticizes university spending without legislative consent and cites reallocation of tuition and fee receipts to a state treasury.
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House
Senate
Board of Education
DES Moines
State Board of Education
Iowa
General Assembly
State Board of Control
State Highway Commission
Senator James J. Davis Trial Opens in Moose Lottery Case
U.S. Senator James J. Davis faces federal lottery charges tied to the Loyal Order of Moose. Jury seated in under two hours as prosecutors outline alleged cross state lotteries and Davis's financial links through aides and a secretary. Davis denies any personal benefit and argues no lottery existed.
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New York
United States
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Loyal Order of Moose
Frank J. Coleman
Davis
T. Blake Kennedy
Conrad H. Mann
Kansas City
Frank E. Herring
South Bend
Ind
Order of Eagles
Louis N. Treadwell
Southern District of
Treadwell
Senator Davis
Fred W. Jones
Joseph Jenkins
Ted Miller
Miller
Mussolini
Charles H. Tuttle
Tuttle
Express
Minnesota Farm Pickets Clash With Law Ends In Standoff
In Worthington Minnesota a 66 year old farmer defied pickets blocking highways to boost prices for non perishables by delaying truck shipments. S V Calvin challenged two men leaping to the ground and swinging before deputies arrived. He resumed market with ten sheep.
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Worthington, Minn
S. V. Calvin
Eldon Rowe
Calvin
Bishop Cannon Attacks Prohibition Foes Despite Personal Tragedy
Bishop James Cannon Jr. thundered against the liquor lobby at the Memorial coliseum just after learning of his son Dr. W. B. Cannon’s death. He assailed repealists and criticized political leaders while showing sorrow over his loss amid a heated anti saloon lecture to 2,560 local attendees.
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James Cannon, Jr
Methodist Church
South
Memorial Coliseum
St. George
W. B. Cannon
Cannon
Veterans Hospital
Hampton
Arlington Cemetery
United States
Muscatine
Davenport
Bishop Cannon
Democratic Party
Herbert Hoover
Troops Called In as Illinois Mine War Tensions Rise
National Guardsmen patrolled Taylorville Illinois after bombs were hurled during the coal mining dispute. Two companies arrived at dawn with special deputies aiding patrols to prevent further outbreaks amid ongoing unrest that has wracked local offices and mine workers at the Taylorville Breeze and UMWA headquarters.
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Taylorville
Ill
Illinois
National Guard
Louis L. Emmerson
Taylorville Breeze
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois Coal
Iowa Board Reform Targeted To Curb Expansion Costs
Iowa legislative committee calls for reorganizing the state board of education into a small full time paid panel. Receipts would pass through the state treasury, with a biennial appropriation, while courses would be surveyed to cut duplications and align expansion with tax capacity.
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Iowa Board
Education spending in Iowa questioned by board committee
A committee report labels a unique process as an attempt to “keep up with the Joneses” in state education. The plan is said to impose physical and educational costs beyond what Iowa taxpayers can finance, prompting critical debate among officials.
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Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Harvard
Princeton
Board of Education
Joneses
Duplication Elimination Urged for State Courses
Authorities advocate cutting duplication in state institutions. Nine courses exist at the state university and state college. The university budgeted 700 for these courses last year while Ames allocated 330,200, totaling about 1,077,000 annually for both schools.
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Col. Univ. Engineering
Caesak
Ames
State Teachers College
Iowa
Univer
State University
State College
Government report sparks calls for efficiency and reform
A committee report highlights likely economies and readjustments to boost administrative efficiency and taxpayer relief. It prompts questions about Gov Turner’s stance, the board of education actions, and anticipated legislative responses.
Governor to Review Report on Education Extension
The governor may forward the review to a legislative committee next winter. Education boards led by Czar Jessup plan to block recommendations, while the Legislature, economy minded and inexperienced, may blunder. The report highlights extension work at Iowa City and Ames as costly with questionable value, recommending abandonment of many activities.
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Board of Education
Czar Jessup
Iowa City
Ames
Political ties guide job seekers to state extension division
When a politically active person who loses a job seeks another public payroll post, the extension division at Ames or Iowa City is the likely landing spot. If backed or deemed worthy, he secures a position there if no other option exists.
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Ames
Iowa City
Taxpayer fears over new revenue promises in state politics
The article warns that voters face deceptive disclosures by vote seekers who promise changes but deliver little. It notes potential new revenue streams and tax law changes framed as tax equalization.
Truth and taxes clash over efficiency in Iowa politics
The piece argues that government expense could be trimmed to save more money than new revenue from voters choosing leaders who push a “seek the rich” agenda. It claims such policies would impose new taxes on those who still have wealth.
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Iowa
Governor Turner Faces Pressure for Tax Relief Crusade
In a political move aimed at aiding taxed citizens, Gov. Turner intensifies calls for relief measures. The public campaign centers on helping the struggling taxpayers while outlining policy proposals and potential fiscal impact.
Hurley Allocates 795000 for Detroit River Channels
Secretary Hurley announced a relief package of 795000 to deepen the Detroit river channels. The funds aim to improve navigation and reduce shipping bottlenecks as part of broader flood and river work.
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Washington
Hurley
Detroit River
Will Rogers Sees Fire Burn in California and Rail Cost Clash
In a Will Rogers Says column from Santa Monica California the fire burning for two weeks prompts critique of Hoover's handling. He notes France hesitates on disarmament until Germany departs from a conference and begins building pocket cruisers. He mocks railroads and urges competition with buses and trucks.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Hoover
France
Germany
Will
Britain and France oppose German demand on arms
United Press reports Britain and France jointly reject Germany's call for armament parity. France supports the British position but fears peace treaty revision to salvage the disarmament talks. Berlin thinks Franco British unity could unite hostile factions for military sovereignty. Geneva notes Lausanne conference tensions.
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United Press
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Geneva
Seeeemek
Lausanne
U S Officials Back Disarmament Stance in Paris Talks
Ambassador Walter E Edge and Senator David A Reed conferred with French leaders Premier Herriot and War Minister Boncour. They reportedly supported Franco British opposition to German arms equality and urged progress toward disarmament with no reararmament.
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Paris
Walter E. Edge
David A. Reed
Pennsylvania
Edouard Herriot
Joseph Paul Boncour
United States
Germany objects to British note on arms policy
Berlin denounces Britain's unfriendly note criticizing Germany's arms demand procedure as tactically wrong. A government spokesman says the accusation disturbs harmony and contradicts English public opinion, insisting the old dispute remains urgent.
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Berlin
Germany
Six Dead in Police Fight with Bandits Continues
Six people are dead after a week end confrontation in eastern Oklahoma as law officers pursue highwaymen linked to the slaying of Susie Sharp. Claremore deputy Flippin dies of wounds in Muskogee hospital, bringing the toll to three officers and three outlaws. In Cookson hills, two of three alleged killers were shot by a posse during the pursuit of Deputy Webster Reece.
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Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Susie Sharp
Flippin
Claremore
Webster Reece
Cookson Hills
Reece
Sweden Premier Hamlin Resigns After Election Setback
Premier Felix Hamlin and his cabinet quit after heavy Social Democratic losses in the general election in Stockholm. The king asked the cabinet to resign, marking a shift in Sweden’s government.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Felix Hamlin
Eleven injured in Sunday Cedar Rapids two-car crash
A Sunday morning crash one mile east of Lafayette injured eleven people, two severely. Vehicles driven by Kenneth Pigman and Mrs Ethel Schanitz collided after Pigman’s car crossed a ditch and struck a telephone pole. Passengers included Mrs Schanitz and her companions from Alburnett and Vinton.
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Lafayette
Alburnett-Lafayette
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Pigman
B Avenue NW
Pigman
Ethel Schauitz
Alburnett
George Zerbee
Sixteenth Street
Vernon
Ee Ee Eran Neee
Glenn Zerbee
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Zerbee
Glenn
Schanitz
Andrews
Vinton
Farm Products Lead List In Price Increase
Farm products led the wholesale price index’s rise in August with broad gains across grains, meats, dairy and eggs. The department reported 213 price increases and 135 decreases versus July, noting a 2% month rise for farm products and a 942% yearly drop from 1931.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Chandler Pump Co Foundry Reopens After 18 Month Closure
Chandler Pump Co foundry resumes operations after eighteen months of shutdown. C. R. Chandler says business improves in the middle west prompting reemployment of former staff. twenty men currently employed with machine shop work to begin in two weeks.
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Cedar Rapids
Chandler Pump Company
C. R. Chandler
Middlewest
Warmer Weather Returns to Cedar Rapids
Warmer weather returned to Cedar Rapids Monday after a Sunday of varied conditions. The day began with fair skies and brisk breezes as the afternoon cleared, with readings reaching 78 by midmorning.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Pickets Dump Milk From Trucks in Vincennes
In Vincennes Indiana early Monday pickets from the Wabash Valley Milk Producers association stopped three milk trucks and dumped their contents near the city.
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Vincennes, Ind
Wabash Valley Milk Producers Association
Vincennes
Thieves Break Into Three Downtown Offices
Thieves climbed through transoms into three fourth floor offices in the Cedar Rapids Savings Bank building Sunday and stole 46.50 after ransacking desks. Cash boxes yielded 40, 5, and 1.50 from Camp Fire Girls, Rose Beauty parlor, and L F Benesh law office. A janitor found the break in at 6 pm and police collected fingerprint sets from sills and desks as officers investigated.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Camp Fire Girls
Rose Beauty Parlor
L. F. Benesh
A. C. Johnson
Clift
Devore
Robert Hopwood
Robot shoots creator during demonstration in Brighton
Harry May, inventor of the wireless controlled robot Alpha, was shot in the hand by his mechanical man while displaying the robot's abilities to an audience. May said Alpha followed orders until this unexpected disobedience, marking the first time the robot fired on him.
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Brighton
England
INS
Harry May
Alpha
May
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
A Cedar Rapids toll tally for the year shows traffic and revenue figures. The report cites total vehicle counts and income, highlighting trends in local auto toll use and potential implications for city logistics and funding.
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Cedar Rapids
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