Thurston wins two post offices for Iowa Fifth district
Rep. Lloyd Thurston of Osceola Iowa orchestrated a political gamble to secure two new post offices in Iowa's Fifth district one in Bloomfield and one in Sigourney. The decision followed a Democratic rule favoring high postal receipts for new buildings and a counter maneuver by Bloomfield supporters. Admiral C J Peoples headed the treasury post office committee and announced the Sigourney and Bloomfield allocations totaling 67000 dollars each.
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Yyasbinoron
D. C
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Washington
Iowa
Treasury and
Post Office
Leon
Sigourney
Bloomfield
Construcon
Thurston
Admiral C. J. Peoples
The
Treasury
Treasury-Post Office Joint Committee
Admiral Peoples
Creston
Nebraska
Kenneth Baldridge
Congress
Hubert Utterback
Utterback
Oth
Repub
Custodian of American History at the National Archives
Dr Nelson Vance Russell, former Coe College professor, leads the National Archives reference division in Washington. The new Archives building houses vast vaults and a 28 million piece shipment from the War Department, with plans to eight or ten years for complete cataloging and future access for research.
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Nelson Vance Russell
Coe College
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Russell
National Archives
Archives
United States
War Department
U. S. Army
Continental Army
U. S. Navy
George Washington
F. D. Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
World War Food Administration
Wickersham Commission
U. S
Dr. Russell
Money questions from Father Coughlin debated
The piece notes readers challenged prior remarks on currency and presents expert input from Richard M. Boeckel of The Gazette editorial research bureau. It aims to clarify federal reserve act provisions and policy impacts with readable explanations and audience questions addressed.
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Father Coughlin
Weekly
Review
Social Justice
The
Gazette
Washington
Detroit
Richard M. Boeckel
Federal Reserve
Boeckel
How Banks and Citizens Buy U.S. Government Bonds
The secretary of the treasury announces an issue for subscription. Bonds may be bought by individuals, corporations, insurers, or other investors at federal reserve banks or through dealers or commercial banks. Investors pay by check. bank deposits rise or fall accordingly. Oversubscription means more applications than the issue size, allocated in proportion to applications.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Clarifying Coughlin’s RFC Lending Claim
The charge misstates RFC actions during the bank holiday. RFC lent about 2 billion dollars to strengthen individual banks not the Federal Reserve System. The 18 billion refers to banks buying government securities, not a direct RFC or Fed loan to the government.
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Coughlin
Federal Reserve System
RFC
World Almanac
United States
Roosevelt
Bank loss data shows large sums disbursed and repaid
The report covers 7,450 banks and trust companies with total disbursements of 2,389,904,025 dollars. Of this amount, 1,906,831,284 dollars was actually disbursed and by Sept 30, 1935, 1,471,286,496 dollars, or 77 percent, had been repaid.
Federal Reserve Earnings and Notes Studied Against Coughlin Claims
The article notes that the information may not fully explain the role of the federal reserve banks in the U S monetary system but asserts its reliability. It urges readers to compare Father Coughlin's views with the cited facts and to examine figures on federal reserve bank earnings and the security behind outstanding federal reserve notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
United States
Father Coughlin
Federal Reserve
How is Bank Currency Made and Interest on Deposits
The piece explains currency issuance mechanics and addresses Coughlin’s claims. It outlines that banks do not pay interest on government deposits or on demand deposits. It details how currency is issued via member banks, Fed notes backed by gold certificates and securities, and collateral practices. It notes interest is charged on loans or collateral, not on the currency itself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Coughlin
Reserve
Taxation of Federal Reserve Banks Exemption Details
Federal reserve banks are exempt from all taxes except real estate taxes because they are instrumentalities of the federal government. The original franchise tax was repealed in 1933 after the Banking Act required banks to subscribe to FDIC capital stock. From 1914 to 1933 earnings totaled about 500 million dollars, with roughly equal splits to expenses, dividends, surplus, and government taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Quotes on Scholarship, Speech, and Travel From Public Figures
A collage of remarks from Dr. Rufus B. Von Kleinsmid, E. Smith, Rev. H. C. Robbins, Irene Castle McLaughlin, Sir Keith Murdoch, C. E. Lyon, John Masefield, and Vice-president Garner. The speakers discuss engagement, truth in speech, media influence, travel behavior, and the value of poetry in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus B. von Kleinsmid
University of Southern California
Courage Wins The Battle Of Skill And Will
The speaker argues that courage outpaces fear and that perseverance determines victory. A leader must challenge stronger rivals and stress testing their best while maintaining hope, alertness, and readiness to fight to the final bell.
Autumn Night Musings by Jay G Sigmund
A reflective poem contrasts city and nature. The speaker finds autumn night sounds soothing yet notes complex affection for the city. The piece explores choice, solitude, and the pull of forests, streams, and constellations over urban life.
Broadway Gossip and Hollywood Tales From the Forties
A column compiles quick sketches of nightlife and show business lore. Tales span Basque wine in Mexico, Broadway gossip, Al Jolson, Lives of a Bengali Lancer, and a Mexican rurales figure, with light reflections on Attila and Emilio Kosterlitzky.
COUGHS AND CONSEQUENCES
A health note warns neglecting foot covering leads to damp feet and coughs that can precede pneumonia. It cites overheating, drafts, and cold as causes, urges medical advice for progression, and recommends following a physician's prescription for proper treatment. This is the seventeenth article in a series.
Lefthandedness More Common In Boys Than Girls
A brief note reports that left handedness occurs much more frequently in boys than in girls, reflecting a gender difference in handedness.
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ED Hadley
Iowa State College
R. A. Pearson
Ames
Hyattsville
Robert C. Hibben
Hibben
Ames Group
International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers
Laura Christensen
Society
Washington Herald
Russell C. Engberg
W. A. Craft
Dora E. Butler
M. Attie Souder
P. M. Shaffer
al F. O’donnell
O’donnell
Kenneth Walter
D. R. Forrester
M. W. Olsen
John L. Wilson
W. L. Harter
Resettlement Administration
A. R. Horn
Calla van Syckle
Andrew N
A. V. Burdine
Bank of the Board of Governors
Ee Ee E. Smith
Newark
H. C. Robbins
Hamilton College
Irene Castle McLaughlin
Europe
Keith Murdoch
C. E. Lyon
Commerce Department
John Masefield
England
Aticks
Garner
Guespiri
Fellows
Oaks
Jay G. Sigmund
Broadway
Mexico
Salinas
California
al Jolson
Jolson
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Baja California
Frank Tinney
Tinney
Attila
Carera
TVE
Emilio Kosterlitzky
Mexican Rurales
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