Curtailed Act Given OK in Senate 52-28
The Senate approved a sharply curtailed Roosevelt lending bill by 52 to 28. The measure would provide loans totaling 1.615 billion dollars, down from 2.8 billion, with House leaders racing to a final vote by Wednesday midnight amid ongoing action on the housing bill.
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Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Chamber
United States Housing Authority
Congress
Barkle
D-Ky
Capitol Hill
Herring and Gillette Back Majority on Lending Plan
Washington Democrat senators Clyde L. Herring and Guy M. Gillette joined the majority as the Senate approved a drastically curtailed version of the administration lending program by a 52 to 28 vote.
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Washington
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
Senate Passes Lending Bill Thwarting House Delays
The Senate approved a broad lending measure despite Republican and administration pressure to delay. Leaders eyed adjournment as House talks discussed limping the bill into next session. Debate centered on funding for railroads reclamation and export finance with tax on bonds.
Senator Warren Austin Sees Bill Trimmed in Senate Fight
Senator Warren Austin of Vermont led Republican strategy in the final hours as the Roosevelt ending program was cut from 2.8 billion to 1.615 billion. He praised cross party unity with conservative Democrats and coalition tactics amid Senator McNary’s illness. Austin, 61, is known for legal acumen and endurance, living quietly in Washington and maintaining Vermont apple orchards in spare time.
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Washington
New
Austin
Sen
McNary
Senate
Vermont
One Killed and Six Hurt in Head-On Crash Near Atlantic
A head-on collision on Highway 71 near Atlantic, Iowa killed Jack Faredo Smith of Kansas City and critically injured O C Brewer and Jack Mason, all three Kansas City car salesmen en route to northern Iowa lakes. Four others in Floyd Bagley’s car were lightly injured.
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Atlantic
Here
Iowa Lakes
Jack Faredo Smith
Kansas City
O. C. Brewer
Jack Mason
Smith
M. B.parkinson
Floyd Bagley
Elmo
Bagley
E. O. James
Firemen Rally To Save Call Despite Truck Failure
In Olney Illinois the city’s new fire truck balked at a call. Firemen, undaunted, backed the 12 year old model out of a used car garage and reached the scene in time.
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Olney, Ill
Vacation Theme Ad Encourages Taking Boots for Fun
An upbeat notice promotes a lively vacation mood personified as Boots, promising thrills and daily entertainment. It urges readers to call circulation department No. 24 to mail the paper to a vacation address.
Campaign adjournment sparks 1946 presidential speculation
Washington AP reports that the adjournment gavel signals candidates to move actively in the 1946 presidential race. Senators Clark Missouri Wheeler Montana Bankhead Alabama gain attention, with Taft Vandenberg Dewey and others seen as possible contenders. Garner backers mobilize while McNutt participates.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Garner
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Clark
Missouri
Wheeler
Montana
Bankhead
Alabama
Roosevelt
House
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Iowa Liquor Commissioner Faults Inaction on Bootleg Shipments
Des Moines AP Iowa Liquor Commissioner B E Manley told an interim committee that 25 to 30 percent of Iowa liquor reaches consumers illegally. He said the justice department repeatedly took no action on bootleg shipments despite names and information provided, questioning why nothing was done.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B E. Manley
Legislative Interim Committee
State Department of Justice
Attorney General's Office
Rep
Earl C. Fishbauh
Shenandoah
Manley
Rock Island Man William A. Schuyler Called in Death
William A. Schuyler 35 of 2033 Forty-Fourth street Rock Island died at Lutheran hospital Moline at 7 30 p m Monday after a three week stay He was adopted son of Mr and Mrs W D Schuyler Muscatine born in Rock Island November 1 1903 He married Gertrude Schlipf of Muscatine September 24 1923 He worked at Record Printing until 14 years ago and then at Desaulniers Printing Moline Surviving are widow his parents a brother and three sisters Funeral plans are indefinite and body is at a Moline funeral home Burial will be in St Marys cemetery Muscatine
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William A. Schuyler
Forty-Fourth Street
Rock Island
Lutheran Hospital
Moline
W. D. Schuyler
Muscatine
Gertrude Schlipf
Record Printing
Roosevelt third term looms in Democrat strategy
The piece notes many men would accept candidacy while Democrats hold back to see if Roosevelt seeks a third term, with many saving their wind for his decision.
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Inet
Mr. Roosevelt
Quick Action Saves Lives of 2 Babes
In Idabel Oklahoma twin four month old brothers Charles and Larrie Faulkner survived a severe whooping cough after Dr George L Fisher improvised an oxygen device from a fruit jar four rubber tubes and a welders oxygen drum. He delivered oxygen through the jar water and nasal tubes and fashioned a nose mask from a stomach pump as the twins fought for breath.
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George L. Fisher
Louis Faulkner
Fisher
Price Posting Law Enforced Across Iowa Gas Stations
Des Moines W C Bagley state treasurer announced he instructed field men to require full compliance with the 1937 gas and oil price posting law. The statute, upheld by the state supreme court, requires dealers to display prices and rebates or other concessions at their stations.
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Des Moines
Bagley
State Supreme Court
Pat Harrison Defeated by One Vote After FDR Jest
Ray Tucker cites The National Whirligig noting Pat Harrison’s narrow loss by a single vote amid playful FDR antics. The piece hints at political theater influencing presidential outcomes and public perception.
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Pat Harrison
Ray Tucker
Dancing reels faster tempo spark ballroom comeback says Thayer
In a Sports Round Up note Eddie Brietz cites rising interest in old ballroom dances with a quicker beat. Leroy H. Thayer, president of Dancing Masters of America, predicts jitterbug decline while Cincinnati fans propose a day honoring Warren C Giles who recruited Bill McKechnie to the Reds.
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Leroy H. Thayer
Dancing Masters of America
Cincinnati
Warren C.giles
Bill McKechnie
Reds
Eddie Brietz
Clashes Sweep Four States as Mill Strikes Surge
AFL and CIO unions mobilized about 25 000 workers across four states in widespread labor unrest centered on Barre Massachusetts and Cleveland Ohio. Troopers patrolled Barre as clashes broke up a 3000 strong crowd outside Barre Wool Combing Co. In Cleveland police battled 5000 to 6000 strikers near the Fisher body plant with riot zones and flying squads. Detroit saw brief skirmishes around the GM strike and New York truck drivers averted a statewide walkout via renewed negotiations.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
South Barre
Mass
Atlantic Seaboard
Horace T. Cahill
Barre Wool Combing Co
General Motors
Fisher Body
Paul E. Miley
CIO
Harold H. Burton
Ludwig Conelly
Ohio National Guard
Fisher
Tool and Dye
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit
Mich
Packard Motor Co
Insurance Frauds Charged in Omaha Plot to Defraud Firms
Postal and federal authorities indicted 20 men on mail fraud charges over a scheme to fake automobile accidents and collect insurance claims. Ringleaders named include Assad Bruner and John Betkie, with at least 27 staged crashes mainly near Omaha plus Blair and Fremont. Each count carries up to five years in prison.
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Omaha
Asst
U.S. Dist. Atty. A. C. Epperson
Epperson
Assyrian G. Bruner
John Betkie
Fremont
Vernon Batie
Batie
Blair
Tientsin Police Problem Solved by Japs
British Tokyo reports indicate a breakthrough in the Tientsin dispute with Britain agreeing to surrender four Chinese terrorists from the concession and to joint search for others. Cooperation to police suspected saboteurs behind Japanese lines is set, but the issue of sil ver stocks and currency support remains unresolved.
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Tokyo
Tientsin
North China
Britain
China
Record Pace Set for House Action
The House passed 244 bills in about six hours, a day’s record for recent sessions. Speaker Bankhead told members it was a fast session with no roll calls or debate, and all measures were minor.
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Washington
House
Bankhead
Famed Soviet Air Ace Mikhail Alexeiev Killed
Soviet pilot Mikhail Alexeiev renowned for altitude flight and recent test pilot duties died in the line of duty. Official notice offered no further details on the circumstances.
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Moscow
Mikhail Alexeioff
Rumanians Train Guns on Hungary Border Tensions Rise
Hungarian news service reports Romanian artillery drawn up on the Tisza left bank to bombard Tecsa after a Romanian guardsman wounded a Hungarian frontier guard. Clashes Saturday and Sunday nights followed river gunfire and an attack on a customs house. Bucharest denies border incidents.
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Budapest
Tisza
Tecsa
Hungary
Bucharest
Troops Maneuver Near French Line
Rome reports more than 50,000 Italian soldiers spread over 8,800 square miles preparing to repulse an imagined attack from France with air force support. Foreign observers including German Spanish Hungarian and Japanese military attaches attended the annual maneuvers near the frontier marking the culmination of a week of activity.
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Rome
France
Stag Vocal Group Formed in Chicago
A new branch of the Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Bar ber Shop Quartet Singing in America has been organized in Chicago. J. M. Hedges was elected president and the group plans to specialize in classics such as Sweet Adeline.
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Chicago
J. M. Hedges
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of
America
Weather Forecast for Iowa and Illinois Regions
Partly cloudy to cloudy with local thunder showers tonight and Wednesday. Warmer in extreme west portions, cooler in north central areas tonight and Wednesday. Davenport Rock Island Moline area: increasing clouds tonight, cooler Wednesday with more showers. Mississippi River stages show small falls at La Crosse, Dubuque, Davenport, and Keokuk.
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Ilinois
Davenport
Rock Island
Moline
Mississippi River
la Crosse
Dubuque
Keokuk
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