Farm Aid Bill Nears House Passage Says Rainey
Washington AP Representative Rainey, Democratic leader, predicted the emergency farm bill would pass the House and said late sessions would be held to push a final vote. Edward A. O’Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation said major farm groups back the bill. Amendments were expected, including adding rice to the four covered commodities and establishing initial marketing seasons with specified price supports.
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Washington
Rainey
O’neal
United
Edward A. O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Bureau
National Grange
National Farmers Union
Agriculture Committee
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Andresen
Minnesota
County Shortage Case Nears Jury
Former Johnson County Treasurer Charles L. Berry testified to close his defense in a county action over a reported $20 000 shortage. First National Bank receivership witnesses were called as the case centers on a $20 000 discrepancy between the treasurer's passbook and bank deposit records for January 2 1932.
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Towa City
Johnson County
Charles L. Berry
First National Bank
Berry
Bank of
Abbie Bicket
Iowa City
Stalin Challenges Capitalism With Five Year Plan Aim
Stalin outlined a new five year plan for Russia aiming at 13 to 14 percent annual growth, claiming success of the first plan. He vowed to modernize tech and reduce dependence on capitalism, noting defense needs and a shift toward heavy industry while enhancing food production.
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Moscow
Joseph V. Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Communist Party Central Committee
Central Control Committee
Far East
Romania
Japan
China
Widow Says He Liked Liquor and Other Women
Chicago AP. Police pursue a new hypothesis in the Edwin O Schildhauer murder case after his widow Frances Schildhauer described the band master as fond of liquor and other women. She said he favored drink and female company, and acknowledged an affair with Carl Bradberry, former deputy sheriff, but said her husband supported it.
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Frances Schildhaver
Chicago
Louise Birkinshaw
Edwin O. Schildhauer
Frances Schildhauer
Schildhauer
Carl Bradberry
Death Claims Mrs. Clarkson of Muscatine
Mrs. Mary Clarkson of Muscatine died at 11 15 p m Monday at the home of her son John Weikert eight and a half miles north of Muscatine on highway 32 She was born November 13 at Ossian Iowa daughter of Patrick and Mary McCusker Surviving are three children Sophia Hilton John Weikert Elizabeth Livingston eight grandchildren and one brother Frank McCusker A son Robert died in May 1931 The body is at the Fairbanks Home for Funerals with funeral services at 2 p m Thursday conducted by Rev J B Rendall First Presbyterian church
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Mary Clarkson
Muscatine
John Weikert
Clarkson
Ossian
Patrick McCusker
Sophia Hilton
Wilton
Elizabeth Livingston
Chicago
Frank McCusker
Sioux City
Robert
Fairbanks Home
J. B. Rendall
First Presbyterian Church
Weather Outlook and River Stages Across States
Iowa expects mostly cloudy skies tonight into Wednesday with a sharp drop in temperatures beginning late tonight. Illinois also sees mainly cloudy conditions with a slight warm surge along the Ohio River tonight and cooler air on Wednesday. River stage readings show Dubuque and Keokuk steady with minor changes, St. Louis logging a 0.2 foot fall.
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Iowa
Illinois
Ohio River
Dubuque
Darren
Keokuk
St. Louis
Turner Urges Legislative Aid for Farmers
Gov. Dan Turner, in his biennial message to the state legislature, calls for revising mortgage foreclosure laws to shield landowners in the current emergency and for a tax sales law with extra penalties. He seeks county access to Reconstruction Finance Corporation poor relief loans and emphasizes tax reform, including a state income tax, taxed securities, chain store taxation, and higher utility valuations.
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Des Moines
Dan Turner
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
We Could Sell Nations a Trade in Politicians
A satirical piece likens nations to cooks on a hunting trip and suggests exclusive world markets for each country. It argues the United States could profit by trading in officeholders and politicians alongside usual commodities like wheat and meat, mocking protectionism and global exchange.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
U. S
Canada
Argentine
Russia
Germany
France
England
Japan
Nicaragua
Family of 5 Trapped and Perished in Baltimore Fire
Five members of the Hewitt family died when a three story brick house in Baltimore burned in the early hours. Cecil Hewitt 53 his wife Maude 45 their son Cecil 20 daughter Evelyn 16 and sister in law Corinda Bowen 25 perished. Boarder Nettie Young 50 survived by leaping to a second story window but was hospitalized with a broken leg and burns.
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Baltimore
Cecil Hewitt
Maude Hewitt
Cecil, Jr
Evelyn
Corinda Bowen
Hewitt
Cecil
Miss Bowen
Burglars Captured After Auto Chase
Three men charged with stealing a car at Independence and burglarizing a Jesup store were captured in Waterloo after a 10 block chase at 60 mph. They identified as Dave Wilson 20 Cedar Rapids, Gene Ferguson 26 Cedar Rapids, and Ralph King 41 Fort Dodge.
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Waterloo
Independence
Jesup
Dave Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Gene Ferguson
Ralph King
Fort Dodge
J. R. Hartman Taken by Death
J. R. Hartman 78 of near Fruitland died at home at 3 50 p m Monday after eight days of double pneumonia. Born May 28 1855 in Stockbridge Michigan he lived in Muscatine area 25 years. He is survived by a daughter in Stockbridge and a son whose whereabouts are unknown. Funeral 2 30 p m Wednesday at Susan A Hunter home near Fruitland with Rev W H Stack of Musserville M E church. Burial Island cemetery. Ralph J Wittich Funeral Home in charge.
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J. R. Hartman
Fruitland
Mr. Hartman
Stockbridge
Mich
Muscatine
Susan A. Hunter
W. H. Stack
Musserville Methodist Episcopal Church
Island Cemetery
Ralph J. Wittich
Survey Starts on Highway 38 Paving Near Wilton
A state highway commission survey party arrived to prepare data for paving Highway 38 from Muscatine north eight miles to the junction with Road 6 west of Wilton. The addition of Highway 38 to the 1933 paving program was announced in 1932 after efforts by the Muscatine chamber of commerce. Existing county surveys were reviewed.
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Muscatine
Wilton
State Highway Commission
Black-Handled Stiletto The Motive For Infant Slaying In Crib
In the Bronx a four month old baby boy Frank Michael Cammarano was slain in his crib by a masked intruder. A black handled stiletto six inch blade was found as the only clue. fingerprints were dusted but not found. The killer escaped after entering the rear porch window. The parents were recently married and the child their first-born.
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New York
Frank Michael Cammarano
Bronx
Amanda
Cammarano
Teresa Cammarano
Josephine
Johnson and Borah Clash Over Debts Spark Senate Feud
Washington AP two colorful senators Borah of Idaho and Johnson of California clashed loudly over war debts in a Monday exchange. Johnson accused Borah of withholding information on the Hoover moratorium and Borah reiterated claims that the administration had an understanding with Premier Laval of France in 1931 on debt reconsideration. Letters from Secretaries Stimson and Mills were placed in the senate record denying certain points.
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Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Johnson
California
Hoover Moreatorium
Born
Laval
France
Stimson and Mills
Spanish Revolt Suppressed Across Spain Officials Say
An official report says simultaneous extremist uprisings against the republican government across Spain have collapsed while authorities tighten security in Seville Barcelona Cadiz and Madrid to stop spread to railroads mines and metallurgical workers. Unofficial counts place 38 dead and over 100 wounded as battles centered on police and army quarters.
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Madrid
Spain
Seville
Barcelona
Cadiz
Fumes From Auto Engine Cause Death
Mrs. W. F. Siemers 37 wife of the Muscatine State Bank assistant cashier was found dead in the family garage. Carbon monoxide from a running car caused death asphyxiation. No inquest planned per acting coroner Dr. S D Folsom. Husband discovered body after maid alerted him. Findings indicate accidental death. resuscitation attempts failed.
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W. F. Siemers
Muscatine State Bank
Siemers
Mulberry Avenue
S. D. Folsom
W. S. Norton
Muscatine County
Japanese Block Path Into Jehol Reports from Peiping
Japanese cavalry and infantry occupy Chinmenkow pass blocking a second gateway into Jehol and hindering Chinese forces as Ho Chi-Kuo orders resistance. Shanhaikwan was already seized, cutting eastern access. further Japanese moves threaten a major upcoming battle at Chinmenkow north of Shanhaikwan.
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Tokyo
Chinmenkow Pass
Great Wall of China
Jehol
China
Shanhaikwan
Chiumenkow
Peiping
Ho Chi-Kuo
Chanhaikwan
Chiumenkow Pass
Great Wall
Chang Hsiao-Liang
Rehol
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Horner
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Henry Horner
Elinsis
Oscar E. Heard
Hiinois Supreme Court
Louis L. Emmerson
Mr. Siemers
Poor PA
Claude Callan
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