Simplification to Be Needed Says McNary
Senate Agriculture Chairman McNary of Oregon urged a practical simplification of the farm bill after the House passed it 203 to 151. He said language simplification and clear fair exchange values, plus inclusion of all commodities as decided by the Agriculture Department, could yield a favorable committee report.
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Washington
McNary
Oregon
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Department of Agriculture
How Iowans Voted On Farm Relief Bill
Washington AP reports Iowa voting on the farm relief bill. For: Rep Jacobson Campbell Dowell Gilchrist Haugen Kopp Robinson Swanson Thurston. Against: Rep Cole. Paired for the bill: Rep Rameeyer.
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Washington
Iowa
Rep
Jacobson
Blican
Campbell
Dowell
Gilchrist
Haugen
Kopp
Robinson
Swanson
Thurston
Cole
Rameeyer
Theory of quickest economic recovery for the country
A fragmented OCR item argues that the fastest path to recovery lies in specific policy actions. The snippet mentions page 7 and column 3, indicating it is part of a longer discussion.
Senators Alter House Beer Bill
A Senate committee revised the house beer bill to 3.05 percent brew and to wines. The measure, rewritten to withstand constitutional objections, moves to the judiciary committee for approval before the full senate. The alcohol content now stands at 3.8 percent by volume.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Walsh
Montana
Aunt Hen Publish Syn Copyright 1933 Vers
A fragment notes a 1933 copyright publication entry for a work titled Aunt Hen. Details are sparse, with limited readable words and no clear event or context beyond the copyright reference.
Legislators Study Farm Debt Relief
Wisconsin and Iowa lawmakers debate farm mortgage foreclosures as governors push relief. Gov Schmedeman urges judges to halt foreclosures pending new relief laws while plans to extend redemption from one to three years gain support. Iowa leaders seek concrete steps at next session amid rising farm losses.
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Madison
Wis
A. G. Schmedeman
Wisconsin
Willis E. Donely
Menomonie
Farmers’ National Holiday Association
Des Moines
Iowa
Herring
Dan Turner
Assembly
Senate
House
Two Wapello Bankers Face Arraignment
Wapello bankers Joiner Davison and R G McCullough, former officers of the defunct Wapello Commercial Bank, were indicted by the Louisa county grand jury. Ten counts against each include deposits while insolvent and embezzlement of United States bonds. Bond set at 1000 per count. arraignment expected early next week. Burnier also charged with receiving stolen property.
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Wapello
Joiner Davison
R- G. McCullough
Wapello Commercial Bank
Louisa County Grand Jury
United States
Commercial Bank
James Burnier
Woodlot Cuts Relief Costs in Muscatine County
A Muscatine county woodlot project reports December period savings in relief expenditures. Net balance applies to $666.90 in relief wages, reducing county cash draw to $399.53 from $666.90. Project costs include equipment, fuel, trucking, foremen wages, and depreciation. crew produced wood valued at $717.13 with 494 man-days of employment.
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Muscatine County
F. P. G. Halbfass
Distressed Steamer Sakhalin Fire Battles at Sea
The Soviet steamer Sakhalin, with 254 Russians aboard including 200 passengers, sent a distress message to Ochishi via government wireless. Fire aboard the vessel sparked an urgent rescue effort as other Russian ships moved to assist in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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Tokyo
Ochishi
Sakhalin
Sea of Okhotsk
Supervisors Plan Action to Settle Drainage Battle
The Muscatine and Louisa County boards meet to settle disputes over Drainage District No. 13. They discuss who should be the engineer for the upper pumps and whether the current appointee is qualified. A petition seeks bond from Fred Phillips, elected engineer last November as the low bidder, a bond issue not previously required for upper or lower plants.
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Muscatine and
Louisa
Joint Boards of Supervisors of
Louisa Counties
Fred Phillips
Schildhauer Death Still Mysterious
Chicago AP reports police pursue a musical angle in the Edwin O. Schildhauer slaying. Mrs. Frances Schildhauer says two men abducted her husband Dec 10, taking him by car to Mirror Hall where a stag party was held, an account police cite as the latest basis for inquiry.
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Chicago
Edwin O. Schildhauer
Frances Schildhauer
Hoover veto of Philippine bill defeated by House
The House passed the Philippine independence bill 274 to 94 over President Hoover’s veto. Senate action was pending. The veto argued the measure risks foreign invasion and economic collapse, proposing a 10 year transition with indirect governing ties before full independence in year eleven.
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Hoover
Washington
House
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Orient
Islands
Coolidge Widow Receives Estate In His Will
The will of Calvin Coolidge dated December 20 1926 leaves all real and personal estate to his wife Grace Coolidge with John Coolidge possibly provided for via a trust later formed in 1929. The document drawn in Washington was filed in Hampshire probate court by Ralph W Hemenway a former law partner.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Hampshire County
Massachusetts
John
Grace Coolidge
Washington
Weather Summary For Iowa Illinois River Conditions
The report notes Iowa partly cloudy with cooler air in the far west and rising temperatures in central and northern areas Saturday. Illinois forecast mostly fair with colder conditions in the northeast tonight. river stages show Dubuque 2.9, Davenport 1.8, Keokuk 0.6 and St. Louis 6.0 with minor changes.
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Iowa
Illinois
Dubuque
Davenport
Keokuk
St. Louis
D C Ward 52 Dies After Illness in Davenport
D C Ward retired Muscatine business man died at Hershey hospital at 8 30 p m Thursday following a long illness of complications. He was 52 and lived at 712 Sycamore street. Born July 5 1870 on a farm near Sidney Ohio he worked as a dry goods merchant before moving to Davenport in 1909. He later led the Batterson store until 1913 and retired in 1929 after selling to Ely Walker company. He married Laura Baumann in 1911 and leaves a wife a daughter Lorraine a sister Belle Baker of Lima Ohio and a brother John Ward of Sidney Ohio Funeral set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Fairbanks Home for Funerals Rock Island with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.
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D. C. Ward
Muscatine
Hershey Hospital
Mr. Ward
Sycamore Street
Sidney
Minneapolis
Minn
Jamestown
N. D
Davenport
M. L. Parker
Batterson
Ely Walker Company
St. Louis
Laura Baumann
Rock Island
Iowa Lodge
Washington
Webb Council
S. M
Knights Templar
Kaaba Temple
Mystic Shrine
Lorraine
Belle Baker
Lima
John Ward
Fairbanks
Rolfe
Greenwod
Fairbanks Chapel
Johnson Co. funds shortage case proceeds in court
Cedar Rapids accountant B J Meltzer testified in district court about a $20,000 shortage in Johnson County funds. The action targets the First National Bank receivership and former County Treasurer Charles L. Berry over deposit discrepancies in county records.
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Iowa City
B. J. Meltzer
Cedar Rapids
First National Bank
Johnson County
Charles L. Berry
Arizona votes to end the lame duck congress
The note explains Arizona’s move to abolish the lame duck session as current lawmakers linger in office awaiting the next Congress. It questions the administration’s reasoning and likens it to actors staying on stage after a two weeks contract despite public disfavor.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Arizona
Congress
Japanese Make Gains in Jehol
Japanese troops push toward Jehol capturing Yunganpao in a brief battle with cavalry infantry and bombing planes in action. The force advances from Shanhaikwan via Lingyuan toward Jehol City while another expedition advances toward Tungliao. British ambassador in Tokyo warns of threats to British interests in north China amid renewed hostilities. Dr Yen denies Nanking appointing a representative to negotiate settlement at the League of Nations.
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Jehol
Yunganpao
Shanhaikwan
Lingyuan
Tungliao
Tokyo
China
Geneva
W. W. Yen
League of Nations
Nanking
Farmers Force Return of Livestock in Iowa Protests
Seven hundred farmers in Story county Iowa forced the return of livestock seized by Sheriff John Hattery on an attachment writ. Another sheriff was driven off when Mrs Nau threatened with a rifle as he attempted to serve a writ of attachment at Ottawau farm. Farmers have banded together to prevent tax sales and foreclosures, bidding on property at low prices and returning it to owners.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Story County
Price Miller
John Hattery
Hang Anderson
Miller
H. M. Conover
E. B. Conover
Marshalltown
Arthur Bostock
van Buren County
Ottawau
Community Goodwill Committee Forms To Aid Welfare
A new permanent group, the Community Goodwill Committee, evolves from the former Community Christmas committee in Muscatine. It will cooperate with the Muscatine Welfare Association and other groups to supply Christmas baskets and gifts to more than 350 needy families, and will operate through the winter and beyond if conditions continue.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Welfare Association
Community
Community Goodwill Committee
Welfare Association
Five Die. Dozens Hurt As Burlington Wreck Crashes on Bridge
A Burlington gas electric train collision on a wooden bridge near Knoxville Iowa killed five and injured about 300. Conductor J A Baker died, mail clerk C E Talbot and engineer Charles Hayes among the dead. Rescue crews worked to repair the bridge and restore service with George MacIntosh hailed as a hero for freeing panic-stricken passengers.
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Knoxville
Burlington Railroad
Here
C. E. Talbot
Peoria
Ill
Des Moines
Burlington
J. A. Baker
Ottumwa
Donnelly
Land
Charles D. Hayes
Albia
J. I. Warren
Warren
H. G. Hallberg
George MacIntosh
Veterans Hospital
Aimee McPherson Reported in Coma
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton evangelist is in a coma, described as serious by Dr L C Au drain. She is confined to bed at the Angelus Temple parsonage where she pastors, with a history of ill health and prior fainting episodes following personal and legal stresses.
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Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
L. C. Audrain
Angelus Temple
Central America
David L. Hutton, Jr
Myrtle St. Pierre
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John Coolidge
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Yvonne Valee
Aimee McPherson
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Claude Callan
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