Farm Debts Stir Action in Congress
Congress moves to aid farmers facing foreclosure and tax delinquency as a wave of bills proposes moratoriums and new lending. Proposals from Senators Hull Harrison and George seek massive Reconstruction Corp loans and government purchase of mortgages to avert farm losses.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
Agricultural Credit Corporations
Senator Hull
Tennessee
Hull
Harrison
Mississippi
George
Georgia
Ezra Jewett 74 dies at Muscatine home after illness
Ezra Jewett a lifelong resident of Muscatine died at his home 302 Liberty street at 12 30 pm Wednesday from a complication of ailments after a one year illness. He was born December 25 1858 in Wapello and married Clara Elizabeth Bryant about 50 years ago in Wapello who died in 1903. He later married Mary Boyle of Burlington who survives. Surviving are two children Elmer Jewett and Mrs Ida May Canarr, one sister Mrs Ida Sanders, seven grandchildren, and one son Clarence preceded him in death. Funeral services 1 30 pm Friday Meyers Funeral home conducted by Rev W H Slack. Burial Klein cemetery at Moscow.
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Ezra Jewett
Louisa County
Muscatine
Liberty Street
Mr. Jewett
Wapello
Clara Elizabeth Bryant
Jewett
Mary Boyle
Burlington
Ida May Canarr
Moscow Township
Elmer Jewett
Bloomington
Ida Sanders
Los Angeles
Calif
Clarence
Meyers Funeral Home
W. H. Slack
Musserville Methodist Church
Klein Cemetery
Moscow
Fentress Ousted as Trustee in Insull Receivership
After a five hour session federal referee ruled Calvin Fentress disqualified as trustee in the Insull interests receivership. Nearly 200 investors at the meeting disclosed plans to sue officers and directors of Insull Utility Investments for 50 million dollars. Attorney Samuel Ettelson, previously chosen by Insull and banking interests, had been the point of contention.
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Calvin Fentress
Insull
Insull Utility Investments, Inc
Fentress
Samuel Ettelson da Fentress
Farm Debt Relief Hopes Rise In Iowa Legislature
Emergency farm mortgage foreclosure suspensions gain momentum as Governor Herring backs a temporary moratorium. Legislators plan emergency bills after talks with mortgage holders and agricultural groups, seeking federal action relief and broader tax reductions meanwhile.
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Des Moines
Herring
Farm Bureau Federation
Assembly
Iowa
Congress
House
Senate
Govenor Herring
Negro Confesses Murder of Two Women in Boston Case
Boston AP reports that George Crawford, a Black man, has made a full confession to the murders of Virginia socialite Mrs. Agnes Boeing Isley and her maid Mrs. Mina Buckner after three hours of questioning. The police disclosed the confession today.
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Boston
George Crawford
Agnes Boeing Isley
Mina Buckner
Crawford
Roosevelt Heads to Capital for Crisis Talks
President Elect Roosevelt arrives in Washington to address piling domestic and international issues. He will meet Hoover at the White House, convene with Democratic leaders to plan an extra session likely between April 10 and 17, and discuss the Far Eastern crisis and Senate filibuster.
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Roosevelt
National
Hoover
White House
Congress
Executive
Mr. Hoover
Japan
China
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
Democratic Party
I C C Retains Grain Rate Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused the Chicago Board of Trade and nine Western grain market groups a dismissal of the Western grain freight rate case. The action leaves in place a dispute begun in 1926 over revised rates set in 1931, later overturned by the Supreme Court and ordered for new investigation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Grain
Commission
Hoch- Smith
The
Western Railroad
Supreme Court
Fulkerson Seeks Stronger Prayer in Large Church Gathering
Dr. E R Fulkerson addresses a capacity crowd at First Methodist Church as part of the Protestant Fellowship Forward Movement. He critiques modern prayer life, cites a questionnaire showing weakness among American Christians, and urges believers to seek sincere prayer beyond mere words. Continued on page 2.
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E. R. Fulkerson
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Protestant Fellowship Forward Movement
America
Glass Bank Bill Tangle Is Unwound
In the U S Senate a protracted filibuster over the Glass bank bill ended by a lone vote short of the two thirds needed for cloture. The tally was 58 30 with Democratic leaders and filibuster chiefs clashing as Idaho Republican Borah proposed a one hour speaking limit. Shipstead Iowa Dickinson and others voted with the minority.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Huey Long
Louisiana
Thomas
Oklahoma
Borah
Idaho
Shipstead
Minnesota
Technicalities Halt Halloran Hearing in Phoenix
John J. Halloran's preliminary murder accessory case stalled as counsel challenged Winnie Ruth Judd's competency as a witness. Judge Niles postponed ruling pending authority on Miss Maud Marshall's testimony regarding the Oct 16, 1931, LeRoi Slayings and Judd's involvement.
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Phoenix, Ariz
John J. Halloran
Winnie Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Ariz
J. C. Niles
Maud Marshall
Stillman Charged With Love Theft
The case involves James A. Stillman facing motions in a Brooklyn Supreme Court for examination before trial in a libel suit linked to an alienation of affections claim brought by Luc Rochefort. Rochefort seeks $1,000,000. Stillman denies knowledge of Rochefort’s marriage and accuses Rochefort of encouraging the affair and taking money from Stillman’s former wife.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Montreal
Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Luc Rochefort
Stillman
Rochefort
Marjorie Rochefort
Fowler McCormick
Chicago
Weather Summary for Iowa Illinois and River Stages
Weather outlook notes colder conditions in extreme east Iowa with increasing clouds tonight and Friday. Illinois expected fair and colder with cloud increases and likely rain in the south overnight. River stage readings show Dubuque 2.1 rising 0.1 Davenport 2.0 up 0.8 Muscatine 2.5 up 0.1 Keokuk 2.8 up 0.9 St. Louis 3.9 down 0.1.
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Iowa — Fair
Illinois — Fair
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Des Moines Farm Bureau Urges Self Relief Program
Charles E. Hearst of Des Moines urges farmers at the Iowa Farm Bureau convention to mobilize for self relief and press for legislation to restore agricultural parity. He backs an allotment plan and calls for stabilizing the dollar while securing relief tariffs and financing aligned with farm returns.
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Des Moines
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farmers of
Hearst
Senate Agricultural Committee
Washington
Iowa Ratifies Lame Duck Amendment to End Sessions
Des Moines AP Iowa moved to end lame duck sessions of Congress with a constitutional amendment ratified by the house unanimously this morning after Senate action Wednesday. The measure clears the way to prevent post-election sessions.
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Iowa
Des Moines
State House of Representatives
Senate
No title available due to fragmented source
Beverly Hills notes a plan linking Philippine freedom to a ten year constitution. The speaker insists a debt payment and anti-Japanese stance are required before independence, framing a political bargain as a sporting offer.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Philippines
Japan
Devalue American Dollar Proposed By Wallace at Farmers Talk
Henry A. Wallace editor of Wallace's Farmer urged devaluation of the US dollar and controlled inflation by raising gold prices. He called for a 1930s international monetary conference with US Britain France and Germany to discuss money issues tariffs debt and currency. He floated an international bank and warned deflation could stall recovery before 1937 or 1938.
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St. Paul
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Des Moines
United States
England
France
Germany
Tax Slashing Bills Stalled in Iowa Assembly
Objections by several members halted immediate consideration of 75 tax reduction bills. Rep C E Major Jones withdrew suspension motions as legislators demanded proper committee referrals and more study time. The bills include mileage limits for officials and juror excusal powers.
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Des Moines
Res
Today
Rep
C. E. Ma Jone
Cass
House
J. P. Gallagher
Iowa County
Democrat
Assembly
C. E.“Stiger
Tama
Senate
Gallagher
H. N. Hansen
Winnebago
E. A. Johnson
Linn
S. B. Durant
Hancock
Malone
Walcott Postoffice Robbed In Night Burglary
The Walcott post office was entered by thieves Wednesday night and $80 in cash and $300 in stamps were stolen. The burglary was found early today by postmaster C. N. Knaack after entry through a rear window.
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Walcott
C. N. Knaack
Trapped Chinese Soldiers Found Frozen to Death
Three hundred eighty Chinese soldiers were found frozen to death after a two week siege by Japanese forces on Mount Takushan in Manchuria. Japanese scouts located bodies still at their posts near the coast south of Mukden, where Chinese troops had made a final stand amid freezing temperatures and light summer uniforms.
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Shanghai
Mukden
Takushan
Takushan City
Siugen
Interim Committee Measure Passes in Senate
Des Moines AP The Iowa senate approved a measure giving counties discretionary power to levy for secondary road construction and maintenance, replacing mandatory levies. The step aims to cut taxes by about 5 million of the 15 million annual road levy, as part of a larger 75 bill program to trim 25 million in taxes.
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Des Moines
State
Senate
County Boards of Supervisors
William Carden
Winfield
Carden
Frank I. Coykendall
Shenandoah
Forecast of Mercury Drop and Colder East Weather
The forecast warns of a mercury drop with colder conditions in extreme east portions tonight. Friday will bring increasing clouds and possible rain or snow in southern areas. Overnight low was 32 degrees with a brisk northwest wind. Rainfall Wednesday totaled .85 inch, two day total one inch. River stage rose to 2.5 feet.
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Weather Bureau
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Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America
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Dickinson
Halloran
Malcolm Sumner
Havana
Claude Chandler
George Burnham
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Chandler
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Walcott Postoffice
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Poor PA
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