House Passes Utilities Act Rejects FDR Plan
The House approved a utilities regulation bill after twice rebuffing President Roosevelt’s bid to ban unnecessary holding companies. Final passage 23 to 81, with a 242 majority. Earlier votes showed strong House opposition and a shift toward House authored proposals as Senate compromise talks continue.
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Death Summons Marcus Hinman
Marcus Hinman of Grandview and Muscatine died at 6 10 p m Monday after a two year illness died of complications of ailments He was born May 16 1857 in Winona Minnesota He married Carrie Brandenburg in La Grange Missouri 58 years ago Surviving are three daughters Mrs Elmer Fowler Grandview Mrs William Obelander Bushnell Ti Mrs William Heller Muscatine and six sons Charles Clarence Hinman Muscatine Lewis Hinman Davenport and August Fred Granger Mo Fifteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Also survived by his wife and one daughter who preceded him in death The body is at Hoffman Funeral home services will be at Muserville Methodist Episcopal church at 2 p m Wednesday conducted by Rev W H Slack The body will go back to Hoffman home then to La Grange Mo for burial Burial plans deferred due to high water Flowers omitted by request
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Hinman
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Elmer Fowler
William Obelander
Bushnell
Hoffman
SONS PERISH TRYING TO SAVE FATHER AT SEA
Sydney Nova Scotia reports three men die in a rescue attempt from a mountain wave that swept Robert Ames off a yacht. His sons Richard and Harry perished while attempting to rescue him. The Marréh, part of a Newport to Bergen trans Atlantic race, was 600 miles east of Newfoundland during the incident. Abgie Eames a Wellesley teacher disappeared off the Conte Grande during the Atlantic crossing with unknown circumstances.
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Boston Realty
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Marréh
Newport
R. L
Bergen
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Newfoundland
Ames
New York
Abgie Eames
Wellesley
Mass
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Milwaukee man dies after Wisconsin crash
Lester C. Roloff 21 of Milwaukee died in a hospital after injuries from a head on collision on highway 41 near Kenosha. Merton F. Utter 45 of Coin Iowa was killed instantly. Lois Ann Utter 11 in critical condition. Gertrude 46 and Merton Jr 18 injured.
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Lester C. Roloff
Milwaukee
Merton F. Utter
Coin
Iowa
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Utter
James Crossin
Lois Ann Utter
Gertrude
Merton, Jr
Maley Probes Alleged Bribe in Cedar Rapids Plant Bid
Des Moines reports First Assistant Attorney General Walter F. Maley is conducting an official probe into an alleged $10,000 bribe offered by Sioux City contractor C. K. Lytle in the Cedar Rapids sewage disposal plant bidding. Maley plans to present the matter to Linn County Grand Jury after securing further evidence. Bemis won the contract at about $220,000 with Lytle's firm second at $262,000.
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Keys Brothers Endurance Flight Ends After 27 Days
Fred and Al Key, flying the Ole Miss, landed in Meridian Mississippi at 7 06 pm EST after a 27 day 5 hour 34 minute flight breaking the sustained flying record. Crowds cheered as the pair, tired yet triumphant, prepared for rest and planned two or three days of sleep.
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Fist Fight Opens Senate Virgin Islands Inquiry
A lobby scuffle sparked the Senate inquiry into Virgin Islands maladminIstration charges against Governor Paul Pearson. Paul Yates and Robert S. Allen were identified and detained after a brawl near the caucus area. Witnesses note Yates with a black eye after the clash. Secretary Ickes attended the opening session with Senator Tydings leading the committee.
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Maryland
Ernest Gruening
Division of Islands and Territories
Interior Department
New GOP Chairman Favored By Curtis
Curtis, vice president in the Hoover era, says for a change in the Republican national chairmanship. He notes the need to work faster and cites the “save the constitution” drive and opposition to too many boards. He backs tax cuts, recalling Mellon-era reductions.
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Charles Curtis
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Fletcher
Henry P. Fletcher
Herbert Hoover
Curtis
Youth Slain in Effort to Escape Jail Pendleton
Four prisoners tried to escape the Indiana state reformatory near Pendleton early. Slugs from a sawed-off shotgun killed Simon Dyer and gravely wounded Robert McAllister, while Robert Sanders was recaptured. One of the quartet fled, and a fourth hid behind a wall until found within 20 minutes. Guards and town officers cordoned the area at daybreak.
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Mellrath Leaves Muscatine High School for Lincoln High
Muscatine high school instructor W Howard Mellrath was released from his contract to teach next year and will head the speech department at Abraham Lincoln high school in Council Bluffs. He praised the chance to build a strong speech program and will spend the summer in Colorado with his wife.
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Local Iowa Illinois Showers and Warmer Tonight
Weather summary notes showers or thunder showers across Iowa tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer air in the south central area. Illinois shows generally fair conditions in the south with local showers or thunderstorms in the north and continued warmth. Mississippi River stages rise modestly at Dubuque Davenport Muscatine and Keokuk with small gains reported.
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Roosevelt Sets Up Voluntary Codes With NRA And FTC
President Roosevelt arranged with the National Recovery Administration and the Federal Trade Commission to pursue voluntary industry code agreements replacing the prewar code system. The NRA will aid in voluntary standards for wages hours and child labor while FTC negotiates fair trade pacts. The White House framed this as a temporary shift pending new legislative proposals.
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Probers Hear Duckworth in Vice Inquiry
Former Woodbury County Attorney Max E. Duckworth, who quit office during ouster proceedings, testified before the county graft investigation grand jury in Sioux City. He hinted at immunity in exchange for testimony while special prosecutors and his attorney conferred prior to the session.
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Treasury Deficit Falls Short of Budget Estimate
The fiscal year ending June 29 shows a deficit of 3.575 billion dollars, down from the prior year and well under the 4.869 billion forecast. Receipts reached 3.800 billion, while total expenditures hit 8.581 billion with 3.654 billion in emergency spending, raising gross debt to 28.701 billion.
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Detroit Dancers Admit Robbery Linked to Slain Attorney
Prosecutor says William Ferris and three companions Loretta Jackson Florence Jackson and Jean Miller confessed to a planned murder of New York attorney Howard Carter Dickinson after dining with him hours before he was shot. They admitted killing him to silence him as dead men tell no tales.
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Loretta Jackson
Jean Miller
Detroit
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Duncan C. McCrea
Dickinson
Ferris
Loretta
Academic Freedom Campaign Rally At NEA Assembly
Denver segment of the National Education Association spurred a swift convention push for academic freedom as Columbia University professor Wiliam H H Kirkpatrick denounced meddlesome busy bodies and urged teachers to organize to protect their freedoms. He spoke at a general assembly shortly after 29 educators posed a questionnaire to presidential contenders.
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National Education Association
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Columbia University
Warning Against Carelessness on July 4
Iowa officials warned that celebration plus carelessness risks disaster on Independence Day. The health department noted autos on highways now top fireworks as the main danger, citing last year’s July 4 injuries and one death. Seven people, including a boy who lost a hand, were hurt by a toy cannon explosion in one incident.
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Health Department
Cloudbursts Cause Heavy Loss in Iowa
Torrential rains in central Iowa flood rivers and wash out tracks and bridges. A record 9 inch cloudburst near Primghar damages roads and CCC bridges. missing five men feared after a Mississippi launch overturns near Keokuk. Des Moines area sees 6 foot flood depths and statewide farm and tourist losses reported.
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Pearson Resigns Maryland U. Job
Dr. Raymond A. Pearson, nine years president of the University of Maryland, retires after submitting resignation at board of regents request. He had previously led Iowa State College. The board acted after a three month inquiry into his administration, saying his ability and integrity are not in question.
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Santa Claus Credit Shifts to Amy in Family Verse
The line notes Amy receives the praise for gift buying while Jim covers expenses, and the children grant her the credit for being Santa Claus. It presents a domestic snapshot of shared parental roles and lyrical humor in a familial setting.
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