Roosevelt Forms Recovery Council To Tackle Economic Emergency
President Roosevelt creates a Recovery Council bringing together his cabinet and all special administrators to coordinate the economic crisis response. Frank C. Walker of New York is executive secretary. meetings will replace regular cabinet sessions in Roosevelt’s office to unify efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Frank C. Walker
New York
Democratic National Committee
Recovery Council
Lewis W. Douglas
Reconstruction Corporation
Jesse H. Jones
Farm Credit Administration
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Board of
Home Loan Owners’ Corporation
William F. Stevenson
Industrial Recovery Act
Hugh S.&. Johnson
Agriculture Adjustment
George Peek
Harry L. Hopkins
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
Joseph B. Eastman
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
United
Marvin H. McIntyre
Banker Given Prison Term in Henry County Case
T. W. Kreichbaum, 73, former president of American Savings Bank and Trust of Burlington, sentenced to up to 10 years for receiving deposits while bank allegedly insolvent. Judge George Dashiell imposed costs after a five week trial with a 40 hour jury deliberation. defense plans an appeal. His sons Dr. Horace and Dr. Walter Kreichbaum assisted him as he left court.
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Mt. Pleasant
T. W. Kreichbaum
American Savings Bank and Trust Company
Burlington
George Dashiell
Horace
Walter Kreichbaum
American Savings Bank
Kreichbaum
Henry County
Pittsburgh Woman Defends Husband in Bride’s Death Case
Mrs. Bertha Callahan of Pittsburgh clutched her 15 month old son and cried she will not believe the boy’s father could be guilty as police allege he beat to death a former bride. The woman died at Long Beach 27 days after their marriage. Callahan’s first wife had not divorced when he wed the second, his present wife being his third.
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Bertha Callahan
Pittsburgh
Callahan
Long Beach
Navajo Indians End White Official Help After Conference
In Santa Monica a report notes the Navajo held a conference and agreed to drop some 25 white appointees meant to oversee them to save the white man money. The item mocks the London conference voting to decide on meetings and hints at continued white involvement.
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Santa Monica
Calif
London
Parley Agrees to Discuss Silver Debts at World Conference
The steering committee of the world economic conference adopted a report enabling talks on silver and indebtedness, with sub committees to handle other topics. The plan keeps international debt on the agenda while excluding war debts, and emphasizes unanimous agreement and careful scope.
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London
Monetary Drafting Committee
James M. Cox
Ohio
Bennett
Canada
Harlo Ricketts Wins Final World’s Fair Trip Award
The Muscatine Journal corrects a contest No 3 miscount for Illinois high school students. Harlo Ricketts gains the ten day trip to Chicago’s century of progress exposition with all expenses paid. Mildred Carlson’s prior win is superseded. He will travel with Travel Guild arrangements and join peers from other cities.
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Harlo Ricketts
Reymond Ricketts
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Mildred Carlson
Muscatine Journal
Ricketts
Chicago
Journal
A. A. Stagg, Jr
Travel Guild, Inc
Ricketty
Harlo
Italian Armada's Departure Delayed in Iceland
In Reykjavik Iceland 24 Italian seaplanes bound for Cartwright Labrador then Chicago were postponed due to likely gasoline supply difficulties delaying the voyage.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Cartwright
Labrador
Chicago
Rye and Wheat Prices Soar in Frenzied Trading
Chicago markets show sensational gains in rye and wheat after a bullish government crop estimate. Rye heads past a dollar while May wheat reaches 1.14 as two rye deliveries cross the dollar mark. Corn and oats rise in sympathy with bread cereals amid speculator demand driven by tax fears.
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Chicago
Mattern waits in Siberia as rescuers race to aid
Jimmy Mattern, the Texan attempting a solo circumpolar flight, waits in a soviet police barracks in Acadyr Siberia while two rescue expeditions race toward him. One group departs Nome Alaska 1000 miles away, the other from Khabarovsk 1800 miles distant. He has been grounded since June 14 when his plane suffered engine trouble and wrecked near Anadyr.
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Associated Press
Jimmy Mattern
Acadyr
Siberia
Nome
Alaska
Khabarovsk
Robert Ellis
William Alexander
Mattern
Anadyr
Cabinet Board Approves Massive Federal Construction Plan
Washington reports a large federal construction program valued around 200 million dollars was approved by the cabinet board overseeing public works. The plan awaits Roosevelt’s final approval, with Ickes announcing Col. H. M. Waite as deputy administrator and first assistant to administer the vast 3.3 billion dollar public works program.
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Washington
Cabinet Board
Roosevelt
Ickes
Col. H. M. Waite
Dayton
Rock Island Worker Fatally Falls From Window Sill
Roy Pestel aged 60 a brick mason tender for a contractor was killed when he fell from the window sill at the Sturdevant Ice Cream company plant addition in Rock Island about 4 pm Monday. He suffered multiple skull fractures and died at 5 15 pm at a hospital.
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Rock Island
Roy Pestel
Sturdevant Ice Cream Company
Pestel
Connecticut Ratifies 21st Amendment Repeal
Connecticut becomes the twelfth state to repeal prohibition as 50 delegates vote unanimously to ratify the 21st amendment in Hartford.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Conn
Small Crop Won't Stop U S Action
Washington farmers face drought and heat that yield the smallest wheat crop since 1893 and a light oats crop since 1897. Officials say cooperation under the Agricultural Act will reduce output to raise prices and restore purchasing power, with wheat acreage cut after the London conference.
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Washington
Wallace
Crop Reporting Board
Noe
United States
George N. Pek
Weather Forecast for Iowa and Illinois Regions
Iowa outlines cloudy skies with slight east warmth and cooler northwest, scattered showers in west and north tonight, unsettled Wednesday with cooler west and central areas and showers east and south. Illinois mostly fair tonight, unsettled Wednesday, then showers in the north. Temperature readings: Dubuque 2.5 fall 0.4, Davenport 4.0 fall 0.5, Muscatine 5.2 fall 0.3.
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Iowa
Illinois
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Secretary Warns 25 States on Bread Price Increases
Secretary Wallace dispatches a message to 49 cities in 25 states urging officials to curb unwarranted bread price hikes. Justice agents are sent to Philadelphia Baltimore and Richmond to probe price increases tied to a 30 cent per bushel wheat processing tax.
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Wallace
Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Richmond
Department of Agriculture
Bread prices stay steady in Muscatine amid tax impact
Local bakers report no immediate price or loaf-size changes in Muscatine despite the new federal flour processing tax taking effect Sunday. Iowa bakers, citing higher costs, plan a potential statewide 6 cent loaf raise starting Monday, though not mandatory for members. Sage loaves remain at the current nickel price.
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Davenport
Iowa
Iowa Bakers’ Association
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids
J. A Power
Des Moines
Repeal Meet Takes Only Two Hours in Des Moines
Iowa delegates at the state constitutional convention voted 368,691 for repeal to 242,612 against, signaling a three to two majority. Senator Frailey led a vociferous plea for reaffirming constitutional government as the 15 year prohibition era drew to a close and liberty returned to Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Statehouse
Frailey
al” Smith
Battiea
House of Representatives
State Capitol
Grand Old Commonwealth of Iowa
United States
Kidnapping Wave Prompts Federal Action At Conference
Attor ney General Cummings and Senator Copeland pledged a coordinated drive against racketeers after multiple abductions across the country. In Illinois, 78 year old banker August Luer was kidnapped as highway police form a special squad, while a New York youth John J. O’Connell was seized for a 250000 ransom.
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Washington
Justice Department
Senate
United States
Cummings
Copeland
New York
Albany
John J
Butch”) O’connell
Manlius
Edward J
Daniel P. O’connell
New York Democrat
First Chinch Bugs Found in County
Reports of chinch bugs invading Muscatine County reach farm agent Carl Rylander. The pests were found at Frank Sauer and Halling brothers farms in Sweetland township. He observed damage at field edges with wilting lower leaves and planned immediate control to stem spread.
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Muscatine County
Carl Rylander
Frank Sauer
Halling Brothers
Sweetland Township
Mr. Rylander
Auditors Begin Muscatine County Audit
C E Armstrong of Keosauqua and D W Celander of Des Moines, under state auditor C W Storms, started an annual audit of Muscatine county offices. They will review books of all county officers and report to Storms and Kenneth Coder, with work expected to take several weeks.
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C. E. Armstrong
Keosauqua
D. W. Celander
Des Moines
C. W. Storms
Muscatine
Mr.Storms
Kenneth Coder
Muscatine County
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A brief note introduces Aunt Het by Robert Quillen, referencing a line about Sara Haxby’s husband and a pie crust.
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Robert Quillen
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Orient
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Lindbergh
U.S
Ilinois
Alton
August Luer
Henry Horner
J. C. Lyle
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Georgia
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North Carolina
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