Relief and employment voice warns against dangers of water recreation
A discussion argues relief is a symptom of unemployment not a cure and urges boosting work to end aid. It notes Iowa drownings prompt a conservation commission warning urging caution near rivers and lakes. Tips include swimming with known areas and lifeguards, careful wading, avoiding overloaded boats, and sharing water safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Tri-City
Iowa
Iowa Conservation Commission
The
Conservation Commission
Commission
Muscatine
Drownings Recap Highlight AP Reports This Season
The item notes repeated Associated Press messages about drownings this season and the Mississippi River recovery of a body earlier this week. The text emphasizes ongoing river danger and recent rescue efforts.
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Associated Press
A Deserved Rebuttal On Supreme Court Tenure Proposal
The Rock Island Argus praises the rejection of Congressman Truax's plan to grant the Supreme Court a fixed four year tenure. It argues that Congress need not curb the court’s powers and defends the judiciary as a sacred American institution beyond mere nine men in robes.
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Truax
Ohio
Supreme Court
Congress
Court
Rock Island Argus
Senate
Congressional
Jefferson Island Club
Chesapeake Bay
Better mouse trap or clap trap warning
A witty aphorism notes public interest in clever devices versus political appeal. It contrasts invention drawing demand with political charisma leading to election, attributing the quip to Tracr Star-Clipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Judiciary Less Dangerous, Madison's Thought on Government
Mason City Globe-Gazette notes Madison declared the judiciary the least dangerous branch as it rests on judgment rather than will or force, highlighting its role in protecting human rights.
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Madison
Mason City
The National Whirlgig on Processing Taxes
Ray Tucker reports on a private study by Administration economists assessing the impact of the senate amendment barring suits to recover processing taxes passed to producers or consumers. Preliminary figures suggest processors shift the burden to farmers and buyers, with tobacco and hog industries showing notable effects and prices rising on garments and sheets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Tucker
NRA
AAA
Relief policies curb funds for land purchases and farming aid
The article reports on a New Deal funding shift led by Rexford Tugwell and Harry Hopkins, limiting $50 million for submarginal lands and leaving $25 million to influence resources. It notes suspensions of current projects, prioritizing loans for farmers and suburbanites, and a tougher stance toward critics including the American Liberty League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nex Tugwell
America
Harry Hopkins
Rex
American Liberty League
Roosevelt
Strange As It Seems: Odd Facts and Opinions
A mixed column presents science quirks on eye dominance and Fahrenheit versus Centigrade, notes on Mahmud of Ghazni’s campaigns, and a Neptune discovery teaser. It critiques the conference board and Clark amendment issues, glosses private pension protection, and comments on Huey Long’s political collapse and New York New Jersey sales tax loophole.
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New York
New Jersey
National Industrial Conference Board
Financial New York
Conference Board
Political opinion notes on tax plans and elite behavior
A column surveys corporate wealth and lawmakers travel fraud scandals. It discusses Raskob and candidates, naval committee photo exposure, and Senate Democrats’ focus on small details. It also critiques public attitudes toward elite clubs and New Deal policies.
Muscatine Through the Decades In Brief
A retrospective notes surviving Muscatine county union veterans listed in The Journal. An ordinance lowers Muscatine traffic to 15 mph. The City Council orders Citizen's Light & Railway to rebuild tracks. William Jennings Bryan dies in Tennessee. The annual tomato season opens at the H J Heinz plant.
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Muscatine
Journal
Citizen's Light & Railway Company
William Jennings Bryan
Deyton
Tenn
H. J. Heinz
European Statesman HORIZONTAL 1A
Puzzle clues list across and down covering synonyms and terms for a crossword style grid with references to a present day European statesman and various word entries including military, geographic, and linguistic terms.
Civic League of Blue Grass Afternoon Session Held
Blue Grass residents report a Civic League afternoon at city hall with sewing and quilting. Mrs. Erwin Zinger hosts next on August 7. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Denham of Los Angeles and Mrs. Hardin of Waterloo.
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Civic League of Blue Grass
Otto Koll
Civic Improvement League
City Hall
Erwin Zinger
Clark Denham
Los Angeles
Calif
Edna Hardin
Waterloo
Florence Flatters
West Liberty
George Farrier
Chris Alt
Norita
W. L. Fridley
Muscatine
Grace Petersen
Melpine
Louise Kautz
Randall and
Anna Karns
Ladies’ Aid
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Feberuary Park
Davenport
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Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Chicago
Upe Ag
Kansas City
Detroit
Atlanta
Unem
Washington
John Hix
U. S
Pat
Sultan Mahmud of
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit
Neptune
Virgil Jordan
Huey Long
Wall Street
Mr. Roosevelt
Huey
A. K. Ferris
Irons
Makamuo
Ghazni
Aslam Eee Rhen Agai
BO Nevers
League
Raskob
Smith
Davis
Sesson
Boulder Dam
Naval Affairs Committee
Naval
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
Mare Island
San Pedro
San Francisco
Federal Housing Administration
National Archives
Department of Commerce
Russia
James MecMutlin
Uncle Sam
U. S. Treasury
Treasury
Fdr
Kurt
Mister
Ence
George Clarke
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