Skeletonized NRA extended to 1936 with limited powers
Congress agrees to roll NRA forward to April 1, 1936 while repealing presidential power to prescribe or enforce codes. Senate provisions cut most of the extension, leaving a clause that repeals the part of the recovery act giving the president authority to set codes. Debate continues on inheritance taxes and broader labor standards via interstate compacts.
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Washington
NRA
House
Senate
Administration
Roosevelt
Awaits Committee
O. K
Ways and Means Committee
Supreme Court
Speakers Named for GOP Parley
Springfield Ill report lists Robert G. Simmons Nebraska and Edward A Hayes Illinois as closing day speakers at the midwestern republican conference next week. Chairman Harrison K. Spangler Iowa said the program shifts place Monday opening session with John D. M. Hamilton Kansas as permanent chairman. Memorial services at Abraham Lincoln tomb Monday feature former Governor Arthur M Hyde Missouri. Kansas to bring at least a thousand delegates, 587 certified.
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Springfield
Robert G. Simmons
Nebraska
Edward A. Hayes
Illinois
Harrison KE. Spangler
Iowa
Simmons
Senate
Hays
American Legion
Spangler
John D. M. Hamilton
Kansas
Abraham Lincoln
Arthur M. Hyde
Missouri
Frank O. Lowden
Hamilton
Thomas Armory Lee
Electrical Workers End Toledo Edison Strike
A crew of trouble shooters and generative operators returned to the Toledo Edison power plant in Toledo Ohio ending a walkout that threatened to cut power over 800 square miles in north western Ohio. Union workers called the stake for a 20 percent wage increase and negotiations with Henry L. Doherty company officials will begin in New York likely Monday. The quick end was attributed to pressure from many sources.
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Toledo, O
Toledo Edison Company
Ohio
New York
Henry L. Doherty Company
Toledo Edison
Oliver Myers
Electrical Workers Union
Killer Sentenced to Life in Cell
Laurel Mississippi man W. M. Carter was convicted by a jury today of the slaying of Mrs. Daisy Keeton and was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge W. Joe Pack. attorneys said a motion for a new trial would be made Saturday and an appeal would be taken to the supreme court. Keeton's death was revealed with the discovery of the lower torso and legs of a woman on a rarely used road near Laurel. other body parts had not been found.
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Laurel
W. M. Carter
Daisy Keeton
Sle
W. Joe Pack
Supreme Court
Legality of Pork Processing Tax in Federal Court
The Louisville Provision Company challenged the pork processing tax in federal district court. It argues the tax is unconstitutional as it does not serve United States debts, defense, or general welfare, violates the 10th amendment, and breaches due process.
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Louisville
Louisville Provision Company
Federal District Court
United States
Hopes Fade for Condemned Bank Robbery Trio
The Boston Door reports condemned Irving Morton Millen Abraham Faber were told by Warden Lanagan they face execution tonight for murdering a policeman during a $14,000 Needham bank robbery and suspected killings of a theater employee in Liza and a Fitchburg store clerk. Attorney William R. Scarton plans to seek US Supreme Court review of the writ of certiorari.
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Boston
Irving and
Morton Millen
Abraham Faber
Francis J. L. Lanagan
Massachusetts
Needham
Mass
Liza
Fitchburg
Washington
William R. Scarton
Faber
U. S. Supreme Court
Judge Proposes Marital Code in Divorce Showdown
Minneapolis judge Paul Guilford refused the divorce as Brown testified his wife sought control over pay and chores. The court suggested a code favoring mutual restraint including shared pay, courtesy outings, and halting nagging to avert further conflict.
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Minneapolis
Gilbert W. Brown
Paul W. Guilford
Brown
Guilford
Ransom cash discovery fuels manhunt for Weyherhaeuser kidnapers
Discovery of a second $20,000 ransom bill found in the Spokane post office renews pursuit of the nine year old George Weyherhaeuser kidnapers. Federal agents moved the boy to a remote location near Issaquah for release as investigators pursue Pacific Northwest suspects, possibly from Tacoma or Seattle.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
Department of Justice
Spokane
Portland
Huntington
Ore
Salt Lake City
Weyerhaeuser
Issaquah
Sweitzer Offers Partial Payment to Settle Shortage
Chicago authorities pressed County Treasurer Robert M. Sweitzer over a $414,000 county funds shortage. Sweitzer offered $335,000 as a down payment and proposed placing the gap in escrow while arbitration of the missing money was sought. He asked for more time to verify figures as the noon deadline approached amid heated demonstrations.
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Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Cook County Board
Sweitzer
Maurice F. Kavanaugh
Peter M. Kelly
Coat and Suit Makers Form Voluntary Recovery Board
In New York the coat and suit makers dissolved their NRA code authority and reorganized as a voluntary recovery board. Cotton textile merchants wool manufacturers garter and belt makers joined in endorsing continued code standards. In Chicago Sears Roebuck stores received orders to preserve hour and wage standards under the NRA announced by Gen. R. E. Wood.
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New York
Chicago
NRA
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Gen. R. E. Wood
Fogs Delay Wiley Post Stratosphere Flight Plan
Foggy conditions in Los Angeles again postpone Wiley Post's proposed stratosphere flight to New York today. Cloud cover delays takeoff and shifts the schedule as organizers monitor weather.
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Los Angeles
Wiley Post
New York
Weather outlook for Iowa and Illinois
Iowa will be generally fair tonight and Friday with possible showers in the extreme west on Friday. Cooler conditions in the extreme southeast tonight with a slight warmup Friday. Illinois remains cloudy with showers in the southeast and extreme south, cooler tonight, generally fair and cooler in the extreme south Friday.
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Iowa
Death of Viscount Byng World War Hero and Police Reformer
Thorpe hall Essex England Viscount Byng of Vimy war leader and reformer of London's metropolitan police dies at 72 after an operation. Hero of Vimy Ridge governor general of Canada and commander who led Canadians at Visé Ridge 1917. He later restructured Scotland Yard as commissioner in 1928 before his death.
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Thorpelsoken
Essex
England
Viscount Byng of
Vimy
London
Metropolitan Police
Thorpe Hall
Canada
Vimy Ridge
Lord Allenby
Lord Byng
Visy Ridge
Byng of
Vimy and
Thorpe-le-Soken
London Police
London Metropolitan Police
William Joynson-Hicks
Scotland Yard
Rivers and Harbors Bill Receives Senate Approval
The senate commerce committee approved the house rivers and harbors bill authorizing 204 projects at an estimated 272 million dollars, adding about 35 new items. Of the 204, 77 projects totaling 105 million dollars already have 58 million allocated, while 127 projects costing 167 million have no allocations. Funding mainly from the PWA and works relief fund. New items include a nine foot channel from the Missouri mouth to Minneapolis with an estimated 124 million dollars and 75 million allocated by PWA.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
PWA
Works Relief Fund
Senate
Missouri
Minneapolis
France Seeks New Cabinet as Crisis Deepens
Paris reports Pierre Laval again undertook to form a new government after a two day leadership gap. Earlier nominees including Bouisson Jeanneney and Herriot declined. Pietri the fifth choice also refused before Laval failed to assemble a cabinet. Minor disorders and gold withdrawals heightened tension while Lebrun and police watched the Elysee. In Bern the Swiss finance minister reaffirmed a resolve to stay on the gold standard.
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Associated Press
Paris
Pierre Laval
Elysee Palace
Lebrun
France
Francois Pietri
Fernand Bouisson
Joseph Caillaux
Pietri
Albert Lebrun
Chamber
Jules Jeanneney
Senate
Edouard Herriot
Jeanneney
Herriot
Bouisson
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Flandin
Laval
Berne
Switzerland
Dam at Canton Near Completion
Canton Missouri dam nearing completion with finish expected by August first. The Mississippi project aims to create a nine foot river channel from St Paul south with several dams under progress. The Western side lock, costing 793,488.12 dollars, was completed a year ago and is in use.
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Canton
St. Paul
Missouri
Fate in Doubt as Eden Faces Cabinet Shakeup
London reports Captain Anthony Eden may be dropped from the new government as Stanley Baldwin finishes consultations before presenting the cabinet to King George. Eden’s fate is the main unsettled issue in Friday’s expected reshuffle.
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London
Anthony Eden
Eden
Stanley Baldwin
George
Parade and Ball Mark Closing of Elks Meet
Burlington drum corps Fairfield float and Keokuk delegation won five prizes in the 30th annual Iowa State Elks convention parade closing day features. The event drew hundreds as Muscatine Elks and visitors signed off badges after a colorful procession through the business district led by Grand Marshall Albert S. Barry and the Iowan Sea Scout color guard.
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Burlington
Fairfield
Keokuk
Iowa State Association of Elks
Albert S. Barry
Muscatine
Muscatine Elks
Decorah
Ellison
Cedar Township Women Win Achievement Event
Cedar township women won first in a demonstration contest on getting children interested in reading at New Era community hall during Farm Bureau Achievement Day. Goshen and Wapsinonoc townships took second and third with their respective demonstrations.
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Cedar Township
New Era
Farm Bureau
Goshen Township
Wapsironoc Township
W. Shellabarger
S. Williams
R. Cary
Earl Lindle
Neilie Brand
Clarence Lindle
Wapsinonoc Township
Pansy Watters
Leslie Steen
C. Earl Smith
N. Mae Larson
State Home Demonstration
Fruitland
Goshen
Fulton
Bloomington
Cedar
Wapsinonoc
Wilton
Sweetland
Dorothy Simmons
Sand Prairie School
C. A. Shellabarger
Ransom Paid in Abduction of Antonio San Miguel
Reports from Havana indicate the kidnappers received 286000 in American currency from San Miguel's business associates via messenger Arleta. The money was handed to the kidnapers through Arleta, with release expected soon. Police predict arrests and tighten security as inquiries continue.
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Associated Press
Havana
Antonio San Miguel
Senor San Miguel
Arleta
Frank Steinhart, Jr
San Miguel
Flooding Spreads Across Kansas Farm Land
Flood waters from the Kaw and Missouri rivers breached dikes and levees, submerging thousands of acres of cropland. The Kaw crest lay about 40 miles west, while Missouri flood pressures stretched from Hermann to St Charles. Nebraska officials planned rehabilitation after widespread flood and tornado damage. Gophers blamed for undermining river barriers north of Lawrence, weakening earthen dikes.
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Kansas City
Kaw
Missouri
Here
Hermann
St. Charles
McCook
Neb
R. L. Cochran
Lawrence
Kas
Kaw Valley
Aunt Het by Robert Quillen
A humorous reflection on aging and comparisons as the speaker notes youth’s critical stance softens with time. The line hints at self awareness and invites a light, folksy tone typical of Quillen.
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Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
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