Filibuster Fails as NRA Extension Moves Ahead
President Roosevelt signaled willingness to accept NRA extension after the Senate passed it despite a 15 1 2 hour filibuster by Senator Long. House leaders met at the White House where the Borah amendment on anti trust enforcement was discussed as part of the package.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Long
D-La
White House
Bormh
O'Connor
Rules Committee
Schall
R-Minn
McCarry
D-Ney
Senator Long
Persecution of Banker Davison Seeks New Trial in Ames
The 75 year old former president of the defunct Commercial Bank of Wapello faces a possible new trial after his defense claimed the district court proceedings in Ames were oppressive. They argue Davison was momentarily incapacitated by nervous shock at the trial start, then recovered to proceed. Sentencing was set for June 22 if the motion is denied.
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Journal News Service
Burlington
Joiner Davison
Commercial Bank of
Davison
Wapello
Garfield
Nora's Case and the Reducing Powder Irony
The piece centers on Nora who trusted a reducing powder to help with divorce plans. It reflects on her disappointment as she ends up free yet still burdened by excess weight. The tone is cynical about gimmicks and personal misfortune.
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Nora
Explosion at Reinsdorf factory kills hundreds near Wit tenberg
Reports from Berlin describe a catastrophic blast at the Westfalian Anhalt explosives plant in Reinsdorf. Officials estimate hundreds dead and many injured as workshops collapse and debris fly miles from the site. ambulances and medical staff rush to aid victims.
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Berlin
Reinsdorf
Ministry of Propaganda
Bertin
Wittenberg
Red Cross
Santo
Intricate Operation Rebuilds Useless Arm Elbow
Dr. Joseph M. Murray of Ottawa described a bone lengthening procedure to restore function in a young man's elbow disabled by arm muscle paralysis after an auto accident. The surgery, presented to American and Canadian medical associations, aimed to bring the joint toward normal use.
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Joseph M. Murray
Ottawa
Ont
Japanese War Minister Sees No Manchukuo Troop Reduction
Gen Juro Hayashi, Japan’s war minister, after Manchukuo inspection including Heho on the Siberian frontier, told the Associated Press there is no possibility of reducing Japanese forces in Manchukuo. China’s elder statesmen instructed war minister Hi Ying-Chin to tell Japan China will accept some but deem others unacceptable in settlement terms. The Kuomintang political council signaled uncertainty by indicating it would not fully back Japan’s latest demands.
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Seoul
Korea
Senjuro Hayashi
Japan
Manchukuo
Heho
Siberian
Associated Press Today
Nanking
China
Hi Ying-Chin
North China
Kuomintang
Government Party
Central Political Council
25 Cent Oats Loan Plan Proposed by Nine States
Des Moines reports farm leaders from nine states propose a 25 cent per bushel loan on the 1935 oats crop. Ray Murray Iowa secretary of agriculture heads the group which asks Farm Administrator Chester C. Davis and CCC officials to authorize loans for an estimated 100 to 120 million bushels, covering 25 to 30 million dollars. Only signers of 1935 corn hog or wheat adjustment contracts would be eligible, and borrowers could cut 1936 oats acreage by up to 25 percent of their average 1932–33 planting.
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Des Moines
Ray Murray
Iowa
Chester C. Davis
Commodity Credit Corporation
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Illinois Solons Battle Over Relief Extends IERC to 1937
Springfield lawmakers move to extend the Illinois emergency relief commission to March 1, 1937 with a 45 million dollar appropriation and a 3 million per month cap. Democratic leaders push the constitutional amendment needed for the extension despite cross party criticism.
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Springfield
Illinois Emergency Relief Commission
IERC
Flying Boat Spans Ocean to Honolulu
Pan American Airways Clipper arrives at Pearl Harbor at 6 26 a m from Alameda Calif after 17 hours 57 minutes, beating the previous record by 42 minutes. Capt. dwin Musick steered the voyage through strong winds and clouds, lifting speed to 154 mph on the second half. departure was delayed from Alameda to test weather effects on future Trans Pacific flights.
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Honolulu
Pan- American Airways
Pearl Harbor
Here
Alameda
Calif
Encouners
Pacific Ocean
Dwin Musick
Iowa lawmakers push farm to market road funding plan
Des Moines two southeastern Iowa legislators Rep C. L. McKinnon and Sen T. F. Driscoll urged Governor Herring to back a larger share of a five million dollar federal grant for secondary roads. They want 60 percent or more for farm to market routes, contending it directly benefits their region.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. L. McKinnon
Henry County
State Highway Commission
T. F. Driscoll
Farmington
McKinnon
Driscoll
Herring
Federal Bureau of Roads
Highway Commission
Sioux City
Kraschel Attacks GOP Rally in Illinois Speech
Iowa lieutenant governor Nelson G. Kraschel blasted the Springfield grass roots convention as a demon stration against wages and the ten dollar hog, warning that the NRA would be preserved or replaced. He linked recovery policies to higher farm prices and urged maintaining good wages to keep Iowa hogs at ten dollars a head.
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Davenport
Springfield
Ill
Pennsylvania
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Iowa State Federation of Labor
NRA
Hoover
Reporter Expelled by Italy After Ban on Times Entry
Rome reports the Italian government press bureau expelled David Darrah, Rome correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, and his wife for writing anti Italian articles. The move followed Italy banning the New York Times over an editorial titled Baldwin and Mussolini.
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Rome
David Darrah
The
Chicago Tribune
Darrah
New York Times
Italy
Baldwin and Mussolini
Beverly Hills Star Strikes Laughs With Jesse Owens
Walt Rogers reports from Beverly Hills as he watches Jesse Owens, the Cleveland standout, enter four events and chase world records, claiming Owens is modest as he aims to win on Saturday. Jim Thorpe appears in the project, noted as the greatest all around athlete.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Step
Fetchit
Jesse Owens
Cleveland
Ohio State
Jim Thorpe
Waley Wife Pleas Entered In Kidnap Case
The Waleys plead not guilty to charges in the abduction of nine year old George Weyerhaeuser as investigators seek ransom evidence and pursue leads in Indiana Washington and Tacoma cases.
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Waley
Indianapolis
Matt Leach
Indiana State Police
Westville
Ind
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma Wash
Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Harmon. M. Waley
Margaret
U S Audits Homestead Cash Programs
Washington to audit millions spent on subsistence homesteads and farm steads. Resettle administration says the $100 million of the $4 billion work relief appropriation will not continue if not economically justified. Officials aim to shift from relief to economic basis for projects.
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Washington
Resettlement Administration
Six Injured in Riots at Omaha Neb
Police moved in with large squads in South Omaha to end gatherings after two riots left six injured. Three shot and hundreds gassed amid tram workers strike unrest dating to April 20. Three officers wounded by brickbats and two men plus an 11 year old boy spectator hit by buckshot.
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Omaha
Neb
Q Street
L Street
Weather outlook for Iowa Illinois and river stages
Showers probable tonight and Friday across Iowa and western Illinois with increasing cloudiness in the east. Cooler Friday in Iowa, warmer in extreme northeast Illinois, and river stage readings show Dubuque 3.7 Davenport 3.8 Muscatine 4.8 Keokuk 3.6 and St. Louis 31.6 with small declines noted.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Wallace urges study of state rights at Four-H camp
Secretary Wallace urged roughly 160 farm boys and girls from 40 states to examine which governmental powers belong to the federal government and which should stay with states counties and individuals. Speaking at the opening of the ninth annual National Four-H club camp he warned the war shadow lingers and called for grassroots to federal cooperation while avoiding a return to 1932.
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Washington
Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
One Dead and Eight Hurt in Burlington Train Collision
Eli Meyers 51 of Oelwein died at 10 50 in Burlington hospital after Rock Island No 63 collided with a M and St. Ea freight at a junction near Morning Sun. Eight others injured including conductor A W Stonebrecher 60 Cedar Rapids with a broken arm and several with head or body injuries. Passengers and crew from Muscatine and Cedar Rapids affected.
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Burlington
Eli Meyers
Oelwein
Rock Island
Burlington Hospital
Muscatine
A. W. Stonebrecher
Cedar Rapids
Montezuma
Marie Hochman
Michigan Avenue
St. Louis
Helen Bisby
Billie
M. C. Taylor
Marion
F. J. Peck
Beaver Avenue
Simon Marquess
Kansas City
Frank Frogner
Monmouth
Fred Herman
Harry Dafoe
Peck
Stonebrecher
End Sighted to Iowa Heat Wave Ends
Three drownings mark Iowa heat wave as Muscatine and other cities swelter with highs in the eighties and nineties. The weather bureau predicted relief with likely showers tonight and Friday. Donald Duane Sutherland was found in the Maquoketa River at Monticello, while James Feeney Jr and Leroy Jacobs drowned in Davenport area river incidents.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Sioux City
Waterloo
Donald Duane Sutherland
Maquoketa
Monticello
James Feeney, Jr
Mississippi River
LeClaire
Leroy Jacobs
Davenport
Calf Feeding Advice Hidden in Slattery Quote
A misquoted line notes the ethical concern of using sly tactics to persuade others while emphasizing that a calf should be fed proper feed to aid digestion. The speaker warns against deception and stresses practical, straightforward care.
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Walt Rogers
West Point Academy
John D. Bristol
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