Paving on No 2 Sought by Group From Iowa Delegation
A delegation from Muscatine and Louisa counties urged permanent improvement of primary road No 2 from Grandview to the Washington county line. About 10 million dollars in federal funds may be used to complete main roads, with priority to alleviate unemployment and handle rising traffic, including heavy livestock shipments through Columbus Junction.
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Columbus Gazette
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State Highway Commission
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Washington County Line
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Lower Trade Walls U S Tells Parley
The conference aims to resume talks as leaders seek a solution to the currency stabilization crisis. The American statement cites that temporary stabilization is untimely and emphasizes coordinated monetary and fiscal policy to boost prices and economic activity. Crisis is averted as a steering committee meeting offers hopeful signs.
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United States
Great Britain
France
M. W. Sprague H
United States Treasury
Washington
Girls Lead Again in Vote Contests
In contests across districts, female candidates secure leading positions. Analysts note strong turnout and coordinated campaigns by local groups boosting women’s representation. Election boards report results pending final tallies in several precincts.
Board Hears Appeal for Work on 22
The highway commission weighed a request to upgrade Route 22 noting feasibility now due to railroad abandonment. It would require heavy labor and absorb idle labor across the route, with past neglect tied to county jurisdiction at the route’s ends. The commission took the application under advisement.
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The
Highway Commission
Charles E. Mitchell Found Not Guilty
Charles E. Mitchell is acquitted after a lengthy trial with jurors seeking guidance from the judge on how to weigh personal opinions. The verdict surprised spectators as the court moved through final instructions and the judge urged open-mindedness. A related investigation noted a seized license plate and an arrest in Chicago connected to the same case. Extradition for Aldrich was to be requested.
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Steuer
New York
Mitchell
Henry W. Goddard
Mississippi Ballet to Be in Pageant
The Mississippi Ballet will participate in the pageant titled Ballet of the Mississippi. The central lines of the ballet symbolize the river with blue shading while the surrounding colors reflect riverbanks foliage. The ensemble features Patricia Tipton Betty Gremmel Dorothy Deems Margaret Schwertfeger Maxine Greiner Lucille Pace Gretchen Korneman Janet Korman Dorothy Klaffenbach Mabel Nash Helen Realing Frances Myers Theda Reynolds Mary Blean Bernice Martin Coretta Moore Katherine Dunker Rosalie Healey Dorothy Thomas Alda Mae Spieth Esther Thicker Charline Webster Evelyn Clay Ruth Stevenson Lucille Lindley Margaret Marzolph Florence Brower Virginia Johnson Marie Lindley Violet Klein Darleen Cramer Marian Narvis Phyllis Eyes Mary Jane Johnson Lorene Carlson and Jane Martolph.
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Betty Gremmel
Dorothy Deems
Margaret Schwertfeger
Maxine Greiner
Lucille Pace
Gretchen Korneman
Janet Korneman
Dorothy Klaffenbach
Divorce Suit Alleges Inexpensive Wife Cruelty
Chester M. Biggs, a railroad freight agent in Oakland, files for divorce claiming his wife Mrs. Helen Constance Biggs was inexpensively cruel. He says she refused to wear fine clothes, forced him to hide discounts, urged opening charge accounts, and rejected veto coupons.
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Visions Better Days for Iowa Farmers
Peter B. Carey of the Chicago Board of Trade told the Grain Dealers Association in Cedar Rapids that Iowa farmers face a cycle moving toward higher levels. He cited rising prices in cattle, corn, hogs, lambs, wheat, oats, wool and hides as evidence of improving conditions.
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Chicago Board of Trade
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Catholics Challenge Hitler on Youth and State Claim
Berlin reports the Catholic hierarchy rejected Hitler’s assertion that youth belongs to the state. The church insisted youth must remain under church training rights and said military service work is unacceptable to Catholic youth. The communique urged state recognition of church property rights.
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Hitler
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Spanish Prince Pleads Forgiveness After Cuban Bride
A former prince of Spain sent an emissary to King Alfonso begging forgiveness for marrying Edelmira Sampedro a Cuban merchant daughter. The couple wed in Lausanne while the bride kept to the hotel with a mild fever on their honeymoon’s first day.
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Roosevelt Public Works Board Announces Rapid Action on Recovery Funds
The public works board said it is moving as fast as possible to deploy the 3.3 billion dollars provided by Congress for construction under the industrial recovery act. Secretary Ickes will lead the effort with the public works administrator to be named. Col Donald H Sawyer moved headquarters to the interior department building as dozens apply for state county and city projects. A state administrator and state advisory board will be appointed by the president to oversee these efforts.
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Interior Department
Austrian Nazis Named in Bombing Suspects
Vienna authorities on Wednesday named 15 national socialists held responsible for recent bombings. Some are under arrest while others have fled as Austrian Nazis were outlawed in a government decree this week.
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Vienna
Thrift Gardens Struck By Drouth Woes In Muscatine
The drought and heat injure Muscatine thrift gardens with potatoes beans cabbage and tomatoes suffering. About 318 gardens were planted June 1 with 32 more available. roughly 150 are home gardens and the rest thrift project plots. Peas are nearly a complete loss and overall crop yields are greatly reduced.
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Thrift Gardens
J. Herman Mundt
Mundt
Scott County Drives Wet Victory To Offset Dry Repeal
Complete returns show Scott county’s wet majority 15 542 offset dry margins in 24 of 39 counties voting on repeal. The dry counties listed include Adair Appanoose Cass Clarke Dallas Davis Dickinson Fremont Darwin Henry Jefferson Louisa Mills Montgomery Marshall Poweshiek Union Van Buren Washington Wayne Winneshago Wright Worth.
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Dickinson
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Winnebago
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Iowa Bank Robber Suspect Captured
Iowa bank robber suspect Aldrich is held in Freeport Long Island after being seized in Chicago police report. He claimed no knowledge of the daylight holdup at the United States bank and was found selling circus tickets when captured. His car bore the name John.
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Dee Aldrich
Chicago
United States Bank
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Long Island
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