Roosevelt Signs Railroad Pension and Mine Law Revisions
President Roosevelt approves a revised railroad retirement act providing pensions up to 120 dollars monthly for age or disabled workers and imposes payroll and wage taxes to fund the program. He also signs a mining claim assessment suspension for the current year to aid prospectors and small western companies, with notices due by July 1.
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Roosevelt
Roads and Rails
Games Murray
D. Mont
Interior Department
What Congress Is Doing What Congress Is Doing
Senate in recess. Agriculture committee continues hearings on Norris power flood control bill. Interstate commerce subcommittee considers Council Bluffs Town bridge bill. Senate voted to extend nuisance taxes and rejected amendments to income tax law. Senate post office committee heard steel strike testimony. House passed new municipal bankruptcy bill. Bill extending CCC went to White House. Of 11,000,000 homes in Japan fewer than 20,000 in remote areas lack electric lights.
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Agriculture Committee
Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Council Bluffs
Town
Senate
Senate Post Office Committee
House
White House
Japan
O Malley Wins Opening Move In State Fund Case
Former manager of the state insurance fund, O Malley, secured a legal step after a supreme court ruling tied to a 1934 35 overdraft in the fund. The court set June 30 for rehearing arguments while upholding a finding of misdemeanor against the official responsible for the excess and disqualification from office.
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C. O'Malley
Supreme Court
Barzon W. Clark
O'Malley
J. W. Taylor
O Malley
State Department
June 25 birthday clues a practical idealist with wide talents
A horoscope style sketch notes a June 25 birthday person as practical yet visionary, cautious with money, fluent speaker, and capable of success in writing, teaching, arts, sales, or public roles. It lists possible married life happiness and a versatile early temperament, plus notable figures born on the date.
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Edward Holyoke
William Smith
Sumner Fairfield
Nathaniel Deering
McClintock Young
Charles T. Yerkes
Flaming Grasshopper Burns Two Boys in Council Bluffs
In Council Bluffs Iowa two nine year old boys Walter Rude and Clifford Snipes tormented a grasshopper with fumes and poured fuel on it. The grasshopper leaped into the air and ignited on Walter then Clifford. Walter ran three blocks before help arrived at a hospital. Clifford rushed home and his mother extinguished the flames.
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Council Bluffs Ta
Bar
Walter Rude
Clifford Snipes
James
Walter
Clifford
Cofford
Preston to Build City Water Reservoir
Preston Idaho officials announce Works Progress Administration authorization to build a half million gallon water reservoir. The project raises culinary storage to about 750000 gallons and costs around 40000 dollars. Mayor T R Bowden stated regional WPA officials approved the plan in Boise.
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Preston
Idaho
T. R. Bowden
Works Progress Administration
Boise
Coulter resigns as Idaho liquor board chairman
Robert Coulter resigns as $4,000-a-year chairman of the Idaho state liquor control commission citing ill health. Governor Clark awaits a successor, to be chosen from the southwestern district, as the council confirms ongoing vacancies and notes Coulter’s March 1935 appointment by Governor Ross.
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Boise
Robert Coulter
Idaho State Liquor Control Commission
Berzilla W. Clark
North Idaho
Coulter
Idaho
Democratic central committee and land official noted
A political figure, once land commissioner, was active in the Democratic central committee and long time resident of Custer County.
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Democratic Central Committee
Custer County
Gumport Birth Report At General Hospital
Mr and Mrs Isaac Gumport announce the birth of a son at General hospital on Wednesday. The family resides at 923 East Lander.
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Gumports
Isaac Gumport
General Hospital
East Lander
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