DIRT CONTRACTOR ON 32 DISAPPEARS LEAVING ACCOUNTS
Ed J Foley awarded the federal highway 32 shoulder constriction project has vanished leaving more than 500 in unpaid bills and bad checks. His crew suspended, a superintendent to take over within days and work to resume. The grading contract was sublet by C F Lytle Construction of Sioux City. Foley’s equipment is mortgaged to Benton County Bank Norway. Some workers were paid by the Federal Surety Company. Foley bought a car with a worthless check later returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed J. Foley
Foley
C. F. Lytle Construction Company
Sioux City
Federal Surety Company
Davenport
Anita Merchants
Holton
Benton County Bank of Norway
8. R. Nelson Auto
Nelson
Marge Ems AB Ae
Capone Padlocked Palm Island Estate Suit Wins
Miami dated July 44 after Capone, Chicago gang chief, won a nuisance action to padlock his Palm Island estate. He was arrested on four warrants for perjury but released on bonds totaling 14 000. Warrants issued by State Attorney Vernon Hawthorne cite perjury in a prior testimony at a safety director hearing. The McCreary case remains under advisement.
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Miami
Fla
Jung
Palm’ Island
Alphonse Dapbne
Chicago
Capone
Vernon “Hawthorne
D. McCreary
Public “Safety
McCreary
Iowa bank bandit loses his nerve
A novice bank robber entered a Hartley Iowa bank and forced cashier C F Chalstrom and customer Glave Frisch to the floor. Upon failing to open the vault he fled in a spray. The cashier pursued but a gun battle ensued without capturing the bandit. The incident occurred fourteen miles from here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Gasto
Jane
C. Fchalstrom
Glave Frisch
Acdan
Chaletrom
Hartley
Reunited Romanian King Carol II and Helene at Cotronceni Palace
June 14 Bucharest report says King Carol II and Queen Helene were reconciled at a reunion dinner with Queen Marie and other royals. Marie mediated the match, Helene joins Carol in backing state affairs, while a new coalition cabinet under Jules Maniu is formed media quotes.
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Bucharest
Carol II
Helene
Lupta
Rumania
Carol
Maria
Cotronceni Palace
Marie
Balkans
Cotronceni Pales
Michael
Magda Lupescu
Jules Maniu
Caval
Klein Pounds Out Two Homers in Doubleheader Win
Bakers Field Philadelphia June 14 Chuck Klein moved close behind Babe Ruth in the intra league home run race with his 17th and 18th homers of the season in the Phillies doubleheader with the Pirates. He slugged No 17 in the third inning and No 18 in the fourth.
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Bakers Field
Philadelphia
Chuck Klein
Babe Ruth
Phillies
Pirates
Philly
Hoover signs narcotic bill to create new separate bureau
Washington June 14 President Hoover signed a narcotics bill to set up within 30 days a separate bureau in the treasury department with a director of narcotics. The official cited is Fenn, based in Pittsburgh, and the measure aims to centralize drug enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Treasury Department
Fenn
Pittsburgh
Sc ‘Tiwad
Knife slips tear eye lacerates boy in Cumberland
In Cumberland on Friday June 14 a boy named Vin Landon, age 14, suffered a severe eye injury when a pairing knife slipped while cutting rope. The blade entered his right eye, and the eye was removed at Cumberland. He is reported as recovering and to be sent home tonight.
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Cumberland
Mar Vin Landon
J. B. Landon
Acar
Ldd
Anight
Arnold wins flag day grind at Altoona Speedway
Thousands cheer as Billy Arnold, youthful winner, leads the 200 mile flag day auto speed event at Altoona Speedway Pennsylvania. He drives a gray white Miller Hoist car with Spider Matlock as mechanic amid a large crowd.
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Arnold
Altoona Speedway
Altoana
Billy
Hoxtz
Uway Thea
Dbs
Nla
rAitee
Fairfield cattle ring indicts 35 stockmen leader Harry Ball
Indictments returned against thirty five members of a Fairfield area stockmen group for conspiracy to defraud cattle buyers. Harry Ball of Fairfield confessed to seeking victims through News Telegraph ads offering Hereford and Angus cattle claimed to weigh 400 to 900 pounds. Holger Jenson of Brayton also appeared before the Jefferson county grand jury during the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Harry Ball
Townstock
Jefferson County Grand Jury
News- Telegraph
Ball
Jefferson Grand Jury
Holger Jenson
Brayton
Iowa cattle ring indicted over 30 years of fraud schemes
An Iowa grand jury named 35 stock dealers from Fairfield Ottumwa and nearby towns in a long running cattle swindle case. The ring is accused of purchasing poor stock in Kansas City and Texas, shipping to Iowa, and selling nearly 50 000 head of cattle across about 30 states. Bonds total 226 000 dollars. Indicted defendants include George F Stever and John B Stever of Fairfield and others from Muscatine Jefferson and Jefferson counties.
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Towa
John Fletcherald
Kansas City
Texas
Iowa
Bent
New England’ States
Gulf
Kansas
Nebraska
Wapello
Jefferson
Muscatine
Heffry
Ven Quren
George.f. Stever
John B. Stever
Witl
Bis
George F. Stever
Fairfield
Frank Stever
Joe L. Hall
Harry J. Ball
John Carrow
Ottumwa
Purl Armstrong
Libertyville
Stockport
A. L. Neuhart
Cy Peterson
Keosauqua
Tony
Clemmin
Palrfields
Andrew Smith
Dwik
Eldon
William
Popu
K. Williarmaon
Ber
R.a Fy Ball
Uadatine
Wade H
Ingham
W. M
Ill-Fated LNER Captain Led Pairfax Sinking Off Mass Bay
Capt Archibald Brooks commanded the ill fated passenger steamer Pairfax which rammed and sank the oil tanker Pinthis off Massachusetts bay. More than forty five lives were lost with some burned to death by the flaming oil ignited by the collision's impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archibald Brooks
Massachusetts Bay
Local War Mothers Chapter Sought in Council Bluffs
Mrs Ella Saunders and Mrs W A James, leaders from Council Bluffs, stated a local chapter of the American War Mothers may be formed here soon. Backed by the American Legion and civic groups, about ten women tied to fallen or disabled World War veterans may organize the post to foster patriotism, fellowship, and support for service members. Interested parties are asked to contact Mrs Saunders at 2412 Avenue B.
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The
American War Mothers
Mre. Ella
B. Saund- Sb
W. A. James
Council Bluffs
American [Legion and Auxiliary
America
Ella Saunders
Avenue B
Coyncil Bluffs
Gross Receipts Of Heavy Title Fight Total 749935
New York June 14 Official statistics for the Schmeling Sharkey fight show attendance around 80 thousand with 74,153 paid. Gross receipts reached $749,984.65. after a 5 percent state tax the net gate stood about $711,068. Share splits for Koy and Schuteling and Hearst's committees are noted amid financial figures.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Koy
Schuteling
William Randolph Hearst
Markets at a Glance Digest of a Slow Day
Markets at a glance show a dull session with a reactionary mood. Stocks drift lower across major exchanges as trading interest wanes and gaps emerge in prices. Foreign markets slide while domestic indexes ease, hinting at cautious investor sentiment.
Gas Franchise War Shows Possible Compromise in Cedar Rapids
A compromise draft from Iowa Electric prompts the Cedar Rapids council to reconvene after a special meeting last night. The 25-year franchise offer includes a 10-year cancel option and a rate structure tied to the city plant, with service costs near seven cents per thousand cubic feet above company costs. The council plans to study the proposal at its next regular session and may address the franchise at a June 26 meeting alongside cigarette permit applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Company
Cedar Rapids Utilities
Atlantic
News-Telegraph
Chariton Unveils Soldiers Sailors Memorial Today
Chariton Iowa June 14 The city honored its Sons Who went out as soldiers and Sailors in World War I A memorial was unveiled at River Front Park with services and participation by all patriotic organizations Gold star mothers who returned from France placed wreaths before the four bronze figures of the memorial
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Chariton
I. N.S
River Front Jpark
France
Chariton Father Ends His Life on Daughter's Grave
A Chariton man aged 60 was found dead near his daughter Dorothy who died five years earlier. A can of poison lay near the grave. He had been despondent for some time and funeral arrangements are being made for A. Z. Grabhilk. He is survived by his wife and nine children.
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A. Z
Grabhilk
Dorothy
Bankruptcy filing details in Wound Bluffs region
A battered OCR fragment notes a bankruptcy action involving Calvin Dee Rackwells of Bluffs, with a claimed exemption and a fee indicated as $800. It mentions Lars en and Bik Figen related to a farm filing, plus a referenced amount $83 and a typo filled amount.
Norris Suspicious Treaty Mystery
Washington June: Refusal of President Hoover and Secretary Stim yon to give the senate foreign relations committee all documents up to the London pact. The senator said the senate should have the papers before passing on the treaty, warning that withholding them could delay adjournment for weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Stimyon
Senate
Domahittye
Bridegroom Fatally Injured In Post-Wedding Crash
Hawarden Iowa June 14 Puneril as range limits are being made today for Dey Nell Ac Bright of Hudson South Dakota who was fatally injured when a road machine backing up at a filling station struck Bright and fractured his skull. His bride Miss Maurine McAllister of Hawarden was with him on their way home after their wedding. Dr Bright previously lived at Nora Springs and had practiced a year in the South Dakota city.
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Hawarden
Bright
Nora Springs
South Dakota
Series of Twisters Sweep Wisconsin and Minnesota
A deadly spate of tornadoes last night across western Wisconsin and southern Minnesota claimed six lives, including Marie Roach, 16, who perished when a cottage at Pine Point summer colony near Menomonie collapsed. Rescue and relief efforts followed as authorities assessed damage across the affected towns.
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Wisconsin
Minnesota
Eau Claire
Wis
Marie Roach
Pinepoint Summer Colony
Menomonie
Midwest Tornado and Flood Damage Report
Streams rose sharply this afternoon due to heavy winds on Thursday and Friday. A western and southern Wisconsin death toll includes Maug Roach and several in Menomonie. crops, bridges, and power lines damaged across Ames and Sioux City amid floods from the West Fork and Whisky rivers. Medical aid rush procedures were set for attack area. property damage estimated near a million dollars.
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Sttacken
Sioux City
N. S
Woodbury County
West Fock
Whisky
Milwaukee
Quawa
Missouri Valley
Sted
Woodbury
Monona
Rockefeller Jr. Son Granted Marriage License in Norristown
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, second son of John D Rockefeller Jr, received a marriage license in Norristown for a ceremony with Miss Mary Tedhunter Clark of Cynwyd Pa. The report notes Clark is 28 and Rockefeller is 94, and a Harlan man died today at Atlantic Hospital from heart trouble.
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John Rockefeller JR
Harlan
Norristown
N. S
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller
John Bd, Rockefeller Jr
Mary ‘Tedhunter Clark
Cynwyd
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Romania
Liam J Murphy
Cometbae
A $S
New Orleans
Bay Jared
Morris, Jonsot
Harry I. Ball
Holger Jensen
WAR Mothers
Trace
Italy
Janet "de “la Cour
Norris
Roy Fancally
Eats
Leon Roach
Matie
Maug Roach
Phie Point
Charles Wolbert
Carl Kaiseri
Louis Hoehn
Wolbert
William Drappe
Randolph
Ames
Ama
Ames Way
Ce ‘Louis
Johnson T
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