Judge Knox Upholds Government Price Rules in Milk Cleaning Case
Federal Judge John C. Knox upholds using the trial recovery act to enforce minimum prices in the dry cleaning sector amid code disputes. The ruling limits price cutting that harms interstate commerce, delays enforcement, and grants Spotless Inc a 10 day appeal window before injunctions take effect.
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Mum
Price
John C
NRA
S, Inc
Cleaners
Washington
Aew
Knox
Ion
Sratutory Court
New York State
Jin
New York
Two Boys Find Old Pistol Fire Fatal Wound
AP reports Eddie Harden of Omaha was shot and badly wounded by a pistol found by two boys on a ledge above Robert Peterson’s room. The gun, kept for 12 years, fired on a second trigger squeeze after first attempt failed, the bullet striking near Eddie’s heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jurwasy
Eddie Harden
Omaha
Robert Fs
Robert
Easter faith in life beyond death speaks through the soul
The article argues that Easter and eternal life are affirmed by human faith across time. It cites ancient Egypt and the Book of the Dead as early rituals of eternal life, claiming the Soul’s testimony remains true beyond death and that spirit rises above matter to affirm life and truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Feshoun
Wealth of recluse revealed by death in Minnesota
Investigators say Mrs. Katherine Pike 80 left an estate valued at 240000 after dying March 10 in Owatonna. A life of isolation followed wealth as 23000 in coins and currency 3000 in diamonds 14000 in uncashed checks and safes contained gems and jewelry. In New York banks she held large balances and a long unopened Fifth Avenue safety box held gems while a Columbia warehouse held a grand piano Turkish rugs and other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owatonna
Minn
Katherine Pike
Lawrence Pike
Bernard McGovern
New York
Paul H. Evans
Security Bank and Trust Company
Weather Outlook for Chicago Area April 2 to 7
AP notes a precipitation period around midweek across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys and the northern and central Great Plains. Temperatures are expected to run near or above normal through April 7.
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Chicago
Jook
Mississippi
Missouri
Great Plains
Linn County Helps End With CWA Funds For Unemployed
The Civil Works Administration in Linn County ended its relief program after distributing about 437 000 dollars to unemployed residents since last November. Payrolls peaked in January with over 33 000 dollars for men and more than 2 000 dollars for women in a single week. A new work relief program is planned, with federal funds continuing direct relief through April 15. Several projects in Cedar Rapids and Linn County remain unfinished, including road work, quarrying, painting at libraries and schools, and street resurfacing.
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Linn County
CWA
Civil Works Administration
Linn Cwa
E. H. Mulock
Des Moines
Cwas
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Ellis River
Springville
Ely
Walker
Robert Ellis
Ellis Park
Central City
Lincoln
Irving
Marion
Ward
Mount
Four Bandits Rob Berwyn Currency Exchange in Chase
Four armed bandits robbed the Berwyn currency exchange of 490 dollars and fled after a running gun battle with police. The clash lasted nearly thirty minutes through west suburban streets. Nels Olson, 45, riding with State Patrolman Morris Schwartz, was cut by flying glass when machine gun bullets shattered the windshield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Berwyn
Nels Olson
Morris Schwartz
House To Vote On Sugar Production Bill Monday
The house is set to pass the Jones sug ar production control bill Monday. It caps 1934 beet sugar at 1 550 000 tons and cane sugar at 260 000 tons with import quotas by Secretary Wallace. The plan designates sugar as a basic commodity and imposes a processing tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
United States
Cuba
Insular
Henry Wallace
Soviets Protest Persecution in Manchukuo Raids
Moscow demanded Manchukuo halt Japanese gendarmes raids on Chinese Eastern railway facilities and Soviet citizens in Harbin. The consulate protested raids on clubs schools and other institutions amid arrests including librarian Stefaniev and his wife. Moscow seeks release of detainees while negotiating the railway’s sale to Manchukuo amid tensions fueling a potential Russo Japanese crisis.
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Moscow
Harbin
Manchukuo
Manchurian
Slovutsky
North Manchurian
Russia
Orces
Dasa
World ready for Easter festivities across faiths
Airlines and nations prepare for Easter and related observances with sunrise ceremonies in locations from Jerusalem to San Francisco. Rain and cool weather threaten some events while Rome marks Saint Giovanni Bosco canonization and New York reports strong Fifth Avenue Easter parade sales as forecasts promise mixed Midwest showers.
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Jerusalem
Rome
Don Giovanni Bosco
Salesian Order
Pacific Coast
United States
Mount Davidson
San Francisco
Washington
D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Midwest
Await Federal Inquiry into DeWitt Air Mail Crash
Clinton AP report states wreckage of Lieut Thurman A. Wood’s air mail plane near DeWitt will be examined by federal officials Saturday night or Sunday. Officials from mail postal and commerce departments will view the body in DeWitt after inspecting the crash site. Wood, the twelfth Army airman to die since the job began, likely lost his way in a rainstorm en route from Chicago to Des Moines and Omaha. Guards and Clinton police kept watch around the field while photographers were ordered away.
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Clinton
Lieut
Thurman A. Wood
Army Air Mail Service
DeWitt
Department of Commerce
de Witt
Twelfth Army
Wood
Chicago
Des Moines
Omaha
Eastman urges ban on railway company union
Washington AP Eastman proposes a bill to revise the railway labor act and outlaw company dominated unions. The measure would penalize interference with employee organization and create a national adjustment board to settle disputes over wages rules and working conditions with 36 board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Washington
Congress
Joseph B. Eastman
Rayburn
House Commerce Committee
Fasiman
National Adjustment Board
Foedlalion
Prin’ Pal
Lehman Presses Swift Probe Into Utility Links
Governor Lehman urged New York lawmakers to rapidly investigate ties between utilities and state officials. He cited letters suggesting Sen. W. T. Thayer, former public service committee chair, sought expenses from Associated Gas and Electric and helped kill bills in committee. He called for a broad inquiry into all state employees and current reform measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
W. T. Thayer
Thayer
Lehman
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Public Service Committee
Democratic Party
McNabee
Senate
J J Hill Grandson Marries Hearst Ex-Wife in Ritz Penthouse
In a Park Avenue penthouse ceremony at the Ritz, Blanche Wilbur Hearst and Cortlandt T. Hill wed with few relatives. She, 28, is the ex wife of George Hearst and daughter of Ormond and Blanche Wilbur. He, 27, a Meadow Brook Club member from St. Paul, is grandson of James J. Hill. They did not reveal plans.
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New York
Ritz Tower
Park Avenue
Blanche Wilbur Hearst
Beverly Hills
Calif
Cortlandt T. Hill
Meadow Brook Club
Westbury
L. I
G. A. Buttrick
Madison Avenue, Presbyterian Church
Los Angeles
George, Hearst
William Randolph Hearst
Hill
St. Paul
Louis W. Hill
James J. Hill
Day in Washington Labor and policy roll call
Work relief funding began across states as Joseph D B Eastman proposed a wage board for rail disputes. The bituminous coal conference adjourned for a seven hour day hearing. Efforts sought a recovery debate among Secretary Wallace Dr William A Wirt and Rep Foulkes. The Hubbard medal was awarded to Mrs Charles A Lindbergh by the National Geographic Society.
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Associated Press
Joseph DB. Eastman
Board of Adjustment
Wallace
William A. Wirt
Rep. Foulkes
Federal Trade Commission
W. T. Thayer
New York
Harllee Branch
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hubbard
National Geographic Society
Speaker Rainey
State Department
Samuel Insull
Turkey
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
The Cedar Rapids toll for 1934 records counts of accidents injuries and deaths. Officials note the totals reflect all reported incidents within the year and summarize public safety trends.
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Cedar Rapids
Democrats May Reject HOLC Merit Clause
Washington report on a House revolt over patronage in the HOLC bond guarantee bill. The Norris merit amendment to select appointees by ability faces opposition. Rainey and Hancock weigh floor action if committee blocks it. The issue ties to Farley and republican-democrat tensions and a Nixon blacklist style tally.
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Washington
LLP
House
Roosevelt
Norris Senate
Home Loan Administration
Banking and Currency Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Rainey
Senate
Frank W. Hancock
North Carolina
Hancock
Henry Steagall
Steagall
James A. Farley
Injured Vinton CWA Man Brought Here
Lester Holmes a 39 year old CWA worker from Vinton was admitted to Bt Luke's hospital at 3 p m Saturday with a fractured and crushed skull from a rock fall at a stone quarry near Vinton His condition Saturday night was critical
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Cedar Rapids
Lester Holmes
CWA
Vinton
Bt. Luke's Hospital
Mary Pickford Sued Over Kidnap Plot Charge
Boston AP Mary Pickford was named as defendant in a New York court action by J Raymond Cornell retired organ maker. He claims a kidnap plot connected to her Boston visit prompted fear and says he offered letters from Mrs Mary Baker Eddy and met with her party though he denies attempting to meet her earlier.
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Boston
Mary Pickford
New York
J. Raymond Cornell
Miss Pickford
Cornell
Cape Cod
Fulton Oursler
Mary Saker Eddy
Christian Science
Hylda Mooney
Dillinger Gang Flees After Shootout In St Paul
John Dillinger and two companions escape a police trap in an apartment house on the third floor after a gun battle. Detectives recover two submachine guns and maps of Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan in the getaway car. A woman is believed wounded, while a man identified as Hamilton is sought.
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Paul
John
Dillinger
Shim
John Hamilton
Henry Cummings
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Hamiltonry Dillinger
Federal Department ‘of
Roosevelt Sends Easter Greeting From Yacht Nourmahal
President Roosevelt sent Easter greetings to the nation from the yacht Nourmahal anchored in Bahamas waters. The message to the temporary White House offices in Miami noted a fine day with fishing and plans to stay ashore tomorrow. James Roosevelt, the president’s eldest son, returned to Palm Beach aboard a ferry from the Nourmahal.
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Miami, Frs
Roosevelt
Bahamas
White House
Miami Biltmore
Nourmahal
Great Abaco Island
Rocky Point
James Roosevelt
AS & Passenger
Palm Beach
Homewood's Fine Reduced To $250
Sidney W. Homewood riding master had a $500 fine for seducing Miss Charlotte Ariel Gibson reduced to $250. Supreme Court Justice Taylor cited Homewood's mother's finances in deciding the leniency after sentencing him to eighteen months to three years in prison.
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White Plains
N. Y
Sidney W. Homewood
Charlotte Ariel Gibson
Supreme Court
Taylor
Homewood
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