Akron disaster follow up active as search continues
The Bernadou recovered an aluminum gasoline tank from the Akron about fifty miles southeast of the crash site. A three member court of inquiry led by Rear Admiral Phelps will convene at Lakehurst to investigate the disaster, with Captain Shoemaker and Lieutenant Commander Pennoyer on the board. Admiral Pratt ordered the Falcon to salvage wreckage and bodies while search units press on despite slim chances of survivors.
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Washington
Bernadou
Navy Department
W. W. Phelps
New York Naval District
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Akron
H. E. Shoemaker
Sunnyvale
Calif
Ate Prepa
Searion
Garland
Ralph G. Pennoyer
William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
Falcon
New London
Pratt
Survivors testify as Navy probes Akron disaster
Three survivors told Navy officials what they recalled of the crash and its events as Congress orders a House Naval Committee inquiry. Secretary Swanson and Admiral Prast pay tribute to victims while calls grow to suspend lighter-than-aircraft programs and seek causes to prevent repeats.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Atlantic
Vinson
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Herbert V. Wiley
Richard E. Deal
Moody E. Erwin
Swanson
William V. Prast
Naval Operations
Court of Inquiry
Secretary of the Navy
Capitol Hill
Naval Committee
Rep
Delaney
Dem
New York
Meaning of Life Through Contribution and Cooperation
A religious discussion asserts life’s meaning comes from contributing and cooperating with others. It urges living positively, taking risks, and loving one’s neighbor, aligning with the creed that life centers on knowing God and serving Him faithfully. Copyright 1933.4
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Lfe
Henry James
Hves
Aes
Jesus
God
Iowa Senate Adds 72 440 To Budget Increases
The Iowa Senate in committee of the whole approved increases totaling 72 440 for its biennial appropriations bill raising the annual totals to 12 147 345. The action boosts state fair and county fairs funding and adds 15 000 for poultry associations. Action on the state board of education budget was deferred.
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Des Moines
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
State Fair Board
State Board of Education
Paul Schmidt
Iowa City
H. C. White
Finance Committee
Schmidt
Wisconsin voters approve repeal by wide margin
Wisconsin results from 2 241 of 2 899 precincts show For repeal 519 305 and against 105 109. Milwaukee and other counties share a strong pro repeal vote. delegates chosen will meet April 25 to ratify the repeal amendment.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Michigan
Indiana to hold June 6 vote on convention delegates
Indiana voters will select 329 delegates for a national convention to consider repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Delegates will meet June 26 to take final action on the issue in Indianapolis.
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Indiana
Pandianapolis
McNatt
Senate to Pass 36 Hour Week Bill Today
Washington cap headline: The senate on Thursday will approve a modified bill to reduce the standard workweek and create jobs for millions idle, addressing labor market concerns and the machine age pressures.
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Senate
Washinton
Cap
Bowers Confirmed as Spanish Envoy
The Senate confirmed Claude G. Bowers as ambassador to Spain and Sumner Welles as assistant secretary of state. Rules delaying confirmation were waived and the President was notified. The notice also covered yesterday’s confirmation of Assistant Secretary of War Woodring.
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Washington
Senate
Claude G. Bowers
Spain
Sumner Welles
Maryland
War Woodring
Bandits Steal $2415.25 From United State Bank
Police seek two men after a United State bank holdup on March 20 in Cedar Rapids. Cashier Frank Kanak says the loot totaled $2415.25, not the $835 earlier reported, with most notes in 5 10 and 20 dollar bills. Kanak and clerk Miss Bessie Zurka were forced to the floor. bank staff later escorted to Rockford to view suspects who could not be identified.
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Cedar Rapids
United State Bank
Rockford
Ill
Frank Kanak
Kanak
Bessie Zurka
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
A Cedar Rapids toll tally shows 79 accidents this year with injured and fatalities figures unclear. The record emphasizes the rising road toll despite traffic controls and prompts concern for safety measures.
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Cedar Rapids
Opportunity for Cedar Rapids Students to Win Chicago World’s Fair Ten Days
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces a contest offering ten days in Chicago at the Century of Progress Expo with all expenses paid. High school students nationwide can win by displaying initiative and ambition, traveling with the Travel Guild and staying at the LaSalle Hotel as guests of the fair.
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Cedar, Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Travel Guild, Inc
Chicago
LaSalle Hotel
Fair Grounds
Union
Travel Guild
Ahem Mentoete
Ek Oy
British Embargo on Russia Advances in Commons
London report states the enabling bill to embargo all Russian goods passes second reading in the House of Commons by 347 to 48 amid a fierce attack on the Soviet government. The bill goes to a third reading as six British workers of Metropolitan-Vickers face trial for alleged sabotage in Moscow set for April 10. Sir John Simon criticizes Soviet conduct in the session.
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London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Moscow
Metropoltan-Vickers Electric Company
Russia
Esmond Ovey
John Simon
Passengers Rescued From Grounded Spanish Steamer
A Spanish steamer Marques de Comillas ran aground off Carysfort Reef near Miami. Passengers were reported adrift in lifeboats after an airplane pilot circled the ship and observed the situation. A line was aboard the vessel from the tug but relief did not appear immediately dangerous.
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Miami,fla
INS
Marques de Comillas
Carysfort Reef
Minnesota Moves to Allow Price Fixing on Farm Goods
St Paul AP says a bill would give the agricultural commissioner power to fix minimum prices on farm products using production cost as the base. Selling or buying below set prices would be a misdemeanor. The measure was recommended for passage by the House committee on markets and goes to the full House.
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ST Paul
State Agricultural Commissioner
State House of Representatives Committee On
House
Artist Charles Gatchell Ends Life in Paris Studio
Charles Gatchell a 45 year old American artist and husband of novelist Fannie Kilbourne killed himself with gas in a rented Montparnasse studio in Paris on Wednesday leaving a warning about carrying fire. He died by his own action in the dormer room.
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Paris
INL
Charles Gatchell
Fannie Kilbourne
Montparnasse
Roosevelt Orders Return of Gold Over $100
President Roosevelt directs the return to the federal reserve system of all gold held by individuals above $100 by May 1 and authorizes the treasury secretary to issue licenses for gold use in trade. Violations carry up to a $10,000 fine and up to ten years' imprisonment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve System
Secretary of the Treasury
Iowa Senate backs tax levy for Rec. loan to free funds
An Iowa Senate committee bill would authorize the state to levy on all taxable property to repay a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan. The funds would release state and county money tied up in closed banks and those under waivers, addressing shortages in the sinking fund and preventing potential defaults by treasurers.
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Des Moines
Senate
State Executive Council
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
R. F.C
Lovrien-Brookhart
State of
Iowa
Executive Council
Akron's Sister Ship To Sail Next Week
Akron Ohio AP reports U S Macon crew plan first flight early next week with no orders to change plans. Captain Al Ger H Diesel skipper says Wiley described Akron crash as perfectly logical.
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Akron’s
Akron
U.S. S Macon
Alger H. Diesel
H. V W. Wiley
Diesel
Senator Byers Promises Vote For Iowa Beer Bill
Special to The Gazette Des Moines Senator Frank C. Byers of Cedar Rapids says he will vote to authorize and legalize 3.2 beer in Iowa. He notes opposition and support exist but states he will vote in favor when the bill reaches the Senate.
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Frank Byers
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Pigeons Move Out Cash Moves In
Pigeons Move Out, CASH Moves In details profits from an ad by E. J. Yeoman at 34th and Mr. Vernon Road selling Carneaux breeding pigeons. Twenty eight people answered the Want Ad and fifty pairs were sold. Springtime is Want Ad Time urging readers to use ads to buy sell rent or advertise. Dial 2-1121 Ad-taker.
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E. J. Yeoman
Vernon Road
Carneaux
Gazette
Cedar River Drops Relief Flood Threat in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar River crest fell more than 3 feet by Wednesday evening easing Cedar Rapids flood danger nearly to 1929 levels. The dam area saw 42 inch drop at Alt Sheffie’s boathouse, while below the dam the river declined further though still about ten feet above normal. A house washed away Tuesday near Otis, with twenty one homes reported with water in or around them as crews noted the sewage pumping plant keeping basements clearer.
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Cedar River
Cedar Rapids
Alt Sheffie
Ellis Boulevard NW
Stumptown
Joe Swacka
North Western Railroad
Otis
Star Witness Absent in Liquor Syndicate Trial Opening
Federal court opened the case against seventeen defendants charged with conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. The government waited as key witness Roy Pugh was absent, later found in Illinois, while Jesse L Hunter and others testified in Cedar Rapids and Galena to show a syndicate operating between Milwaukee and Cedar Rapids. Court adjourned to 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
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Cedar Rapids
United States
George Co. Scott
Roy.Pugh
Acti
Mee
Pugh
Rus
Meee West
Syria
Ilinois
Jesse’ L
Mobilize 25000 US workers to start roosevelt plan
The first 25000 unmarried men aged 18 to 25 will join a conservation corps under a wartime style mobilization. Quotas set for eastern cities include New York 7500 and Chicago 4000, with initial conditioning camps slated Friday. Target is 250000 workers by July 1 with work on reforestation and flood control projects such as in Ohio.
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Washington
The
Conservation Corps
Roosevelt
White’ House
War Department
Labor Department
New York City
Buffalo
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Kansas City
Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Newark
Ohio
May Lend More On Warehoused Corn
Sioux City Iowa AP announces higher loan limits for corn warehoused on farms by the regional agricultural credit corporation. Loans rise from eight to twelve cents per bushel under the federal warehouse law, applying to both the Sioux City main office and the Omaha office.
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Sioux City, Ia
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
C. C. Jacobsen
Sioux City
Omaha
Einstein says two daughters fled Germany
In COQ SUR MER Belgium AP reports Prof Albert Einstein announced on Wednesday that his two daughters escaped from Germany amid rising tensions. He did not reveal their destination or safety status.
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Coq-Sur-Mer
Belgium
Albert Einstein
Germany
London to discuss war debts with United States
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald plans a Washington visit to discuss world economic recovery and war debt relations with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The talks aim to ease tensions over debts and revive international trade, with further discussions through diplomatic channels and experts. France is ready for preliminary talks as Hull notes U.S. debt discussions depend on default status.
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London
J. Ramsay MacDonald
Will. Gail
United States
Washington
Hoover
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Berengaria
No. 10
Downing’ Street
Bill MacDonald
America
Ramsay’MacDonald
Great
Britain
White House
Mac‘Donald
MacDonald
Norman
H. Davis
France
Andre’ de la Bouselaye
Paris
Hull
Disaster claims many workers as Akron blimp sinks list
United Press reports that seventy six crew and officers went missing after the dirigible Akron crash on Monday night. Only some were accounted for by Wednesday while others were officially listed as missing and presumed lost. Names include Herbert V Wiley Richard Deal Moody Eugene Erwin Harold Earle MacLellan Robert Copeland and more. Killed in a later rescue flight were David Brevin Cummins and Pesquale Bettio.
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Akron
David Brevin Cummins
Pesquale Bettio
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N. J. Moody
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