Eight Arrested In $590000 U S Trust Theft Case
Eight men pled not guilty at arraignment before U S Commissioner W Cotter and were held on bonds totaling 365000. The suspects include George De Grassi Rocco De Grassi Gabriel Marosi Earl Frederick Palmer Theodore Crowley William Evans Charles Hartman and Paul Alexander. Federal agents recovered 310000 worth of stolen securities and traced notes to a master theft ring with operations spanning New York Topeka West Palm Beach and Nassau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Trust Company
United States
W. Cotter
George de Grassi
Rocco J. de Grassi
Gabriel Marosi
Earl Frederick Palmer
Theodore D. Crowley
William R. Evans
Charles Hartman
Paul Alexander
Department of Justice
Washington
Topeka
Kan
West Palm Beach
Nassau
Bahamas
Treasury
Wall Street
Pelice
First Boston Corporation
Trust Company
Melvin B. Smith
Kansas City
Hartman
Theodore Crowley
Rhea Whitley
Strawberry Point Couple Wed at Lutheran Parsonage
Mrs. Ida Opperman and H. C. Bowman of Strawberry Point were married Wednesday at the Lutheran parsonage with Rev. Max O. Jahr officiating. They will reside in Strawberry Point where Bowman works at O. H. J. Feulner hardware store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point
Ida Opperman
H. C. Bowman
Lutheran Parsonage
Max O. Jahr
Donald Bowman
O. H. J. Feulner Hardware Store
Wendel Cleared in Lindy Murder but Remains in Jail
Mercer county grand jury returns a no bill on Paul H. Wendel in the Lindbergh kidnapping murder case. He remains jailed in Trenton as Hunterdon county probes the Hauptmann confession and related embezzlement charges. Authorities push for possible perjury or conspiracy indictments if needed. The term ends May 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Mercer County
Paul H. Wendel
Hunterdon County
Flemington
Anna Hauptmann
Grand Jury
Wendel
Inflation Fight In Congress Doomed
Washington, The fight to refinance farm mortgages with a 3 billion currency issue was declared doomed by Speaker Burns. He blocked a vote on the Frazier Lemke bill, ruling that 218 signatures are required and that a majority of the whole 435 members is necessary, not just among those present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Burns
Funeral services for Frank Soder held in Manchster
Frank Soder, 58, longtime Masonville barber, died of a heart attack found in his barber shop Sunday. Funeral services were at Shelly funeral chapel in Manchster with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He was the son of Gus Soder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonville
Frank Soder
Shelly
Manchester
Greenwood
Mr. Soder
Gus Soder
Former Governor Evans of American Samoa Dies at 75
Retired U S Navy captain Waldo Evans former naval governor of American Samoa and the Virgin Islands died at his niece Mrs. William T. Sherman home in Des Moines after a long illness following the death of his wife in an automobile accident. He served 46 years in the navy and retired to Grinnell. His Arlington burial is planned after remains are moved to Washington D C. One notable episode during his Virgin Island tenure involved a request for milking bulls and sparked a correspondence with the Navy secretary. Surviving relatives include Mrs Sherman and a Kansas City brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Waldo Evans
U.S. Navy
American Samoa
Virgin Islands
William T. Sherman
California
Evans
Navy
Grinnell
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Ill
Washington, D. C
Arlington National Cemetery
Department of Agriculture
Captain Evans
Congress Debates Ritter Impeachment and Large Highway Bill
Senate deliberates impeachment charges against Florida judge Halsted L. Ritter. House weighs a 440 million highway bill while committees pursue tax legislation and lobby matters. Prior day Ritter issue and a ROT picture controversy are noted along with rail worker protections during consolidation talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Senate
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Kurt Grunwald
Farmers Independence Council
HOUSE
Ways and Means
Diesel engine production surges to new high
Production of Diesel engines last year reached an estimated 1,500,000 horsepower, three times the level of any prior year, signaling a major rise in output and demand.
Roosevelt Ickes urge conservation and new interior
President Roosevelt and Ickes push conservation as a national policy aligned with New Deal efforts. They cite soil erosion control, land purchases, parks growth, water management, and the Boulder dam and TVA as core achievements, calling for a bill to rename the interior department. Frederick Delano presided at the ceremony near the Lincoln Memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
America
New Deal
Civilian Conservation Corps
Oil Administration
Connally
Boulder Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Interior Department
Lewis
United States
Frederick A. Delano
National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Antidote Found For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Medical researchers report a hexahydroxyferric chloride antidote showing 75 percent success in poisoned rats. Tested against coal gas and pure carbon monoxide, the treatment outperformed oxygen alone, though human applicability awaits larger-animal trials. Researchers Samuel and Joseph Seiffer spoke at the American Chemical Society meeting in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
American Chemical Society
Samuel
Joseph Seiffer
School of Medicine
University of Oklahoma
Report Delays in Navy Shipbuilding Progress
Washington AP reports the Navy department notes delays in at least 42 of 76 warships planned to reach full strength. Causes cited include the NRA cutback and privateyard strikes, with 30 ships due for completion this year and 32 more than two thirds finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
NRA
Two Women Hurt In Auto Collision
Mrs. Pearl Delbridge of Oakdale suffered head and right knee bruises at 1 20 p m Thursday when her car collided at F Avenue and Tenth Street NW with a vehicle driven by Noel W Hancock of 243 Highland Drive NW. Mrs Delbridge was taken to St Luke s hospital for treatment and to be released Thursday evening. Mrs Hancock, riding with her husband, had minor injuries and was taken to a doctor s office for first aid. Delbridge drove west on F Avenue while the other car went north on Tenth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Delbridge
Oakdale
F Avenue
Tenth Street
Noel W. Hancock
Highland Drive
Delbridge
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dickinson Sees US Facing Despotism Or Anarchy
Senator Lester J. Dickinson of Iowa told a Chicago audience that the United States faces the alternatives of despotism or anarchy unless current government trends are halted. He urged action in the executive mansion and warned against the New Deal, claiming removing money from it would convert 90 percent of converts to good American citizens overnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lester J. Dickinson
Iowa
United States
Paul Reveres
Executive Mansion
Turtle’s Clever Digging Ends in Quiet Nesting Beach
A female green turtle digs many pits along the sandy shore to mislead threats, then deposits her eggs in a final spot away from the trenches. The behavior demonstrates careful nesting strategy observed on the beach.
Death of Julius Deckman First Minister of Trinity Lutheran
The Rev. Julius Deckman 75 longtime Cedar Rapids pastor died at his home 1000 Eighth Street NW after recent illness. He was born October 13 1860 in Brooklyn New York and educated at Concordia College Springfield Seminary. He served Trinity Lutheran Cedar Rapids 31 years and at Worthington Minnesota 1918 1934 before retiring to Cedar Rapids. Survivors include wife Elizabeth four children four grandchildren and several stepchildren. Funeral service Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church with burial in Linwood cemetery.
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Julius Deckman
Trinity Lutheran Church
Eighth Street NW
Mr. Deckman
Brooklyn
N. Y
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
Ind
Theological Seminary
Springfield
Ill
Atlantic
Cedar Rapids
Worthington
Minn
Elizabeth Hesse
Julius Deckman, Jr
Minnapolis
Edward
Arnold
San Francisco
H. C. Fleming
Watertown
Wis
Henry Hesse
Milwaukee
William Hesse
Bertha Williams
Holland, Mich
G. H. Nueffer
Trinity Lutheran
Beatty
Lindbergh Flies In England With Attache
Col Charles A Lindbergh makes his first England flight at Hanworth airdrome near London. Accompanied by an American air attache he rides as passenger in a three seat cabin plane then flies solo with the attache aboard. The air ministry permits the April 1 flight under terms not to engage in commercial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
British Aircraft Manufacturing Company
Hanworth Airdrome
Lindbergh
British
Air Ministry
Mrs Emma Primus Rites Planned At Son's Home
Emma Primus 72 died at her son O L Primus home after six months illness from carcinoma. Funeral Friday at 2 p m conducted by Rev F E Hamlin of the Presbyterian church at the son's home. Born near Independence she married J L Primus in Jesup in 1889. he died in 1932. Survived by brother Lewis Clue three sisters two sons Ralph A Primus O L Primus all of Independence two daughters Mrs Earl Stumma Brandon Delphia Primus Lahrville Ia and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Emma Primus
O. L. Primus
F. E. Hamlin
The
Presbyterian Church
Lewis Clue
J. L. Primus
Jesup
Wellsman fined for stop sign violation and fleeing
Washington Iowa Waldo Smith of Wellman was fined ten dollars and costs for running a stop sign and attempting to flee from a highway patrolman. Max Boone of Kelona and Luther Cram of Washington were each fined five dollars for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Waldo Smith
Wellman
J. E. Boyce
Max Boone
Kelona
Luther Cram
Platt Woman Injured In Fast car Door Accident
Mrs. J. W. Platt is confined to bed after a Sunday crash in Manchester when she and her son Homer Platt were riding in a car. She opened the door seeking the window crank and fell onto the paving as the auto traveled fifty miles an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
J. W. Platt
Homer Platt
Keystone grade operetta Punch and Judy staged Friday
The grade operetta Punch and Judy will be presented in the school auditorium Friday evening. About fifty pupils participate with leads by Junior Stoecker Dorothy Junge Donna Mae Hamann Harold Meinert and Dorothy Stoecker. Directed by Miss Bella Scheer with music supervision by Misses Helen Heitman Sally Rife and Marjorie Schuchert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keystone
Junior Stoecker
Dorothy Junge
Donna Mae Hamann
Harold Meinert
Rothy Stoecker
Bella Scheer
Helen Heitman
Sally Rife
Marjorie Schuchert
Witness Defies Probing Senators in Hearst Case
The Senate committee heard Grunwald refuse to answer, while Black ordered a transcript of his testimony. Contempt proceedings were considered as the panel weighs arguments on counsel fees. Hearst interests vow an injunction fight to block telegram seizures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Grunwald
Black
Schwellenbach
House
Hearst
Liberty League
United States
Congress
Sherman Minton
Ind
du Ponts
Supreme Court
William Randolph Hearst
Carpenter Wins Nebraskas Democratic Senate Nomination
In Nebraska's primary Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff won the Democratic nomination for U S Senate after defeating J C Quigley of Valentine in a tight race. Edward Burke led the Democratic national committeeman race, with other state-wide results including Hunter Robinson Good Sullivan and a Roosevelt presidential win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln, Neb
Terry Carpenter
Omaha
Francis V. Robinson
Lincoln
F. A. Good
John P. Sullivan
William E. Borah
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
R. L. Cochran
Dwight Griswold
Gordon
Knox Carries 13 Illinois Districts And Borah Gets 12
In the Republican presidential preferential primary, Col. Frank Knox carried thirteen of Illinois twenty five districts while William E. Borah won twelve. Knox campaign managers said nearly all of the forty nine delegates chosen favored Knox, based on incomplete returns. L J Meyers appeared as a Borah winner in Chicago district six.
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Chicago
Col
Frank Knox
William E. Borah
Knox
Borah
L. J. Meyers
Boy Strangled in Tree Accident in Derby
Five year old John OConnor Jr fell while playing in a tree in Derby Conn. His sweater snagged on a limb and tightened around his neck causing fatal strangulation before a passerby saw him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby, Conn
John O’connor, Jr
Wyoming Newsman L P Loomis Dies
L P Loomis aged 53 former editor of the Torrington Telegram and former Wyoming Press association president died in Torrington after a long illness. The longtime journalist served as leading figure in state journalism and press circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrington
Wyo
L. P. Loomis
Torrington Telegram
Wyoming Press Association
Load Limit Embargo Lifted Except Five Road Sections
The four ton load limit on county secondary roads is removed except for five stretches. County Engineer William H. Behrens announces embargo remains on trunk road T from Troy Mills to Central City Center Point road, trunk C Waubeek to Whittier and one mile west, trunk C Springville to Paralta, trunk C Mount Vernon north to Leigh's hill, and the road from Alburnett east to primary No. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
William H. Behrens
Troy Mills
Center Point
Waubeek
Whittier
Springville
Paralta
Mount Vernon
Leigh’s Hill
Alburnett
Kansas Drys Weigh Running a Candidate for Governor
Organized drys of Kansas met in Newton to decide whether to back a dry candidate in the GOP gubernatorial race. A yes vote would trigger a wet and dry battle in Kansas, which has prohibition since 1881 and sells 3.2 beer due to lack of statutory definition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Kan
Kansas
Diamond Drill Reaches Entombed Miners In Nova Scotia Mine
Engineers set a five inch diamond drill 140 feet down to deliver food and supplies to three men trapped by a cave-in at a gold mine in Moose River Nova Scotia. The trio Dr. D E Robertson H B Magill and Charles Alfred Scadding remain hope is guarded by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose River
N. S
Toronto
New Glasgow
D. E. Robertson
H. B. Magill
Charles Alfred Scadding
Michael Dwyer
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Tama-Toledo Golf Club announces year committees
Tama-R. T. Smith, president, names committees for year at the Tama-Toledo Golf Club. Members include Frank Ruch, Harry Platt, E. E. Harlan, Hugo H. Joens, J. S. Bauch, Frank McClaskey, E. H. Nelson, Joe Vana on Membership. Grounds and greens chaired by H. J. Ferguson with Spencer Nelson and others. Clubhouse and entertainment chaired by Ray W. Adair with W. S. Gallagher and peers. Tournament committee led by D. A. Murdough and Dr. W. L. Ehret with Clark Ingersoll and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAMA
R. T. Smith
Tama-Toledo Golf Club
Frank Ruch
Harry Platt
E. E. Harlan
Hugo H. Joens
J. S. Bauch
Frank McClaskey
E. H. Nelson
Joe Vana
Merle Kensinger
Fred Goza
Ray W. Adair
W. S. Gallagher
Walter J. Willett
J. P. Walters
R. G. McFarland
R. L. Lupton
Miles Morgan
H. H. Dee
Charles Kupka
John Moyer
D. A. Murdough
W. L. Ehret
Clark Ingersoll
Lynn Bailey
Charles King
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Teller
Cage of Trust Co
Nancy Titterton
Virgin Isles
Ritter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Committee
Veterans Committee
PWA
Dickinson
U. S
Lindy
Carpenter
Illinois
Wyoming
H. G. Fussell
Opt
2Nd Ave. Vedar Rapids, Ia
Drys
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Christian Science
William D. Kilpatrick
C.S.B
Detroit, Michigan
Mother Church
the First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Second Avenue SE
FHA
Peoples Savings Bank
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