Bremer says 2 men admitted kidnapping
Ed ward G. Bremer testified in his kidnapping case that two defendants, Harold Alderton and Elmer Farmer, admitted participating in his abduction earlier this year. He identified wallpaper from a Bensenville house as the room's covering where he was held for 21 days, confirming details under federal examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bensenville House
Harold Alderton
Elmer Farmer
U. S
George H. Sullivan
Bremer
Alderton
Sullivan
Filibuster Threat Looms Over Anti Lynching Bill
In Washington southern senators plan to filibuster the Costigan Wagner anti lynching bill. Senator Bilbo warned he could consume at least ten days of senate time. Costigan sought quick action amid sharp opposition led by Senator Elison Smith with Minority Leader McNary backing. Under Senate rules Costigan can force a vote by moving for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Costigan- Wagner
Theodore G. Bilbo
Miss
Senate
Edward P. Costigan
Cole
Elison D. Smith
S. C. Costigan
Charles L. McNary
Costigan
Scarlet fever quarantine hits Minneapolis area
A blanket quarantine affecting about 35,000 children under seven was ordered to stem a scarlet fever epidemic that has claimed eleven lives. Minneapolis officials reported 407 cases on Tuesday with 166 new cases over the weekend. the measure lasts until May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Birth in Marion adds daughter to Murray family
Mr and Mrs James Murray of 681 Central avenue Marion welcome a daughter born April 14 at Mercy hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Murray
Central Avenue
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Humorous Role for Frances Halpin in Winding Road Premiere
Miss Frances Halpin of 1731 Fourth avenue SE earns the humorous lead as the old maid aunt in Winding Road by Donald Breed. The prize-winning play debuts Monday at the Community Playhouse with local actors, then runs Monday to Wednesday, with a separate Iowa City performance later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Halpin
Fourth Avenue SE
Donald Breed
Freeport
Community Playhouse
Fifth Street
Community Players
Iowa City
Approve Request To PWA To Purchase City Sewage Plant Bonds
A city council special meeting approved a resolution urging the public works administration to buy 109000 of the sewage disposal plant bonds under the 683160 loan grant. Don Hines Assistant city attorney announced in Washington that the government will purchase after formalities. Bonds will be cancelled with grant completion of the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Public Works Administration
Don Hines
Washington, D. C
Motorcycle Cop Hurt Avoiding Auto Crash
City motorcycle patrolman F. Ahring suffered minor injuries at 12 15 p m Wednesday when he skidded and fell on his bike at the Fourth street tracks First avenue E Mrs R M Wood of St James Mo making a U turn in front of Ahring caused the mishap He was taken to St Luke s hospital and then to his home with minor damage to the motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Ahring
Fourth Street
First Avenue
Ahring
R. M. Wood
St. James
St. Luke's Hospital
Veteran Western Newspaper Man Robert W. Boyce Dies
Robert W. Boyce 55 longtime western journalist died Monday at his mother's home. A graduate of Upper Iowa University he wrote a Seattle Argus weekly column for 23 years and served as sports editor of the Seattle Daily Times. He also worked on editorial staffs in Phoenix and Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Robert W. Boyce
J. H. Boyce
Boyce
Upper Iowa University
West
Seattle Argus
Seattle Daily Times
Phoenix
Hollywood
Patience and a nagging wife in a social dilemma
A husband mocks his wife's spending while praising his own wealth and status. A separate note from Dear Miss Manners advises three high school girls dating CCC camp men about age and family expectations, urging them to seek peers closer to their own age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
CCC
When to Move Back Near Mother-in-Law After Baby
Dear Miss Manners advises against returning to the mother-in-law’s home. The husband should provide for the family, and rearing the baby there risks unhappiness. The grandmother’s neglect may stem from jealousy, so ignore it and focus on the baby and husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Manners
Open Grand Jury Probe of Death Of Beer Salesman
Des Moines Iowa liquor commission agents will be called before a grand jury as it probes the February 20 death of W C Fuller a Des Moines beer salesman found shot in a cemetery County Attorney Carl Burkman said he opened a grand jury inquiry after doubting the coroner verdict of death by own action Fuller body was in his parked auto a bullet through the heart Akers and Anderson will be questioned about whether Fuller worked as an undercover man and whom he may have spotted Burkman also plans to question Fuller s women friends about a possible slaying motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Liquor Commission
W. C. Fuller
Carl Burkman
Burkman
Fuller
W. W. Akers
The
Liquor Commission
Rich Anderson
Death of Mrs Mary Evers 72 at Marion home
Mrs Mary Evers 72 longtime Dubuque County native died Wednesday at 8 15 am at her Marion home following a four month illness. Born Mary Ann Phillips March 10 1863 in Dubuque County she married Patrick H Evers February 13 1884. They lived in Dubuque County and near Castle Grove before moving to Marion. Funeral Monday at St Josephs Catholic church with burial at Castle Grove. She left seven children twenty one grandchildren and several siblings. The article also notes community notices and local church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Evers
Eighth Avenue
Mary Ann Phillips
John and
Catherine Dunn Phillips
Dubuque County
Garry Owen
Patrick H. Evers
Castle Grove
Marion
Evers
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
The
Rosary Society
Joseph Evers
Long View
Tex
John Leonard
Isabel, S. D
Joseph Supple
Coggan
Vincent Evers
Monticello
Harry Roudebush
Duluth
John Phillips
Waterloo
Dave Donovan
Bernard
Edward Williams
Corbin
Kan
Peter Kehoe
Dubuque
T. J. McElliott
Editorial slams AAA policy on southern sharecroppers
The Christian Century, a religious magazine, editorially condemned the AAA for conditions among cotton sharecroppers. It said the attitude toward these conditions undermines faith in government integrity and compared current treatment to slavery versus Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Christian Century
Independent Magazine of
AAA
Court House News Re-trial Of Real Estate Contract Suit
The trial over a $13 781.44 contract dispute involving the late C B Chismore of near Coggon details a $2 000 judgment against Marion Savings Bank awarded Oct 31 1932 in district court before Judge John T Moffit. Harvey Chismore administrator substituted as plaintiff and testimony opened. The bank allegedly breached an oral contract to re sell to Chismore real estate seized through foreclosures in Linn and Jones counties. Judge Ring granted a new trial motion Feb 18 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Chismore
Near
Coggon
Marion Savings Bank
John T. Moffit
Harvey Chismore
C. B
Linn
Jones Counties
H. C. Ring
Palmer Faces Larceny Charge In Marshalltown Case
J. E. Palmer of Philadelphia 38 returned Saturday night under Sheriff James H. Smith to stand before Judge H. C. Ring. Bond set at 1500 dollars after Palmer pled not guilty to a larceny count. Palmer released from county jail in February after a three month sentence and is accused of stealing a suit overcoat and shoes from Walter Harvey of 724 Second Street NW on February 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Palmer
Philadelphia
Marshalltown
James H. Smith
H. C. Ring
Palmer
Walter Harvey
Second Street
Arrest Report Seizes Simis in Los Angeles District
A. V. Samis, 52, of Los Angeles, was arrested by Sheriff James H. Smith and Deputy Sheriff Richard Payn last Saturday after a reported incident. Further details were not immediately released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Samis
Los Angeles
Calif
James H. Smith
Richard Payn
Samis Pleads Guilty in Cedar Rapids Drunk Driving Case
Samis admitted guilt on a drunk driving charge after a two-vehicle crash with Mrs. Bessie Crawford of Chicago. Judge H C Ring fined $300 and costs, suspended half the fine on payment of $150 and costs, and banned Samis from driving for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samis
Bessie Crawford
Chicago
Jrl
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
Ring
Carney fined on liquor charge. Krejci divorce granted
W. J. Carney, 50, was fined 300 dollars and costs after withdrawing a not guilty plea and pleading guilty to illegal possession of liquor found at 727 First Street SW on April 15. The balance of the fine was suspended on payment of 150 dollars and costs. Mary E. Krejci was granted a divorce from Wesley A. Krejci on cruel and inhuman treatment with five dollars weekly alimony for two years. The Krejcis were married December 12, 1928. E. R. Moore, receiver for Larimer and Shaffer, Inc., to negotiate sale of about 20,000 yards of crushed stone to Dane Company of Iowa City for road surfacing in Benton and Iowa counties. Bessie E. Wiley seeks divorce from Robert R. Wiley on desertion. married January 1893 in York, Nebraska. husband left January 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Carney
H. C. Ring
Carney
First Street
Mary E. Krejci
Wesley A. Krejci
Krejcis
A. B. Clark
E. R. Moore
Larimer and Shaffer, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Dane Company
Iowa City
Benton
Iowa
Bessie E. Wiley
Robert R. Wiley
Post May Abandon Winnie Mae Plane Fate Nears
The Winnie Mae, Wiley Post’s famed 5-year-old craft, may be retired after a Bartlesville Lafayette conference with sponsor Frank Phillips. Post has flown it to world records and transcontinental wins, but plans to decide its future after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Oklo
Wiley Post
Post
Lafayete
Ind
Frank Phillips
Phillips
Wiley Post Lands at Lambert Field Briefly Grounded by Weather
Wiley Post, en route from Lafayette Indiana to Bartlesville Oklahoma, landed at Lambert-St. Louis field shortly before 11 am Wednesday. The flight was temporarily grounded due to weather conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Wiley Post
Lafayette
Ind
Bartlesville
Okla
Lambert-St. Louis Field
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Mary Manners
George
Kemble’s
Marion News
O. Q. P. Club
Carlton Owen
Robert Munson
Verle Breed
S. A. Fontaine
W. R. Barber
Linn County Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mount Vernon
W. E. Cooper
Blake Boulevard
James Pringle
A. C. Maxwell
Cooper
Edna Roberts
King
Christ
LaVerna Crew
Mrs. LaVerna Crew
Andrew P. Munson
Illinois
C W. Keller
Elkhart
J. Biddle
Baptist Church
Retta Mae Knapp
W. H. Bridwell
West Prairie Church
Baptist
Christian Church
Ray McCalley
C W. Kellar
L. C. Coon
Clarence Meggers
John M. Walters
William Auperle
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Milwaukee Railroad Women’s Club
Memorial Hall
Ladies Aid and Missionary Societies of the Presbyterian Church
Frank Flack
Charles Harmer
Ethyle Wood Birmingham
Esther Morgan Krabbenhoff
J. M. Tallman
C. A. Lawrence
Bishop's
F. T. Fox
Brotherhood of Railroad
Memorial
Martin’s Creek
Bert Dean
Reading Circle
L. A. Levasseur
R. J. Williams
John Goodcrest
Yocom
J. F. Beach
Marion Lodge
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Congregational Church
H. O. Allen
Court House News
Chismore
Marion Bank
Dartmoor
Farmer Seed & Nursery Co
Gor
Faribault
Minnesota
E. S. Smith
Linn County
Friendly Cooking Club
Thurs
Cedar Rapids Gas Co
Boy Scouts
Cedar Rapids Area Council
BOY Scouts OF America
Stetsons
Glenburnies
O’meara
Meara Clothing Company
Second Avenue SE
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