Court Hears Arguments On Power Grants
In DC Supreme Court the government and private utilities clash over Title 2 of the national industrial recovery act. The case seeks to block $2.9 million in PWA grants and loans for ten public power projects in Alabama Iowa Texas and Oklahoma. pending decisions hinge on legality of municipal plants and potential impact on private suppliers.
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Washington
District of Columbia Supreme Court
PWA
Alabama Power Company
Wheat
Alabama
National Industrial Recovery Act
Public Works Administration
Texas Utilities
Iowa City Light and Power Company
Oklahoma Utilities Company
Ickes
Florence
Decatur
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Russellville
Guntersville
Hartselle
Iowa City
Iowa
Plainview
Texas
Hominy
Oklo
Newton D. Baker
Woodrow Wilson
Dean Acheson
the Treasury
Wayne Cook
Iowa Company
Forgiveness In Doubt For Griffin Family
Mrs. Perry E. Griffin awaits a personal word before forgiving her sister Madge Copeland and her runaway husband. Police recaptured the pair after a bold jail escape and car thefts. Copeland warns against their return. The Griffins, including three young children, stay with Mr and Mrs Sherman Copeland near Creston as accusations and uncertainty linger.
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Creston
Perry E. Griffin
Madge Copeland
Madge
Jackson County
Kansas City
Harrisonville
Copelands
Griffin
Bank Bandits Hit Morningside Bank for $3292 in Sioux City
Four armed men robbed the Morningside State Bank in Sioux City of 3292 dollars after firing at cashier C. B. Nissen. They abducted four staff and fled in a dark Buick sedan toward the east, dropping roofing nails, while state police from four states hunted them.
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Sioux City
Morningside State Bank
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
State Bureau of Investigation
Minneaapolis
C. B. Nissen
Nissen
John Scott, Jr
Scott
W. L. Ayres
M. J. Hubbard
James David
Morningside Avenue
Graceland Cemetery
Ed Ballard
Dixon man Roy Babcock dies of crash injuries
Roy Babcock 45 of Dixon Illinois died Monday in a Dixon hospital from a crushed chest and internal injuries after a Sunday crash on highway 30 near Dixon. He formerly lived in Cedar Rapids and worked for transfer companies and Crandie/Interstate stages. His wife Hazel and son LeRoy survive along with a mother two sisters three half brothers and a stepfather. The car’s driver Henry Puetz of Chicago was not seriously hurt and an inquest was planned. Funeral arrangements list services in Dixon and burial at Cedar Memorial.
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Roy Babcock
Dixon
Babcock
Sterling
Ill
Hazel
LeRoy
Lydie Dill
Peoria
Ed Hejda
E. V. Gillin
Cedar Rapids
Richard White
J. B. White
Farnum White
William H. White
Charles Feiereisen
Rohn
Cedar Memorial Cemetery
Rohn Funeral
Two Teens Sentenced 199 Years for Doctor’s Murder
In Chicago, Durland Nash and Robert Goethe aged 19 were sentenced to 199 years in prison for the murder of Dr. Silber C. Peacock. They admitted killing the physician in a staged robbery ruse two months prior. Two accomplices, George Livingston and Emil Reck, await trial.
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Chicago
Durland Nash
Robert Goethe
Silber C. Peacock
Nash
Goethe
Dr. Peacock
Criminal Court
Joseph Burke
George Livingston
Emil Reck
Bearded Man Dies After Candle Fire Incident
William Witte aged 90 of Merrill Wisconsin struck a match to light a cigar his beard caught fire and he died four hours later from burns.
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Merrill, Wis
William Witte
Rescuers Press On For Three Trapped Miners at Moose River
Day by day record from Moose River Nova Scotia shows the trapped miners D E Robertson Herman R Magill and Daniel A Scadding enduring a cave in at 141 foot level. Rescue efforts advance through shafts drills and fluctuating conditions as time grimly passes with warning of dwindling supplies and rising water.
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Moose River
N. S
D. E. Robertson
Herman R. Magill
Daniel A. Scadding
Archibald
Meagher
Magill
Robertson
Scadding
Pneumonia Perils Survive Underground Rescue Efforts
Surviving miners in the Reynolds shaft endure hunger thirst and fear as rescuers push to reach Dr Robertson and Dr Scadding. Fresh crews relieve exhausted rescuers while engineers drill a new access and officials monitor hope and peril from the surface.
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Goldenville
Reynolds
Robertson
Scadding
H. K. MacDonald
Hanford Legion Post Hosts Auxiliary Evening Program
Hanford post of the American Legion will entertain Legion auxiliary members with an 8 PM program in Memorial auditorium tonight followed by lunch in the armory. Geraldine Snyder will sing impersonations by Larry Goldberg and several numbers by Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra rehearsing in the building.
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Hanford Post
The
American Legion
Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Auditorium
Armory
Geraldine Snyder
Larry Goldberg
Cedar Rapids
Worker Confesses in Bathtub Murder Case
John Fiorenza, 24, an upholsterer of 1601 Sixty-fifth Street Brooklyn, confessed to the Titterton murder. Police credit close law enforcement cooperation with District Attorneys Dodge and Rourke. Fiorenza’s criminal record includes multiple grand larceny and burglary arrests and a parole status.
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Valentine
Titterton
John Fiorenza
Sixty-fifth Street
Brooklyn
Dodge
William Rourke
Fiorenza
Elmira Reformatory
Bessie Caputo
Jersey City
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Iowa City Light, Power Co
Mrs. Griffin
Beard
Mrs. Robertson
Alfred Scadding
Draegermen
Herman JF. Magill
Hanford
Craemer’s
First Avenue
Shantung
Fred Astaire
France
la France
Shirley Temple
Craemer
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