Federal treasury payments to 20 million Americans outlined
A United States survey shows 20,000,000 citizens will receive federal checks in 1936 totaling about one tenth of the treasury outlay. More than half of recipients joined the lists since 1933 under New Deal programs.
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Monroe
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Federal Treasury
United Me
Treasury
New Deal
Ska
Roosevelt
Agricultural Medjustment Administration
Vilian Conservation Corps
Orks Progress
Public Works
Ural Electrification
The Devil Sells Tools and Keeps Discouragement
A moral tale describes the Devil offering his tools for sale except Discouragement which he keeps as his most useful device. It warns that once a person is discouraged energy fades and fear, ill temper, and doubt take over, urging fortitude to face daily tasks.
Hart and sister awarded damages in film suit
In New York City a jury verdict awarded veteran actor Hart and his sister Mary damages after a State Supreme Court trial before Justice Philip J McCook. Hart testified the company ousted him from production and mishandled his final film titled misle weeds. He claimed he had expected the same treatment accorded other Unit Artists stars for the 1925 release.
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William 5
Mary
Philip J McCook
Hart
Gart
Jim
Dakota Court Words Editor's Conviction
South Dakota Supreme Court reversed the 1932 contempt conviction of the Aberdeen American News and its editor and publisher in a unanimous ruling. The court said the need for a free and unfettered press is perhaps more urgent today than ever.
Public officials linked to New Jersey kidnaping probe
District Attorney William F. X. Geoghan says the inquiry into Paul H. Wendel's kidnapping extends beyond five indicted men to include public officials in New Jersey. Ellis Parker Jr was ordered arrested along with his son, amid a nationwide alert as Parker reportedly organized the abduction using a disguise.
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New Jersey
Paul H. Wendel
William F. X. Geoghan
Wendel
Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ellis Parker
Tax bill attacks Ford and other taxpayers faces strong opposition
Congress debates an $803 million tax bill with publicity of income tax returns and salaries under fire. Rep. Lamneck seeks rewrite while La Follette pushes mandatory publicity. Senate scrutiny continues as partisan clashes mark the second day of debate.
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Bodine
Indiana
Treadway
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Senate
Rep. Duncan
Missouri
la Follette
Wisconsin
Senate Finance Committee
Rep. Bankhead
Alabama
Crawford
Michigan
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Brain Truster
Tugwell
Old-time hoboes view rail riders as higher class than modern itinerants
In Kansas City, members of the protective division of the Association of American Railroads report that old-time hoboes claim a higher social status and consider today’s hoboes as sissies.
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Kansas City
The
Association of American Railroads
John F Hahn 86 lifelong Linn County resident dies
John F Hahn aged 86 died at 3 a.m. Friday at the Omaha Nebraska home of his daughter Mrs R C Westfall. He was born August 12 1849 at Mount Vernon the youngest of eight children of Daniel and Permelia Hahn Linn counties first settlers who arrived in 1097. He lived near Mount Vernon before moving to Cedar Rapids forty one years ago. He is father of Cedar Rapids mayor Frank K Hahn. (Continued on Page 2 Col 3).
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Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
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Omaha
Neb
Mr. Hahn
Mount Vernon
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Abraham Lincoln
William H. Seward
Lincoln
War Cabinet
Hahn
Produce Company At Central City Destroyed By Fire
A Central City fire of Friday evening started by a short circuit destroyed the Central City Produce company and damaged nearby structures. The blaze, aided by a high wind, threatened residences until crews from Central, Coggan, and Marion contained it. Damage was estimated at 35000 with ammonia tanks burning. the L. K. Hatch and Son funeral home cabinet shop next to the produce firm also burned.
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Central City Produce Company
Central City Fire Department
Coggan
Marion
Produce Company
Rudolph Kruse
L. K. Hatch and Son
Independence Produce Company
Independence
Five Choke Jailer Then Steal His Car
Five men escaped Macoupin county jail by locking the jailer in a cell block and choking him into unconsciousness. They fled in the jailer's car, a burglary and larceny suspect list includes Raymond Sainer Staunton Joseph Lombardo Gillespie Coleman Langly Beald Walter Langly and John Staryak Perth Amboy New Jersey.
St Luke's reports patient improving after April operation
Chicago AP notes Mrs. Sumner Quarton of Cedar Rapids Iowa has improved and is getting along fine after surgery on April 17 according to hospital attendants.
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St. Luke's Hospital
Sumner Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Press freedom urged as publishers elect officers at ANPA
The fifth annual ANPA convention closes with re elected officers led by J. D. Barnum of the Syracuse Post Standard. Dean Carl W. Ackerman warns editors to guard press independence against dictatorship. He stresses reporters as guardians of democracy and urges public opinion to back press freedom.
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New York
INS
American Newspaper Publishers Association
J. D. Barnum
Syracuse
N. Y
Post-Standard
J. G. Stahlman
Nashville
Tenn
Banner
E. H. Harris
Richmond
Ind
Paladium Stem
Walter M. Dear
Jersey City
N. J
Journal
Carl W. Ackerman
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Tha
Wound and capture in cattle war rebel near Baton Rouge
Walter Johnson a 45 year old farmer was wounded at his home near Colfax and briefly captured after two days on the run from crowds. He denied killing Sheriff Nugent and Deputy Brunson claiming he did not fire the shots and did not know who did. Doctor S L Calhoun said Johnson said he heard the fatal shots.
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Baton Rouge
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Colfax
W. L. Nugent
D. L. Brunson
S. L. Calhoun
Rapides County
Alexandria
Nugent
Brunson
Bargain Week Want Ads Ends Sunday
Sunday is the last day to start Want Ads at the special rate eight days for the price of five. The Gazette Want Ad department opens 8 AM to 8 PM Saturday to receive ads. call 2-1121 or bring them to The Gazette office.
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Gazette Office
Dr Robertson Survives Moose River Mine Rescue
Dr D E Robertson the 62 year old Toronto surgeon and miner Charles Alfred Scadding survived a ten day entombment in Moose River Nova Scotia. Both men were saved when a Royal Canadian seaplane transported Robertson to Halifax where crowds cheered as he arrived at Victoria Hospital.
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D. E Robertson
Moose River
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Victoria Hospital
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Royal Canadian
Dr Robertson
Robertson
Scadding
Herman Magill
Fiorenza Indicted on First Degree Murder Charge
A New York county grand jury indicted John Fiorenza, 24, on first degree murder charges after six witnesses testified. The indictment alleges murder during the commission of a felony in the Nancy Evans Titterton case.
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New York
INS
New York County Grand Jury
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
Steiner Pick Signals Shifting GOP Alignments
Washington commentary notes Senator Steiner of Oregon as a striking Old Guard win. The piece calls the selection a baffling turn amid liberal factions and Borah pledges, with hints of a progressive tilt and west coast backing.
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Old Guard
Landon
London Forces
Borah
Points West
Pacific Coast
Dark Horse
Pere
Wes
Breeding Weeps On Shoulder Of Sheriff Conker
Arch Breeding, once condemned to death for murdering his wife, wept on the shoulder of Sheriff John Conkel as Governor Clyde L. Herring commuted his sentence to life. Warden Glenn Haynes announced the decision before noon at the state penitentiary.
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Arch Breeding
Red Oak
Breeding
Clyde L. Herring
John Conkel
State Penitentiary
Glenn Haynes
Conkel
Arch
Haynes
Center Point Publisher George F. Taylor Dies at 72
George F. Taylor, 72, longtime editor and publisher of the Center Point Independent and former Cedar Rapids Tribune editor, died at his Center Point home after a three year battle with heart trouble. A Republican figure in Linn County, he served as Center Point mayor twice and held roles in civic and fraternal organizations. Funeral services are Sunday at the Center Point Methodist church with burial in Linwood cemetery.
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George F. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Tribune
Tribune
R G. Stewart
Taylor
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Methodist Church
Linwood Cemetery
Red Oak Wife Slayer Granted Commutation
Governor Clyde Herring commuted Arch Breeding’s death sentence for the Red Oak wife slaying to life in prison at the eleventh hour. He cited divided Iowa Supreme Court opinions on trial fairness and a Montgomery County bar association recommendation.
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Judge Mantz says governor could not request reprieve
In Audubon Iowa Judge H J Mantz comments on the Arch Breeding execution noting the governor Clyde L He says no clemency or reprieve was requested nor considered for the Red Oak man condemned for wife murder. Mantz states the governor did not seek his recommendation in the matter.
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Audubon
H. J. Mantz
Arch Breeding
Red Oak
Clyde
Herringiain
Breeding Case Reflection Stirs Governor on Oct 22 1934
Breeding was sentenced after pleading guilty following murder on October 22 1934. He faced a sunrise execution as legal debates continued. The governor cited constitutional rights after Supreme Court dissents questioned the rushed trial and potential new evidence.
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Breeding
H. J. Mantz
Leroy Johnson
Friday
Justice Richards
Justice Mitchell
Supreme Court
Navy Plane Crash Fatal To Two Men At Will Rogers Ranch
A navy airplane crashed in Rustic Canyon on the Will Rogers ranch near Santa Monica killing two aboard. Pilot Lieutenant Arthur Donovan Joseph Farrell 32 and a mechanic perished as the ship caught fire after impact. The second plane from San Diego landed at Cloverfield amid fog and separation.
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Rustic Canyon
Will Rogers Ranch
Arthur Farrell
San Diego
John B. Pearson
Cloverfield
Pearson
Farrell
Rogers Ranch
Kerr
Annapolis
New York
Naval Aircraft Factory
Philadelphia
Arthur Donovan Joseph Farrell
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