Burlington gunman ends two hour shootout with suicide
In Burlington a gunman identified as Henry Reed, 42, shot at officers for two hours until he killed himself in his second floor room. About 1,000 to 1,500 spectators watched as police used tear gas and gunfire, wounding a dozen. Reed claimed to be a chiropractor and had recently faced an insanity warrant.
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Burlington
Harry Hunt
Henry Reed
Hunt
Reed
Oakville
Reeb
Wapello
Sheriff Hunt
R O Giles
Joe Baird
Baird
How to Pray Correctly and Faithfully for Others
A reader asks how to pray for another soul amid conflicting advice. The piece urges earnest prayer rather than rigid methods, noting faith and trust in God while acknowledging He may answer Yes or No.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Two Men Injured In Auto Collision at City Intersection
Cedar Rapids report of a crash at Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street SW left two drivers with minor injuries. John Sramek 36 of 1834 Mallory Street SW suffered head and knee cuts while Bob Krumm 22 of Van Horne had a bruise on his right arm. Ambulance squad responded but not needed. Both cars were badly damaged and Sramek said he traveled south on Sixth Street while Krumm went east on Fourth Avenue.
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Sixth Street
John Sramek
Mallory Street
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Sramek
Krumm
Western Union Indicted in Lottery Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury indicted Western Union Telegraph and 18 individuals on three charges related to a conspiracy to violate federal lottery laws tied to horse race information. The case alleges a miniature outlaw radio station transmitted race results to a Chicago club where bets were placed, with signals sent from a beauty shop via a phono oscillator. The operation reportedly used the Continental Press as a base and linked to associates of the Capone era. The dispute marks a first use of radio in a gambling scheme.
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ML. Annenbere
Nationwide News Service, Inc
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Annenberg
Continental Press
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Duncan
400 Club
Frank J
Chew Tobacco
Ryan
Levin
Harry
Greasy Thumb
Guzik
Maurice Goldstein
Scarface
al Capone
Samuel Klaus
U. S
McKinley Wins Class B 440 Relay at Drake Relays
McKinley high of Cedar Rapids won the Class B 440 yard relay at the Drake Relays in Des Moines. The winning time was 45.4 seconds. Grinnell placed second, Fort Madison third, and Fairfield fourth. Relay team members were Ferguson Foster Johnson and Blakey.
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Des Moines
McKinley High
Cedar Rapids
Grinnell
Fort Madison
Fairfield
McKinley
Ferguson
Foster
Johnson
Blakey
House Wage-Hour Foes Score Three Victories
Washington dispatch reports three parliamentary victories for anti administration House forces seeking amendments to the wage hour law. The Barden bill would exempt about one million agricultural processing workers and white collar workers above set salaries. Roosevelt urged the law remain unchanged for another year.
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House
Roosevelt
Graham Barden
N. C
Mary T. Norton
N. J
House Labor Committee
Eugene E. Cox
Senate
Norton
Robert Rumspeck
Barden
Cox
Trojan Horse Analogy in Campaign Commentary
A columnist compares campaign rhetoric to a wooden hollow Trojan horse with glass eyes and no tail lights. The piece notes dated humor about horse racing terms and references a November election timing.
One mother sits in at Highlandville school over nose injury
Mrs Gladys G Lowe blocks school doors in Highlandville Missouri to demand punishment for an 8-year-old in a nose smashing fight that left Phillip Lowe 15 with a broken nose. Andrew Howard the Christian county prosecutor found no charges.
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Highlandville
Gladys G. Lowe
Ozarks
Phillip Lowe
Phillip
Lowe
Andrew Howard
Christian County
Stanford
400 Mile Per Hour Air Speed Myth Debunked by Study
Washington report says top speeds claimed for late model Allied pursuit planes are exaggerated. Curtiss P-40 reaches 356 mph in tests, Douglas DB-7B tops 330 mph, Vultee Vanguard 319 mph, and Brewster fighters 328 mph, challenging the belief of 400 mph aircraft in use.
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Washington
Ins
United States
Britain
France
Mide
Aviation Writers Association
Sweden
Brewster
Great Britain
Divorced Couple Die Together in Carbon Monoxide Crisis
Mrs. Raye Brown was reported in complete collapse after her ex husband and daughter killed themselves with carbon monoxide. Police said they left notes criticizing Brown yet professing love, and died in an car with exhaust fumes piped in.
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Culver City
Calif
INS
Raye Brown
Brown
Sunshine Spurred Mercury In Cedar Rapids Climb
Spring weather turned sunny in Cedar Rapids with temperatures rising from 39 at 6 a.m. to 60 by 1 30 p.m. Light rain totaling .08 inches fell Thursday evening. The day saw a peak of 56 at noon, then fell to 47 by 7 p.m. and 43 at midnight on the Chambers Inskeep graph.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Ryan Farm Woman Injured in Gas Blast at Home
Mrs Bert Ammeter, 32, was critically burned when gasoline fumes ignited from a lantern in the basement of a home near Ryan. The blast wrecked part of the house. their baby was unharmed. Mrs Ammeter was hospitalized at Manchester's Jones Hospital with burns.
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Bert Ammeter
Ryan
Ammeter
Jones Hospital
Manchester
Ammeters
Cedar Rapids to Mark New Parking Areas This Saturday
City council approved restricted zones in Cedar Rapids with signs to be placed Friday. Police Capt. Gordon Hughes says car checks start Saturday and limits vary by street from 60 to 120 minutes. Restrictions follow business petitions and affect downtown bridge parking.
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Cedar Rapids
Gordon Hughes
Police Traffic Department
Third Street
Eleventh
Twelfth Avenues
Second Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Wilson and Company
First Street
First
Hughes
Council
Cross Petition For Divorce Dropped In Campbell Case
London report says Lady Dorothy Campbell withdrew her cross petition for divorce against Sir Malcolm Campbell as the trial reopened. Sir Malcolm denied indiscretions with Mrs Atherton and two men were named as corespondents. Brian Lewis testified he cannot recall when his friendship with Lady Dorothy began.
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London
INS
Dorothy Campbell
Malcolm Campbell
King
Hadson
Dorothy
Sir Malcolm
Atherton
Malcolm
Twvo
Brian Lewis
British Lost Air Power Trick Confessed in Norway Reverses
Reports from London and military sources say Germany has air bases in Norway and that Allied attempts to strike back are hampered by undeveloped facilities. The war office cites damage to British ships and harbor works, while raids hit Oslo and Stavanger. An Allied economic push includes Swiss supply pledges, and Yugoslav traders head to Moscow to seek a trade treaty with Allied backing.
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Frida
Norway
Insh
Oslo
Aw Ministry
Oslo Tjord
Stavanger
Berne
Switzerland
Nine year old saves dog license story from creek incident
In Denver nine year old Darrell Aragon rescued a toy shepherd from Cherry Creek. Police impounded the dog for no license but the mayor's daughter relayed the order to release it after Darrell agreed to buy a license with his saved pennies.
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Burlds
Cherry Creek
Darrell
Benjamin Stapleton
Lois Jane
French Foreign Legionaries Join Action On Norway Front
Barbro Alving reports from the Sweden Norway border on German forces north of Trondheim. French Foreign Legion troops conducted a night assault from the bombed quay at Names, while British air units operated from a forward base in the Norwegian fjords.
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Trondheim
Findas
Foreisn Legion
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Avewall
Norwegian Fjords
Norway
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Oester
Dal
Dombas
Stoeren
Aapkines
Agdenes
Trondheim Fjord
Trond
Stockbalay
French Foreign Legion
Steinkjer
War Plunges Norwegian Town as Namsos Burns
Dispatch reports full credentials for a war correspondent from Aled headquarters in Norway. Nam so remains a blackened ruin except for a hospital protected by German pilots who say bombers follow Red Cross rules. French expeditionary forces confirm the layout of devastation and the fate of the town’s population.
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Namsos
Namsase
Namsaseram
Vupun
Emilitars
Oelwein Defeats Bonds For Municipal Plant
Oelwein voters defeated a $650 000 bond issue to build a municipal light plant by a margin of 1651 to 1186. Electors chose continued service from InterState Power Co whose franchise expired last fall after a spirited campaign weighing municipal plant records and the Interstate offer.
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Enerial
Oelwein
Intersite Power Companys
C N W Official Quits Post as VP Arthur Tierce Steps Down
Arthur S Tierce, vice president of the Chicago and North Western railway, announced his resignation on Friday while remaining a company director. The move ends his executive tenure but keeps his board role.
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New York
INS
Arthur S Tierce
Chicago and North Western Railway
Thut
Seattle Tacoma Feud Over Family Ark Sparks Editorial Clash
Seattle and Tacoma clash over Paul Satko and his homemade Ark of Juneau as editors radio voices and business leaders weigh in. Satko, an unemployed welder with seven children, plans a six month 1500 mile voyage to Alaska in a 10 ton craft built in Richmond Virginia and finished on Tacoma waterfront. Ten thousand bid him farewell but Seattle jail and detainment home actions sparked outrage with calls of shameless conduct against Satko and his family.
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Seattle
Wash
Paul Satko
Tacoma
Satko
Alaska
William J. Wilkins
Frank Baker
Tacoma News-Tribune
Bilethen
Seattle Times
Ark
Juneau
War in Brief Signals German Naval Movements and Oslo Bombing
AP report notes German troopships sailing from Baltic ports near Sweden. British and German columns move toward clash in Oesterdal valley as Norway combat tightens. Berlin claims Oslo bombed and a British air attack stranded vessels, with occupation advances praised by Nazi sources. Moscow hosts Yugoslav traders seeking ties with Russia.
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War Ministry
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Sweden
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Oesterdal
Norway
Berlin
Oslo
London
Britain
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Russia
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