Four Powers Agree on Italian Reparations Plan
At Luxembourg Palace the foreign ministers of Britain France Russia and the United States outline a machinery for studying Italy's reparations but fail to settle Ruhr and Austrian issues. They back Italy paying within its means and adopt a preface holding Italy responsible for the war with conditions a experts to assess Italy's economy and determine payments. Russia urges 300 million dollars while the US seeks to avoid outside economic aid.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Luxembourg Palace
Italy
Britain
Five Firms Wiped Out By Marshalltown Fire
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed four buildings housing five firms in Marshalltown's east side manufacturing district. Firefighters battled for over three hours as explosions from gasoline tanks hampered efforts. Loss estimated around 300000 dollars. Wright Bailey estate owned real estate valued at 200000. The blaze began about 8 50 p m and involved Marshalltown Syrup Blue Ribbon distributors Mahaska Beverage Gamble stores and warehouse buildings with Wilson Coal and Lumber and Witwer Grocery warehouse nearby.
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Marshalltown
East Side
Marshalltown Syrup and Sugar Company
Blue Ribbon Distributors
Mahaska Beverage Company
Wilson Coal and Lumber Company
Gamble Stores
H. F. Hemphill
Bailey Boys
Marshalltown Syrup
Bottling Company
R. A. Blake
Witwer Grocery Company
C. A. Dunham Company
Hemphill
Subpoenas Served on Rail Crews
State's Attorney Lee Daniels interrupted a Burlington rail investigation in Chicago to issue subpoenas to crew members of the Exposition Flyer and Advance Flyer before the DuPage county grand jury. Officials reported the railroad admitted liability and planned a test run at 85 mph to show it could stop in under 1.25 miles.
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Chicago
Lee Daniels
DuPage County
Burlington
Daniels
Wheaton
J. P. Falk
A. E. Way
Aurora
Jack Rue
James Tanglie
C. A. Abramson
A. W. Anderson
B. W. Landon
George Hill
C. W. Norris
Sherman Grant
Edward Flynn
H. H. Urbach
Ralph Clayton
Harry Tramblie
Win G. Knoch
Iowa
Illinois
J. L. Fee
Carl Brohl
W. W. Blaine
Two Rail Theft Suspects Nabbed
Indianapolis police and FBI agents arrested Robert Ingersoll of Indianapolis and William Ames of Louisville in a ring that stole about $200,000 from railway express shipments since last August. Two other members were in custody in Sellersburg for looted property valued at about $10,000.
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Indianapolis
Cares
FBI
Robert Ingersoll
William Ames
Louisville
Sellersburg
Ind
United States Eyes Long Term Bases in Iceland
Premier Olafur Thors said Reykjavik discussed with the United States last fall the possibility of acquiring three military bases on long term bases.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
Olafur Thors
Shadowy financier Rubenstein given $500000 bail in New York
New York judge raised Serge Rubenstein bail from 20000 to 500000 for draft evasion amid claims of immense cash holdings and complex deals. Prosecutor Irving Saypol outlined connections to a $5million cash pile and a $1million in government bonds, noting past immigration trouble and a long history of international financial intrigue.
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Dapper
Serge Rubenstein
Case Society
United States
Rubenstein
James P. Leamy
United States District Court
Chicago
Johnny Torrio
Williams Case Starts May Z0
The manslaughter case against Lawrence Wesley Williams 29 was assigned for jury trial on May 20 by Judge Floyd Philbrick. Williams pled innocent to the charge after an accident on First avenue at Twelfth street killed June LaVelle Davy of Mazon Illinois. He was released on 5000 dollar bond and indicted by a grand jury on April 3. He entered a demurrer at arraignment April 13 and was re indicted last Tuesday. Williams is on parole from an Illinois penitentiary for a previous rob while armed conviction and on parole from a federal six month sentence for violating an OPA injunction.
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Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Wesley Williams
Floyd Philbrick
Williams
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
LaVelle Davy
Mazon
Illinois State Penitentiary
OPA
Wedding Plans Vanish as Couple Elopes with 228000 Pipe Organ
Miami Beach AP report notes Doris Schine and Dr Worton Maxwell eloped a week earlier. Doris, 19, and Maxwell, 22, were to marry in August after her parents planned a 225000 organ and 3000 veil from Belgium. Schine family owns hotels and theaters.
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Miami Beach
Fla
J. Meyer Schine
Doris
Belgium
Worton Maxwell
New York
Richard Henry Little Dies Former Columnist and War Correspondent
Richard Henry Little, longtime war correspondent and conductor of the Chicago Tribune column Line o Type or Two until 1936 retirement, died Saturday at his home near Richmond Virginia.
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Richmond
Richard Henry Little
Chicago Tribune
Senator Ball Attacks OPA as Fascist Code
Senator Ball of Minnesota denounces the OPA as a fascist body and says he may support amendments that would cripple the agency. He argues the agency imposes economic control rather than regulating prices and urges limiting OPA powers to rents and scarce commodities while maintaining business life.
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Ball
OPA
Washington
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
No Plan To Grab Wheat Anderson
Washington officials discuss grain controls amid postwar shortage talk. Porter denounces short sighted profit seekers while Acheson urges drastic steps to obtain wheat and flour for hungry overseas. The agriculture department moves to force immediate corn loan repayments to boost market supply.
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Anderson
Washington
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Wildcat Is Tame Compared to Her Wildcat Delinquent
New Orleans juvenile court faced a 14 year old described as a wild cat. She resisted arrest and caused chaos at the court and a New Orleans diagnostic center. A judge postponed the hearing and a police officer dismissed the wildcat label, noting the difficulty of handling her.
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Wildcat
New Orleans
INS
Board of Welfare
Washington, D.C
House of Good Shepherd
Two Killed in Highway Crash Near Clinton
Norman S. George 21 and Randall Kraft 19, both of Clinton, died when George's car hit a highway 67 abutment four miles north of Clinton early Saturday. Elizabeth Martin 2, daughter of Mr and Mrs Felix Martin, died Friday night from injuries suffered Wednesday when she ran in front of Lloyd Stocken's car from Preston.
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Clinton, Ia
INS
Norman S. George
Randall Kraft
Clinton
George
Elizabeth Martin
Felix Martin
Lloyd Stocken
Preston
Screen Star Lionel Barrymore Celebrates 68th Birthday
Hollywood reports Lionel Barrymore marked his 68th birthday at a studio party. He cut a large birthday cake adorned with 68 candles as friends and colleagues joined the celebration.
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Hollywood
Lionel Barrymore
Shan
Hotels and Restaurants Get 10 Percent Sugar Increase
The OPA announced a 10 percent rise in sugar allotments for May and June to hotels and restaurants. The increase also applies to hospitals plant cafeterias child feeding centers and state institutions.
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Washington
OPA
Spanish Troops Ordered to Report Back in Madrid Area
Dispatches from Madrid report that Spanish troops in the capital area are converging on their barracks after an abrupt cancellation of all military leaves. The government reportedly orders troops to report on duty by Monday. Two divisions will be garrisoned in Madrid amid concern over anti Franco sentiment in France and from the U N Security Council.
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London
Madrid
France
U.N. Security Council
New York
Frosty Wave’s End Predicted and Iowa Cold Snap
Cedar Rapids slept through a chilly night as below freezing temperatures persisted across Iowa. The weather forecast called for warmer Sunday with showers, while Decorah reported an unofficial 15 degrees and Davenport and Fort Dodge posted a 28 degree official minimum. In Cedar Rapids the low dipped to 32 before rising to 60 by mid afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Decorah
Davenport
Fort Dodge
Mercury
Baby Burned to Death In Hospital Incubator
A 10 day old premature infant girl died from burns after a short circuit in its incubator at Millard Fillmore hospital in Buffalo. Nurses saved eight other babies as the mother Helen Salzer had just been discharged.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Helen Salzer
Salzer
Millard Fillmore Hospital
Vatican cites camps in Soviet zone of Germany
Vatican radio quoting an eyewitness reports 50 Germans die weekly in camps in eastern Germany amid disease plunder starvation and rape. It says priests suffer, no food, and many refugees lack bread as cries for help rise from women and girls who are assaulted.
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London
Vatican Radio
Germany
Farmer Kills His Wife and Himself
Montezuma Iowa AP Sheriff J F Cochran reports Wilbur Clyde Jantzen 32 shot and killed his wife 33 Mrs Margaret Louise Jantzen then killed himself with a single barrel 12 gauge shotgun Their bodies were found Friday afternoon by Mrs Jantzen's sister The time of shooting was shortly before noon Divorce proceedings had begun but the couple continued living together The sheriff and coroner saw the incident as the result of an argument The two young sons from Mrs Jantzen's previous marriage were at school nearby.
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Montezuma
J. F. Cochran
Wilbur Clyde Jantzen
Grinnell
Margaret Louise Jantzen
Jantzen
Cochran
Strike Notice Authorized for 76000 Miners in Hard Coal Field
The Tri-district anthracite convention authorized its union officers to file a 30-day strike notice for 76,000 miners in five Pennsylvania counties. The group also backed wage negotiations with operators starting May 10, with a contract expiry set for May 31 if no agreement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Pennsylvania
UMW
Cline Sentenced to Nine to 126 Years in Forgery Case
Ex-convict and former choir singer Alfred Leonard Cline received nine to 126 years in prison after nine counts of forgery. Superior Judge Kaufman ordered consecutive terms, linking Cline to the deaths of six women and two men but finding murder unproven on legal grounds.
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San Francisco
INS
Alfred Leonard Cline
Herbert C. Kaufman
Cline
Kaufman
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U. S
Inez Robb
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Irving Saypol
Saypol
Wall Street
Oppenheim
Manhattan Island
Old St. Petersburg
Portugal
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Dmitri Rubenstein
Panhandle
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Midway Victory Oil Company
Farflung
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Chosen Corporation
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Korea
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Manchuria
Aed
Paul Porter
Porter
Council of American Business
America
N.A.M
H. L. McCarthy
Council
National Association of Manufacturers
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Senate Banking Committee
Albert Goss
National Grange
Ed O’neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
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