Subpoenas Served on Rail Crews in Illinois Wreck Probe
DuPage County State's Attorney Lee Daniels interrupted a Burlington investigation in Chicago to issue grand jury subpoenas to crew members of the Advance Flyer and Exposition Flyer after a wreck at Burlington. Officials planned a Wheaton conference but rail leaders declined, saying some witnesses lived in Iowa. Daniels called the railroad's action an insult to DuPage and the state.
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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. Ur’bach
Ralph Clayton
Harry Tramblie
Flynn
Win G. Enoch
Iowa
Illinois
J. L. Fee
Carl Brohl
W.W. W. Blaine
Two Rail Theft Suspects Nabbed
INDIANAPOLIS UP Two men believed members of a ring which stole about $200,000 from railway express shipments since last August have been arrested, authorities announced Saturday. Police and FBI agents said Robert Ingersoll Indianapolis and William Ames Louisville were held in connection with the thefts in six states. Two other members of the ring were reported under arrest in Louisville by police. Authorities said looted property valued at $10,000 had been recovered near Sellersburg Ind.
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Indianapolis
FBI
Robert Ingersoll
William Ames
Louisville
Sellersburg
Ind
US explored long term bases in Iceland says Thors
REYKJAVIK Iceland AP The United States approached Iceland last fall on the possibilities of acquiring three military bases on long term bases Prime Minister Olafur Thors said Friday
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Reykjavik
Iceland
United States
Olafur Thors
Shadowy financier Rubenstein post $500000 bail in New York
In United States district court New York Serge Rubenstein a 37 year old Wall Street financier was ordered to post 500000 bail on a draft evasion indictment. Judge Leamy raised bail from 20000 to 500000 and set a week to raise the sum. Prosecutor Saypol described vast cash holdings multiple companies and a 54 aircraft plane link while detailing a history of international deals and alleged frauds.
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New York
INS
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Dapper
Serge Rubenstein
Case Society
United States
Rubenstein
James P. Leamy
United States District Court
Chicago
Johnny Torrio
Irving Saypol
Saypol
Wall Street
Oppenheim
Manhattan Island
Old St. Petersburg
Portugal
Dmitri Rubenstein
Rasputin
Bolivian Oil,and Gas Corporation
Midway
Victory Oil Company
New York Supreme Court
Chosen Corporation
France
England
Korea
Japan
Manchuria
Williams Case Set for May 20 Trial in Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Wesley Williams, 29, faces a manslaughter charge after a March 15 accident on First Avenue near Twelfth Street E that killed June LaVelle Davy of Mazon Illinois. A $5,000 bond was posted, and a seven man grand jury indicted him on April 3. He has prior parole from an Illinois robbery while armed conviction and a six month federal OPA violation sentence.
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Cedar Rapids
Lawrence Wesley Williams
Floyd Philbrick
Williams
First Avenue
Twelfth Street
LaVelle Davy, Mazon
Illinois State Penitentiary
OPA
Wedding ends after elopement of heiress and doctor
Miami Beach AP report notes Doris Schine, 19, and Dr Worton Maxwell, 22, eloped a week ago. Parents J Meyer Schine and wife planned a $225,000 pipe organ and a $3,000 Belgian veil for the August wedding. The couple wed by a Long Island justice of the peace. Schine owned hotels and theaters.
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Miami Beach
Fla
J. Meyer Schine
Doris
Belgium
Worton Maxwell
New York
Richard Henry Little Dies Former Tribune Columnist
Richard Henry Little, a veteran war correspondent and longtime conductor of the Chicago Tribune column Line o Type or Two, died Saturday at his home near Richmond, Virginia. He retired from active newspaper work in 1936.
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Richmond
Richard Henry Little
Chicago Tribune
Senator Ball denounces OPA code as fascist
Washington Senator Ball called OPA the most important collection of American fascists and said he might support amendments to cripple the agency. Price Administrator Porter denounced business groups for risking the economy to seek quick profits. NAM and farm groups criticized price controls in Senate hearings.
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Washington
Sen. Ball
R-Minn
OPA
Ball
Paul Porter
Porter
Council of American Business
America
H. L. McCarthy
Council
National Association of Manufacturers
N.A.M
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Senate Banking Committee
Albert Goss
National Grange
Ed O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Wildcat Tale In Juvenile Court Case
A 14 year old labeled a wild cat caused chaos in New Orleans juvenile court. Officers struggled to restrain her as she was moved between welfare, the House of Good Shepherd, and a diagnostic center. She damaged property, assaulted a officer with water, and a judge postponed the hearing to next week.
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New Orleans
INS
Board of Welfare
Washington, D.C
House of Good Shepherd
Two Killed in Highway Crash Near Clinton
Clinton Iowa report states Norman S. George 21 and Randall Kraft 19 both of Clinton died when George drove a car into an abutment on Highway 67 four miles north of Clinton early Saturday. Elizabeth Martin two died Friday night from injuries after running in front of a car driven by Lloyd Stocken of Preston.
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Clinton, Ia
INS
Norman S. George
Randall Kraft
Clinton
George
Elizabeth Martin
Felix Martin
Lloyd Stocken
Preson
Barrymore Celebrates 68th Birthday With Studio Cake
Screen star Lionel Barrymore marked his 68th birthday at a studio surprise party. As he played a grumpy village banker colleagues wheeled in a massive cake lit by 68 candles.
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Hollywood
Lionel Barrymore
No Plan To Grab Wheat
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson said the government has no plan to requisition wheat from farmers to cover export deficits. The issue followed a Dean Acheson warning that drastic steps may be needed to secure wheat and flour for hungry overseas markets. Acheson urged possible rationing though not official policy, while Anderson and agriculture officials favor voluntary cooperation. The report notes looming deficits for February, March, and April and details a May 1 start to foreclose on 1945 crop corn loans to force immediate marketing.
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Washington
Anderson
Dean Acheson
Acheson
State Department
Germany
Japan
Agriculture Department
Hotels and Restaurants Get 10 Percent Sugar Boost
Washington AP reports the OPA announced a 10 percent rise in sugar allotments for hotels and restaurants for May and June. The increase also applies to hospitals plant cafeterias child feeding centers and state institutions.
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Washington
OPA
Spanish Troops Converge After Madrid Leave Canceled
Dispatches from Madrid say Spanish troops in Madrid converge on their barracks after an abrupt cancelation of all leaves. Government orders troops to report by Monday. Two divisions to be garrisoned in the Madrid area amid alarm over anti Franco pressure in France and in the UN Security Council.
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London
Madrid
France
U.N. Security Council
New York
End of Frosty Wave Predicted for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids slept through a near freezing night as temperatures dipped below 32 degrees across town. The weather forecast called for a warmer Sunday with showers, while Decorah logged 15 degrees unofficially and Davenport and Fort Dodge reported a 28 degree official minimum. Cedar Rapids saw a 60 degree high by 2 30 PM with 52 at 7 PM and 34 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
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 swept the incubator at Millard Fillmore Hospital in Buffalo. Her mother Mrs Helen Salzer had just been discharged. Nurses saved eight other infants as the fire was reported Friday night.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Helen Salzer
Salzer
Millard Fillmore Hospital
Vatican Assails Conditions In Soviet Zone Of Germany
The Vatican radio cites an eyewitness report claiming 50 Germans die weekly in camps in the Soviet zone of eastern Germany amid disease, plunder, starvation and rape. The broadcast notes widespread suffering and criticizes Allied occupation policies as the letter from Catholic bishops in western Germany is withdrawn in the American zone.
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Vatican
Soviet Zone
Germany
London
Vatican Radio
Wiesbaden
United States
Hamburg
Big Four Agree On Italy But Not on Ruhr
Paris reports the four Allied foreign ministers agreed on a framework for studying Italy's reparations but failed to include the Ruhr or Austrian issues in the peace conference agenda. They backed Italy paying within its means and set a preamble holding Italy responsible for the war. The U S signaled willingness to accept some payment with a capped amount of about 300 million dollars and a committee to appraise Italy’s economy.
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Paris
Great Britain
France
Russia
United States
Luxembourg Palace
Italy
Britain
Farmer Kills His Wife and Himself Near Grinnell
Sheriff reports Wilbur Clyde Jantzen 32 shot and killed his wife 33, Margaret Louise Jantzen, then killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun at their farm seven miles north of Grinnell. Bodies found in kitchen by the wife’s sister. Divorce proceedings had begun but couple still lived together. Two young sons from a previous marriage were at school.
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Montezuma
J. F. Cochran
Wilbur Clyde Jantzen
Grinnell
Margaret Louise Jantzen
Jantzen
Cochran
Strike Notice in Hard Coal Field Authorized
The Tri-district anthracite convention in Hazleton Pennsylvania authorized union officers to file a 30 day strike notice for 76000 miners in the five county hard coal field. The group endorsed wage negotiation start on May 10 with operators and warned that if no agreement is reached within 15 days after talks begin the present contract will expire May 3.
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Hazleton
Pennsylvania
UMW
Five Firms Wiped Out in Marshalltown Blaze
Fire of undetermined origin swept five firms across four buildings in Marshalltown's east side manufacturing district Friday night. Exposures hampered efforts as gasoline tank explosions and a three hour effort left about $300 000 in losses. The Bailey Brothers syrup plant and related firms were gutted with wagons and trucks destroyed. the W T Bailey estate owned the damaged properties.
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Marshalltown
East Side
Witwer Grocery Company
C. A. Dunham Company
Hemphill
Cline Sentenced 9 to 126 Years for Forgery Crimes
SAN FRANCISCO INS reports ex-convict and choir singer Alfred Leonard Cline was sentenced to nine to 126 years in prison on nine forgery counts. Superior Judge Herbert C Kaufman imposed consecutive terms, calling him vicious and vowing he will not reenter society. No murder convictions were proven, though links to six women and two men’s deaths were discussed.
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San Francisco
INS
Alfred Leonard Cline
Herbert C.kaufman
Cline
Kaufman
Daily Record Index Page Teems With Local Notices
An index style page outlines items across sections such as Courthouse Editorial Features and Movies. It notes two deaths and a Marton oboe feature among the state listings, with an emphasis on local notices and briefs.
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Daily Record
Marton
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Blaine
Way
U. S
Associated Press
Hitler
Marie Thekla-Weichelt
Wuerzburg
Dana News Agency
Dad
Farflung
Wildcat
Lionel
Grange
Goss
Ruhr
Farmer
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
Blake
W. T. Bailey
Witwer
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