Safe Drivers To Be Given Rebates In Iowa
Iowa motorists will be rewarded for safe driving with rate reductions under two plans approved by Insurance Commissioner Maurice V. Pew. One plan refunds 15 percent of annual premium if no claims are made. the other offers 10 to 20 percent savings after successive accident-free years. City and state motorists stand to save varying amounts on premiums.
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DES Moines
Maurice V. Pew
Iowa
Pew
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Writers
Indemnity Insurance Company of North America
A. E. Spottke
New York
Spottke
Underwriters Bureau
Sioux City
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Ottumwa
Waterloo
Temperature Plunges After Cedar Rapids Rainfall
Cedar Rapids cooled sharply after Wednesday showers totaling .55 inch, with temperatures dropping from a 83 degree peak to 65, then 50 by morning. A wire hazard and a paving cave-in on Eighth Avenue SE were reported as crews repaired storm damage.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
la Porte City
Sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Bicycle Rider Injured By Auto in City Intersection
Godfrey Hladky, 42, of 1022 Tenth Street SW, suffered a fractured shoulder and scalp laceration when struck by a car driven by Claude E. Anderson, 604 Summer Street NW, at Second Street and Ninth Avenue SE. Hladky, riding a bicycle, was taken to Mercy Hospital and remained there. Anderson said he could not stop after passing a truck before entering the intersection.
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Cedar Rapids
Godfrey Hladky
Tenth Street
Claude E. Anderson
Summer Street
Hladky
Anderson
Mercy Hospital
Second Street
Ninth Avenue
Leff
Swedish King Asks Von Cramm Release
Stockholm reports say King Gustav of Sweden asked Adolf Hitler to release Baron Gottfried von Cramm the German tennis star. Von Cramm was detained weeks ago on suspicion of violating the moral code.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Gustav
Adolf Hitler
Gottfried von Cramm
Gustave
von Cramm
Sudden Changes Shape Our Lives Says A Lawyer
A lawyer recalls a sermon by Joseph Parker on Suddenly showing how life can flip in an hour or even a moment. The speaker stresses readiness, courage, and rapid adjustment to unforeseen events, noting both loss and unexpected beauty can arise. Copyright 1938.
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London
Joseph Parker
City Temple
Edwin Booth
Lincoln
Booth
Washington
Ontario Attorney General拒绝就 Dionne 家 quintuplets 事务设调查
加拿大安大略省检察长 Conant 拒绝 Oliva Dionne 父亲要求就其五胞胎女儿的事务与财务进行司法调查。政府宣布五胞胎监护委员会保持不变， Dafoe 医师、 Valin 及 Dionne 继续出任监护人，Valin 退休提议被否，Wilson 完成对 Dionne 指控的全面调查，认定调查“无意义”。
Bethlehem Steel Reports Decline in March Quarter Income
Bethlehem Steel Corp. directors declared regular dividends on its seven per cent and five per cent preferred stock and reported March quarter net income of 994,908 dollars, down from 8,293,833 dollars a year earlier.
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NEW York
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Ford challenges Hoodwinking by chieftain in union dispute
Washington prompt reports Henry Ford accuses leaders of hoodwinking workers while President Roosevelt hosts Ford after luncheon. Ford deflects questions on who his critique targets and denies supporting Garner for the 1940 Democratic nomination. He expresses belief government and finance interfere too much and predicts change for the better amid cautious optimism.
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Bulletin
Washington
Nomer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Henry Ford
Ford
Roosevelt
Rail Heads Meet To Answer Cash Part Of Problem
Chicago AP rail leaders confront the cash crisis with two main options wage cuts totaling 260 million dollars annually affecting one million workers and higher freight rates urged by the interstate commerce commission. The American Association of Railroads directors plan a full review and will seek ratification by member boards meeting Friday.
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Chicago
John J. Pelley
American Association of Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pelley
Board of Directors
Call Back Love starts in The Gazette Monday
Behind the scenes life in Hollywood depicted as an eastern doctor and his wife settle in the movie colony. Their daughter Jenny becomes a child star as glamour and turmoil of the film capital pull them into fame and upheaval. Read the first chapters next Monday.
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Hollywood
The
Gazette
Jenny
Iron bar taped to prisoner ribs in Oklahoma City trip
John Martin Lemon, 46, federal prisoner, had a fourteen inch iron mop wringer handle taped to his ribs as U S Marshal Petrus and Patrolman Moore took him toward an Oklahoma City federal indictment for violat ion of the Dyer act. The bar was discovered at a Des Moines gas station after jailer Harlan Snyder noticed the missing item from a jail bucket and wringer. Officers intercepting the car heard Lemon joke about removing the shirt to retrieve the weapon. Snyder weighed the possibility Lemon had more hiding methods, noting a missing four inch shower handle and suggesting the prisoner might have taped the bar to his foot for concealment. The incident was reported as authorities pursued the case.
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John Martin Lemon
U. S
Joe Petrus
Ike Moore
Lemon
Oklahoma City
Petrus
Moore
Des Moines
Harlan Snyder
Snyder
Associated Press
Walter Fisk
Pat Farrell
Regular U S Departments Expense Reduction Report
Washington AP reports Uncle Sam expects to run regular government departments more cheaply next year with about 51 percent less in customary annual expenses. Relief costs are excluded. total living costs may rise due to relief funding. The House voted 5.39 billion for regular expenditures starting July 1, about 300 million less than this year. Senate and Roosevelt approved some bills. others pending. Four bills show decreases, while non military war department spending rose on flood control proposals. Overall, treasury and post office appropriations total 1.404 billion, down 172.7 million from this year.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
War Department
Congress
Treasury
Post Office
Uphold Convictions In St. Louis Gift Of God Baby Case
The U S circuit court of appeals affirmed convictions in the St. Louis gift of God baby case. Sentences include 10 years and 5000 dollars fine for Nelle Tipton Muench and Wilfred Jones, 10 years for Helen Berro yer, 8 years for Ludwig G Muench. The scheme defrauded Dr. Marsh Pitazman who paid about 13000 dollars before the hoax was uncovered.
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Marsh Pitazman
St. Louis
Muench
Anna Ware
Pennsylvania
Pittman
Lindbergh to Leave English House in Kent Province
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh informed his landlord on Thursday that he is giving up the Long Barn house at Sevenoaks Kent. The Lindberghs plan to depart soon for the Brittany island they acquired to advance his scientific work in aviation.
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Sevenoaks
Kent
Eng
Ins
Charles A. Lindbergh
Long Barn
England
Britanny
Death in Tipton slaying linked to Mercer case
Des Moines AP says FBI confirmation shows Harry Roy Mercer died by his own hand on April 20, 1934, near Reading California. His brother John Mercer was executed in Iowa last January for involvement in the same slaying of vigilante Robert Sproat. Wain Kile serves life in prison. case now closed, according to Chief W W Akers.
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Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry Roy Mercer
Robert Sproat
Tipton
Mercer
John
Iowa State Penitentiary
Wain Kile
W. W. Akers
State Bureau
Department
Akers
Roy Mercer
Reading
Calif
California
Iowa
Rebukes Garner For Whispering During Speech
In Washington Senator Lewis of Illinois rebuked Vice President Garner for whispering during his navy program speech. Garner was at the rear talking with Senator Lundeen of Minnesota and briefly halted the session as Lewis called him to order. He blushed and slipped into a cloakroom.
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Washington
Lewis
Ill
Garner
Senate
Lundeen
Minn
Illinois
Rabbi Owshey Rabinowitz Dies at 78 in New York
New York AP reports Rabbi Owshey Rabinowitz 78 president of the United Grand Rabbis association of the United States and Canada died Wednesday in New York City leaving a legacy in rabbinic leadership and interfaith outreach across the community.
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New York
Owshey Rabinowitz
United Grand Rabbis' Association of the
United States
Canada
La Follette Defends Roosevelt Origin of Navy Plan
In the Senate Senator La Follette argues the 1.1565 billion naval expansion originated with President Roosevelt, not the navy department. He cites lack of navy requests, warns against wartime armament as distraction from economic crisis, and notes timing with other actions to sway public opinion.
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Washington
la Follette
Wis
Senate
Roosevelt
Navy Department
United States
Wisconsin
Charles Beard
Congress
State Department
Orient
Bob
Russian Priests Executed in Moscow Prison
London Daily Express reports four Russian Orthodox priests were executed in Moscow at Lubyanka prison after discovery of twenty seven catacombs in Moscow and Leningrad where secret worship occurred underground.
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London
INS
London Daily Express
Warsaw
Ivankovithh
Moscow
Lubyanka
Leningrad
Spain’s Civil War Record Marks Hitler’s Victory Claim
Declares Spain offers new record for civil slaughter as the Franco-Spanish frontier reports the bloodiest conflict in history. The piece argues Hitler’s aid and swift Austrian conquest pivoted international actors, leaving Franco’s regime isolated and starved, with observers predicting extended fighting and Franco’s eventual victory.
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Spain
Hitler
I. R. Knickerbocker
Hendaye
INS
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Greater Reich
Wife Dies of Cold Near Quest Goal in Sierra Blizzard
In Quincy California, Mrs Winona Ferris perished seconds before reaching her missing husband, found dead 500 feet away in melting snow. Coroner Moody planned to retrieve the bodies from the Feather River area after the frail searcher and her dog set out from a snowbound cabin on Feb 10. Her husband Harry Ferris had also died in the cold, leaving a grim scene near a mountain refuge stocked with supplies.
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Quincy
Calif
Ins
Winona Ferris
Sierra Mountain
Harry
Ferris
John P. Moody
Feather River
Sierras
Leg Breaker Drowns Saving Son From River Rescue
In Rappahannock River, 16 year old Donald Kelly faced danger after venturing to retrieve a broken fishing line. His father P. D. Kelly, 41, swam to assist, supporting his exhausted son beneath the surface until a rowboat arrived. The father drowned in the effort.
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Rappahannock
Via
Donald Kelly
Rappahannock River
P. D. Kelly
Richmond Electricians
Atty General Post in Pennsylvania Goes to Bard
Herbert F. Goodrich refused the Pennsylvania attorney general appointment to replace Charles Margiotti. Gov. George Earle then chose Public Utilities Commissioner Guy K. Bard for the post after Margiotti was dismissed following demands for a grand jury investigation of charges.
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Harrisburg
INS
Herbert F. Goodrich
Pennsylvania
Charles J. Margiotti
George HH. Earle
Publi Utilities
Guy K. Bard
Margmotti
Barle
City okays equipment allowance for police and firemen
City officials approved a plan to provide police and fire department members with a $5 monthly equipment stipend. Public Safety Commissioner Benesh argued funds were needed as members often paid for gear out of pocket, a claim supported by City Attorney Don Hines who drafted a supplemental ordinance for quarterly payments.
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Cedar Rapids
Fire Department
Don Hines
Public Safety
WC Benesh
Benesh
L. D. Burgos
Hines
Council
Closest Union Of Pairs Since Wartime Talks In London
British and French leaders signaled a peacetime alliance, agreeing on military cooperation and closer union. Daladier urged Czech support as Sudeten crisis loomed, with credits for American and Canadian aircraft under consideration. Talks proceed Friday at 10:30 AM.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Rome
Czechoslovakia
Edouard Daladier
France
Neville Chamberlain
Viscount Halifax
Britain
Georges Bonnet
No. 10
Downing Street
President Henry Ford Meets Payroll Men at White House
A humorous report describes President Ford meeting payroll workers in the White House to gauge how much meat remains on the employees. Henry pauses for a lunch break, recalling past times when the blue eagle turned purple, and he takes an option on that meal yesterday.
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Henry
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