Profits of A G E units cited at 300 percent
Senate lobby committee heard that Associated Gas and Electric engineering and management subsidiaries earned more than 300 percent profits from 1929 to 1933. The five year period saw $15.5 million in operating profits while stockholders received no dividends in some years.
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Washington
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Senate Lobby Committee
Howard C. Hopson
Stewart C. Ross
New York
Ross
Nat Patton
Tex
House
Senate
Patton
Wheeler-Rayburn
Eugene E. Cox
House Rules Committee
Crockett
Denmark Sentences 2 Americans as Spies
In Copenhagen George Mink and Nicholas Sherman both American citizens were found guilty of espionage. They received eighteen months in prison and will be deported upon release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Copenhagen
George Mink
Nicholas Sherman
Former High School Grid Star Held In Extortion Case
Salem Massachusetts police say Joseph K. Gallo, once a high school football captain and baseball star, was arrested in connection with an amateur extortion plot against industrialist Walter E. Poor. Authorities released three other suspects and reported no large scale extortion ring among North Shore residents. Gallo denied the allegations and the demanded sum was stated as 1,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Mass
INS
Joseph K. Gallo
G-men
Walter E. Poor
North Shore
Gallo
Two Passenger Trains Derailed Here
E. D. Bushnell of New York City staying at the Allison hotel suffered minor head injuries when a North Western passenger train derailed at the north end of the local railroad yards about 2 30 am Wednesday. He returned to his hotel after treatment. Earlier, another North Western passenger train derailed at the south end of the yards at 1 am with no injuries. The mishaps were allegedly caused by track usage misunderstandings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Bushnell
New York City
Allison Hotel
North Western
Playground parade moved to Friday amid tournaments
The playground commission street shower at the corner of Washington avenue and Nineteenth street SE usually held each Thursday at 2 p.m. is postponed to Friday at the same time this week due to playground tournaments. Traffic court reports list several parking violations including wrong side parking by Charles Strom and others, overtime parking at several addresses, plus a lights violation by two individuals. Fire crews respond to an ammonia leak at Wash-Finch wholesale grocery. Harold Thompson pleads guilty to dis orderly conduct with suspended $25 fine. James Northrup changes plea to guilty for intoxication and disturbing the peace, fined $10. E. E. Pinney remains ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Playground Commission
Washington Avenue
Nineteenth Street SE
Charles Strom
Bob Werning
S. M. Coon
Fifth Avenue
P. T. Mitchell
Twenty-first Street
Dean Stauffacher
R. S. Gates
Twenty-fifth Street
Harold Thompson
Eighth Avenue SE
James Northrup
Tenth Avenue SE
City Finance Chief Burgus Takes Brief Vacation
L. D. Burgus, commissioner of finance, has left city hall for a short rest. He said duration and destination are undecided while he plans a brief break from duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Burgus
Burgus
Purse Stolen From Car Near Ellis Beach
Miss Margaret Minear reports theft of a white leather purse from a parked car near Ellis Beach around midnight Tuesday. The bag bore her initials and was taken early Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Minear
Seventh Street
Ellis Beach
Miss Minnear
Lions Club stag party plans at Cedar View club
Cedar Rapids Lions club hosts Marion men at Cedar View for a Thursday afternoon and evening event with golf at 3 p.m. kittenball at 5 p.m. and horseshoe pitching if desired. Dinner will be served on the veranda of the club house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar View Club
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
Marion
Painters Local 447 Annual Picnic at Ellis Park
Painters local No. 447 holds its annual picnic Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the duck pond in Ellis park. Members and families are invited. Attendees should bring picnic necessities. Ice cream and coffee will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painters Local No. 447
Duck Pond
Ellis Park
Fractured ankle halts worker after Muscatine fall
Frank Swanda 52 of 1850 Madison street NE is recovering in St Luke's hospital from a fractured right ankle after a fall on a Muscatine construction crew. He was transferred to the hospital on Tuesday. Berry Shoot Prolific. C H Miller 1321 Twentieth Avenue SW notes a first year black raspberry shoot in the Fred Lake garden at Bertram bore sixty five berries, while Miller’s own garden produced a single shoot with ninety seven berries. He also reported 300 quarts from eleven 67 foot rows this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Swanda
Madison Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Muscatine
C. H. Miller
Twentieth Avenue SW
Fred Lake Garden
Bertram
Miller
Missing youths located after police search
Two missing person inquiries closed on Wednesday as Roy Norberg, 15, returned home to 3001 E Avenue NE and Harriet Martin, 17, was found with friends at an unknown location. Police confirmed she had been staying with companions. Norberg’s mother said he had not left the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Norberg
E Avenue NE
Harriet Martin
Second Street
Norberg
Court House News Seeks First Time Drivers in Dubuque Tests
State examiners Jim Hayes and Charles Hogan lecture on driver’s license tests for first timers at the courthouse sheriff’s office. Examinations run 8 to 5 on a rotating weekly schedule, including vision, road laws oral, car inspection, and driving test, with 30 hours of practice advised. Applicants under 18 must have a guardian. those with prior licenses skip this test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hayes
Charles Hogan
Dubuque
State Motor Vehicle Department
Des Moines
Man Captured After Holdup In Old Liquor Sentence Revoked
Judge H C Ring revoked the suspension of Lyle Huss's boot legging sentence from 1933. Huss, 32, was jailed after a drug store clerk reported Huss demanded cash from the register following a purchase at W B Gatto's store. He faces five months in county jail on the old liquor charge after the suspension was lifted and a 300 fine noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Lyle Huss
Third Street
Huss
W. B. Gatto
Third Avenue SW
Court sentences man to jail over unpaid fine
The court imposed a 90 day jail term if the fine is unpaid and suspended the remainder for good behavior after a 30 day service. Huss had no weapon when captured after a chase through an alley Monday night. Medical costs totaled 1792 dollars with 192 dollars for dental care. Divorce actions list cases of Hojka vs Hojka, Kauffman vs Kaufmann, and Bickel vs La Vaughn Bickel. Marriages occurred June 20 1934, Oct 27 1930, and Sept 10 1929. Hojka seeks title to household goods and a residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huss
Joseph C. Hojka
Evelyn Hojka
Hobson Kauffman
Grace Kaufmann
Eli F. Bickel
Marian LaVaughn Bickel
Bickels
Kauffmans
Hojkas
Hojka
Linn County Unemployment Relief Share for August
Linn county relief director Miss Cora Jacobs announced August funds total 23658 dollars for unemployment relief. The county’s portion toward 33378 dollars expected outlay is 9720 dollars, with 1310 cases planned including 960 work relief and 350 direct aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
Linn
J. C. Pryor
Iowa
Will of Milo R. Whipple Probate Granted
The will of Milo R. Whipple Cedar Rapids insurance man who died July 24 was admitted to probate in district court. The entire estate goes to his wife Jeanette F. Whipple named executrix. The will dated March 29 1935. Personal injury actions of Mayme Colby and Grace Shaw against David P. Dale were dismissed with prejudice before Judge H C Ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milo R. Whipple
Cedar Rapids
Jeanette F. Whipple
Executrix
Mayme Colby
Grace Shaw
David P. Dale
H. C. Ring
Record Death Rate Drop Marks 1931 Health Peak
Life insurance records show 1931 as an exceptionally healthy year in the United States and Canada with the lowest death rate on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Castalia Pays Final Honors To Former Mayor and Civil War Vet
Augustus C. Tatro 93, Civil War veteran and ex mayor, received funeral rites at Pleasant View cemetery Castalia. Born 1842 in Vermont, he moved to Iowa as a youth, married Rosella Goodrich in 1863, and had eight children. He served in the Third Iowa infantry and fought at Fort Henry Fort Donelson and Corinth before illness ended his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castalia
Pleasant View
Augustus C. Tatro
Waterloo
Mr. Tatro
Grand Island
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Iowa
Rosella Goodrich
McGregor
Frank Tatro
Geneva
Neb
Charles Tatro
Ward Tatro
Inner Grove
Minn
M. A. Heinen
Flora Shroyer
Long Beach
Calif
Nellie McMartin
Jesup
R. D. Cornell
Tatro
Third
Iowa Infantry
U. S. Grant
Fort Henry
Fort Donelson
Corinth
Castalia mayor longtime harness maker dies
The article notes the death of a Castalia mayor who served 14 years, was a harness maker in Fayette, later farmed near Castalia, and became semi invalid after typhoid and Fort Donelson injury. He moved to Waterloo in 1921 and joined the G A R post as quartermaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Donelson
Tatro
Fayette
Castalia
Tairo
Waterloo
G. A. R. Post
Two Injured In Auto Crash Near East End Bridge
Miss Kate Eddins 17 of 1330 Fourth Street NW and Everett Mahannah 18 of 62 Circle Drive NE were injured when their car skidded into a curb at the east end of the avenue bridge and overturned. They were taken to Mercy hospital. Mahannah was treated and discharged. Phyllis Harman 3 of 822 A Avenue NW suffered bruises when struck by a car near her home and was taken to St Luke's hospital. Two boys with fractured left arms, Donald McLeod 10 and James McCosh 15, were treated at Mercy hospital after falls. neither stayed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Eddins
Fourth Street
Everett Mahannah
Circle Drive NE
Avenue Bridge
Eddins
Mahannah
Mercy Hospital
First Street
Phyllis Harman
A Avenue NW
John Gates
D Avenue NE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Donald McLeod
Mount Vernon Avenue
James McCosh
Sixth Street
Iowa Falls Man Nabbed On Liquor Charge
Frank Licarl of Iowa Falls was arrested June 29 by federal and state officers who charged liquor tax violations. He allegedly threatened officers with a machine gun during a raid and was held in Linn county jail awaiting transfer to Rockford Wisconsin. He waived hearing and agreed to extradition after arraignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Licarl
Iowa Falls
Linn County
Rockford
United States
Edward J. McPartland
Sicari
Eldora
Joe Petrus
Cedar Rapids
Three Die In Seaplane Crash In Canada
A seaplane crash at Alta Lake fifty miles north of Vancouver B C leaves three dead and one critically injured. Dean R Brock of the University of British Columbia and pilot William McCluskey are killed. Mrs Brock fatally wounded, and David Sloan of Pioneer Gold Mines suffers multiple leg fractures.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alta Lake
Here
Dean R. W. Brock
University of British Columbia
William McCluskey
Brock
David Sloan
Pioneer Gold Mines of
British Columbia
Marquette Offers Scenic North Woods Rest Spot
Nestled among the northwoods, Marquette beckons with cool Lake Superior breezes. Visit for golf, swimming, fishing, and hiking with affordable hotels cabins and private rooms. Chamber of Commerce invites readers to request free literature today.
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Northwoods
Marquette
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Court House
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Whipple
Johnny Collar
Arkanah Otter
Young
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Alaska
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Gedur Runids
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