Des Moines Slayers Identified in Dreher Killing Case
Des Moines detectives report fingerprints found in Dreher's abandoned car point to two men, including a former Nebraska convict using the alias Buck Marrow from Spokane. FBI checks link handwriting to records. one suspect reportedly pawned Dreher's watch in Omaha.
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Des Moines
Paul Castelline
Harold J. Dreher
Mason City
Dreher
Council Bluffs
Castelline
Nebraska
Omaha
Buck Marrow
Spokane
Wash
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Francis Welsh
Rhode Island
The Hidden Roots Behind Genius and Culture
A botanist measures a sunflower root to reveal how underground depth supports beauty. The piece argues genius and skill arise from hidden years of study, practice, and unconscious influences shaping culture, character, and the so called blood and race.
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Tephen Hales
Lincoln
Emerson
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Debating Roosevelt program forks before new Congress
Washington AP reports a sharp pre session clash as the 1940 Congress opens with fights over New Deal items. President Roosevelt, Senate Leader Barkley and Rep. Martin pledge to push or curb administration goals, including neutrality, lending, and tax changes, amid expected record political debate.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
Barkley
Martin
Mass
America
Labor Board
House Republican
Last Tribute for Czech Refugee Mother and Children
In Chicago a 10,000-strong gathering paid final respects to Mrs Adela Langer and her two children Karel and Jan Mischa, Czech refugees who died after leaping from a hotel. Vojta Benes spoke, urging empathy for dispossessed families and urging support from Americans as prayers and Chopin’s funeral march filled the ceremony.
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Chicago
Chopin
Adela Langer
Karel Tommy
Jan Mischa
Albin Polashek
Begin Paying Ten Percent Dividend at Iowa State Savings
Cedar Rapids the Iowa State Savings bank in receivership begins paying a 10 percent dividend on deposit claims Monday at the old American Trust bank office. J R Drake examiner in charge notes the $67 292 48 total will go to about 2300 depositors as the remaining 10 percent after a 45 percent prior payment during the reorganization.
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Cedar Rapids News
Iowa State Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Old American Trust Bank
First Avenue
Second Street
J. R. Drake
Examiner-In-Charge
Europe ready for war no hunger despite looming conflict
A Europe wide survey reports granaries bulging with food for months if war comes this autumn. Harvests in the Danube basin Ukraine and Vistula valley are strong with ample carry over stocks in Germany France Poland and Italy. Russian grain exports and Yugoslav output are noted as uncertain.
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London
Clipper Caribou
New York
Europe
Danube
Ukraine
Vistula
Germany
Yugoslavia
Russia
Crimea
Poland
France
Ban On Automobile Loud Speakers Near Hospitals
Cedar Rapids morticians petitioned the city council to pass an ordinance banning loudspeakers mounted on motor cars within 300 feet of hospitals and mortuaries. They urged that permits be obtained and noted licenses are not required under current statutes. City Attorney Don Hines will review the proposal.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
Labor Board Extends Jurisdiction Over Banks Nationwide
The NLRB ruled Bank of America violated the Wagner Act, asserting banks depend on interstate commerce. Edward C. Washer, a trust department employee, must be reinstated with back pay for CIO activity. The decision, signed by Madden and Smith, tests apply to other banks and cites banks’ role in a national commercial system.
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Washington
LLP
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
California
San Francisco
Edward C. Washer
Trust Department
Washer
United Office and Professional Workers
CIO
United States
J. Warren Madden
Edwin S. Smith
William M. Leiserson
National Mediation Board
Nabbed For Drunk Driving After He Crashes Parked Car
Cedar Rapids police arrested 23 year old C W Kelly of 1308 D avenue NE after his vehicle struck a parked machine owned by W C Firebaugh at 524 Fifth avenue SE. Firebaugh and Frances Waite were in the area. Kelly pled not guilty before Judge C J Haas with bond set at 500 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
C. W. Kelly
D Avenue NE
W. C. Firebaugh
Fifth Avenue SE
C. J. Haas
Firebaugh
Frances Waite
First Street
Kelly
Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth Born in The Netherlands
Crown Princess Juliana's second daughter born Saturday will be named Princess Irene Emma Elisabeth. The name derives from Greek for peace and was announced Monday.
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Soestdijk
the Netherlands
Juliana
Irene Emma Elisabeth
Captured U S Convicts Resemble Train Theft Suspects
Village constable in Momence Illinois captured Gerald Montague and Walter Smith, two escaped federal convicts, matching descriptions of two bandits who attempted a payroll train robbery. They admitted seven burglaries and had been in Kankakee county since escape from Atlanta to Lewisburg prison. Montague and Smith face federal sentences for Dyer Act violation and Cincinnati post office robbery.
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Momence
Ill
William Bukowski
Gerald Montague
Kankakee
Walter Smith
Cincinnati
Federal
Atlanta
Lewisburg
Illinois Central
Kankakee County
Hobo
Montague
Federal Penitentiary
Smith
Danzig Rejects Polish Demand On Customs Interference
London reports the Danzig government rejected Poland’s ultimatum demanding an end to alleged interference with Polish customs guards on the East Prussian border. Danzig called Poland’s note based on rumors and refused to acknowledge untrained Polish officials as supervisors.
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London
Danzig
Poland
Smigly-Rydz
North Western official condemns rough handling of reporters
North Western official J L Burgar said no railroad employees he knows of were involved in the incident that rough treated three Gazette reporters covering a Hess accident. He cited an unidentified man near the locomotive who pushed a photographer. Burgar noted the man was not a North Western employee.
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Cedar Rapids
North Western Railroad
J. L. Burgar
North Western
Gazette
Charles Hess
Burgar
Hess
Beverly
Fourth Street
Protests Over Just Married Parades Disturb City Streets
A civic letter from Mrs. George M. Shuller complains that wedding celebrations cause excessive noise and speeding in city streets. Council members acknowledge the issue but defer to police on enforcing ordinances, citing public safety concerns.
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Cedar Rapids
George M. Shuller
Sixteenth Street
Police Department
Former Governor Leche Indicted in Hot Oil Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted former Louisiana Governor Richard W. Leche and three associates in a $148,000 hot oil conspiracy tied to the Rodessa field. Weiss, Burford, and the East Texas Refining Company face charges of defrauding the United States and income tax evasion. The case centers on oil production boosted under a state permit, with proceeds and commissions outlined in the three indictments.
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New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
United States
Leche
Kingfidh
Huey Long
Jughead
Seymour Weiss
Long Organization
Freeman W. Burford
East Texas Refining Company
Dallas
Tex
Refining
Weiss
East Texas Pipeline Company
Lewhe
Louis Lesage
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Rodessa
Louisiana
Shreveport
State Conservation Department
Woman Struck Crossing First Avenue Suffered Abrasion
Mrs Gene Jacobsen 1624 First Avenue E received a head abrasion and knee and leg cuts when a Marion driver Alfred H Levien struck her as she crossed in front of her home to mail a letter. She was taken to St Luke's hospital and listed in fairly good condition Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Gene Jacobsen
First Avenue E
Alfred H. Levien
Marion
St. Luke's Hospital
Bobby Heslop
Sixth Street SE
Frank Pavek
Ninth Street
Pavek
Second Street
Eighth Avenue
Heslop
Mercy Hospital
Congress Decided It Was Priming A Vacuum Cleaner
Arthur Bugs Baer notes Congress debated over a year whether it was priming a pump or a vacuum cleaner. The piece portrays the legislature as a runaway mule on a treadmill, sprinting yet remaining stationary while addressing the earlier question about its purpose.
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Congress
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Congress versus the vacuum cleaner parable
A satirical note questions whether Congress has choice left after hasty reforms. The speaker warns that bold actions may be too late and asks if the door to reform was closed after damage, leaving ongoing issues unresolved.
Pageant Victim Patricia Sells Dies at 15
Spokane AP report says Patricia Sells aged 15 died Monday from burns received during an outdoor pageant. She is the second child to succumb to injuries from the event.
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Spokane
Wash
Patricia Sells
Burns
Amana Man Dies After Sleeping Compound Overdose
Carl H. Zimmermann of Amana died in a local hospital at 1 p.m. Monday from a self-administered overdose of a sleeping medicine after being found in his Windsor hotel room. He had checked in last Friday and survived by a widow and three children. The coroner said no suicide note was found and gave no verdict. Zimmermann previously led woolen mills at the colonies before moving to Lannon Manufacturing in Grinnell.
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Mason City
Dreher
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Carl H. Zimmermann
Amana
B. L. Knight
Zimmermann
Windsor Hotel
Mr. Zimmermann
Lannom Manufacturing Company
Grinnell
Freighter Scrapes Iceberg in Thick Fog Off Newfoundland
The British freighter Beaverhill scraped an iceberg 100 miles off the northern Newfoundland coast in thick fog but escaped serious damage and continued toward London, England.
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Boston
Beaverhill
Newfoundland
London
England
NLRB Probers To Meet In One Month
Washington reporters say a new House committee to probe the National Labor Relations Board will convene its first meeting in about a month to organize investigators and attorneys for the inquiry.
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NLRB
Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
U S Opens Assault On Underworld Terrorism In Major Cities
The U S launches a nationwide anti crime drive led by federal agents with a 500000 word crime encyclopedia before a grand jury in New York. Louis Lepke Buchalter is eyed as mastermind as offenses including narcotics rackets and witness killings are probed while openings extend to Chicago New Orleans Boston and potentially other cities.
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New York
Louis “Lepke” Buchalter
Manhattan
Will-O
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Chicago
New Orleans
Boston
Miami
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Grand Jury
Buchalter
Lepke
Southwest
Middle West
Pacific Coast
G-men
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