Missing Man Labatt Brother Out May Pay Cash
Toronto reports a dramatic turn in the kidnapping case of John S. Labatt the wealthy Canadian brewer, as Hugh Labatt the brother and intermediary departs on a secret mission. Police widen the search internationally involving Detroit and the Royal Mounted as they track leads from Cam- Jachie to Sarnia and London Ontario.
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Toronto
Ont
John S. Labatt
Hugh Labatt
Royal York Hotel
Canada
John
Labatt
Pier 2
London
Detroit
Mich
John Miller
Royal Mounted
Sarnia
Cam- Jachie
Evangelist Missing Wife Recalls Ransom Note
In Goldsboro North Carolina the wife of Rev R H Askew an evangelist who had been missing for two days says she received a note demanding $25 000 to secure his alive return The 28 year old preacher had been in a tent in Smithfield twenty five miles away and did not return from a trip last Tuesday.
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Goldsboro
N.C
R. H. Askew
Smithfield
Humboldt Women Injured In Auto Crash Near Mankato
Four Humboldt women were injured in an auto accident near Mankato Minnesota on Thursday afternoon. Injured were Dr Nelle Schultz with broken ribs Myrtle Parsons with facial injuries Ethel Morse with head injuries and Helene Clark with a chest injury. The party had left Humboldt for a week's vacation.
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Humboldt (Ap
Humboldt
Mankato
Minn
Nelle Schultz
Myrtle Parsons
Ethel Morse
Helene Clark
Best things in life debated by famous figures
An English editor asks renowned figures from various fields to name the three best things in life. Health tops some lists, but wisdom, happiness, love, faith, hope, and humor appear, with many stressing daily effort and the central role of love as greatest.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
Andre Maurois
George Lansbury
Jacks P
Four Escaped Convicts Caught Near Virginia Farm
Four of five convicts who escaped from the Virginia state penitentiary were captured Thursday afternoon in woods near the state farm after overpowering guard John W. Coffey and using matron Mrs. Virginia Spencer as a shield. Welford Mayden remained at large.
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Richmond
INS
Virginia State Penitentiary
State Farm
Welford Mayden
John W. Coffey
Virginia Spencer
Farmers Beat Up Tax Sale Bidder in Missouri
In Caruthersville Missouri a group of farmers assaulted Charles L Waugh a bidder at a farm tax sale. Waugh a committee representative said he was beaten unconscious and his shirt torn but the sale proceeded with thirteen farms sold to satisfy drainage district tax judgments. No charges were filed and no suspects identified.
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Caruthersville
Robert Hawkins
Pemiscot
Charles L. Pret
St. Louis
Waugh
Court House
Landslide Buries School Group Near Karatsu
TOKIO report says the principal and twenty pupils at a nearby primary school were buried alive Thursday by a mountainside landslide while constructing a vacation hut. Local rescue teams search the wreckage for survivors as authorities assess disaster impact and casualty figures.
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Tokio
INS
Karatsu
Textile union votes for nation wide strike with short notice
United Textile Workers of America representing 300000 mill and factory workers voted to strike before Sept 1 to protest wage and hour conditions. Delegates demanded 12 hours notice to mill owners, aiming to mobilize 300000 union members and 200000 affiliated workers in a nationwide action across New England, the South and Atlantic states.
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New York
United Textile Workers of America
Order of Business
McMahon
Executive Council
NRA
New England
South
Atlantic States
United
Voliva fixes Sept 10 as world end date at Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva told followers in Zion Wisconsin that the feast of trumpets will usher in the end of the world. He set the date for Sept 10 after 6 a.m and warned enemies in politics and society to prepare as Zion’s governance changes under a federal court receiver.
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Zion
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Voliva
Hell
Tabernacle
Waukegan
Lake Shore City
Man Sells His Wife Over Stamp Thefts in Hoboken
Richard Rost a 48 year old stamp collector and Hildegarde Rost 30 agreed to sell Mrs Rost to Union City engineer Paul Herman 41 for 700 dollars after an affair began in a Hoboken restaurant. Rost claimed his wife took 175 dollars in stamps. All three were arraigned on conspiracy to violate morals code with 5000 dollar bail each.
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Hoboken
N. J
Richard Rost
Edward J. McFeely
Rost
Hildegarde
Paul Herman
Union
Herman
Couch Resigns From RFC Directorate in Sept. 1 Date
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Harvey C. Couch from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board effective September 1. Couch, a RFC director since February 1932, said the nation has turned the tide and he wishes to return to leadership of his public utility interests in Arkansas and the Southwest.
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Washington
Llp
Roosevelt
Harvey C. Couch
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Couch
Publi
Arkansas
RFC
Publicity as weapon against food profiteering
Secretary Wallace announced that the government will use publicity to curb profiteering in food, informing consumers about justifiable price increases. He cited bread price reductions last year and said the department may act against grain exchange speculation, while noting a drought and possible shortages.
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Washington
INS
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture finds 1934 35 food supply at or above normal
The Department of Agriculture reported 1934 35 food supply compares with normal levels, showing wheat at normal or above, corn rye oats at normal or above, potatoes and sweet potatoes near 90 percent, beans peas and peanuts about 95 percent, citrus above normal, other fruits and melons around 90 percent, and all other vegetables normal.
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Washington
INS
Department of Agriculture
Louisiana House Turmoil Over Huey Long Exclusion
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana house erupted as anti Long forces sought to bar Huey P. Long from the chamber and the administration backed a motion to exclude the press. Rep Lester moved to invoke rule 20 to clear outsiders. The speaker struggled to restore order as the debate stalled on who would be barred.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Huey P. Long
Long
Rep
Lester
Speaker
Rep. Pegues
Allen J. Edlender
Attra Bay
Louisiana High Tensions as Long Pushes Bid to Oust Walmsley
In Baton Rouge tensions rise as Huey P. Long’s allies push 28 bills to overthrow New Orleans Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley amid a special session. Rep. Rupert Peyton warns of bloodshed and “Hitlerism” as National Guard troops confront civil deputies at Jackson Barracks over a restraining order linked to Adjutant General Fleming and a court case.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Rupert Peyton
Huey P
Kingfish) Long
House
Long
O. K. Allen
National Guard
Jackson
Raymond H. Fleming
Nat W. Bond
Olson Tightens Martial Law On Minneapolis Cars
Gov. Floyd B. Olson ordered private vehicles to be used only for absolute necessities as martial law tightens in Minneapolis. The move comes as employers and workers await Washington guidance on which payroll to use for a strike representation vote amid violence linked to a month long work stoppage.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Olson
Washington
Milk price cut to 9 cents a quart in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids distributors announce a 9 cent per quart price for milk effective Friday after a noon meeting. The move follows Cedar Rapids Co operative dairy pricing on a butterfat basis. Cream price remains unchanged.
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Cedar Rapids
Greamsto
Co-operative
New Crisis Looms In Tangled Steel Labor Situation
Pittsburgh AP reports John H. Meek attorney for the West Virginia Rail Company warned against obeying the national steel labor board using every legal method. At Huntington West Virginia workers seek an election for bargaining representatives. Board chairman Walter P. Stacy signaled an election will be ordered.
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Pittsburgh
National Steel Labor Board
John H. Meek
West Virginia Rail Company
Huntington
Huntington Lodge
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Meek
Walter P. Stacy
Mussolini Orders Italian Troops Withdrawn From Austrian Border
Premier Benito Mussolini ordered the immediate withdrawal of about 50,000 Italian troops from the Austro-Italian frontier. The move follows Austria's independence seeming secure after the July 25 assassination of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss.
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Rome
INS
Benito Mussolini
Austria
Il Duce
Engelbert Dollfuss
American Students Wave Nazi Flag In Paris
Paris police dispersed a crowd after two American college students hung a Nazi swastika flag from a Paris hotel window “just to see what would happen.” The throng gathered quickly, threats were shouted, and authorities withheld the tourists’ names.
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Paris
Funeral for Maurice Cahill Draws 1500 In Cedar Rapids
More than 1,500 people including state officials and Legion members attended the funeral of Maurice P Cahill Cedar Rapids attorney and former department commander after his death in an automobile crash. The service at Immaculate Conception was followed by a procession to Mount Calvary with color guards naval honor firing squad and Legion rites. The ceremony included a requiem high mass and the hymn America as the choir led the audience, with many standing outside due to full seating.
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Cedar Rapide News
Maurice P. Cahill
Cedar Rapids
Department
American Legion
National Legion
Immaculate Conception
J. M. Molloy
Mount Calvary
Legion
Third Avenue
Legionaires
Knights of Columbus
Linn County Bar Association
America
Lenker and Moore Paroled After Cedar County Cow War
Lenker and Moore, prominent Cedar county figures in the 1931 cow war, were released on parole from the state penitentiary after forty days of their three year sentences. Warden Glenn C. Haynes, who arrested them for conspiracy to thwart the bovine tuberculosis test law, escorted them home to Cedar county. They must report monthly for a year to the state parole board, assisted by L. M. Peet.
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Fort Madison
J. W.lenker
Paul Moore
Cedar County
State Penitentiary
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa National Guard
Lenker
Moore
L.M. Peet
Farmers Union
State Parole Board
Col Lea Resigns NRA Post to Enter Private Life
Washington, D C. Col Robert W Lea resigns as assistant NRA administrator for industry. Recovery Administrator Hugh 8 Johnson announces the resignation effective Tuesday August 21. Lea will retire to private life.
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Washington (Lp
Col
Robert W. Lea
NRA
Hugh 8. Johnson
Johnson
Lea
Court Upholds Hartzell Conviction in Sir Francis Drake Scheme
The U S Court of Appeals for the VA circuit affirmed Oscar M. Hartzell’s mail fraud conviction linked to promoting a $22 billion Sir Francis Drake estate. He was sentenced to ten years and a $10,000 fine after a Sioux City trial. prosecutors say his agents collected $700,000 to $800,000 over ten years.
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ST. Louis
Oscar M. Hartzell
Sir Francis Drake
Circuit Court of Appeals
Hartzell
Middle West
Sioux City
Archibald K. Gardiner
United States
Hog prices surge to 6.50 as demand climbs in Midwest
Chicago reports hogs selling at 6.50 per hundred pounds for the first time in over three years as packers bid aggressively. The surge follows months of steady rise with prices 30 percent higher than a month ago and 75 percent above last spring's low, while finished meat costs to consumers have jumped about 25 percent in two months.
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Chicago
Livestock Commission
AAA
Governor Herring Cancels Bellevue and Harlan Talks
Governor Clyde L. Herring called off engagements in Bellevue and Harlan due to illness after attending funeral services for Maurice P. Cahill. He has been battling a cold with a slight fever and described himself as worn out, yet he wished Cahill’s family well. He visited the Immaculate Conception rectory before heading home to Des Moines.
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Clyde L. Herring
Maurice P. Cahill
Bellevue
Harlan
Mr. Cahill
Cahhill
Herring
Immaculate Conception
Des Moines
Marion Nixon and William Seiter to Wed in Private Ceremony
Hollywood report says screen actress Marion Nixon will marry film director William Seiter in a private ceremony in Yuma Arizona and depart from Los Angeles for a brief boat honeymoon before returning. Nixon was recently divorced from Eddie Hillman and had previously been married to Beverly Hills poloist Leiter.
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Hollywood
Marion Nixon
William Seiter
Yuma
Atiz
Los Angeles
Sai Miss Nixon
Eddie Hillman
Beverly Hills
Leiter
Laura la Plant
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Hia
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RFC Directorate
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Cedar Rapids News
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