Rogers and Wiley Post death rumors spark national reflection
A dense, opinion heavy column recalls the deaths of Will Rogers and Wiley Post and praises Rogers as a public thinker, while noting the aviation community and nation mourn the loss. It also reports on political and social tensions including Governor Herring’s subpoena stance, Nazi anti Jewish policies, and a unique farm mortgage sale scene in Missouri with 1000 farmers.
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United States
Clinton County
Washington
Man Accused as Car Thief Held in Ohio Town
Washington AP Nelson B. Klein a Justice Department agent was killed Friday night in a gun battle at College Corner Ohio about thirty five miles from Cincinnati with George Barrett who was sought as an automobile thief. Barrett wounded by Klein and a fellow agent will be charged with murder of a federal officer Barrett taken to Cincinnati hospital. Barrett opened fire and Klein fell bullets from his gun and that of his companion felled Barrett with leg wounds Pisorsar was the fourth. Hoover saluted Klein as a federal agent since 1926 survived by a wife and three children.
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Nelson B. Klein
Justice Department
College Corner
Ohio
Cincinnati
George Barrett
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Barrett
Klein
Hoover
Pisorsar
Kiein
Ehilen
Fifth $50,000 Libel Suit Against Cedar Rapids Gazette
Harold M. Cooper former chairman of the Iowa Liquor Control Commission filed a fifth $50,000 libel suit against The Cedar Rapids Gazette charging the paper with perjury and naming Gazette News Agency of Iowa City and Johnson County as defendants. Previously Boardman and Cartwright of Marshalltown filed two suits for themselves and two for Cooper.
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Iowa City
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Nquor Control Commission
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette
Cooper
Gazette News Agency
Johnson County
Boardman and Cartwright, Marshalltown Law Firm
Dean Packer Named Iowa Director of Youth Aid Setup
Dean Paul C. Packer, dean of the College of Education at the University of Iowa, was named Iowa director of the National Youth Administration. The appointment was announced Friday in Washington.
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Dean Packer
Iowa
Washingston
Paul C. Packer
College of Education
University of Iowa
Friday
Towa
National Youth Administration
Plans Not Made For Rogers Funeral
Hollywood studios said no funeral plans for Will Rogers have been decided. Plans depend on his widow Betty Blake Rogers in Lakewood, Maine, with the affair likely to be held in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Fox Studios
Will Rogers
Betty Blake Rogers
Lakewood
Mrs Wiley Post Grief Over Husband’s Death Reported
Mrs. Wiley Post was prostrated with grief when told Friday of her husband’s death in Alaska. She had planned to join his northern trip but returned to Ponca City for an operation.
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Ponca City
Okla
Wiley Post
Alaska
Will Rogers epitaph recalled in Boston speech
The death of Will Rogers recalls his 1930 Boston remarks on his grave epitaph. He joked that his plaque would read that he jokes about every prominent man of his time but never met one he didn’t like, and he looked forward to reading it at his grave.
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Rogers
America
Boston
Will Rogers
The Fallacy of Classifying People
The article argues against labeling individuals or groups by type or class noting people are unique and cannot be captured by categories. It cites psychological stereotypes and economic man myths, praising Jesus for treating each person as sacred and distinct. It critiques overgeneralization and urges recognizing individual worth.
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Tennyson
X. Wesleven
Jesus
Halt on collecting processing taxes in Iowa banks ruling
Federal Judge George C. Scott halted collection of processing taxes on hogs corn and sugar cane in Iowa amid constitutional challenge. Penick and Ford Rath Packing Morrell plants in Cedar Rapids Waterloo Ottumwa and Sioux Falls seek permanent injunctions with bonds set at 50 to 100 thousand dollars. Continued details noted on page 16 column 4.
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Charles D. Huston
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
George C. Scott
Sioux City
AAA
Penick and Ford, Ltd. Inc
Rath Packing Company
Waterloo
John Morrell and Company
Ottumwa
Topeka
Kan
Sioux Falls
S. D
Scott
Morrell
Rath and
Morrell Company
Supreme Court
Peace bids rejected as powers meet over Ethiopia
Addis Ababa reports show Italian and Ethiopian tensions rising with troops and munitions moving toward Iren. Rome and London circulate word that Italy aims to influence the conference while protests grow over militarization of the Dodecanese. An incident at Dire Dawa between an Italian consular official and an Abyssinian railway guard ends with a scuffle and accusations of assault.
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Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Iren- London
Rome
Italy
Dodecanese
Aegean
Addis Ababa Ins
Dire
Dawa
Harrati
Smcintione
Cone Sular
Attache
Mussolini Quandaries Britain and France Over Abyssinia Peace
Paris dispatch reports Premier Mussolini bluntly shifted the burden of securing peace in East Africa to Britain and France. Baron Aloisi conveyed Italy’s uncompromising position to Laval and Eden, signaling Italy’s wish for a solution acceptable to Il Duce without renewed talks. France and Britain must propose a path Mussolini will approve.
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INS
Benito Mussolini
Great Britain
France
East Africa
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
I Duce
Foreign Office
Pierre Laval
Anthony Eden
League of Nations
Baron Aloisi
Italy
Laval
Capt. Eden
Duce
Britain
Abyssinia
Il Duce
Mussolini
Fails In Attempt To Kill Himself
Arthur Nichols, about 50, of 1030 Sixteenth avenue SE, was taken to a local hospital at 10 PM Thursday after a self inflicted gunshot failed. He had a bullet wound in his left arm and said he had tried to shoot himself in the chest but missed. Nichols cited despondency over finances, though police noted he quarreled with his wife during a walk before the shooting, then fired in the kitchen after returning home. Neighbors summoned police and an ambulance.
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Arthur Nichols
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Nichols
Woodbury grand jury probes alleged corruption in public office
Sioux City AP recalls Woodbury County grand jury opening proceedings to search for obstruction of justice in executive council investigations. Maurice J. Breen Fort Dodge attorney and council investigator testified. secretary of state Mrs. Alex Miller and secretary Ross Ewing testified. agriculture secretary Ray Murray and treasurer Leo Wegman called. Attorney General Edward L. O Connor to testify amid gambling conspiracy indictment alongside Walter Maley and others. Governor Herring subpoenaed but refuses to testify.
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Executive Council
Alex Miller
Havner
Edward L. O'Connor
Walter Maley
O'Connor
Governor Herring
Strike settlement reached at Dubuque Farley plant
After a Friday conference between Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing officials and Millworkers union representatives, the Dubuque woodworkers strike at the Farley plant was settled and workers will return on Monday morning. Details of the agreement were not immediately released.
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Dubuque
Farley and Loetscher Manufacturing Company
Farley
Emigrant housing challenge in Fairbanks Alaska 1896
Baltor Gaielies reports from Fairbanks that new emigrants must be housed within six to eight weeks amid a messy setup with 700 to 800 people moving between camps. About 200 stay, another 200 return, and 150 Alaskan workers are now employed. housing is the immediate need, with food stable and planning led by Colonel Hunt.
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Colonel Hunt
Maley Accuses Havner of Buying Grand Jury Testimony
Sioux City AP report says Walter Maley Iowa assistant attorney general charged H. M. Havner Woodbury graft prosecutor bought testimony for the grand jury. Maley amended his motion to quash the indictment and submitted an affidavit from witness Lynn F. Geil supporting the claim. Geil testified that Havner received money not as legal fees to deliver to witnesses. The linked note indicates continuation on page 2.
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Sioux City
Walter Maley
Iowa
H. M. Havner
Woodbury County
Maley
Edward L. O'Connor
Hayner
Grand Jury
Havner
Lynn F. Geil
Des
Will Rogers and Wiley Post Die In Alaska Plane Crash
Barrow Alaska AP reports famed aviators Will Rogers and Wiley Post died when a new airplane plunged 50 feet into a river bank near Point Barrow. Army Sgt. Morgan recovered the wreck and bodies, which were sent to Seattle for further arrangements. Post’s wife narrowly avoided joining them on the fatal flight.
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Point Barrow
Alaska
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Viator
Thursman
Reveals Rogers Post Were On Way Around The World
Oklahoma City oil man Harry Frederickson, friend of the late Wiley Post, reveals that Rogers and Post were touring the world at the time of their Alaskan crash. He quotes Rogers about taking time to fly or rest and notes plans to visit Alaska, Asia, and Russia across a loosely arranged route.
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Harry Frederickson
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Rogers
Frederickson
Post
Burbank
Calif
North
The
Oklahoma
Wiley
Alaska
Bering Sea
Asia
China
Russia
Repaired Motor While Stopping On River Bank
Wiley Post and Will Rogers, famed air duo, were killed when their Lockheed Orion crashed 15 miles south of Point Barrow Alaska in heavy fog. They had landed at Walkpi Eskimo village, repaired an engine, and after dinner decided to take off despite fading visibility. The right wing and nose crushed the cabin. both occupants died instantly. Continuous coverage noted the fog’s persistence and native accounts of the flight.
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Alaska
Wiley Post
Will Rogers
Iowa
Here
Phantain
Walkpi
Post
Rogers
Noted pilot will bring bodies back from Alaska
Arrangements were made Friday to fly the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post to Fairbanks, Alaska, preparatory to their return to the United States. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and J. P. Trippe arranged with Assistant Secretary Stephen B. Gib.
Lindbergh's Son Turns Three At Private Maine Party
Little John Lindbergh celebrated his third birthday Friday at a private party on a summer estate in Penobscot Bay, North Haven Maine. Attending were his parents Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, aunt Constance Morrow, and his grandmother Mrs Dwight W Morrow, widow of the New Jersey senator.
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John Lindbergh
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Col
Charles A
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Constance Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
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