Wegman Iowa treasurer indicted for perjury before Woodbury grand jury
Leo Wegman Iowa state treasurer was indicted on perjury charges tied to his testimony before the Woodbury county grand jury probing graft and corruption. The case follows an earlier indictment of Attorney General Edward O Connor as part of the same probe. Wegman, 60, long resident of Carroll, was a Democratic chairman in Carroll County before entering banking and state service.
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Wegman
Grand J
Lynn Geil
Des Moines
H. M
Havner
Emd
I O'Conner
Lynam
Gell Te
Council On
Gratt
Jervis Campbell
Ray Harrison
Herring
Grand Jury Park
C. Missildine
Hilas
Harrison
Geil
Kirby
Kerr
Sioux City
Harry Markell
F. H. Rice
John Diebert
Royal Miller
Missouri
Carroll
Farmers Savings Bank
Hailbur
Council
Grand Jury
Hall
W. E Hall
Woodbury County
O'Connor
Breen Called Off and Sioux City Grand Jury Fallout
The Webster county Democratic chair Maurice Breen has not resigned though he was reassigned from investigating the Woodbury county grand jury. The state executive council withdrew its probe of Sioux City investigators, delaying action until the Woodbury county panel finishes. The Gazette commends the grand jury's stand against perjury and criticizes officials for challenging the probe.
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Maurice Breen
Webster County
Democratic Committee
Mr. Breen
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Edward L. O’connor
Walter Maley
State Executive Council
Sioux City
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Breen
Herring
O’connor
Executive Council
Attorney General
Renee Jury
the Gazette
Iowa Governor halts Woodbury graft probe
Gov. Clyde L. Herring said the state executive council voted unanimously to stop the Woodbury county graft grand jury investigation pending its final report. He also withdrew Maurice Breen and Ray Harrison from aiding the inquiry. The council may resume after indictments are concluded.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
State Executive Council
Woodbury County
Maurice J. Breen
Fort Dodge
Grand Jury
Herring
Ray Harrison
Breen
Be Thine Own Palace or the World's Thy Jail
A 1935 contemplation on inner freedom from John Donne’s line. The piece urges readers to live with themselves, seek solitude in nature, and be their own best company rather than jailed by circumstance or mind. It frames self-mastery as essential to true happiness and humane living.
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John Donne
Donne
St. Paul’s
London
Heaven
Hell
Thousands Pay Last Respects To Will Rogers
Hollywood mourners from laborers to film extras filed past the plain bronze casket at Forest Lawn Memorial Park as Will Rogers lay in state. Later, world leaders and dignitaries attended funeral services at 2 PM while crowds formed early, with ten thousand in line when gates opened.
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Hollywood
Will Rogers
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Rogers
Forest Lawn
Wiley Post Returns for Oklahoma City Tribute
Wiley Post, who left Oklahoma oil fields a decade ago with a blinded eye and little money, received a final state tribute for aviation feats. Governor Marland led the statehouse service, with funeral at the First Baptist church and plans to return the body to Arlington National Cemetery if burial is accepted there.
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Oklahoma City
Wiley Post
Oklahoma Oil Fields
E. W. Marland
Statehouse
First Baptist Church
Mae Post
Flyer
Arlington National Cemetery
Iowa Board Sets 1935 Tax Levy Totaling 10 Million
The Iowa state board levied 8,984,833 in property taxes for 1936 collection plus 1,151,333 for soldiers bonus bonds, totaling 10,136,166. General state levy is 3.5 mills, with old age pensions funded by 1,000,000. Total government expenses next year sit at 14,856,714, with assessment values near 2.898 billion.
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Des Moines
State Board of Assessment and Review
Board of Control
Board of Education
General Assembly
Fabricius Wins Iowa State Fair Butter Scoring Title
N. E. Fabricius, dairy instructor at Iowa State College, scored 95 percent to win the Iowa state fair butter scoring contest. Rick Naakteboren finished second with 94 percent, and O. A. Harms took third at 94.5 percent. Judges included M. Mortensen, Howard Reynolds, and Roy Sternick. Cash prizes of 700 dollars were shared among 77 contestants based on scores.
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DES Moines
N. E. Fabricius
Iowa State College
Rick Naakteboren
Boyden
O. A. Harms
Oclwein
Prof
M. Mortensen
Howard Reynolds
Mason City
Roy Sternick
Paul G. Engen
Wesley
A. E. Zierath
Sumner
C. O. Johnson
Easton
Minn
C. O. Christenson
Bricelyn
A. C. Kroft
Strawberry Point
F. H. Harms
Oelwein
George Heine
Waverly
Will Behrens
Arlington
Albert Harms
G. C. Mittelstadt
Maynard
Oral A. Bonstead
Graettinger
House Passes Utility Bill Compromise
Roosevelt and party leaders rallied support for the Senate compromise on the Wheeler Rayburn utilities bill in a 219 to 142 vote. The measure aims to curb pyramid holding companies by requiring integrated operations within a limited area, with outlaw provisions for nonconforming firms.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Joseph W. Burns
Sam Rayburn
House Conferees
Iowa City Man Gets Wegman Appointment
Des Moines AP reports State Treasurer Leo Wegman named Edward M. Hogan of Iowa City as deputy state treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Roy Williams. Hogan has led the state gasoline tax division since 1933.
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Des Moines
Leo Wegman
Edward M. Hogan
Iowa City
Hogan
Roy Williams
State Jersey Show Brings 120 Head For Friday Judging
Thirty six exhibitors arrived at Frontier Park with 120 head of purebred Jersey cattle for Iowa state show judging Friday. Total entries expected 140 head with about 160 on the grounds. Judging begins 9 a.m. officials say. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Jersey Cattle club and Chamber of Commerce hosts a banquet at Hotel Montrose.
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Frontier Park
Floyd Johnson
Iowa State College
Johnson
Iowa Jersey Cattle Club
Chicago Man's Body Found In Mine Shaft
The body of James G. Kennett 55 year old retired Chicago businessman was found in an abandoned Sierra Nevada mine shaft. A 21 year old itinerant prospector allegedly confessed to killing him and an unidentified red haired boy.
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Auburn
Calif
James G. Kennett
Chicago
Sierra Nevada
Horner Announces Run for 1936 Nomination and Reelection
Gov Henry Horner of Illinois declared his candidacy for re nomination and re election in 1936, informing Springfield audiences of his intent and political commitment.
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Springfield
INS
Henry Horner Thursday
Britain Ready To Use Force To Halt Italy
London reports an informant says Britain will use every device under the league covenant to prevent war in Africa. If needed, she may deploy military, naval, and air sanctions and consider closing the Suez Canal. The cabinet aims for peaceful settlement but stands ready to act with coalition support.
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Great Britain
Associated Press
Africa
Suez Canal
United States
League
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Italy
League Council
Haile Selassie threaten death to deter attacks on Italians
Emperor Haile Selassie warned that Ethiopians who menace or assault Italians will face death. The move follows the shooting of Baron Muzzi Falconi, an Italian consul, described as accidental by Ethiopian officials. Falconi was seriously injured and taken to the Italian hospital. doctors held hope for recovery. A quiet troop concentration continues as no general mobilization is ordered, while American doctors plan inoculations for the Ethiopian army.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
Baron Muzzi Falconi
Baron Falconi
Ethiopia
Robert Hackman
Grant Injunction Restraining Siegel From Night Club
A district court judge granted a temporary injunction barring Joe Siegel from operating his Sioux City night club while he appeals a manslaughter conviction. Siegel faces a Woodbury county graft case for perjury tied to testimony about a “chicken shack party” attended by Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor.
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Sioux City
Joe Siegel
Liberty
Siegel
Woodbury County
Edward L. O'Connor
Widow of Percy Rockefeller Dies in Greenwich
Mrs Isabel Stillman Rockefeller aged 59 widow of Percy A Rockefeller died after a long illness at her Lake Avenue estate in Greenwich Conn late Thursday AP report notes her long marriage to Percy A Rockefeller and prominence of the Rockefeller family in American society
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Greenwich
Conn
Isabel Stillman Rockefeller
Percy A. Rockefeller
Lake Avenue
AAA Plans Nine-Cent Cotton Loan and Guaranteed Return
Washington AP Chester C. Davis announces that the Commodity Credit Corporation will lend nine cents per pound on the 1935 cotton crop. The plan guarantees contract signers a twelve-cent return on seven eighths middling cotton under Bankhead allotments, with payments to farmers covering any difference between twelve cents and the market price from Sept 1 to Jan 1, limited to each producer's actual production up to Bankhead allotments.
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Washington
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Rail Pension Tax Approved By House
The House approved a tax bill to fund railway workers pensions with a 3 percent tax on rail workers incomes and carrier payrolls. The measure passed without a full reading or a recorded vote and now goes to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Mortgage suit filed against Atlantic Automobile Company
Des Moines Iowa AP Gov Clyde L Herring named as president of the Atlantic Ta automobile firm in a mortgage foreclosure suit for 48101 dollars. The notice states the loan was executed in 1923 and is now due.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Atlantic, Ta
Wegman Indicted for Perjury Faces Sioux City Arraignment
Treasurer Leo J. Wegman laughed off questions about his perjury indictment by the Woodbury county graft grand jury. He said he may have much to say later and that he expects to be arraigned in Sioux City. He added he has not yet hired a lawyer.
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Des Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Woodbury County
Sioux City
Wegman denies Woodbury grand jury link to irregularities
Des Moines state treasurer Leo J. Wegman said his remark about investigation was aimed at his own acts and deeds and not at the Woodbury county grand jury. He spoke amid rumors and charges and asserted no reference to the grand jury.
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Des Moines
Leo J. Wegman
Sioux City
Woodbury County
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