Key Men Named in Van Sweringen Rail Network Probe
Senate investigators summoned four of the Van Sweringen brothers key figures to explain their holding-company control of a $3 billion rail network. George A. Ball and George A. Tomlinson head a witness list, with subpoenas issued for John P. Murphy and Thomas H. Jones as hearings begin on December 7 focusing on the Missouri Pacific system and the Mid-America holding group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Wheeler
Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
van Sweringen
M. J. van Sweringen
John P. Murphy
Cleveland
Mid-America Corporation
van Sweringens
Thomas H. Jones
J. P. Morgan
Missouri Pacific
Joseph Eastman
Federal Transportation Co
Herring Urges Reform of Iowa Liquor System
Gov Clyde L Herring told midwestern liquor officials that an alcohol gang operates through Des Moines beer parlors and urged tightening liquor laws. He favored putting beer under the liquor commission and granting state wide police powers, praising the state store system while noting enforcement gaps.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Liquor and Liquor Revenue Officials
America
Leroy A. Rader
Iowa
Fred G. Garling
Minnesota Liquor Commission
Midwest officials urge end to federal liquor stamp practice
About fifty liquor administrators from midwest states met with federal alcohol tax division officials in Des Moines to back proposed measures ending the practice of issuing liquor stamps to unlicensed dealers. Philip Buck defended the stamps while state officers argued stamps shield bootleggers from prosecution. Governor Clyde L. Herring welcomed the group.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Federal
Alcohol Tax Division
Philip E. Buck
The
Alcohol Administration
W. S. Alexander
John O'Neill
Clyde L. Herring
Births list records numerous local newborns
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sykora at Mercy hospital a son on Nov 30. A son was born Dec 1 to Mr. and Mrs John Paul at Mercy hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph George on Dec 1 at Mercy hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs G I Gillmore in Marion on Nov 30 at St Luke's hospital. A son to Mr. and Mrs Karl B Allen on Nov 30 weighing seven pounds at 713 Thirty second Street NE.
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Frank Sykora
Eighteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
John Paul
Eighth Avenue SE
Frank Novotny
C Street
Joseph George
Fifth Street
G. I. Gillmore
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Karl B. Allen
Thirty-second Street
Karl Wesley
Women’s Relief Corps Meeting in Monona
Mrs Esther Kaveny of Waukon conducted inspection at a Saturday gathering of the Woman's Relief corps in Monona. Thirty five members attended with Mrs Pearl Bethel presiding and a Thanksgiving themed dinner served to members and families. Waukon guests included Mesdames Hoffman Beal and Land. Officers to be elected at next meeting.
Funeral for Mrs. Mae Ethel Bollen Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs Mae Ethel Bollen wife of Henry Bollen 367 Woodland drive SE will be held in Beatty chapel at 10 am Thursday conducted by Rev C F Edwards and Cedar chapter O E S Pallbearers are E Harold Skinner Gus Liebke Ed Buser E N Helm Walter Miller and Dr C A De Lane The body will be taken by motor to Fayette for burial in the family lot Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Mrs Bollen was a member of St John's Episcopal Cedar chapter O E S White Shrine Avenue Circle Cedar chapter and a former officer of the Woman's club She died Monday
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Mae Ethel Bollen
Henry Bollen
Woodland Drive
Beatty Chapel
C. F. Edwards
Cedar Chapter
E. Harold Skinner
Gus Liebke
Ed Buser
E. N. Helm
Walter Miller
C. A. de Lane
Fayette
Germans French Join War Groups in Rome Invasion Context
military circles in Rome grow concerned over Franco's Madrid defenses as manpower lags. Italy offers 2000 lira upfront and daily pay 35 to 100 lira to volunteers. Mussolini keeps 1914 aviation class partially under arms to train troops on new aircraft. Italian sources warn Madrid campaign could prolong without foreign support.
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Rome
Franco
Madrid
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Madrid siege erupts in largest battle yet
Madrid trembled under thunder as nationalist and loyalist forces fought in the city during a three week siege. Gunfire roared through the night, with shells crossing the center and falling inside the city as tanks, artillery, machine guns, and trench mortars were reported in full use. Casualties were not reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
City Briefs: Stolen Typewriter From Office
O. M. Hepner of 1044 Mt. Vernon Avenue SE reports a portable typewriter stolen from his office Monday night. The window near the device was left unlocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. Hepner
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Nelson Brother Files Charges After Rearrest
E. R. Nelson 35 of 118% Third avenue SW was rearrested at 9 45 a m Tuesday on charges of threatening a public offense and intoxication after an earlier Monday arrest for intoxication. His brother Frank Nelson filed the charges with warrants issued by Justice A S Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Nelson
Third Avenue
Nelson
Frank Nelson
Justice A. S. Reed
Fire crews respond to multiple city incidents
Clothing hung over a stove at 1310 C street SW ignited on Tuesday drawing firemen at 1 24 pm. A still alarm sent crews to the Milwaukee railroad bridge over the Cedar river at Ninth avenue where planking burned. Monday night chimney fire at 916 Sixth street SW in Mrs S Konigsmark home. A 430 pm grass fire in Daniels park attracted firefighters.
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H. Candler
C Street
Cedar River
Ninth Avenue
S. Konigsmark
Sixth Street
Daniels Park
Iowa Entrants Win Honors At Livestock Show
At the International Livestock and Grain show in Chicago an array of awards highlighted Iowa entrants. Browndale Sultan won Shorthorn breed champion with Earl E. Robins of Greensburg Indiana as owner, while L. E. Peterson of Victor Montana claimed grand and reserve grand championships for barley. Indiana youth dominated 4-H meat animal honors with 17 year old William Bainbridge of Greensburg earning national champion and a $300 college scholarship. Multiple Iowa entries placed across Aberdeen Angus, Hampshire, and Berkshire categories as the national junior livestock events unfolded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Earl E. Robins
Greensburg
Ind
L. E. Peterson
Mont
Internation
Indiana Farm
William Bainbridge
Young Bainbridge
Cargill Consolidates Six Grain Units Into One Company
Cargill Inc announces a reorganization merging six subsidiaries into a single corporation to simplify structure. The new firm retains existing management and policy with Terminal offices in multiple U.S. and Canadian cities including Minneapolis, Duluth, Milwaukee, Omaha, Portland, Green Bay, Spokane, San Francisco, Chicago, and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Cargill Company
Cargill, Inc
Cargill Elevator Company
Cargill Elevators, Inc
Cargill Grain Company
Cargill Sales Company
Cargill Warehouse Company
Itasca Corporation
Staggers Builds 4200-Match Tower On Beer Bottle
Thomas H. B. Staggers, 50s, completes a tower of over 4200 kitchen matches on a beer bottle mouth in Cleveland. He plans to surpass this achievement, crediting his daughter Evelyn for the idea and describing a step by step base and stacking method. The project endured interruptions from a mailman and trucks as neighbors watched.
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Cleveland
Thomas H. B. Staggers
Staggers
Evelyn
From Bar to Pulpit: Springfield Bartender Resigns Union Post
Meryl E. Dowden 28 resigns as president of the local bartenders union in Springfield Missouri urging colleagues to quit the underworld and work for Jesus. A former west coast boxer, he left his job after a year as a bartender and declared he has cast his lot with God, trusting faith to guide him.
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Springfield
Meryl E. Dowden
Bartenders’ Union
Underworld
Jesus
Dowden
Deaths: Betsy A Bridge 75 funeral Wednesday in Vinton
Funeral services for Betsy A Bridge 75 of 607 avenue NW will be held at Vinton Methodist church Wednesday at 2 30 p m The Rev J E Waery and Rev E A Sabin will preside Burial is in Evergreen cemetery Vinton She died at a Vinton hospital after a three day illness Heart trouble and pneumonia were given as causes Born May 20 1861 in Garrison she lived in Benton county most of her life Surviving daughters sons a sister and brothers reside in Iowa and Minnesota Also noted is a Beatty chapel service for Darylle Riley and Joseph Riley with funeral at 1 p m Wednesday in Cedar Rapids
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Betsy A. Bridge
Avenue NW
Vinton
Vinton Methodist Church
J. E. Waery
Bethany Congregational Church
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Sabin
Vinton Church
Evergreen Cemetery
B. C. R. and
N. and
Rock Island Railroad
North Western Railroad
Lydia
Darylle
Joseph Riley
William D
Richard D
Wayne K
Tommy J
Connie Ray Riley
Beatty Chapel
Baby Murel Hunt Dies From Pneumonia
Murel Hunt three month old son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Hunt of Mid way drive NW died Tuesday morning from pneumonia deputy coroner Dr J J Terral reported The child who weighed four pounds at birth had a severe cold and pneumonia The family survives two brothers Richard and Melvin and a sister Betty Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m in Beatty chapel with Rev Charles Monroe of Malcolm and burial in Oliphant cemetery twelve miles north of Cedar Rapids.
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Murel Hunt
Leslie Hunt
Midway Drive
Hunt Home
J. J. Terral
Richard
Melvin
Betty
Beatty Chapel
Charles Monroe
Malcolm
Oliphant
Cedar Rapids
Infant Mary Handley Dies After Short Illness
Mary Catherine Handley four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Sylvester Handley of 119 Tenth Street SW died at a local hospital at 3 p m Monday after a short illness. She is survived by her parents two grandparents Mr and Mrs Glenn Roberts and Mrs Anna Handley of Cedar Rapids. Funeral services set for Beatty chapel at 10:30 a m Wednesday by Rev Father Peters with burial in Mount Calvary cemetery.
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Mary Catherine Handley
Sylvester Handley
Tenth Street
Glenn Roberts
Anna Handley
Cedar Rapids
Beatty Chapel
Father Peters
Mount Calvary Cemetery
William P Riley dies after long illness at local hospital
William Phillip Riley aged 67 of 1620 Maplewood Drive NE Cedar Rapids died at 11 02 a m Tuesday after a long illness Born in Waterloo on August 12 1869 he had resided in Cedar Rapids for forty two years
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William Phillip Riley
Maplewood Drive
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Pipestone Man Dies From Gas Stove Explosion Burns
Gerald A. Meyers of Pipestone Minnesota, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Monday from burns after a gasoline stove exploded at his home. Born April 26, 1903 at Center Point, he lived with aunts Belle Rodman and Allie Dutton after his mother’s death. Survived by wife, two children Bonnie Bell and Bobby, father F. M. Meyers, a sister, two Minnesota brothers, and two Cedar Rapids aunts. Burial planned in Pipestone.
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Gerald A. Meyers
Pipestone
Minn
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
Belle Rodman
Allie Dutton
Madison School
Bonnie Bell
Bobby
F. M. Myers
Minnesota
Minneapolis Athlete Paroled From Anamosa Pen Held on Canvassing Charge
Martin Norton, 35, a noted northwest athlete on parole from Anamosa Iowa, was held in Minneapolis on a warrant charging canvassing on public school grounds a misdemeanor. He faces trial in Carver county after teachers complained about his canvassing activity.
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Minneapolis
Martin Norton
Iowa
Anamosa
Carver County
Cubs Pay $50,000, Three Players for Joe Marty
Montreal United Press reports the Chicago Cubs traded cash and three players valued at $50,000 for Joe Marty, star outfielder of the San Francisco club who led the Pacific Coast League in batting last season.
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Montreal
Chicago Cubs
Joe Marty
San Francisco
Bodyguard Gus Roosevelt's Close Aide Dies in Argentina
A veteran of the New York police and longtime Roosevelt bodyguard, Gus served as personal aide and Secret Service member protecting the President and family. Known for calming the governor and molding Roosevelt’s fitness, he joined the Secret Service and lived beside the President until his death in Argentina.
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New York Agea
Gus
Mr. Roosevelt
Secret Service
Roosevelt
Clayton County rural carriers back 30 year retirement rule
The Clayton County rural mail carriers and auxiliary adopted a resolution at a Saturday meeting urging retirement after thirty years of service regardless of age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleader
Clayton County
Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine Cold Tablet Ad
An old medicinal advertisement touts Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a quick, fourfold cold treatment. It claims two tablets every four hours break a cold within 24 hours and urges avoiding substitutes at low cost.
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Grove
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Gene Gosch
Carl A. Henkel
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West Liberty
Oxford
Hampshire
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Chester Whites
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3Rd St. SE
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