Indigent care crisis cited in Linn County medical dispute
The Linn County Medical Society warned it will refuse to treat the indigent after Dec 31 due to alleged mismanagement by Cora Jacobs. The piece links political appointees, a failing relief office, and a failed care plan praised by Washington but blocked locally. It cites a hospital education program, campus wage cuts, pinball gambling raids, and quotes Rexford Tugwell on peonage before promising continuation on page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Society
Cora Jacobs
Washington
Miss Jacobs
Linn ‘County
Des Moines
Town Board of Education
The
State University
Rexford G. Tugwell
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Linn county doctors refuse to treat indigents under relief plan
One hundred Linn county physicians including all medical society members refuse to participate in the Iowa medical relief plan after December 31. They claim the pro rata payments under the plan are far below actual costs, citing red tape and inadequate reimbursements for calls and drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Medical Society
T. Frank Hersch
Medical Society
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Relief Administration
Cora Jacobs
Hotel
Montrose
John Gardner
Lisbon
T. C. Denny
Iown Emergency Relief Administration
Clipper Wings Way Through Clear Skies
The China Clipper sped toward Midway Island to complete the third leg of its Manila to California return flight. Captain Edwin C. Musick and crew reported 265 miles from Wake with unlimited visibility and favorable bow winds. Temperature sat at 83 as the 25 ton flying boat moved through warm tropics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway Island
Manila
California
Pan American Airways
Wake Island
Edwin C. Musick
Wake
Five Divine Word priests vanish in Germany
Father Bernard J. Bonk treasurer of the Society of the Divine Word reported to U S District Attorney Michael L. Igoe that five priests have disappeared in Germany. The report came from Chicago and concerns the religious order's members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Society of the Divine Word
Germany
Bernard J. Bonk
U. S
Michael L. Igoe
Everyday Living and the Spirit of Self Preservation
The piece urges serving over snatching, argues against a narrow life view, and promotes a broader mindset. It notes many malcontents seek gain, warns against piling troubles, and suggests courage and cheerful acceptance aided by Providence. Worry is a mind’s slow fear eroding courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Seneca
Bonar Law
Lloyd George
Mercurio Case Goes to Polk County Jury
Des Moines bootlegger Mike Mercurio faces a Polk County jury after final arguments in a perjury case. Defense Milton Strickler called Mercurio a victim of political persecution, while County Attorney Carl Burkman accused the defense of confusing issues. Judge Russell Jordan gave the case to the jury with written perjury instructions. Mercurio had claimed paying $1,000 for 20,000 liquor seals to Iowa Liquor Commission Chairman Bernard Manley, a claim disputed by the commission and the county attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mike Mercurio
Milton Strickler
Mercurio
Dogo
Carl Burkman
Burkman
Strickler
Russell Jordan
Liquor Commission
Polk County Grand Jury
Bernard E. Manley
Iowa State Liquor Commission
Manley
Five Convicts Escape Boston Prison in Violent Break
A group of five convicts escaped from Charlestown state prison in Boston in a dramatic breakout that left a convict and an innocent man dead. Police and guards pursued for over an hour with exchanges of gunfire before three fugitives were recaptured and two wounded men were taken into custody. The escape began when the rear gate was breached and the convicts, using a truck, collided with another vehicle outside the wall en route to Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
INS
Maine Railroad
Charlestown
Edward J. Shaughnessy
Louis Richards
Somerville
William “Red” McManus
Edward McArdle
Frank Joyce
Turkey Moriarty
Charles O’brien
Joyce
Norfolk
Providence
R. I. O'Brien
McArdle
Prisoners Escape Bank Robbery Suspects Wound Chief in Oklahoma
Six inmates escaped the Muskogee city jail after wounding Chief Detective Ben Bolton. One escapee was killed by Police Chief Marsh Corgan. Escaped prisoners include Don Heady Dewey Gilmore Russell Cooper Leonard Short and Don Garrett from the Irish O Malley gang. slain prisoner John Blackburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muskogee
Okla
Okemah
Ben Bolton
Marsh Corgan
Dewey Gilmore
Dallas
Tex
Russell Cooper
Fort Smith
Ark
Leonard Short
Galena
Don Garrett
Leavenworth Penitentiary
John Blackburn
Youthful killer gets 50 year term for aunt slaying
Vance Henderson, 29, from Cherokee Iowa, pled guilty to a second degree charge in the shooting death of his aunt Elena Wells in her Denver home. Witnesses say he was intoxicated and fired after an argument about meat on the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Vance Henderson
Iowa
Colorado
Henderson
Otto Bock
Elena Wells
Wells
Cherokee
Hotel Records Pin Down O'Connor Trial Witnesses
A former West hotel clerk identified records linking Joe Gagen and J. J. Geneser to Sioux City in 1933 34 as part of the gambling conspiracy case against Attorney General Edward L. O'Connor. Hotel cards registers and call slips were shown as evidence amid objections and additions to the exhibit list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Warren
Sioux City
Joe Gagen
J. J. Geneser
Des Moines
West Hotel
Elmer Schabrowski
Edward L. O'Conner
Henry M. Skuza
Gagen
Geneser
Schabrowski
Dave Loepp
Fred Free
Bandits Rob Lakota Bank in swift hold up
Two men robbed the Buffalo Center Trust and Savings Bank in Lakota Iowa at 3 p.m. Tuesday escaping with cash. Office manager C C Gerzema, alone in the bank, said the loss likely won't exceed $1 000. Suspects fled west on Highway 9 then north on a country road.
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Lakota
Buffalo Center
Trust and Savings Bank
Cc. C. Gerzema
Gerzema
Kossuth County
Minnesota
Mathews to quit SEC to return to private business
George Mathews, one of five SEC commissioners, plans to resign soon and return to private business. His departure would mark the third exit from the agency since its formation, following Ferdinand Peccora and Chairman Joseph P Kennedy. Mathews, a Republican, confirmed he was considering resignation after being offered a high post outside government service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
LLP
George Mathews
Securities and Exchange Commission
New Deal Agency
Ferdinand Peccora
Joseph P. Kennedy
Mathews
Standard Oil Branch Ready to Aid Italy
The Italian government and Società Italo-Americana Del Petrolio, a Standard Oil subsidiary, reportedly agreed to a gentlemen’s arrangement to evade any oil embargo. If sanctions are imposed, S I A P would supply Italy with oil for a 30 year monopoly in return for access to Italian markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Italy
Rome
United Press
Soccieta Italo-Americana del Petrolio
Standard Oil Company of New Jersey
League of Nations
Geneva
United States
Washington
Hungary
Tay
League
Albania
United States Seeks Reciprocal Trade Pact With Britain
London report suggests Washington has begun preliminary work for a reciprocal trade agreement with Britain following Canada’s deal. British and U S experts are surveying feasibility while no talks have yet occurred. An official Washington announcement is anticipated soon.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Washington
Dominion of
Canada
British Board of Trade
Department of State, Commerce and Agriculture
Indicted Policeman in Des Moines Breaks and Enters
Des Moines police officer William Gregory, recently discharged for theft on his beat, was indicted Tuesday on charges of breaking and entering. Local authorities pursue further action as the case unfolds.
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Des Moines, In
INS
William Gregory
Indiana Farmer Wins Corn King Title At Show
Jeffersonville Indiana farmer William Carr Lentz, 36, named corn king of the world at the International Livestock exposition in Chicago, on a Johnson county white dent corn exhibit. Tipton Indiana’s Ralph S. Curry named reserve grand champion. Eugene Barr of Tipton Grade School won junior title. Judges included Crim, Hackleman, Proudfit, and Wiancko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
William Carr Lentz
Jeffersonville
Ind
Lentz
Johnson County
Ralph S. Curry
Tipton
Eugene Barr
Tipton Grammar School
Lowell Hardin
Kingstown
Indiana
Indiana Corn Growers’ Association
Clark County
Terbut
Purdie University
Peer A
Seigh
AAA
R. F. Crim
Minneapolis
J. C. Hackleman
Illinois
I. E Proudfit
Iowa
A. T. Wiancko
Hull Warns Arms Makers Under Neutrality Act
Secretary Hull threatened swift legal action against arms makers not registered with the state department by November 25 under the neutrality act. Secretary Ickes stressed oil producers should follow neutrality policy, denying administration alignment beyond opposing excess exports to belligerents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Italy
Ickes
Ethiopia
State Department
Beer Drinking in Britain Boosts Barley Imports
The U S agricultural department attributes rising beer consumption in Great Britain as a key factor behind a forecast rise in British barley imports for the year ending June 30, 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
The
Agricultural Department
Weluman Boy Wins Grand Champion at International Livestock Show
Cleo Yoder, 19, son of Charles Yoder of Johnson County, Iowa, showed Pat's Blue Ribbon, a 1 065 pound Angus steer, to grand champion honors at Chicago's International Livestock Exposition. The steer won the 1 000 to 1 500 pound class and will fetch over 3 000 dollars at auction to fund Cleo's Iowa State University studies.
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Chicago
Iowa
Johnson County
Cleo Yoder
Charles Yoder
Wellman
Pat
Walter Biggar
Dalbeattie
Scotland
Cleo
Iowa State College
Ames
Clarence Goecke
State Center
Biggar
Black
William E. Scripps
Detroit
Scripps
Lake Orion
Mich
Bleven
Briarcliff Farms
Briar, Pines
N. Y
Purdue :University
Montana State College
West Virginia University
Kenneth Kensinger
Chenoa
Ill
Vincent Baker
Edmund
Wis
Purdue Model Fifth Wins Grand Barrow at Livestock Expo
Purdue University entry Waddled into the prize ring and won the grand barrow championship at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. George Dennis, acting captain of Purdue football last season, kept the porker in line as judges listed points amid cheers from spectators.
Four Boys and Three Girls Tie For 4 H Health Honors
Chicago July contest results show four boys and three girls sharing the health championship with blue ribbons. Winners include Frederick Abel Gadsden Alabama. Howard Cobb Greene North Dakota. Charles Jordan Jr Beloit Kansas. J Alton Biffle Pleasant Hill Missouri. June Castine Ridgeway South Carolina. Eloise Garrett Uriah Alabama. Marion McLaughlin Trenaie Michigan. Red ribbon ties yield five boys and four girls led by Lloyd Ohlderman Dunkerton Iowa. Orval Kettlehut Walton Nebraska. Paul May Jane Lew West Virginia. Ethan Ostrander Watertown South Dakota. James Yingling Sulphur Oklahoma. Janet Harper Franklin West Virginia. Benita Kreier Streator Illinois. Myrtle Sersland Decorah Iowa. Lottie Smith Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
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Chicago
America
Frederick Abel
Gadsden
Ala
Howard Cobb
Greene
Charles Jordan
Jane Lew
W. Va
Ethan Ostrander
Watertown
S. D
James A. Yingling
Sulphur
Okla
Janet Harper
Franklin
Benita Kreier
Streator
Myrtle Sersland
Decorah
Lottie Smith
Okinah
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Linn
Iowa Cities
SAY
County Medical Society
Cedar Rapids News
Twenty-second Avenue
Iowa State Emergency Relief Committee
Joseph Fort Newton
Polk County
Oklahoma
O’connor
Lakota Bank
Securities Board
New Jersey Company
Britain
Weluman Boy
Cleo E. Yoder
Purdue
Barrow
Cedar Rapids
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