Gun running and war materiel tied to Musica swindle
New York AP reports the Musica brothers war material exports, gun shipments and possible financing of conflicts as federal investigators probe the McKesson and Robbins fraud. Deputy Noonan says conclusive proof may identify Philip Musica as exporter of arms. Subpoenas issued widen the sprawling case across Wall Street, firms, and politicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Musica Brothers
McKesson and Robbins
Globe
Gregory F. Noonan
U. S
Musica Family
Philip Musica
F. Donald Coster
Bolivia
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Coster Musica
Noonan
Coster-Musica
Wall Street
Connecticut
Coster
Ambrose V. McCall
Kantor
Secret Device Believed Stolen by Spy Found Near Fort Sheridan
A secret instrument used by the U.S. Army, believed stolen by a spy, was found by Fort Sheridan officers. It disappeared from a railroad station before delivery and was recovered Friday in weeds along the North Western railroad right-of-way about a half mile north of the Fort Sheridan station. The theft was dated August 18.
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Chicago
INS
U. S. Army
Fort Sheridan
North Western Railroad
Police Nab Two Youths In Car Theft After Citizen Aid
In Cedar Rapids a private citizen aided police for a third time in as many days. Two youths, Clarence J. Vanourney 17 and Chester S. Gralund 18, were arrested for stealing R. J. Felter’s car and confessed to three other thefts after being stopped walking into the city.
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W. D. Andrews
Bill Taylor
Floyd Sheppard
Dows Farm
Highway No. 30
East
Clarence J. Vanourney
Seventeenth Avenue
Chester S. Gralund
Sixteenth Avenue
Sheppard
Light House Inn
R. J. Felter
Seventh Avenue
Felter
Simon and
Stusak
Vanourney
Gralund
Steve Stolba
Mundelein May Be Next Pope Says Chicago Cleric
Rev. William J. Plunkett, who attended Mother Cabrini beatification rites in Rome, said Cardinal Mundelein may very possibly be the next Pope. He noted Mundelein is an important figure here and abroad with strong Italian sentiment favoring him for the papacy. Plunkett was among 15 Chicagoans who accompanied the cardinal to Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William J. Plunkett
Mother Cabrini
Rome
George Cardinal Mundelein
Father Plunkett
Italy
Pius XI
Immaculate Conception
Elmhurst
Arsonist Confesses to Fires Totaling 2 Million
Alfred Rigual 52, a Soo Hill WPA worker from Escanaba Michigan, confessed to starting 12 fires causing nearly two million dollars in damage. He admitted a $1,000,000 blaze at J W Wells lumber yard in Menominee in 1931 and the Iron Mountain St Marys church fire two months earlier along with ten smaller fires. He cited a family history of arson and noted his father hanged himself in a Paris jail while awaiting arson trial.
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Escanaba
Mich
Alfred Rigual
Rigual
Soo Hill
WPA
St. Mary’s Catholic
Iron Mountain
William Miron
J. W. Wells
Menominee
Paris
Four Junior High Boys Admit Ransacking Vacant House
Four junior high boys from Franklin school confessed to ransacking a vacant house and barn at 2015 First Avenue East on Saturday noon. They admitted prior entries and stealing plumbing fixtures, and were found with a sack of beer bottles as they left the barn. They were ordered to report to juvenile authorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin School
First Avenue E
Ray Shunk
Weekly Forecast For Upper Mississippi and Missouri Valleys
Forecast highlights little precipitation with possible light snow in far north. Tem peratures fluctuate but stay near or above normal across the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys.
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Mississippi
Missouri
Hutchins Quits Stock Unit Over Whitney Probe
Robert M. Hutchins resigns as a public governor of the New York Stock Exchange after the board votes against reopening the Richard Whitney investigation. He cites SEC findings of possible prior knowledge among members and urges action to protect the exchange’s good name.
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N. Y. Exchange Board
Richard Whitney
NEW York
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Hutchins
Exchange
Whitney
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Board of Governors
J. P. Morgan and Company
George Whitney
Richard
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Roosevelt Guests Targeted by Gridiron Satire Razzing
Washington AP notes Gridiron club banquet with satire on elections and public figures. President Roosevelt listened as southerners sang satirical lines and Orson Welles attended a Mars time capsule reappearance.
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Washington
Gridiron Club
Roosevelt
Ferdinand
Ickes
Martin Dies
Franklin D
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
James A. Farley
Orson Welles
Earth
New York World’s Fair Grounds
John D M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Boy Closes Theft Case With Toy Pistol
Ten-year old Jerome Itskovitz chased a coat thief through North Clark street after his father’s shop was robbed. The boy captured the man three blocks away and kept him at bay with a toy pistol until police arrived. The detained suspect was identified as Muriel O Connor, 49, a man with a long police record.
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Chicago
INS
Jerome Itskovitz
Clark Street
Jerome
Bluecoats
Muriel O'Connor
Gale Keeps Survivors Of Wrecked Vessel Marooned On Icy Shore
A sixth day of rescue difficulty as gale and sleet thwart efforts to reach 18 survivors of the Patterson offshore near Cape Fairweather. Coast guard plans include supply drops and beach landings if weather allows, with flights and cutters assisting from Dry Bay to Yakutat.
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Juneau
Alaska
Cape Fairweather
Patterson
Coast Guard
H. Bune
Seattle
Haida
Morris
Lituya
Dry Bays
Here
Skagway
Yukon
Lon Cope
Lester Cook
Carcross
B. C
Dry Bay
Sheldon
Johnny Amundsen
Yakutat
Cyane
Ketchikan
Farm Couple Slain and Daughter Missing in Texas
Frank Salazar 24, a Mexican laborer, faces a murder charge in the slaying of farm couple Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kennedy as they slept. Two Kennedy daughters were severely wounded with an axe and another daughter Wilma 16 is missing. Police fear Wilma may be dead. the Kennedy car is missing and slippers linked to Wilma were found.
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Lowe
Salazar
Kennedy
Fay
Imogene
San Angelo
Wilma
Mere Bars Won't Keep Him In
Prisoner Robert Hampton, 59, escaped from state prison by slipping through seven inch gaps in the yard fence while working as a trusty. A statewide alert was issued for his recapture.
End of Week-Long Strike by Meat Workers Local 635
New York AP notes United Meat Workers CIO Local 635 voted to end a week-long strike against sixty packing plants. Union officials said talks would continue to address contract issues and labor standards.
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New York
United Meat Workers (Cio
Gift subscription offers ideal Christmas present
The item suggests a subscription as a perfect Christmas gift, noting an appropriate Christmas curve included with each subscription.
Deadlock at Pan American Conference on Solidarity Declaration
At Lima the Pan American conference failed to agree on the form of a declaration pledging solidarity against foreign invasion. The United States and Argentina led a two hour pull between differing proposals while Cuba pressed a nonstarter for a Spanish armistice. Delegates expected further talks over the weekend with a Monday deadline looming.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Cordell Hull
Americas
Argentina
Afranio Mello Franco
Cuba
Alf M. Landon
Landon
NBC
William H Bailey Dies at 79 Former Iowa City Mayor
William H. Bailey 79 of Iowa City an attorney died at his home Saturday after a short illness He was Iowa City mayor in the past and ran his own law practice from 1922 until three weeks before his death Surviving are his wife four sons including Prof Alfred M Bailey of Denver John W Bailey Ralph Bailey and H Lee Bailey Funeral services set for 2 PM Monday
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Iowa City
William H. Bailey
University of Iowa
Bailey
Alfred M. Bailey
Denver
Colo
John W
Ralph Bailey
Des Moines
H. Lee Bailey
Temperature Drops After 28 Degree High in Cedar Rapids
Clear frosty skies followed a warm high of 28 degrees at 3:30 pm. By midnight the thermometer fell to 19 with Saturday’s low 8 above zero at 7 am.
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Cedar Rapids
Henderson Re elected International President in 2nd Term
DON ALD C. HENDERSON of Washington DC began a second term Saturday as international president of the United Cannerys Agricultural Packing and Allied Workers of America. Henderson was reelected to lead the union, which represents workers in cannery and packing industries.
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San Francisco
INS
Donald C. Henderson
Washington, D. C
United Cannerys Agricultural, Packing and Allied Workers of America
Music Prodigy Barbee Missing After Two Weeks
Noble Barbee aged 20 a noted violinist and pianist from Findlay disappeared Dec 3 after driving to Hillsboro then to Litchfield. Authorities doubt kidnapping and have traced his movements to a Hillsboro hotel and a taxi ride. Milliken College president says he spoke of leaving school for an orchestra post.
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Milliken College
Decatur
Hillsboro
Darey
Findlay
Litchfield
Fred Howse
John C Hassler
Barbee
Post Office Extends Hours For Christmas Mailings
The stamp and outgoing parcel windows will be open today from 2 to 6 pm for mailing Christmas packages. The plan, announced Saturday, previously reduced congestion at substation centers and aided prompt mail handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Wealthy Chicago scion nabbed for $100 hold up
Hubert Heintz 30, son of Philip F. Heintz of Winnetka, arrested in Virginia Beach for a $100 holdup at a Chicago finance office. His father aided the arrest and urged his son to return. Secret indictment followed November arrest. seaports warned against fleeing the country. Witnesses previously matched his description except for hair color.
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Chicago
INS
Hubert Heintz
Virginia Beach
Philip F. Heintz
Winnetka
New York
Heintz
Finance Company
Bullet enters brain without visible wound in Chicago case
Israel Schneider was found unconscious in his tailor shop with a bullet in his skull. Doctors suspect the weapon was placed in his mouth and fired, but no gun was found. Police consider a bandit possible, though the method is unusual.
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Chicago
INS
Israel Schneider
Schneider
Michael Reese Hospital
F. E. Bigelow
Sergt
Albert Mackey
Widow Receives Bulk Of $275000 Estate In Chicago
Mrs. Joan Chalmers widow of William J. Chalmers inherits the bulk of the $275000 estate under a will filed for probate Saturday.
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Chicago
Joan Chalmers
William J. Chalmers
Ukrainian Independence Movements Stir Tense East Europe
Prague protests against Ukrainian independence activities centered in Ruthenia meet Polish and Soviet diplomatic protests. Poland seeks to curb perceived Nazi influence guiding Ukrainian autonomism in Czechoslovakia while warning of a march toward Poland and the Soviet Union.
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Lash
Ruthenia
Prague
Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Warsaw
Nazi Germany
Carpatho-Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Danube
Black Sea
Soviet Russia
Germany
Ruthenian
Prager Zeitungsdienst
Schutzstafel
Hitler
Hiteee
Sudetenland
Spain and Alfonso in a Turbulent Exile Scene
A satirical piece notes Duke Vladimir’s bid to czar Russia threatens harm, while Franco grants Alfonso Spanish citizenship he has long avoided. Alfonso thrives in Paris and London, yet Spain feels like an old boarding house. Wilhelm marks twenty Christmases in exile as he plots.
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Spain
Alfonso
Vladimir
Czar
Russia
Franco
Paris
London
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Fourth Estate
the Gazette
Henderson
Chalmers Will
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Holland
Wilhelm
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