Murder angle enters drug firm inquiry in New York
Federal investigation led by Assistant Attorney General Brian McMahon widened to is killings linked to McKesson and Robbins. The probe ties Philip Musica alias F Donald Coster to past crimes and murder plots as Brooklyn police revisit the Cohen brothers murders and an old arms deal with Ben Simon.
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New York
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Brian McMahon
McMahon
Philip Musica
F. Donald Coster
Brooklyn
Joseph Cohen
Barney Cohen
Musica-Coster
Barnett Baff
Cohen Brothers
Joseph
Flatbush
Jamaica
Coster
Benjamin Simon
Bronx
Musica
McKesson and Robbins
Simon
McKesson and
Robbins
Coster-Musica
Washington
Grand Concourse
SEC
Frederick Wingersky
Boston
Wingersky
Ben Simon
Army
Quartermaster Corps
Kiwanians Wives Assemble Dolls At Christmas Luncheon
Forty dolls collected by firemen and renovated by the Kiwanis Ladies were prepared for Cedar Rapids children. At the Montrose hotel on Wednesday the group dressed the dolls in new outfits and hairdressing for distribution. luncheon chairwoman Mrs. Keith Dunn led the event with aides Mrs. Leo Damge Mrs. C L Fenner and Mrs. Walter Schultz.
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Kiwanis
Cedar Rapids
Montrose Hotel
Keith Dunn
Leo Damge
C. L. Fenner
Walter Schultz
Mrs Edith Talle Dies Wife of Iowa Congressman-Elect
Decorah mourns Edith Talle 39 wife of Prof H O Talle newly elected congressman from the Fourth Iowa district. After a two year illness she leaves husband and three daughters Helen 18 Mary Jane 14 Marjorie. She was formerly Edith Margaret Huset and their marriage dated 1920.
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Beedial
Gazette
Decorah
Edith Talle
H. O. Talle
Iowa
Talle
Edith Margaret Huset
Helen
Mary Jane
Marjorie
Kesley bank holdup suspect nabbed after car sighting
Sheriff Neal said the Buick coupe description led to the arrest of Mikesh. $83 cash found hidden in Mikesh's house. Mikesh grilled for hours but silent. County Attorney said charges would be filed. This follows a Whittemore robbery where Annette Bestenlehner passed a revolver to her father, foiling bandit Lloyd Mussulman who later received a life sentence.
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Neal
Mikesh
Carter
Kesley
Whittemore
Annette Bestenlehner
Lloyd Mussulman
Mussulman
Elmore
Minn
Deaths Fred Gilmor longtime Cedar Rapids resident
Fred Rockwell Gilmor died at his home 1011 Sf avenue NW at 7 20 p m Tuesday after years of invalidism Born December 20 1872 in Fayetteville New York he lived in Cedar Rapids over 40 years He once served in the local police force later worked for Penick and Ford He is survived by wife Louise three children Dorothy Louise Annabelle and Fred Howard all at home two sons from a former marriage Richard Bowman Gilmor Minneapolis and Robert Rudisell Gilmor St Joseph Missouri two sisters Mrs A E Watson and Mrs George Jenkins Houston Texas and a brother Henry Neely Gilmor St Paul Funeral services 2 30 p m Friday Brady mortuary Rev A Cramer officiating Burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call after 1 p m Thursday
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Fred Rockwell Gilmor
Sf Avenue NW
Fayetteville
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Penick and Ford Company
Louise
Dorothy Louise
Annabelle
Fred Howard Gilmor
Richard Bowman Gilmor
Minneapolis
Robert Rudisell Gilmor
St. Joseph
A. E. Watson
George Jenkins
Houston
Tex
Henry Neely Gilmor
St. Paul
Brady Mortuary
A. Cramer
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Ora Jay Fullenwider
Ora Jay Fullenwider of DeKalb NL died suddenly at 9 pm Monday. Funeral in Turner chapel at 3:30 pm Friday with Rev. E Winslow Brown officiating. Burial in Campbell cemetery. Born Cedar Rapids July 16 1878, longtime Des Moines graduate of Drake University. Married Daisy B Meany in 1924. Survived by wife and son Otho Jay of 1412 Third Ave SE, mother Mary C Fullenwider of Marshalltown, and sister Emma Earsley of Vinton.
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Ora Jay Fullenwider
DeKalb
Turner Chapel
E. Winslow Brown
Campbell Cemetery
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Drake University
Daisy B. Meany
Otho Jay
Third Avenue SE
Mary C Fullenwider
Marshalltown
Emma Earsley
Vinton
Funeral services for Mrs A W Lee in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Mrs A W Lee who died Tuesday in Washington DC will be held Friday at 2 30 PM at First Presbyterian Church. Dr Robert Little will officiate with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. The body arrives in Cedar Rapids Thursday at 3 30 PM and will lay in state at Turner Chapel for friends.
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A W. Lee
Washington, D. C
First Presbyterian Church
Robert Little
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral rites for Frank J Hart to be held Thursday
Funeral services for Frank J Hart at Polansky chapel at 9 am and 930 am at St Wenceslaus church with Rev August Vojacek. Burial in St John's cemetery with military rites by Ely post. Friends may visit mother Mrs Josephine Hart at 1000 Eighth Street SE until 9 pm Wednesday. Cadets of St George to recite rosary at the family home at 730 pm Wednesday.
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Frank J Hart
Polansky Chapel
St Wenceslaus
August Vojacek
St. John’s Cemetery
Ely Post
American Legion
Josephine Hart
Eighth Street SE
Cadets of
St. George
Funeral services for Lawrence E Turner in Beatty chapel
Funeral services for Lawrence E Turner will be held in Beatty chapel at 2 p.m. Thursday conducted by Rev Samuel Ramaker. Burial follows at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
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Lawrence E. Turner
Beatty Chapel
Samuel Ramaker
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral for Helen Mae Long Set in Beatty Chapel
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Beatty chapel for Helen Mae Long. Burial will follow in Oak Hill cemetery.
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Helen Mae Long
Beatty Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Two Newborns Reported at St Luke and Mercy Hospitals
Births in this bulletin include a son to Mr and Mrs Alvin Millard of Alburnett at St Luke's on December 20 a daughter to Mr and Mrs E C Badenoch of 427 Gwendolyn Drive NE at St Luke's on December 20 and a son born to Mr and Mrs Lindley Reed of Marion at Mercy Hospital.
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Alvin Millard
Alburnett
St. Luke’s Hospital
E. C. Badenoch
Gwendolyn Drive
Lindley Reed
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Reestablish Tieup With Isle Colonists on Saint Paul Plan
The Moreux, renamed Ne Bourbon, sailed from St Malo on May 28 with 36 crew. Five women quarrel, possible capture to Reunion. Leader Hohn de Boers sought peace, aimed lobster fishing to fund three year colonist stay on isolated St Paul and Amsterdam islands, richest fishing grounds.
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Moreux
Ne Bourbon
St. Malo
France
Suez Canal
Reunion Island
He Bourbon
Hohn de Boers
Amsterdam
St. Paul
Reunion
St Paul
Cubs Trade Tex Carleton to Milwaukee Brewers
The Chicago Cubs announce the sale of pitcher Tex Carleton and catcher John Botterini to the Milwaukee club of the American association. Also sent were pitcher Claire Bertram and shortstop Bobby Mattick on option. Carleton had 10–9 record last season after 16–8 in 1937.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Tex Carleton
John Botterini
Milwaukee
Cubs
Claire Bertram
Bobby Mattick
Carleton
Pledges France to Respect Soviet Pact
Paris Inss reports French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet assured Soviet Ambassador Souritz that France will honor mutual assistance pacts with Soviet Russia if attacked. He said the Franco German no war pact does not erase France's agreements with Russia and Poland and that France cannot decide on Ukraine until Moscow Poland and Czechoslovakia clarify their positions.
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Paris
INS
France
Russia
Moscow
Georges Bonnet
Jacob Souritz
Poland
Bonnet
Souritz
Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Eight Transfusions Aid 14-Year-Old With Staphylococcus Meningitis
Chicago reports Raymond Potter, 14, fighting a rare staphylococcus meningitis. After his eighth transfusion his blood count rose from 11,000 to 20,000. Ill for 16 days, he defies the usual fatal course, despite no antitoxin available. Over 150 donors responded to appeals by relatives, with only those recovered from staphylococcus eligible.
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Chicago
Raymond Potter
Capone Claimed Bankrupt With Only Florida Estate Left
International News Service reports Capone has no substantial assets beyond a encumbered Florida estate in Miami. Internal Revenue agents traced income channels for eight months and found no hidden fortune. Capone faces extended imprisonment due to paresis, with fees and liens exhausting his cash. his wife and brother funded some purchases from a trust set up during his Chicago years.
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San Francisco
INS
Capone
Miami
Fla
International
Department of Internal Revenue
Chicago
Stony
Alcatraz
Federal
Springfield
al Capone
Florida
Mac
Ralph Capone
Roper predicts 1939 better economy despite resignation
Secretary of Commerce Roper, in his farewell press conference, forecast a gradual upward trend in business for 1939. He noted rising purchasing power, stronger durable and consumer demand, auto industry expansion, and a backlog of construction contracts expected to spur spring activity. His resignation takes effect Friday at midnight.
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Washington
Roper
Howard Steckles Not Move to City Ward Store
A Gazette correction clarifies that Howard L. Steckles did not relocate from Creston to manage Montgomery Ward. He remains manager of the plumbing and heating department at the local store.
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Howard L. Steckles
Creston
Montgomery Ward
Mr. Steckles
Christmas Party For Cub Pack 13 Den 4 Members
Mrs G H Johanos hosted a Christmas party Tuesday for Den 4 of Cub Pack 13 at 1301 F Avenue NW. Present were Raymond Petrzelka Keith Johnson Billy Dale Jerry Bishop and Donald Johanos. Each boy received a gift.
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G. H. Johanos
F Avenue NW
Raymond Petrzelka
Keith Johnson
Billy Dale
Jerry Bishop
Donald Johanos
Cedar Rapids pair bound over on assault charges
Nate Kazebier and Dorothy Anderson of Cedar Rapids were bound over to the grand jury after a hearing in Justice H. R. Churchill's court. Bond was set at 500 dollars each. Kazebier posted bond and was released, while Anderson remained in the county jail.
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Nate Kazebier
Dorothy Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Court of Justice
H. R. Churchill
Kazebier
Miss Anderson
Pan Cretan Union elects 1939 officers
Mike Pagomenos is elected president succeeding Gust Gianidakis who becomes treasurer. James Bellas becomes vice president and George Gianopoulos secretary. Other officers include Mike Petrakis George Patramanis Gust Mandas as governors Mike G Bellas trustees chairman William Haritakis Nick Koutantos, Mike Tzoulakis as inside sentinel, and George Trialanis Mike Myron as sick committee.
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Mike Pagomenos
Pan- Cretan Union
Gust Gianidakis
James Bellas
George Gianopoulos
Mike Petrakis
George Patramanis
Gust Mandas
Mike G. Bellas
William Haritakis
Nick Koutantos
Mike Tzoulakis
Inside Sentinel
George Trialanis
Mike Myron
Kiwanis Talk Urges Return to Bethlehem Spirit
Dr. Robert Little, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, told Kiwanis members that Christmas has grown too extravagant and commercial. He urged a return to the Bethlehem spirit and the manger’s meaning as the 20 centuries of revelation illuminate joy. The club voted to host 30 Children’s Home youths at a theater party Thursday with Mr and Mrs Harry Hansen as hosts.
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Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Bethlehem
Ter
Harry Hansen
Christmas Packages Being Mailed Early
Cedar Rapids post office workers report Christmas mailings running ahead of last year with 24 to 48 hours sooner delivery. On Tuesday 183 700 letters were handled versus 169 000 the previous year, and parcel post is about a third heavier and ahead by a day or two.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Lubbock
Robert Downing Cast in Ian Keith Play at Blackstone
Robert Downing formerly of Cedar Rapids will play Dr. Randall in The Copperhead supporting Ian Keith. The play opens December 26 at the Blackstone theater in Chicago. Downing just completed a tour with Wilding Motion Picture Studios in Hollywood.
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Robert Downing
Cedar Rapids
Ian Keith
The
Chamber of Commerce Elects Seven Directors
Announcement was made Wednesday of the election of seven Chamber of Commerce directors. Those chosen are H. N. Boyson, William L. Broulck, Horace G. Hedges, Sumner D. Quarton, Harold J. Rowe, Edward Sheehy Jr., and Ervin F Stepanek. Ballots mailed to members Dec 14 were counted Wednesday morning by a panel of tellers. Board members will meet Dec 28 to elect chamber officers for 1939.
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Chamber of Commerce
H. N. Boyson
William L. Broulck
Horace G. Hedges
Sumner D. Quarton
Harold J. Rowe
Edward Sheehy, Jr
Ervin F Stepanek
Chamber
Snyder Shooting Case Goes to Jury
A jury begins deliberations in the case of Martin The Gimp Snyder accused of attempting to murder pianist Myrl Alderman wife of Ruth Etting ex-wife of Snyder The defense likened Etting to Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame and accused her of leaving Snyder for a younger man.
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Los Angeles
Martin
Snyder
Myrl Alderman
Ruth Etting
Miss Etting
Esmeralda
Notre Dame
Jerry Giesler
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Kiwanians
Henry Talle
Fred R. Gilmor
Frank Hart
L. E. Turner
Isle
Milwaukee Brewers
Express
Peggy Palmer
Craemer's
Craemer
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