New Jersey police to cooperate in Lindy case
Governor's aide says Col Lerhwarzkopf pledged complete and continuous cooperation in the renewed Lindbergh baby murder investigation. Attorney General Wilentz said Hauptmann is uniquely guilty and dismissed governor claims of new evidence or perjured testimony. Facts given include a Florida vacation plan and possible perjury implications.
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Trenton
N. J
Ins
Gur Hirold G. Hoffman
Col
Ho Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
William S Conklin
Lerhwarzkopf
Conklin
Schwarzkopf
David T Wilentz
Wilentz
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Davis
Fisher
Florida
Hauptmann
Huckmuth
Thomas W. Trenchard
Condemns Liquor System In Iowa Crisis Summary
A fragmented 1935 Iowa liquor upheaval piece cites opposition to interstate traffic, cites political figures such as Dennis and Hoy, notes campaigns against liquor, and mentions local precincts and county votes. Names like Sacto MO and Stermon appear amid a broad prohibition debate with references to state and regional actors.
Trial notes hint at possible Hauptmann retrial
Amid courtroom remarks a spectator observes possibilities to suspend execution until Hockmuth is tried. A conviction of a major eye-witness on perjury charges could yield Hauptmann a new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hockmuth
Hauptmann
Nor thwest Winds Freeze Roads Amid Snow Drifts
Crippling cold and northwest winds kept highways busy as crews cleared drifts on primary and secondary routes. Some roads remained blocked or restricted with one lane travel on others while trains faced delays and snow plows operated across towns including Cedar Rapids, Mount Vernon, Center Junction, Onslow, Cascade, and nearby corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Linn County
Mount Vernon
Jones County
Center Junction
Onslow
Cascade
Associated Press
Monticello
Cedar Falls
Vinton
Rock Island
Webster
Kansas City
Milwaukee Railroad
Cedar Roads
Widow Identifies Slayer of Husband in Court Testimony
In Minneapolis, widow Mrs Liggett identified Isadore Kid Cann Blumenfeld as the killer who gunned down her husband in an alley near their apartment. Key witness Wesley Andersch testified on cross examination that Blumenfeld held a snub-nosed machine gun out the right front window during the slaying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clee
Sbegetts
Price
Nis Court Room
Pike
Liggett
Blumenfeld
Kich Cann
Kid Cann
Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Wesley Andersch
Isadore
Andersch
Thomas McMeekin
McMeekin
Anderson
MoeMeekin
Thursdav
Weight Barrier Would Raise Price Of Flying Flivvers
New York report from the ULS bureau of ae commerce outlines a $700 plant that would cost $21 per unit under reduced weight methods. Projections discuss minimal production costs, a light 100 pound airframe, 100 horsepower engine, and a target price of around $2100 in large lot manufacture.
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NEW York Cap
ULS Bureau of Ae Commerce
Anst
Seronautic
Tee Curtise Wright
Wegat Burs
Bureau Wright
SIN Part
16 Year Old Confesses Killing Aged Farmer
A 16 year old Negro confess ed to the murder of E C Kellenger a 68 year old farmer and Mrs Kellenger at their farmhouse Rose he demanded money when refused he killed Mrs Kellenger with a jar of preserves beat the farmer over the head with a tire pump then set the house on fire and escaped Rose was captured six miles from the farm
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Gladstone Var
INS
Rose
Bas
E C Kellenger
Kellenger
Japan Aims as Stabilizer in Eastern Asia
New York AP Japan's Ambassador Hiroji Saito told an annual Japan Society dinner that Tokyo seeks a stabilizing role in Eastern Asia and denies being autocracy dominated. He argued Western encroachments in Asia provoke fear and asserted Japan's duty to help backward nations with law and order, citing Formosa Korea and Manchuria as examples. He called for naval parity without aiming for a race and urged China-Japan cooperation to curb communism and foster progress.
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New York
Hiroji
Saito
Japan
Asia
Roosevelt
Congress
Russia
Italy
German
France
Britain
Ito
Sato
Orient
East Asia
United States
America
Europe
Formosa
Korea
Manchuria
China
United Stems
Great Britain
Four Powers Agree To Exchange Naval Building Information
London reports delegates from the United States Britain France and Italy formalized a plan for annual exchange of confidential naval building data. Each nation will share construction program details in the first four months of the year and ensure declared ships do not exceed plans. Keel laying is delayed four months after preliminary notification, with full design characteristics provided before keel laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
United States
Britain
France
Italy
Italian Volcano In Eruption Again
ROME AP Stromboli on the island of that name erupted Friday night with a roar and bursts of red hot ash and lava. Villagers down the slopes were unhurt, but higher forest fringes caught fire. The volcano, 3,022 feet high, has a history of sporadic violent eruptions including July and August 1935.
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Rome
Stromboli
Folsom Conveys Lot 4 5 in College Park Addition
Roy C Folsom and wife transfer two parcels as lot 4 and lot 5 block 16 College Park addition Cedar Rapids to Frank Richard for $1 and other valuable considerations dated January 16 1936.
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Roy C Folsom
Frank Richard
Pic
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Coal Miners to Work Saturday in Wage Dispute
Iowa miners are to work Saturday as negotiations over a thirty five hour week and wage contracts continue. Gov and labor federation officials coordinated with operators and union leaders to suspend the regulation for emergency relief. Carney said operators were told to deduct the extra day after the emergency ends. Unemployed miners cited as 2000. mines reportedly full with shifts contested amid the cold wave.
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J C Lewis
Iowa
Wilson
Carney
Convicts Die in Gasoline Fire During Escape Attempt
Survivor Dawson recounts a transport fire that killed several prisoners after a fellow inmate allegedly tried to warm hands with a lit paper. Two gasoline containers spilled as a truck slid on a hazardous road, igniting flames that trapped inmates. Coroner ruled accidental death. Dawson and Stokes survived with yearslong sentences for grand larceny and burglary.
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Dawson
Stokes
Mr. Middlebrook
Middlebrook
W. R. Ward
State Convict Department
Alabama
Scottsboro
New French Cabinet Wins Confidence Vote in Parliament
Paris AP report says Premier Sarraut secured a decisive majority after requesting the first vote of confidence on his program. He had warned he would dissolve any group that organizes demonstrations as he sought to quell street fighting.
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Paris
Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Gazette
Cray transfers adjoined lots with trustee actions in will case
Ernest J Cray to Harry T Hedges and the Merchants Nail Bank of CR as trustees under the will of Blanche M Rothrock deceased, adlots 9 10 11 and 12 block 22 Young's 3 Ada CR. One dollar and valuable consideration on 1-15-36. Title given to perfect.
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Ernest J Cray
Harry T. Hedges
Merchants Nail Bank of CR
Blanche M Rothrock
Adlots
Young's
Ada CR
Farmers Back Federal AAA Substitute at Illinois Meeting
At Decatur Illinois the Illinois Agricultural association voted to endorse the federal administration’s substitute for the AAA only if all other efforts to solve national agricultural problems fail. The convention adopted unanimous resolutions backing soil conservation market expansion and farm loan programs while opposing a return of processor taxes to the federal treasury. President Earl C Smith noted the stance as opposition to constitutional amendments if avoidable.
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Decatur, Ill
ULP
Ilinois
AAA
Illinois Agricultural Association
New Deal Agency
Earl C. Smith
Grain for pheasants dropped from airplane over lake
Fort Dodge pilot Richard Hawley and conservation agent Paul Leaverton flew over Big Wall lake near Blairsburg and released twenty 15-pound sacks of grain to feed pheasants and quail in the state game area. The sun was dimmer than the North Star.
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Fort Dodge
Richard Hawley
Paul Leaverton
Conservation Commission
Big Wall Lake
Blairsburg
Drake Estate Case Heads to Jury in Conspiracy Trial
The Drake estate conspiracy case centers on Oscar Hartzell and seven co defendants charged with 17 counts of defraud involving about 230 witnesses. Testimony described schemes to liquidate the estate and recruit 70 000 investors for up to 1 300 000 dollars while claiming vast wealth and hidden heirs.
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Oscar Hartzell
Canfield Hartzell
New _ York
Oscar
Joseph H. Hauber
Chicago
A. R. Gregory
Wenatchee
Wash
Emil R. Rachel
Madison
Wis
Lester Ohmart
D. C
Drake
United States
Queen Elizabeth
Sir Francis Drake
England
Iowa
Dakotas
Nebraska
Joe
Pete
Sullivan
Record of life estate grant from Gillam family
Ellen Gillam and husband transfer a life estate to Anna Fitzpatrick Margaret Johnson Laura Freestone Helen Turner and Robert E Gillam. Property listed as 299 Youngs 4 Cedar Rapids. Dollar value set at $1 with life estate terms dated 10-30-33.
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Ellen Gillam
Anna Fitzpatrick
Margraet Johnson
Laura Freestone
Helen Turner
Robert E. Gillam
Youngs
Cedar Rapids
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Corklin
Otatemman
ASK Hochmuth
Gomers
Sacto MO Dennis
Husbeoedta Thom
Stermon and
Viedlow Sardon
de St
Valcon
David Yellin
Stowaway
Steamship Company
Yellin
Lewis
J. C. Lewis
State Labor Federation
Lea Denes
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