Five foot five, five inch man with a 250 pound courage
Guy H. Bergen of Cedar Rapids, 38, faced wounds, shell shock, and disability after serving in the 4th South Dakota Infantry and the 147th Rainbow division in World War I. Despite long hospital stays and a $9 monthly disability, he rebuilt strength through self therapy and persistent work. He rose from near hopelessness to run a small store in Phillips, showing unyielding grit and faith.
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Bergen
South ‘Dakota Infantry
National ‘Guard
Pancho
Villa
42Nd
Rainbow
Husky
Toul
Alsace
Chateau Thierry
Soissons
Ates
Paris
Inflation blocs push to avoid taxes in Congress
Senate and House inflation blocs rally for controlled currency expansion to fund veteran bonuses and farm aid, seeking to sidestep new taxes in an election year. Leaders aim to separate currency expansion from bonus bills, with the Lemke plan a likely first test and administration efforts to halt inflation measures.
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Senate
HOUSE
Washington
Roosevelt
Lemke
Joseph W. Burns
Houses
Townsendites Lose Hopes Of Passing Bill This Session
Washington report says Townsend bloc leaders in Congress gave up all hopes for passage of the $200 a month old age pension program at this session. Rep. John S. McGroarty of California, leader and author, said there was no hope for favorable action this session but that they would press for support at the next Congress. The bill remains bottled up in the House Ways and Means Committee as administration spokesmen indicated it would stay there indefinitely.
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Washington
LLP
Congress
John S. McGroarty
Calif
House
Ways and Meats Committee
Administration
Weather Outlook for Feb 3 to 8 in Chicago Area
For the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys cold conditions are expected most of the week with little precipitation in northern parts. In the southern portions one or two unsettled periods are forecast.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
No New Tax For Bonus, Van Zandt Says
Washington (INS) Veterans leader James E. Van Zandt, head of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, says no new taxes are needed to fund the adjusted service certificates. He claims ample funds exist in the bonus amortization account and gold and silver in the treasury could cover the bonus multiple times, dismissing claims of extra tax burdens on veterans.
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Washington
INS
Tto
James E. van Zandt
Veterans‘ of Foreign Wars
van Zandt
Harvard professor warns deficit could weaken government credit
AP reports Dr J O M Sprague of Harvard cautions that if the annual deficit rises the national debt could strain government credit well before hitting 40 billion dollars. He calls for bipartisan alignment between Washington and business leaders and notes monetary visibility is poor with a 24 hour policy.
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York
J.O. M. Wi ‘Sprague
Harvard
University
National
Washington
Son of Bay State Chief Threatened in Kidnap Note
A typed unsigned note from a Back Bay Boston postal station warned Massachusetts Governor Curley his 12 year old son Francis would be kidnapped within a week. Police guarded the boy as Curley, en route to Florida, said no incident had occurred. J Edgar Hoover declined to comment on the case.
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Washington
Curley
Massachusetts
Justice Department
Bay
Boston
Francis
Florida
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Mercury Drops But Is Expected To Go Up Slightly Today
DES MOINES AP The mercury fell below zero Saturday night and is forecast to hit about 15 below in the northeast with around 10 below elsewhere in the state. Temperatures should rise a bit Sunday to just above zero, though the cold persists. The groundhog, as ever, remains far from a reliable weather predictor.
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Des Moines
Mercury
Wyatt
Hog
Will
Cedar Rapids Sees Temperatures Dip Below Zero Night
Cedar Rapids records show readings down to 2 below at 10 p m and 0 at 7 p m with a daytime high of 4 above. Weather forecasts expect fair conditions to continue Sunday and slightly warmer temperatures on Monday.
Bankhead soil bill sparks political clash in Congress
Washington AP reports a drive to commit the Bankhead soil conservation subsidy bill for public hearings, with Senate Republicans backing the move and Democrats predicting failure. The measure would grant broad funds to farmers via the secretary of agriculture, shifting to state grants in two years, amid charges of political motives and constitutional concerns. Senator Bankhead predicts swift passage, while Peck Bees argues the aims serve election influence and crop restriction, noting Peck’s resignation over tariff and farm policy disputes.
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Washington
Bankhead Soil‘ Conservation
Committee For
Senate
McNary
Oregon
House:agriculture Committee
Bankhead
Ala
White House
Secretary of
Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Peck
Liverights wed in municipal chapel in New York
New York AP reports Herman Liveright aged 24 son of the late Horace Liveright publisher and Elizabeth Liveright actress were married Saturday in the municipal chapel. Liveright is involved in theatrical work.
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New York
Herman Liveright
Horace l Liveright
Elizabeth Each
Liveright
Just for one day live without fear and hurry
For one day the speaker urges living simply to find happiness and clarity. Focus on family, work, luck, and small good deeds. Adjust to present, not solve life in a day. Emphasizes quiet thinking, gratitude, and God, ending with a copyright notice from 1936 DR NEWTON.
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Lincoln
Borah Denies Plan To Back Down From Ohio Primaries
Idaho Senator Borah rejected fears he would withdraw from the Ohio presidential preference campaign. He said there is no change in the Ohio situation and dismissed a Columbus report by Ohio League of Republican clubs president George H. Bender predicting Borah would not file for the nomination in Ohio.
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Washington
Ohio
Borah
Idaho
George H. Bender
Ohio League of Republican Clubs
Columbus
Thirty five orphans treated for coal gas poisoning in Baltimore
In Baltimore, thirty five children at the United Patriotic Orphans' Home were treated Saturday for illness caused by escaping coal gas. Seven were overcome and twenty eight others suffered effects, with a matron at the home also affected.
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Baltimore
United Patriotic Orphans’home
Golden Gloves Opens in Cedar Rapids Tomorrow
Cedar Rapids hosts the Golden Gloves boxing tournament with preliminaries tomorrow night at the Memorial building. About 200 Cedar Rapids boxers and 36 neighboring communities enter the amateur classic, promising eager, well conditioned action. Tickets range 41, 85 cents, and 1.12 for ringside. All profits from three prelim nights and the February 12 final go to charity.
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Cedar. Rapids
Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids
Iof
Furore Over Long Widows Senate Bid Sparks Louisiana Politics
In New Orleans AP reports political turmoil over Huey P. Long widow Mrs Huey P Long's bid for the late Senator Long's seat as Louisiana party leaders debate nominating her for the unexpired term. If nominated she plans to go to Washington to file credentials, while legality questions linger. Cont'd on Page 2.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
United States
Senate
Democratic State Central Committee
Long
Allen Whence
Haan
Inio
Washington
State Central Committee
State“Administration
Louisiana
Hull Denies Report Of Pacific Division Accord With Japan
Washington officials on Saturday said they had no knowledge of talks or a planned conference with Japan to settle outstanding questions. Tokyo reports claimed conversations were underway that could lead to a two power meeting on Japanese American relations. Secretary Hull stated he knew of no such talks and no new developments were expected.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
United States
Pacific
Lindbergh $20 Ransom Bill Reported in Philadelphia
Philadelphia police and federal agents searched for a $20 gold certificate tied to the Lindbergh ransom. A restaurant cashier refused the bill due to the gold currency ban, directing the holder to a bank official who noted the serial number. The note was linked to the $50,000 allegedly paid by Dr. John F. Condon in a cemetery to Bruno Hauptmann.
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Philadelphia
INS
G-men
John F
Jassie” Condon
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
White Way Fire in Times Square Hotel Sparks Chaos
Early evening in Times Square drew a one alarm blaze at a 42nd Street hotel near the White Way. Fire crews and police rushed in as theatrical guests and staff fled, with Madam Bonita the animal trainer attempting to save her lion Nero amid the smoky chaos while entertainers and patrons fled without paying.
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New York
Times Square
42Nd Street
Madam Bonita
Nero
Madam Bonita Tan
Wator
Mary, Barton
Ray Thompson
UNC student head tells: exam fraud scandal erupts at Chapel Hill
UNC investigation ends with Jack Pool, president of the student council, suspended indefinitely after confessing to cheating during a freshman exam. The council says 33 others were dismissed for alleged participation in an organized racket of stealing and selling exam questions. Pool reportedly voted for his own dismissal.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University
of North Carolina
Jack Pool
Pool
Nye Urges Foodstuffs Added to War Embargoes
Washington AP Senate munitions chair Nye insists on adding foodstuffs to embargo lists to safeguard neutrality. He predicts new neutrality legislation, at minimum banning loans to warring nations, as munitions committee prepares to quiz J P Morgan on World War financing and converting over a billion in old debts into small bonds for public sale.
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Washington
Nye
N. D
Senate Munitions Committee
J. P. Morgan
International Banker
Mooney Hearing Delayed to February 10 in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO AP Ha beas corpus hearing of Thomas J Mooney scheduled to reopen Monday was continued Saturday until Feb 10 Assistant Attorney General William Clear said Frank P Walsh of Mooneys counsel was any with other business in New York
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San Francisco
Thomas J. Mooney
William Clear
Frank P. Walsh
Mooney
New York
Famine and Cold Threaten Chesapeake Islands
Hundreds on Tangier and Smith islands in Chesapeake Bay face hunger and illness as thick ice traps them from the mainland. A blimp and army aircraft plan to deliver thousands of pounds of food and medical supplies. A solo aviator Kenyon notified mainland crews how to reach the landing fields. three islanders trek toward home with a small boat as relief efforts mount amid extreme cold.
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Chesapeake Bay
Tangier
Smith Islands
Ats
the Plang
Forrest
Kenyon
See ‘Army
Philadelphia
Albenus
Phillips
Cam‘bridge
Mdi
Packer
Smith Islanders
Crisfield
Smith Island
Green To Defend Union Stand Before Miners On Monday
Washington dispatch says William Green president of the A F L is to address the United Mine Workers convention Monday afternoon. John L Lewis has appointed a committee to meet Green and escort him to the convention hall. Green, a former miner with a union card, is expected to defend his position in the fight between industrial and craft unions.
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Washington
William Green
A.F. ‘of L
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine
Green
Mine‘Workers Organization
Knowles Convicted in Labatt Kidnapping Case in Canada
London Ontario AP reports Russell Knowles of Detroit was found guilty on all four charges including armed robbery and extortion in connection with the 1934 Labatt kidnapping. The jury verdict came during Ontario supreme court assizes and Knowles faces sentencing after the session ends in about two weeks.
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London
Ont
Ontario Supreme “Court
Russell Knowles
Detroit
John S. Labatt
Brewer
Ottawa
Ill
Knowles
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