Honest men speak on law and crime in turbulent times
A mix of editorials discusses public integrity under Depression hardship with J Edgar Hoover criticizing parole and prison policy. It also covers Trotzky in Mexico, Soviet trials, liquor revenue use by the state, and labor strike tensions in Cedar Rapids amid General Motors unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edgar Yer
Rds
Federal Bureau
Hoover
The
News FL
American Federation of Labor
General Motors
John L. Lewis
Calpe
William Green
Riots Injure Sixteen At GM Plants In Flint And Detroit
Riots at General Motors sites left at least sixteen injured as sit down strikers faced police and guards in Flint and Detroit. In Flint twelve strikers were hurt at the Chevrolet small parts No 9 plant during a twenty minute clash. in Detroit four union men were injured near the gear and axle plant amid a back to work push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Fisher Body
Paul V. Gadola
G. M
United Automobile Workers
Chevrolet Small Parts
Thomas Wolcott
Frank Murphy
Detroit
National
Pleset
Chevrolet Gear and Axle
E. B
Plant
Blame Chicago Man For Crash Killing 3 Cascade Trucker
Two coroner juries ruled excessive speed by Julius Kaplan of Chicago caused a head on collision on the Lincoln highway near Sterling Iowa. Five men died: Kaplan and Porter both of Chicago and Parker Koppes and Hunter of Cascade Iowa. Ridenour of Manchester Indiana survived with injuries after his truck burned and he leapt to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling, Ill
Julius Kaplan
Chicago
Ill
C. M. Frye
Sterling
Morrison
Kaplan
Fred Porter
Leonard Parker
Clem Koppes
Nathan Hunter
Cascade
Cascade Ill truck crash victims funeral services announced
Special to The Gazette. Funeral services for the three Cascade victims of a truck collision in Illinois Saturday will be held Tuesday. Nathan Hunter’s service is at 9:30 am at Devaney chapel with Rev W J Macauly officiating. Clem Koppes’s service is at St Martin's at 9:30 with Rev Thomas Rooney in charge. Leonard Parker’s service is at St Paul’s in Worthington at 9 am.
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The
Gazette
Cascade
Illinois
Nathan Hunter
Devaney Chapel
W. J Macauly
Monticllo Methodist Church
Clem Koppes
St. Martin's Church
Thomas Rooney
Leonard Parker
St Pauls Church
Worthington
This Too Shall Pass Away Maxim From Wise Man
A ancient king asks a court wise man for a maxims to endure life events. The wise man answers this, too shall pass away, offering guidance for both despair and joy. The piece cites Mark Twain and Jesus to stress patience and faith, ending with a note on lasting value before God.
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Mark’ Twain
New
England
Jesus
Capsright
Executions Signal New Soviet Purge Wave
Moscow reports the early Monday firing squad execution of thirteen ex Bolshevik officials for confessed treason. Four others received prison terms on an Arctic exile island as bestial purge charges. Gregori Piatakoff, ex vice commissar of heavy industries, led the condemned. Bronstein, a Trotzky relative, was later charged as a Bolshevik agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Arctic
Josef Stalin
Gregori Piatakoff
Secret Service
Y. P. Bronstein
Leon Trotzky
Bronstein
Four marooned in 35 below die and freeze
Joseph La Guarde of Fort William died of exposure after a group of four lumberjacks were marooned in 35 below zero near Hudson Ontario. R Caldwell Port Arthur C Getes Ottawa and George Jones Fort William were reported in serious condition at Sioux Lookout hospital.
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Winnipeg
Joseph la Guarde
Fort William
Hudson
Ont
R_ Caldwell
Port Arthur
C Getes
Ottawa
George Jones
Sioux Lookout Hospital
Tennessee moves to ban child marriage after 9 year old wed
Sneedville tale of Eunice Winstead Johns, age nine, marrying 22 year old Charlie Johns triggers statewide outrage. Governor Gordon Browning pledges to seek a legislative ban while flood relief dominates to start the session in Nashville.
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Sneedville
Tenn
Tennessee
Dayton
Eunice Winstead Johns
Charlie Johns
Gordon Browning
Nashville
Eunice Winstead
Clinch Mountains
Johns
Tennessee court eyes annulment of teen marriage
Jeral's report notes Tennessee statute may annul Eunice Winstead nine and Charles John twenty two after a backwoods road wedding. Attorney Wolfenbarger says no formal petition yet but action may follow as he studies applicable law during a Sneedsville district court session.
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Jeral
Tennessee
Wolfenbarger
Sneedsville
Bride
Mountaineer
Catholic Parley Opens as Chiefs of Industry Under Fire
Des Moines AP reports speakers at the Catholic conference on industrial relations assailed industry leaders. Dr Arthur C Murphy of St Mary’s CollegeLeavenworth sent a message faulting management for the nation’s low mood. His speech, read by Rev R A McGowan, blamed capital for the downturn and warned the country was not yet out of it.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Catholic Conference On Industrial Relations
Arthur C Murphy
St Mary’s College of Leavenworth
Kaw
Washington, DC
Murphy
Lindberghs Fly Unannounced From Calais Toward Cairo
The Lindberghs departed Monday in a new orange and black monoplane. Calais airfield said they circled for 30 minutes before vanishing. Officials speculated a route to Cairo Egypt but had no confirmation. Cairo airport knew nothing of the flight.
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Lympne
Eng
America
Charles A. Lindberghs
Calais
France
S. T
Lindbergh
Cairo
Egypt
Paris
Attracting Bargain Day Shoppers in Eastern Iowa
Bargain day on Wednesday Feb 3 features hundreds of bargains in The Gazette. Prices are reduced to draw a large crowd, with a guest card for out of town shoppers printed on page one section two. The card can be displayed on car windshields and parking is unrestricted.
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Iowa
the Gazette
Iowa Legislature honors Dr. Bohumil Shimek with memorial resolution
The Iowa house and senate adopted a memorial resolution mourning botanist Dr. Bohumil Shimek who died in Iowa City. It lists his affiliations with the Ecological Society of America and other organizations and extends condolences to his widow and children. Introduced by Sen A. Claire Dewey and Sen Frederick C. Schadt.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
Bohumil Shimek
Iowa University
Iowa City
House
Ecological Society of America
Botanical Society of America
Washington Academy of Science
University of Prague
Bohemia
Sigma Xi Fraternity
Izaak Walton League of America
Will H. City League of America
University of Iowa
Geological Society of America
Tawa Academy of Science
Society of Bohemia
National History Society of
Prague
Forty-seventh
General Assembly
Margie Shimek
Ann Hanzlik
Bertha Hanzlik
Frank Shimek
Ella Shimek
Valusta Krepelka
A. Claire Dewey
Washington
Frederick C. Schadt
Williamsburg
Seek Missing Plane Piloted By Woman
State police said they were asked to search for a Waco cabin airplane piloted by Miss Mary King, a licensed transport pilot, en route from Albany to Buffalo. The ship has been unreported since taking off at 9 18 am.
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Albany
Mary King
Buffalo
Supreme Court Rules Against Using Farm Loan Stock to Pay Debts
The Supreme Court ruled farmers cannot use stock in a farm loan association to settle debts with federal land banks. A former stockholder cannot compel state court receivership. The case involved Arthur C. Phillips offering cash and stock to a Louisville land bank to pay a farm mortgage, stock valued par but the association was insolvent. The Knox county court of appeals had required acceptance of the stock and appointed a receiver.
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Washington
INL
Supreme Court
Farm Credit Administration
Farm’ Loan Association
Federal Land Banks
High Court
Arthur C. Phillips
Federal Land Bank
Louisville
Knox
County
National Farm Loan Association
Farm Loan Association
Knox County Court of Appeals
Phillips
Supreme Court adds rulings on wages taxes and gas limits
The court rejected reviews on minimum wage for women, gold obligations for bullion, and constitutional challenges to the federal social security act and Massachusetts unemployment insurance law. It voided Texas gas production limits and a Washington state utility fee, with a 5 to 4 ruling. Justice Stone returned to the bench as three cases were ordered reargued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Supreme
Court
Massachusetts
Texas
Panhandle
Brandeis
Justice Stone
New York
Grand Coulee Am
Supreme Court backs Roosevelt ship board transfer
The Supreme Court upheld the transfer of the Shipping Board to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Economy Act of 1933, validating the Roosevelt administration's reorganization move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Shipping Board
Department of Commerce
Economy
Elaine Barrie Jacobs Starts Stage Career with No More Marriages
Elaine Jacobs Barrie Barrymore, once tied to John Barrymore, begins her stage career in San Francisco vowing no more marriages. The 21 year old actress said she pursued the role of the last woman in The Return of Hamibal to fund her divorce and keep him from further mischief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Elaine Jacobs
Barrie Barrymore
Ariel
John Barrymore
Miss Barrie
Hannibal
Barrymore
Borah Calls for Universal Constitutional Baptism on Courts
Senator William E. Borah urges a nationwide constitutional pledge to empower the people to decide whether the federal government should gain more authority. He says redistribution of power without public approval is a mistake, and pledges to oppose any Senate effort to curb the Supreme Court’s power without a constitutional amendment.
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Washington
William E. Borah
Ida
U. S. Supreme Court
Congress
Borah
Senate
Jone Wolf
Supreme Court
Yana
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Hayashi forms wartime cabinet in Japan
Gen Senjuro Hayashi forms a new Japanese cabinet as factions balance militarist and parliamentary views. Key posts include Hirosi Salo foreign affairs, Kakichi Kawarada home affairs, Tokotaro Yuki finance, Mitsumasa Yonai navy, Kotaro Nakamura war, Suehiki Shiono justice, Tatsunosuke Yamazake agriculture. Hayashi to present list to Emperor Hirohito. premier to serve as foreign minister until Salto arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Senjuro Hayashi
Hirosi Salo
Washington
Kakichi Kawarada
Board For Reconciliation Between Capital and Labor
Tokotaro Yuki
Industrial Bank, Navy
Mitsumasa Yonai
Kotaro Nakamura
Suehiki Shiono
Agriculture and Forestry
Tatsunosuke Yamazake
Shoan-Kai Party
Hayashi
Hirohito
Salto
Case Co. Buys Rock Island Plow Co in Indiana
J I Case of Racine Wisconsin farm implement maker buys the 82 year old Rock Island Plow Company at Rock Island Indiana. The purchase date was Monday and a new firm will start operations soon on the plow works 22 acre site.
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Rock Island, IN
J. I. Case Company
Racine
Wis
Rock Island Plow Company
Cooper Union students spark science boosted hot dog service
New York plans for the 1939 world's fair call for 60 Cooper Union art students to show scientific hot dog dispensers. Their modernistic models aim to serve the greatest crowd with the fewest attendants as they were exhibited Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cooper Union School of Art
Winds, floods threaten Bessie levee in Tennessee
The Mississippi flood crest and high winds lash the Bessie area in Tennessee. Rescue crews pile sandbags as 2,000 refugees concentrate at Tiptonville while authorities warn the levee could fail unless winds ease. Officials say most main government levees remain intact and no further evacuations are planned.
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Memphis
Tenn
Misalasipp
Bessie
Extro
New Orleans
Beasie
Tennessee
Tiptonville
Cairo
George R. Clemens
Ohio
Merkham
Onguesre
Roosevelt
Pellave Ie
Wari’ Sig
Gulf
Helena
Ark
Jupiter
Pluvius
Bessie Levee
Mississippi
Red Cross reaches 10 million relief goal in flood crisis
The Red Cross surpassed its 10 million dollar quota for flood relief in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys aiding nearly one million people. Admiral Grayson urged further contributions, saying the only limit is American generosity and more funds may be needed if the Mississippi rises further south.
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RED Cross
Washington
Ohio
Mississippi
Admiral Grayson
Cairo
Ship with 36 men sinking in North Atlantic gale
An American freighter Meanthat with 35 men aboard was sinking 100 miles north of the Azores as the Holland American liner Edam stood by to assist after responding to an SOS. Rescue efforts were aided by rockets guiding lifeboats while SOS signals from Corona, Irtych, Ingaro, and Fleming were picked up as they battled heavy seas in the North Sea.
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New York
INS
Thirety
Azores
Edam
S.O.S
Radio Marine
O.S
Corona
Irtych
Ingaro
North Sea
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Verne Marshall
Trotzky
Mexico
Stalin
Nelsschel
Frank
Liquor Commission
Enjuro Hayashi
Japan
Usay
Flint Plants
DR. Newton
Shimek
U. S
Land Bank Loans
Texas Gas Allocation
Elaine
J. I. Case Co
Rock Island Plow Co
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