Editorial on juries and legal procedure in manslaughter case
The piece questions California style legal process and jury power after a man’s conviction for two manslaughters is followed by a second hearing that acquits him on insanity, suggesting courts can be impotent and urging editors to challenge false reasoning. It cites Liberty's critique of sensational theories and demagogy endangering governance.
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Alifornia
Dent
Liberty
Righto
Safety council organises amid traffic clash and tax talk
A Linn County safety council meeting ends with calls for strict law enforcement after a downtown crash involving a car and a bus. The driver pled guilty to intoxication with a $100 fine suspended on costs. no witness appeared. Federal grants to Iowa total $308.9 million for households, prompting debate on tax-funded aid and national debt. STATE SENATOR Leo Elthon criticizes legislators for spending time on rhetoric rather than committee work. A feature notes George Minnello, 21, who earned his high school diploma while supporting a family, reflecting on perseverance and education.
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Linn County Safety Council
Earl Hall
New County Safety Council
Hall
State Council
City Hall
Ederal
Iowa
Brandpaw
Leo Elthon
Assembly
Capitol
Des Moines
George Minnello
Gazette
George
Cleveland
Minnello
Building Headputs Expense Above Billion
Rear Admiral William G. Dubose told the House Naval Affairs Committee the proposed expansion would cost 1.05 billion dollars for ship construction, including added yard facilities to speed work, higher than the 800 million estimate. He urged amendments to fund government yard equipment as officials seek private bids.
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Washington
INS
William G. Dubose
Naval Construction
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Secret naval armament pact among U S Britain France revealed
Washington reports a secret tripartite agreement among the United States Great Britain and France to remove all naval building limits. The move is seen as a response to Japan not revealing its naval program or agreeing to further disarmament. Details were learned from high authority.
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Washington
INS
United States
Great Britain
France
Japan
Reno Promoters Convicted Fined and Sentenced
New York prison terms and fines were handed down to four Reno sports promoters. William J. Graham and James C. McKay received nine years in prison and $11 000 fines after federal convictions for mail fraud and conspiracy. Allen Comer and Boise Heed were sentenced to five years each with fines of $900 and $800 respectively.
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New York
Sns
William J. Graham
James C. McKay
Reno
Allen Comer
Boise Heed
Graham
McKay
Comer
Heed
Brainpower as edge against odds highlighted in remark
A speaker argues brains should be used to improve chances against odds and notes he expects someone to get along.
Lew Benedict Dies in Cedar Rapids Insurance Man 77
Cedar Rapids businessman Lew Benedict 77 died Wednesday night at his home after a heart attack. He had been an active general insurance agent in Cedar Rapids for 52 years and was known for his white silk yachting cap. Survived by niece Mrs Margaret Wiley of Chicago. Funeral plans not yet completed. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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Cedar Rapids
Lewis Benedict
Fourth Avenue SE
Benedict
Margaret Wiley
Chicago
Jennie L. Benson
Turner Chapel
Employers and employees urged to gain labor board rights
A business advisory council sub committee urged President Roosevelt to back amendments to the labor relations act allowing both employers and employees to use the labor relations board. The two reports, approved by the council, propose clearer rights for self organization, separate fact finding from prosecution, and explicit employer employee rights under law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Business Advisory Council
Council
Labor Relations Board
Charles R. Hook
John D. Biggers
Hook
U. S. Missions At Tsining Attacked
In Kiangsu province the American Baptist and Presbyterian missions at Tsining were attacked by planes during recent fighting. A Chinese gateman was killed and details were disclosed belatedly.
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Hsuchow
Kiangsu Province
American Baptist Mission
Presbyterian
Tsining
Paul Wright may be free man tomorrow
Los Angeles AP report details Paul A. Wright’s double manslaughter case. A jury found him insane at the time of the killings of Evelyn Wright and John Kimmel, exempting him from punishment. A lunacy board examines him while doctors say he’s sane now. if cleared, he could be released from custody.
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Paul Wright
Los Angeles
Paul A. Wright
Evelyn Wright
John Kimmel
Wright
Kimmel
Lim
Icy Skim Banished After Night Rains
Gray Cedar Rapids skies persisted as temperatures lingered in the mid thirties hours after a night rain that dropped .28 of an inch. Readings ranged from 32 to 35 degrees with brief fluctuations while road conditions remained satisfactory per local auto club reports.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Roosevelt To Take Rest At Hyde Park Home
President Roosevelt will depart Friday afternoon for a four or five day rest at Hyde Park New York. The trip aims to give the ailing leader a period of relief from duties and restore strength.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Hyde Park
N. Y
Wife Granted Divorce Over Husband’s Quiet Pondering
In San Francisco Mrs Gladys Carraher Cohen 31 sought divorce from her 61 year old husband claiming he would sit and think by the hour. The court granted the divorce.
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San Francisco
Gladys Carraher Cohen
Practicing Patience and Courage in Everyday Life
A reader's note on praying for patience yields a discussion of cultivating patience and courage through daily acts. The piece likens self-discipline to saving a penny daily, building resilience to face difficulties and admit faults, with a proud nod to Socrates and Nantippe.
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Socrates
Nantippe
Iowa Farm Animals Rise Nine Percent on Jan 1
Iowa farmers report up nine percent more livestock than a year earlier per the federal department. Hogs total 7.504 million, up 15 percent, cattle 4.465 million up three percent, sheep and lambs 1.696 million versus 1.556 million, and on feed 480 thousand up 41 percent. Horses decline noted.
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Des Moines
Federal Agriculture Department
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Roosevelt Signs 440 Million Crop Control Act
President Roosevelt signed the 440 million dollar crop control act to stabilize farm income and curb food price gouging. Henry A Wallace said the plan will start immediately with acreage limits on cotton and flue-cured tobacco and a national referendum on marketing quotas for these crops. A 1938 corn acreage allotment will be announced soon, with a national allotment around 94 million acres to create a reserve supply near 2.6 billion bushels. County and farm allotments will follow based on ten year production, weather, and trends.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Henry A Wallace
Approve Extension of Moratorium Act
The House Judiciary Committee approved a two year extension of the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage moratorium act. The panel added a rider to reduce conciliation commissioner fees to curb rackets in administration.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Hitler Has Not Won Austria Yet Says Knickerbocker
Paris dispatch reports Chancellor Hitler has not yet secured Austria despite his latest gains. Mussolini limits Nazi influence while Schuschnigg maintains control over interior security with Seyss-Inquart as minister. Army still holds decisive power, keeping civil order in postwar Austria.
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Austria
Ouce
Knickerbocker
Paris
Mussolini
Brenner Pass
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Spain
Germany
England
Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Schuschnigg
Dr. Seyss-Inquarht
Seyss-Inquardt
Skubi
CIO Sitdown Strike Shuts Hall Mfg Plant in Rapids
In a peaceful strike starting at 9 am Thursday about forty five to fifty Hall Manufacturing workers in Cellar Rapids halted operations. Most are United Production Workers Union No 454 CIO. Workers stayed at posts as management and union officials planned talks on a new pact.
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Cellar Rapids
Hall Manufacturing Company
Thirty-first Street
First Avenue E
United Production Workers Union No. 454
CIO
Ano
Therm
Marshall Hall
O S Smith
Chicago
National Labor Selutions Board
Smith
Hall
Enjoin Coal Board From Enforcing Price Schedules
United States circuit court of appeals issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of parts of the price fixing order by the national bituminous coal commission. Seven coal companies from Illinois and Indiana sought relief claiming the schedules are confiscatory and discriminatory against different coal grades. The injunction was issued by Judges Evans Evans, Wil M Sparks and J Earl Major after hearings last week.
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Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
National Bituminous Coal Commission
Minois
Indiana
Ilinois
Illinois
Evans Evans
Wil M Sparks
J. Earl Major
House committee recommends lower funding for state departments
The appropriations panel proposed a 130 071 105 dollar budget covering state justice commerce and labor and the federal judiciary for the year starting July 1. It would divvy 16 608 750 to state 42 229 745 to justice 46 899 660 to commerce and 24 332 950 to labor, with increases and cuts varying from the budget bureau.
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Washington
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Federal Judiciary
House
Appropriations
State Department
Justice
Judiciary
Commerce
Labor
Budget Bureau
Commerce Department
Honeymoon bandits captured in Knoxville hotel room
George E. Graham and James Thompson known as the honey moon bandits were captured in a Knoxville hotel room with two Sioux City girls, Violet South aged 19 and Lorene Nation 15. Police seized one pistol as the suspects surrendered at 6 am after a Des Moines lead and checked identity. Their wives already received ten year sentences in Rockwell City for an Osceola clothing store robbery and kidnapping.
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Knoxville
George E. Graham
James Thompson
State
Des Moines
Violet South
Lorene Nation
Sioux City
State Reformatory
Rockwell City
Graham
Thompson
Ottumwa
Lancaster
Sid Sheritf Grundman
Grundman
Osceola
Darlene Gladwell
Leota Benjay
Kraft Clothing Company
Ralph Adams
Fish Opposed To Anything He Thinks Of At A Time
A humorous 1938 joke about Congressman Fish being opposed to any thought at the moment. The punchline suggests a slogan about building a first class battleship for every state to lure Maine and Vermont into a forty eight union.
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Mr. Fish
Maine
Vermont
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