Gangster Trio Sought After Deadly New Year Blast
Police in four states chased three men Lee Bradley Harry Reeves and William Nesbeth linked to a New Year’s blast that killed Harold Baker and seriously wounded Helen Sieler. The Sioux Falls explosion blasted bricks and shattered windows causing about 20000 in damage.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Nebraska
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Lee Bradley
Harry “Slim” Reeves
William Nesbeth
Sioux City
Helen Sieler
Harold Baker
California
Baker
Harry Falconer
City Laboratory
Miss Sieler
Skilling
Edward Tobin
Tom Tobin
Emme Nesbeth
William
Burlington
Linn County Home Names New Matron and Steward
Mrs. William H. Bleakly of Marion was appointed matron of the Linn county home by the board of supervisors on Thursday with Mr. Bleakly named steward. They succeed Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Isham who resigned effective Jan. 31. A separate police note reports a kidnapping case at Dr W W Mattson home with three men sought after by state patrol and comments from intermediaries Paul Sceva and Lieut. Col. Gus B Appelman.
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William H. Bleakly
Marion
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Bleakly
Bleaklys
I. E. Isham
William
Muriel
Chum
Virginia Chatfield
Seattle
Hunt
Captain Hays
Paul Sceva
Gus B. Appelman
Mattson
Sceva
Appelman
Quiz ex convict linked to Mattson kidnapping
A tall unarmed man matching the Mattson boy kidnapper was arrested after federal agents questioned him briefly. He was photographed and placed in a cell after fingerprints showed a prior auto theft term from a Washington state reform school. Police withheld his name.
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Mattson Boy
Washington State Reforma
Radio Schedule Highlights Quiet AM to Midnight NBC CBS CBS
A dense NBC CBS radio schedule lists programs across the day from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. with bands orchestras and hosts. Notable entries include Hampton Institute singers Ed Wynn Edward wanna band and Uncle aew question bee alongside national broadcasts, organ recitals, and musical guests across WEAF WJZ WABC WGST and CBS network lines.
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NBC
Israel
WJZ Chain
WEAF
CBS
WABC
WGST
WCCO
WBBM
Weaf Chain
Ed Wynn
WCC
Paulist Adebe
WJZ
Chain
KMOX
Wabc OX
Creme S. Cobb
Weaf Chain Chain
Emil Coleman Orch
Lee 1
Brown
Gritt Williams Orch
Goldthwaite Ensemble
Weaf N Melody Hour
Aunt Susan’s
EMOX
Harry Gilbert
Church of the Air
American Society of Ancient Instruments
Walberg Brown String Ensemble
Emery Deutschorch
Woo Wwcco
Ward
Muzzy
Weap Chain
Lonon
Weaf Boy
Wes
Weaf Southernaires
University of Coleane Round Table
Radio City
Ane Pall Symphony Orch
Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir
Wco
Muriel Wilson
Neighbors
French News Exchange
RCA
Music of the Theater
WJZ Ai
New York
Eer S Dreslin
Cherniavsky
Senator Fishface
Professor Figgsbottle
Merion Talley
Ed McConnell
Rudolph Mangold
Orch
Lombardi Orch
Catholic Hour
Joe Penner
WJZ Rubinoff
WOC
Traubel
Robert L. Ripley
SBC
Phil Baker
Sunset Sregme caRe Weaf
Nelson Eddy
Eddie Cantor
Cps
Waiter Winchell
Aly Pons
Fields Orch
Edwin Co
Hill
NBC Wiz
WOO
Oeet Kaltenborn
Barney Hays
R Orch
Suman Orch
Frankie Masters Orch
Jaceman Orch
E! Chi
EAF Chain Co
Aoe Orch
Vincent Lopez
Tooth Paste Tubes Mask German Four Year Plan Scope
Berlin reports show Germany expanding the four year plan beyond surface aims. Goering directs oil control while campaigns like bone collection and toothpaste tube recycling reflect mobilized resources. Analysts doubt concrete plans exist though several plants have schedules.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Goering
I. G. Farben
General Goering
United States
Britain
France
Royal Romance May Be Filmed Soon By Korda
Los Angeles reports Alexander Korda plans a romantic drama The Divorce of Lady X with Merle Oberon as Lady X and Robert Donat in the male lead. The piece previews other Warner and Universal projects and Hollywood chatter about elopements and rising stars like Polly Rowles and Boris Karloff.
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Korda
Los Angeles
Alexander Korda
Lady X
Hollywood
Mrs. Simpson
the Duke of Windsor
Merle Oberon
Robert Donat
Edward Small
Polly Rowles
Carnegie Tech
Boris Karloff
Universal
Warren Hull
Warner Brothers
Polly
Births Report of Twin Daughters in City Hospitals
Born to Mr and Mrs William Donnan at Mercy hospital a daughter Janice Ann born Dec 31. Born to Mr and Mrs Robert Harger at St Luke s hospital a daughter born Dec 31.
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William Donnan
A Avenue NW
Janice Ann
Mercy Hospital
Robert Harger
Twentieth Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Pirates Patrol Coastline Off Colonial America 1690 1720
Between 1690 and 1720 more than 2,000 pirates operated off the Atlantic coast of the United States from Maine to Florida, posing a persistent maritime hazard as colonial authorities grappled with piracy.
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United States
Maine
Florida
Coughlin Calls for Christian Ethics in Labor Disputes
Father Charles E. Coughlin, returning to the air from the Shrine of the Little Flower, urged applying Christian principles to industrial disputes in the new year. He warned labor could not expect social security this year while calling on laborers to be honest and workers to own what they deserve. He also told industrial captains to rectify and modify their views and pledged continued support for labor as head of the National Union for Social Justice.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Charles E. Coughlin
Michigan
Coughlin
Roosevelt
National Union For Social Justice
Labor
No Trace Found In Fur Racketeers Iowa City Case
Investigators say two smooth operators posing as Gilberg Tailoring representatives fleeced Emil Vigek of $55 by selling eight furs at $1 each. They stayed at the Jefferson hotel in Iowa City earlier, but no trace or identifiable sightings remain of the men.
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Visek
The
Jefferson
Perfect Alibis in Store Break-In Probe
Officers used bloodhounds to trace suspects in a Kinston store burglary. The trail led to Edward Price and Isaiah Thomas, both Negroes, but their alibis proved perfect as they were already jailed on prior disturbance charges.
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Kinston
N. C
Edward Price
Isaiah Thomas
Delhi Boy Killed in Coon Hunting Accident
Robert Musser fourteen son of D A Musser of Delhi was fatally shot while raccoon hunting three miles east of Delhi. He drew a shotgun from the car and was killed in the timber. no inquest. He was a Delhi High School sophomore and Boy Scout, survived by parents, Brother Boyden and sister Marius. Funeral services set for Decorah.
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Manchester
Robert Musser
D. A. Musser
Delhi
Musser
Boyden
Peterson
Decorah
Robert
Interstate Power Company
Mitchell
Marius
Bruce Kinsley Phones From Honolulu New Year Greeting
Bruce Kinsley, assistant treasurer of the Hawaiian Pineapple Co., called his Cedar Rapids parents from Honolulu to wish them a happy New Year. He is a Coe College alumnus and spoke with his mother and father for about fifteen minutes, his voice clear and close by.
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J. D. Kinsley
Avenue NE
Honolulu
Kinsley
Bruce Kinsley
Hawaiian Pineapple Company
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Twelve Sunday Evening Lectures At First Lutheran Church
The First Lutheran church under Rev. Henry Scherer will present a series of twelve Sunday evening lectures on What It Means To Be a Christian. Lectures run 7 30 to 8 30 starting next week, with topics including The Church of Jesus Christ and The Kingdom of God.
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Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Henry Scherer
Church of Jesus Christ
Jesus
God
Christ the Savior
College Holiday Offers Rhythmic Comedy and Gags
The Paramount program features Jack Benny Burns and Allen Mary Boland Martha Raye and Gracie Allen with a plot of Benny piloting a hotel rescue aided by college students while Greek goddess Allen and a lively supporting cast deliver visual gags and musical numbers. A Crime Does Not Pay finale and a Paramount News reel supplement the bill.
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Jack Benny
Burns and Allen
Mary Boland
Martha Raye
Paramount
Gracie Allen
George Burns
Benny
Mary
Carola Gaye
J. Davis Bowster
Carola
Faddist
Hercules Dove
Etienne Girardot
Burns
Daisy Schloggenheimer
Ben Blue
Hollywood
Louis DaPron
Olympe Bradna
Eleanore Whitney
Johnny Downs
Paramount News
Madrid
Theaters Schedule Displays Holiday Films and Stars
Paramount presents College Holiday with Jack Benny George Burns and Gracie Allen. Iowa shows That Girl From Paris with Lily Pons Jack Oakie and Gene Raymond plus Counterfeit Lady with Ralph Bellamy and Joan Perry. Laurel and Hardy Our Relations and Charlie Chan at the Opera with Warner Oland Boris Karloff. Rialto features The Leathernecks Have Landed and Ghost Town Oco with Lew Ayres Bob Livingston Ray Corrigan and ae Terhune. Palace presents Rhythm On The Range with Bing Crosby Bob Burns Frances Farmer Martha Raye and Grand Jury with Fred Stone Louise Latimer. Sun lineup includes Barbara Stanwyck Gene Raymond in The Bride Walks Out and Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers in Top Hat.
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Paramount
Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Iowa
Lily Pons
Jack Oakie
Gene Raymond
Paris
Ralph Bellamy
Joan Perry
State
Laurel and Hardy
Palace
Rhythm On the Range
Bing Crosby
Bob Burns
Frances Farmer
Martha Raye
Grand Jury
Fred Stone
Louise Latimer
SUN
Barbara Stanwyck
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Burglar Call Turns Out to Be Cat in Mousetrap
A Seattle resident reported a burglar in the basement. Sergeant Scott White and two officers found no intruder, only a cat ensnared in a mousetrap.
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Seattle
Scott White
Prohibition of War Materials Sales Backed by President
The author urges absolute prohibition on selling war materials abroad arguing any war could become America's. He warns against discretionary permits to aid civil conflicts and asserts the public favors peace and self-reliance, insisting the U.S. should say no to shipments of fighting goods.
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United States
Dairy Blaze Damages Clinton-Area Dairy
Fire swept the Wapsimoor dairy seven miles southwest of Clinton Friday causing an estimated $10,000 loss. Owner former State Senator Jay O. Shaff said insurance partly covered the damage which included 2000 pounds of butter and a large quantity of milk cream and cheese.
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Clinton
Wapsimoor
Here
Jay O. Shaff
Police chief unveils untried plan to curb drunk driving
Ridgewood New Jersey. Police Chief Floyd Tremper says the department will drive home both a holiday celebrant and his car if the driver admits he is too drunk and asks for help. No calls had been received to test the plan.
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Ridgewood
N. J
Floyd Tremper
Tremper
Fearful Rescue Efforts After Marold II Explosion
Coast Guard Captain William Ludwig said he feared all hands perished when the Beaver Island mailboat Marold II was blown to pieces while salvaging a gasoline cargo from the Tanker J. Oswald Boyd on upper Lake Michigan. Five crew members were aboard, with possibly four other persons. The vessel and its target burned through the night. the Marold II wreckage lay submerged with lifeboats missing.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Coast Guard
William Ludwig
Beaver Island
Marold II
J. Oswald Boyd
Upper Lake Michigan
Ludwig
Boyd
That Girl From Paris Delights In Glowing Screen Debut
Lily Pons headlines the screen in That Girl From Paris shown at the Iowa through Monday. Gene Raymond leads a down and out orchestra in a sparkling musical comedy with Jack Oakie and Mischa Auer in supporting roles. Also on the bill is Counterfeit Lady with Ralph Bellamy and Joan Perry, a clever detective yarn of stolen diamonds.
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Lily Pons
Paris
Iowa
Gene Raymond
Lily
Jack Oakie
Miss Pons
Frank Jenks
Herman Bing
Mischa Auer
Lucille Ball
The
Ralph Bellamy
Joan Perry
Bellamy
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Jane Wyatt
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Arthur Lake
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Lloyd C. Douglas
Errol Flynn
Cedric Hardwicke
Dean
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Renee Torres
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Sol
Renee
Art Herr
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Charlie Chan
Warner Oland and
B. Karloff
St Rapios
Council
Martha Raye Burns
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Texas Rangers
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Jean Parker
Sophie Lang
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