Father forcibly removes wife from hospital during delivery
A 34 year old man, Couch, stormed an operating room with a knife as his wife was set for cesarean delivery. He grabbed her, demanded the baby, and threatened to take his wife home, prompting doctors and police to intervene. Both mother and infant were reported doing well after the incident.
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Foe Orynates
Couch Rey
Gil
Tilia
Polec
Fuller
L. B. Pattent
Boeth
Muller
Couch
Flames trap 260 in hall injures many in Pawtucket blaze
AP reports a two story hall in Pawtucket housed a bean social when fire trapped about 260 people on the second floor. Dozens rushed to two hospitals with injuries from burns to broken limbs as firefighters fought the blaze for about an hour and feared the building’s mirrors had been removed.
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Pawtucket
Philadelphia Widow Slaying Linked to Robbery Suspect
Wen dall Forrest Bowers 19 described to investigators how he shot and killed Mrs Waima C. Carpenter in her Philadelphia home during a Dec. robbery. He waived extradition, confessed, and awaits police transfer and penalty.
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Isville
Wendall Forrest Bowers
Waima C. Carpenter
Philadelphia
South
Ins
Bureau of Investigation
Washington
John Malley
Louisville
Chef Malley
Bowers
James Ottinger
Justice Sutherland Quits High Tribunal
Longtime associate justice born abroad resigns from the Supreme Court. The Utah native and former Republican lawmaker faced opposition to New Deal era rulings, including opinions on the Wagner act and Guffey Act. He joined the court in 1922 after a Utah Senate term and served as a conservative voice alongside Chief Justice Hughes.
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Sutherland
Supreme Court
Buckingham
England
Harding
Utah
William H. King
Roosevelt
Hughes
Tennessee Valley Authority
Associatecod Press
Possible court choices for Justice Sutherland successor G Sutherl and list
Washington speculation names many potential nominees including Stanley Reed and Senator Minton. The roster also mentions Florence E Allen Robert H Jackson Felix Frankfurter James M Landis Donald Richberg Senator Wagner Robert M Hutchins Learned Hand Samuel Rosenman Ferdinand Pecora and Harold Stephens among others. Some say a woman or an economist non lawyer could be named.
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Stanley Reed
Kentucky
Minton
Justice Black
Roosevelt
Florence E. Allen
Cleveland
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert H. Jackson
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
James M Landis
The
Securities Commission
Donald R. Richberg
National Industrial Recovery Act
Robert F. Wagner
Robert M. Hutchins
University of Chicago
New York
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Samuel Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Harold MM, Stephens
District of Columbia Court of Appels
Samuel Dean 50 Dies at Veterans Hospital
World war veteran and Marion area horse buyer Samuel E. Dean, 50, died Tuesday at the Des Moines Veterans Hospital after a stroke on December 31. Born October 24, 1887 in Marion, he is survived by his wife Maye L. Dean, a sister Dorcas Dean, five brothers, and relatives. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm in Marion Yocom chapel with Mount Vernon cemetery burial. American Legion of Marion to conduct military services.
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Samuel E. Dean
Marion
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Preston Dean
Maye L. Dean
Dorcas Dean
A. B
Bert Dean
Nathaniel
James Dean
Mount Vernon
A. M
Denver
Walford
Yocom Chapel
E. T. Gough
American Legion of
Helium Zepp to Cross Atlantic on Hindenburg Sister
A German airship service resume is planned in five months using the LZ-130, a helium filled sister ship to the Hindenburg, for 15 to 18 round trips monthly until autumn. Edward Farley of American Zeppelin Transport calls for government support and notes plans for the larger LZ-131. The U.S. exports helium mined in Amarillo, Texas, to Germany as part of the airship program.
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New York
Europe
United States
Lakehurst
N. J
Edward P. Farley
American Zeppelin Transport Corporation
Farley
Germany
Maritime Commission
American
Zeppelin Transport Corporation
Congress
Amarillo
Tex
Rebels Make Gains Amid Snowdrifts In Spanish Front
Insurgent high command reported heavy reinforcements smashed forward more than a mile through deep snow toward Teruel with aims to capture the town within three days. northern advances around Cerda highway and Villastar sector followed by renewed artillery barrages as 150000 to 200000 troops fought amid waist deep snow and improvised snow equipment.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Cerda
Villastar
Barcelona
Port of Seattle Tied Up by Docks Dispute
All work on the Seattle docks halted at noon Wednesday due to a dispute between waterfront employers and the International Longshoremen's Association. Employers ordered the stop until freight transfers from the Puget Sound steamer Border Price to the inter coastal freighter Mexican, with no peace talks planned. Seven ships and 1,500 workers affected.
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Seattle, Wash
INS
Seattle
International Longshoremen's Association
Puget Sound
Border Price
Fourth Son Born To Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby welcomed his fourth son Wednesday morning with wife Dixie Lee Crosby at Cedars of Lebanon hospital. The 6 pound 5 ounce baby joins brothers Gary Evans Crosby age 4 and 2 year old twins Philip and Dennis.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Dixie Lee Crosby
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Gary Evans Crosby
Philip and
Dennis
Five Fires Keep Fire Crews Busy In City Wednesday
Firefighters responded to five calls between 7 50 a m and 1 23 p m on Wednesday. Al bert Stoner 818 L street SW roof fire Emma Reichen 703 F avenue NW chimney fire Y M G A switchboard short circuit 109 Fifth street SW roof fire J O DeGroat 1915 Third street SW clothing blaze no injuries. H B Sherwood 822 Sixth street SE chimney fire Tue afternoon.
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L Street
Emma Reichen
F Avenue NW
Company No 1
Y. M
G. G. Waldron
Fifth Street
J. O. DeGroat
Third Street
United
H. B. Sherwood
Sixth Street
Government stimulus debate on currency and recession
The piece quotes Eccles of the Federal Reserve claiming a billion dollars in circulation could halt a recession, while noting 1936 soldiers bonus spending sparked a 1937 slump. It questions bubble economics and contrasts policy ideas with satire referencing Charlie McCarthy.
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Chairman Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
Senate
Charlie McCarthy
Regional planning clashes over war department authority
Documents argue against regional planning commissions taking over flood control and navigation tasks under a 1936 act. They warn joint War Department oversight could cause confusion and delay and may impair commercial use of inland waterways.
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Department
Lower
Mississippi
Schley
War Department
Hill Triumphs in Alabama Senate Primary for New Deal
In Birmingham Democratic leaders hailed Rep. Lister Hill as the senatorial nominee in a Roosevelt era victory. Hill led 81,787 to 44,760 with 1,826 of 2,200 boxes counted, while Heflin, in Lafayette hospital, was unaware of results as Heflin carried eight of 67 counties. Williams earned 4,990 votes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Lister Hill
Roosevelt
Hill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
J. Thomas Heflin
Lafayette
Heflin
Charles W. Williams
Workers Seize Agua Caliente Hotel Deny Troop Ouster
Mexican workers who seized the Agua Caliente hotel threaten to resist any government troops aiming to oust them. They claim 400 on site with 5,000 more in Tijuana ready to support. The expropriation decree targets the American owned resort to convert it into an aviation school.
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Agua Caliente
Mexico
Tijuana
Senate Approves Seed and Crop Loans for Farmers
The Senate approved a 50 million dollar fund for seed and crop production loans to farmers in 1938. Chairman Smith of the Senate Agriculture Committee said the loans match last year’s program approved by President Roosevelt. Loans, up to 400 dollars, bear 4 percent interest and are issued by Farm Credit Administration agencies.
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Washington
Senate
Smith
S. C
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
Tee
Wallace
Gibson Staged Sears Hold Up Says FBI
FBI official M. Chipman asserts Clair Gibson staged the Sears Roebuck robbery in Cedar Rapids and implicates three accomplices. The gang used a Pontiac with stolen plates No 64963 to flee as shoppers watched in fear. Loot and checks missing. one cashier hid $24 in her stocking.
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FBI
Des Moines
Gibson
Cedar Rapids
Ira
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Robert Markwood
Chipman
Clair Gibson
Leonard Bash
Ohio State Penitentiary
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St. Paul
Midwest
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Zrostliks
Britt
Iowa
Thomas J. Runyon
Markwood
Runyon
Fort Madison
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Benton County
Schaffer
Jay West
Winchell
Stock Plunger Berman Held on Desertion Charge
New York INS Jacob Berman, former Alcatraz inmate and noted stock swindler, is held on $500 bail in domestic relations court for desertion. His wife Mildred accuses him of failing to support their son David, 10, with a Jan 14 trial set. Berman, once stock manager for Julian Petroleum, vanished after 1927 collapse affecting 50 000 investors.
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INS
Jacob Berman
Alcatraz
Mildred Berman
David
Berman
Julian Petroleum Co
California
Europe
Harding
Sitin Ends After Weeklong Moorhead City Hall Protest
About 100 demonstrators occupying Moorhead city hall chambers ended their weeklong sit in after a peaceable agreement. They pledged to vacate as police ordered earlier in the morning and declared victory on securing a state investigation of local relief policies.
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Moorhead
Minn
Moorhead City Hall
Veteran Actress Near Death After Prowler Attack
Miss Mabel Hawthorne, a veteran actress of thirty years, lay near death after a stabbing and beating in her San Francisco apartment. Police arrested a man in south San Francisco earlier Wednesday in a separate assault on a chambermaid. motive remains unknown.
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San Francisco
Mabel Hawthorne
Court to Hear Roosevelt Nominee Confirmations
Senate judiciary members weigh hearings for Sutherland successor as president prepares a new nomination. Debate centers on court balance with conservatives likely to number two and whether open hearings will occur. Logans and Van Nuys offer cautious views while Ashurst notes openness.
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Logan
van Nuys
Ind
Sutherland
Roosevelt
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ashurst
Ariz
Senate
Black
Two Teens Held In County Jail For Assault On Merchant
Bruce Wilkes 16 and Harold Fuller 17 of Central City were jailed at noon Wednesday on assault and battery charges. Deputy Sheriff Dick Payn and Justice H. R. Churchill issued the warrant after Information filed by County Attorney G. K. Thompson. McAloon, a Central City merchant, said he was beaten after protesting alleged street noise near his store.
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H. R. Churchill
Dick Payn
Bruce Wilkes
Harold Fuller
Central City
G. K. Thompson
H A. McAloon
Thompson
McAloon
Trustees' Note Actions Dismissed in Prairieburg Case
In district court before Judge F. O. Ellison, actions by J. J. Dolan and F. A. Kula as Prairieburg Savings Bank trustees against Bert Ammeter and separately Bert and Mary Ammeter were dismissed without prejudice. Earlier, C. W. Vetter filed Dec. 17 to pursue the same alleged notes after trustees' interests were assigned. The suits seek $265.89 in one case and $648.09 in the other.
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J. J. Dolan
F. A. Kula
Prairieburg Savings Bank
Bert Ammeter
Bert
Mary Ammeter
F. O. Ellison
C. W. Vetter
True Informations Filed in District Court
County Attorney G K Thomp son filed three district court true informations approved by Judge F O Ellison. Defendants and bonds: James O Malley 49 Missouri Valley larceny from a building daytime 500 dollars. Floyd L Bennett 27 Cedar Rapids assault with intent to inflict great bodily injury 1000 dollars. Alfred Akers 40 Cedar Rapids operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated 500 dollars. Police arrests occurred during the last weekend.
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G. K. Thompson
District Court
F. O. Ellison
James O'Malley
Missouri Valley
Floyd L. Bennett
Cedar Rapids
Alfred Akers
Motion for new trial in Stoner condemnation appeal
The state highway commission and defendants filed a motion for a new trial and exception to court instructions in a district court appeal by H. A. Stoner and Lena M. Stoner. The 1936 condemnation award for property needed for widening Highway 161 south of Cedar Rapids stood at $2,000 after a jury fixed damages before Judge H. C. Ring last month.
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State Highway Commission
H. A. Stoner
Lena M. Stoner
Condemnation Commission
Highway Commission
Two Wills Prebated in District Court
The will of Elizabeth Novak who died December 21 was probated Wednesday. Principal beneficiaries include nieces and nephews and a Czech Moravian church religious fund in Ely receiving $50. Executor named George Motycka. The will dated October 9, 1935. The will of Joseph Thill who died December 20 was also probated Wednesday. Legatees include nephew Leo Thill and brother John P. Thill. The will drawn June 21, 1937. Ollie Herron alias Ollie Herst, 29, of Indianapolis, an African American transient, was held for investigation in Linn county jail Wednesday after being picked up at Marion by Milwaukee Rail Road Detective Jack Monahan.
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Elizabeth Novak
Near Ely
George Motycka
Joseph Thill
Leo Thill
John P. Thill
Ollie Herron
Ollie Herst
Indianapolis
Ind
Linn County
Herron
Marion
Milwaukee
Divorces Granted by District Court
Divorces granted Tuesday by Judge H. C. Ring on cruel and inhuman treatment include Edna Williams from Lester D. Williams, married Ottumwa November 30 1935, and Jessie Carney from Harry Carney 40 of Lisbon.
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H. C. Ring
Edna Williams
Lester D. Williams
Ottumwa
Jessie Carney
Harry Carney
Lisbon
District Court Actions Include Divorces and Custody Rulings
The records show divorces granted on cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. Nellie Wolfe was awarded custody of a daughter with property rights settled by stipulation, and Margaret Maxine Broughton was granted custody of minor children. A default judgment was entered in a landlord’s attachment case against Cleve and Mabel Bennett. A separate case involves a custody request in a Josephine Chihak versus Milo Chihak divorce. Other filings include quieting title in Linn County real estate and various note and alimony actions, with multiple judges named.
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F. O. Ellison
Nellie Wolfe
Lawrence Wolfe
Morrison, Sr
Margaret Maxine Broughton
Millard S. Broughton
Oklahoma City
Wolfe
Broughton
Clara_M. Greenawalt
H C. Ring
Cleve Bennett
Mabel Bennett
Josephine Chihak
Milo Chihak
H. C. Ring
Proposes Slash in Agriculture Funds
The article outlines President Roosevelt’s budget requests reducing farm program funding to fit within existing authorizations. It covers lower loan and land purchase amounts for tenants and submarginal land, scaled disaster and insect control spending, and modest boosts to Weather Bureau and wildlife restoration programs.
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Weather Bureau
Norris-Doxey Cooperative Farm
Roosevelt
Congressional
Freighter Walden Reached by Coast Guard Cutter Mojave
The 4000 ton American freighter Walden is towed by the U S coast guard cutter Mojave after a complete engine breakdown. The vessel was picked up about 60 miles east southeast of Cape Canaveral and is en route to Miami.
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Fla
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U. S. Coast Guard
Mojave
Coast Guard
Cape Can’erval
Miami
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