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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1936

Page

9

Mystery Man In Doctor Murder Probe In Chicago

Police search for a man in a white muffler and dark overcoat after Dr Silbert Peacock, a Chicago dentist, is killed. Arthur St George Thompson, a chiropodist, was questioned, then released. Mrs Thompson says the slain man did not match the Peacock she knew, and a taxi witness described a man in a white muffler leaving the murder scene.

Thompson Chicago Silbert Peacock Chicago Goldrens Arthur St George Thompson John L. Sullivan Doc Peacock Arlene Johnson Thompson Minneapolis Silber Peacock Peacock Rudolph Urban Dr Peacock Dr. Peacock

Ruling Boosts Grain Bulls as AAA Tax Is Voided

Chicago traders hailed the Supreme Court ruling invalidating AAA processing taxes. Cash wheat rose on a bullish mood while futures eased late. Livestock men expect hog prices to rise, though packers remained cautious about pork price cuts.

Chicago Supreme Court Chicago Board of Trade High Court Charles Sincere la Salle Street Commission Sincere Chiseyestoth P'wig Meat Packers

Ruptured Men Offered Free $3.50 Truss Trial

An advertisement promotes a new rupture treatment by doctor Koch in Kansas City Missouri offering a 30 day trial and a free $3.50 truss to ruptured men who respond. It claims to replace belts springs and pads and promises relief in a short time with no payment required unless helped.

Kate As City Monat Atdiustwote EO Koch Kirti Main St Kanses Cte Mo

May Draft Little Aaas For Farmers

A renewed push for farm relief explores a series of 48 state level little AAAs as a solution to the court redirection of farm policy. Rep E C Encher plans to introduce a cost of production bill similar to last year but not labeled as an AAA amendment.

E. C Encher Washington AAA Supreme Court Chester Davis Davis Roosevelt Agriculture Department U. S

Iowa Farm Bureau backs new program amid court ruling

At Ames 600 county leaders and agents debated the Supreme Court decision on the 1935 AAA. Claude Wickard announced a suspension of AAA activity while urging record cleanup and continued pursuit of contract obligations. Iowa farmers face about 40 million dollars at stake with 150000 signing 1935 contracts and a 6 to 1 corn hog referendum vote.

Nority Farm Group Milo Reno Farmers Holiday Association AAA Assembly Ames Iowa County Claude Wickard Department of Advewture Belovaie Tes Howard Weekard Towa Thas Supreme Court East Fall

Heiress Sues for 500000 Over San Francisco Operation

Ann Cooper Hewitt, 21, files suit in superior court seeking 500000 from her mother Mrs Maryon Hewitt McCarter and three others alleging a sterilization operation was performed to empower inheritance from a 10 million dollar trust. Dr Samuel G. Boyd admits the procedure was done at a local sanatorium on her mother’s request. The will provides two thirds of the trust income to the daughter with one third to the mother. the operation was reportedly conducted August 18, 1934, before majority. The father, inventor of the mercury-vapor lamp, died in Paris in 1921. The mother has been married five times and was reported to be in New York.

San Francisco INS Ann Cooper Hewitt Superior Court Maryon Hewitt McCarter Samuel G. Boyd Ecause Anns Tyler Miss Hewitt Paris Hewitt New York

Supreme Court Invalidates Agricultural Adjustment Act

The Roberts court rules the New Deal AAA unconstitutional claiming it regresses federal power by using taxes and funds to control production. Dissent by Brandeis Stone and Cardozo contrasts the majority upholding limits on Congress and states rights amid parity and farm relief debates.

Roberts Brandeis, Stone and Cardozo Justice Roberts Hughes McReynolds, Vandeventer Butler and Sutherland Wallace Jardat Congress United Sates Justice Stone AAA Roosevelt NRA William

Senate Budget Reading Sparks Broad Republican Grins

News spread in the senate chamber during the President's budget message as Republican Senators grinned widely. The vice president rapped for order while chatter rose on both sides.

Senate Chamber

Probe Plot to Send Munitions to Italy

Paris AP discloses France probes a plan to divert 3,000 army rifles and machine guns to Italy after a carload vanished from Toulouse on Jan 4, routed to La Nouvelle port for possible ship transfer. Italian air offensives dominate Ethiopia as Sweden reports casualties. Mussolini praised by Italian editors amid Roosevelt neutrality debate. Field report notes Ethiopian defeat near Dolo with 150 believed killed and one Italian soldier dead. A legal notice line appears: William Vavra and wife to Ralph Podzimek description of land transfer with non valuable consideration dated 11-4-3.

Paris Italy Toulouse la Nouvelle Dolo Ethiopia Areri Ganale Dorya

Iowa Farmers Face AAA Verdict Amid Control Contingency

Iowa farmers react to a Supreme Court ruling threatening the 1935 crop adjustment program. Officials say payments may continue while more assurances are sought. the $40 million Iowa stake looms as policy and funding schemes circulate in Washington.

Iowa Wickard Supreme Court United Press High Court Wallace Department of Agriculture Congress Federal Treasury Mgr. Wallace Des Moines

Minnesota men surrender to start Urschel kidnap sentences

Edward Berman and Clifford Skelly of Minneapolis arrived in Oklahoma City to begin five year penitentiary terms after being convicted of handling part of the $200,000 paid for Charles Urschel's release. They were linked to the kidnapping plot and previously convicted for handling about $6,000 of the ransom.

Oklahoma City Edward Berman Clifford Skelly Minneapolis Charles F. Urschel Urschel

Linn's First Public Bidder Sale Opens After Tax Sale Ends

Linn county's first public bidder's tax sale opened Monday afternoon after the regular annual sale closed and was adjourned until March 2 at 10 am. County Treasurer Milo Sedlacek oversaw the event with bids accepted and bidding largely steady. Public bidder D Feiereisen, Cedar Rapids city assessor, acted for the board of supervisors bidding accrued taxes, penalties and costs. An estimated private bid rate of one for every forty offerings prevailed as delinquent properties for 1932 and prior years were offered.

Linn County Milo Sedlacek D. Feiereisen Cedar Rapids Board of Supervisors

Tax list adjustments reflect paid taxes before sale

Tax records show certain properties were stricken from the list as taxes were paid in person and by mail during the hours immediately preceding the regular sale, indicating clearance ahead of proceedings.

Billion For Defense Sought In Budget

President Roosevelt asked Congress to set national defense at about one billion dollars annually for the second year. Navy requests total 551,308,399 and War totals 443,699,305, bringing combined requests to 995,007,704, up over last year and above current appropriations.

Roosevelt Congress AAA Washington Navy Department War Department

Easy, Inexpensive Relief for Neuralgia with Ben-Gay

The ad promotes Baume Ben-Gay as a quick, effective treatment for neuralgia pains. It claims Ben-Gay penetrates the skin and bloodstream to reach the pain, urging generous application at the first twinges and to keep a tube handy.

Ben-Gay

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