Wilson Stops Kraschel Spending Halted $155000 fund use
Governor Wilson ordered a halt to all but essential expenditures from the $155,000 balance of the $500,000 emergency conservation fund. Workers on the emergency conservation commission were removed from the state payroll as Johnson begins an immediate audit to report next week.
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Governor Wilson halts Kraschel emergency fund payroll
In his first full day in office Governor George A Wilson stopped nine Kraschel appointees from the emergency conservation division and refused to certify further Kraschel coordinated payrolls. He ordered warrants for twelve days of work totaling 551 dollars and pledged to review remaining fund accounts before future payments.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
George A Wilson
Wilson
Kraschel
G. Chrystal
Coon Rapids
Charles A Housh
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Charles A Hough
II Glasscock
D Riden
Fern I. Bruce
Margaret Gleason
David Clark
Lillian Walter
Katherine Moody
Tramp Refuses Flannel Night Shirt After Clothing Request
A man with no place to sleep told Mrs. C Naaman Keyser he did not need a nightshirt after asking for clothing. The incident occurred in Conshohocken Pennsylvania as part of a plea for assistance.
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Conshohocken
Tough questions on faith and suffering by Dr Newton
A reader laments life’s injustice while Dr Newton argues that suffering and danger are part of the Christian path. He contrasts Jesus’s crucifixion with demanded earthly security and urges childlike trust, noting hardship can harden and soften the soul.
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Old Washington High Building To Be Wrecked
Cedar Rapids school board will open bids on February 6 for wrecking the old Washington high school, the citys oldest public school since 1855. The building, abandoned in January 1935 after Cedar Rapids new high school system opened, has seen multiple additions and removals since 1880 and 1910. Two bids of 4000 and about 16000 were rejected as too low.
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Leni Riefenstahl Leaves Hollywood After Snub
German actress Leni Riefenstahl departed Hollywood after being snubbed by the film colony. Reporters say she was disappointed at not being allowed into a studio, and she denied again that she was Adolf Hitler's girlfriend as she boarded an eastbound train Friday night.
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Mussolini Chambers Talks Fail To Break Spain Stalemate
Mussolini and Chamberlain held talks in Rome with no pledge to withdraw fascist troops from Spain or grant belligerent rights. The pair discussed Anglo Italian links, Mediterranean aims, and a possible trade oriented accord while Britain sought a stronger front with France against Germany.
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Mitvalsky Injured After Night Crossing Hit by Car
Frank S. Mitvalsky of 2000 Fourth Avenue SE was struck at 11 20 p m Friday on the intersection of Twelfth Avenue and Third Street SE by a car driven by Keith R. Dickey 23 Monticello. Mitvalsky suffered injuries to his left leg and was taken to his home for examination for possible internal injuries and fractures.
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Evicted Mothers Protest WPA Cuts At City Hall
A group of striking mothers occupying St Louis City Hall were cleared by police after a sit down protest demanding WPA jobs or cash relief. Led by Mrs Helen McKinney, they moved to Union Hall to vent their grievances while aldermen sought funds from the Missouri legislature and rejected a $300,000 immediate relief request.
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Vlach urges action from detective force at station
Police Chief Bob Vlach scolded detectives at a Saturday meeting urging them to go out into the community to gather suspects and make contacts. He praised the department but pressed for more field work, with Earl Stanley and detectives urging districts for regular visits and discussions about beer parlor patrols.
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L B Marshall
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U.S. Citizen Roth Convicted Over Leftist Paper
George Joseph Roth, a naturalized American and former steward on the Washington, was found guilty of preparation of treason in Hamburg. He received a six month sentence for possessing a communist sympathies newspaper printed in Le Havre France. Time served deducts one month and two weeks.
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American Seaman in Hamburg Sentenced Faces Aid
The State Department said steps were taken to assist American seaman George Roth who was sentenced to prison in Hamburg Germany. Wilbur Keblinger American consul general in Hamburg was told to contact Roth immediately and determine if he desired American legal counsel.
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Want Ad Rates and Call Timetable in Sunday Gazette
Your Want Ad in The Sunday Gazette informs readers to call before 8 o'clock tonight to start an ad. Dial 2-1121. Ad taker offers savings of 25 to 40 percent per day with special three or seven-day rates.
Sled Ride Tragedy Kills FourYearOld Betty Amberger
Fouryearold Betty Amberger dies when a sled being pulled by her mother is struck by a car near her Maryland home. The incident occurred Friday night as Betty met her father Paul Amberger who runs a nearby filling station. The car halted after the crash and the father found his daughter dying in the snow.
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Famed "Uncle of Kings" Prince Valdemar Dies
Prince Valdemar of Denmark aged 80 died Saturday in Copenhagen from bronchial influenza. Known as the "Uncle of Kings" he was King Christian of Denmark’s uncle and the youngest brother of Queen Alexandra. His nephews sat on thrones in Britain Norway Denmark Greece and Russia before World War I.
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Senate fights WPA relief funds as House cuts plan
Washington reports Senate leaders in opposition to the administration's relief program as the House approves a $725 million WPA appropriation with strings. The Senate economy bloc predicts continued pressure to reduce or modify the president's $875 million request. The House vote included prohibitions on political activity by WPA workers and other conditions aimed at limiting relief spending.
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Alcatraz Break Five Escapees. Barker Killed in Escape
Government shakedown at Alcatraz follows a Friday escape by five inmates who sawed from their cells and dropped to the ground. Barker was fatally wounded during recapture as guards pursued the fugitives through fog and a high wire fence. Recaptured with Barker were Stamphill Youngs McCain and Martin. Stamphill near death from leg wounds.
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Doc) Barker
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Slingshot Incident Blamed on Boy In Amsterdam
Police guard German officials as Berlin denounces Jews over supposed bullets in a Nazi building. Dutch investigators later say the damage came from a boy with a slingshot, amid suspended German Dutch sports and higher tensions between nations.
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Monticello and Ames Women Die in Highway Crash
Two women died and seven others were injured in a highway collision 11 miles north of Monticello Iowa during icy conditions. The deceased were Mrs Sam Eberhart 55 of Monticello and Miss Jean Budge 54 of Ames.
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Ben G Budge
H H. Powers
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Fires in Victoria Push Death Toll to Sixty One
A week of forest and brush fires in Victoria state raised the death toll to sixty one as many people remained missing amid an unprecedented heat wave. Temperatures reached 112.5 degrees in Sydney on Saturday.
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Four Die As Northwest Airliner Crashes Near Miles City
Preliminary CAA findings say dual engine failure caused a Northwest Airlines crash near Miles City Montana on a Friday night. The St Paul to Seattle flight struck a coulee after attempting to return to the field, killing four aboard including Mrs. Morgan Morris and Pilot C B Chamberlain.
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Friday the 18th Lucky Day For Near-Victim
Miles City Montana reports a Spokane mechanic I W Hewitt waited Friday night at the airport for a Northwest Airlines plane slowed by poor weather. After boarding he rode toward Terry to visit relatives, initially thought dead in the spectacular crash that engulfed the ship.
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Temperature Takes More Wintry Turn In Cedar Rapids
Temperatures dipped further on Saturday in Cedar Rapids after overnight snow. Snowflakes fell under a heavy overcast sky with a total of one tenth of an inch. The high reached 37 at 3 p.m. and fell to 31 by 7 p.m. and midnight. it was 25 at 7 a.m. and 22 at 10 a.m. on the Chambers Inskeep thermometer.
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