Prison Scandal Inmates Run Rackets At State Prison
State investigator Harry M. Shulman describes a prison underworld where leaders and their allies control narcotics, stolen goods, and privileges. Pigeons used for drug deliveries, hospital beds for 100 satellites, and a shrinking library reflect the corrupt system. Warden McCann lacks full authority as deputy Sheehan faces neglect charges. Knives and other contraband flood the cells while over 200 inmates are hospitalized from narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacCormick
Rao
Cleary
Rae-Cleary
Harry M. Shulman
Shulman
Roa
New York State Crime Commission
McCann
Daniel Sheehan
Sheehan
First Presbyterian Men’s Club Plans Friday Fellowship
The First Presbyterian Men's club will meet Friday night at 7 45 in the chapel for a fellowship gathering. Miss Cora Jacobs Linn county director of relief will speak refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Cora Jacobs
Linn County
When Your Cough Hangs On Mix This at Home
A home cough remedy uses Pinex and sugar syrup to make a pint of medicine. Combine 81 ounces of Pinex with 2 cups sugar and 1 cup water to form syrup, no cooking required, for quick relief and four times the value. Pinex, from Norway Pine, promises prompt relief or money back.
Einstein and Roosevelt Share Long White House Chat
President Roosevelt and Albert Einstein, a famed mathematician, enjoyed a warm visit at the White House with Mrs. Einstein. They planned to depart Thursday after an overnight stay, both men noted for their interest in mathematics and complex problems, including the famed fourth dimension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Albert Einstein
White House
Einstein
Mr. Roosevelt
NRA dispute eased as Johnson seeks small business relief
The recovery administrator Johnson announces an apparent end to conflict with progressive senators over the NRA. After talks with Senator Nye and a White House meeting with President Roosevelt, he reports all parties are satisfied with a solution that avoids amending the recovery act and proposes a special board to hear complaints from small firms claiming oppression by codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Recovery Administration
Johnson
Senate
NRA
Nye
N. D
Roosevelt
Mrs Ickes Leaves Illinois Congressional Seat
Mrs Harold Ickes wife of the interior secretary announced she would resign as state representative in the Illinois general assembly at the end of the current term. She cited duties elsewhere that would prevent full attention to district affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Harold L. Ickes
Secretary of the Interior
Illinois General Assembly
First Soldier Act Citizenship Applications Due Feb 15
Preliminary forms for citizenship under the Soldier act of May 25 1932 must be filed by February 15 1934. Final petition date is February 23 1934. applicants must obtain a preliminary examination before a naturalization examiner. Soldiers should mark petitions Soldier Application in red ink for prompt attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court
Cedar Rapids
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Chicago
Meat Cutters Union Dance For Warm Springs Fund
Arrangements by union 206 call a dance Tuesday Jan 30 in the C S P S hall to honor the President’s fifty second birthday. Proceeds aid an endowment for the infantile paralysis sanatorium at Warm Springs Georgia. Local orchestra, decorations, 50 cents a couple and 15 cents for women singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen Union
Warm Springs
Funeral services for Mrs Idah A De Groat at Trinity Lutheran
Mrs Idah A De Groat will be buried in Linwood Cemetery after funeral services at Trinity Lutheran Church at 2 p m Friday. The Rev M J Steege will officiate. Friends may call at the home 229 Seventh Street NE Thursday evening.
High Cost of Killing in Milwaukee Alimony Case
Israel Rosenblith told Judge John J Gregory he earns five cents for each chicken he kills and must surrender three cents to a chicken killers' association. The judge cut alimony from 25 dollars a month to four dollars a week New court action outlines the unusual financial arrangement and the reduced alimony order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukeer
John J Gregory
Israel Rosenblith
Rosenblith
Chicken Killers’ Association
Gregory
Across and Down Puzzle Clues Mixed in Themed Wordplay
A dense list of horizontal and vertical crossword clues spans authors, objects, actions, and concepts. Entries include Greek and English terms, classical figures, instruments, and common nouns, with scattered references to literature, cooking, and measurements.
Kennedy County Attorney Charged with Drunk Driving
Chester Kennedy 29 of 1432 First Street NW faced a district court true information for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge A B Clark approved bond set at $1000. Kennedy was arrested after his car allegedly crashed into a parked machine near First Avenue and Twenty sixth Street E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Thompson
District Court
Chester Kennedy
First Street
A. B. Clark
Kennedy
First Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
Partition Action For Sarchett Estate Land
Marie Hendryx as plaintiff in a district court partition action asks that shares be confirmed in twenty five and eighty acre parcels of real estate in the estate of Mary Philena Sarchett who died Nov. 8 1932. Linn county farm lands are involved. The petition seeks that E J Sarchett be decreed owner of seven twenty firsts in the twenty five acre property and that Cato Sarchett be held owner of four twenty firsts. It asks that title to two twenty firsts each be vested in Milo Sarchett Maude Mollenhauer E C Sarees E M Sarchett and her s. The plaintiff also requests that Cato Sarchett be found owner of two sevenths of the eighty acre tract and that one seventh shares be apportioned to Milo Sarchett E C Sarchett Maude Molenhauer HE M Sarchett and herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hendryx
Mary Philena Sarchett
Linn County
E. J. Sarchett
Cato Sarchett
Milo Sarchett
Maude Mollenhauer
E. C. Sarees
E. M. Sarchett
E. C. Sarchett
Maude Molenhauer
HE. M. Sarchett
Girl 10 Wins $50 Judgment in Replevin Case
In district court Thursday morning Kath leen Fitzgerald, 10, was awarded a $50 judgment on a replevin appeal. Defendants Ella Harrington and Alice Sampson, coexecutrices of Maurice Moynihan estate, brought the action from Justice G. S. Lightner's court. Judge A B Clark presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B Clark
Kathleen Fitzgerald
G. S. Lightner
Ella Harrington
Alice Sampson
Maurice Moynihan
Local court actions update including judgments and hearings
Through her mother Margaret Fitzgerald she was awarded a $60 judgment by a justice court jury last May 16. In Walford Judge H C Ring set February 7 for a hearing on J C Loomis receiver's bid to sell eight Cedar Rapids parcels in receivership. Laura Gaumon seeks divorce from Harry Gaumon and restoration of her maiden name Laura Nichols after their marriage May 17, 1930. Lightolier of New York seeks a $115.70 judgment against H J Robertson doing business as H J Robertson Electrical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Fitzgerald
Justice Court
Walford
H. C. Ring
District Court
J. C. Loomis
Cedar Rapids Sash and Door Company
Cedar Rapids
Laura Gaumon
Harry Gaumon
Laura Nichols
The
Lightolier Company of
New York
H. J. Robertson
H. J. Robertson Electrical Company
Marriage Licenses Granted In Several Counties
Walter Wood and Elizabeth Henderson both of Coggan. James Walter Flanegan and Helen Alcen Kramer both of Sigourney. Ergo Josbaker of Sigourney and Helen Frederickson of Webster. Ervin E. Sanders of Medford Oregon and Mary E Ostrander of Boscobel Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Wood
Elizabeth Henderson
Coggan
James Walter Flanegan
Helen Alcen Kramer
Sigourney
Ergo Josbaker
Helen Frederickson
Webster
Ervin E. Sanders
Medford
Ore
Mary E. Ostrander
Boscovel
Wis
Trucker Held For Drunk Driving After Police Stop
Ray Tanner of 1011 Sixth Street SE was charged with drunk driving after police trailed his truck to a stop at Fourteenth Street and Third Avenue SE. He faced a 300 dollar fine, 90 day jail term unless paid, and a three month driving ban.
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Ray Tanner
Sixth Street SE
Fourteenth Street
Third Avenue SE
Tanner
H. C. Ring
G. K. Thompson
John A. Bowman
Bever Avenue SE
Poice Court
Charles Kotek
Third Street
William Harr
Fifth Avenue SE
John Zrudsky
Fortieth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Zrudsky
Max Kronenfeldt
Thirteenth Street
South End
Mrs Factor Tells Of Plea To Kidnappers
In Chicago the wife of John Factor testified as a state witness in the Touhy gang kidnapping trial. She described pleading with the abductors to spare her husband Jake Factor.
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Chicago
INS
John
Jake
Factor
Mrs Noel Shields Welcomes Daughter at Mercy Hospital
A daughter was born Thursday to Mr and Mrs Noel Shields of 1732 Ellis Boulevard NW at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Shields
Ellis Boulevard
Mercy Hospital
Gly-Cas Praised By Cedar Rapids Residents
A Cedar Rapids advertisement touts Gly-Cas with endorsements from area residents. Mr E Stoneking of 1524 Fifth Street NW reports improved digestion nervousness sleep and kidney and bladder regulation after using Gly-Cas. The Gly-Cas Man conducts daily demonstrations at Thrifty Drug Store corner First Street and Third Avenue SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Stonecking
Fifth Street
First Street
Third Avenue SE
Mr. E. Stoneking
Gly-Cas
Thrifty
Tierd Avenue SF
Myrtle Blacklidge Told to Pay 7000 Dollars Verdict
A Chicago jury awarded Susanne Nottingham 7500 dollars in the alienation of affections case against Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge, former internal revenue collector. The defendant faced options of paying, jail, or appealing. she quipped she had no money to pay and might go to jail. The trial drew spectators and jurors described as mostly men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Myrtle Tanner Blacklidge
Norman Nottingham
Susanne
Collector of Internal Revenue
Blacklidge
Springfield
Alfalfa Bill Tries to Fire Oklahoma Chief Justice
Governor Murray launches a bid to oust Chief Justice Fletcher Riley and back Speaker Tom Anglin in a gubernatorial bid while opposing tax penalties and salary cuts. Attorney General rules the tax waiver unconstitutional and lieutenant governor blocks other moves as the political fight over state leadership continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Fletcher Riley
State Supreme Court
Tom Anglin
House
J. Berry King
Kidney Sufferers Get Quick Relief From Flare
Advertisement claims a product called Foley Pillstake provides rapid relief for kidney and bladder irritation. It promises visible results within hours, flushing out poisons and soothing burning acids with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moneyback Eutrantee
Court conflict over chief justice sparks critical remarks
The speaker warned that the Supreme Court risks being ousted by the current chief justice and called it a sad day when Murray could dictate to the judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
C J Kosek Named To City Plan Commission
City council reappointed two members and named C J Kosek to the plan commission. Reappointed are Mrs. C R Chandler and Mrs. Josephine McLain. Kosek succeeds J L Prochaska who declined reappointment. All three serve five years from January 1, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Plan Commission
C. R. Chandler
Josephine McLain
C.J. Kosek
J. L. Prochaska
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promise Quick Liver Boost
The ad claims a sluggish liver causes sour feelings and poor digestion and promises Carter's Little Liver Pills will restore two pounds of daily bile flow. It warns against salts minerals water oils laxatives or gum and urges asking for Carter's pills with the red label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
C. M.ca
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Optometrist
Second Avenue SE
Meat Cutters’ Union Dance
Fund For Warm Springs
Sherwin-Williams Co
Third Avenue
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Thomas
Court House News
Sarchett Estate Land
Malden
Maan
Hedges Company
Orienta Coraeita
Second Street SE
Sennepeeenpangean
Pentoreen Recenes Elie
Gly-Cas Man
Myrtle Blacklidge
Alfalfa Bill
Supreme Court
C. J. Kosek
Milion
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