Dodge Heiress Spends Quarter Million In Year
Detroit reports reveal Fran cis Matilda Dodge, 21, heir to John F. Dodge, spent 1935 on maintenance education and clothing. Estate records show her trust income over 7.6 million and estate valued at about 39 million. details include horses, kennels, attire, travel, schooling, and servants for Meadowbrook Farms 200‑room manor.
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Detroit
INS
Francis Matilda Dodge
John F. Dodge
Dodge
New York
Meadowbrook Farms
Meadowbrook
Dodge Sloan
Miss Dodge
Helen Hayes Tears as MacArthur Witness Testimony Unfolds
In a crowded courtroom the trial continues with Miss Frink recalling meeting MacArthur in Chicago around 1919 or 1920. She describes starting conversations at a water cooler and a cab ride to an assignment, noting salaries of 75 and 70 dollars weekly.
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Miss Frink
Miss Hayes
MacArthur
Herald and Examiner
Chicago
Charlie
Walker Man Who Killed Wife And Shot Self Is Dead
Herbert Benson 28 of Walker died at a hospital at 3 p m after a self inflicted gunshot wound suffered at 8 30 a m His wife 25 was fatally shot in the same incident during a domestic quarrel Funeral services for Mrs Benson will be held at the Methodist church east of Morley Burial will take place there She was born in Jones county and had lived at Arlington and other northeastern points She is survived by her father Clem Cozart of Hopkinton five sisters and two brothers.
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Independence
Herbert Benson
Walker
Clem Cozart
Hopkinton
Bragg Named Division Engineer of Rock Island Cedar Rapids
R R Bragg has been appointed division engineer of the Cedar Rapids Dakota division of the Rock Island railroad with headquarters in Cedar Rapids. He succeeds W E Heimerdinger who moves to Kansas City as district maintenance engineer of the second district. Bragg was formerly assistant superintendent at Dalhart Texas.
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R. R. Bragg
Cedar Rapids-Dakota
Rock Island Railroad
Cedar Rapids
W. E. Heimerdinger
Kansas City
Mr. Bragg
Dalhart
Texas
Boy Upsets Coffee Pot Burns Hands At St Luke’s
Junior Dawson seven son of Mr and Mrs L V Dawson 1019 Denver Point Road NE received first aid at St Luke's hospital at 1 30 pm Thursday for burns on his feet after he accidentally upset a pot of hot coffee as he left the kitchen he was not admitted to the hospital.
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Junior Dawson
L. V. Dawson
Dener Point Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Floods in Texas Kill 22 and Leave 14 Missing
AP report from San Antonio describes a two day surge of rain from southwest Texas sweeping toward Austin and San Antonio. Plum creek caused the most fatalities while a Missouri Pacific freight wreck near Kyle killed a man and a boy. Damage runs into millions with cattle losses and crop destruction.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Austin
Missouri-Pacific
Kyle
Willis W. Ellison
Gonzales
Plum Creek
Guadalupe
Colorado
San Marcos
Comal
Jimmy Freed of Murder Suspicion in Chicago Case
Jimmy Thompson a seven year old was cleared of all charges in the killing of his mother Florence Thompson Castle a cabaret girl. Police revised theory suggesting the boy did not witness the attack and the killer may have been a dark man unseen by him. James Bertram Thompson the boy's father's aid police in separating fact from fantasy.
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Chicago
Jimmy Thompson
Florence Thompson Castle
Jimmy
William O’brien
O’brien
Fisherman Irene Neighbor Hooks A Dozen Cats At Hartwick Lake
Miss Irene Neighbor of 1652 Ellis boulevard NW spends a few days at Hartwick lake near Delhi. A friend reports she landed a dozen channel catfish in a short time Wednesday morning. Mrs. William B. Myers of 1037 Fourth avenue SE just returned from the lake.
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Hartwick Lake
Delhi
Irene Neighbor
Ellis Boulevard
Miss Neighbor
William B. Myers
Fourth Avenue SE
Sub-Committee Named To Draft Republican Platform
A 22 member Iowa GOP sub committee was named to draft a tentative platform for the July 10 convention in Des Moines. Chairman Carl H. Cook said the group will meet the day before to finalize the platform covering taxation agriculture and the Constitution. The roster includes one representative from each district and 13 resolutions committee members from the state advisory committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carl H. Cook
Glenwood
Resolutions Committee
State Advisory Committee
Cook
J. D. Buser
Conesville
Fred Canfield
Cedar Rapids
Guy O. Vandervee
Walter Beall
West Union
David A. Dancer
Lamont
Fred W. Nelson
Nevada
Claude M. Stanley
Corning
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Judson Berry
Cherokee
Charles Rhinehart
Dallas Center
S. C. Snider
West Liberty
R. N. Howes
Clinton
Irving D. Long
Manchester
Clyde McFarlin
W. J. Goodwin
Henry K. Peterson
Council Bluffs
H. W. Stowe
Fort Dodge
A. H. Avery
Spencer
Young climber scales 65 foot cliff in Philadelphia rescue
Warren Jackson, seven, chose a 65 foot cliff to test his climbing ability. At 35 feet he could not proceed or descend. Fireman William Haas and a ladder brought him to safety.
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Philadelphia
Warren Jackson
William Haas
Young angler nets bass with swimsuit lure in Lakeland
Twelve year old Elinor Wilson developed an unusual fishing method in Lakeland Florida catching a three pound bass by grabbing it with its fins after it nibble on the bright metal buckle of her bathing suit. She waded to shore with her prize.
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Lakeland
Fla
Elinor Wilson
Elinor
Fifteen Year Old Pleads to Use Firecrackers in City
Avard Booth, 15, asked Salt Lake City officials to allow him to shoot off a stash of firecrackers despite a law against it. The city commission replied in brief, saying Petition de nied.
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Salt Lake City
Avard Booth
City Commission
Commission
Firecrackers Rip Pants in Kennewick Incident
In Kennewick Washington Walt Knowles set off large firecrackers that allegedly ripped the pants of a man two blocks away. The complainant chased Knowles claiming the blast caused his dog to react and forced him to exclaim about the damage. Knowles said no one was nearby when the explosions occurred and that the incident happened two blocks away.
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Kennewick
Wash
Walt Knowles
Knowles
Baby Abducted From Car In Los Angeles Incident
Mr and Mrs Harry Nelson left their six weeks old baby asleep in their car while dining at a nearby cafe. On return the child was missing. A wail came from a neighboring car and the baby lay on the running board in a diaper, missing its blanket and clothing.
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Los Angeles
Harry Nelson
London campaign taps midwest farmers shift to Chicago
In Chicago headlines the London campaign cites polls by Francis J. Clair to claim farmers favor London due to farm belt alignment, New Deal spending and trade policies. Dr Clair’s effort includes price tax diagrams and charts on corn, employment, and relief effects.
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London
Gov. Landon
Republican Organization
Francis J. Clair
Chicago
Dr. Clair
U. S
Spangler
Arthur M. Curtis
Drought Relief Plans Form New Grain Aid Program
A relief committee drafts a plan to coordinate aid for farmers families and livestock as drought tightens. About 50 000 spring wheat area families to be served under work relief. others to receive Rehabilitation Administration assistance. President Roosevelt to review the coordinated relief program next week. Thunderstorms forecast for parts of Indiana Illinois North Dakota Minnesota with light rains in Tennessee and Kentucky.
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Resettlement Administration
Rexford G. Tugwell
Daniel W. Bell
WPA
Aubrey Williams
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Illinois
North Dakota
Minnesota
Tennessee
Kentucky
West
Drought Pressure Spurs Water Projects and Climate Debate
U S drought relief pushes focus on dam construction in Minnesota Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas to conserve moisture and raise groundwater. Wallace Fears climate shifts while Hopkins says relief work exceeds half the plan as farmers face widespread erosion and ongoing aridity.
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Chicago
United States
WPA
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Works Progress Organization
Harry Hopkins
Wallace
Cedar Rapids couples receive marriage licenses
Harry D. Gardner and Mildred M. Miller of Cedar Rapids. Richard J. Loufek and Maurine H. Smith of Cedar Rapids. C. T. Pohlman of St. Paul Minnesota and Dolores F. McRoberts of Davenport obtain marriage licenses.
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Harry D. Gardner
Mildred M. Miller
Cedar Rapids
Richard J. Loufek
Maurine H. Smith
C. T. Pohlman
St. Paul, Minn
Dolores F. McRoberts
Davenport
Pope Calls Global Movie Censorship to Lift Morals
The Pope urges world film censorship as a path to virtue and national welfare. He cites the American Legion of Decency and a bishops led campaign to abstain from immoral films, praising its moral lift without harming the industry while urging ongoing influence to ensure good productions. The encyclical Vigilant Care, linked to Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, frames the effort.
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America
Holy Father
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
Legion of Decency
Rome
United States
Jacobsen Rites Delegation Named for Iowa Funeral
Vice president Garner and Speaker Bankhead selected six Iowa congressional members to attend Representative Bernhard M. Jacobsen's funeral in Clinton Iowa. Senators Murphy and Dickinson will be the senatorial representatives while Representatives Gillette Eicher Biermann and Thurston will attend for the House.
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Washington
Garner
Bankhead
Iowa
Congress
Bernhard M. Jacobsen
Clinton
Murphy
Dickinson
Gillette
Eicher
Biermann
Thurston
House
Beer permit transfers and appeals in Cedar Rapids council
The Cedar Rapids council denied licenses for several establishments including Jack's Tavern on First Street SW and A Avenue beer tavern amid misconduct claims. Petitions signed by hundreds urged reconsideration while Jay Davis and the Cedar Rapids Boat Club faced denials. former manager John T. Jackson had prior class B permit refusals.
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Wessel
Wilson
Jack Petrzelka
Jack’s
First Street
Petrzelka
Dave Cohen
A Avenue NE
A Avenue Beer Tavern
B. D. Silliman
Jay Davis
Davis
Harry S. Johnson
Cedar Rapids Boat Club
Ellis Boulevard NW
Rainbow Inn
Johnson
John T. Jackson
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Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
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Ohio
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Rockies
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Midwest
Evanston
St. Paul
Duluth
Minn
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Opt
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2Nd Ave
Qlorado
Omaha
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Jose Streamliner
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