Grand jury expected to issue second report in Woodbury graft probe
The Woodbury county graft investigation grand jury in Sioux City prepared to convene Wednesday for a second partial report after hearing witnesses from across Iowa. Indictments from the first report included twelve Sioux City slot machine figures and twelve others on various charges. Former County Attorney Max Duckworth testified, as did Max Langer and Frank Brisbois, with immunity expected for their cooperation. Recknagel of Fonda testified, bringing records tied to Brisbois and a slot machine protection scheme.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Iowa
William Arthur
Duckworth
Sioux ‘City
INS
Max E. Duckworth
Grand Jury
Max Duckworth
Max Langer
Dubuque
Frank Brisbois
Fonda
Brishois
Langer
Brisbois
Brisbots
Fonda Express
E. Recknagel
Recknagel
Recknagle
Fire at Palisades Park Saves 1500 Children
A blaze at Palisades amusement park in New Jersey destroyed most of the midway but police said all 1500 New York children at the outing were safely led to exit. The park, leased two weeks earlier by manager Jack Rosenthal from Nicholas Schenck, ties to Schenck’s rise in entertainment.
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Palisade
N. J
Palisades Amusement Park
New York
Jack Rosenthal
Nicholas Schenck
Schenck
Everyday Living on a London Bus and a Loyal Dog
A London bus scene shows two lonely friends, an old street musician and his shabby dog, drawing quiet sympathy as the conductor chats with them. Across Japan, a faithful dog who met his master's train for eleven years after his death inspires a solemn nationwide mourning and a monument, illustrating enduring loyalty and heart in ordinary life.
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Hey
London
DR. Newton
Japan
House to Probe Federal Lobbying Over Death Sentence Bill
The House, with no dissent, adopted a resolution for an inquiry into lobbying activities linked to the controversial holding company bill. Rep. Ralph Brewster accused Thomas Corcoran of pressuring his vote on the death sentence provision, while Rep. John Hoeppel claimed a source warned relief funds would rise if he backed the measure.
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Washington
House
Ralph Brewster
Maine
Thomas Corcoran
Brain
RFC Council
Passamaquodd
John C. Hoeppel
California
Leaps From Plane To Death Off Florida Coast
A man identified as LeRoy Hunter of Greenwood South Carolina leapt 800 feet from a plane into the Atlantic near Jacksonville Beach Florida. Pilot Hershell Clark claimed to first knock the passenger down, then tilt to deter the jump. Hunter’s body was recovered about 200 yards from shore at Manhattan Beach, a resort area for black bathers. The flyer had hired the small aircraft for a brief flight.
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Jacksonville Beach
Fla
LeRoy Hunter
Greenwood
S. C
Herschell Clark
Manhattan Beach
Processing tax fights threaten AAA farm aid program
New York federal court actions by four flour and cereal makers and three General Foods subsidiaries seek temporary restraining orders blocking AAA processing taxes. Similar suits appeared in Fort Worth and Indianapolis. Industry groups mobilize against meat packing taxes, risking disruption to farm support flows. Plaintiffs include Standard Milling, Postum, Dunlop Milling, and Ingleheart Brothers with multi-state packing firms joining in.
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New York
General Foods Corporation
Fort Worth
Tex
Indiana
Indianapolis
General Mills, Incorporated
Minneapolis
New Deal
Standard Milling Company
Postum Company, Incorporated
Dunlop Milling Company, Incorporated
Ingleheart Brothers, Incorporated
St. Paul Packing Firm
Wichita Falls Milling Companies
Wichita Falls Mill and Elevator Company
Great Western Mill and Elevator Company
International Milling Company
Kell Mill and Elevator Company
General Mills
Pillsbury Flour Company
Russell Miller Milling Company
King
Trade Board Drafts Stop-Gap Rules After NRA Ruling
President Roosevelt authorized the Federal Trade Commission to move ahead with fair trade practice conferences as a temporary measure following the NRA outlawing. FTC commissioners met with the President James L. O Neill and Attorney General Homer S. Cummings to discuss coordination among agencies and actions on voluntary codes.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commissioners
James L. O’neill
Homer S. Cummings
Samuelson Nominated for NEA President in Denver
DENVER AP three educators and Agnes Samuelson Town superintendent of public instruction were nominated Tuesday for president of the National Educational Association. Elections set for Thursday with candidates including Dr. Caroline S. Woodruff Castleton Vermont Dr. Annie C. Woodward Somerville Massachusetts and Agnes Samuelson.
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Denver
Caroline S. Woodruff
Castleton
Annie C. Woodward
Somerville
Mass
Agnes Samuelson
National Educational Association
May Get Life In Murder Of N Y Lawyer
Detroit dispatch reports guilty pleas expected to close the Dickinson murder case. William Schweitzer 26 and three confessing accomplices confessed detailing how they lured Howard Carter Dickinson a New York attorney to Rouge Park and shot him for 134 dollars. Schweitzer and the two Jackson sisters face murder charges. the Miller girl may escape a first degree murder count.
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Detroit
INS
Dickinson
William Schweitzer
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Schweitzer
Florence Jackson
Loretta
Jean Miller
Rouge Park
Jackson
Bernard A. Boggio
Miller
Duncan C. McCrea
Gunning Bandits Rob New York Bank in Dunkirk
Six bandits seized Merchants National Bank in Dunkirk New York using machine guns. A seventh man entered the vault while a cashier opened it. they fled in a large sedan with cash. Officer John Brooks attempted to intervene but was struck by a bullet hitting his cap as the robbers fired into storefronts.
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Dunkirk
N. Y
Merchants National Bank
John Brooks
Brooks’ Cap
Landon Presses Balanced Budget in Presidential Bid
Gov Alf Landon told a national audience about Kansas balanced budget and a pay as you go administration. He framed debt and tax limits as core goals and cited annual tax cuts during his tenure. The speech, aired on a national network and backed by the National Economy league, aimed to sell Kansas and his economy platform to voters.
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Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Sunflower
Landon
Roosevelt
National Economy League
Langdon
Offic
Pittsburgh
Securities Group Reelects Kennedy Chairman for Second Year
Washington AP reports Joseph P. Kennedy was reelected Monday as chairman of the securities commission for a second year.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
The
Securities Commission
House Passes Utility Bill by 323 to 81 Vote
Washington AP report says the House approved a utility regulation bill by 323 to 81 after rejecting President Roosevelt's push to outlaw unnecessary holding companies. Earlier votes showed splits between the House and Senate on substitution and mandatory elimination by 1942, with conference committee likely to hash out differences. Wheeler insisted the fight move to conference or the issue go to the country, while Republicans failed a bid to return the measure to committee.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Securities Commission
Senate
Wheeler
Senate- Interstate Commerce
Rayburn
Commerce Committee
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Iowa Democrats Oppose Death Clause in Utilities Bill Vote
The Iowa delegation in Congress voted against substituting the house bill without a death sentence clause for utilities holding companies for the senate bill that included it. Voting yes for substitution were two Town Republicans Gwynne and Thurston. Gilchrist sided with Democrats in opposition.
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Washington, D. C
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
Biermann
Eicher
Gillette
Jacobsen
Utterback
Wearin
Gwynne
Thurston
Gilchrist
Telegram to extinguish fire reaches Glendale shop
Miss Mary A Hoff, operator of a Glendale women s specialty clothes shop, sent a telegram from Redwood City to the local fire department asking them to put out a blaze or switch off an electric iron she forgot to disconnect. Firemen broke into the shop and found the iron glowing red a few feet from many dresses. They said the telegram arrived just in time.
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Glendale
Calif
Mary A. Hoff
Redwood City
Daughter Of Gore Plans Divorce From Eugene Vidal
Nina Gore Vidal daughter of Senator Thomas Gore will sue Eugene L. Vidal director of the commerce department bureau of air commerce for divorce on cruelty grounds. She is reportedly not planning immediate remarriage despite rumors involving Hugh Auchincloss. custody of son Eugene Jr. is fixed in a prior agreement.
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Auchincloss
Vidal
West Point
Washington
Eugene, Jr
Maley Probes Alleged Bribe Offer By Lytle
Des Moines AP First Assistant Attorney General Walter F Maley says he is investigating an alleged bribe offer by Sioux City contractor C F Lytle in Cedar Rapids sewage disposal plant bids. He plans to present evidence to the Linn county grand jury after completing documentary preparations.
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Des Moines
Walter F. Maley
C. F. Lytle
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Grand Jury
Maley
Lytle
William Bemis
Mr. Parrott
Bemis
Parrott
Male
Go Ahead Says Lytle
The assistant attorney general is welcome to investigate all he wants, said Co. E Lytle, of Sioux City contractor. Continued on page 2, column 4.
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Lytle
Sioux
The
Assis
Gangster Deni Loses Last Hope For Reprieve
Harrisburg pa up reports Gov Earl refused a fifth stay of execution for Philadelphia gangster William Melgooc Deni. He will be executed for the slaying of patrolman Harry J Donahue who Deni said he mistook for a rival hit man.
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Harrisburg
William ‘“Melgooc
Deni
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Electric Chair
George H. Earle
Harry J. Donahue
Fist Fight Sparks Senate Isle Probe in Virgin Islands
Paul Yates, chief accuser of Governor Paul M. Pearson, accused the fist fight in the senate office building lobby of being part of the Pearson crowd’s mailed fist tactics. Robert S. Allen claimed Yates was the aggressor after a clash that led to police separation. Yates did not attend the hearings and said he would not press charges. Pearson denied the accusations and noted Allen helped secure Yates’ Virgin Islands job before his removal for the good of the service.
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Washington
Paul Yates
Paul M. Pearson
Virgin Islands
Senate
Pearson
Robert S. Allen
Drew Pearson
Yates
Interior Department
Allen
Islands
Polish Foreign Minister Beck to Visit Berlin for Hitler Reception
Warsaw reports indicate Polish foreign minister Joseph Beck will travel to Berlin soon for a reception hosted by Adolf Hitler, following an invitation from the German government.
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Warsaw
Joseph Beck
Poland
Berlin
Letters Show Asst. Atty Gen Before Appointment Aided Gambling Setup
A cache of letters from Leroy A. Rader to Frank S. Brisbois reveals that before becoming Special Assistant Attorney General he acted as a fixer for slot machine operators in northwest Iowa. The correspondence shows efforts to arrange protection, coordinate with mayors and county officials, and discuss where machines could operate, with funds channeled through Brisbois and payments to Max Langer. The documents were found in Brisbois files during a search and are being reviewed by prosecutors before return to Fonda.
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Sioux City
Leroy A. Rader
Edward L. O'Connor
Iowa
Frank S. Brisbois
Fonda
Rader
Brisbois
Justice of the Peace Schultz
Pocahontas County
Woodbury County
H. M. Havner
Bluuce
Alep Uml
O'Con
Klien
Belabois
Chum
Brisbeis
Max Langer
Dubuque
Havner
Storm Lake
Frank
Leroy A
P. S. Brisbois
Avery
Spencer
Fort Dodge
Mulholland
Mitchell
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