San Jose Hermit Prospector Absolved In Fatal Shooting Case
Peter Weiss, a hermit prospector in San Jose, was absolved of intent to harm after a deadly confrontation when a shotgun discharged. The case centered on a young motorist killed after Weiss threatened with a gun while a photo incident occurred. The narrative contrasts with contemporaneous world news including De Valera urging a League peace conference and criticism of New Deal farm policy under Peek.
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Geneva
Eamon de Valera
Irish Free State
League of Nations Council
de Valera
Europe
Peter Weiss
OConnor pays Free total of 1700 for liquor gambling probe
Iowa records show Attorney General Edward L. O Connor has paid Fred Free 1700 for undercover liquor and gambling investigations in Sioux City. A voucher and receipt were filed with the comptroller, listing Free as the recipient with Herman as his middle name.
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DES Moines
INS
Fred Free
Sioux City
Edward L. O’connor
Free
Fred Herman
Herman
Executive Council
O’connor
Hanford Legion plans Fourth of July celebration at Frontier Park
Members of the Hanford post of the American Legion mobilize for a star‑studded holiday at Frontier Park. Volunteers prep the grandstand grounds with union help for electrical, plumbing and other facilities. Races, midway attractions and fireworks promise a crowd. The admission includes grandstand entry.
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Hanford Post
American Legion
Frontier Park
Governor Sets Budget Clamp on Attorney General Office
Gov Clyde L Herring said the attorney general office must stay within its quarterly 23750 limit during the coming three months to fund the Sioux City probe led by Fred H Free. The request totals 25157 with a 2000 contingency, drawing 1700 so far, and may affect future payments to Free if cases go to the Woodbury grand jury. O Connor declined comments on progress and whether further evidence will be gathered.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Sioux City
Fred H. Free
Edward L. O’connor
O’connor
Free
Woodbury Grand Jury
Three blown to bits near bridge in Nowata Oklahoma
Three highway workers were killed when three fourths of a case of dynamite discharged accidentally near a bridge two miles south of Nowata Oklahoma. Foreman Frank Routree of Duncan and laborer J Murphy of Nowata were identified among the dead.
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Novata
Okla
Here
Frank Routree
Duncan
Oeway Project
J. Murphy
Faith and war debate in Everyday Living column
The reader challenges optimism about world peace, arguing belief in abolition is unlikely while wars and tensions persist. The columnist counters with faith that progress and good will can end conflict, citing Tom Kettle and Goethe to assert mankind’s moral growth toward peace.
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Burns
Tom Kettle
Goethe
Accused of Torch Murder of Mother in Winston-Salem
Sadie Lawson 35 bound over to superior court on charges of torch murder of her 63 year old invalid mother Elizabeth Lawson. Fire Chief Hobson testified rescuing the mother from a burning mattress and that Lawson exclaimed she would kill herself. Lawson admitted pouring gasoline on the bed but denied setting the fire.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
INS
Sadie Lawson
Elizabeth Lawson
Bailey Lupfert
W. G. Hobson
Miss Lawson
Flyer Killed In Crop Dusting Crash Near Hollister
Allen S. Rising a 23 year old commercial aviator was burned to death when his crop dusting plane crashed into a tree during operations in a squash field near Hollister California.
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Hollister
Calif
Ins
Allen S. Rising
Gazette subscription pickup for vacation readers
The Gazette offers mail subscriptions to readers away on vacation. Cedar Rapids and Marion carriers have order blanks to mail the paper to fishing camps resorts hotels or relatives. Order before you go to enjoy uninterrupted delivery.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Drought Area Cattle to Be Bought by Government
The Associated Press reports Secretary Wallace authorized purchase of up to 1,000,000 cattle to remove them from burned ranges in north central states. Other items note 50,000 needy farmers planned for work relief by W P A in four states, drought aid for 100,000 farm families, rains offering relief in the South, and floods in Texas with 23 deaths and extensive crop damage.
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Duluth
Wallace
ST. Paul
Works Progress
Minnesota
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Atlanta
San Antonio
Drought Eases in East and South as Regions Receive Rain
Federal officials outline plans to aid farmers in northwestern wheat areas where drought persists. The Weather Bureau reports good rains in Maryland, Pennsylvania, the Ohio Valley, southern and western Missouri, eastern Kansas, and parts of Georgia, South Carolina and eastern Gulf states. Scattered showers are forecast for Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota with no rain expected in central and northern regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Georgia
South Carolina
Gulf
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Drought Grips Dakota Regions Amid Heat Wave
North and South Dakota endure extreme heat with no rain while Des Moines reports relief via rain. Henry Wallace, secretary of agriculture, cautions that major cattle purchases are unlikely unless conditions worsen.
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Chicago
North
South Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Pierre
Mobridge
S. D
Minnesota
Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Rain Brings Relief as Government Aid Expands
In Duluth Minnesota relief came with rain and a threefold program of government aid. Showers fell across drought ravaged southern states and the Great Lakes region, offering hopeful signs for farming areas.
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Duluth, Minn
Great Lakes
Seek Hit And Run Driver Struck Two Parked Cars
Cedar Rapids owners seek police aid after a hit and run at 11 45 p m Thursday damaged two parked autos on Second street SW H M McIntosh and Carl B Frabel reported the incident a neighbor Joseph Carroll saw the runaway car bearing license 00 1054 the license plate found at the scene matched the same numbers.
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H. M. McIntosh
Second Street
Carl B. Frabel
Joseph Carroll
Sinclair Plans Book With Roosevelt As Figure In Story
Upton Sinclair, declining further political activity, announced a complete retirement and said he is finishing a Vel in which President Franklin D Roosevelt appears as a character. The Pasadena report notes Sinclair was the 1934 California governor candidate who backed a production-for-use program.
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Pasadena
Calif
Upton Sinclair
California
Roosevelt
Death blocks operation to separate Siamese twins
In Medford Massachusetts the second Siamese twin died at Lawrence Memorial Hospital forty eight hours after birth, leaving the surviving Mary to face a planned severance operation. Dr John B Vernaglia delivered the twins and was present when death occurred. The girls Mary and Carina Fiorenza of Everett were conjoined at the back of the head forming Janus like appearance. Surgeons had hoped to delay the separation to build strength. authorities noted no successful living dead separation on record.
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Medford
Mass
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
John B. Vernaglia
Mary
Carina
Diego
Dick) Fiorenza
Everett
Janus
Republicans Attack Democratic Platform In Chicago Speech
John D. M. Hamilton, Republican National Committee chairman, told Illinois officials that the Democratic platform ignores taxpayers and favors big corporations. He argued Roosevelt’s 1932 actions risked national collapse for political gain while contrasting the GOP with Roosevelt’s platform.
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Chicago
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Hamilton
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Illinois Republican Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Heat Wave Sees Cedar Rapids Hit 99 Degrees
Severe heat persists as Cedar Rapids records 99 at 2:30 p.m under fair skies. Temperatures rose from 60 at 5 a.m to 69 at 7 a.m and 90 at 10 a.m, with Thursday reaching 92 at 4 p.m followed by 83 and 67 at later times based on Chambers Inskeep readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Firecracker Explodes in Boy's Mouth Injures Child
In Chester South Dakota Billie Jones ten year old son of Mrs Roy Housman suffered a badly split tongue a torn lower lip and facial burns when a firecracker exploded in his mouth during a pre holiday celebration A playmate lit the firecracker as Billie held it in his mouth.
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Chester
S. D
Billie Jones
Roy Housman
Billie
Want Ad Department Will Be Open From 8 A.M. to 6 P.M.
The want ad department announces hours from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for assistance. Call the office for service and ad placement during the listed times.
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Ad Department
Diary of Anna Belle Blake Spurs Slaying Probe Citywide
Chicago police traced clues from Miss Blake diary to nightclub manager Edward Freed whose wife Ruth is sought in the slaying. Audrey Vallette Schroeder, real name, was killed in her rum soaked apartment. inquest delayed to July 16 as family members failed to shed light on the case.
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Chicago
Annabelle Blake
North Side
Eddie
Miss Blake
Edward Freed
Ruth
Freed
The
Daily Times
Dolly
Rollie
Cecilia Burridge
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Bank Nights Legal
The Massachusetts Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the water bank nights are legal in the state. In a test case the court found that the bank nights did not constitute a lottery.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Zioncheck and Wife Hailed by Seattle Crowd
Rep. Marion A. Zioncheck and his wife arrived at Union Station to a 1000 strong Seattle crowd for his homecoming. Zioncheck, looking “fed up,” told reporters he was tired of publicity. He had recently left a Maryland hospital and was joined in Ellensburg by his wife who traveled from Washington, D. C. after a secret flight.
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Seattle
Marion A. Zioncheck
Union Station
Zioncheck
Maryland
Ellensburg
Wash
Washington, D. C
Washington
William Nadeau
Here
Zioncheck hints at run for Washington governor
Marion A. Zioncheck told the Post-Intelligencer he may seek the Washington governorship this fall. He said he would oversee all state insane asylums and would dismiss many so called insanity experts.
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Seattle
the Post- Intelligencer
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington
West Coast Slayer Sentenced To Hang
SAN FRANCISCO AP Albert Walter Jr found sane by a jury was sentenced to be hanged at San Quentin on September 4 for the strangling murder of Blanche Cousins of Idaho Falls Idaho. Superior Judge Lyle T Jacks declared first degree murder. Walter showed no emotion as the sentence was read. his father a Boston salesman and his wife fainted in the jail.
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San Francisco
Albert Walter, Jr
San Quentin
Blanche Cousins
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Lyle T. Jacks
Walter
Boston
Henry Fauerbach Dies At 71 Brewer of Madison
Henry Fauerbach 71 a widely known brewer died Friday in the office of the Fauerbach Brewing company in Madison Wis His father Peter founded the brewery which was reorganized two years ago
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Madison, Wis
Henry Fauerbach
Fauerbach Brewing Company
Fauerbach
Peter
Japanese Censor Suppresses U S Washington Apology
Tokyo censors block U S Washington apology for rough treatment of two Americans in Pieping. The Washington dispatch is banned from vernacular papers and English papers The Japan Advertiser and Chronicle face suppression. A Los Angeles spy trial and a planned Alaska air base visit draw no comment from the war ministry.
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TOKIO
INS
Washington
American State Department
United States
Japan Advertiser
Chronicle
Washington Dispatch
Los Angeles
War Ministry
United States Secretary of War
Dern
Fairbanks
Alaska
War Office
Mine Victim Dies Of His Injuries
SHAMOKIN Pa Enoch Kuklinski Jr 35 a bootleg coal miner buried twenty hours under a collapsed shaft died Thursday night of a broken back and internal injuries. Twenty four miners who dug him out risked death but saved him until near death.
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Shamokin, Pa
Enoch Kuklinski, Jr
Shamokin State Hospital
$100000 Case Ended in Court by Carol Frink
Carol Frink’s $100000 alienation of affections suit against Helen Hayes was dismissed in Chicago. Judge Walter La Bay granted a non suit after Sam Golan argued the case aimed to set the record straight rather than seek money. Hayes maintained she would not settle, while Frink said she merely wanted to tell her story on the stand.
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Chicago
Carol Frink
Helen Hayes
Screen
Stage
Charles MacArthur
Miss Hayes
Miss Frink
Sam Golan
Walter la Bay
Miss Frank
National And State Bank Calls Issued
The comptroller of the currency orders a call for the condition of all national banks as of Tuesday, June 30. The dates of calls are set by the comptroller to prepare annual and quarterly statistics. The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation seek condition reports for state banks as of June 30.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Iowa Banking Dept Seeks State Bank Condition Report
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa state banking department issued a call for information on the condition of state and savings bank and trust companies as of June 30. The move aims to assess financial health and solvency across institutions.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
State and Savings Bank and Trust Companies
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New Deal
AAA
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Peek
Hull
New England
Pigiee
Herring
Sam
Uncle Sam
America
Joseph Fort Newton
Newton
the Gazette
BYU
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids News
Sinclair
Hamilton Assans
Democrat
Saturday Gazette
the Gazette Office
Lillian
Diary
May
West Coast
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