Goodrich Held in New York for Girl's Murder
Merton Ward Goodrich, sought in a nationwide manhunt for the slaying of 11-year-old Lillian Gallagher of Detroit, confessed after an accidental arrest in New York. He waived extradition and is to be returned to Detroit. his wife Florence is in custody.
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New York
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallagher
Detroit
Goodrich
Raymond Johnson
Central Park
International Association of Police Chiefs
Woodward
Cass Avenues
Gloria Vanderbilt Custody Award Upheld By Court
The appellate division unanimously sustains a New York Supreme Court ruling granting custody of 11 year old Gloria Vanderbilt and a $4 000 000 trust to her aunt Mrs Harry Payne Whitney.
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Gloria Vanderbilt
NEW York (Lp
New York Supreme Court
Harry Payne Whitney
Davenport Bowling Alley Raided. Arrest Made
Davenport police raided a bowling alley and arrested Leonard Mason, alleged operator of a race betting establishment. Nearly 100 patrons, including many women, fled as officers entered. money in sight was scooped up during the scramble. Officers seized $35.
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Davenport
Leonard Mason
District Deputies Named for XK 6 by IOwa Knights
Dr. W H Redmond the newly reelected state deputy announced sixteen district deputies and their councils. The list includes John W Cretzmeyer Dubuque district one serving Dubuque Elkader Ossian Waukon. Paul F Kamler Clinton district two serving Davenport Clinton DeWitt Muscatine Bellevue. Chris H Ostertag Burlington district three serving Burlington Keokuk Fort Madison West Point. John H Mitchell Fort Dodge district four serving Fort Dodge Boone Webster City Eagle Grove Ames. A C Fosselman Des Moines district five serving Des Moines Marshalltown Colfax Newton. Dr W B Stager Greene district six serving Greene New Hampton Charles City Cresco Protivia. John F Maher Sioux City district seven serving Sioux City LeMars Sheldon Rock Rapids. Carl J Hess Carroll district eight serving Carroll Perry Templeton Jefferson Denison. Clem A Boyle Iowa City district nine serving Iowa City Harper Victor Washington Marengo. H H Kamerick Ottumwa district ten serving Ottumwa Melrose Chariton Albia Centerville. John H Bormann Cedar Rapids district eleven serving Cedar Rapids Anamosa Waterloo Oelwein Manchester. Lawrence D Brennan Mallard district twelve serving Emmetsburg Algona Mason City Estherville. T M Delancey Council Bluffs district thirteen serving Missouri Valley Council Bluffs Neola Dunlap Earling. C F Thompson Atlantic district fourteen serving Atlantic Creston Shenandoah Corning Stuart. Joseph R Barron Monticello district fifteen serving Monticello Cascade Farley Dyersville. H C Sommers Odebolt district sixteen serving Odebolt Cherokee Fonda Storm Lake.
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Iowa Knights of Columbus
W. H. Redmond
John W. Cretzmeyer
Dubuque
Elkader
Ossian
Waukon
Paul F. Kamler
Clinton
Davenport
DeWitt
Muscatine
Bellevue
Chris H. Ostertag
Burlington
Keokuk
Fort Madison
West Point
John H. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Boone
Webster City
Eagle Grove
Ames
A. C. Fosselman
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Colfax
Newton
W. B. Stager
Greene
New Hampton
Charles City
Cresco
Protivia
John F. Maher
Sioux City
Sev
LeMars
Sheldon
Rock Rapids
Car J. Hess
Carroll
Perry
Templeton
Jefferson
Denison
Clem A. Boyle
Iowa City
Harper
Victor
Washington
Marengo
H. H. Kamerick
Ottumwa
Melrose
Chariton
Albia
Centerville
John H. Bormann
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Waterloo
Oelwein
Manchester
Lawrence D. Brennan
Mallard
Emmetsburg
Algona
Mason City
Estherville
T. M. Delancey
Council Bluffs
Missouri Valley
Neola
Dunlap
Earling
C. F. Thompson
Atlantic
Creston
Shenandoah
Corning
Stuart
Joseph R. Barron
Monticello
Fifteenth District
Cascade
Farley
Dyersville
H. C. Sommers
Odebolt
Sixteenth District
Cherokee
Fonda
Storm Lake
Tarantulas Locate Prey by Sense of Touch
Spiders detect prey through tactile contact only. They seize prey when it touches them or they touch it, relying on this direct sensory cue to strike.
Pounds Rising at Camp Good Health Health Drive
The Camp Good Health Fund funds care for 114 physically handicapped children at Camp Good Health in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The program runs June 17 to August 26 with costs about five dollars weekly per child. Donations support milk vegetables meats fruit eggs and operation expenses.
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Camp Good Health
the Gazette
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Statement by Max Duckworth on Sioux City incident
Max Duckworth describes an event with Joe Siegel and Miss Coan involving a public dispute at a social gathering. He recounts asking a girl to dance, telling Miss Coan not to report to the office, and a later confrontation about public office conduct. He notes a hallway disturbance involving Arthur and Brown and asserts Siegel was not drunk.
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Joe Siegel
Miss Coan
Mr. Siegel
Siegel
Mr. Arthur
Mr. Brown
Willie Willis Lyrics Promise of Parade Fame
A fragment quotes Willie Willis describing a future return as rich and famous. He imagines riding in a parade and pretends not to remember someone named Mary. The line reflects a playful, aspirational mood within a personal reminiscence.
Lost Guernsey to Bournemouth Airliner Sinks at Sea
Grave anxiety gripped London as a Guernsey to Bournemouth airliner vanished three miles off the Needles Isle of Wight. RAF flying boats, lifeboats, and a destroyer hunted a wide sea area all night but found no sign. The distressed pilot sent SOS with position but cause unknown. The airliner belonged to Sir Alan Cobham Airways.
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London
Guernsey
Bournemouth
Needles
Isle of Wright
Royal Air Force
Alan Cobham Airways
Linn County Opens Bids for Four Highway Projects and Bridge
The Linn County Board of Supervisors sets July 18 at 10 a.m. for bid openings on four highway improvement projects and a bridge job. Grading covers 1.25 miles in Fayette township north of Palo, with other work 2.50 miles south of Marion and a 3.5 mile surfacing section from Alburnett-Lafayette to County Trunk Road. A 40 foot steel and concrete beam bridge will be built at Center Point.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
Fayette Township
Palo
Covington
Marion
Alburnett - Lafayette
Center Point
Austria Votes to Restore Hapsburg Crown Lands
Vienna reports the cabinet moved toward restoring expropriated Hapsburg properties. The diet’s consent is expected, with museums and theaters to remain state property. Restoring castles, farms, forests and the Prater would transfer vast holdings to the house of Hapsburg.
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Vienna
Hapsburgs
Diet
House of Hapsburg
Coney Island
Prater
Otto
Oelwein City Clerk Overcome By Gas
OELWEIN C D Shippy city clerk for twenty five years was found overcome by gas in the kitchen of his home Wednesday morning. He was discovered by Guy Gregory chief of police who investigated when Shippy failed to report for work. A peg on the stove was gone letting the flow of gas resume. He lived alone and regained consciousness Wednesday afternoon in Mercy hospital and is expected to recover.
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Boccini
the Gazette
Oelwein
Benton County Farmer Held For Drunk Driving
John Martin a 46 year old Polk township farmer was held to the grand jury on a drunk driving charge after waiving preliminary hearing before Justice J A Ruhl. His $600 bond was posted. Martin was arrested Monday near Urbana by Deputy Sheriff J B Franklin.
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Vinton
John Martin
Polk Township
J. A. Ruhl
Martin
Urbana
J. B. Franklin
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
Accidents tally shows 198 incidents resulting in 228 injuries and deaths during the 1935 Cedar Rapids auto toll period. Authorities report trends and safety concerns amid rising vehicle use.
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Cedar Rapids
Biddle resigns as Labor Board head in Washington
Francis Biddle resigns as chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, effective at week’s end. He returns to law practice in Philadelphia after the NRA ruling, with the NLRB ending Aug 1 or replaced by a Wagner act framework pending signature. Harry Mellen had resigned earlier, Edwin Smith stays until dissolution.
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Washington
INS
Francis Biddle
National Labor Relations Board
Philadelphia
NLRB
Supreme Court
NRA
Roosevelt
Biddle
Harry Millen
Benton Farmer Cleared Of Assault Charge By Sister
Fred Rahn, Bruce township farmer, was cleared of an assault charge filed by his sister Mrs. Catherine Eckhart over land in Bruce township. No evidence showed he struck her. Costs were charged to Mrs. Eckhart.
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Benton Farmer
Vinton
J. A.‘Ruhl
Fred Rahn
Bruce Township
Catherine Eckhart
la Porte City
Eckhart
Charles
Frank Stahr
Rahns
Supreme Court
Death ruled accidental in Muscatine auto incident
In Muscatine a coroner's jury found that 67 year old George Wilmering died accidentally after being run over by his own car, driven by his wife. He died in a hospital following the incident.
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Muscatine
George Wilmering
Wilmering
Ortman Sets Canada Mexico Speed Record
Ortman shatters Canada Mexico cross border record flying a Keith Rider monoplane from Vancouver to Agua Caliente in 5 hours 27 minutes, with actual flying time 5 hours 10 minutes after a refuel stop. He logged 270 mph near Sacramento before a 17 minute delay for fuel. The 28 year old Oklahoman eclipsed former marks held by Hawks and Wedell, marking a new era for the coast flight.
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Agua Caliente
Mex
Earl Ortman
Pacific Coast
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Ortman
C.S.T
William van Dusen
San Diego
American Aeronautical Association
United States
Sacramento
Calif
Tex Rankin
Frank Hawks
Jimmy Wedell
Hawks
Wedell
Deadly Spider Carries Fight To Centipede
Oklahoma City AP reports a black widow spider pits strategy against a tarantula and a centipede in a deadly arena. The centipede defeats the tarantula in 17.2 minutes, then the widow traps the larger foe with web threads and evasive tactics as observers expect a multi day confrontation.
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Oklahoma City
Mucha
Gangster to Resist Murder Charge in Detroit Case
William Lee Ferris alias Schweitzer faces murder charges after confessions link him to the Dickinson killing. Prosecutor seeks arraignment. Ferris plans to stand mute. Two burlesque dancers Loretta and Florence Jackson are also charged in the case. Texas high school authorities clash over a five year age limit for football players under a new state league resolution.
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Detroit
William Lee Ferris
Schweitzer
Howard Carter Dickinson
New York
Ernest Goodman
Ferris
Duncan C. McCrea
Loretta
Florence Jackson
Texas
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Gallaher
Florence Dear
Lima
Boston
Thomas J. Harris
John Dillinger
Mrs. Goodrich
Sen. Murphy
Eure Automatic
Bea Ther
Uphu
Democrats
Ugue
Ame
Fost
Zehose
Attars Vey
Guy B. Rackators
Storm
Bobaeti
Metta A. Bur
Red Cross
Clem J. McGuire
Louis Murphy
Brisbois Bros. Company of
Fonda, Sr
Murphy
McGuire
Max Langer
Automatic Supply Company of
LeRoy A. Rader
Frank S. Brisbois
Brisbois
Max Duckworth
Governor’s Office
Edward L. O’connor
Mr. Tice
Woodbury
Grand Jury
Walter Maley
Willie Willis
British Sea
Linn
Austria
Benton County
Labor Board
Canada-Mexico
Centipede
William Schweitzer
McCrea
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