Letter Details Rader Bid to Free Seized Slot Machines
A Gazette photostat preserves LeRoy A. Rader’s pre appointment letter to Frank S. Brisbois of Fonda as he acted as a fixer for slot operators. It shows efforts to obtain the release of seized machines, notes a county attorney’s recommendation for return, and outlines Rader’s bid to have machines sold rather than destroyed.
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LeRoy A. Rader
Frank S. Brisbois
Fonda
Rader
Iowa
Predict Defeat of White House on TVA Issue
Washington pundits forecast Roosevelt faces defeat as TVA legislation moves to floor. Debate centers on a compromise to curb TVA power sales, auditing, and bond limits while preserving municipal purchases and funding. Congressional factions warn of veto risk and continued partisan battle.
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White House
TVA
Washington
Roosevelt
Wheeleor-Rayburn
Omecare Thana Enti
Lim
Ute
Iran
Atoander
Caneral J. R. McCarl
Carbon Monoxide Fumes Kill Three Americans Daily
Study reveals carbon monoxide exposure from vehicle exhaust claims about three lives daily in the United States. Authorities urge better car maintenance, ventilation, and use of detectors to reduce deaths and injuries.
Two Robbers Sentenced to Twenty-Five Years Each
R P Burch aged 40 and Burton Victor Owen aged 31, both of Sioux City, received twenty five year terms for robbery with aggravation in district court. They were arrested by Patrolmen Burke and Kansky after a Cedar Rapids chase in a stolen car following the June 27 hold up of street car motorman W C Lane. The court ordered weapon destruction and returned nearly ten dollars taken from Tama operator Mat hun.
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R P Burch
Burton Victor Owen
Sioux City
State Penitentiary
Ho OC Ring
Burke and Kansky
Cedar Rapids
Earlly
Homer Matchun
Tama Filling Staten
G K. Thompson Burch
Leavenworth
W. C Lane
Beyer Avenue
Burch
Lane
Irom
Owen
Matehun
Tama
Belle Plaine
Kansas
Woodbury County
Coughlin Loses Fight Over Soldier Field Meeting
Chicago Park Board wins a temporary victory in court to bar Rev Charles Coughlin from using Soldier Field as a meeting site for his National Union for Social Justice. Judge Kelly denied the petition and set terms for an amended filing, with next steps to follow.
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Chicago Park Board
Charles FE Coughlin
Poest
Soldier Facto Ag
Bis National Union For Social Justice
Diones I Kelly
Coughla
Petitian
Kelly
Samuel Fl. Nelson
Coughlin
Einstein and Rosen Propose Space Bridges for Matter
New theory by Albert Einstein and N Rosen argues atomic particles are bridges in space linking two identical sheets. The work, published in Physical Review, treats particles as manifestations of space itself and dismisses negative mass as impossible.
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New York
Albert Einstein
Physical Review
N. Rosen
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton
Professor Eimstein
Finstein Stites
Aztecs Use Chocolate Beans as Money Then Ban Chocolata
Historical note shows Aztecs used cacao beans as currency and restricted drinking chocolata to the upper classes. This practice tied wealth to cacao and limited access to elite social rituals.
Probe resumes in Woodbury County graft inquiry
Grand jury hearings continue with Clyde Mayer case and related witnesses. Arch ie Jepson former Sioux City solicitor and State Agent William Zelinsky are expected to testify Saturday along with perjury defendant Arthur. Goltz defends Mayer while investigations expand to include bank records and seven slot machines.
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Goltz
Mayer
Archie Jepson
Sioux City
William Zelinsky
William Arthur
Arthur
Carlos W. Goltz
Clyde Mayer
Ole Naglestad
H. M. Havner
Peter G Wilson
Grand Jury
Wilson
Bert Bollinger
l.eMars
Fort Madison
O'Connor
Arch Webster Buried After Sleep on Railway Tracks
Arch Webster, 45, of Clinton Tennessee, was buried Friday after sleeping on a railway track and being struck by a freight train. The incident is reported by United Press.
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Clinton, Tenn
Arch Webster
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935
A Cedar Rapids toll for 1935 is described in the entry, outlining charges and collection details. The notice includes the responsible authority and payment instructions for motorists using the toll route.
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Cedar Rapids
Agnes Samuelson Elected Head of Educators at NEA Meet
Agnes Samuelson of Des Moines Iowa was elected president of the National Education Association for the coming year at the Denver meeting. She defeated Annie C Woodward and Caroline S Woodruff in a close race. The session closed with debates on academic freedom ending in a compromise resolution. The NEA defended teachers rights to free speech while urging instruction on American government.
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Denver
INS
National Education Association
Agnes Samuelson
Des Moines
Iowa
Annie C. Woodward
Somerville
Mass
Caroline S. Woodruff
Castleton
R. E. Offenhauer
Lima
Ohio
William T. Longshore
Kansas City
George T. Avery
Colorado State College
Fort Collins
Paul Monroe
Selma
Ala
Norman Hamilton
Price
Utah
Bertha C. Knemeyer
Elko
Nev
Vierling Kersey
Sacramento
Calif
E. W. Butterfield
Hartford
Conn
Raymond H. Snyder
Albion
Idaho
Charles Carroll
Providence
R. I
Mary Eva Hite
Columbia
S. D
John Callahan
Madison
Wis
NEA
Wire Heads Ordered To Drop All Board Positions But One
The FCC ordered ten executives to divest all interlocking directorships except one by August nine to protect public interests. Notables include Walter S. Gifford of AT&T and David Sarnoff of RCA. The five to two vote cited AT&T control of Western Electric and licenses with its subsidiaries.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Telegraph
Commission
Walter S. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sosthenes Behn
Board of
International Telephone and Telegraph
Newcomb Carlton
Western Union
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Thad C. Brown
Jeving Stewart
Gifford
A. T. and
Western Electric Company
Letter From Max Langer Acknowledges Brisbois Payment
The Gazette publishes a photostat of Max Langer’s letter to Frank Brisbois noting a $50 payment as an assessment for a fund to cover traveling state agents' raids on nonpaying slot owners. Langer says agents will operate only around Arnolds Park. County Attorney Carmichael says Brisbois admitted receiving protection through Gagen and was tipped off before raids.
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Max Langer
Dubuque
Frank S. Brisbois
Fonda
Langer
Brisbois
O'Connor
Brisbols
Arnolds Park
A. C. Carmichael
Pocahontas County
the Gazette
Frank Brisbois
Gagen
Carmichael
Eastman Names 18 Railways for Probe
Railroad co ordinator Joseph B Eastman named 18 railroads and their subsidiaries for Senate interstate commerce committee investigation. The panel seeks full study of railroad activities, holding companies, affiliates and connections with professional firms and banking groups.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Eastman
Burton K. Wheeler
St. Louis
San Francisco
Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific
Missouri Pacific
North Western
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Pacific
Kansas City Southern
Chesapeake & Ohio
Erie
New York
Pere Marquette
Ilnois
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Delaware and Hudson
Southern
Illinois Central
Central of Georgia
Florida East Coast
One Dead One Wounded In Clover Road Duel
In Cambria County near Clover a man was killed and another wounded in what police term a duel over an alleged love triangle. Louis Marconi, 40, died from a skull fracture after a shotgun wound. Thomas Scatara, 43, is in critical condition with shotgun injuries. The two men had argued over Marconi's wife for a month.
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Johnstown
INS
Clover
Camabria County
Louis Marconi
Thomas Scatara
Marconi
Scatara
Davenport Couple Dead In Apparent Self Destruction
Emil Berg age 76 and his wife Clara Falk 71 were found dead in their Davenport home with bullet holes in their hearts. A revolver lay near Berg. Coroner and police say Berg killed his wife then shot himself. Berg was a longtime Davenport sporting goods dealer with his brothers. He had been ill and despondent.
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Davenport (Ap
Emil Berg
Clara Falk
Berg
W. F. Shelley
Davenport
Army plans tests for giant Boeing bombing plane
The War Department said Boeing completed the first flying battle cruiser after over a year of work and the air corps will test the huge craft at Wright Field in Dayton in open competition with other bombers.
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Washington
Army Air Corps
Wrightfield
Dayton
War Department
Boeing Aircraft Company
Hummer Church Near Iowa City Burns
The Hummer church nine miles east of Iowa City in Johnson County burned to the ground late Thursday night. Damages ran into thousands of dollars. Firefighters could not save the building and the cause was not yet determined.
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Iowa City
Here
Johns County
Greek General Strike Planned Against Monarchist Danger
The Greek federation of labor planned Friday to call a general strike in protest against a monarchist danger. A date for the strike was not set.
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Athens
Greek Federation of Labor
Peoples Savings Bank Statement June 20 1935 Cedar Rapids Iowa
Statement of the condition of the Peoples Savings Bank Linn County Iowa as of June 20 1935 lists resources including loans and discounts bonds and securities 62023018.49 overdrafts banking house and fixtures 86713286 due from banks cash items income accrued receivable 70391.27 304.52 0 total resources and liabilities including capital stock surplus undivided profits reserves deposits and certified funds 3985707.79 signed by Frank C Welch T Warriner Paul Huston Wm Rinderknecht Jr Brett Dishong and notary public.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn
Bankera
Vaneas
Linn County
Fade B Ruaron
Vespers
Rinderknecht, JR
Brett Dishong
Frank c, Welch
MR. Warriner
Paul H Huston
Geernecht
Ita
Brett Dishons
Alice M Birch
Frank O
Mikota
A. FE
Chase WM
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Military Offies Committee
Pasa
IVA
Senate Bs
Rev. Coughlin
Linstein
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Army
Hummer Church
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Peoples Savings Bank
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