Senators Probe Munitions Makers Profit Motive
Sen James P Pope says munitions firms plan to flood the country with propaganda to shield wartime profits. He cites Du Pont income rising from about 6.1 million to nearly 59 million annually during World War I and urges a Senate inquiry into a possible government monopoly. Public hearings start in September with 20 investigators under Stephen Raushenbush.
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Pope
du Pont
Washington
James P Pope
Ida
Senate
Library of Congress
du Pont Company
Stephen Raushenbush
Irenee du Pont
E. I du Pont de Nemours Company
Third Internationale
United States
Senate Investigating Committee
Of Human Bondage Starts Friday at the Iowa Theater
Leslie Howard stars as Phil Carey in RKO Radio's film adaptation of Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage. The story follows a delicately bred medical student drawn to the alluring but selfish Mildred, with Bette Davis and Kay Johnson in key roles. Shorts include Hey Nanny Nanny Merrie Melody and Goin to Heaven on a Mule.
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Iowa
Leslie Howard
RKO Radio
Somerset Maugham
Philp Carey
Tive
Mildred
Bette Oasis
Kay Johnson
Frances Dee
Clark and McCullough
Heaven
Armament Makers Attack Disarmament Efforts
Propaganda from armament makers is condemned as vicious. The speakers accuse the industry of insidious lobbying and profits-driven campaigns that flood Congress during army and navy appropriations debates and disarmament conferences.
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Congress
Little Girl Struck By Bicycle In Hydrant Sprinkler
Betty Getlin aged five was playing under the city hydrant sprinklers when a bicycle ridden by Boyd Lenway collided with her at 6th Avenue and Eighth Street NW. She suffered cuts to the cheek and mouth. the rider’s identity was not confirmed in initial report.
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Nevin Nichols
Avenue
Eighth Street NW
Betty Getlin
George Getlin
Nichols
Movie Schedule Highlights At Local Theaters
At the theaters in Iowa and across town several films are listed from Paramount United Artists and other studios. Notable titles include Murder on the Black Board with Edna May Oliver and James Gleason Twin Husbands with John Miljan Shirley Grey and Monroe Owsley Catherine the Great starring Elizabeth Bergner and Douglas Fairbanks Wild Gold with John Boles Claire Trevor Affairs of a Gentleman Paul Lukas and Patricia Ells Mysterious Rider Midnight Midnight with Sidney Fox Pal ace David Harum Sixteen Fathoms Deep with Sally O Neil Creighton Chaney King of Wild Horses Rex Janney and Dorothy Appleby.
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Iowa
Edna May Oliver
James Gleason
John Miljan
Shirley Grey
Monroe Owsley
Paramount
Catherine the Great
Elizabeth Bergner
Douglas Fairbanks
Ir State
John Boles
Claire Trevor
Paul Lukas
Patricia Ells
Rialto
Mysterious Rider
Kent Taylor
Lena Andre
Sidney Fox Palace
WilIl Rogers
David Harum
Four Killed Two Ministers Injured In Crossing Crash
Four people died and two Lutheran ministers were critically injured in a train auto collision at a railroad crossing near Sebeka Minnesota. The victims include Mrs T Eklund Menahga and her 12 year old son Mrs Bakken Thief River Falls and Miss Rebecca Roren Sioux Falls SD. The ministers suffered fractured skulls and were taken to a hospital in Wadena. The car reportedly moved into the train’s path after the driver’s foot slipped from the clutch.
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Minneapolis, St Paul
Sault Ste Marie
Sebck
Eklund
Thin Man at Paramount Adds Spark to Mystery Comedy
William Powell and Myrna Loy headline The Thin Man at Paramount for a four day run starting Friday. The film blends clever mystery with humor as Nick Charles investigates three murders linked to the Wynant family with Nora at his side. Short subjects include a Song cartoon by the Eton Boys and Grantland Rice’s sports piece.
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William Powell
Myrna Loy
Maureed
O'Sullivan
Dashiell Hammett
Paramount Theater
Nick Charles
Miss Loy
Comediennes
Nora
Two Thrilling Adventure Pictures At The Olympic
Olympic theater offers two adventure films this Thursday to Saturday. Sixteen Fathoms Deep stars Sally O Neill Creighton Chaney George Regas and Jack Kennedy as divers in a perilous sponge dive. King of Wild Horses features Rex the sire of a race of wild horses with William Janney and Dorothy Appleby in a thrilling battle scene. A two reel comedy Should Crooners Marry rounds out the bill along with a news reel and race night.
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Sally O'Neil
Shechton Chaney
Lon Chaney
Janney
Creighton Chaney
George Regas
Jack Kennedy
Rex
William Janney
Dorothy Appleby
Father Pleads For Youth In Co-Ed’s Death Case
In Norman Oklahoma a grieving father implores his 22 year old son Neal Myers to return and face charges in the death of Marion Mills a 19 year old University of Oklahoma student and beauty queen. Myers last contact Tuesday telephoning a doctor to visit Mrs Hazel Brown a Delta Omicron fraternity member who is held as a material witness. Mills was found dead by the physician. cause of death undetermined.
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Norman
Okla
Marion Mills
University of Oklahoma
Neal Myers
Miss Mills
Hazel Brown
Delta Opation
Young Republicans pledge to platform against New Deal
In Chicago the national Young Republicans pledged to oppose the New Deal and back elder party leadership for the fall campaign. The nineteen state group adjourned after consulting with a sub committee including John D Hamilton Mrs M L Fosseen and Harrison E Spangler. Henry P Fletcher, national committee chairman, left for Washington.
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Chicago
National Young Republican Organization
National Organization
John D . Hamilton
Kansas
M .L. Fosseen
Minnesota
Harrison E. Spangler
Town
Henry P Fletcher
National Committee
Washington
Dooling Named Likely Leader of Tammany Hall
New York AP James J Dooling, chosen by the national party, emerged as the heavy favorite to lead Tammany Hall after Edward J Ahearn withdrew and pledged support for Dooling. The executive committee vote is slated for next Monday, filling the post vacated by John F Curry.
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New York
James J Dooling
National Democratic Party Organization
Tammany Hall
John F Curry Dooling
Hall
Edward J Ahearn
Dooling
Nudelyweds Promise Wins Year Probation
CHICAGO INS The famous Nudelyweds of the World's Fair, Mr and Mrs Samuel Wallace Jr, pledged to forsake nudism and were sentenced by Judge Borrelli to one year probation after a jury found them guilty of indecent exposure when married natural style. The judge said jail would not serve good.
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Chicago
INS
Samuel Wallace, Jr
Borrelli
Au Naturel
Bombs Hit Austrian Targets Amid Anti Terror Campaign
In Salzburg a bomb destroyed a car carrying a Dollfuss faction member injuring five people, four tourists and a 12 year old girl. A second blast damaged a priest's house in Buers as authorities arrest Nazis. Major General Zehner named undersecretary of defense.
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Vienna
Austria
Dollfuss
Salzburg
Fatherland Front
Buers
Berlin
Klosterbrach
Graz
Kindberg
Styria
Wilhelm Zehner
235 French ministers in France hold the title
Paris reports that 235 Frenchmen bear the title minister with a rule that once titled, always titled. Among them 64 are retired, 172 are in parliament, 66 senators, 106 deputies, 12 never served, and 6 are military officials. Notables include Barthou, Laval, Poincare, and Lebrun amid equal etiquette for past and present ministers.
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Paris
France
President du Conseil
Barthou
Paul-Boncour
Caillaux
Chautemps
Daladier
Doumergue
Herriot
Laval
Francois Marsal
Millerand
Poincare
Sarraut
Steeg
Tardieu
Lebrun
President” de’ la
President” de’ la "Republique." “Monsieur le Ministre
Motherly Hen Takes On Litter Of Pigs
VERDIGRE NEB After sitting on an eggless nest a hen on Joseph Lapeshs farm deserted it and turned to a litter of piglets. When she clucks the pigs say goodbye to their mother and tag along with the hen as she moves about. The hen even sits on them and they appear under her feathers. The only time Mrs Pig sees her offspring is at mealtime.
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Verdigre
Joseph Lapesh
Unusual Birds Wage Grasshopper War Near Brigham City
Fifty birds near Brigham City Utah wage a grasshopper war by flying in formation above ripening grain and knocking grasshoppers from the air, creating a natural pest-control spectacle.
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Brigham City
Utah
Jamie Made Head of St. Paul Police
Alexander Jamie a former director of Chicago's Secret Six was named St. Paul police chief by Commissioner H E Warren and sent to the city council for confirmation The council delayed action until Tuesday Jamie born in Sterling Scotland fifty one years ago migrated to the United States in 1893 and stands over six feet tall
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ST. Paul
Alexander Jamie
Chicago
Secret Six
H. E. Warren
William Mahoney
Jamie
Jake Lingle
Sterling
Scotland
United States
Prince Of Wales Loses Golf Match To Irish Earl At Sunningdale
The Earl of Carrick defeated the Earl of Carrick by one hole in round five of the Parliamentary golf handicap at Sunningdale. The Prince of Wales, playing as the prince, lost at the nineteenth to the eighth Earl of Carrick, Lord Butler, who has held the title for 200 years. The prince had been the favorite and runner up last year but faltered late.
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London
Earl of Carrick
Sunningdale
Prince of Wales
House of Lords
Butler
Wales
Bishop W Terry Promotes Ben Lomond Hike Ad
In Ogden Utah Bishop William Z Terry wrote a July 4 advertisement for the Mount Ogden branch of the Mormon church urging a Ben Lomond mountain hike. The verse-style pitch contrasts fishing hunting golf and other pastimes with the value of climbing Ben Lomond.
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Ogden, Utah
William Z. Terry
Ben Lomond
Mount Ogden
Mormon Church
Kaiser’s Old Yacht Now on Mediterranean Cruises
The former Kaiser era yacht Hohenzollern, seized by Britain in the war and later laid up in London, operates now as the Norman Star on Mediterranean cruises. It retains imperial decorations in the empress suite, including mauve silk and family photographs, while passengers hear tales of Willie from Mamma.
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London
Hohenzollern
S. S
Willie
Mamma
Five Americans Plan Flight Around Globe
Five American flyers mapped a goodwill round-the-world trip to start Sunday under a businessmen group. The route includes Moscow for a week or two with friendship hops, then Bermuda, the Azores, Paris, Berlin, and return via Libera and Alaska to Chicago. Command will be Lieut Commander William H Alexander with Lieut Commander John Wycliffe Iseman as co pilot and Major William G Brooks as organizer.
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Chicago
Jong Trail
Moscow
Bermuda
Azores
Paris
Berlin
Libera
Alaska
William H. Alexander
New York
U. S. Navy
Pensacola
Fla
John Wycliffe Iseman
William G. Brooks
Lincoln
Neb
Arthur Finch
Merchant Marine
John Fitkalo
Charles Healy Day
S. A McClellan
Braguzin
Lake Baikal
Tigil
Kam
Flight Route From Nome Depends On Canada Permit
The plan starts at Chatan Peninsula and when in Nome the course hinges on Canadian government approval. If a permit to fly over Canada is granted the route heads to Chicago via Winnipeg. otherwise it proceeds to Portland Minneapolis and then Chicago.
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Chatan Peninsula
Nome
Canada
Chicago
Winnipeg
Portland
Minneapolis
Two Bandits and Banker Dead in Oklahoma Shootout
In a gun battle near Grove Oklahoma two bank robbers and Ealum Gregory bank president were killed. Sheriff John York led a posse including Luther Gregory and Oscar Blackford. Gregory's son was kidnapped and later released unharmed. The incident followed a Bank of Ketchum robbery in Craig county.
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Miami
Okla
Ketchum
Craig County
John York
Vinita
Ealum Gregory
Grove
Adair County
Gregory
Luther Gregory
Ketchum Bank
Gregorys
Oscar Blackford
Bernice
Amelia Earhart Lands at Dubuque Airport
Amelia Earhart Putnam landed at the Dubuque airport at noon on Thursday completing a five hour flight from Cleveland. She is the first woman pilot to land on the new airport under construction. She and husband George Palmer Putnam will drive to Wyoming after a brief reception. A male pilot departed in the afternoon to return the plane to Cleveland.
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Dubuque
Amelia Earhart Putnam
Cleveland
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