Judge Indicted In Fight Over Racket Probe
Superior Judge Walter S. Gates faced indictment as part of the receivership racket probe tied to the fall of the $18 million American Mortgage Co. Gates surrendered on bribe-related charges and decried the indictment as a frame-up while denouncing graft and political interference. District Attorney Baron Fitts, after the grand jury session, voiced anger over the proceedings.
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Los Angeles
Walter S. Gates
Gates
B. Rey Schauer
Grand Jury
Beana
L. Fleming
Superior Court
Dailey Stafford
Waler Guerin
American Mortgage Company
A. J. Showalter
Charles F. Allison
Baron Fitts
Price Family Reunion Held At North English Home
Forty descendants of Mr and Mrs John Price gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs John Riess northwest of North English. Four generations were present with a noon dinner. Guests came from Radcliff Independence Olin Keswick South English and Jessup.
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John Price
John Riess
North English
Radcliff
Independence
Olin
Keswick
South English
Jessup
Man Reunites Hope With Parents After 15 Years Absence
Robert P. Syfers, who left Cedar Rapids fifteen years ago, seeks information about his parents James A. and Laura V. Syfers. He last recalls living on Seventh Avenue near the Penick and Ford plant and later near a west side cottage. He asks anyone with knowledge of their whereabouts to write to him at Cedar Rapids post office general delivery.
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Robert P. Syfers
Cedar Rapids
James A
Laura V. Syfers
Seventh Avenue
Penick and Ford
General Delivery
Robert Syfers
London Railways Handle Over Two Hundred Tonse Tickets Yearly
The article notes that London's underground network processes more than two hundred tonse tickets annually, reflecting demand for commuter transit and fare collection patterns in the city.
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London
Make Me a Star film adapts Merton of the Movies in Illinois
Comedy with Joan Blondell Zasu Pitts and Ben Turpin in supporting roles follows Erwin a con tempered store clerk in a small Illinois town who idolizes Buck Benson and pursues film fame. He lands a camera job after a hard boiled stand in with a duplicitous star.
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Joan Blondell
Zasu Pitts
Ben Turpin
Harry Leon Wilson
Merton
Illinois
Erwin
Epec
Buck Benson
Eve
Maurice Chevalier
Claudette Colbert
Clive Brook
Sylvia Sydney
Fredric March
Theaters Show New Paramount and Rialto Bills
Paramount presents Lionel Barrymore in Washington Masquerade and Wynne Gibson with Pat O Brien in The Strange Case of Clara Deane. Rialto features Buck Jones in South of the Rio Grande.
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Paramount
Lionel Barrymore
Washington
STATE
Clara Deane
Wynne Gibson
Pat O’brien
Rialto
Buck Jones
Rio Grande
Telephone System Adopts 5-Day Week As Economy Move
The American Telephone and Telegraph company and its affiliates cut payroll costs by shifting to a five day week, saving about 3.5 million dollars monthly while keeping hourly wages unchanged. The move reduces personnel costs without wage cuts.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
Central Company
American Tele and Telegraph Company
Eighth Roths picnic and reunion held in Shellsburg
The Roths families held their eighth annual picnic and reunion Sunday at the Ed Kibbie home in Shellsburg with 45 attendees. Dinner followed by a program and the election of officers: President Ed Kibbie, vice president Mrs. William Kneeskren, secretary Mrs. Fred Roths of Vinton, and treasurer the Rev. George Roths of Alburnett.
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Shellsburg
Roths
Ed Kibbie
Witliam Kneeskren
Fred Roths
Vinton
George Roths
Alburnett
Demand What You Want When Shopping
The article contrasts two shopping methods, urging customers to specify brands they know and demand packaged products they trust. It warns against being steered toward unknown substitutes for higher profits and highlights the value of brand reputation and prior experience as a guide to satisfaction.
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Lorne A. Milne
Jan
Gherter
Herg
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
City
Killian
Miss Gough
McCall Pattern Co
Ann Gough
Joan
Eek
Warmer Fabian
Bennett
Lyon
Walter Byron
John Halliday
Kddeda
Paramount News
CSTE
A. Joan Blondell
Riako
Vitaphone
Lakehurst
Maquoketa
Wayne King
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