Government loses anti trust case against AMA in DC court
Justice James M. Proctor dismissed federal anti trust proceedings against the American Medical Association and three other medical groups. He ruled medicine is a profession not covered by the Sherman act which applies to businesses. The DOJ had charged conspiracies to restrain trade via a low cost group care plan in DC, Houston, and related groups. Wendell Berge expected an appeal.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Federal Court
American Medical Association
Department of Justice
AMA
Group Health Association, Inc
District of Columbia Medical Society
The
Medical Association
Harris County
Houston, Tex
Escaped Ohio Murderer Nabbed in Dallas After 36 Days
Velma West and fellow fugitive Mary Ellen Richards were arrested in a Dallas market area after a 36 day escape from Marysville Ohio. Detectives C O Buchanon J E Daniel and Ben Samford detained them as tips led to the quiet alleyway arrest.
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Dallas
Tex
Velma West
Ohio Women’s Reformatory
Marysville
Velma
Mary Ellen Richards
Ohio
Florence Sheline
Virginia Brandy
Pedestrian Hit by Bicycle Urges Downtown Ban
A man injured on Third Avenue SE near The Gazette building urged the city council to pass a downtown sidewalk bicycle ban. The rider, 13 year old Danny Forey, was cited and ordered to report to Juvenile Officer Frersten for a riding-safety lesson.
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Cedar Rapids
L. A. Eckert
Fourth Avenue SE
Third Avenue SE
Gazette
Danny Forey
Sixth Avenue SE
Forey
Fred Rstens
Ckert
Young Forey
Sayre Named For Philippine Post
President Roosevelt nominated Francis B. Sayre as United States high commissioner to the Philippine islands. The decision announced in Washington details the appointment and its diplomatic scope.
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Sayre
Philippine Post
Washington
Roosevelt
Francis B. Sayre
United States
Philippine Islands
Roosevelt to Name James Fly to Head Federal Communications Board
President Roosevelt plans to appoint James Lawrence Fly of Knoxville as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, while Frank R. McNinch seeks resignation due to ill health. Fly serves as general counsel to the Tennessee Valley Authority and once worked for Senator Harrison. McNinch has reshaped FCC personnel and abolished divisions during his tenure.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
James Lawrence Fly
Knoxville
Tenn
Federal Communications Commission
Fly
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fat Harrison
Frank R. McNinch
McNinch
The
Communications Commission
White House
Hyde Park
Pinball Machines Declared Illegal by County Prosecutor
County Attorney G K Thompson reiterates pinball machines are illegal under state law. He stated he is informed that machines operate in local businesses and will pursue violators. Thompson cites the attorney general's latest opinion and has notified city and county law enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Anglo French Concessions to Russia Reported
London reported that Britain and France planned extensive concessions to Soviet Russia to win its adherence to a new security front. A British military mission to Moscow was said approved to meet Russian demands as Berlin and Tokyo influence rose in Europe and the Far East.
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London
INS
The_ Exchange Telegraph company
Paris
France
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Tondon
Russia
Europe
China
Britain
Far East
Japan
Berlin
Germany
Joseph Stalin
Munich
George Astachoff
Erosion of soul fuels fear and hatred toward strangers
A reader laments America's shift from hospitality to suspicion toward foreigners. The piece recalls a historical humane impulse, warns that fear has hardened citizens, and notes refugees and children suffer while gates seem closed. The message calls for renewed kindness and biblical hospitality.
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America
a_ reader
Reacer
Ee Feature Syndicate
Arrest of Local Man Sought for Forgery Leads to LA Return
Cedar Rapids man Horace E. Loomis, 32, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was arrested in Los Angeles on a forgery charge. Loomis, a cashier at Johnson Gas Appliance, allegedly faked counter signatures on checks totaling nearly $1,000. He waives extradition to Iowa. sheriff’s attaches will escort him home.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim
Johnson Gas Appliance Company
Loomis
Des Moines
Sheriff's Office
Gazette
Los Angeles
Jim Smith
Harlan Snyder
California
Mystery of Roanoke Found Solved by Grave Markers
Gainesville report says historians H J Pearce and son Haywood Pearce discovered 13 carved slabs on a hill near Greenville South Carolina likely marking the graves of 64 Roanoke colonists including Virginia Dare. The stones bear archaic inscriptions suggesting authenticity but require further study.
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Gainesville
Virginia Dare
North America
Roanoke Island
H. J. Pearce
Brenau College
Haywood Pearce
Emory University
Greenville
S. C
John White
North Carolina
White
Eleanor
Dave
Roanoke
Virginia
Elizabeth
England
Eleanor Dare
Vir
Mercury Shoots To 98 In New Heat Wave
A Cedar Rapids weather report shows temperatures rising to 98 degrees at 2 40 p m after a low of 67 at 6 30 a m under a bright sun. Tuesday's high reached 90 with evening readings from 5 to 6 p m and 88 at 7 p m.
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Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Lawmakers Move to Save New Deal Housing Bill
House leaders plan a Friday night caucus to rally votes for the $800 million housing measure and related labor reforms. A coalition of 51 new dealers and city bloc members pressed to block adjournment, while Republicans denounced the plan as debt-expanding and socialist.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Raymond F. McKeough
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Rules Committee
National Debt Policy
House Republicans
Reed
N. Y
Vandenberg
Mich
City Truck Drivers Seek 44-Hour Week Vacation Plan
After weeks of stalemate city council, teamsters, and truck drivers local 238 plan open meeting at City Hall with Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor. The union trims demand to one week paid vacation while seeking a 44 hour work week. council fears a $15,000 budget impact.
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City Hall
Teamsters and Truck Drivers’ Union
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
The
Federation of Labor
Boy Survives Nine Days in Maine Wilderness Tale of Courage
Donn Fendler, 12, recovered after nine days lost on Mount Katahdin, told how he slept under the open sky, drank stagnant water, and foraged berries. Found by camp owner Nelson McMearn, he was reunited with his mother and prepared for removal to Bangor hospital alongside his eye-injury stricken father.
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Maine
Sherman
Donn Fendler
Mount Katahdin
Nels
Nelson E. McMearn
Penobscot
Stacyville
McMearn
Ernest T. Young
N. Y
Young
Bangor
McMuarn
Dean
McMoarn
Donn
Henry
Fire damages potato market prompts probe into cause
Fire chief E P Kohout asked the state fire marshal to investigate the basement blaze at the First avenue Potato Market, 116 20 First Avenue E, which started in the east basement. Three engine companies and the aerial ladder fought the fire, with two more engines on standby. Stock and fixtures valued at 11 000 were damaged by smoke. stock in the east room was 2 900. Firefighters flooded the basement and extinguished the flames after cutting a floor hole.
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E. P. Kohout
First Avenue
First Avenue E
Kohout
William Singer
Singer
Badly Burned In Auto Speed Test At Bonneville
Ab Jenkins suffered third degree burns while a 750 horsepower racing run at Bonneville Salt Flats ended a 24 hour speed test. He had set four new average speed records before the cockpit fire engulfed him and the pit crew quickly aided his removal from the Mormon Meteor III.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Ab Jenkins
Jenkins
Seven Federal Prisoners Escape From Bus Transfer
A group of seven inmates being moved from Atlanta to Lewisburg overpowered guards near Fredericksburg Virginia and fled on Wednesday. The Justice Department announced the escape. The group, believed to be seven young prisoners, was transferred by bus and most were serving short terms. Names were not immediately available.
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T Washington
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Lewisburg
Fredericksburg
Justice Department
Arms Race Will Affect U S Haulli
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said the global arms race, chiefly in Europe, will persist for an indefinite period and have serious repercussions on the United States economy and overall business conditions.
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Italy
Germany
Danzig
Virginio Gayda
Giornale d'Italia
U. S
Haulli
Washington
Secreoy
Cordell Hull
Europe
United States
Kidnapper Jack Russell Confesses in Hamilton Case
Arkansas City man Jack Russell confessed to Warden Jess Dunn of Oklahoma state prison that he kidnapped and killed William Hamilton of Pittsburg Kan. He admitted robbing a Cedar Rapids telegraph office on July 15 and fleeing through several states before capture in Arkansas. Russell faces federal Lindbergh Law indictment and potential death penalty in Chicago trial.
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Jack Russell
William Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kan
Jess Dunn
Oklahoma State Prison
Cedar Rapids
P. W. Lincoln
Postal Telegraph Office
Russell
Lincoln
Arkansas
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Earl Stanley
Cedar Falls
Stanley
Hamilton
Pittsburg
R. E. Brown
Ringwood
Kenosha
Wis
Bud Egholm
Oklahoma City
Egholm
Egeholm
Kansas City
Ozark
Ark
Chicago
It Takes Brave Man To Referee European Mess
It takes a brave fellow to referee that European mess. France says Germany will mobilize on Aug 15 for practice. France will gather its men just in case, a setup likened to a shake down cruise on a runaway mule. A casual line about a cigarette ends with a puzzled question.
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Baer
France
Germany
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