Campaign clash in Linn county clerk race heats up
In Linn county politics the county clerk contest pits Olive Johnson seeking a fourth term against Edwin W. Lundquist. Johnson, accused of stale campaigning tactics, faces a candidate described as young, experienced, and ready to end what supporters call arrogance and insults in the clerk's office.
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Linn
Olive Johnson
Johnson
Edwin W. Lundquist
Young
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Lundquist
House approves $1.1 billion tax bill to balance budget
The House passed a $1,119,000,000 revenue bill aimed at pay-as-you-go funding, with the conference report received by the Senate at 1:50 p.m. Saturday. The measure, the most drastic peace-time tax bill, envisions higher income taxes and other levies to raise revenue before sending to President Hoover.
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Washington
Senate
House
White House
Hoover
Treasury
Garner
Bonus Bill Move Sparks House Vote Set for June 13
Cash bonus advocates push to discharge the ways and means panel and force a June 13 floor vote on a $2 billion full payment plan after securing 145 signatures. Representative Patman predicts sufficient support if Congress is in session amid party conventions.
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Washington
Garner
Garrett
Dem
Tex
House
West
Ohio
Gavagan
N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Patman
Bonus Advocates
Germany declares a new era amid Versailles backlash
Berlin reports that Chancellor Franz von Papen's cabinet announces a regeneration of Germany rejecting parliamentary democracy. It attacks the Versailles treaty and Bolshevism, cites three ruinous factors, and pledges a unity of aristocrats to rebuild the nation on Christian principles.
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Franz von Papen
Germany
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
New Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Resigns After 35 Years
Paul F. Dolan, head of the Cedar Rapids fire department since 1927, submitted his resignation to Public Safety Commissioner Dan Kruidenier effective immediately. The council planned to name a successor at Monday’s meeting amid past department criticisms and recent civil service examinations.
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Paul F. Dolan
Dan Kruidemier
Dolan
Dan Kruidenier
James Kennedy
Newman
John Starman
Public Safety
Civil Service Commission
City Council
Starman
Council
Airle Safety
Clerk Johnson Faces Public Flak Over Court News Access
The Gazette accuses Clerk Johnson of arrogance and censorship in court reporting. It says she blocks reporters from information, dictates when and where they may receive news, and insults newsroom staff, though she remains courteous during campaigns.
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Clerk Johnson
Johnson
Court House
Clerk John son campaigns for fourth term amid past clash
The piece notes that Clerk Johnson attacked her rival six years ago for seeking a fourth term and now backs a fourth term herself. It mentions Lundquist was asked to run with promised support, while the paper states it did not participate but believes Lundquist could provide good county administration in the clerk’s office.
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Johnson
Lundquist
Sheriff and Clerk Races Intensify Ahead of County Convention
The sheriff race draws six Republican hopefuls while two seek the Democratic nomination, including Sheriff Petrus. The county convention may determine the GOP nomination. The clerk contest mirrors that tension with multiple contenders and the upcoming election campaign. For county treasurer, three Republicans and one Democrat compete, led by Williams with support for James.
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Petrus
Williams’ Strongoe Een
James
Auditors and county races stir in Linn County
Campaigns for other county offices run quietly with auditor race between Bob Vesely and Godfrey Meissa drawing attention. Republicans choose two trustworthy contenders for county attorney, while newcomers hope for a setback for incumbents. Linn County maintains a favorable local campaign tone.
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Bob Vesely
Godfrey Meissa
B. B. Hickenlooper
G. K. Thompson
Linn County
Republicans Fielded slate in county state races
D. R. McCreery of Alburnett and Elmer Johnson of Cedar Rapids are the Republican hoped-for state representatives. Frank Byers is the likely GOP state senator candidate, with William Tehel as the sole Democratic contender.
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D. R. McCreery
Alburnett Farmer
Elmer Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Frank Byers
Senate
William Tehel
Byers Seeks Senate Elevation for Proven House Leader
The piece argues Byers should move from the House to the Senate, citing two-term record of getting results and earning trust from colleagues. It compares him to Preck Clark, whose controversial tenure led to strong reaction in the upper chamber.
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Byers
House
Senate
Preck Clark
Dees Assembly
Worthy
Ian Ast Clark
Elks Good Will Car Visits Cedar Rapids
The Good Will car tour of the National Elks lodge arrived at Cedar Rapids with William J. Cunningham of Evans ton Indiana driving No. 2 car. Cunningham met Mayor William H. Stepanek and city officials, displayed at the Elks club and Kadie Brothers showroom, and attended a dinner at the Roosevelt hotel. The event promoted the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and Elks goodwill among cities along the route.
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Cedar Rapids
W. C. Benesh
Elks Club
West City
William J. Cunningham
Evanston
National Elks Lodge
Cunningham
William H. Stepanek
Elks
Chicago
Kadlee Brothers Show Room
Second Avenue SE
Good Will
Studebaker President
The
Elks Lodge
Roosevelt Hotel
Senate Vote Exempts Small Salaries From Pay Cut
The Senate defeated a proposal to exempt all salaries of 2500 dollars or less from reductions by 51 to 25. Senator Moses offered a substitute furlough plan from President Hoover but details were unclear and it would not be considered now.
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Washington
ULP
Senate
Johnson
Calif
Moses
Rep
N. H
Hoover
Senate Syria
Will Rogers Advocates Sales Tax for Unemployed Aid
Will Rogers quotes Senator Ham Lewis proposing a sales tax on untaxed goods to fund unemployment relief. He argues tax clarity helps voters see funds go to those in need and supports a manufacturer’s tax to aid the unemployed. The piece frames political stance as economically practical.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Congress
Babes
Ham Lewis
Iili
Mrs Barney Collapses At Arraignment In London Court
London AP reports Mrs Elvira Dolores Barney a London society woman collapsed in Westminster police court on charges of slaying Thomas William Scott Stephen 26, after a cocktail party in her West End apartment. She is daughter of Sir John Mullens and former actress.
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London
Elvira Dolores Barney
Westminster
Thomas William Scott Stephen
Sir John Mullens
Stephen
West End
John Sterling Barney
S Dock
Lady Mullens
Holloway
Francis Richard Stephen
Police Rescue Kitty on Second Avenue Bridge
Police passed up the new life preserver at 8 30 p m on the Second Avenue bridge and used a long pole to save a stray cat from the river. An unnamed woman triggered the rush call after seeing the animal in distress. the cat survived.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue
26 Known Dead in Mexican Earthquake
AP reports 26 dead and fifty or more injured after Friday earthquakes in Mexico. Fatalities occurred in Guadalajara and Colima areas, with four soldiers killed at Zamora, Michoacan. Churches and Tepic cathedral damaged. Colima and Queretaro area shells county. Seismographic experts say submarine earth upheaval may be involved.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Guadalajara
Colima
Tecoma
Coquimatan
Comala
Cuhtemoc
Zamora
Michoacan
Jalisco
Mayarit
San Jose
San Francisco
la Merced
Tepic
Kola
Canmission
Cleveland Bonus Marchers Split Over Next Move
About 1,200 veterans clashed at Cleveland when leaders could not decide on continuing the siege for rail transportation to Pittsburgh or marching on foot toward Washington. Detroit section head John Pace demanded a train while others favored a highway trek after a scuffle with police near the Pennsylvania railroad yards.
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Cleveland, O
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
John T. Pace
Detroit
Pennsylvania
Washington, D
Washington Faces Worsening Bonus Army Crisis
Emergency in the capital deepens as about 1,300 veterans are housed by police. Donations of food lessen and only a day's supply remains. Police fund holds $592 to feed the group. Some 8,000 more supporters head toward Washington in groups using rail, trucks, and private cars to join the “bonus expeditionary force.”
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Washington
Barbour Seeks Expanded Hoover Relief Power in Senate
In Washington the Barbour led Senate discussion on a Hoover relief plan that would raise the Reconstruction Finance Corporation borrowing limit to 3 billion dollars. The bill envisions lending to states municipalities public agencies and private firms to finance economically sound projects creating jobs quickly. The measure mirrors the Hawley program but avoids bond issuance and focuses on loaning funds for productive public works. Secretary Mills likely will press the proposal before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee with Garner’s Democratic relief bill expected to advance in the House next week.
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Washington
House
Rep
Hawley
Senate
Sntr
Barbour
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mills
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Congress
Stork Delivers Busy Day in Hollywood Homes
Hollywood report notes May McAvoy Mrs Maurice J Cleary welcomed a son, while John Barrymore and Dolores Costello’s household anticipated a new baby. The stork also kept busy with other private life events among film families.
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Hollywood
INS
Stork
May McAvoy
Maurice J. Cleary
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Three Robbers Hit Pair Store Garage in Chicago
In downtown Chicago on Saturday three armed bandits robbed three men in the Pair department store garage and left with five thousand five hundred dollars.
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Chicago
INS
Perfect Husband Pauses Work To Save His Science
John E. Mellish 46, a Geneva NL astronomer, remains in jail facing a charge of attacking a 15-year-old girl. His wife seeks divorce after accusing cruelty and claiming 11 children, while Mellish continues work at his telescope lab behind bars. Astronomers fear imprisonment would hinder national observatory research.
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Chicago
Jessie Wood
Glencoe
Ill
John E. Mellish
Geneva
O. Henry
Mellish
George Carbury
Woman in Poor Health Gives to Camp Good Health Fund
A letter from a sick reader describes sacrificing three dollars for Camp Good Health, praising the summer camp and urging others to donate. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes all funds go to the Public Health Nursing Bureau for camp maintenance and health restoration efforts.
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Cedar Rapids
China A
Ae Toil Bios Ag
Tee Ureau
Ae Eee
Igey
Wigh Times
Camp Good Health Fund
Depen
Public Health Nursing Bureau
Camp Sein
Payne
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Ia
Polish flyer Hausner on New York to London flight search
Beacons were sighted at Irish and British airports as Stanley Hausner the Polish “flying Pole” attempts a non stop flight from New York to Warsaw in the Rosa Maria. Weather favored the attempt with hopeful reports but he had not been sighted by late Saturday while ships in the Atlantic stayed alert along the great circle route.
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London
Ireland
Stanislaus Hausner
New York
Warsaw
Stanley Hausner
Flying Pole
England
France
Atlantic
Newfoundland
McCallum
Hausner
Great Circle
North Atlantic Lines
Ployd Bennett Airport
Rosa Maria
Jealous Husband Kills Wife in Battling Cops
Vineland New Jersey AP report: 37 year old grocer John Tamanini fatally wounds his wife Emily 28 during a barricaded bedroom standoff with police firing a shotgun. After an hour of thret tle he is shot dead. Aiming at his son Morris 10 he fails. Neighbors say he was jealous of his wife's attention from other men.
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Vineland
N. J
John
Tamaniai
Morris
Emily
Tamanini
Britain Signs Up To Pay War Debts In Decade Plan
Ambassador Lindsay signed an agreement at the treasury to pay 159.52 million dollars in debt due under the Hoover moratorium which expires June 30. The payment covers this year and remaining installments will be stretched over ten years starting next December.
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Washington
Lindsay
Great Britain
Treasury
Hoover
Local Rain Totals Tenth Of An Inch
Cedar Rapids notes show light rain of one tenth of an inch after a brief shower. Temperature moved from 84 at 2 30 p.m. Thursday to 76 by 7 p.m. with a 64 degree reading at midnight and a 62 degree low at 3 a.m. The day warmed to 72 by 9 a.m. and reached 84 at 1 30 p.m.
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
A Cedar Rapids toll authority reports the year’s traffic incidents, noting the total number of accidents and its implications for road safety and enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Curtis Enters Plea Of Not Guilty To Lindbergh Hoax Charge
Curtis, a Norfolk boat builder, pleads not guilty to obstructing justice in the Lindbergh kidnapping hoax. Bail set at 10 000, judge rejects reduction. Curtis remanded to jail. Reports mislinked Lindbergh presence end with denials and confusion at Englewood.
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Curtis
Flemington, N. J
John Hughes Curtis
Norfolk
C. Lloyd Fisher
Adam ©. Robbins
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