Landon Nomination Seen On First Ballot By Paris Europe
Kansas Governor Landon gains momentum as delegates align, with London managers claiming about 350 votes on the first ballot. endorsements from J. Henry Roraback boost hopes while Indiana signals support. Vice presidential talk rises as Wadsworth and Van Denberg emerge as alternatives to Landon. Alf Landon asks Kansas leaders to disclose no deals or pledges.
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Cleveland
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Kansas
Roosevelt
London
John D. M. Hamilton
Hey
J. Henry Roraback
Connecticut
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Kansas City
Alf M. Landon
Gazette urges real grand jury probes into Woodbury county corruptions
The Gazette questions recent calls for an investigation into liquor and gambling law violations in Woodbury county. It urges Special Assistant Attorney General Fred Free to indict key figures like Max Duckworth and Joe Gagen, and to expose kingpins in Sioux City. It notes prior investigations and a potential new grand jury. Gruber says raids targeted several taverns with longer inquiries ongoing.
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Woodbury County
Fred Free
Ed O’connor
Free
Grand Jury
Max Duckworth
Joe Gagen
The
Gazette
Sioux City
Des Moines
Prosecution Push Expands Probe Into Black Legion Abuses
A state grand jury investigation is opened into a reign of terror linked to the Black Legion. Police and inspectors will lay a foundation for probes into a dozen deaths amid mass calls for relentless prosecution. In Pontiac, Mich the public demands action against Black Legion members while Washington officials acknowledge awareness of the order.
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Black Legion
Chester P. O’hara
John S. Navarre
Navarre
Poole
WPA
Pontiac
Mich
Circuit
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Woody
Washington
Homer S. Cummings
Order
Commencement at Mount Mercy Tonight
Commencement exercises at Mount Mercy junior college and academy will be held at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. Rev. Father D. T. Noonan will confer honors, with Monsignor J. M. Wolfe delivering the address. The program features processional, choral pieces, honors conferral, and scholastic awards for both college and high school departments.
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Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy
D. T. Noonan
J. M. Wolfe
Dubuque
Hosmer
Marcella Roushar
Handel
Sister Mary Roberta
Rose T. Ascherl
Anna Margaret Behle
Marian G. Cashman
Mary Margaret Condon
Helen Constance Duffy
Anna I. Dusek
Marjorie Mae Falconer
Madonna Josephine Feeney
Lucille Mary Fridgen
Deloris Marie Gaffney
Catherine M. Hanley
Mary Margaret Hoff
Nora Angela Kelly
Veronica Ann Kirst
Janice Mealey
Vivian Marie Moser
Margaret Rowena
Betty Neuzil
A. Adam
Mar
Sioux City Seeks New Probe Into Law Violations
Ongoing coverage reports officials in Sioux City calling for a renewed investigation into alleged law violations. The move follows earlier findings and prompts questions about culpability and enforcement.
Pulitzer Prize Given To The Cedar Rapids Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette received the Pulitzer prize for meritorious service after editor Verne Marshall campaigned against what he called vice and corruption in public office. The Iowa supreme court freed Rawlings from jail citing rights against self incrimination and dismissed indictments against other defendants due to improper grand jury proceedings. Attorney General O Connor did not seek re election.
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Duckworth
Marshall
M. Havner
Woodbury
O’connor
Iowa Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Havner
Woodbury County
The
Gazette
Verne Marshall
District Court
Cedar Rapids Gazette
State agents raid Sioux City cabaret tied to manslaughter convict
Nine state agents led by Paul Gruber raided Joe Siegel’s cabaret seizing three cases of gin alcohol and whisky. Gruber said charges would be filed against Siegel and others connected with several establishments. Raids found whisky and baseball tickets at two venues while nine places were cleared. Siegel linked to a 1934 murder in a beer tavern gunfight. he is free on bond as appeals proceed. Police cooperated and other officers were named.
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Sioux City
INS
Paul Gruber
Joe Siegel
Gruber
Siegel
Loop Tavern
Jackson Pool Hall
Nhose
J. Anderson
John Duffy
George Davis
M. T. Hurley
George Jones
Donald Conner
Iowa investigator warns more liquor gambling raids coming
DES MOINES AP Glen Schmidt head of the Iowa investigation bureau said Sioux City raids are a beginning unless conditions improve in several other Iowa towns. He cited numerous complaints and noted agents investigated Sioux City for two weeks before raids on suspected liquor and gambling spots. He declined to name other cities.
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DES Moines
Glen Schmidt
Iowa Investigation Bureau
Sioux City
Iowa
Former Meat Market Owner Receives Five Year Prison Term
Fred Horner former owner of a meat market chain was sentenced by Federal Judge William H Holley to five years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing stolen interstate goods The haul included 220 tubs of butter valued at 4000 hijacked from a truck traveling from Chicago to Mason City Iowa The three alleged hijackers Frank Savaglio Patsy Deleo and Dominick Deciana face sentencing July 6 on guilty pleas Horner was rearrested recently in San Antonio Texas after jumping a 10000 bond per an assistant district attorney
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Chicago
Fred Horner
Federal Penitentiary
William H. Holley
Mason City
Frank Savaglio
Patsy Deleo
Dominick Deciana
Horner
Patents Totaled 1 797 380 By 1932 In U S
The Commerce Department reports that 1 797 380 patents had been issued in the United States since records began up to 1932. This cumulative figure reflects a long history of invention and patent activity across the nation.
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U. S. Department of Commerce
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