Fourteen States Join War on Liquor Chiseling
Iowa among 14 monopoly states joining a base price drive to enforce minimum wholesale prices on distillers and document itemized costs. Iowa reports about 15 000 dollars in refunds and monitors prices to prevent undercutting across state systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Liquor Commission
Michigan
Ohio
Maine
New Hampshire
Virginia
West Virginia
Utah
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Alabama
National
Alcoholic Beverage Control Association
Association
Dover
N. H
Towa
New York
Chicago
Commission
Manley
Clipper Turns Back On Atlantic Flight
The Yankee Clipper of Pan American Airways landed in Baltimore after turning back from Port Washington Long Island to Europe due to a minor automatic pilot trouble. Earlier, the Atlantic Clipper completed a second round trip transatlantic mail flight, landing at Port Washington after a 20 hour 10 minute flight from Horta Azores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pan-American Airways
Transatlantic
Port Washington
Long Island
Europe
C. A. Lorber
Horta
Azores
One Year Old Baby Travels Alone to Europe
A one year old Leo Schmitz traveled alone aboard the liner Europa heading for Europe. His grandparents live 5000 miles away in Germany. His Chicago engineer father and late mother are noted, with airplane and ship stewards caring for him during the journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europa
Europe
Germany
Leo Schmitz
Chicago
Rescue efforts fail as Thetis sinks off Birkenhead
Hope fades for 98 men trapped aboard the British submarine Thetis after salvage boat Vigilant fails to reach them near Birkenhead in the Irish Sea. Western Union cables from London to New York carried dramatic images showing the hawser snapping and the sub vanishing as the tide covered it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Thetis
Birkenhead
England
Irish Sea
London
New York
Western Union Cable
Thetis Tragedy Sparks Murder Cry At Docks After Loss
Amid sobs of widows in Liverpool Bay, mourners shouted This is murder as the Thetis was declared beyond saving. Admiralty said a naval court will probe, with an inquest possible after bodies are recovered, while questions rise about cause, crew size, and rescue gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiralty
CST
House of Commons
Navy
U. S
Coe Alumni Dinner Honors Knox Bryant and College Progress
Prof Mabel Lee lauded Mrs James M Knox and Dr George W Bryant at the Coe alumni dinner in Voorhees quadrangle before 300 graduates and friends. The event highlighted campus improvements, welcomed the 1939 seniors, and noted elections and a quartet performance in a tone reflective of a college celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Lee
COE
James M. Knox
George W. Bryant
Voorhees Quadrangle
Mabel Lee
University of Nebraska
Coe College
Charlotte Payneer
Lee
Knox
Bryant
Louise Sellers Altfilisch
Cedar Rapids
Alumni Association
Stephen W. Stookey
Robert W. Stewart
Phoebe Smith Verink
Robert Daniel
Verink
Daniel
Harold Reeves
Edward Melcher
Richard Keen
Paul S. Ray
Wanderer
Manton
Bartholomew
Garner Tosses Hat Into 1940 Ring Amid Capitol Talks
The piece notes Garner’s candid stance drawing criticism as propaganda and outlines Democratic faction harmony efforts for 1940. A Capitol luncheon hosted by Senator Ashurst drew administration followers like Barkley Schwellenbach with Byrnes Harrison, aiming to ease faction differences and prep for elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Thomas G. Corcoran
Ashurst
Ariz
Barkley
Schwellenbach
Wash
Harrison
Miss
Byrnes
S.C
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Brown
Mich
Long Son Russell to Wed Miss Hattic in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge news item notes Russell Long, 20, son of the late Huey P. Long, was married Saturday to Miss Katherine Mae Hattic, 19. The brief wedding report names the couple and location in a concise social notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge, la
INS
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Katherine Mae Hattic
Three New Trustees Named for Drake University
In Des Moines three new Drake University trustees were elected. Clarence N. Bigelow and E. H. Mulock of Des Moines join Henry C. Taylor of Chicago Illinois. Grover C. Hubbell of Des Moines was a concurrent chairman of the card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Drake University
Clarence N. Bigelow
E. H. Mulock
Henry C. Taylor
Chicago, Ill
Grover C. Hubbell
Farley says farm program a success at Future Farmers meeting
Postmaster General James A Farley told 3000 Future Farmers of America members in Hot Springs Ark that the federal farm program is a success because farmers have guided its principles and administered its provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs, Ark
INS
James A. Farley
Future Farmers of America
Federal Farm Program
Former U S Judge Manton Convicted
The trial connected to former U S Judge Manton features John L. Loisch and Forrest W. Davis among others. Harriet Spector fainted as the acquittal plea was argued and left the courtroom. Prosecutors cited Manton's 23 years on the bench and multiple alleged bribes in patent and receivership matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Loisch
Forrest W. Davis
Harriet Spector
Manton
Albert N. Chaperau
Spector
Brooklyn Judge Acquitted in Bribery Case
Kings County Judge George W. Martin is cleared on all three counts after a Brooklyn jury of twelve acquitted him in a bribery case tied to an abortion indictment involving Dr. Louis I. Duke who testified for the prosecution. The verdict came in after just over three hours amid courtroom excitement as supporters celebrated and the judge’s son confronted Amen aide Herman L. Weisman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Kings County
George W. Martin
Brooklyn
Louis I. Duke
Martin
John Harlan Amen
James Martin
Herman L. Weisman
Dr Burgstahler to address Cedar Rapids graduates
Dr H J Burgstahler president of Cornell college Mount Vernon will speak on Youth in the World of Tomorrow at the Cedar Rapids four high schools commencement next Wednesday at 8 p m in the Memorial building The Wilson high school orchestra led by Alan Richardson will open with Bach March Noble and the program includes the Wilson chorus directed by Miss Gladys Thomann singing Sunbeams out of Heaven The Might Has a Thousand Eyes and Out of the Night Then Burgstahler will be introduced by Arthur Deamer and diplomas will be presented by school principals The program closes with America sung by the group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Burgstahler
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Building
Bach
Wilson School
Alan Richardson
Burgstahler
Arthur Deamer
Wilson High School
Mendelssohn
Kathleen Check
Jennie Post
M. S. Hallman
Franklin
Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelt
W. L. Paxson
McKinley
America
Alice C. Inskeep
Freedom and Vigilance Across the Nation
A Pacific coast trip by FBI Chief Hoover and Attorney General Murphy spotlights tightened counter espionage lines to curb alien spies. The piece argues that opposition to government authority and calls to violence should be punishable, linking to concerns over sabotage and foreign influence during a period of global unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACK
Pacific Coast
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Frank Murphy
Murphy
City and Personal Notices Highlight Local Movements and Loss
A. M. Andreas leaves Chicago for New York City to attend the world’s fair and return midweek. Audrey Shelquist reports bicycle theft from her garage valued at six dollars. Knights of Pythias Star of West lodge No 1 mourns Lawrence P. Juhl, a fifty year member, with funeral services at St Matthew’s Church at 9 am Monday.
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A. M. Andreas
Linden Drive
Chicago
New York City
Audrey Shelquist
Twentythird Street
Knights of Pythias of Star of West Lodge
Lawrence P. Juhl
St. Matthew's Church
Mr. Juhl
Lodge
Four Juvenile Offenders Escape Toledo Home
Mrs. Virginia Silver superintendent of the juvenile home in Toledo Indiana notified Cedar Rapids police that four boys escaped and were believed to have boarded a freight train headed for Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Silver
Toledo, In
Cedar,Rapids
Cedar Rapids
Deaths of Lincoln G Weigle and Lawrence P Juhl
Funeral services are planned for Lincoln G Weigle who died of a heart attack in his driveway at 1501 At avenue NE. Services will be at 2 PM Monday at First Baptist Church with burial in Linwood Cemetery. Lawrence P Juhl, who died at his daughter’s home, will have services at St Matthew's Church Monday at 9 AM with burial in Mount Calvary. rosary at 8 PM Sunday at the Stroppel home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln G. Weigle
Avenue NE
First Baptist Church
Grant Anderson
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty Chapel
Lawrence P. Juhl
George F. Stroppel
Thirty-fifth Street
J. D. Kearn
St. Matthew’s Church
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Brady Mortuary
Stroppel
Dain Rites Set for Cedar Rapids Resident
Mrs. Dora E. Dain died at 2 p.m. in Council Bluffs while visiting daughter Gladys Stuelke. Surviving daughters E A Oppenheimer and Gladys Stuelke and son Lee Dain, with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Funeral in Turner chapel Monday at 11. Transportation of the body to Cedar Rapids for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora E. Dain
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Gladys Stuelke
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Oppenheimer
Meadowbrook Drive
Dain
Siam
Page County
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Pythian Sisters
Royal Neighbors
Rebekahs
E A. Oppenheimer
Lee Dain
Los Angeles
Calif
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Control Transfer in Mississippi Valley Barge Line
Atlas corporation to transfer controlling interest in the Mississippi Valley Barge Line to a group of St. Louis investors. The move involves the freight carrier operating on the lower Mississippi and Ohio rivers. Public disclosure noted the Saturday timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Mississippi
Ohio
Atlas Corporation
St. Tansisans
M Eleanor Wilson Dies After 19 Years in Cedar Rapids Schools
Miss M Eleanor Wilson longtime Cedar Rapids teacher died at 6 p m Saturday at her home 1721 Third Avenue SE following a lingering illness She taught as attendance officer at Washington High School 1925 1935 later at Benjamin Franklin High School until March of this year Surviving are two sisters a brother and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for 2 p m Monday in Turner chapel with Dr Charles J Bready officiating Burial in Cedar Rapids Friends may call Sunday afternoon
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M. Eleanor Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue SE
Miss Wilson
Old Washington High School
Benjamin Franklin High School
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Tre College Club
B. P. W. Club
Quincy
Willisea
Simpson College
Indianola
Franklin
Corning
Weaver High School
Glenwood High School
Tipton
Waterloo
Alsters
Alice
Effie
Clinton B. Wilson
Rochester, Minn
Turner Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Tax debate blocks broad tax revision at congress
American Bankers Association pressed to remove excise taxes on banking while Noel Sargent of the National Association of Manufacturers urged an eight point program to cut taxes on capital gains and dividends. Mylander proposed further technical reforms and bank asset exemption in a restricted hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers Association
Noel Sargent
National Association of Manufacturers
Coughton
Sargent
Mylander
M. L. Seidman
New York Board of Trade
Morgenthau
W. Gibson Carey, Jr
United States Chamber of Commerce
Explosion at Barberton Schoolhouse Injures Dozens
The Bureau of Mines said a broken underground gas line likely caused the May 31 explosion at Barberton Ohio schoolhouse injuring more than fifty children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Mines
Barberton
Plan U S Antarctic Excursion This Fall
Secretary Ickes said the government Antarctic exploratory expedition would begin in September if Congress authorizes a $340,000 funding request. The plan includes surveying and mapping regions visited since 1820, over a three to four year period with annual changes in survey parties and scientists.
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Washington
Ickes
Congress
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Commons
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