Press Freedom Is Stressed At Dinner For Gazette
Cedar Rapids leaders honor Verne Marshall for The Gazette crusade against corruption and misgovernment. Speakers defend independent press, praise Marshall’s courage, and urge continued fight for righteousness and public accountability.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
The
Verne Marshall
Iowa
Uriel
Republic
Marshall
Rhodes
Supreme Court
Newton
Don Barnes
Barnes
Killian
Free Would Smash Liquor Protection Ring in Sioux City
Sioux City investigators say 269 places with federal liquor permits were checked as part of a probe into a liquor and gambling ring. Attorney General’s office supported the inquiry while Woodbury County officials resist grand jury action and call for regular enforcement channels.
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FREE
Sioux City
District Court Clerk’s
Grand Jury
Liquor Commission
South Dakota
Nebraska
Rawlings
F. H. Rice
A. O. Wakefield
Fred Free
Edward L. O’connor
O’connor
Woodbury County
M. E. Rawlings
DES Moines
Glen Schmidt
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Schmidt
Iowa
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Department of Investigation
State Supreme Court
Plot Against Adler Threats Probe Near Davenport
Davenport AP three women and two men questioned as investigators seek others in a case involving threats to E. P. Adler a wealthy publisher and banker. Adler said calls to his home warned him to keep an appointment with an unnamed woman or face a fate similar to a Chicago kidnapping attempt years ago.
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Marshall
England
America
Gazette
Thomas Carlyle
John Sterling
Sterling
Davenport
Scott County
E. P. Adler
Adler
Chicago
Zbanek family grant with survivorship in Cedar Rapids
Legal notice of conveyance from Leo T. Zbanek to Edward C and Lillian A. Zbanek as joint tenants with rights of survivorship for lot 71 Ridgewood Cedar Rapids subject to a $6,500 mortgage. Also Hedges Company to Teresa Reynolds transfers of Cedar Rapids lots 16 17 18 block 13 Central Park 2 subject to taxes liens covenants and restrictions.
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Leo T. Zbanek
Edward C
Lillian A. Zbanek
Ridgewood
Cedar Rapids
Valcon
the Hedges Company
Teresa Reynolds
Central Park
Uruguay Ranks Near Russia in Government Control of Business
A regional analysis places Uruguay close to Russia in state influence over private business. The report notes significant government involvement, regulatory scrutiny, and state-led economic strategies affecting company operations and market access.
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Uruguay
Russia
PWA Power Projects Upheld By Court
The case upheld the PWA power program amid contest from utility lawyers who argued the 1935 relief act invaded state rights and granted vast presidential power. Government counsel included Jerome Frank and Alexander Holtzoff with John W. Scott assisting the attorney general. They claimed the projects were useful and non duplicative.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Jerome Frank
PWA
Alexander Holtzoff
John W. Scott
Utility Company
Iowa City Power Project Backed After Supreme Court Ruling
Supporters of a $917000 municipal power and light project in Iowa City hailed a District of Columbia Supreme Court ruling upholding New Deal financing. The plan, approved in a 1934 election, faces ongoing challenges in Iowa courts over a $504000 bond issue and federal grant, with a decision expected soon after briefs are filed.
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Iowa City
District of Columbia Supreme Court
District of Columbia
Iowa
PWA
Hal Abbott
Iowa City Light and Power Company
W. W. Scott
Taxi Robber Sentenced to 15 Years in Lincoln Penitentiary
Ralph Jenkins aged 20 was convicted of robbing a taxi driver of seven dollars and fifty cents. District Judge John Yeager sentenced him to fifteen years in the state penitentiary at Lincoln.
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Omaha
Ralph Jenkins
Lincoln
John Yeager
Clothiers advertise durable fabrics built for long wear
A clothing maker promotes garments crafted from fabrics that undergo rigorous tests for durability and lasting service.
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Park Row
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Israel
Mr. Marshall
Abraham
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
William H.taft
Philippines
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Roosevelt
Robert Louis Stevenson
Fred Sargent
North Western Railroad
Peter
Jugoslavia
Walter Maley
Commission
Maley
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Investigation Bureau
Jim Notham
CW. Cowles
Cowles
Robert Lerner
Polk County
Charles F. Keeling
Dr. Doherty
Star Jewelry
Second Street
Jandera Remedy Co
Mt. Vernon Ave
Dial
Podzimek Pharmacy
2Nd Ave. SE
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