Court recess and bar exam woes loom over states
The Iowa Supreme Court signals summer recess with high workload and 42 of 81 bar candidates failing. Architect explains 40 cent minimum wage on the Iowa School for the Blind project, not WPA fixed. Judge Reeves condemns election fraud in Kansas City and calls for prompt prosecutions. Iowa highway bids trigger investigation into identical offers for calcium chloride. Wagner Act praised but tensions rise as Perkins resists steel strike conference. Contributions flow to Camp Good Health fund from wage earners, including Rock Island workers.
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Roosevelt
White House
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High Court
Washington
B. W. Garrett
Iowa Supreme Court
Garrett
Law and Order
Iowa
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
WPA
State Board of Education
Benton County
Iowa Highway Commission
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Wagner
Perkins
Jose
Camp Good Health Fund
Rock Island
Honeymoon in Austrian Alps Draws Big Welcome
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor arrive at Wasserleonburg Castle in the Julian Alps for a privacy seeking honeymoon. Guards number about 100 gendarmes and 24 detectives as crowds cheer in Venice and along the Austrian route. The couple, greeted with fascist salutes, tour Venice’s canals before departing by train.
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Duchess of Windsor
Wallis Blue
Julian Alps
England
Venice
Wasserleonburg
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the Doges
Orient Express
France
Probe Case Of Man Found Dead In Pool Hall
Clifton C. Watts aged 40 was found dead with a broken neck in a Ida Grove pool hall. Coroner J A Christiansen Jr reported no violence marks after autopsy, with pockets turned out and an empty billfold and key ring on a card table. Authorities, puzzled by the death, sought help from the state bureau of investigation for possible murder.
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IDA Grove
Clifton C. Watts
Ida County
State Bureau of Investigation
Watts
J. A. Christiansen, Jr
L. W. Kuhl
Fund Drives for Public Health Nursing Camp Continue
The article notes ongoing fundraising for a camp run by the Public Health Nursing bureau with contributions from workers and others. It emphasizes workers’ support and urges further donations to reach the funding minimum required for the camp’s operation.
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Public Health Nursing Bureau
Believe Duke May Abandon Royal Title
British sources suggest Edward of Windsor may give up the title Royal Highness after his wedding to Wallis Warfield. Three omissions at the ceremony cited include not signing as H R H on the marriage register and being addressed simply as Highness. Public attention remains on the former king as he wed the twice divorced woman he chose over his throne.
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Edward of Windsor
George, VI
Wallis Warfield
Duchess of Windsor
Windsor
Edward, Duc de Windsor
England
Britain
Prince Charming
Hitch Hikers Who Murdered Teacher Given Life Terms
Norman Westberg and Howard Christensen, Chicago hitch hikers, were sentenced to life terms at hard labor in the South Dakota penitentiary after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in the Ada Carey case. Judge John F. Hughes handed down the verdict following the May 21 attempted robbery near Onida. Carey, a Blunt teacher, was shot and beaten when she resisted their robbery.
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Norman Westberg
Howard Christensen
Chicago
South Dakota
John F. Hughes
Ada Carey
Blunt
Here
Miss Carey
Westberg
Christensen
Roosevelt Plan for Tax Dodger Probe Scaled Back
Democratic leaders cut Treasury power in a proposed joint tax inquiry, keeping control with Congress and limiting public disclosures. The six senator six representative panel may still examine returns but can only release information with majority approval. Treasury experts will serve as advisers, not subpoena agents.
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Roosevelt
House
Congressional
Treasury
Congress
Joint Committee
Indicted in Extortion Letter to Ginger Rogers
Chicago federal grand jury indicted 19 year old John Anthony Buras for sending an extortion letter through the mails. The letter to Ginger Rogers bore a return address.
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Chicago
John Anthony Buras
Ginger Rogers
Mutiny Threat Splits Spanish Rebel Armies After Mola Death
Open mutiny erupts following Gen. Emilio Mola’s death in a plane crash as rebel factions quarrel between Carlist royalists and fascists and between officers and foreign volunteers. Basques on the Bilbao front intensify attacks, while Madrid endures bombardment that kills about 20 and wounds 60.
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Emilio Mola
Epoe
Bilbao
Guernica
Spain
Madrid
Gran Via
Fatally Hurt in Tractor Mishap Near Newport
Gus Moll about 70, fatally injured on Jacob Rossler farm north of Newport when a tractor toppled while pulling a disc on a hill. He died en route to University Hospital.
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Gus Moll
Jacob Rossler
Newport
Moll
Rossler
University Hospital
Four More Sentences in Vote Fraud Case
In Kansas City AP report four men, democratic precinct officials and workers, received federal prison terms for conspiring to steal votes in the November election. Three women with no defense were placed on probation for three years by Judge Albert Reeves. A fifth man also got probation. The total to date reaches 34 sentenced in eight trials, with eleven others on probation.
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Kansas City
Albert Reeves
Iowa Extends Payroll Tax Deadline to June 10
DES MOINES AP The Iowa unemployment compensation commission Friday announced a further extension to June 10 of the deadline for payment of the payroll unemployment tax and the filing of payroll reports. The commission recently granted an extension from May 15 to June 1.
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Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
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Former hostess injured in traffic crash
Belle Livingston once famed as a speak easy hostess and night club manageress was recovering slowly in Bellevue hospital Friday night from serious injuries suffered in a traffic accident.
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New York
Belle Livingston
Bellevue Hospital
Youth Awakening Shapes American Mind Says Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones, visiting his homeland, praises American youth as serious and searching. He notes diminished flippancy, rising religious interest without church dependence, and critiques teachers who undermined faith. He observes shift toward social sciences and world affairs, predicting leadership opportunities and a calmer, more collective youth outlook.
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Tanley Jones
America
Harvard
American
Europe
Russia
Riots Rumor Hits Portugal After Radical Move
Rumors spread in Gibraltar and nearby towns that Portugal faced serious riots after a sudden government challenge by radicals opposing Salazar. Reports emphasized widespread fighting in the wake of the move though details remained unconfirmed.
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Gibraltar
Portugal
Salazar
Appointees Named to Iowa Planning Board by Governor
Gov. Nelson G Kraschel named E P Chase of Atlantic and George W Keller Iowa WPA administrator as optional appointees to the Iowa state planning board. Otto S Muntz, chair of the greater Iowa commission, is the third appointee. Other members include Arthur Trowbridge and state officials. The highway commission has not yet chosen its representative.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
E. P. Chase
Atlantic
George W. Keller
Iowa
WPA
Iowa State Planning Board
Otto S. Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission
Planning Board
Frank J. Colby
Forest City
State Conservation Commission
State Highway Commission
Seven Bodies Recovered From Greyhound Wreck Near Redding
A Portland bound Greyhound bus plunged from a highway near Redding 48 miles north, overturning and bursting into flames. Seven men were found dead beyond recognition, including driver Al Wilson identified. others may remain inside the wreckage as CCC workers fought to extinguish the blaze.
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Here
al Wilson
Shasta County
F. S. Curren
Sims
Rumors of Retirements From Supreme Court Dismissed
Justice Sutherland denies plans to resign soon while Brandeis remains undecided about retirement. The Roosevelt administration expected multiple retirements among conservatives, with a judiciary reorganization bill tied to future appointments as the court reconvenes in October.
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ULP
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
George, Sutherland
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Baseball score summaries from Chicago New York and others
First game shows Chicago New York clashes with mixed results and player names including French Davis Bryant Wartnett O'Dea Hubbell Coffman Melton Danning. Second game lists Chicago New York Lee O'Dea Castleman Mancuso and others with varied innings and final tallies.
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O'Dea
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Fidel Davila Named Successor to Mola in Burgos
Paris dispatch reports General Fidel Davila appointed to replace rebel General Emilio Mola at Burgos after Mola was killed in an airplane crash, according to Reuters.
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Laborer Rescued After Fall on Steel Beam Above Street
John Stevens, a laborer, fell from an elevated structure and landed on a steel beam. Patrolman John Hyland rescued him with a ladder. Magistrate Abeles issued a suspended sentence and warned against strong drink.
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John Stevens
John Hyland
Abeles
Ford Plant in Richmond Plans Monday Reopening
After a tentative peace offer the Ford Motor plant in Richmond California announced plans to resume operations Monday. The plant employs 1,800 people and the NLRB in San Francisco reported the U A W A had agreed to submit a settlement proposal to its members to prevent further delay.
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Calif
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
San Francisco
Alice M. Rosseter
NLRB
United Automobile Workers of America
Clarence A. Bullwinkel
Davey Hints Steel Talks With Union Leaders Progressing
Ohio Governor Martin L Davey indicated more talks with strike bound steel executives may be arranged after a meeting with union leaders described as satisfactory He did not schedule additional discussions but would not rule out negotiations Murray of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee remained hopeful a settlement could be reached amid a walkout affecting 70 000 workers across seven states
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Ohio
Martin L. Davey
Davey
United Press
Philip Murray
Steel Workers’ Organizing Committee
Chrysler plants reopen after one-day strike wave
Detroit Chrysler plants resume operations after an all day shutdown caused by a new strike wave that idled about 23,000 workers across five companies.
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Detroit
Chrysler
Settlement 18 Planned by Britain and United States
Britains debt talks with the United States move to formal negotiations in London amid plans for a funded principal repayment, trade concessions under the Ottawa agreements, and a monetary stabilization scheme with a dollar pound rate around 4.86. Representatives from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of France are to confer on the gold arrangement.
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Great Britain
United States
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Board of Trade
Dominion
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Bank of England
Bank of France
Call Off Strike At Des Moines Building Workers
A half hour strike by maintenance and service staff at the Register and Tribune building in Des Moines ended with a meeting set for Saturday between union leaders, worker representatives, and company officials. Forty two workers joined including janitors elevator operators and watchmen as they sought higher pay and a 40 hour week.
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DES Moines
Register and Tribune
Kreuger’s Car Hit By Train After Skidding 80 Feet
In Trenton New Jersey Leon Kreuger’s car skidded eighty feet and broke through railroad crossing gates before being struck by a locomotive. Kreuger sustained a cut on one finger.
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N. J
Leon Kreuger
Kreuger
New Jersey Fireworks Ban Upheld as Law Constitutional
Federal Judge Foreman ruled the state's anti firework law constitutional and refused an injunction sought by Trenton Fireworks Co. The measure allows only displays authorized by municipal resolution.
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N. J
New Jersey
Foreman
Trenton Fireworks Co
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