Billion Dollar Ethyl Gasoline Theft Suit Filed
A suit seeking 1.5 billion dollars in damages over the alleged theft of the Ethyl gasoline secret formula was filed in Trenton chancery court by the Howard Vaughan Co. Inc of Niagara Falls New York. The defendants include Standard Oil of New Jersey Socony Vacuum Oil General Motors Ethyl Gasoline Corp and E I du Pont de Nemours.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Howard‘Vaughan Co., Inc
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Francis A. Howard
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Socony Vacuum Oil Co., Inc
General Motors Corp
Ethyl Gasoline Corp
Florida Kidnapping Probe Focuses on Princeton Man
G men and local sheriffs chase clues in the Cash kidnap case as McCall, a Princeton resident, is detained after being questioned and then released. Ransom assets and a torn shoebox hidden near the Cash home tie the crime to a two mile area, with possible state court charges and death-penalty risk.
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Cash
Coleman
McCall
G-men
FBI
Florida
W. P. Cash
Princeton Parents Hear of Son’s Death in Brutal Crime
Princeton Florida quieted as Mr and Mrs James Bailey Cash learned their 12 year old son was dead after his body was found in connection with a brutal crime. Mrs Cash could not face the reporters while Mr Cash spoke briefly then retreated into their home, grief overpowering him.
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Princeton
Fla
INS
James Bailey Cash
America
Man Arrested In Ransom Case Known As Friend Franklin Pierce McCall
Authorities say the suspect, Franklin Pierce McCall, who was trusted as a friend, was arrested after writing ransom notes and collecting the ransom money in the case.
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Franklin Pierce McCall
Probe Into Abuse Claims At Cherokee State Hospital
Representatives from three state departments traveled to Cherokee to probe complaints of alleged abuse and mismanagement at the state hospital for the insane. The issues include alleged mistreatment and a demand for the dismissal of Superintendent Dr Charles F Obermann, with filings by CIO agent C D Shaeffer and two doctors from Manson.
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DES Moines
Cherokee
State Hospital
Charles F. Obermann
Harry White
Board of Control
E. H. Felton
Frank Stevens
John M Hayek
State Health Department
Charles W. Wilson
C. D. Shaeffer
CIO
Myrtle F. Griffin
S. H. Freeburger
Manson, la
Shaeffer
Supt. Obermann
Man Fatally Hurt In Street Accident In Cedar Rapids
A boy witnessed his father fatally hurt when a ladder and bicycle collided with a car on Center Point road. The ladder caused the crash, breaking Mr. Anderson’s false teeth and throwing him to the pavement. Born Akron 1885, he lived Cedar Rapids 32 years, married Elizabeth Hoffman in 1914, and worked at National Oats. Funeral plans pending.
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Center Point Road
Kulish
Mr Anderson
Akron
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
National Oats Company
Marion
Elizabeth Hoffman
Harold
Buddy, Jr
Anderson
First Lutheran Church
Knox College
Galesburg
Turner Mortuary
Roosevelt Wins Senate Vote On Monopoly Probe Fund
The Senate passed the O Mahoney resolution authorizing a $400000 fund for investigation of monopolistic trends in industry and finance. The measure creates a joint congressional and executive agency committee to study monopolies and propose legislation to the next session.
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Bulletin— Washington
INS
O’mahoney
Senate
House
Washington
Roosevelt
O'Mahoney
Congress
Government Rail Operation Plan Rejected in House
House leaders rejected a railroad labor proposal for government operation of the roads if a 15 percent wage cut on July 1 triggers a strike. A leader called it dynamite and said it cannot be brought into the house. A Yellowstone note explains two streams meet at Two Ocean Pass causing water to flow into both oceans.
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Washington
Yellowstone National Park
Harper Warns Against Tyranny and Press Distortion
Dr. Harper denounces passive bystanders to graft and urges vigilance as liberty hangs on justice for all. He warns against foreign propaganda, says newspapers in democracies lie by choice while dictatorships lie out of necessity, and calls for broader reading beyond a single paper. He condemns war as an unmitigated evil and notes the price of peace is eternal vigilance.
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Harper
Dr. Harper
Middle West
Iowa
America
Iowa City to Host G A R Encampment Next Year
Sioux City AP reports the Iowa Department Grand Army of the Republic re elected Lieut. Col. Michael Hawk as department commander and named Iowa City as host for next year’s encampment. T. J. Noll elected senior vice commander and W. P. Allred of Corydon named junior vice commander.
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Sioux City
Michael Hawk
Iowa City
Iowa
Grand Army of the Republic
T. J. Noll
G A. R
W. P. Allred
Corydon
Fire at Mason No 5 school deemed incendiary by probe
The May 27 blaze destroying the Mason No 5 schoolhouse near Center Point is judged incendiary by Deputy State Fire Marshal W B O Malley after investigation with Sheriff James H Smith. The unoccupied, one story frame building had rain prior to discovery and a flag remained dry on the front pole. Investigators also checked a report of blistered doorway at D L Horsley’s Lincoln Heights home suggesting possible gasoline ignition.
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Center Point
W. B. O'Malley
Des Moines
James H. Smith
O'Malley
Smith
D L. Horsley
Lincoln Heights
Beltman loses Sioux county seat in GOP primary
Albert Beltman of Hospers, who shifted the 54 54 house vote by backing Democrat LaMar Foster for speaker, was defeated in the Republican race for Sioux county representative. He lost to M. D. Van Oostern by 230 votes as Arch W. McFarlane and Roy Stevens also secured notable nominations and losses in various districts.
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Des Moines
Albert Beltman
Hospers
Iowa
Sioux County
Beltman
LaMar P. Foster
M. D. van Oostern
Orange City
C. E. Lookingtill
Nevada
Albert Steinberg
Ames
Mrs Anna Fisher Bedell of Springville Is Dead
WHITTIER Anna Fisher Bedell 66 died at her Whit tier home after a lingering illness. Born July 26 1871 in Buffalo township Linn county she was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Hazel tig Fisher pioneers of the community. She married Albert J Bedell Aug 2 1898 and is survived by George F and Edith K Bedell of Springville Mrs Jennie Long Whittier Mrs Clara Starbuck Salem C and Mrs Nellie Atherton Marion plus several grandchildren and a sister Mrs Jennie Yocom Eu-
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The
Gazette
Whittier
Anna Fisher Bedell
Buffalo Township
Linn County
Joseph
Catherine Hazeltig Fisher
Albert J. Bedell
George F
Edith K. Bedell
Springville
Jennie Long
Clara Starbuck
Salem, C
Nellie Atherton
Marion
Jennie Yocom
Funeral services for Alexander of Marshall town
Gene and a half brother Jose Alexander of Marshall town will have funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at the Friends meeting house of Whittier. Burial will follow in the Whittier burial grounds.
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Gene
Ore
Jose
Alexander
Marshalltown
Friends Meeting House of
Whittier
Whittier Burial Grounds
Gillette wins Democratic nomination with 82,206 votes
Final official counts from Iowa County auditors show Guy M. Gillette with 82,206 votes in 2447 precincts, a 39,986 lead over Otha D. Wearm. L. J. Dickinson led Republicans with 137,598 to Lloyd Thurston's 104,032.
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Guy M. Gillette
Otha D Wearm
White House
L. J. Dickinson
Lloyd Thurston
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