Attorney for O Connor Secretly Paid by State
Sioux City lawyer Fred H. Free received two $400 checks in April and May as reimbursement for undercover work as special assistant attorney general in Woodbury County. O Connor said payments were kept secret to protect Free’s effectiveness. Free is investigating alleged liquor protection activities and has claimed about 12 percent of Sioux City liquor sales come from sources other than the state store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Fred H. Free
Sioux City
Woodbury County
E. L. O’connor
O'Connor
Free
Maurice Rawlings
F. H. Rice
State Comptroller’s
Freq Herman
Herman
O’connor
Woodbury
Attorney General
Executive Council
Beause
Sioux City Prober Seeks Use of Previous Graft Records
Fred Free, an appointed special assistant attorney general, proposed using evidence from prior graft grand jury investigations to fuel a new liquor and gambling probe in Sioux City. He argued the method would cut costs by avoiding new witness summons. Rawlings was away. no date set for recalling May jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
INS
Fred Free
Free
Maurice Rawlings
Suffering and shared burden in the Christian ethic
A reader asks why people suffer and suggests a cold, detached life like billiard balls. The piece argues suffering links people and moves the world, noting we must suffer with Christ for our own and others' sins, as in 1936 copyright material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Emily
Bronte
Oscar Wilde
Yi John
Woodman
Christ
Drenching Storm Deluges Cedar Rapids Tuesday
A second violent thunderstorm swept Cedar Rapids Tuesday bringing 1.20 inches of rain, winds up to 78 mph, and flooding in low-lying areas. Lightning struck a transformer on Fifth Street, with minor damage and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Nebraska
United Press
Fifth Street
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Des Moines
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Des Moines Faces Night of Darkness After Wire Breaks
A large part of Des Moines faced possible blackout as the power company warned repair crews could not fix all broken wires Tuesday. A report of extensive wind damage to Earlham Jr. was sent to the highway patrol.
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Des Moines
INS
Earlham, Jr
Highway Patrol
Escaped lunatics attempt bank hold up in Minnesota
Three of the 16 escapees from St. Peter asylum tried to rob a Cologne bank but one was captured and the others fled. Sheriff’s deputies hunted two fugitives near Waconia as farmers and townsfolk assisted. William Lanni was recaptured. William Jorrison remained at large with Adolph Walworth.
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Cologne
Minn
St. Peter
Waconia
William Lanni
William Johison
State Crime Bureau
Jorrison
Adolph Walworth
Lauto Sthief
Lawrencé ‘DeVol
Barker-Karpis
Ozark Mountain
ST. Peter, Minn
St. Peter State Asylum
Oshawa
William Lannenji
Lamni
St. Louis
Des Moines Seeks Fugitives Amid Prison Break Alarm
Minnesota escape of sixteen insance inmates triggers cross border manhunt. Iowa authorities warn armories to heighten defense as recaptured fugitives are questioned. Nine inmates still at large as of Tuesday with the Barker-Karpis gang linked plot to raid Iowa weapons stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Minnesota
St. Peter
Minn
Glen Schmidt
Lawrence de Vol
Barker-Karpis
Dionne Quarantine Hits Quintuplet Family in Ontario
North Bay Ontario AP reports Ern est and Theresa Dionne siblings of the quintuplets have measles, triggering a quarantine at the Dafoe nursery where the children live. Dr A R Dafoe, physician and health officer, orders 15 homes in Back Ferris township quarantined.
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North Bay
Ont
Ernest
Theresa Dionne
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Dafoe Nursery
A. R. Dafoe
Ferris Township
Tama Explosion Fatalities Rise With Two More Victims
Marshalltown AP report notes Tama gas explosion deaths reach three with Hugh McDonald 67 of near Toedo and Elberon resident 22-year Elberon employee dies from burns. Tama housewife Mrs Lyle Mooney also died from injuries. Fire Marshal Pyle investigating gas source at Gamble store with Joe Zeman and Julia suspected owners.
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Marshalltown
Tama
Hugh McDonald
Near Toedo
Gamble
McDonald
Elbaren
John Haase
Elberon High School
Methodist Church of
Elberon
Lyle Mooney
Vincent Pyle
Joe Zeman
Julia
Clifford Hill
Pyle
Roosevelt Off on Southern States Tour Aboard Roosevelt Special
President Roosevelt speeds through the Democratic South on a friendly four thousand mile journey toward Hot Springs Arkansas. He plans three addresses in Arkansas Texas Indiana and Kentucky with non political aims as Democrats plan rallies and tax talks advance in Congress. He is joined by Arkansas Senator Robinson and Hattie Caraway with Mrs. Roosevelt to meet officials and boost political support.
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Roosevelt
Hot Springs
Ark
Cleveland
Southwest
Tennessee
Washington
Arkansas
Texas
Indiana
Kentucky
White House
Karl A. Crowley
Oftles
Charles A. Jones
The
HOLC
Brooks Hays
Senate
House
Joseph T. Robinson
Hattie Caraway
Robinson
Memphis
Tenn
Des Moines
Little Rock
Camp Good Health Fund Receives Broad Community Support
Local firms and individuals donate materials and labor for Camp Good Health preparing to open June 15. Pacific Flush and Tank of Chicago provides castings and siphons for the new septic system. Newman's department store and Mercy hospital supply linoleum and storage space, while Penick and Ford workers carry out on site labor. Cash is still needed to cover meals and milk for physically handicapped children listed by the Public Health Nursing association. Contributions requested through The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Camp Good Health
Pacific Flush and Tank Company
Chicago
L. C. Rein
Cedar Rapids
Newman’s Department Store
Mercy Hospital
Camp Good Health Fund
St. James Methodist Church
Good Health
Junior League
Penick and Ford
Public Health Nursing Association
the Gazette
Fight Looms Over Landon Farm Plank
Landon forces opened talks with Senator Borah late Tuesday to seek a money plank for the Republican platform. Disagreement over a commodity dollar or a permanent managed currency unsettles harmony efforts as platform committees clash on farm relief and currency policy.
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Cleveland
Landon
William E. Borah
Thomas
O'Neal
Clifford Hope
Arthur Capper
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll For 1936
A brief notice from Cedar Rapids outlines an auto toll policy for 1936. Road users face a new charge schedule affecting local motorists and visitors in the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Borah Directs Lone Wolf Campaign For Platform Change
Idaho Senator William E. Borah led a solo push in a Cleveland hotel room to influence the Republican platform with his ideas on currency foreign policy agriculture and monopolies. He worked from a sparsely furnished room while rivals ran large operations and urged Governor Alf Landon to publicly state his views on currency and monopolies.
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Ronald G. van Tine
Cleveland
William E. Borah
Idaho
Borah
Alf M. “Landon
Landon
Funk Named Head Of Composing Room Executives
Waterloo Daily Courier foreman Edward C. Funk was elected president of the Iowa Daily Newspaper Composing Room Executives at their tenth annual convention. Iowa City Press-Citizen mechanical superintendent Guy Chappell became vice president, Clinton Herald foreman Paul F. Kamler reelected secretary treasurer. Iowa City chosen as 1937 convention site. Stereotypers will meet with the group but remain outside official membership.
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Waterloo
Edward C. Funk
Waterloo Daily Courier
Iowa Daily
Guy Chappell
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Paul F. Kamler
Clinton Herald
Iowa City
Elks State Convention Set for Davenport 1937
Davenport won the Elks state convention with Decorah taking the team cup. George Frohwein of Iowa City retained the Elks state golf championship at the Davenport event held on Tuesday.
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Decorah
Davenport
Elks
George Frohwein
Iowa City
Six named to second Landon nomination
John M. Hamilton campaign manager for Alf M. Landon on Tuesday announced six seconding speakers for the Republican nomination. They are Gaspar G. Bacon of Massachusetts, Mrs Corrine R Alsop of Connecticut, Charles J Moynihan of Colorado, Henry Depping of Missouri, Mrs Ruth McCormick Simms of New Mexico, and Percy W Howard of Mississippi.
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Cleveland (Ap
John M. Hamilton
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Hamilton
Gaspar G. Bacon
Massachusetts
Corrine R. Alsop
Connecticut
Charles J. Moynihan
Colorado
Henry Depping
Missouri
Ruth McCormick Simms
New Mexico
Percy W. Howard
Mississippi
Airport Improvements Underway At Cedar Rapids
Work began on Cedar Rapids airport upgrades to meet United Airlines specifications. A temporary schedule will run through after completion. Rain paused activities Tuesday as runway extensions and woodland pathways were staked out and a black top loading platform by the hangar and office was laid and rolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
United Airlines
American Deal replaces Rooseveltsism at Republican rally
Senator Frederick Steiner of Oregon in Cleveland keynote denounced the New Deal and urged a national effort to place an American deal in power. He argued liberty and opposition to un constitutional measures, criticizing Roosevelt and promising a government based on conscience and honesty. Continued on page 2.
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Cleveland
Frederick Steiner
Oregon
Roosevelt
Steiner
Ceee
Athena
Ceenelgpad
Ieee
Cwith
F. D. RY
Hoover
The
Oregonian
Former Illinois Senator Looms As 2nd Place Nominee
Former Illinois Senator Otis F. Glenn looms as a dark horse for the Republican vice presidential nomination. His name is projected as the Kansas governor's running mate for strategic reasons, while former New Jersey Senator Walter E. Edge gains speed as a second-place candidate backed by Col. Arthur W. Foran.
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Cleveland Auditorium
Otis F. Glenn
Illinois
Glenn
Kansas
Col
Frank Knox
Hoover
London
Walter E. Edge
New Jersey
Edge
Coli
Arthur W. Foran
Port of
New York
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George Mills
Towa Daily Press Bureau
Walter Gunderson
State Insane Hospital
Melvin Passolt
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
National League
Brooklyn
Poe Goo
Pittsbursh
Earnshaw
Berrest Weaver
Todd
Wngo
Frankhouse
Berres
Whelps
Welch
Brown
Padden
Philadelphia
Creo
Kelleher
Kelleher, ‘Passeau ‘and Wilson; Henshaw
O'Dea
Cincinnati
Coxtlemain
Danning
Stine
Lamar Ratan
Lanning
Bratt
Lopes Walker
Heusser
Avis
Detroit
Aealog
Boston
Sorrell
Aelbers
Nadley
Jorgeens
Bolton
Millles
Allen
Lee
Hudlin
Pytiak
Towa Electric Light and Power Company
Friends Lines
Hatzedek Society
Eae Beta Delphians
Travelers Protective Assn. of America
Linn County
Court House
Seve S
Farm Bureau
Raps
Landon Strategy Board
Resolutions Committee
Herman Langworthy
Kansas City
Hiram Bingham
Reuben ‘Clark
Wall Street
Idaho Lion
Platform Committee
Edward V. O'Neal
Farm Bureau Federation
Sen
John Thomas
Republican Resolutions Committee
John D. M. Hamilton
Grange
National Grange
Hope
Capper
Landonites
Funk
Towa
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