Fear Kidnapper May Strive To Take Own Life
Miami reports Franklin Pierce McCall, 21, the Princeton kidnapper and killer of 5 year old Jimmy Cash, has been placed under a death watch in a windowed jail cell on the ninth floor. FBI and jail officials say he confessed, will plead guilty, and faces the electric chair under state law. McCall showed interest in the Bible and a newspaper, asked for the paper, and will be guarded 24 hours as an extraordinary grand jury prepares to indict. The case marks the seventh child kidnapping in the era since 1932. The funeral for Jimmy Cash is set near Princeton, and Hoover disclosed details of the confession amid national press interest.
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Miami
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Jimmy Cash
D. C. Coleman
Federal Bureau of Investigation
McCall
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Desmond Kelly
Kelly
Coleman
Princeton
Nazarene
G- Men
G-men
Federal Quarters
Charles Chambers
Charles E.eichenberger
Here
Chambers
Eichenberger
Hoover
R. A. Cash
A Hobo’s Simple Code From a Autumn Roadside Meeting
In a crisp autumn moment a wanderer shares a philosophy of life. He admits drift, small harms, and pride in self reliance while denying heavy ties, hoping to avoid judgment as he travels south toward Memphis. He defends his way by saying he’s done more good than harm and aids those in need when possible.
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Memphis
Mebbe
Plane crash inquiry begins over Delavan bomber disaster
Delavan Illinois AP Major Roy W Camblin said an eight crew Douglas B 18 bomber disintegrated in a storm during a preliminary inquiry The plane carried three officers and five enlisted men and the army board sought evidence of lightning or stress from rough handling as the cause At the crash site a wing lay 200 yards from the main wreckage and showed no lightning scorch marks
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Camblin
Hugo P. Rush
Sunday Want Ads in The Gazette Offer Quick Rentals
The Sunday Gazette invites readers to place Want Ads for rentals and items for sale with closing time at 8 PM. A sample published earlier shows a room rental near downtown bringing 14 inquiries and a piano sale generating 6 calls. Listings include a room with private entrances and a piano in good condition priced at 15 dollars.
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Sunday Gazette
Roosevelt orders study of European wheat status
President Roosevelt ordered the agriculture and state departments to study European wheat conditions to aid disposal of a record 1938 U.S. wheat crop. The move came after a department forecast of a possible harvest upward of 1 billion bushels, following a conference with Secretary Wallace and Assistant Secretary Sayre.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculure
State Departments
America
Henry A Wallace
Francis B. Sayre
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Wheat prices soar on Chicago board as demand boosts futures
Chicago traders rally as fad prospect buyers push wheat futures up to 795 and three quarters cents a bushel in a volatile session. Reports say European harvests will dip due to drought while U S Department of Agriculture outlines four programs to support wheat farms including storage loans and parity payments, with loan rates slated at 60 to 70 cents per bushel.
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Chicago
INS
Chicago Board of Trade
Department of Agriculture
Crashes Into Stop Sign and Is Arrested for Drunk Driving
Cedar Rands reports 48 year old Jack Wood of 328 Second Avenue SW was arrested at 12:30 am Saturday by Detectives Wilson and Haberle after his car struck a stop sign at Second Avenue and First Street SW. Witness Frank Fleagle of 1626 First Street SW removed the keys, Wood arraigned before Judge H C Ring, pled not guilty, and posted a $500 bond.
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Cedar Rands
Jack Wood
Second Avenue
Wilson and
Haberle
First Street
Frank Fleagle
Wood
H. C Ring
Hunt Man Who Struck Woman in Cedar Rapids
An unidentified blond man about 20 attempted to assault Dorothy Maxfield, 28, at Third Avenue and Seventh Street SE. After following from First Avenue and Third Street, he struck her on the mouth and left cheek, knocked her down, then stumbled, rose, and fled.
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Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Maxfield
Fourth Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Seventh Street SE
Maxwell
First Avenue
Third Street
Discovery Of Log May End Polar Mystery
Soviet biologist Leonow found Captain George Washington De Long’s ship’s log from the Jeanette on Henriette Island in an ice crusted copper box. The log, connected to the 1881 Arctic tragedy, could reveal how the ill fated vessel was destroyed after drifting since 1879 and the crew’s starvation voyage to the Lena River.
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Berlin
INS
George Washington de Long
DNB
Moscow
M. Leo
Henriette Island
de Long
Lena River
Arrest Of Seven Boys Clears On Thefts Of Ten Autos
Cedar Rapids detective Bill Kudrna arrested two youths Friday night and they confessed to Kudrna and Detective Chief Earl Stanley. Five other boys were then implicated, all aged 13 to 20, in taking and driving as many as ten cars for joy rides. The suspects, including Carl Huston and Harry Wharton, were turned over to juvenile authorities after the park pursuit and car thefts surrounding Ellis park and the Joe Ryan vehicle stolen Friday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Bill Kudrna
Kudrna
Earl Stanley
Stanley
Carl Huston
Fourth Street
Harry Wharton
Kudina
Jack Foster
Fourth Street NW
Donald Kyle
Orley McCune
Billy Kirk
Melvin Baker
Fifth Street
Wharton
Huston
Ellis Park
Joe Ryan
Twenty-third Street
Ryan
President Roosevelt invites Sen Gillette to White House luncheon
Senator Guy Gillette of Iowa, victor in Iowa’s Democratic primary over Otha Wearin, is invited by President Roosevelt to a Sunday luncheon at the White House. The event will occur during the President’s Hyde Park weekend near Washington, offering a relaxed talk with Gillette. Gillette stressed seeking reelection as a progressive and liberal Democrat, not an anti Roosevelt opponent.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Guy Gillette
Iowa
White House
Gillette
Iown
Otha Wearin
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
James Roosevelt
Wearin
Hyde Park
Towan
Farley
National Democratic
Administration
Senate
Towa
Hopkins
Undernourished Mike Seeks Camp Good Health Aid
A sobering appeal tells of Mike, a nine year old Mexican boy, undernourished with eyes and hair describing a lively personality. His mother struggles with a limited northern diet while Camp Good Health fund efforts detail needed dental work, tonsil and adenoid removal, vaccines, and medical care before admission to the camp.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Daughters of Isabella
Carrie Morcombe
Degree of Honor Protective Assn
Fenees
Mike
Mexico
Camp Good Health
Tornado kills 13 injures 40 in Clyde Texas
A slow moving tornado struck Clyde Texas on Friday night, killing thirteen residents of the 700 person town and injuring at least forty. Several bodies were found in debris as volunteers and Red Cross workers moved in. the storm knocked out communications and damaged twenty five cellars with many residents seeking safety.
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Clyde
Tex
West
Texas
Abilene
Red Cross
National Guard
Rain Totals 1.31 Inches In Cedar Rapids Storm
Fragments report Cedar Rapids and vicinity drenched by 1.31 inches of rain with .45 inches falling in the afternoon. Thunder and lightning Friday afternoon drove homebound workers to shelters as sidewalks and walks experienced washouts and dimmed sunlight lingered over the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Randolph Scott and His Wife Separate
Paramount star Randolph Scott and his wife Mariana du Pont Somerville of the Delaware du Ponts have separated on a friendly basis. Scott cited constant separation due to his acting career, and he said neither plans court action for now.
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Hollywoods
INS
Randolph Scott
Paramount
Mariana du Pont Somerville
Delaware du Ponts
Scott
West Europe Shaken by Century Seismic Shock
London reports the sharpest earthquake in centuries rattling western Europe. Belgium suffered most injuries and casualties, with over one hundred minor and a few deaths from collapsing walls. France, the Netherlands, and Germany also felt tremors as panic spread and telephones overflowed. Center of the quake is believed to lie in the North Sea.
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London
Europe
England
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Germany
Cruyshauthem
Teacher confesses to burning Mason No 3 schoolhouse
Emma Stevenson, 34, a Marion teacher, admitted setting the May 27 blaze that destroyed Mason No 3 schoolhouse near Center Point. She appeared before Sheriff Smith and Deputy Payn, was jailed, and later committed to the state hospital for treatment. County officials said she sought mental care amid claims of persecution.
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Mason No 3
Center Point
Emma Stevenson
Marion
Ed Fordyce
Mrs. Stevenson
Fordyce
Mrs Stevenson
County Commissioners For the Insane
State Hospital
Independence
Stevenson
Mason School
Eden Attacks Chamberlain Policy Over Power Politics
Former Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden condemned Neville Chamberlain's government for dealing with dictators and urged a clear stand against nations clinging to power politics. Eden, who left the cabinet February 20 in protest of policy toward Italy and Germany, delivered a forceful critique Saturday night in Leamington, England.
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Leamington
England
Anthony Eden
Neville Chamberlain
Eden
Chamberlain
Italy
Germany
President Denies Plans Inquiry Into Labor Act Operation
President Roosevelt rejects reports he will form a commission to study the national labor relations act. In a letter to House Judiciary Chair Hatton Sumners he says he plans a commission to visit Great Britain to study industrial relations. The note responds to a minority report on Walsh Healey act revisions claiming the NLRA operates unsatisfactorily.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Hatton Sumners
Texas
House Judiciary Committee
Great Britain
Ietter
Walsh-Healey
Major pleads not guilty in wife murder charge
In Columbus Georgia Major John R Brooke twice questioned hours pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of murdering his 42 year old wife Elizabeth The case centers on the death of his spouse and involves federal authorities following investigative work
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Major
Columbus, Ga
John R. Brooke
Elizabeth
Hull Says U S Condemns Bombing Aims To Curb Sales
Secretary Cordell Hull said the United States condemns civilian bombings and that state department pressure would discourage sale of American planes used for bombing. He spoke in Nashville and noted Japan and China have bought large amounts of aircraft despite embargoes, with licenses issued for war material and engines.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
State Department
Department
Spain
China
Hull
United States
Nashville
Tenn
Japan
Police Chief Holds Parley With Captains On Service
Police Chief Robert Vinch summoned Assistant Chief Al Mikota and Captains Jesse Clift and Steve Stolba for a forenoon meeting. He said there is no shakeup as he aims to keep the department's house clean, note recent publicity around the Police Men’s Protective Association, and consider changes to improve public service.
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Cedar Rapids News
Robert Vinch
al Mikota
Jesse Clift
Steve Stolba
Men's Protective Association
Vlach
Two La Porte City Youths Nabbed As One Totes Revolver
Two La Porte City youths Francis Guite and Kenneth Loomer were arrested Friday night at First avenue and First street W. Guite, 16, carried an unloaded .32 caliber revolver. They were seen going through parked cars on the First avenue bridge. A citizen reported the incident and identified the youths.
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Cedar Rounds
la Porte City
Francis Guite
Kenneth Loomer
First Avenue
First Street W
First Avenue Bridge
Guite
Denver
Colo
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Homestead
Head McCall
Dr, Newton
Spee
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FDR
Sen. Gillette
Victor
B. Easterling
Ralph Short
Margaret Ross
William James de Spain
J. B. Easterling
J. F Bonner
J Fe, Graham
J. Graham
Jess Rutledge
Melvin Kniffen
James Johnson
M. E. Sullivan
MASON
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LaPorte City
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