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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1934

Page

14

Doris Duke Bomb Threat Revealed in Newark Case

Federal court revealed a letter threatening to bomb Doris Duke if a $3000 payment was not made by May 26. The note signed Ex-bomber targeted Thomas N. McCarter of Public Service Corp. and led to the arrest of 17 year old Thomas Layden after a decoy package.

Newark N. J Doris Duke Miss Duke Thomas Layden Thomas N. McCarter Public Service Corporation McCarter Public Service Layden Cedar Grove

Red Cross Gives 10000 for El Salvador Hurricane Relief

The American Red Cross contributed 10000 dollars for hurricane victims in El Salvador. A follow up pledge to Honduras may be made if later reports show disaster there.

Washington Red Cross el Salvador Honduras

Senate panel backs game refuge land purchase bill

The Senate agriculture committee on Tuesday voted to report favorably a House resolution authorizing the secretary of agriculture to buy or acquire non agricultural lands for game refuges.

Washington Senate Agriculture Committee House Secretary of Agriculture

Wildlife refuges proposed along Mississippi river between Rock Island and Wabasha

The plan suggests designating both sides of the Mississippi between Rock Island Illinois and Wabasha Minnesota as wildlife and fish refuges to protect habitats and species in the region.

Mississippi Rock Island Ill Wabasha, Minn

Chicago Heiress Must Pay $50 For Rented Costume

Merry Pickering Van Elszner, a 23 year old Chicago heiress aiming for acting, was ordered by a court to pay $50 for a costume she allegedly rented. She did not appear to defend the suit.

Hollywood INS Merry Pickering van Elszner Chicago

Utopia Found in South Carolina Near Prosperity

AP reports a fictional Utopia located in Newberry County about 35 miles northwest of Columbia. The path to the imagined place goes via Prosperity with Independence nearby and Goldville on the railroad north of Utopia. Silver Street is linked for bimetallism advocates.

Columbia, S. C Utopia Newberry County Columbia Independence Goldville Silver Street

Bandits Hold Up And Abduct Mechanicsville Oil Station Operator

A trio of armed bandits held up John Miller at a Mechanicsville filling station at 2 30 a m and abducted him, dumping him a mile from Stanwood near daybreak. They stole eight dollars to nine dollars and eight gallons of gasoline before releasing Miller unharmed.

Mechanicsville John Miller Miller Stanwood

Nearly 700 Reservations Made For Rainbow Convention

Nearly 700 reservations have been made for the Iowa state convention of the Order of Rainbow for Girls in Cedar Rapids. Delegates will register and be assigned to local hosts on Wednesday evening, with a dinner for grand officers and a reception and dance at the Shrine Temple to launch events that continue through Thursday and Friday. Mrs Edna Duncan chairs the housing committee.

Iowa Order of Rainbow Cedar Rapids Shrine Temple Edna Duncan

Quintuplets Now In Their 3rd Week

Corbeil Ontario AP reports the Dionne quintuplets now in their third week of life progress satisfactorily. Dr A R Dafoe has attended the sisters since birth and says four have lost weight since Sunday but overall condition improves. Yvonne, the heaviest at 40 ounces, shows notable recovery after Sunday alarm.

Corbeil A. R. Oe Dafoe Yvonne

Two Kidnapers of Adler Sentenced in Joliet Prison

Chicago AP James Lacey and Benjamin Wolfran were sentenced to one to five years in Joliet prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to kidnap E P Adler wealthy banker and Davenport publisher. Judge Francis B Allegretti handed down the sentence. Conspiracy charges against Edward Kendredge were nolled for lack of sufficient evidence.

Chicago James Lacey Benjamin Wolfran Joliet E. P. Adler Davenport Francis B. Allegretti Edward Kendredge Allegretti Kendredge

Slim Summerville sued for separation in Los Angeles

Gertrude M. Summerville accuses film comedian Slim Summerville of drifting from screen romance into real life and seeks $3 000 monthly allowance in a separate maintenance action. She says he visited other women in Mexican and mountain resorts and gave cash gifts totaling 2000 to an unnamed Hollywood woman.

Los Angeles

Hitler Mussolini meet in secret to discuss peace and power

The article outlines a secret potential meeting between Hitler and Mussolini, emphasizing isolation from public scrutiny and the high stakes for both regimes. It notes risks from the Franco Russian alliance, rearming powers, and the Saar plebiscite, while considering a possible Italo German alliance as a path to peace or a return to 1914 era tensions.

Czar Russia Wilelm Berlin Loes Hitler Mussolini Germany League of Nations Italy Saar Austria Reichsmark Europe

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