Zioncheck vow to return stirs Seattle politics
In Seattle reporters prepare for Rep. Marion Zioncheck to come home after a controversial period. Republican leaders predict a replacement in November while Democrats whisper for change. Zioncheck’s mother has been gravely ill for five months, prompting concern over public attention.
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Seattle
Marion A. Zionbheck
Sadie A. Baker
King County
Zioncheck
Chester Chastek
American Legion
Perelvals
Congressman Fined For Imbibing Openly
London Ontario report says Rep. Harold Knutson of St. Cloud Minnesota paid 10 dollars and costs after imbibing from a whisky bottle on the main street. He was warned by a friendly policeman as an offense under the Canadian liquor control act.
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London
Ont
Harold Knutson
St. Cloud
Minn
Knutson Abusive Incident Involving Congress Member
Knudson assertedly confronted by abuse from a congressman and visitor, who avoided harsher charges. The official recount suggests potential illegal possession charges and a $100 fine plus costs were possible but not applied.
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Knutson
Former Mrs Kresge Divorced From Royal Persian Husband
In Paris, Doris Mercer Kresge and Prince Farid Khan Sadry were divorced in May 1935. The prince issued a legal notice that his American wife can no longer use his surname. They wed January 30, 1933, after her previous divorce and a reported settlement exceeding $1.5 million.
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Paris
Doris Mercer Kresge
Sebastian S. Kresge
Prince Farid Khan Sadry
Prince Farid
Kresge
Mrs. Kresge
Capt. G. A. Mercer
Pittsburgh
Percival D. Harden
Court Hears Arguments In Injunction Action Against Miss Boston
In Sioux City federal court Judge George C. Scott heard oral arguments in the injunction case filed by Thomas W. Briggs doing business as Welcome Wagon Service against Grace Boston of Cedar Rapids. Briggs seeks to restrain Boston from serving as hostess for welcoming newcomers on behalf of merchants in Cedar Rapids. The hearing included the firm's general manager and four female employees. The company operates greeter services for newcomers in cities.
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Sioux City
George C. Scott
Thomas W. Briggs
Memphis
Welcome Wagon Service Company
Grace Boston
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt awards medals for Cohan and Whitman monument
President Roosevelt signed bills to award a gold medal to George M. Cohan for Over There and to authorize a monument honoring poet Walt Whitman.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George M. Cohan
Walt Whitman
Congressmen B M Jacobsen outlined as founder and family man
The text notes B M Jacobsen as organizer and first president of a group and lists his roles as a Clinton Rotary charter member, a Scottish Rite mason, and Shrine member. It also records his marriage to Lena Trager on May 25, 1885 and lists five children: William S Alma Alvina Marvin J and Bernice.
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Clinton Rotary Club
Shrine
Lena Trager
Clinton
William S
Alma
Alvina
Marvin J
Bernice
Democrats Face Second District Nomination Convention
Assistant Attorney General Harry Garrett said a Second district Democratic convention must be held to nominate a successor to Rep. B. M. Jacobsen who died in Rochester. Counties in the district include Dubuque Scott Jackson Clinton Jones and Linn with Linn having the largest delegation. Republican candidate Charles Penningroth of Cedar Rapids is mentioned as the nominee for the district.
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Des Moines
INS
B. M. Jacobsen
Rochester
Harry Garrett
Garrett
Secretary of State
Dubuque
Scott
Jackson
Clinton
Jones and
Linn
Linn County
Dubuque County
Polk County
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Ancient Mauritian Turtle Found in Treaty Records
A long lived turtle on Mauritius, its age unknown, spanned much of the island’s history and is noted in two treaties. The creature’s enduring presence highlights colonial era negotiations and conservation memory.
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Mauritius
Farley Resignation Rumors Afloat Amid Campaign
Washington reports swirl around James A. Farley as postmaster general and Democratic National Committee chair. One source says he sent a resignation to President Roosevelt while another cites a possible leave from the post office. Farley denies resigning and declines further comment.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Farley
Roosevelt
Post Office Department
Atlantic City
The
New York Times
Boy in Murder Case Linked to Mother Death at Palace Gardens
The divorced woman’s son Jimmy was questioned after the death of Mrs. Castle whose body was found after a night out with Robert Taylor who brought them. Police held Sigmund Schaps and questioned others as alibi witnesses emerged from Palace Gardens. A note reading Blacker was found in Jimmy’s pocket and he will be examined by Dr. Harry Hoffman for possible mental illness.
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Robert Taylor
Castle
Jimmy
Sigmund Schaps
Palace Gardens
Harry Hoffman
Cook County Behavior Clinic
Capt. O’brien
O’brien
J. L. Sullivan
James B. Britt
Stevens Point
Wis
Britt
Roosevelt orders end to Australia trade restrictions
President Roosevelt sent a letter to Secretary Morgenthau directing duties and import limits tied to foreign trade agreements with Australia to cease on August 1. The move cites Australia’s discriminatory treatment of American commerce, placing it alongside Germany as excluded from most favored nation status.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Australia
Germany
Wind Storms Ravage Three Iowa Areas Stirring Damage
Reconstruction work follows cyclonic winds that ripped through Clarinda Rose Hill and Clinton causing thousands in damage. A lightning bolt killed farmer Enoch Freeman near Clarinda and stunned his 13 year old helper Charles Meicers. Damage spread to Fulton Clinton Rose Hill Blanchard and Iowa City with uprooted trees broken lines and disrupted services.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Clarinda
Rose Hill
Clinton
Enoch Freeman
Charles Meicers
Freeman
Fulton
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Patent Novelty Company
Frank Dana
Gail Whitaker
Blanchard
Iowa City
Oskaloosa
Severe windstorm hits Line City area. telegraph and phone links down
A severe windstorm near Line City ten miles south of Tipton at about 4 p.m. Monday uprooted trees and demolished several barns and windmills across a quarter mile by half mile. Telegraph and telephone lines to West Liberty and Wilton Junction were broken, isolating Tipton by Monday night.
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Tipton
Line City
Here
West Liberty
Wilton Junction
Wilton Junction Hit By Severe Storm Later Afternoon
Special to The Gazette reports Wilton Junction and nearby areas endured the season s worst storm at 3 30 p m Monday. High winds with lightning and hail felled trees and knocked out electric lights. Plate glass windows shattered in the business district and corn in fields was flattened as heavy rain fell.
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the Gazette
Wilton Junction
Delta wind storm wrecks buildings and trees
A spring wind storm hit Delta around 3 30 p m Monday after intense heat. Barns garages and outbuildings were blown down and many structures shifted from foundations. Few trees in the school yard remained intact as light and telephone wires were down.
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the Gazette
Delta
Storm wrecks trees in Sigourney. several homes hit
A Monday afternoon storm felled large trees at homes of Mrs. Harry Neal John Alin Mrs. Will Ahrens Art Meredith Charles Conrad the Bessie Seymour estate and Legion park. Dr William Pfannebecker escaped injury when a limb struck the top of his new coupe. Light and telephone lines were broken.
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Sigourney
Harry Neal
John Alin
Will Ahrens
Art Meredith
Charles Conrad
Bessie Seymour
Legion Park
William Pfannebecker
Deaths John Huston Funeral Services Friday
Funeral services for John M. Huston will be held in the Turner chapel Friday at 2 p.m. conducted by the Rev. W. Greer McCrory. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery.
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John M. Huston
Turner Chapel
W. Greer McCrory
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Dean Sheldon of Eldora
Funeral services for Dean Sheldon 19 Eldora Coe College student who drowned Sunday in the Iowa River at Iowa Falls will be held at the Baptist church in Eldora at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
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Dean Sheldon
Eldora
Coe College
Iowa River
Iowa Falls
The
Baptist Church
Funeral Service for Shirley Manning in Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Shirley Ann Manning were held in Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Rev. Nelson C. Dreier. Burial followed at Cedar Memorial Park. Born November 16, 1928 in Cedar Rapids, she attended Garfield school and is survived by her parents, grandmother Mrs. William Dixon of Cedar Rapids, two aunts Rouberta Ringsmuth New York City Betty Ringsmuth Cedar Rapids, two uncles Robert and Richard Ringsmuth Cedar Rapids, and two great aunts Mrs. Andrew Petersen Cedar Rapids and Mrs. Clyde Bosley Gary Indiana.
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Shirley Ann Manning
Turner Chapel
Nelson C. Dreier
Cedar Memorial Park
Shirley
Cea = Rapids
Garfield School
William Dixon
Cedar Rapids
Rouberta Ringsmuth
New York City
Betty Ringsmuth
Robert
Richard Ringsmuth
Andrew Petersen
Clyde Bosley
Gary
Ind
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies at 65 at Home
Mrs Guadalupe Aranda 65 died at her Cedar Rapids home 617 C avenue NE at 9 am Tuesday. A Cedar Rapids resident for fifteen years she was a widow and survived by sister Mrs Manuela Mendoza and brother Joe Aranda both of Cedar Rapids. The body is at the Monahan Fun
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Guadalupe Aranda
C Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Manuela Mendoza
Joe Aranda
Monahan Fun
Children stage play to aid health camp fund
Neighborhood children presented The Fairy's Lesson at the R. S. Johnston home on Greenwood Drive SE. Proceeds of 2.25 plus a 0.50 club donation and a $10 gift from Tama bring the Camp Good Health Fund total to 2,643.27, aiding Cedar Rapids handicapped children.
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R. S. Johnston
Greenwood Drive
Camp Good Health Fund
Millicent Svoboda
Carl Svoboda
Jane Watson
Pauline Smith
Anne Selden
Ted Todd
Jane Hickenlooper
Jean Todd
Sheryl Chehak
Catherine Chehak
Joan
Gloria Johnston
Bob Thompson
Estherville
D. D. W. Club
R. F. Avery
Tama
Cedar Rapids
Victim Of Murder Identified Through Packet Of Matches
In Carrollton Kentucky a head found in a concrete box in a lake has been identified as Harry Miller, a former Cincinnati fire captain. Three locals linked the head to a headless body found weeks earlier in a Henry County culvert. A match packet from Harrison Ohio aided the tie, with suspects named Alfred Suntz, O B Baird, and Frank Sachaleter.
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Carrollton
Harry Miller
Cincinnati
Miller
Walton Banks
Shelby County
Eminence
Henry County
Banks
Alfred Suntz
New Trenton
Ind
O. B. Baird
Frank Sachaleter
Harrison
Ohio
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