Nation and world finance and politics mix in Iowa musings
The piece critiques permissive public tolerance of crime in California and Cedar Rapids while profiling Senator Herrings stance on the Supreme Court plan and retirement proposal. It surveys gold reserves in four nations versus U S holdings, and discusses Roosevelt era politics and Henry Wallaces influence within the farm bill and economic hierarchy.
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California
Cedar ‘Rapids
Iowa
Herring
Supreme Court
John le Lewis
Congress
Roosevelt
Inglewood Hunt for Murderer of Three Girls Narrowed
Police and sheriff officials in Inglewood and Los Angeles County expand a house to house search after 24 hours of inquiry. District Attorney Buron Fitts posts a personal $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect described as sex mad. A witness reports a man matching the hunter’s description with bloodstained clothes seen near the hills and entering an old car before driving away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
Eddie the Sailor
Centinella Playground
Baldwin Hills
Buron Fitts
Los Angeles
Fitts
Lou Inglewood
Margeret Rugby
Eddie
Bevery Hills man sought in park abuse case
Police pursue a sex fiend linked to the abduction and murders of three girls from a park in California. A bloodstained youth tried to sell a car for 15 dollars to a Bel Air butler, who notified police. Bodies of Melba Everett 9 Madeline Everett 7 and Jeanette Stephens 8 found in Baldwin Hills gulch. Othel Strang 22 detained then cleared of ties to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Calif
Beverly Hills
Bel-Air
Nim
Melba Marie’ Everett
Madeline Everett
Jeanette Marjorie Stephens
Baldwin Hills
Othel Leroy
Strang
L. C. Huntamer
Olympia
Wash
Alif
Ex-Opera Star Mary McCormic Seeks Divorce in Alleged Abuse
Chicago. Mary McCormic, former opera star, charged that her young husband Homer V. Johannsen knocked her down and hurled her across a table. She filed for divorce citing the alleged assault in a long distance courtship ending with their Nov. 26 marriage.
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Chicago
INS
Mary McCormic
Homer V. Johannsen
Burglars Break Into Jamaica Savings Bank
Frank Rooney, manager of the Jamaica Savings bank, said burglars broke into the bank for practice and stole three revolvers Tuesday in New York.
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New
Vanderlip Banker Dies at 72 Former National City President
New York. Frank A Vanderlip noted banker and former president of National City Bank died in New York hospital at age 72. An Illinois farm boy who rose to Wall Street prominence he retired in 1924 after senate inquiries and later returned as a partner in Starling and Camp.
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New, York
Frank
A. ‘Vanderlip
Illinois
America
National City Bank
New York Hospital
Vanderlip
California
Oene
X. Senate
Warren G. Harding
Wall ‘Street
New York
Starling and
Camp Vanderlip
Auroras
Ill
Chicago Tribune
Treasury
James Stillman
Benker
National City
TNT
Hardling
Marion
Sen
Smeg
The
Star
Roosevelt
Mount Vernon Bank Forgery Probe Narrows in Iowa
Linn county officials broaden the manhunt for a forged $240 check cashed at the Mount Vernon Bank and Trust. A heavily built, 45 to 50 year old man posing as a farm salesman rode with a companion to lure Mallie family into signing a note. a later forgery led to a cut telephone line and sheriff investigations. The suspect used Des Moines identity Rogers and a gray Chevrolet four door.
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Emil M. Mallie
Mount Vernon
Rogers
Des Moines
Ateliie
Mallie
Iowa
W. A. Watson
Mallies
Smith
Dick Payne
Public sentiment and Roosevelt urge end to steel strike violence
President Roosevelt calls for an end to extremists on both sides amid a 33 day CIO strike targeting four major independents. White House and CIO condemn violence on picket lines as mediation efforts fail to unite steel executives and union leaders for a peace conference.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
CIO
Roosevel
White House
Eg Committee For’ Industrial Organization
Swoc
Philip
Murray
Ee ‘Gheck
Teal Steel
Frances
Perkins
Reward Offered In Water Plant Dynamite Attacks At Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel posts a ten thousand dollar reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of those responsible for dynamiting water supply lines at the Cambria plant in Johnstown Pennsylvania. The blasts threaten water service and thousands of jobs as two pipelines are destroyed. A separate report ties CIO leader Gus Hall to the industrial violence influencing events in Warren Ohio.
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Johnstown
INS
Cambria
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Warren
Bethlehem Steel
CIO
Gus
Franklin
Senate passes extension of 3 percent bank loan rate
Washington reports the Senate sent to the White House a bill extending the 3 percent interest rate on federal land bank loans for another year despite Roosevelt's opposition. The current rate expires Wednesday and the higher rate would take effect unless the law is enacted.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Banter and tall tales in a townsfolk chat
A lively sequence of bragging anecdotes spans Scotland Ginagen Texas and Chicago. Residents claim oversized banquets pumpkin cradle tales and even sleeping police officers as they trade hyperbole and humor in a social gathering snippet.
Roosevelt Laughs Off 1940 Third Term Talk
President Roosevelt joked at a press conference about taking the 1940 nomination and dismissed third term questions with a laugh. Governor Earle of Pennsylvania urged continuing the New Deal for a third term, but the president reaffirmed he would not run again and prefers Hyde Park after his current term.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Anne
Earle
Pennsylvania
Ng Tis
Hyde Park
Pennsylvania Avenue
The Doctor to Start In The Gazette Thursday
Mary Roberts Rinehart writes The Doctor, a Gazette serial beginning Thursday. The story follows Dr. Chris Arden from internship to recognition, detailing hate and love against convention. Watch for opening chapters Thursday.
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Mary. Roberts Rinehart
Gazette
Rinehart
Chris Arden
Courgeon
France Faces Financial Crisis Under War Council Action
Paris reports France's wartime council demanding bold action to shield the economy as Premier Chautemps unveils retrenchment and tax measures. Bank of France gold reserves hover near a war chest minimum of 30 billion francs amid fears of further losses and a potential move off the gold standard.
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United States Treasury
France
England
America
Blum
Senate
Chautemps
United States
Paris
Supreme War Council
Camille Chautemps
Chamber of Deputies
Bank of France
Bonnet
Wash
London
Treasury
Morgenthau
Neville
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Chamber. of Deputies
Amber
Finance -Miter
Sterling
C_ Bonnet
Indictment in Louisville for unauthorized marriage act
Quin O'Brien assistant corporation counsel of Chicago and Joe Doe were indicted by the Jefferson county grand jury on charges of being accessory to an unauthorized marriage ceremony. Marguerite Eustice of Chicago testified Derby day 1936 she believed she participated in a marriage. O'Brien faces up to three years in prison if convicted.
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Louisville
Quin O’brien
Corporation Counsel
Chicago
Jefferson County
Marguerite
Eustice
Derby
O'Brien
Joe Doe
Ehlerman Receives Three-Year Conspiracy Sentence
Wes A Ehlerman 41 a former wholesale jeweler was sentenced to three years in the Fort Madison state penitentiary by Judge Robert H Munger after his conviction for conspiring to defraud an insurance company with a gang led by Harry Reeves now serving 40 years.
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Sioux -City
Wes"a. Ehlerman
Fort Madison
Robert H. Munger
Munger
Ehlerman
Harry Reeves
National League Scores and Pitching Mix Across Battles
Fragmented box scores show Pittsburgs, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Cleveland, Boston and Philadelphia in varied rallies. Names include Vander Meer, Padden, Haehan, Davis, Telte, Lopes, Muleshy, Passeau, Atweed, Schumacher, Brucker, Week, Desantela, Forreil, and more amid late inning bursts and 9 to 14 run totals.
Hog and corn prices shift in June report
Des Moines AP notes hog prices rose to about 10.50 per hundredweight in June while corn fell to 1.14 a bushel. The resulting corn hog ratio edged up to 9.2 bushels per hog, with declines in all grain prices and sheep price dropping to 3.90 per hundredweight. Forage supplies improved as hay was first cut in early June.
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Des Moines
Leslie
Federal
Nig Carl
Rehearing Deadline Passes in Patterson Case
In Montgomery Alabama UPI reports the deadline to seek a rehearing in the Heywood Patterson case expired Tuesday night without action, suggesting the defense may be lost by default amid the ongoing Scottsboro related legal fight.
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Montgomery
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Scottsboro
Zeppelin Hindenburg Mail Survives Crash Auctioned for 60
A torn envelope with clear postmark and stamp survived the Hindenburg disaster and was auctioned for 60 dollars to Mrs. Mary Lane in Ocean Grove New Jersey on Monday night.
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Cleveland, O
Hindenburg
Mary. Lane
Ocean Grove
Roosevelt backs bill to aid 3 million farm tenants
Congress advances a $135 million government loan program for farm tenants laborers and sharecroppers to buy or reduce debt under a five year 3 percent loan plan. President Roosevelt endorses the agricultural social program amid a strong standing vote 273 to 4 with a later roll call 101 to 238 on a Republican motion to recommit.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Joans
Alesch Protest Fails to Pass Reappointment at County Meeting
State representative Gustave Alesch of Pye County protested the appointment of G W Kirtly as executive assistant noting a violation of the appropriation bill that reduced Kirtly salary. The retrenchment reform committee will discuss the case at a meeting next week.
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MARS
Gustave Alesch
Pye
Seapeceoans Ner Neleen
G. 'Kraschel
G.W. Kirtly
X Zsary
Kirtly
Trey Galery
Pea Ears County
Ion
Alesch
Weno
Balmoral Castle Fire Threatens Royal Grounds
A fierce forest fire near Balmoral Castle, home of the British royal family, rages through the Dee valley sending smoke over the grounds and posing a serious threat to the estate and surrounding areas. Local firefighters battle the blaze amid growing concerns for nearby historic structures and wildlife.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
The
Dee
Cearly
Balmoral
Post Office Dedication in Virginia Sparks Speech
Fragmentary text references a new post office in Virginia and a speech by a fellow praising federal mail service. Mentions Jim Farley and government ability to ship mail across the continent.
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Jim‘ Farley
Virginia
Sim
New
York
Te- ‘Eas
Angeles
Cutderrs
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